Chapter 316: Chapter 316: There’s No Hope in This Lifetime

Mu Yunlie hooked up his lips in a smile, “What do you think?”

Yan Qianyi was torn between laughter and tears, “You’ve been pricked by needles into a hedgehog, how can you still have such fanciful thoughts?”

He should have been up all night, how did he still have so much energy now?

Mu Yunlie complained, “It’s your fault for tempting me.”

Yan Qianyi was astonished, “Me? Tempting you?”

Hadn’t it always been him tempting her?

Right now, she was seriously administering acupuncture to him, her heart as pure as it could be.

It was clearly him being restless.

Mu Yunlie’s gaze drifted towards her front.

She followed his gaze and looked down.

Only then did she realize that as she leaned over to administer the needles, the neckline of her dress had slipped, revealing a semi-concealed view of springtime.

She quickly pulled up the straps and pressed down on her chest, giving him a glare, “You’re simply a stumbling block on my path to success, with no ambition at all.”

Mu Yunlie raised an eyebrow, “Me, not ambitious?”

“Yes, you have such a high Spiritual Power Value, yet you haven’t even become a Commander in the Special Department. My male idol became a Commander while he was still young.”

Speaking of her idol, Yan Qianyi wore a look of pride.

She gave Mu Yunlie another exasperated look, as if lamenting his underachievement, “Becoming a teacher at the Military Academy and not even teaching properly, three days fishing, two days drying the nets, and the school hasn’t even dismissed you.”

“Also, aren’t you good friends with Vice Officer Pei? The points record he set in the Martial Arts Arena has yet to be surpassed by anyone.”

“But the Martial Arts Arena doesn’t even have your name, which shows you were just playing around when you were studying.”

Mu Yunlie’s Spiritual Power Value was higher than hers. Logically, with his skills and Spiritual Power Value, he should have caused quite a stir at the Military Academy.

Yet, she had almost spent an entire semester at the Federation Military Academy and had not heard any celebrated stories about Mu Yunlie from his academy days.

There was even no information on him.

Seeing Mu Yunlie quietly listening to her scolding, Yan Qianyi asked again, “Or is it that you didn’t graduate from the Federation Military Academy? Did you join the military through your grandfather’s connections?”

“Do I look so bad in your eyes?” Mu Yunlie laughed, not at all offended.

Great, she had achieved her goal!

In fact, she said all this just to divert his attention.

Otherwise, his mind would be full of intimacy with her, and she wouldn’t be able to rest well tonight.

“Just kidding, I know you’re excellent. The school has no record of you, surely because you were a spy, with all records and information erased, right?”

“I indeed never attended a Military Academy,” said Mu Yunlie.

“Why didn’t you attend the Military Academy?” Yan Qianyi continued with the acupuncture, “Tell me about it.”

Finally, she had succeeded in diverting his mind from the topic.

“There’s nothing much to say, joining the military doesn’t necessarily require going through the academy.”

However, Yan Qianyi’s strategic plan was misplaced; Mu Yunlie had no intention of continuing the topic.

He refocused his attention on her, his gaze ambiguously fixed on her.

“With such high Spiritual Power Value, missing a day of classes wouldn’t affect you, so rest well tonight.”

Pfft, what rest well, he obviously intended to give her a hard time.

After inserting the last silver needle into one of Mu Yunlie’s acupoints, she quickly sprang back.

“Don’t move around, just lie down properly. I have to go to class tomorrow. You may lack ambition, but don’t drag me down with you. When I join the Special Forces, you can wait and call me Commander.”

Although she had a high Spiritual Power Value, there were still some things she needed to learn.

Mu Yunlie chuckled to himself.

So she wanted to be his Commander?

He just couldn’t bear to tell her that she’d never have that chance in her lifetime.

“I’m free tomorrow, I actually want you to pick out a wedding dress,” said Mu Yunlie.

“What wedding dress?”

“Of course, the one you wear for a wedding.”

Yan Qianyi was stunned for a moment, “Didn’t we agree to talk about the wedding later? After I graduate, then we can have the wedding.”

If they could still be together by that time.

Mu Yunlie asserted forcefully, “No, I can listen to you on other matters, but on this, you must listen to me!”

He didn’t want a repeat of the Madam Ning incident; he had to prove her identity to everyone.

Looking into Mu Yunlie’s resolute eyes, Yan Qianyi secretly pondered.

When Mu Yunlie was being obsessive, nothing she said would be useful.

Just like in the beginning, when he was convinced she had ulterior motives in approaching him, no matter how much she tried to explain, he wouldn’t believe her.

In times like these, it was best to just appease him; if she insisted on not having a wedding, a dispute would ensue and there’d be no rest for them tonight.

“Alright then, now you listen to me, close your eyes and take a good rest.”

A pleased smile spread across Mu Yunlie’s face, “So to look at wedding dresses tomorrow?”

“Tomorrow I really have to go to class, and as for the style of the wedding dress, you can decide. If I choose one that’s too revealing, you’ll be unhappy with it anyway, and in the end, we’d have to change it. You might as well decide.”

“Okay.” Mu Yunlie was more than willing, reminding her, “Oh yes, you must remember not to let anyone know that I’ve been poisoned. And you especially can’t let anyone find out that you know about the poisoning, including my grandparents.”

He had originally planned to wait until the poison had been completely cleared from his body before holding the wedding.

But now, he didn’t know how long it would take to eliminate the stubborn toxin inside him.

He couldn’t wait any longer.

“Don’t worry, I understand.”

When she first discovered the poison in his body, his reaction was extreme.

Now, knowing that he was a soldier from the Special Department, she roughly guessed that his poisoning must be confidential.

For her own safety and his, she naturally wouldn’t tell anyone.

“So, can you close your eyes now and take a good rest?”

Mu Yunlie immediately closed his eyes, the corners of his mouth still holding a faint smile.

Like a content child who has stopped crying.

Yan Qianyi laughed helplessly.

Those intimidated by his cold exterior would never know about this childlike side of him.

“I’ll go down to the lab for a bit and come back later to remove the needles.”

Yan Qianyi left the bedroom to tidy up the lab a bit.

When she came back, Mu Yunlie had already fallen into a deep sleep.

The brows that were usually furrowed had also relaxed in his sleep.

He was peaceful at the moment.

Losing the sternness of the daytime, he was like an exquisite sculpture.

Yan Qianyi couldn’t help but reach out, her fingertips gently caressing his brows, then gliding slowly over his delicate facial features.

Tsk—how can there be someone this handsome in this world?

Even though she was already very familiar with him, every time she looked at his face, she was still dazzled.

He was sleeping very soundly and looked extremely fatigued, probably because he hadn’t slept the night before.

He was already so tired, yet just now he was still fussing to be affectionate with her—a truly childish man.

Yan Qianyi withdrew her hand and carefully removed the silver needles from his body.

That’s when the sudden knocking at the door sounded.

This late, why hadn’t Aunt Xue gone to bed yet?

Worried that Mu Yunlie would be woken up, Yan Qianyi hurried to open the door.

But when she saw who was standing at the threshold, a shock went through her heart!