Chapter 440: The Quarreling Men

Chapter 440: The Quarreling Men

Ruoshui Garden.

Zhang Ma had just stepped out of the kitchen, carrying a pot of soup, when she saw the young master of the Ji family outside, cursing up a storm and challenging Yi Jue to a duel.

Seeing the Ji family's young master baring his teeth and looking extremely fierce, Zhang Ma was very worried. Yi Jue had just undergone surgery a few months ago; what if he got hurt in a fight?

But she also knew this wasn't something a servant like her could interfere with. The priority now was to take care of Yun Mu.

She brought the pot of soup to Yun Mu's room and, seeing that Yun Mu was still asleep, decided not to wake her. She was about to leave after setting the soup down when Yun Mu suddenly opened her eyes.

Yun Mu, her eyes still heavy with sleep and confusion, was startled to see Zhang Ma and then looked around, realizing she was in Ruoshui Garden.

"Zhang Ma, why am I here?"

Zhang Ma looked at Yun Mu with concern, "Miss Yun, don't you remember? You suddenly fainted while driving yesterday morning. Fortunately, you were sent to the hospital in time, or the consequences could have been dire."

Yun Mu then recalled that she had indeed been driving back to the Yun family from the airport yesterday, but shortly after getting in the car, she felt extremely tired, as if she hadn't slept for days. She stopped the car but couldn't remember how she fell asleep.

Just thinking about it now made her break out in a cold sweat.

"But why am I here?"

"Yi Jue brought you back from the hospital."

Yun Mu was stunned, "He didn't board the plane? He rescued me from the car?"

"No," Zhang Ma hesitated for a moment, then told the truth, "It was Yunzhe who saved you from the car. Yi Jue rushed back last night to take you out of the hospital."

So that's what happened.

Yun Mu frowned as she heard the noisy shouting outside, "Who's making all that noise downstairs?"

"It's the young master of the Ji family. He's insisting on a fight to the death with Yi Jue. Miss Yun, maybe you should go down and stop them. The young master of the Ji family only listens to you."

Yun Mu rubbed her temples, frustrated, "That reckless guy who never gives anyone a break!"

Yun Mu, still feeling a bit weak, went downstairs and shouted at the two men fighting fiercely on the lawn, "Stop it! Do you have to fight every time you see each other?"

The two finally stopped because of Yun Mu's shout.

"Yun Mu, are you okay? That dog Yi Jue actually kidnapped you and wouldn't let me see you!" Ji Ming angrily stepped forward, forcefully grabbing Yun Mu's arm, "Yun Mu, I'll take you back to the hospital."

Sensing Yi Jue's suddenly icy glare, Yun Mu immediately shook off Ji Ming's hand, "Cut it out, I'm fine."

She had already asked Zhang Ma, and the doctor said she was just too tired.

Besides feeling a bit sleepy, she didn't have any other discomfort.

"How can you be fine? Ji Shu told me that if they hadn't arrived in time to rescue you, you could have suffocated and died from lack of oxygen while unconscious! No, we need to go to another hospital and have another doctor check you out!"

"I'm just worn out and need some more rest. Do you know I was woken up by your fighting? If you really care about me, go back and let me have some peace."

Ji Ming, both aggrieved and angry, said, "You're not coming with me? You're staying here? I'm telling you, that guy is bad news!"

Yi Jue sneered, a smirk playing on his lips, one hand casually in his pocket as he glanced at Ji Ming, "Are you looking to die?"

"You wanna hit me?" Ji Ming clenched his fist.

Seeing the two of them at each other's throats again, ready to fight at any moment, Yun Mu was at her wit's end.

"Cut it out, both of you!"

She pointed at Ji Ming, "You, get out of here!"

Then she pointed at Yi Jue, "You, zip it!"

With that, she turned and stormed back to her room, downed the chicken soup Zhang Ma had made, buried her head under the covers, and went back to sleep.

Yi Jue crept upstairs, slowing his steps. Finding Yun Mu asleep once more, he bent down and gently kissed her forehead, then made to leave.

But just then, he froze.

He plucked a strand of hair from the pillow and noticed that the pillow was littered with strands of hair.

Yun Mu had been shedding so much hair.

But her hair used to be longer and hardly ever fell out!

He suddenly recalled what Yunzhe had told him at the hospital the night before, that something might be off with Yun Mu's health, but he hadn't pinpointed the issue yet.

Yi Jue's deep-set eyes darkened instantly, as if shadowed by a veil of ink.

He immediately flung open the study door, stepped in, and called Yunzhe.

...

That evening, back at Ruoshui Garden.

Having returned early, he left many tasks unfinished abroad, so Yi Jue had to head to the office for a video call with overseas execs, and then hit a dinner party that evening.

It was past ten when he finally drove home and pulled up on the lawn.

Seeing the light on in the far-right second-floor room, a tired smile crept onto Yi Jue's face.

Zhang Ma came forward to take his coat, respectfully set out his slippers for him to change into, and proactively reported, "Miss Yun woke up a little after two in the afternoon, had some soup after getting up, and had a normal dinner. She hasn't slept yet, probably waiting for you, Yi Jue."

"Got it," Yi Jue said as he strode upstairs.

The bedroom door was ajar, and through the crack, Yi Jue saw Yun Mu, wearing a beige nightgown, lying on the bed watching an idol drama.

She was propping her head with one hand, her slender, fair legs slightly raised, swaying in the air, inviting imagination.

Perhaps too engrossed, the volume was turned up so loud that she didn't even notice Yi Jue pushing the door open.

Yi Jue deliberately coughed twice.

Yun Mu turned around in surprise, and when her clear eyes met Yi Jue's narrow ones, they immediately overflowed with a soft smile, "You're back."

The man standing by the bed was only wearing a black shirt, with two buttons at the collar undone, revealing his sexy collarbone. He leaned on the bed with one hand, bending over to envelop her in his arms, glanced at the drama playing on her phone, and curled his lips, "Is the male lead as handsome as me?"

Yun Mu put down her phone, turned over, and naturally wrapped her arms around his neck, "Of course not. The female lead isn't as pretty as me, and her acting isn't as good as mine either. The entertainment industry in the Southern Ming Continent is really in a dark age, waiting for me to lead them into a new chapter!"

Yi Jue leaned down to kiss her little face, "The head of the Yun family is quite confident in her looks."

Yun Mu suddenly leaned over to sniff at his collar, bit her red lips, and looked at him with a teasing smile, "Not so confident now, with such a beautiful girlfriend waiting at home, and Yi Jue still has the mood to drink with women outside."

Yi Jue chuckled, "What do you mean by drinking with women?"

"Then it's women drinking with you," Yun Mu squinted, "Red wine, women's perfume, and the smell of smoke, don't think you can get these past my nose!"

"Are you a dog?" Yi Jue didn't even frown, but instead handed her the phone with affection, "Do you want to call Cheng Li and ask if I was sitting a yard away from women during tonight's dinner party?"