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Ji Nuan immediately froze where she stood.

The well-crafted, Italian handmade shoes smacked against the floor steadily with force. However, to Ji Nuan’s ears, this sound was an ominous signal.

She had just arranged her expression to show a perfect smile when she felt a slightly cold hand land on her shoulder.

“Your hands; stretch them out,” Mo Jingshen calmly said.

“…” Ji Nuan stared at him without moving.

The man’s expression gradually turned cold. After staring at her for a long while, he suddenly released a light, cold chuckle. “Did you think you would be able to hide it for long?”

Ji Nuan sighed loudly in her heart.

She really did not wish to tell him about the small accident that had occurred due to her own carelessness. It was too embarrassing.

Her feet subconsciously took another step back. She was about to use the opportunity to head in first when she saw Auntie Chen by the door.

“Come here.” Mo Jingshen’s voice became heavy.

Ji Nuan was helpless and could only droop her head as she approached. Mo Jingshen lowered his eyes to look at her.

She paused, noticing that Feng Ling was still outside the Yu Garden’s door. She suspected that there was truly no way she could continue hiding this, and could only stretch both her hands out from behind her back.

Mo Jingshen lowered his eyes to see her bandaged palms and her slightly reddened and swollen fingers. He immediately held her wrists and strode into the villa. Auntie Chen saw his heavy and cold expression and did not dare to approach and speak. Just like this, Ji Nuan was brought upstairs into the room.

“These are just some superficial wounds. I didn’t want to make you worry, so I asked Feng Ling to keep quiet about it. I’ve already had it checked in the hospital. It’ll be fine as long as I don’t touch water for the next few days. Don’t be angr…” Ji Nuan knew that Mo Jingshen was clearly displaying the calm before the storm, and could not give up the opportunity to soothe his anger. She kept trying to explain herself.

Mo Jingshen did not reply. He opened the main bedroom door and brought her in. “Go in. My mood is bad right now. Don’t make me repeat myself.”

All the words Ji Nuan wanted to say were immediately blocked. She could only enter obediently.

The moment the door was closed, she turned back to see that Mo Jingshen’s expression was rather unkind.

“Explain,” he coldly spat out this word.

“First, promise you won’t blame Feng Ling. She’s very diligent. It’s all because of my own carelessness. I was also the one who stopped her from telling you,” Ji Nuan said helplessly.

Mo Jingshen took off his coat and threw it aside. His actions could not be considered as gentle as he unbuttoned his collar. He told Ji Nuan heavily, “Don’t rush to cover someone else’s wrongdoings. Since you made her hide this from me, explain yourself well. How did your hands get wounded when you only spent less than ten hours in the studio?”

Ji Nuan could only honestly repeat in detail everything that happened today. When the man heard about the dismembered doll dressed in a wedding gown, his increasingly icy gaze made her rush onto the explanation about how Feng Ling brought her to the hospital. She told him about how Qin Siting cleaned and bandaged her wounds.

The point of it was to let him know Feng Ling had already done her utmost to aid her, to prevent this small issue from drawing his anger onto Feng Ling.

“The origin of the package, have you investigated it?” The tension in Mo Jingshen’s tone eased, but rather than saying it ‘eased,’ it would be more accurate to say that it hid an unexplainable danger. “Feng Ling sure is obedient to you right now; she even dares to hide such a thing from me. It looks like I should find a new person to stay by your side.”

“Don’t! You really can’t blame her. She knew I would be coming home anyway and that you would find out about it. I only made her hide it for a few hours. After all, you have to work in the day. I didn’t want to distract you.”

Seeing that Ji Nuan was desperate to protect Feng Ling and that she was considerate of his work but had failed to pay much attention to her own safety, Mo Jingshen appeared to smile. However, Ji Nuan could not tell if he was actually smiling or if it was a cold smile.

She could only hear a hint of a smile from his tone, but his smile caused her to worry if Feng Ling would be punished because of this incident.

“Worry about yourself first.” Mo Jingshen looked at her, his tone cold.

Ji Nuan faltered and could only say, “It was an international package. I found out it was sent from America, but the personal details of the sender have been hidden.”

“Where is the receipt?”

“I took a picture of it. It’s in my phone gallery.”

Mo Jingshen took her phone, opened it, and sent that picture to his phone.

“Go sit down first.” Mo Jingshen glanced at her.

Ji Nuan saw his expression and felt that it was better not to offend him. She obediently headed to the bed to sit down.

Seeing that she had done as she was told, Mo Jingshen’s expression finally became warmer. He closed the door and headed out.

