章 1356: Racked Her Brains? (6)

"We'll leave this for later, as long as we know what to do." Mu Yuchen quickly gathered his thoughts. "I think that Qi Lei's not such a rash person either."

Then, he slowly got up and walked towards the window as he silently looked out to watch the gloomy sky.

Xi Xiaye was stunned. She turned around and silently watched his figure. As she did, she suddenly felt a pang of loneliness. She thought about it, sighed to herself, then got up and walked over too.

A soft touch came from behind him. Before he could react, a pair of thin arms showed up around his waist, and he felt faint warmth from behind too.

"Mu Yuchen, do you...feel very, very tired?" As her voice came through, there was a hint of sadness for him that could not be concealed.

He paused and then smiled. Suddenly, he reached out to hold tightly onto her little hand around his waist. His low and sensitive voice came, "I'm alright. Compared to before, I'm much better."