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Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 1191

Han Muzi smiled as she nodded. “There’s nothing inappropriate about it. For both of us, it’s just a name; the surname doesn’t matter.”

Most people would care about their surnames, but for Ye Moxuan and Han Muzi, a pair who had suffered so much, fame and fortune were not worth mentioning in their books. She simply wished that their days would pass peacefully and safely; other things were unnecessary.

Glancing over at Ye Moxuan, she saw that his eyes held no opposition toward her suggestion. Instead, his eyes watched her with an indulgent smile. Thus, she discussed it with him, “Let Little Bean take on grandfather’s surname, then let Little Sprout take after your surname. What do you think?”

His entire body trembled at her words; he would be included, but she had nothing to show for it. Recalling how painful it was for her to give birth, he pursed his thin lips and was about to speak.

“My brother can carry on the Han surname. He and Yan have become a couple now; do we need to worry that there wouldn’t be any children with the Han surname?”

That’s true. Ye Moxuan finally felt relieved when he heard those words, and he smiled faintly.

“Besides, I think that Ye Yaya sounds nicer. Ye Yaya, Ye Yaya; isn’t it cute?”

“Alright, we’ll do as you say.” Although the couple had agreed, Old Master Yuchi wanted to respect Little Bean’s opinion as well. So, he bent down to ask, “What about you, Little Bean? What do you think? Will you take on my surname?”

Little Bean blinked his eyes and looked at his parents, then obediently nodded his head. Since his mommy didn’t mind, he had nothing to say about it. In the future, he just had to write extra letters in his name. Sigh.

Once it was decided, Old Master Yuchi was ecstatic. He used to think that he had to let his son-in-law marry into the family, but now that he had Little Bean, what else did he need? In the end, the conclusion was that Little Bean would follow after Old Master Yuchi’s surname while Little Sprout would follow after Ye Moxuan’s surname.

The changing of names was not something that could be done quickly. However, with the influence of Old Master Yuchi and Ye Moxuan, it was quickly settled after they found somebody to handle it.

When Yan learned about this matter, she was very surprised. “Is that possible?” It really was… a miracle.

As the dust settled, Han Muzi and the others returned to Seabay Villa. Old Master Yuchi was beyond happy that his trip back to the country had given him a great-grandson with the same surname as his. Thus, he spent every day with Little Bean or playing with Little Sprout.

Apart from her ability to sleep, Little Sprout would stare at the people playing with her with a pair of round eyes. After watching them, she would let out a silly laugh. The smile on her face was innocent and pure, yet for some reason, it made Han Muzi think of Little Bean’s words.

Refusing to go to a confinement center although she had to undergo confinement, she returned to the villa. Thus, Song An announced that she would help to take care of Han Muzi during her confinement as she was Ye Moxuan’s aunt. In the beginning, Han Muzi felt bad about it. However, after some consideration, she realized that both her parents and Ye Moxuan’s parents had passed. The only woman in the family they had left was Song An. Furthermore, she was well versed in medicine. So, she was the most suitable candidate to help out during the confinement.

Even so, she was only present during the day. When night came, she returned to her room to rest and left the baby in Han Muzi’s care. Ye Moxuan, who slept with her, helped to take care of the baby.

Still, her confinement period after giving birth to Little Sprout was much easier than her confinement period after giving birth to Little Bean. At that time, she had been distressed, so the days had passed without any color or life. However, seeing Ye Moxuan clumsily helping out with Little Sprout and diligently trying to calm himself down, she felt that the world was filled with all sorts of wonderful colors.

That night, Little Sprout started crying while Han Muzi was sleeping. She woke up instantly and started to force herself out of bed in her drowsy state. However, Ye Moxuan, who was sleeping next to her, reacted faster than she did. Getting out of bed, he carried Little Sprout and patted her back, trying to coax her to sleep. For some reason, she refused to go back to sleep; she was crying uncontrollably despite his cajoling.

Although Han Muzi was extremely tired and her eyelids threatened to close, she sat up and mumbled to him, “Maybe she’s hungry. Why don’t you bring her here?”

Helpless, he clumsily carried Little Sprout over to Han Muzi. Then, she tried to breastfeed Little Sprout, but the little girl refused to drink; she was crying non-stop for some reason. When a baby cried, they let out their voices without care, so her cries sounded especially loud in the silence of the night.

Ye Moxuan stared at Little Sprout for a bit, then turned around to go out.

“Where are you going?” Before he could take two steps, Han Muzi stopped him. After taking a look at his expression, she continued, “You can’t be thinking of looking for Aunty, right?”

She had hit the nail on the head. Brushing his nose, he said softly, “Maybe she knows better than we do.”

“Did you forget?”

“Hmm?”

“Aunty has never given birth to a child, nor raised one.”

Her words seemed to make sense, but… She was about to say something else when she caught a whiff of something strange. She had been focused on trying to breastfeed Little Sprout just now, so she had not noticed then. When she lowered her head, she smelled it suddenly. Coughing lightly, she said, “Little Sprout may have…”

She felt embarrassed, but in the next moment, she realized that Little Sprout was his child too. Why should I feel embarrassed? Therefore, she simply carried Little Sprout and got up. Seeing her getting up, he asked, “What needs to be done? Let me do it.”

“Um… I don’t think you know how to,” she gently explained.

He looked her deep in the eye. “I can learn.”

“Are you sure you want to learn?” She looked at him suspiciously. Truthfully, she felt that it was fine for him to learn; it did not seem like it would be an issue even if he was the one to do it. At that thought, she passed the crying baby back to him. He naturally took the baby in his arms.

“Hold her properly. Do you smell something weird?”

In reality, he had noticed the strange smell early on, but he did not think much of it. He merely felt that it was weird for the house to have such a strong odor, and decided to send for a servant to clean the house tomorrow. Now that it was pointed out to him, he was stunned for a few moments, then he came back to his senses.

“Do you mean?” An uncertain look flashed across his eyes.

The corners of her lips were lifted in a smile, then she waved her hand at him. “You said you wanted to learn, so I’ll leave it to you. Do your best!” Afterward, she quickly lay back down on the bed and left him standing there.

He held Little Sprout in his arms while the strange odor wafted around him. Standing still as if he had been struck by lightning, he didn’t move a single step.

Looking at Ye Moxuan in his stunned state, Han Muzi couldn’t help laughing quietly from where she lay on the bed. Imagining his reaction to the scene he was about to face, she nearly burst out laughing. However, now was not the time to laugh in the face of his troubles; she should at least wait until he finished dealing with the situation.

Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 1192

However, it was slightly pitiful that the President, Ye Moxuan, had never dealt with such cases. He stood rooted to the ground, not knowing what to do. It wasn’t until he heard Little Sprout’s loud cries that he returned to his senses. Then, he slowly put her on the soft mattress beside him. Initially, he gently coaxed her not to cry, but he didn’t know what to do next.

Han Muzi, who was hiding in the blanket, didn’t know whether she should help him or not. After contemplating it, she decided not to do that. After all, he had to start somewhere. Only after Ye Moxuan had done this himself would he know how to take care of his own daughter.

Hence, Han Muzi pretended to be asleep in bed while Ye Moxuan frantically flitted around. Initially, he had no idea what to do. However, since he had taken some classes before, he slowly followed the instructions, and he settled everything down calmly.

It was just that it took a long time. On top of that, after he had taken care of Little Sprout, he was covered in sweat. There was a thin film of sweat even on the sides of his nose. He wanted to lift his hand to wipe it off, but he realized that his fingers had a weird odor. The corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily before he quickly tidied everything up and headed to the washroom to wash his hands and change into clean clothes.

When he came out from there, he realized that Han Muzi had brought Little Sprout next to her, and both of them were fast asleep. Ye Moxuan then walked to the bed at a steady pace.

The two people were breathing evenly in their sleep. With just a glance, Ye Moxuan realized that they resembled each other. It was known that a girl would resemble her father when she was younger, but she would look more like her mother during the process of growing up. Right now, Little Sprout resembled Han Muzi very much.

At this moment, Ye Moxuan’s cold and tough character had suddenly softened. While looking at the two precious people next to him, he sat by the bed and slowly lay down. The previous events they had experienced together flitted across his mind as he thought about all the sufferings Han Muzi had been through, and the pain he had caused her. In the future, he would use the remainder of his entire life to take good care of Han Muzi and his precious baby girl.

However, it was a pity that Little Bean had no idea that his useless father had completely singled him out and that he would have to live through a long time of his sister being more favored in the family. However, when he grew older, he became similar to his father, who was a man who loved his wife and his daughter fiercely. As for Little Bean himself, he would become someone who did the same to his mother and sister. There would be many arguments with his father and him in the future as well. Of course, these would all be in the epilogue.

At this moment, Little Bean was still sleeping soundly in his room, having no idea of all of this.

After Han Muzi had delivered her second baby, Luo Huimei couldn’t help expressing her astonishment. “Look at Muzi! She doesn’t seem to be any older than you, yet she has already had her second baby. More importantly, Little Bean is already so big now.”

Yan paused for a moment before asking, “Mom, what are you trying to say?”

Luo Huimei glanced at her. “What do you think? She is so hardworking! Shouldn’t you try to catch up as well?”

Upon hearing that, Yan couldn’t help holding her hands up to surrender. “Mom, please have mercy on me. You know very well that I’ve just entered a relationship. Do you want me to have a flash marriage?”

Flash marriage? Hearing the new term, Luo Huimei smiled in satisfaction. “If he is reliable enough, there’s nothing wrong with that.”

Yan was so stunned that she didn’t know how to reply to that. She thought that Luo Huimei would ask her to observe him for a while more. Although she desperately wanted to marry him, they had finally become an item after so many obstacles. She also didn’t know whether Han Qing would be with her forever. It was also quite possible that he just wanted to give it a try, and he would probably regret it in the future.

Thinking about this, Yan suddenly looked crestfallen.

“Yan, think about it—if he is an outstanding person, there’s no difference in marrying early or late. It’s even better to force him to settle down using marriage.”

Yan could only smile bitterly. “Mom, we are in a modern society now. Without any solid relationship, do you think marriage can truly keep someone grounded? Now, men and women are equal. If you ask me to marry someone I don’t love, I can’t accept it either.”

The times had changed—women didn’t have to rely on men now, and chastity wasn’t the most important anymore. As both genders had become equals, they could walk down the aisle together when they got married, and they also could go separate ways when they decided to break up. It was a rather stupid idea to use children or marriage to force a man to settle down.

“You are right. But I think that that guy is quite into you. On top of that, he is also Muzi’s brother, so we know his family well. Since you like him so much, you have to seize this opportunity. After all, I think he is not young anymore. You are, but…” Speaking of this, Luo Huimei paused. As she didn’t think that it would sound too nice after saying it out loud, she leaned into her daughter’s ears to say something in a low voice.

Her words had caused Yan’s fair face to blush red. She pushed her mother away while saying, “Mom, what nonsense are you talking about?”

After Luo Huimei was pushed away, she couldn’t help smiling while her eyes lit up. “There’s nothing wrong in that! Don’t be so shy, Yan! I’m your mother after all, so there’s nothing to be embarrassed about in such discussions. I’m just worried about your future happiness.” Luo Huimei even emphasized on her last sentence.

Yan’s face turned even redder as she didn’t expect that her mother would be so open-minded. “Stop it. I don’t want to hear that anymore.” With that, she ran to the washroom immediately. Looking at her face in the mirror that was flushed due to shyness, she turned the tap on to rinse her face with cold water to try to lower the temperature of her face.

However, in no time, Yan began to consider what Luo Huimei had told her seriously. Getting married… She had never dared to even think about marrying Han Qing. She had been yearning for it deep down, as she couldn’t love anyone else except for Han Qing. Hence, she had no other choices apart from marrying him.

However, it was different for Han Qing. To her, she felt that Han Qing was the one, but it wasn’t the case for him. He had changed a lot ever since they had become a couple—he had taken the initiative a lot more, and the indifferent man slowly revealed his more personal character. However, even so, he was calmer than Yan, and he still took control of the relationship. If he wanted, he could break up with her any time. When that happened, Yan would be devastated.

After thinking about this, Yan was clear that she loved him a lot, yet he didn’t put in as much feelings in this relationship. Oh, actually, that’s not quite right either. If he hadn’t put in as much feelings, why would he give up a hundred-million deal for me? Thinking about that, she realized that she was quite important to him after all.

Thinking of this, Yan cupped her face as she smiled in satisfaction. She figured she had better not think too much. After all, they went through a lot before getting together. All she had to do right now was to nurture their relationship carefully and leave the marriage discussion until it came naturally to them some day.

Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 1193

In another country abroad, when George received the news that Han Muzi had given birth to a girl, he immediately became furious and bombarded Ye Moxuan’s WeChat to question them the reason for not telling him. On top of that, he even offered to be the girl’s godfather.

However, as his reaction was too huge, Ye Moxuan blocked him immediately.

Hence, George spammed Han Muzi with a few consecutive voice messages.

Of course, Han Muzi was not as ruthless to him as Ye Moxuan.

After all, when she was abroad, George had helped her a lot, and she liked his straightforward, silly character.

When he complained to Han Muzi about Ye Moxuan’s actions, she sent a sneaky smiley emoji to him and slowly typed him a message.

‘Oh, stop bearing grudges anymore, George. You’re his best friend; don’t you know his temperament? He’ll add you back, and it’ll be fine.’

Seeing that she had replied, George grumbled to her incessantly.

‘Muzi, you know very well how ruthless and cold-blooded that man is. Think about how much I’ve helped you in the past! Yet Yuchi blocked me so cruelly.’

‘I agree that he is too ruthless.’ After thinking about it, Han Muzi decided to join him. ‘Why don’t you just ignore him in the future?’

‘Well, I can’t do that, because I still have a score to settle with him. Muzi, send me more pictures of my goddaughter!’

Goddaughter?

Han Muzi blinked. I haven’t even agreed to it, yet he already acknowledged himself as the godfather?

Thinking of this, Han Muzi typed out a question tentatively.

‘You want her as your goddaughter?’

‘That’s right! Is that fine with you, Muzi?’

With that, he sent a pitiful emoji.

Han Muzi was speechless upon seeing that.

In fact, George had a strong family background as well, and it might be good to have more family members so that she could have more powerful people to support her in the future.

After all, it would be better for a girl to have more people helping her out.

Han Muzi began to think about it seriously.

On the other side, when George saw that Han Muzi hadn’t replied to him, he immediately panicked and sent a few more messages that were equivalent to begging her.

‘Muzi, as her godfather, I promise I will treat her very well and dote on her a lot!’

‘Muzi, look at how much I’ve done to pair you and Moxuan up! Just think of it as fulfilling my dream of becoming a father in advance!’

Seeing the last message, Han Muzi let out a snort of laughter. George wants to be a father beforehand? What is with this weird thought? Why didn’t I notice his eagerness to become a father before this?

‘If you want to be a father, find a woman and have your own daughter yourself; you don’t have to target my daughter. Apart from that, there’s a huge ocean separating us. How can you even dote on her?’

‘Damn it! Muzi, I’m so sad by your reply. It’s obvious that you don’t care about me at all. I’ll be going back to China next month because the old man thinks that my skills are not enough, so he wants to dump me in the local company to start from the bottom to polish my skills. Alas, by just thinking about it, I feel that my life is so tough…’

What? Start from the bottom?

Han Muzi blinked before sending him another message.

‘In that case, a tough life is waiting ahead of you. Do you even have the chance to dote on my daughter?’

‘Muzi, you are too materialistic! It seems that I have no other options apart from working hard. This time, after going back to China, I’m determined to achieve some outstanding results to prove myself to the old man. Hmph! How dare he look down on me!’

When she was abroad, Han Muzi remembered some rumors about George. It was quite reasonable that his grandfather looked down on him.

Just when Han Muzi was about to reply to him, her phone was suddenly taken away by a big hand. As soon as she raised her head, her gaze met Ye Moxuan’s gorgeous, black irises.

With just a glance at the phone, he blocked George without any hesitation.

Han Muzi was speechless upon watching that.

“Do you have to be so ruthless? He’ll be throwing another tantrum later.”

Upon hearing that, Ye Moxuan pulled her into his embrace with his long arms. “Oh, don’t bother about him.”

In his embrace, she was surrounded by his familiar masculinity, and his icy cold breath landed on her, yet she felt warm and secured for no apparent reason.

Thinking of this, she couldn’t help stretching out her hand to wrap around Ye Moxuan’s slim figure and buried her head into his chest. “You are too difficult to deal with,” she grumbled in a tiny voice.

Ye Moxuan’s playful voice rang from above her head. “How so? If I were difficult to deal with, would you hold me this tightly?”

Han Muzi remained silent for a while before replying, “You know very well I’m talking about how you’re like to others.”

She raised her head and looked at him with an exasperated expression on her face.

At the same time, Ye Moxuan lowered his head, and their gaze met. “Well, you know very well that I don’t care about being difficult to deal with to other people.”

It was fine if they didn’t see each other; once they looked into each other’s eyes for a few seconds, the atmosphere between them changed abruptly.

Looking at Han Muzi in his tight embrace, his gaze slowly fell on her lips as his breathing sped. He lowered his head slowly and planted his lips onto hers dominantly.

Recently, Ye Moxuan had entered a state of having no desires. Not only did the couple not have any sex life, they even seldom kissed each other.

First of all, Han Muzi was not willing to do so as she had grown a lot more plump, so she was very against the idea of Ye Moxuan kissing her when she looked so ugly. Forget kissing; she didn’t even really want to hug him.

Apart from that, Ye Moxuan had also restrained himself. It would be fine if he kissed her lightly, but whenever he deepened the kiss, he couldn’t help himself getting aroused. Yet, as Han Muzi was still pregnant then, he couldn’t do anything else apart from taking a cold shower.

In the end, he could only stop thinking about that and spend all his time and effort to take good care of her.

After she delivered, she also needed to recover from that. Ye Moxuan accompanied her delivery from beginning to the end, and after he saw the agony she was in during labor, he had been quite well behaved recently, so he didn’t really touch her.

Now that his gaze met hers, it immediately gave rise to a passionate atmosphere.

The timing was just right, and the temperature between them was rising.

Han Muzi’s face was held by Ye Moxuan entirely as their faces were almost touching.

Just at this moment, a loud cry suddenly broke the silence.

A baby started crying in the quiet room, causing both of them, who were in a tight embrace, to stop moving.

As Little Sprout suddenly cried, Han Muzi’s passionate feeling disappeared immediately as she pushed Ye Moxuan away anxiously. “Little Sprout is crying. Quick, take a look at her to see what’s going on.”

Ye Moxuan remained silent upon hearing that.

A red glint flashed in his dark eyes. He was so flustered that he wanted to punch someone as they were interrupted.

However, the culprit was their daughter.

He looked at Han Muzi unwillingly before walking to Little Sprout in a dispirited fashion.

Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 1194

Laying in her princess-like crib, Little Sprout was wearing all pink. When Ye Moxuan held her into his arms, she immediately stopped crying and looked at him with a pair of clear, curious eyes.

Ye Moxuan, who was quite frustrated at the beginning, immediately felt his frustration disintegrate as soon as he saw her.

He stretched out his fingers and touched Little Sprout’s soft, fair forehead as he said in a low voice, “You little, unobservant fool. Don’t cry for no good reason and disturb your parents.”

He wasn’t too sure if it was the telepathy between a parent and a child, but after Ye Moxuan touched her gently, Little Sprout started chuckling.

It was still manageable if she hadn’t laughed, but as soon as she did, the remaining grudges that Ye Moxuan still bore completely disappeared. Though he still kept a sullen expression on his face, he couldn’t hide the smile in his eyes at all.

He stretched out his hand to poke Little Sprouts cheeks and played with her using his fingers, and she chuckled the entire time.

She looked extremely cute no matter from which angle he looked at her.

When Han Muzi, who was just beside them, saw this, she shook her head exasperatedly.

She had been quite worried about Little Sprout. Facing her father’s sullen look, she could still laugh happily. Han Muzi had no idea what she was chuckling about.

Business was average at the ramen restaurant, so Yan kept texting Han Qing. However, while they were chatting with each other, Han Qing suddenly said that he had a meeting soon and asked her to wait for him.

Yan agreed obediently and clutched the phone in her hand as she smiled dreamily.

In fact, when Han Qing was working, Yan didn’t really dare to send him any messages. After all, she had no idea if he would need to join a meeting to discuss his business in the next second. As soon as he rushed over to her after he received her message the last time, Yan wouldn’t send him any messages during working hours.

However, Han Qing probably had other concerns and would text her when he was free, and the both of them agreed that they would only message each other when they were free; if they had more important matters to deal with, they would prioritize that.

Yan had the same thoughts as well—if there were customers in the restaurant and it was her turn to serve, she wouldn’t have the time to reply to Han Qing. After that, it would be hours later until she had the free time to look at her phone.

However, it was quite sweet as they were newly in love, so she couldn’t wait to have more time to chat with him. She also put in the effort to make time for him.

As soon as she put the phone down, Yan suddenly saw a familiar figure walking into the restaurant.

By just a glance, Yan began to avoid him at once because it was none other than Xiao Su who had just entered.

The last time he bade farewell to her, although Yan felt quite sad, she soon forgot about him.

From this, it was quite obvious that Xiao Su wasn’t really important to her, and it proved that love could not be forced.

However, after recalling what Xiao Su had done for her, Yan felt a little upset. If possible, she hoped that he had not fallen for her. In that case, he wouldn’t still be alone now, and she wouldn’t have felt so guilty.

When their gaze met, Xiao Su showed a faint smile.

Although there was a scar on his face, it didn’t affect the way he looked at all. After all, his good looks remained the same. If someone as sincere as Xiao Su couldn’t find a partner who would treat him wholeheartedly, it would’ve been an unjust treatment from God.

Xiao Su didn’t know that Han Qing and Yan were now in a relationship as he just came back from abroad. However, as soon as he returned, the first thing he did was to visit Yan to see if she had been doing well, and if she had lost any weight.

Just as he hoped, Yan did look a lot better than before. Her cheeks were rosy and dewy, and more importantly, her gaze was very bright.

Looking at Yan, Xiao Su felt relieved. At the same time, his face fell a little as he was worried.

Before he left, he felt that perhaps him leaving would change many things. Perhaps… it was indeed too late now.

When Xiao Su walked to Yan, she was already smiling at him.

“You’re done with work?”

Yan actually didn’t know how to interact with him now. If she was too enthusiastic, she was worried that he might misunderstood; if she was too cold, he might be sad about it.

Although they couldn’t be a couple, they had been friends for so many years.

Someone once said that there was no platonic friendship between a man and a woman; unless one was acting dumb and the other was keeping their feelings a secret.

It was impossible that she would play dumb, and Xiao Su would not keep it a secret. Hence, it was probable that they couldn’t even be friends with each other.

Thinking of this, Yan felt slightly wistful. However, she soon made up her mind that it was better for her to let him know straightforwardly so that he wouldn’t have to get his hopes up if they continued to remain as friends.

“Yeah.” Xiao Su nodded with a smile before looking around the restaurant. “Why are there not many customers today? Have you been secretly lazing around?”

There was a hit of affection in his tone. Yan noticed dark circles around his eyes and guessed that he probably hadn’t rested well. After having not seen him for a while, he looked like he had lost quite some weight too.

Yan explained, “It’s Monday. Maybe everyone is busy with work. It would be better during lunchtime.”

After the both of them chatted for a while, Xiao Su put his hand into his pocket. Actually, he had brought Yan a present when he returned and came straight to her from the airport just to see her. If any opportunities arose, he would give her the present.

Just when Xiao Su prepared to bring the present out to give it to Yan while acting leisurely, Luo Huimei suddenly walked out.

“Oh, you’re back already, Xiao Su?”

Xiao Su’s hand froze immediately. Then, he pulled it out from his pocket, as if nothing had happened, and nodded at Luo Huimei as a form of greeting.

“Madam, it’s been a while.”

Luo Huimei was obviously happy when she saw Xiao Su as she quickly pulled him into the restaurant to make some tea for him. Though Xiao Su had an exasperated smile, he followed after her.

When Yan saw Xiao Su, who was tugged by her mother, she quietly resented her.

After all, she knew that Xiao Su and her weren’t meant to be together.

On top of that, she was in a relationship with Han Qing. Though she didn’t know how long it would last, she had already decided that she would never be with anyone else apart from him. If Luo Huimei treated Xiao Su so enthusiastically, he might get the wrong idea.

In fact, Luo Huimei had her plans as well—she had always liked Xiao Su. Compared to Little Bean’s uncle, Han Qing, she, as Yan’s mother, was inclined toward Xiao Su because the difference between both him and Yan wasn’t too great. However, Yan didn’t love him, and that resulted in an insurmountable distance between them.

As Luo Huimei felt that it was a shame that her daughter didn’t love Xiao Su, whom she felt was a capable young lad, she decided to end it quickly on her behalf.

“You must have been quite tired from the business trip. Seems like you’ve lost a lot of weight.”

Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 1195

Facing Luo Huimei’s question, Xiao Su replied respectfully, and both of them chatted for a while.