—-

Half an hour later, Shen Mu returned a call to Mo Jingshen. “CEO Mo, I’ve checked it. The delivery number for this international package has been deliberately hidden by someone. They likely paid a large sum of money to the Los Angeles branch. Normally, things delivered from America do not go through stringent regulations. With the added interference, it was thus able to enter the country smoothly.”

“Since it was hidden by someone, that means that it can be further investigated,” Mo Jingshen coldly stated.

“Yes, I’ve contacted the Los Angeles side. After tracking it down, they were only able to discover the sender’s surname.”

“What is it?”

“Su.”

After hearing this, Mo Jingshen’s calm eyes abruptly turned cold under the lights.

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Even though her hands were wounded, she still gained some benefits.

For example, Qin Siting had instructed her to avoid moving her hands too much. She also could not touch water for five days.

So when Ji Nuan was eating, Auntie Chen had to send the prepared dinner upstairs. She sat by the desk while Mo Jingshen personally fed her.

“Open your mouth.”

“Ah.”

“Open your mouth.”

“Ah…”

Seeing her smiling with her eyes while she ate, as though she was pleased to be fed by him despite her wounded hands, Mo Jingshen tossed the chopsticks on the table and fed her a mouthful of soup.

Ji Nuan pursed her lips to sip the soup. She took a glance at Mo Jingshen’s serious disposition as he fed her. He seemed worried that she would burn herself; when she drank the soup, he kept his eyes fixed on her lips. He had already blown on it, and it was no longer hot, but he remained ridiculously careful.

Ji Nuan smiled and almost released her laughter. She sat by the side table with both hands on her lap like an obedient little student as she received Boss Mo’s feeding.

“Still smiling? They didn’t put a bomb in the package to disable your hands, did they?” Mo Jingshen stuffed another mouthful of soup in her lips.

“I just felt especially happy being fed by you. With a husband to dote on her, who wouldn’t be happy?” Ji Nuan’s mood was especially good.

Mo Jingshen sneered and did not speak. He continued feeding her.

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Ji Nuan’s lips were stuffed with a mouthful of egg. She chewed, speaking with her mouth full, “Such an experience is so rare. How do you feel about it?”

“Nothing much to it. It’s as though I’ve gained a daughter.” Mo Jingshen picked up a piece of vegetable and stuffed it into her mouth without waiting for her to reply.

“If we were to have a daughter in the future, I fear that you’ll spoil her to death.”

Mo Jingshen’s handsome brows moved up slightly. “Why don’t we make one right now?”

Ji Nuan drank a mouthful of soup, swallowing before saying, “Wait for me to return from T City before I consider it.”

Arriving at the topic of T City, Mo Jingshen calmly said, “The professor your father recommends in T University is indeed well qualified and has cultivated many capable leaders. But the number of students who seek him in admiration is large. His classes at T University have 40 to 50 students. Are you sure you can adjust to such a learning environment?”

Ji Nuan was not sure when he had investigated the professor. She raised her eyes. “You even have to check on a professor. Are you that worried about me?”

“T City is not close to Hai Cheng. I don’t even fully understand the situation there. How can I possibly let you go without worrying.” Mo Jingshen saw that she was already full and carelessly placed the cutlery down. He picked up a napkin and wiped her lips.

“But are you agreeing to it right now? Can I go there when that professor starts his new class at T University a few days later?” Ji Nuan’s face was full of anticipation.

Mo Jingshen glanced at her. “I can send the most outstanding local or international lecturer here to give you a month of tuition. If one month isn’t enough, we can do two. It’ll be the same if you learn at home.”

Ji Nuan knew Mo Jingshen would not easily allow her to leave for T City.

“No matter how outstanding of a lecturer you find, it wouldn’t feel very good if he is only teaching me. Based on my age, if I hadn’t studied in America in the past, I would still be in university right now. T University is a top-ranked university within the country. This sort of educational establishment would have a better learning environment.”

“That professor of yours teaches for at least three months each semester. Are you sure you want to leave Hai Cheng for three months?” Mo Jingshen’s tone was mild.

“It’s only for three months. Just treat it as though I’ve left for T City to further my studies. Don’t your company frequently send its people out of the country to further their studies? Three months will pass by in a blink of an eye. Furthermore, isn’t long-distance relationships in trend these days? Before our marriage, we’ve never experienced the joys and sorrows of being separated while in love. This is a good opportunity to experience it.” Ji Nuan smiled in amusement.

