Upon hearing Yun Yi’s words, Gu Zhiqi confirmed her suspicions once more.
They were so close that to say they weren’t lovers would be a bit of a stretch.
"Return the zither," Gu Zhiqi said as she lifted the zither in her hands.
Yun Yi, upon hearing this, turned her attention to the zither, gazing at the zither in Gu Zhiqi’s hands with slightly deepened eyes. She murmured softly and meaningfully, "Return the zither."
After she murmured, she smiled again, looking up at Gu Zhiqi, "Did Su Yunling give you this zither?"
Gu Zhiqi nodded, then felt that her words were not entirely accurate, so she lazily explained, "He lent it to me."
Guessing that the two were in a romantic relationship, Master Zhi stated he couldn’t let the couple be misunderstood.
Yun Yi clucked softly after hearing this, "Keep it; there’s no need to return it."
Once a zither was given, there was no reason to return it.
"I’m giving it to you," Yun Yi said. Her pretty peach blossom eyes filled with mirth as she leaned slightly forward and delicately ruffled Gu Zhiqi’s hair. "This zither was given only to you by him."
Gu Zhiqi took a couple of steps back, her gaze falling on Yun Yi’s hand, her emotions complex.
Why did they always like to touch her head?
Just because she was shorter than them?
Seeing Gu Zhiqi dodge her, Yun Yi withdrew her hand with a hint of regret.
Gu Zhiqi, still in the gesture of offering the zither, looked at Yun Yi and asked, "Can you decide on this zither?"
"Of course." Yun Yi nodded, and to make her statement more credible, she added, "If you don’t believe me, ask him the next time you see him."
Upon hearing this, Gu Zhiqi seized on the important point, "He’s not here?"
"He had urgent business in the capital, he left overnight, so it’s me accompanying you to Cloud Mist Mountain today," Yun Yi’s red lips curved slightly, her smile enchanting and dazzling.
"Fine," Gu Zhiqi listened, nodded, and took the zither back to her room.
"Xiao Zhizhi, let’s go down together for dinner later," Yun Yi lazily leaned on the doorway of the room and called out to Gu Zhiqi.
"Oh," Gu Zhiqi replied, followed by the sound of the door closing.
As soon as Gu Zhiqi left, the smile at the corner of Yun Yi’s mouth slightly retracted.
Turning to go back to her room, she closed the door along with her, and the first thing she did was make a phone call.
The call was quickly answered; it was Yun Sen on the line, "Miss Yun Yi."
"How is he?" Yun Yi lowered her eyes slightly, a few shades of profound darkness seeping into the depths of her pretty peach blossom eyes.
"Still in a coma," Yun Sen’s voice carried a hint of helplessness and exhaustion.
"Wasn’t it once a month before? This time, it’s only been half a month, right?" Yun Yi’s beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, her demeanor turning cold.
"This, I haven’t figured out yet," Yun Sen sounded a bit troubled.
Yun Yi listened, her eyes cast downward in thought and she remained silent.
With Yun Yi silent on her end, Yun Sen also remained quiet for a good while before he cautiously spoke up, "Miss Gu’s medical skills surpass mine; perhaps we should let her have a look at Master..."
"No." Yun Yi cut him off before he could finish.
A chill ran through her normally sultry, languid voice, causing Yun Sen to involuntarily shiver.
"Why, why not?" Yun Sen feared Yun Yi, but he was even more afraid something would happen to Su Yunling, so he still mustered the courage to ask.
"Why not?" Yun Yi began with a light laugh, her smile not reaching her eyes, and even her tone was somewhat unsettling, "That’s something you should ask your Master about."
So, not telling Miss Gu was Master’s wish?