Zhou Yuxi lifted her head to look at his face, studying the way the morning light painted shadows across his features, highlighting the pallor that still lingered from his injuries but also illuminating the subtle improvements in his condition. He looked better than he had yesterday, she noted with satisfaction, the color slowly returning to his skin and the tension of pain less pronounced around his eyes and mouth.
"Let's get married now!" she suddenly suggested, the words tumbling out with an urgency that surprised even her.
Mu Yunchen's eyes snapped open immediately, the lazy contentment replaced by sharp focus as he processed her unexpected declaration. "Now? Isn't the wedding scheduled for two?" he queried curiously, his analytical mind already trying to understand the reasoning behind this impulsive demand.
