Phi-Fic Chapter 169 He is back!
Chapter 169 He is back!
The newcomer still wore a silver mask, and his deep, dark eyes gazed at the beauty on the bed with fascination and excitement, unable to look away for a moment.
"Little Anuan has grown up. She's even more beautiful than she was three years ago." The silver-masked man's voice was deep and magnetic, seemingly quite different from the slightly immature voice of the boy three years ago.
"Little Nuan, I'm back. That's great, you didn't let me down. I'm really looking forward to seeing your expression when you see me again."
Although the man said this, he seemed very afraid that Mu Xin Nuan would wake up at this moment.
He moved very quietly towards the bed, his fingers quickly reaching out to touch Mu Xin Nuan's body. With a gentle press, the sleeping Mu Xin Nuan seemed to furrow her brow slightly, and then her breathing became even longer.
The man gently pulled her blanket up a little, and looking at Mu Xin Nuan, who had already been put to sleep by his acupressure, his fingers trembled slightly uncontrollably.
"Little Nuan, I'm back. Are you ready to welcome me?"
The man's large hand caressed her face; the smooth, delicate touch made his hand pause slightly before slowly withdrawing.
The moonlight, like water, streamed through the window, casting a fine, gentle light on him. His throat bobbed softly, as if he were suppressing something.
The man's ears suddenly twitched. A very soft voice came from outside, "Master, it's getting late. We should go. You haven't even entered the capital yet. If someone finds out, they might report you."
The man frowned slightly. He had traveled day and night just to come back early to see this little girl. If he said it out loud, it would seem a little unbelievable!
In the three years since I left the capital, the person I missed the most wasn't my father, my brother, or my mother, but this little girl! When I left the capital, she was only eleven years old, and now she's grown into a young lady!
Thinking of the letters his father had once written to him, the man's eyes seemed to curve slightly, and the smile in his eyes grew from faint to deep, from shallow to profound. He simply stared at her without moving, as if he could never get enough of looking at her.
"Master, if we don't leave now, it will really be too late."
The urging voices outside the window were somewhat urgent; clearly, they were worried that their whereabouts would be exposed.
A ruthless glint flashed in the man's eyes. He had been away from the capital for three years, and they still couldn't give up?
Taking a deep breath, the man glanced at the beautiful woman on the bed again, lowered his eyelids slightly, as if deep in thought. Just as the people outside were getting impatient, he suddenly leaned down and kissed Mu Xin Nuan's smooth forehead, then quickly slipped away, disappearing into the endless night at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.
That night, Qingcheng slept very soundly, and it wasn't until Granny Yu urged her several times the next day that she finally woke up.
"Did you stay up late reading again last night, Miss?" Granny Yu asked with some displeasure. "It's not that I like to criticize you, but how old are you? Why do you always have to stay up late reading? You have a long life ahead of you. What will happen if you ruin your eyes?"
"I know, I didn't go to bed late last night either. You can ask Mu Qing if you don't believe me?"
Mu Qing nodded quickly and said, "Yes, Granny Yu, Miss went to bed very early last night, before the end of the 7 PM period."
Rongyue brought the clothes over, "Perhaps Miss has been working too hard during the day these past few days. She was in a good mood last night, so she overslept."
Granny Yu thought about it and agreed. Not only had the young lady had a lot of schoolwork lately, but she also insisted on personally preparing medicinal meals for the old master, refusing to listen to anyone's advice. Coincidentally, the fifth young master had also been feeling unwell these past few days, so the madam had been taking care of him the whole time.
“Miss, no matter how hard you work, you must take care of your health. If you don’t study, at most the teacher will scold you, but once your health collapses, you’ll be the one suffering from medicine. Even if we servants are heartbroken, who can take your place?”
Mu Xin Nuan nodded. What Granny Yu said made sense; she was genuinely caring for her.
Just as she finished dressing up and had only eaten half of her porridge, Mu Hua came over with a grin and said, "Miss, Young Master Chu has arrived. Right now, he's admiring the flowers in the back garden with a few other gentlemen. He said the forsythia is in full bloom right now and he'd like to invite you to join him for flower viewing and tea."
"I understand. I only have a piano lesson in the afternoon today. I'll be there in a bit."
"Yes, ma'am."
"Miss, would you like to invite the Second Miss and the Cousin as well?"
"Let's invite them all. After all, we live in the same mansion. It wouldn't be good if someone was left out. Second Sister already doesn't like Tingting. If we don't invite her, she might cause trouble for Tingting again."
"Yes, Miss." Rongyue replied and went outside to send two maids to fetch the person.
As Mu Xin Nuan walked towards the back garden, Mu Qing appeared out of nowhere and quickly came to Mu Xin Nuan's side. "Miss, Madam Chu has also arrived. She is currently talking to Madam Chu in Jin Courtyard. I just secretly went over to inquire, and it seems that she mentioned your marriage to Young Master Chu."
Mu Xin Nuan was stunned, and her body stopped abruptly. "My marriage?"
Mu Xin Nuan frowned slightly, "I'm only fourteen, I'm still a long way from coming of age, why is Mother in such a hurry?"
“My dear young lady, you may not be in a hurry, but that young master Chu keeps coming to our mansion every few days. Do you think he's not anxious?”
Mu Xin Nuan blushed and glared at Mu Qing, "My mother once said that if my marriage were ever discussed, she would definitely talk to me about it."
"Miss, no rush. It's not time yet, is it?" Mu Qing thought her mistress was just shy and teased her with a smile.
Mu Xin Nuan felt a little complicated. In this life, she had just met Jin Hui, the one who had caused her to die a horrible death. How could she let him go so easily? Right now, she was only thinking about revenge, about how to protect the Mu family and the Zhenguo General's Mansion. She had never thought about getting married.
The thought of the betrayal she had suffered in her past life suddenly made Mu Xin Nuan feel a chill in her heart!
So what if Chu Rong? So what if the Mighty General's Mansion? In this life, I will never again give my heart away so easily, nor will I ever again use the power of the Mu and Li families to benefit others!
Mu Xin Nuan turned around and went straight to Jin Yuan.
"I heard that my fifth brother hasn't been feeling well lately. As his older sister, I should go and see him."
Mu Qing and the others were stunned for a moment, then looked at each other in bewilderment. Didn't Miss want to meet Young Master Chu? Wasn't she worried that the Second Miss would snatch Young Master Chu away?