Chapter 447: Kissed So Hard She Vomited?

Chapter 447: Kissed So Hard She Vomited?

Yanlan Mountain, a secluded area.

When Ji Shu was ten, she broke her brother’s favorite car model. Afraid of getting yelled at, she sobbed and begged Yun Mu to help her hide. As it happened, Yun Mu was mad at her father because of Yunzhe at the time, so she took Ji Shu to hide at Yanlan Mountain.

There was a Yun family estate there, a private property owned by Yun Mu’s mother, passed directly to Yun Mu instead of being registered under the Yun family. And since it was so remote, hardly anyone knew it existed.

Yun Mu grabbed her phone and tried calling Ji Shu, but it was off.

Yi Jue handed his phone over, "Use mine."

Seeing an unknown number, Ji Shu answered without thinking twice, "Hello, who is this?"

"..." Yun Mu gritted her teeth, "You jerk!"

Hearing Yun Mu’s voice, Ji Shu was startled and instinctively wanted to hang up, but then she heard Yun Mu threaten, "You dare hang up? I’ll tell Yunzhe about your little trick right away!"

Sure enough, Ji Shu gave in.

"Don’t! Don’t tell him!"

"Where are you?"

"I... I’m at Yanlan Mountain..."

No surprise there!

Yun Mu, "You’ve got too much time on your hands, making everyone look like fools?"

Ji Shu, "No, I just wanted to freak Yunzhe out. Tell me, is Yunzhe freaking out, searching everywhere for me..."

"Your brother’s the one losing it. Yunzhe’s been tied up with work and just realized you’re gone!"

Ji Shu was furious, "What? So what’s his reaction now that he knows I’m missing? Is he panicking, mobilizing the entire Yun family to look for me everywhere?"

"You’ve been watching too many dramas—your brain’s fried! You’d better stay put at the estate and not wander off, or if your dad and brother’s enemies find out you’re alone in the deep mountains, see if they don’t kidnap you again!"

After delivering her threat, Yun Mu slammed the phone down and then hooked her arm around Yi Jue’s neck again, "Let’s pick up where we left off."

Yi Jue raised an eyebrow, "Not worried about Ji Shu anymore?"

"Yanlan Mountain’s my turf, and it’s well-guarded. I was just scaring her. Let Yunzhe search tonight, and I’ll reveal Ji Shu’s location to him at dawn tomorrow."

Yi Jue narrowed his eyes, "..."

Good call—it’s about time Yunzhe got a taste of his own medicine!

Seeing Yi Jue still distracted, Yun Mu bit his lip lightly in dissatisfaction, "Getting distracted now, Total, is an insult to my beauty."

Yi Jue cupped her face and leaned in, "To truly appreciate your beauty, you might not want to leave bed tomorrow."

With that, he held her waist and kissed her.

But Yun Mu suddenly felt a wave of nausea. She shoved Yi Jue away and bolted to the bedroom bathroom, clutching the toilet as she started to gag.

After not eating for so long in the lab, all Yun Mu could bring up was a few mouthfuls of bile.

But that sickening feeling was unbearable.

Yi Jue rushed in, "Yun Mu, what's wrong?"

Yun Mu waved her hand, and when she looked up and saw Yi Jue's worried expression, she joked, "It seems you really went out and fooled around with another woman tonight—your kiss made me sick."

Yi Jue's eyes darkened, and he took a deep breath, "Is this really the time for jokes? Are you really feeling unwell anywhere?"

What he was worried about was that the poison in her system had kicked in!

Yun Mu wiped her mouth, feeling hurt, "Why are you yelling at me? Can't I just make a joke?"

Yi Jue softened his tone, coaxing, "Alright, alright, I raised my voice. Then tell me, are you feeling unwell anywhere?"

"No, really not."

Yun Mu's expression didn't seem like she was lying, and that nauseous feeling quickly passed, indeed without any discomfort.

Yi Jue felt relieved, but then a shadow crossed his handsome face.

Did his kiss really make her sick?!

Yun Mu also felt the situation was a bit awkward. She tapped Yi Jue's chest with her fingertip, "Then... shall we continue?"

Yi Jue looked down at Yun Mu's slightly pale face, rubbed his temples, then picked her up and placed her on the soft bed.

But he didn't do anything, simply tucked her in, gently patting her back as if soothing a child, "Sleep, you've been in the lab these days. Have a good sleep."

After all this, Yun Mu felt increasingly tired, and soon drifted off to sleep.

Yi Jue watched her sleep for a while, then got up and returned to the study, turned on his computer to keep researching.

It was all about toxic substances similar to withering grass...

...

The next day, Yun Mu woke up after a good sleep, feeling refreshed and energized, then called Yunzhe to tell him she’d finally tracked down Ji Shu.

Ten minutes later, Yunzhe arrived.

Unlike Yun Mu’s fresh and put-together look, the originally refined and gentle Yunzhe now had a face full of stubble, messy hair, and wrinkled clothes, clearly having searched all night without rest.

Well, looks like Ji Shu’s plan worked.

Indeed, whether it’s sneaky or silly, if it works, it’s a win.

But when she saw Ji Ming, who was equally disheveled, arriving shortly after, Yun Mu's brow twitched.

Oops, I forgot to give my buddy a heads-up.

Ji Ming must have been searching all night too.

"Where is Ji Shu?"

"Where is Ji Shu?"

They asked in unison.

"Yanlan Mountain. I just found out Ji Shu’s probably there," Yun Mu said without changing her expression.

"Lead the way!" Yunzhe said bluntly, getting into the car.

Ji Ming, exhausted after a sleepless night, weakly got into Yun Mu's car and slammed the door shut. His blue eyes pierced Yun Mu with his gaze, "Did you really just find out the news?"

"Of course, I've been searching all night," Yun Mu started the car.

Ji Ming let out a cold laugh and reached out to pull open Yun Mu's collar. When he saw the bright, ambiguous red mark on her neck, his eyes blazed with anger, "Then tell me, where did you find the time to do this all night?"

Yun Mu glanced at the rearview mirror, her expression froze, and quickly closed her collar.

Yi Jue! When did he do that to her? On purpose, wasn’t it?

"This... I’m telling you it was a mosquito bite from the mountain, would you believe me?"

Ji Ming stared at her darkly, "Do you think I believe that?"

"Let me explain, it was Ji Shu, Ji Shu told me not to tell anyone. You should know your sister's personality very well, she just wanted to make Yunzhe worry, she deliberately went into hiding..." Yun Mu shifted all the blame to Ji Shu while observing Ji Ming's expression, "Don’t worry, I scolded her last night, and I also sent more people to guard Yanlan Mountain overnight, ensuring it’s very safe."

Ji Ming rubbed his brow bone, no longer having the energy to be angry.

"Drive, we’ll settle this later!"

Then he closed his eyes and finally could sleep peacefully.