However, Mo Jingshen coldly sneered. “Who wants to have a long-distance relationship with you? Joys and sorrows? You’ve really placed too much thought into this!”

Ji Nuan: “… You’re really not romantic at all! They say distance makes the heart grow fonder.”

Mo Jingshen was expressionless. “From my point of view, we are still considered newlyweds. There is no need to use distance to shake things up.”

Ji Nuan was choked by his words. She was about to refute his words but Mo Jingshen no longer planned to further the topic. He used his eyes to indicate for her to stand up. “Stand up. You’ve just eaten, it’s not good for digestion. Walk around the room. I’ll go fill the bathtub for you to wash up.”

After finishing his words, the man turned and entered the bathroom.

Ji Nuan: “…”

She was not sure when it began, but Mo Jingshen was gradually becoming well trained in taking care of her.

—-

After their evening argument, no, it could not be considered an argument, but Mo Jingshen’s stance still appeared ambiguous. She was not sure if he would actually let her go, and his attitude toward this issue was always rather cold.

Ji Nuan’s hands were bandaged. When she sat in the tub, her clothes were already removed. She was half-supported and half-carried by Mo Jingshen into the water. She had been too busy in the day, and after receiving a fright from the afternoon delivery, she had been in a constantly alerted state. The moment she entered the warm water, she could not resist her heavy eyelids and gradually became drowsy.

Afterward, she was not sure when she fell asleep while leaning against the edge of the bathtub. However, the occasional caresses against her body made it difficult for her to sleep well. When she opened her eyes from time to time, she saw the man’s silhouette. Being by Mo Jingshen’s side gave her a sense of security that led her to keep her eyes shut for the remainder of the time.

Mo Jingshen saw her cheeks were reddened from the warm water. The sight of her rosy cheeks against her white skin and her clean and delicate appearance softened his heart beyond measure. His eyes became more gentle, and his lips curved slightly.

“Don’t sleep. If you sleep in the tub, you’ll catch a cold.” Mo Jingshen pinched her cheek. He did not intend to allow her to sleep in the tub like this.

Ji Nuan furrowed her brows and pushed his hand away. She leaned out of the tub, directly leaning on his shoulder.

Mo Jingshen did not force her any further. He washed her body, wrapped her up in a towel, and carried her up from the tub. With his long legs, he took big steps out of the bathroom.

After looking at the woman’s tired little face, his brows knitted slightly. “You’re so tired. Don’t head to the studio tomorrow. Your hand needs some time to recover as well, so stay at home obediently tomorrow.”

Ji Nuan snuggled closer to his embrace, speaking in a daze, “I can’t… The studio is lacking in staff right now… If I don’t go, everyone will be even more tired…”

“You know that the studio is lacking in staff, yet you want to go to T City?”

“That’s different… if I really go, Xia Tian will come to help me.” Ji Nuan snuggled closer to him again, speaking sweetly, “I really want to go.”

“I didn’t say I won’t let you go. Let your hands heal first.” Mo Jingshen carried her to the bed.

Ji Nuan’s eyes were shut the whole time as she cuddled into in his arms. She drowsily spoke, “I need to work hard. Harder than I used to.”

Mo Jingshen’s gaze deepened as he focused on the little woman in his arms. He placed her on the bed.

The moment she touched the bed, Ji Nuan instinctively found a more comfortable position. She then raised her elbow to her nose for a sniff and said, almost as though to flatter him, “Thank you, hubby, for helping me shower. My whole body smells good now…”

For the sake of gaining his agreement, this little woman was constantly trying to think up ways to coax him.

Mo Jingshen snorted, tossing the comforter on her body. “Don’t move your hands about. Place them down and quickly go to sleep.”

Ji Nuan was really tired. She hugged the comforter in her arms and comfortably fell asleep.

—-

The next day, Ji Nuan woke up to discover it was late. Her originally full schedule in the studio was already cleared.

After making a call, she discovered that Mo Jingshen had transferred someone from his office over to help her manage the work in the studio. After confirming that the initial plans were all proceeding well, Ji Nuan relaxed and laid back down on the bed.

Mo Jingshen, this man, he was usually so quiet but always did everything well. When it came to her affairs, he always arranged everything particularly well.

After resting for a while, she moved to sit up. Her hands instinctively pressed against the bed, but the sudden aching pain caused her to lift her hands up for a look. Seeing her bandaged palms and the small cuts from the blade on her fingers, she recalled the doll she saw yesterday. It immediately brought back some of the fright she experienced yesterday.