"Madam, everything is ready."
Bai Wan Yun gently patted Munni’s hand, lovingly advising, "Grandma and I have already had our meal. You and Yisen should hurry and eat lunch. Remember to eat a little more."
"I have an appointment to play golf with some friends later. If you find yourself bored, you can ask Yisen to take you around."
"Oh dear, once people get old, they really become useless. I just sat for a short while, and my back is already aching. Aunt Chen, come to my room and help me massage my back."
Bai Wan Yun and Grandma Xu knew all too well what Munni wanted to say to them, and they deftly found excuses to leave the living room, wholly denying Munni the chance to speak.
Yisen saw his mother and grandmother amusingly cornering Munni, a slight smile gracing his thin lips, his dark eyes softly revealing ripples of gentle laughter.
Munni glanced askance at the chuckling Yisen, quietly standing up and walking towards the kitchen.
Bai Wan Yun arranged for Munni to stay on the third floor, right next to Yisen’s room.
As Munni went upstairs after dinner, her steps instinctively paused at Yisen’s room door.
For the past eleven years, she had countless times stopped in front of this tightly closed door, yearning for the person inside to open it and invite her in.
Munni had once passionately pursued Yisen, but his heart was like the door before her, locked tight, giving her no space or crack to enter.
"Would you like to come in?"
A sudden voice, laced with laughter, sounded behind her. His tonal elegance and clarity were like a gentle spring breeze, softly sweeping across Munni’s skin.
Munni stood motionless, listening to his footsteps coming ever closer.
In the next moment, Yisen had already moved past her, turning the doorknob to open the door.
Munni remained standing where she was, her calm gaze brushing past Yisen, settling on the room behind him.
"Ha, after knowing you for so long, this is the first time you’ve so actively invited me into your room. I won’t hold back, then."
Her tone was unapologetic, faintly laced with a hint of arrogance.
As her words fell, she slightly lifted her chin, stepped with graceful elegance into the room, her demeanor revealing a hint of defiant haughtiness.
Yisen’s room was as it always was—clean, elegant, understated, luxurious.
Munni swiftly surveyed the large room, then withdrew her gaze and strolled to the balcony.
Since Mr. and Mrs. Xu and Grandma Xu had all retired, and due to their fondness for tranquility, the family had moved years ago to a villa situated halfway up a hill in the suburbs.
Looking from the balcony outside Yisen’s room, one could take in the entire villa district along with the unique serenity and beautiful scenery of the suburbs.
While she was enjoying the scenery before her, a sudden clear, forceful knock on the glass window sounded from behind.
Munni slowly turned around, her gaze directed at Yisen, who stood inside, separated from her by merely a meter’s distance, in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass window.
The warm afternoon sunlight spilled through the clouds, lingering around her, her figure appearing to bathe in a faint luster, transforming into an incomparable beauty.
Her slender figure stood straight against the cold wind, exuding a domineering and chill aura.
The cold breeze lightly swept over, stirring her hem, a few strands of her soft long hair blowing across her face. She gracefully reached out and tucked the strands behind her ear.