While pouring out tea for him, Luo Huimei asked, “Didn’t you just return? Why didn’t you rest more before coming here?”

Xiao Su thought about something and answered earnestly, “I’m already well-rested. That’s why I’m here now.”

Well-rested? Luo Huimei arched her brows. Seeing his battered look, she figured it was quite impossible that he had rested. Even young girls wouldn’t believe his words, let alone Luo Huimei, who was almost half a century old.

However, since Xiao Su’s reply was quite respectful, Luo Huimei didn’t point it out directly. “It’s good to hear that you have had enough rest. Look at how busy you are! You have to take good care of yourself when you are still young. Don’t be like Yan, who seems to have lost her soul after she’s gotten into a relationship. She doesn’t even sleep early at night and just holds her phone all the time. I wonder what’s so fun about it.”

Xiao Su, who was holding up a tea cup, suddenly trembled as he heard that, causing the tea to pour out of the cup slightly.

Of course, Luo Huimei noticed such a small detail.

However, she had already decided to let Xiao Su know about the events that had been going on. Although he might not feel too well about it, she felt he had to get past this stage.

“Look at how convenient it is for young people like you to date nowadays! You can talk to each other whenever you want. It’s unlike us in the olden days, where we could only write each other letters after going on blind dates. It was such a hassle!”

Xiao Su’s smile became slightly fainter. Though he had guessed that this would happen, he didn’t expect it to happen so soon.

It was so soon that he was caught unexpectedly.

He had long known that he was late into the game, but he didn’t know that it was by this much.

After Xiao Su took a sip of the tea, the bitterness spread around his mouth and slipped into his throat, reaching his heart immediately.

After a while, he gave a slight smile.

“You’re right. Technology is so advanced now. It has made our lives a lot easier.”

He didn’t mention anything about Yan’s relationship.

Luo Huimei knew that he had heard her, but she didn’t know what his thoughts were about it. She merely looked at him taking a few cups of tea in one go.

On the other hand, Yan, who was outside, didn’t know that Luo Huimei had already done this without her knowledge, so she was frowning over the best way to let Xiao Su know. In fact, she had already made herself clear before this, but Xiao Su didn’t give up. If he had, he wouldn’t have come to her the moment he returned.

Thinking of this, Yan was conflicted as she bit her nails.

What should I do?

After thinking about it, Yan decided to go straight to the point and be more open about it. After knowing that Han Qing and I are together now, Xiao Su probably would give up.

Just when she had thought it through and wanted to ask Xiao Su for a talk, Luo Huimei and Xiao Su were already walking out from the restaurant.

“Thanks for your tea, madam. In that case, I shall go back first, and I’ll visit you again when I have the time.”

Luo Huimei waved to him. “No problem. Take a good rest after you reach home. Your job must be quite tiring, so remember to take care of your health.”

“Thanks for your concern, madam.”

At this moment, Xiao Su turned to look at Yan with a faint smile on his lips. Without saying anything, he just looked at her. Then, Luo Huimei nudged her elbows. “Send him off.”

“Oh, okay…” When Yan returned to her senses, she nodded blankly before sending him off.

Xiao Su drove here just now. Seeing that he was alone, Yan was slightly worried. “You drove here alone?”

“Yeah.”

“Would there be any problems on your way back later?”

Yan just thought that Xiao Su looked quite tired right now. On top of that, the journey back was quite far. As a friend, she was worried about him.

Looking at her concerned expression, Xiao Su almost asked out loud if she was worried about him. However, after thinking about what Luo Huimei had told him, Xiao Su took the words back just in time.

Forget it. I used to tell her those things before, when she was single, because I didn’t want her to suffer; if we were together, I would’ve treated her well.

Since she is already in a relationship right now, it’s not appropriate for me to say certain things anymore.

Thinking of this, he revealed a faint smile and spoke gently, “No problem. I drove here alone just now too.”

“Alright, then.” Yan nodded.

Though she was still worried, it didn’t seem appropriate to comment on this since he had already said so.

The atmosphere between both of them became awkward. Yan didn’t know what to say to him, and she was embarrassed to urge him to leave, so she just stood next to him.

As the breeze gently blew on their faces, the short hair above Xiao Su’s forehead was gently lifted before it landed back down, as if nothing had happened.

Apart from himself, no one else noticed that his hand that wanted to take the present out had fallen to the side of his body helplessly.

He wanted to give it to her with no thoughts of getting a reply from her. However, at this moment, even if he wanted to give it to her—even if Yan accepted it—he figured it would just place more pressure on her.

Hence, Xiao Su gave up on that.

Since there was no use crying over spilled milk, he didn’t want to add on to her troubles.

After a long silence, Xiao Su suddenly uttered, “Why don’t you go back to the restaurant? I’m leaving soon.”

He didn’t say anything else other than that, which made Yan feel slightly uncomfortable. However, she could not bring herself to ask him to stay, so she just waved to him and wished him a safe drive home.

After Xiao Su got into the car, he drove away for quite some distance before stopping. After he parked the car by the roadside, he took the present out.

An intricate hair clip could be seen in the gift box as soon as he opened the lid.

He noticed this hair clip when he was strolling aimlessly around abroad on his business trip. Although the hair clip was quite small, it was a work of a famous designer, so it was not cheap.

Without thinking too much about it, he realized that he had already bought it when he returned to his senses just because he thought that it would suit Yan quite well.

This was his first time buying a present for a woman.

The bitterness he felt at this moment was as much as the happiness he felt when he bought it.

He closed the lid and kept it away before continuing his drive.

Ten minutes later, he stopped in front of a pub casually.

Initially, he wanted to drive home immediately. However, when he saw the pub, he thought that it would be a good idea to have a few drinks before heading back.

Using alcohol to numb myself? Hah. In the past, Xiao Su would never have done this. However, today, he suddenly thought that he could give it a try.

Meanwhile, two young women were discussing something at the entrance.

“Oh, God. I still have so many drafts to complete. If I don’t submit my work this week, my editor will really kill me! Please take mercy on me and enter yourself!”

Wearing a oversized white T-shirt and a pair of baggy trousers, Jiang Xiaobai was trying her best to reject her friend’s invitation.

The said friend was her best friend. As she man she liked was drinking in the pub but she didn’t dare to come alone, she dragged Jiang Xiaobai along to accompany her, and her reason was that Jiang Xiaobai was quite unkempt, so she felt relieved with her tagging along because no man would take a second glance at her.

Unkempt? What the hell?

