"I didn't..." Mu Yanxuan said aggrievedly, "I clearly saved you."

Saved her? Ji Yueyao thought for a moment, "Was it you who shot me to save me?"

"Yes." Mu Yanxuan nodded frankly.

Ji Yueyao snorted, but had no reply. This guy had indeed saved her life in the desolate place. "Since you saved me back then, why didn't you just stop the car and take me away from that godforsaken place?"

Mu Yanxuan lowered his eyes to look at Ji Yueyao and said softly, "Because when I first met you, I felt that you were just a... domesticated pet, and you didn't interest me at all."

A pet... Ji Yueyao narrowed her eyes dangerously as she looked at the man in front of her. This was a subtle way of saying that she thought he was a good-for-nothing when they first met.

She sighed inwardly. When she first came to this world, she was indeed... a little bit useless, wasn't she? Ji Yueyao thought tactfully.

"Why are you helping me like this now?" Ji Yueyao looked up and met Mu Yanxuan's gaze directly. It was as if, in that instant, Ji Yueyao sank into a deep, bottomless black hole, unable to escape. She opened her mouth, paused, and then said, "Don't say you owe me any favors. I don't remember you owing me any favors."

"But I did take your things," Mu Yanxuan murmured, his voice so soft he could barely hear it himself.

"What did you just say?" Ji Yueyao only heard Mu Yanxuan mumble something, but couldn't understand what he said at all, so she couldn't help but speak directly.

"Hmm... Later I realized that although you seemed a bit silly back then, you always had a certain attractive quality, a warm feeling, a feeling that... made me feel comfortable. I just really liked that feeling." Mu Yanxuan chuckled. That's right, he just liked having her by his side. He didn't need any reason; he just liked it.

What does "make him comfortable" even mean? This guy's thought process is really something else. Ji Yueyao looked at the man in front of her speechlessly, and decided not to dwell on this issue anymore. She took half a step back and said, "How did you know I had something to discuss with me, and how did you get here so quickly?"

These questions should be considered confidential by Mu Yanxuan, Ji Yueyao thought for a moment, not expecting Mu Yanxuan to answer, and decided to ask a different question.

“We have planted someone at the Xiyu base,” Mu Yanxuan said without hesitation. “He told me that the Zhong Jue father and son in the Xiyu base’s search department were plotting against you.”

He hadn't even experienced what it would be like to be with Ji Yueyao, so how could he let her get hurt? He rushed over immediately, and thankfully she was alright.

Someone he planted? Someone who knows this kind of thing must be very high-ranking… Ji Yueyao pursed her lips, no longer asking questions. She glanced at Mu Yanxuan's car, and finding it empty, couldn't help but ask, "You came alone?"

"Mm." Mu Yanxuan nodded.

For some reason, Ji Yueyao became a little uneasy when she heard that Mu Yanxuan had come alone. Could it be because she was going to be alone with this guy?

"Then can you take me back to the Xiyu base? My companions are still at the Xiyu base, and I'm very worried about them," Ji Yueyao said.

Looking at Ji Yueyao's anxious face, Mu Yanxuan felt inexplicably annoyed, so he decisively shook his head.

"Why?!" Ji Yueyao asked, puzzled. "I have to go back."

"I ran into your teammates when I arrived." Perhaps seeing that Ji Yueyao was really anxious, Mu Yanxuan remained silent for a moment before saying, "They are with my men now."

Upon hearing that Kaqi and the others were with Mu Yanxuan's people, Ji Yueyao felt inexplicably relieved. Then, she suddenly remembered that he had said he came alone. "Subordinate? Didn't you come alone?"

"They insisted on coming along, so I drove fast and got here first." Mu Yanxuan's cheeks flushed slightly pink. Fortunately, it was dark, and Ji Yueyao couldn't even see a ghost, let alone witness such a strange scene of this guy blushing.

"So you mean they'll be here soon?" Ji Yueyao asked, tilting her head.

"Yes, I think so." Mu Yanxuan nodded.

So Ji Yueyao believed it, and the two of them sat in the car for a whole night.

"This is ridiculous! This is 'immediately'?!" Ji Yueyao roared inwardly as she watched the rising sun.

Just as she turned around to say something, she noticed that Mu Yanxuan was slumped on the steering wheel, looking drowsy and exhausted.

It's been at least half a day since Mu Yanxuan learned the news, and she still doesn't know how he found her so quickly... He stayed up all night watching over her again, so she shouldn't disturb him now. Ji Yueyao sighed softly, her gaze unconsciously drifting to the window.

Mu Yanxuan did not sleep at all last night, but standing guard was just a pretext. The real reason was that he stared at Ji Yueyao beside him all night. Well... Mu Yanxuan would not let others know about this.

Ji Yueyao looked at the leaves rustling in the wind outside and suddenly realized that the trees here were no different from those in her world.

Bored, Ji Yueyao wiped away the tears that had welled up in her eyes from yawning. Through her blurred vision, she unconsciously turned her gaze to Mu Yanxuan beside her.

Mu Yanxuan was leaning against the steering wheel with his face turned to the side, so from Ji Yueyao's perspective, his skin appeared even paler. Ji Yueyao couldn't help but lean closer to take a closer look. This guy's eyelashes were really long; the more she looked, the more handsome he became.

Ji Yueyao shook her head, refusing to be tempted by beauty. She leaned back in her seat, forcefully averting her gaze and focusing on the woods outside.

Actually, she's only a little over eighteen years old and has never even been in a relationship. It still feels a bit strange for her to be with such a handsome guy.

Mu Yanxuan opened his eyes slightly, looking at Ji Yueyao with some disappointment. In fact, he hadn't fallen asleep at all. He had noticed it from the moment Ji Yueyao started looking at him. When her breath came close to him, his heart started beating irregularly.

"Ugh..." Mu Yanxuan rubbed his forehead and groaned in discomfort.

"You're awake?" Ji Yueyao turned around when she heard the voice, only to see Mu Yanxuan staring straight at her. Ji Yueyao's heart skipped a beat, and she asked cautiously, "What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"

"No." Mu Yanxuan's face flushed slightly.

Ji Yueyao noticed a suspicious red flush appear on the guy's face and immediately felt that the guy in front of her had turned into a big dog with watery eyes, wagging its tail while holding a sign asking to be taken care of.

Damn, what kind of imagined scene is this!

Mu Yanxuan saw Ji Yueyao staring at him blankly, and was about to say something when the sound of a car engine suddenly came from not far away.

Seeing Ji Yueyao turn her head away abruptly, Mu Yanxuan had no choice but to swallow the words she was about to say, and then glared fiercely at the car that was coming from behind.

"Yueyao!" Kaqi jumped out of the car behind them, startling the driver, who hadn't even come to a complete stop yet!