Chapter 124: A Special Gift

“Miss Nan, this is the dessert after your meal.” The waiter, who had not yet received a response from Nan Zhi, reminded her once again.

Nan Zhi quickly replied, “Thank you.”

She had just eaten too much and wasn’t really in the mood for sweets.

Mu Sihan noticed Nan Zhi leaving the dessert untouched. His sharp black eyes fixed on her with intensity. “Woman, why aren’t you eating?”

Nan Zhi furrowed her delicate brows, puzzled about what had displeased him this time, and answered honestly, “I’m full.”

“No, you have to eat it. Now. Right away.” His tone was commanding and domineering.

Little Xiao Kai, who was focused on watching the musical, was disturbed by the noise and pouted his rosy lips. “Uncle Ku, you’re so noisy.”

Mu Sihan moved Xiao Kai to another seat, placing him aside, then sat down beside Nan Zhi.

His handsome face darkened as he looked at her with dissatisfaction. “Eat quickly.”

Seeing the signs of his growing irritability, Nan Zhi picked up the dessert and took two symbolic bites. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught his unnatural gaze fixed on her—there was a hint of nervousness mixed with restraint, as if he was expecting her to discover something.

Her heart suddenly began to race uncontrollably.

Could the temperamental man have slipped something into the dessert?

An aphrodisiac, perhaps?

Probably not. If it were medicine, he could have administered it during the meal.

Could it be...?

Lowering her eyes, Nan Zhi’s expression grew strange.

He probably wasn’t emotionally attached to her, right?

And there was no way he would give her that kind of thing.

“Eat! Eat! Eat!” The man’s forceful urging sounded in her ear.

With a complex and uneasy feeling, Nan Zhi took a few more bites.

Suddenly, a small object appeared in her sight.

There was indeed something hidden inside the dessert.

Nan Zhi poked it with her spoon—it was hard.

Her unease deepened.

Tonight’s interaction with him had been the most harmonious since they met.

She did not want to ruin this beautiful atmosphere.

But if he was giving her a ring, there was no way she would accept it.

“Why aren’t you eating?” he demanded.

Under his intense and sharp gaze, Nan Zhi put the hard object into her mouth, then pretended not to notice as she spat it out.

“What is this? It almost broke my teeth.”

The waiter standing nearby quickly took the hard object Nan Zhi had spat out, washed it clean in water that had been prepared in advance, then strung it on a necklace as a pendant and handed it to her.

Nan Zhi was contemplating how to politely refuse without spoiling the mood—

But when she caught sight of the item the waiter handed her, she suddenly froze.

It wasn’t the ring she had imagined, but a dark... bullet?

Nan Zhi was puzzled. She took the bullet pendant and looked at Mu Sihan questioningly. “What is this?”

Mu Sihan took the necklace, stood up, and fastened it around her neck. “It’s your birthday gift. You must wear it every day.”

Nan Zhi’s mouth twitched slightly.

She truly did not understand why he would give her a bullet.

But at least it wasn’t a ring.

Mu Sihan glanced over at little Xiao Kai, who was engrossed in the musical and hadn’t noticed them. Suddenly, he lifted Nan Zhi’s delicate chin, his thin lips drawing close to her.

“Just because I haven’t bothered you lately doesn’t mean I’ve forgotten our agreement. You still owe me a few good morning kisses and good night kisses, hmm?”

Nan Zhi opened her mouth, about to speak, but before she could, the man cupped her chin and kissed her deeply.

She had just finished the dessert; her lips were soft and sweet.

Sweeter than candy.