Hearing this, Mu Guiyun pretended to be calm and nodded.
Looking at Qian Duoduo, who seemed like an honest man, Mu Guiyun suddenly felt something strange stir inside him.
Although Qian Duoduo and Xian Lin'er were only husband and wife in name, wasn't this a kind of NTR?
Qian Duoduo had worked himself to the bone, fawning over her for most of his life, and not only had he never even held her hand, he'd been kicked aside by Mu Guiyun...
All he could say was, nice guys came after dogs.
"Sorry, Senior Brother. Senior Sister... is so delicious!"
After apologizing to Qian Duoduo in his heart, he turned and walked toward Laboratory No. 4.
When he arrived at Laboratory No. 4, Mu Guiyun didn't hesitate at all. He immediately pressed the doorbell.
However, even after waiting for a long time, the metal door showed no sign of opening.
Mu Guiyun couldn't help frowning at this. Then he raised his hand and pounded hard on the door. "Senior Sister, open up! It's your junior brother, Gui Yun!"
What was this supposed to mean? Last night, she'd nearly sucked the marrow from his bones, and today she was acting like nothing had happened?
Bah, what a heartless woman!
At that thought, Mu Guiyun quietly activated his Art of Metal Control, and the metal door before him abruptly came apart.
Inside the laboratory, Xian Lin'er had been at a loss when she suddenly sensed something stir. She instinctively looked over and saw Mu Guiyun gazing at her with a smile.
Seeing Mu Guiyun slowly approaching, her expression instantly grew flustered.
Xian Lin'er's gaze darted aside, but she still managed to force a faint smile onto her pretty face. "Th-this... Gui Yun, what brings you here?"
"I came to see you, Senior Sister. You doing okay?"
Mu Guiyun grinned crookedly. He wasn't some irresponsible heartbreaker. Since they had explored the mysteries of life together, he had to take responsibility to the very end.
As for whether Xian Lin'er wanted him to take responsibility, that wasn't for her to decide.
Watching Mu Guiyun draw closer and closer, Xian Lin'er felt her heart pounding fiercely. Last night's wild abandon still seemed vivid in her mind.
"Gui Yun, it was just an accident. Let's put it behind us."
Xian Lin'er's expression turned complicated. She was Qian Duoduo's wife, and now she had actually...
In the end, people became the very thing they hated most.
Put it behind them? How could he allow that?
Mu Guiyun's expression turned serious, and he pulled Xian Lin'er tightly into his arms.
The sudden turn of events left Xian Lin'er stunned for a moment before she immediately began struggling. "Gui Yun, let go of me!"
"No!"
Mu Guiyun didn't loosen his hold. Instead, he tightened his arms around her even more.
As he'd said, a woman as strong-willed as Xian Lin'er needed to be thoroughly subdued!
Besides, with this sort of thing, there was only the first time and countless times after.
At that thought, Mu Guiyun seemed to transform into the president of the Sakura Society. The corners of his mouth lifted slightly. "Senior Sister, you wouldn't want Senior Brother to find out about this, would you?"
The moment Qian Duoduo was mentioned, Xian Lin'er grew utterly flustered. Even her voice held a pleading note. "No! We absolutely can't let anyone find out, especially Duoduo!"
Feeling the hands behind her growing more and more restless, Xian Lin'er was suddenly overcome by a deep sense of guilt.
"If that's the case... Senior Sister, I'm sure you know what you should do next, right? Heh heh heh~"
"Th-this is wrong! Mm~"
That evening, Xian Lin'er stole a glance at Qian Duoduo beside her. Only after seeing that nothing seemed amiss did she finally let out a heavy sigh of relief.
She lightly bit her chopsticks, hesitated for a long while, then finally spoke. "Um, Duoduo... there's something I'd like to discuss with you."
Qian Duoduo, who had been wolfing down his food, paused mid-bite.
They'd been married for decades, and all these years, whether it was family matters or affairs in the Spirit Tool Department, Xian Lin'er had always made every decision herself.
Now she was actually asking me to discuss something with her... Could it be that Lin'er had finally noticed all I'd done for her over the years?
At that thought, Qian Duoduo felt a surge of joy. He hurriedly set down his chopsticks and said with a serious expression, "Lin'er, go ahead!"
When Xian Lin'er saw Qian Duoduo looking at her, her eyes immediately became evasive, but she still managed to speak. "It's about Gui Yun. Since he's joining our Spirit Tool Department, it wouldn't be very appropriate for him to keep living at Yan Shaozhe's place."
"So I was thinking... we could let Gui Yun move in with us."
Hm? That was a good thing!
The moment Qian Duoduo heard this, he wholeheartedly agreed. "Lin'er, I'll do whatever you say!"
Seeing that Qian Duoduo hadn't objected, Xian Lin'er's lips curled into a smile.
Then she picked up a bright green piece of broccoli and placed it in her husband's bowl. "Duoduo, have some more!"
"Mm!"
Qian Duoduo nodded gratefully, picked up his chopsticks again, and dug in.
I've been fawning over her for all these years. At last, I'm seeing some results!
Qian Duoduo firmly believed that as long as he persevered, he would win the beauty's heart in the end!
At that thought, Qian Duoduo carefully put the broccoli Xian Lin'er had served him into his mouth and savored it.
Mm! Crisp and sweet!
Meanwhile, Mu Guiyun went alone to the Sea God Pavilion. But the purpose of this visit wasn't to see his teacher, Mu En. It was to visit Xuan Zi, who was locked in the Meditation Room.
Standing outside the door, Mu Guiyun gathered his thoughts, then knocked.
Xuan Zi had been so bored that he'd been rolling around on the floor. Hearing a sound, he couldn't help sitting up.
Could Mu En have decided to let him out?
At that thought, a spark of excitement appeared on Xuan Zi's old face. He hurried over and opened the door, only for the sight before him to disappoint him completely.
"Elder Xuan, it's me, Mu Guiyun!"
Looking at Xuan Zi's unkempt beard, Mu Guiyun greeted him with a smile.
"So it's Gui Yun."
After his disappointment, curiosity rose in Xuan Zi's heart, and he asked, "What brings you here?"
At this, Mu Guiyun gave him a mysterious smile. "I came to see how you're doing, Elder."
See me?
Xuan Zi pointed at himself in confusion, but ultimately let Mu Guiyun inside.
The Meditation Room was furnished very simply. A chair and a small wooden bed made up all the furniture inside.
"Elder Xuan, look what good stuff I brought you!"
After saying this, Mu Guiyun took several bags of steaming hot chicken legs out of his Soul Tool, along with a wine gourd filled to the brim.
Seeing his beloved chicken legs right in front of him, Xuan Zi instinctively swallowed.
Being locked in the Meditation Room, with nothing to do but sit and reflect, was bad enough. What tormented Xuan Zi most was being unable to eat or drink.
For Xuan Zi, whose Martial Soul had an obvious flaw, it was undoubtedly the greatest torment.
"You're a thoughtful kid!"
Xuan Zi patted Mu Guiyun's shoulder in appreciation, then picked up a chicken leg and was about to stuff it into his mouth.
But just then, Xuan Zi suddenly remembered something. His hand paused, and he asked, "Gui Yun, does Elder Mu know you came to bring me food?"