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Jiang Xiaobai felt that she had bad judgment in choosing her company, which resulted in her befriending Fang Tangtang, who had a negative influence over her. She had various different plans in her mind and would speak so straightforwardly that it hurt.

“Oh, come on, Xiaobai! Just accompany me! We are best friends, right? I can only be reassured if you tag along. My crush is so good-looking! If I ask someone else to accompany me, what if he has his eyes on her?”

“Heh.” Jiang Xiaobai snorted coldly as she crossed her arms in front of her chest. “Aren’t you worried that he might be interested in me?”

Upon hearing that, Fang Tangtang could not help rolling her eyes before she spoke mercilessly, “Oh, come on! Look at your baggy trousers and your figure, which I can’t differentiate between the front and back of, do you think that you will catch a man’s eye?”

Jiang Xiaobai replied, “Heh, I just don’t want to doll myself up. And my front is of course very much different from my back!” With that, Jiang Xiaobai thrusted her chest up.

“Oh, stop doing that. I can’t see anything underneath.” Fang Tangtang shot her another ruthless comment.

Ugh!

Jiang Xiaobai felt so hurt by her comments that she almost vomited blood. Feeling exasperated, she clutched her chest. “You are too cruel! It seems like you don’t need my help anymore. Why don’t you enter the pub on your own?”

With that, she waved, pretending that she was about to leave. Fang Tangtang immediately went closer to her to hold her arms before she gently persuaded her, “Oh, Xiaobai, you are the best! Just help me this once, alright? It’s a rare opportunity for me, so can you just help me this once? I can help you with your draft. Please?”

Jiang Xiaobai threw her a spiteful look. “Help me with my draft? You never even passed in writing any essays!”

Fang Tangtang cleared her throat. “Eh-hem! Oh, don’t bother bringing up those old memories. If worst comes to worst, I can help to sweet-talk your editor so that she can give you one more week.”

“Are you the business owner of the website? Why would they even listen to you?”

Upon hearing that, Fang Tangtang suddenly thought of something and smiled. “Although I’m not the business owner, it’s not impossible to turn that into a fact. As soon as you help me out, I will call my dad to buy this website immediately. How about that?”

Jiang Xiaobai was speechless upon hearing that.

F*ck! How ridiculously rich she is!

Indeed, Fang Tangtang was born with a silver spoon, and it was considered effortless for her to buy a website. While Jiang Xiaobai was still in a daze, Fang Tangtang had already pulled her into the pub.

In fact, Jiang Xiaobai seldom frequented such places. It was not that she had an opinion against pubs; it was just that the loud music indeed hurt her ears, and the lights hurt her eyes as well.

It was enough that she had to look at computer screens at home, yet she still had to be blinded by the lights in the pub.

As soon as Fang Tangtang entered the pub, she rushed toward the stage like a wild horse.

“Did you see that? That’s my dream guy! He’s the guitarist and the lead singer of the band! How cool is that?”

Looking at her best friend, Jiang Xiaobai pouted and asked sarcastically, “Do you know which type of character you resemble in my novels?”

All of Fang Tangtang’s attention was on her crush, so she didn’t think too much about the answer. Without thinking about it, she blurted, “The female lead? Haha, I know that I’m quite attractive!”

“Tsk.” Jiang Xiaobai shook her head regretfully. “I’m sorry to tell you that you are wrong.”

Upon hearing that, she couldn’t help glaring at Jiang Xiaobai. “Are you going to say that I’m the sidekick of the female lead character?”

“Wrong again. Look at you right now—you are no different from the nameless girl in the crowd who fangirls over him. Get it?”

At a loss for words, Fang Tangtang glared at her before asking, “What’s wrong with that? Don’t you know that people like that will rise up to be the main character in the end?”

“Is that so?” Jiang Xiaobai crossed her arms in front of her chest as she smiled. “Go on; prove it to me. I shall wait for your results.”

“Just you wait. I’ll definitely make my crush focus on me!”

“Aaaah!”

As soon as Fang Tangtang finished speaking, the lead singer-guitarist on stage, who was wearing a black jacket—also known as Fang Tangtang’s crush—had just finished a song. Then, the girls in the audience seats screamed so loudly that they could even drown out the music of the pub.

Jiang Xiaobai covered her ears exasperatedly with a pitiful look on her face. “Gosh, aren’t you worried about breaking your vocal cord for screaming so loudly? Apart from that, there are so many people here! He won’t know who exactly is screaming. See, Fang Tangtang, to him, you are just nobody in a large group of his fans. Are you sure you are able to claim his attention?”

“Enough! Are you still my best friend or not? Shouldn’t you be encouraging me now? I didn’t ask you to come here to discourage me!”

With that, Fang Tangtang looked to the stage before saying, “I’m going over to cheer for him. Be sure to wait for me here, for I’ll be back later. Bear in mind that if I don’t see you when I’m back, I’ll definitely go to your house later to tear it apart!”

After threatening her, Fang Tangtang ran forward to join the large group of fans in no time.

Seeing this, Jiang Xiaobai pouted. She didn’t really understand Fang Tangtang’s logic of asking for her company in the beginning. She just told me that my unkempt appearance wouldn’t grab his attention. But look at the rest of his fans here; each one of them is prettier than the last. Even though he won’t be attracted to me, it doesn’t mean that he won’t be attracted to another girl.

From this, Jiang Xiaobai was quite sure that the trip to the pub today was meaningless after all. It was just an excuse for Fang Tangtang to find someone to be her wingman.

Jiang Xiaobai sighed internally as she sat down at the bar. Immediately, a good-looking man asked her what drinks she prefered. As Jiang Xiaobai had never been to pubs, she didn’t even know what to order, so she had no answer to that. Apart from that, she was worried to even say her choice for fear of appearing stupid to others. After glancing around, she saw a random girl taking a sip of a brightly-colored drink a few tables away from her.

“Can I have that?” Jiang Xiaobai immediately pointed to the glass in the girl’s hand.

The handsome waiter looked in the direction. After making out the drink that the other woman was drinking, he smiled and asked Jiang Xiaobai, “Is this your first time here?”

Jiang Xiaobai touched her nose in surprise. She had tried her best not to appear stupid, but she was still seen through by him.

Seeing that she didn’t reply to him and touched her nose in embarrassment, the waiter smiled again. “Give me a moment, beautiful lady.”

