After the servants returned, the group quickly ate their meal and then set off again.
Mu Ruoyan seemed preoccupied with his own thoughts. The carriage traveled slowly for nearly an hour, and he remained silent throughout, surrounded by a cold and aloof aura that made him difficult to approach.
Inside the carriage, Lin Xihe finally couldn't hold back any longer and broke the deathly silence with a soft sip of her lips: "Young Master Mu, at our current speed, how much longer will it take us to reach Nanzhao?"
Mu Ruoyan seemed not to hear, his slender fingers repeatedly caressing and playing with a smooth and translucent "Nothing to Do" plaque, his gaze fixed on it, as if he were lost in endless contemplation.
Seeing this, Lin Xihe reached out and gently waved her hand in front of his eyes, then cautiously called out, "Young Master Mu?"
However, the only response she received was the rumbling of the carriage wheels.
Mu Ruoyan remained immersed in his own world, ignoring her calls.
A sense of helplessness welled up in Lin Xihe's heart, so she simply moved closer to Mu Ruoyan and then stretched out her hand again, waving it vigorously in front of his eyes.
But just as her hand reached out, Mu Ruoyan moved with the speed of a cheetah and grabbed her wrist firmly.
Immediately afterwards, Mu Ruoyan exerted a little force, and Lin Xihe was uncontrollably pulled in front of him.
At the critical moment, Lin Xihe exerted force in her waist and back to barely stabilize herself and avoid falling awkwardly into Mu Ruoyan's arms.
"Aren't you afraid of me anymore?"
Mu Ruoyan's deep voice rang in Lin Xihe's ear, his warm breath gently spraying on her cheek, the distance between the two was so close that it was somewhat ambiguous.
If it had been two days ago, Lin Xihe would have slapped him without hesitation.
But at this moment, she was focused on winning over Mu Ruoyan, so Lin Xihe immediately feigned shyness, her eyes filled with panic, and stammered, "I just... I just wanted to ask, how much longer until we reach Nanzhao..."
"have no idea."
Mu Ruoyan was sparing with his words, and his tone was so indifferent that it revealed no emotion whatsoever.
"have no idea?"
Lin Xihe frowned, her eyes filled with doubt. If she didn't know, who did?
Mu Ruoyan answered affirmatively, "Yes."
"Then let me go first..."
"I won't let go."
Lin Xihe really couldn't figure out what Mu Ruoyan's sudden and strange behavior meant.
Before she could recover from this inexplicable situation, Mu Ruoyan's next words were like a thunderclap, exploding in her ears.
"Tell me, would Gu Qing be upset if I made you my woman? Or would he be upset if I killed you in front of him?" Mu Ruoyan's eyes instantly turned sharp as knives, filled with intense aggression.
Mu Ruoyan's words were like a heavy hammer blow, leaving Lin Xihe stunned and her mind blank.
Why did Mu Ruoyan suddenly act this way?
In the past two days, she clearly felt that the relationship between the two seemed to have eased. Mu Ruoyan's unintentional actions seemed to show that he was beginning to care about her feelings.
She even harbored a hope that if she put in a little more effort, she might actually be able to secure a place in Mu Ruoyan's heart.
But reality was like a bucket of cold water, ruthlessly extinguishing all her fantasies. Mu Ruoyan, without any warning, completely tore through the delicate barrier between the two of them.
Seeing Lin Xihe's stunned expression, Mu Ruoyan's eyes flashed with a complicated look, and then she released her grip on Lin Xihe's hand.
Lin Xihe swayed and fell back to her original position.
"Why bother with this pretense? You already know that I have a deep-seated hatred for Gu Qinghuai, don't you?" Mu Ruoyan's voice was low and cold, as if it came from the deepest hell.
"Isn't he your benefactor? What nonsense are you spouting?" Lin Xihe was in a state of utter confusion, but she was still unwilling to give up and stubbornly retorted.
She stared intently at Mu Ruoyan, desperately wanting him to see her sincerity in her eyes and believe that she truly knew nothing.
"So you're incredibly stupid, your acting is so bad it's unbearable, yet you still insist on continuing to act." Mu Ruoyan's words were full of sarcasm. After saying that, she casually tore a long strip of cloth from the corner of her clothes.
Immediately afterwards, he stretched out his long arm and pulled Lin Xihe onto his lap.
Lin Xihe instinctively struggled, trying to break free from these constraints.
"Don't move. Struggling on a man's lap is not a wise move." Mu Ruoyan's voice rang softly in her ear, carrying an undeniable sense of intimidation.
Lin Xihe froze, instantly ceasing her struggle.
Then, Mu Ruoyan deftly wrapped the strip of cloth around Lin Xihe's eyes. The movement seemed gentle, but it was irresistible.
In Mu Ruoyan's heart, Lin Xihe's lively eyes always disturbed his mind for no reason, making him feel upset and he loathed this feeling.
From yesterday until now, every time he sees Lin Xihe's eyes, he feels like he's lost a bit of his rationality.
Lin Xihe felt completely lost, her sense of security vanishing instantly. She nervously clutched the hem of her clothes, slowly adjusting her breathing, trying to calm her panicked heart, not wanting to show weakness and cowardice in front of Mu Ruoyan.
Mu Ruoyan looked at Lin Xihe in front of him. He liked the feeling of being in control of the situation. Seeing Lin Xihe's uneasy appearance, he felt a sense of satisfaction.
"Miss Lin, now that our pretense has been torn apart, don't you have anything you want to ask me?" Mu Ruoyan asked slowly, a playful smile playing on her lips.
Lin Xihe had no idea what Mu Ruoyan was planning next, and dared not make any rash moves, for fear that she might accidentally anger the dangerous man in front of her.
However, now that things had come to this point, she gritted her teeth and mustered her courage to ask, "Gu Qinghuai, what exactly is his condition right now?"
"Heh... You don't care about your own life or death, but you're so worried about him?" Mu Ruoyan's tone instantly dropped to freezing point, so cold that it seemed to freeze the surrounding air into ice shards, and every word was filled with a bone-chilling cold.
"You asked me to ask that yourself. How is he now?"
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