"Why would I? I don't like you, I don't want to be with you anymore."
Guan Shiyan gave a casual reply and continued selecting films with the director.
Shi Youxi stood to one side, looking at his empty palms. He recalled Mu Yiran's avoidance behavior over the past two days, and a surge of anger and violence welled up inside him.
So, did you hold hands with that man because you wanted to be with him?
Does your sister like that man?
What right do people like that have?!
Even from a distance, Shi Youxi could see the lust in the man's eyes for her sister—filthy, blatant, and disgusting.
How dare he spy on his sister with those eyes!
…They should dig it out for him.
Shi Youxi's chest heaved violently. He closed his eyes briefly, and when he opened them again, the dark red in his eyes had faded. He said to the director, "That's it."
Seeing Shi Youxi walking towards her, Mu Yiran also wheeled herself forward and said, "Is it over? You've worked hard. You can set your own salary later, and you can have whatever you want."
Shi Youxi looked down at her, "You can have anything you want?"
"....."
Mu Yiran felt that his words seemed a bit off, but she still nodded and said, "That's right, it's on my tab. Xiao Xi can have as much money as she wants."
…But what he wanted wasn't money.
Shi Youxi's lips moved, but he didn't speak. His dark pupils were fixed on Li Buhuo, who was sitting in a wheelchair.
The other person's lips twitched, and they tactfully moved aside.
After negotiating with the staff, Mu Yiran let them leave work. It was almost time for school to end, and Shi Youxi said it was fine to skip self-study class and insisted on going home with Mu Yiran.
The boy remained silent the entire way, only occasionally playing on his phone, and didn't pester Mu Yiran to talk like he did yesterday and this morning.
Mu Yiran was preoccupied with Andrei's threats and didn't notice Shi Youxi's unusual behavior.
That night, Mu Yiran lay in bed.
The housekeeper said that Shi Yan actually came to the villa today. After all, newlyweds don't live together, and if people find out, it would be easy to question Shi Yan and Cheng Ran's marital relationship.
So Shi Yan would come to the villa at random times every day, just to make a show of it, so as to avoid Mu Yi Ran from talking about it. As a result, Mu Yi Ran has not told Shi Yan about it yet.
Why don't we call and talk to each other?
But how can I put this?
And that photo was actually a nude picture of the original owner…
Can Mu Yiran unilaterally decide to give Shi Yan the right to handle this photo?
She seemed so confident when she was with Andrei that afternoon, but now she's like a deflated balloon.
After thinking it over, she realized that if Andrei's ultimate goal was just money, then it would be easy to handle.
Mu Yiran decided to meet with the other party herself the day after tomorrow, and only if she couldn't resolve the issue would she tell Shi Yan about it.
However, since she had only just transmigrated, Mu Yiran hadn't figured out who her useful helpers were.
She couldn't go alone...
"Knock knock".
The knocking interrupted her thoughts. Mu Yiran picked up her coat, put it on, and sat on the edge of the bed, pulling back the covers. "Come in, the door isn't locked."
"Aunt."
Shi Youxi was wearing pajamas, still slightly damp, when the boy walked in carrying a glass.
"Xiao Xi, aren't you asleep yet?" Mu Yiran asked him to sit down on the sofa next to her, but the boy stood in front of her with a glass in his hand.
"This is medicine prepared by Uncle Lin to reduce swelling and remove blood stasis."
"Ah, thank you, Uncle Lin. My sprain isn't serious at all; it'll be fine in a couple of days. Tell him he doesn't need to soak in this next time." Mu Yiran said as she took the glass and drank it down without hesitation.
Shi Youxi's phoenix eyes stared intently at the woman's lightly pursed red lips, which were damp with moisture. Her soft red tongue darted out and licked it off.
A strange heat surged through his body, and his fingers, hanging by his sides, began to tremble. Suddenly, he blurted out, "Why did Auntie treat me like that this afternoon?"
"What do you mean, 'like that' to you?"
Shi Youxi looked down at her, his half-dry bangs hanging over his eyebrows, the shadow making it impossible for Mu Yiran to see the flickering firelight in the boy's eyes.
Why didn't you touch me at school this afternoon?
"cough!"
Mu Yiran choked as she swallowed, covering her mouth with the back of her hand and staring at Shi Youxi in shock.
"Touch me, no, I didn't, it's because—"
"Is it because you hate me?" Shi Youxi approached her, and their slippers touched.
"Didn't Auntie say we should appear to have a good relationship in front of outsiders?"
Did I...do something wrong?
Shi Youxi picked up where she left off, his head drooping, his chin slightly bulging, his tone filled with reproach and sadness.
He fired off a barrage of questions like a firecracker, leaving Mu Yiran completely bewildered by the four questions.
"No, how could that be? How could I hate you?"
Mu Yiran explained anxiously, grabbing the boy's wrist and frowning as she chose her words.
“Although my marriage to your father is a sham, to outsiders we are a newlywed couple. You know your father is in a bad situation right now... There are too many people watching us.”
"It's not that I don't want to touch you, it's just that you're not an adult yet, and it's easy for someone with ulterior motives to make a fuss about it."
Mu Yiran spoke very quickly, and although she felt a little dizzy, she still held Shi Youxi's hand and explained to him.
Cheng Ran has such a bad reputation that even the company's employees gossip when they see her with Li Bu Huo. If it were Shi You Xi instead, the rumors would probably be even worse.
It will turn out like what Andrei said this afternoon.
Mu Yiran, who transmigrated and occupied the original body, didn't care, since she would eventually transmigrate back anyway.
But she couldn't take advantage of someone else's body and do whatever she wanted, or even let Shi Youxi be criticized because of her.
"...So, is it okay once you're an adult?"
Mu Yiran was taken aback: "What?"
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