Beautiful lady? Hmph, it seems that money can buy praises after all. Facing my loose T-shirt and baggy trousers, he can still praise that I’m beautiful. Jiang Xiaobai almost gave him a thumbs-up.

How professional!

In no time, a brightly-colored drink was sent to her. Jiang Xiaobai took a tentative sip and realized that it was quite delicious after all.

Hence, she took another sip as she looked around. However, not far from her, she saw someone familiar to her left.

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What?

Are my eyes working fine?

Jiang Xiaobai looked at the man who was drinking alone at the bar. He was tall yet slim, and he just wore a grey shirt with the sleeves rolled up, showing parts of his slender hand. The lighting of the bar made him look quite fair.

However, the man continuously drank a lot of beer, as if he wanted to use alcohol to achieve something. Regretfully, it seemed that he was still sober, judging by his looks.

Initially, Jiang Xiaobai just thought that he looked familiar. However, after appraising him, she realized that he was that man indeed—the man who had asked her to write the article for him. Jiang Xiaobai didn’t have a good impression of him because he tore a chunk of her hair off, and she treated her hair very importantly.

Even though he was quite gracious in his apology, it didn’t mean that Jiang Xiaobai had forgotten about it.

After all, because of that, there was a bald spot on her head. Luckily, she didn’t have to go out to work everyday; otherwise, she wouldn’t let it slide easily.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xiaobai shook her head and continued to take a sip of her drink, yet she was thinking of various possibilities in her mind.

There were basically only two reasons for a man to drink alone.

First, he probably had love troubles; second, he probably had made a bad gambling decision.

Seeing the look in his eyes and the morose vibe he was giving off… The atmosphere surrounding him was quite morose, yet he didn’t look angry at all. Hence, she figured it probably wasn’t the second reason.

Since it’s not about gambling, it must be about love matters.

Serves him right! Jiang Xiaobai thought as she couldn’t help smiling.

To Jiang Xiaobai, although she knew who Xiao Su was, both of them had only interacted with each other for a short while. Forget being friends; they weren’t even acquaintances. Even though she knew who that person was, she had no intentions to greet him. She just wanted to finish the drink and go home with Fang Tangtang.

However, as time passed, Jiang Xiaobai felt bored. The guitarist was still performing on stage, and she didn’t know where Fang Tangtang was. After thinking about it with her head resting on her palms, she suddenly took her drink and walked to Xiao Su, whom she felt had quite a high alcohol tolerance.

Usually, Xiao Su would think that it was a good thing that he wouldn’t get drunk easily. After Yan and him went out for drinks a couple of times, everytime after they finished drinking, he was still quite sober, so he was able to send her home.

However, at this moment, he suddenly thought that having a good alcohol tolerance was not a good thing. If he could get drunk easily, he would be able to use alcohol to numb his pain right now.

He knew that he shouldn’t do that. After all, he had not slept for long hours, and he knew very well that he should drive home and take a warm shower. Next, he would have to sleep for eight hours to fix the jetlag, and then continue to live his life in a positive manner.

However, he felt a heavy feeling in his heart, so he needed to do something about it to make it disappear.

Suddenly, someone sat down beside him. Without even looking, he knew that the person was a woman, as she had a smaller figure, and a faint fragrance accompanied her entrance.

Odd enough, though the fragrance was quite faint, it completely took over the smell of beer in front of him.

Hence, Xiao Su shot a glance at the intruder.

Jiang Xiaobai sat down beside him and looked at him with wide eyes. As soon as their gaze met, she even blinked.

Then, Xiao Su saw her smile. “What a coincidence.”

Coincidence?

Xiao Su recognized her immediately as this woman had left a deep impression on him. Back then, in order to write about Ye Moxuan’s past, he kept urging her to work on it, and he even went to her house to watch her write.

Apart from that, this woman could actually sleep in front of her computer while sitting straight. After that, Xiao Su even tore parts of her hair off accidentally, so he remembered her clearly.

However, he didn’t have any intentions to speak with her, so he merely looked away after shooting her a glance and continued drinking.

It was rather obvious that he didn’t want to speak with Jiang Xiaobai.

Jiang Xiaobai, who was blatantly ignored by him, felt speechless.

Damn it! This vile man! Bastard! I’m already here to start a conversation with him, and he has seen me. Obviously, he knows who I am as well, yet he doesn’t speak to me.

He’s not even greeting me! Is he afraid that I will scam him again? Wait a minute; I’m not scamming him. He tore a chunk of my precious hair away! I’m already gracious enough that I didn’t ask him to compensate me ten times more!

Still ignoring me, huh? Very well!

Jiang Xiaobai waved her fair arms in front of him forcefully, but Xiao Su still had no reaction. Jiang Xiaobai continued waving in front of him, but he still ignored her. This had triggered her to continue waving.

I shall wave until you are sick of it. Let’s see if you can continue to ignore me then!

However, she had underestimated Xiao Su’s patience.

After all, he had been working for Ye Moxuan, so this was considered nothing to him. For the whole time Jiang Xiaobai was waving, he ignored her entirely.

In the end, Jiang Xiaobai felt a soreness in her hands, so she retracted them and said in exasperation, “You are too ruthless! I’m just a weak young woman who has come to greet you; can’t you greet me back? Even if you don’t want to do so, it’s fine, but at least give me some reaction!”

She had spent her effort in waving to him, yet he treated her as if he hadn’t seen her.

If their gaze hadn’t met in the beginning, Jiang Xiaobai would have thought that she was invisible.

However, Xiao Su continued to ignore her.

However, Jiang Xiaobai didn’t get angry. Instead, she pulled her chair closer to him and leaned on the bar relaxedly. “Forget it. I’ve decided not to hold it against a man who is brokenhearted. Seeing that we worked together before this, this is an opportunity for you to pour your heart out. I’ll lend my ears to you reluctantly.”

Since Fang Tangtang had not returned, she had nothing better to do. On top of that, she was an author after all, so she needed to know about different stories. If Xiao Su’s story was very dramatic, she could write it down after some alterations. What if her work went famous in the end?

Then, she would have infinite wealth and could sleep on a bed made of cash every night.

Xiao Su shot her a sideways glance just in time to see Jiang Xiaobai’s sly smile.

He continued to remain silent.

She’s like a man.

Then, he retracted his glance and slowly spoke, “I don’t need that.”

He’s finally willing to speak to me? Once Jiang Xiaobai found the opportunity, she spoke immediately, “So you got dumped, didn’t you? It hasn’t been too long since we last met, and you didn’t seem to have a girlfriend. Why did you suddenly get dumped? Have you fallen in love with the female protagonist in the story you commissioned me to write?”

