Chapter 496: Another schedule change

Mu Youyu turned over, the thin blanket was kicked to one side, revealing half of her arm.

She slept extremely restlessly, her brows slightly furrowed, lips lightly moving as if murmuring, yet without a sound.

In the dream she didn't know where she was, the crystal lamp above her head swayed as if about to fall, she froze in place, her feet unable to move even half a step.

She wanted to call for help, but her throat couldn't make a sound, she watched helplessly as the lamp fell……

Mu Youyu snapped her eyes open, her heart racing.

The light in the room was dimmer than when she fell asleep.

She stared at the ceiling for a few seconds, then slowly sat up, pulled the thin blanket back, sat quietly on the bed for a moment, then picked up her phone and glanced at it—six o'clock in the afternoon.

Okay, another schedule change.

However, she didn't know why, but ever since childhood, whenever she was frightened, she would have nightmares.

Mu Youyu calmed her emotions a bit, and a few new messages lay in the notification bar.

One of them was from Feng Cen—a selfie with his arm wrapped in fresh gauze, captioned: 【Stitched a few stitches, not a big problem, tonight we'll have barbecue to celebrate that I'm fine】.

Mu Youyu typed: 【Avoid certain foods】.

The other side instantly replied with a "Get lost" emoji pack; realizing who it was, they withdrew it a few seconds later.

Immediately after, another message came: 【The doctor said the wound isn't deep, it just looks scary; it'll be fine in a few days, no need to worry】.

Mu Youyu didn't reply further, switched to the top chat with Jiang Liangjin, glanced at the log, and saw that the other party said Mu Xin had something come up and had been called away.

She casually sent a few emoji packs over to indicate she was awake.

Mu Youyu tidied up, then went downstairs to sit on the sofa; just then Mu Xi pushed the door open, holding a file bag.

Seeing his sister sitting on the sofa, he paused, "Awake? Why not sleep a bit more?"

Mu Youyu shook her head, "I've slept enough. Second older brother, how's your hand?"

Mu Xi set the file bag on the coffee table, "It's fine, the doctor saw it; just rest a few days and it'll be okay."

He said as he sat down beside her, glanced at her, "Why does your complexion look so bad?"

Mu Youyu didn't deny it, merely leaned toward him and rested her chin on his shoulder.

Realizing something, Mu Xi reached out and embraced her, gently patting her back, "Dreams are the opposite; sweetheart, don't overthink it."

The two sat quietly like that for a while.

The phone vibrated; Mu Xi picked it up and saw it was a call from Mu Nian.

He answered, and before the other could speak, he asked, "Found anything?"

From the other end came Mu Nian's steady voice: "We found out, and it matches what I expected, and matches what others found. That lamp was indeed tampered with—not aimed at Youbao, but at you."

He paused, "Do you still remember… from last year…?"

He hadn't finished speaking when Mu Xi interrupted, "I know."

He glanced at his sister, added, "We'll talk later," then hung up.

Mu Youyu turned her head to look at him; Mu Xi put away his phone, met her probing gaze, and said, "It's fine, the older brother is investigating; we'll have results in a couple days."

Mu Youyu didn't know whether he believed it, but anyway she didn't.

But he didn't press further, just gave an "mm" and leaned back onto Mu Xi's shoulder.

She vaguely recalled something, her gaze sweeping the living room, "Did A Jin go to Mu Xin's older brother's place?"

Mu Xi gently replied, "Yes, A Jin was called away by Mu Xin; they'll both come back later to keep you company for dinner."