Chapter 441: Chapter 441

When Mu Yunlie approached, Yan Qianyi was about to speak, but he strode past her, brushing past without stopping.

She stood there, mouth slightly agape, frozen in place.

It seemed he was quite angry...

His footsteps as he ascended the staircase were heavy, growing fainter behind her.

After Mu Yunlie had gone upstairs, Aunt Xue quietly asked Yan Qianyi, "Miss, are you sure you didn’t have an argument?"

"No, it’s just a bit of a misunderstanding."

"What about these flowers..."

"Just throw them out now."

Aunt Xue nodded, "Miss, whatever the misunderstanding is, you should go and explain it to the son-in-law. He really treats you well usually, don’t hurt his feelings."

"Okay, I know. I’ll have a drink of water first."

Aunt Xue took the trash bag with the roses and threw it out.

When she returned, she saw Yan Qianyi sitting on the sofa eating fruit and exclaimed, "Miss! How can you still be sitting here eating!"

Yan Qianyi was startled, almost choking on the apple in her mouth.

Aunt Xue quickly approached her, urging, "Hurry up and go explain to the son-in-law, take the fruit with you. Clear up the misunderstanding as soon as possible, so it doesn’t get deeper."

"Alright, alright." Yan Qianyi picked up the fruit plate and walked upstairs.

She was still waiting for Xia Ziyu’s reply.

Thinking she’d better explain with evidence in hand, which would probably make him more likely to believe her.

While walking upstairs, she called Xia Ziyu and asked, "What’s going on? Has your tech skill regressed?"

"It was something I could have found in minutes, but the post has been deleted, so it’s a bit more troublesome."

"Yes, and the forum admins have issued new rules, banning students from posting anything unrelated to study material in the forum. Moreover, the account that made the post has also been banned by the admins, so it’s going to be tougher to track down."

Yan Qianyi pondered, could it be Mu Yunlie who did this?

The school’s forum had previously allowed students the freedom to express themselves, as long as it wasn’t speech that affected the Military Academy or the state; such posts weren’t banned.

That guy suddenly got banned, coupled with Ah Lie’s reaction just now, it seemed likely he was behind it.

After all, he had the capability to do that.

Yan Qianyi asked, "How much longer? If you don’t find anything soon, the child and I might be kicked out of the house."

Xia Ziyu urgently asked, "Mu Yunlie knows? He didn’t do anything to you, right? If he doesn’t want you anymore, come to me, I’ll take responsibility for you and the child!"

"Screw your responsibility, I was joking. He wouldn’t bear to kick me out; he’s just a bit angry right now."

"Oh... that’s disappointing."

"Okay, within five minutes. Don’t hang up, wait for me."

Yan Qianyi leaned on the staircase corner, leisurely eating her fruit.

After about three minutes, Xia Ziyu’s voice rang out again through the earpiece:

"Found it, it was a girl from the Medical Department, in the same class as Ning Nuan, named Nakagawa Kei."

"Nakagawa Kei..." Yan Qianyi chewed on her apple, pondering the name.

It seemed somewhat familiar.

Ning Nuan always had a black-haired, yellow-skinned girl with her, short in stature, probably called Nakagawa Kei.

After hanging up, Yan Qianyi continued walking upstairs.

Suddenly she noticed that the fruit in the fruit plate had been unwittingly reduced to about half by her snacking.

She flattened out the remaining fruit to make it look nicer, then reached the door to Mu Yunlie’s study and lightly knocked.

Mu Yunlie’s cold voice came from inside.

Just by the tone of his voice, she knew he was still angry.

She pushed open the door to the study and suddenly smelled a whiff of cigarette smoke, which made her cough involuntarily.

Mu Yunlie quickly put out the cigarette butt and got up to walk over, took her hand, and led her out of the study, closing the door behind them.

"Sorry, I thought it was Aunt Xue," Mu Yunlie said reproachfully.

She was pregnant, and he shouldn’t have been smoking at home.

But thinking that the door to the study was closed, and assuming she wouldn’t come to find him, he couldn’t resist smoking a cigarette in there.

"It’s okay, I brought you some fruit," Yan Qianyi said, lifting the plate of fruit in her hands.

Mu Yunlie glanced at it and couldn’t help but laugh, "Did you eat it on the way up here?"

Just now, Aunt Xue had clearly cut a large plate of fruit.

Since becoming pregnant, she ate like a little piglet.

Seeing him laugh, Yan Qianyi breathed a sigh of relief, "Are you not angry anymore?"

"Angry about what? I wasn’t angry."

"Liar, you were clearly angry just now."

Not only had he thrown away the roses, but he also passed by her with a cold face.

Mu Yunlie sighed helplessly, "I was a little upset just now, but it’s fine now."

He had told Ah Chang before that if any information about "Yan Qianyi" and the "Masked Divine Doctor" appeared online, it had to be reported to him.

So, he knew about the incident on the Military Academy forum.

Yan Qianyi asked, "You know everything, right?"

She then asked, "Then why didn’t you come and ask me what happened?"

"Because I trust you," Mu Yunlie said, looking at her with deep affection, "In this world, sometimes what you see and hear isn’t necessarily true. All I know is that I trust you, and that’s enough. Besides, I’ve never considered Qu Yang a rival."

A kid who hadn’t even graduated from the Military Academy—he didn’t even take him seriously.

Yan Qianyi was touched that he could trust her so much now.

After all, those two photos looked very real, to the point where even her best friend believed they were true.

Yan Qianyi said, "Since you trust me, why did you still get angry just now?"

Mu Yunlie said, "I was just a little emotional, but I’ve adjusted now."

After all, he was deeply in love with her. Even though he trusted her, seeing those photos, he couldn’t stay completely indifferent.

"Next time something happens, come and ask me instead of sulking on your own."

"You don’t like it when I get jealous, and I was afraid you’d be unhappy if I asked."

"But I also don’t like it when you sulk on your own."

Luckily she had gone downstairs to get a drink because she was thirsty.

Otherwise, she might not have known that Mu Yunlie had already seen those two photos.

Yan Qianyi went on, "Even though you trust me, I still want to explain what happened."

"There’s no need to explain," he said.

"I must make things clear. Let’s go inside, the smell of smoke should have dissipated by now," she insisted.

Yan Qianyi pushed open the door to the study and went in first.

She wasn’t a delicate person; a little bit of smoke wouldn’t harm the baby.

But now even a hint of smoke made her want to vomit.

Once in the study, she sat on the sofa, continued eating fruit, and told Mu Yunlie all about her encounter with Qu Yang at noon.

"Don’t just listen to me talk," she said, passing the plate of fruit to him, "Aunt Xue wanted me to bring this up for you, and you haven’t even eaten any."

Then she noticed that there was hardly any fruit left on the plate.

Feeling a little embarrassed, she put down the fruit plate, "I’ll ask Aunt Xue to cut some more for you later."