Chapter 401: Let Me Be Your Boyfriend

Chapter 401: Let Me Be Your Boyfriend

Yun Mu took a deep breath and closed her eyes, unable to resist his unconventional approach. "Get up first."

"First, promise to let me be your boyfriend."

Boyfriend?

An ex-husband becoming a boyfriend… that’s such a weird vibe!

"Yi Jue, answer me this. Are you on something? You’ve been acting weird for the past couple of days. I remember not long ago, you still thought I was a malicious, scheming, promiscuous woman, and on top of that, a divorced one. So why now do you want to date me?"

Yi Jue, uncharacteristically sincere, replied.

"First, I haven’t taken any wrong medicine; I’m very serious. Second, I admit I had prejudices against you before and even said hurtful things. But later, I realized you are a wonderful girl, the only one in this world who can fill the void in my heart. So third, since you’re the one I’ve finally found, why would I care that you’re divorced? What I’m jealous about, what angers me, is that the first person to meet you wasn’t me, and the first person to have you wasn’t me."

"Yun Mu, I’ve answered all your questions. So now… will you let me be your boyfriend?"

Yun Mu was stunned by the raw emotion in his words.

She had heard Huo Tingying’s sweet words before, but she had never heard him ask, with such unease and almost pleading, if she would let him be her boyfriend.

Perhaps he didn’t even know how gentle his eyes looked at her right now, just like when he had looked at her before he lost his memory.

Huo Tingying, whether you have amnesia or not, no matter how many misunderstandings there are between us, you will still fall in love with me again.

Yun Mu reached out, her soft fingertips involuntarily brushing his eyebrows, causing Yi Jue’s breath to hitch for a moment.

She smiled, her eyes glittering, "Well… seeing how sincere you are, I’ll let you try to win me over… for now."

Yi Jue immediately smirked and leaned down to lift her veil, but she stopped him.

"What? Now that I’m your boyfriend, I don’t even get to see what you really look like?"

Yun Mu narrowed her eyes, "Who said you’re my boyfriend? I haven’t finished speaking! I’m only allowing you to pursue me. Whether you can become my boyfriend depends on your performance. After all, you know how many guys are after me—there’s a line from the south of the city to…"

Before Yun Mu could finish, the man grabbed the back of her head, his long fingers weaving through her soft hair, lifting a corner of her veil, and then he brutally kissed her.

Here we go again with his unfair, shameless moves?

Yun Mu quickly pushed against his chest with her hands, trying to push him away, but the man’s tall and handsome figure didn’t budge. Eventually, Yun Mu was kissed until she was out of breath, her body and fingers losing all strength, leaving herself at the mercy of the man on top of her…

At first, Yi Jue kissed her fiercely, but as he felt her soften beneath him, his touch became gentler.

There was no denying the way her body responded to him—he knew she still loved him.

Yi Jue closed his eyes and deepened the kiss.

But just then, "Ding—" Yun Mu’s phone received a message.

The timely notification broke the kiss.

Yun Mu immediately pushed him away, her radiant eyes not daring to look at his intoxicated expression, "I… my phone, I can’t reach it…"

Yi Jue’s tall figure fell to the side under her push. He gritted his teeth and raised his hand to shield the crimson desire at the corner of his eyes, then stretched out his long arm to hand Yun Mu her phone.

Yun Mu opened her phone; it was a message from Total.

Seeing the name, Yi Jue’s mood darkened, and he cursed under his breath, "Him again! The first thing I’ll do after officially becoming your boyfriend is to get rid of him!"

"You serious?" Yun Mu was amused by his words.

Ji Ming texted her that he'd tried to hack into Li Moran's messages but failed.

Not many people can outsmart Ji Ming, so it looks like he’s up against someone good.

Yun Mu snapped her phone shut and gave the man beside her a playful kick with her toe. "That confident you’ll be my boyfriend?"

Yi Jue lowered his wrist and looked at her, "All the rich kids in Nancheng put together don’t even compare to me. You’re smart, so you know what choice to make."

Yun Mu smiled faintly, "Good luck with that."

As she was about to get off the bed to freshen up, Yi Jue pulled her back again, "Seriously, when will you take off your veil? I want to see."

His honesty made it hard for her to say no.

But she didn’t want to make it too easy for him either. After all, he hadn’t pursued her yet, and this time, she intended to enjoy the process and satisfy her lingering desires.

She paused, then patted his head like a queen addressing a subject. "No rush. Once the issues between the Xuanyuan and Yi families are resolved, I’ll decide if I want you as my boyfriend. And when that time comes, I’ll not only take off my veil but also tell you a secret."

Yi Jue perked up, "Are you trying to build suspense just to get me worked up?"

Yun Mu shrugged, "Maybe."

As she walked toward the bathroom, she casually added, "I’m heading to the Xuanyuan family later. You coming?"

"Why?" Yi Jue’s expression changed immediately.

Yun Mu turned back, "It’s time to perform acupuncture on Mr. Xuanyuan, and now that Li Moran is back, aren’t you even a little worried?"

Yi Jue frowned, "Worried that she might do something to the old man and try to seize the family assets?"

Yun Mu nodded, "It’s not impossible."

Yi Jue chuckled, "She’s not that stupid. Moving against the old man now would backfire."

Yun Mu shook her head, "You don’t get women. When they go off the deep end, they can do anything."

"Alright, I’ll go with you then."

He wouldn’t feel at ease letting Yun Mu go to the Xuanyuan family alone.

Yun Mu nodded and entered the bathroom.

Yi Jue, with his arms crossed, lay on the bed, watching her until she closed the door.

Listening to the sound of water, he got off the bed and rushed over, his large hand on the bathroom doorknob, turning it.

It wouldn’t open.

He tried again, but it still wouldn’t open.

Then he heard Yun Mu’s mocking voice from inside, "Don’t bother. I’ve learned my lesson and will remember to lock the door from now on."

Yi Jue’s thin lips curved into a helpless yet doting arc, "We’re going to be together eventually, so why not let me exercise some boyfriend privileges now?"

A loud thud echoed as something hit the door.

"Leave now, or I’ll really hit you where it hurts."

Yi Jue chuckled softly, brushing his hair back with his hand.

He let out a low laugh and then walked out of the room.