Upon hearing that, Xiao Su’s mouth twitched involuntarily.

Fall in love with Young Lady? How is it even possible? Unless I didn’t value my life anymore.

Seeing the way the corner of his lips twitched, Jiang Xiaobai knew that it was a wrong guess. However, it was not important anyway. Resting her chin on her palm, she asked, “If it’s not the protagonist, is it her best friend?”

Xiao Su remained silent after hearing that.

Is she a fortune-teller? How did she guess that?

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Judging by his expression, Jiang Xiaobai knew that she had gotten it right this time, so she laughed out loud.

“Don’t be shocked by my talents. Have you heard of the saying, ‘fictional stories stem from reality’? I’ve written so many stories, so of course I could roughly guess what had happened.”

I’ve penned so many characters, so don’t look down on my ability to guess the plot and characters! Jiang Xiaobai felt that she was quite skilled at deciphering people.

Of course, this was what she thought herself.

“Let me guess the upcoming plot. You fell in love with the protagonist’s best friend, but she doesn’t love you. The person whom she loves is probably…”

At this point, Jiang Xiaobai paused to think about the story he asked her to write before this, so she was quite familiar with the protagonist’s life. After thinking about it, she suddenly turned around to look at Xiao Su. “Don’t tell me that she fell in love with the protagonist’s brother.”

Initially, Xiao Su didn’t bother to talk to her, and he held his glass up to continue drinking his beer. However, as soon as he heard her speculation, he couldn’t stop himself from spurting out all the beer in his mouth.

“Wow, I can’t believe that I got it right!” After being stunned for a while, Jiang Xiaobai returned to her senses and laughed out loud. “Oh, I’m such a genius! I was just wildly guessing, yet I got it right immediately. I guess I don’t have to write anymore; fortune-telling would be more suitable for me.”

Xiao Su finally looked at her deeply.

“What’s wrong with you?”

What’s wrong with you? The implicit meaning of this question was ‘stop bothering me and go away’.

If other women were told this by a man, they would definitely be furious. However, Jiang Xiaobai wasn’t like that. She was quite thick-skinned, and the reason for her approaching Xiao Su was to know his story for inspiration, so his words didn’t really affect her much.

She stretched out her hands and patted Xiao Su’s shoulder.

“Come on, brother! Don’t be so disappointed! According to the usual story, although the woman you love is in love with another man, the true love of your life will appear soon!”

Xiao Su remained silent upon hearing that.

Jiang Xiaobai continued blabbering, “Perhaps the night is tonight! She will suddenly appear next to you and save you from your lost love. She’ll bring you out of the darkness and show you the way to happiness from now on!”

Xiao Su frowned slightly as he heard her words. Then, he looked at her and felt that something was wrong.

“So don’t be disappointed. You just have to wait patiently.”

Then, Jiang Xiaobai felt slightly awkward after seeing his expression. It seems that something’s wrong.

“What’s up?” She leaned to Xiao Su mysteriously as she blinked her wide eyes. Her long eyelashes were just like two little fans.

Xiao Su felt stunned for a while before inching away after he returned to his senses to keep a distance from Jiang Xiaobai.

Then, he raised his glass and snorted coldly before he drank. “Miss Ghostwriter, are you talking about yourself?”

Jiang Xiaobai froze for a moment before replying, “What? Me? Mr. Xiao, stop joking around. How is it possible that I’m talking about myself?”

After hearing that, Xiao Su glanced at her and spoke impassively, “Think about what you’ve just said yourself.”

Jiang Xiaobai felt that something was off just now, but after he told her that, she finally linked her words together.

After that, her entire body froze, as if something in her brain had exploded.

Perhaps the night is tonight! She will suddenly appear next to you and save you from your lost love. She’ll bring you out of the darkness and show you the way to happiness from now on!

I told him that just now, and… it seems like I was indeed referring to myself.

Isn’t that the case? Apart from myself, there’s no other women around! Jiang Xiaobai had never thought of putting herself in the story, so she felt quite embarrassed at this moment and scratched her head.

Seeing her movements, Xiao Su remembered how he tore a chunk of her hair off back then. At that moment, she was immediately livid and acted as if her life was in danger, even though it was just a chunk of hair.

Why is she scratching her head now? However, Xiao Su didn’t want to ask some unnecessary questions.

Jiang Xiaobai merely said awkwardly, “Well, I was just telling the truth after analyzing how the story would move forward from now onward. Of course I was not talking about myself. I’m here just for some ideas.”

Of course I don’t want a man who has just fallen out of love.

On top of that, looking at his expression right now, the hurt that he feels is probably difficult to be mended. I have no mood to trouble myself with a man who is thinking of other women.

“Ideas?” Xiao Su narrowed his eyes before smiling sarcastically. “Right, I almost forgot that you are a writer. Now that you have heard my story, can you leave me alone?”

He tried to chase her away directly.

Jiang Xiaobai raised her chin arrogantly. “The bar is so big, and it’s not your property. Can’t I just sit here?”

I don’t have any reason to ask her to leave indeed.

Xiao Su retractracted his gaze and ignored her. Obviously, he had decided to just let her be.

Looking at how he behaved right now, Jiang Xiaobai was infuriated. She turned around to try to catch Fang Tangtang, but she didn’t even see her figure. At this moment, she just hoped for Fang Tangtang to return so that she could go home and sleep.

After writing for the entire day, her eyes already felt quite tired, and she just wanted a good night’s rest.

However, the guitarist on stage didn’t seem to have the inclination to stop. Probably because his fans were quite enthusiastic, he sang on, while the man beside Jiang Xiaobai drank on.

Jiang Xiaobai yawned in boredom.

These people are just so boring! She couldn’t help laying on the bar, almost falling asleep.

Just at this moment, the person next to her suddenly lay on the bar.

Shocked, Jiang Xiaobai looked at Xiao Su, who was obviously drunk. He looked like he was in pain as he closed his eyes without moving.

Jiang Xiaobai had no words for this. After a while, she complained, “What the hell? You’re drinking so much just because you fell out of love? You look so annoying when you are wasted!” Then, she waited for her best friend.

Dozens of 30 minutes passed.

The guitarist finally finished his performance, and Fang Tangtang finally returned to Jiang Xiaobai after such a long time.

When she returned, she looked happy with affection in her eyes while she held her hand in front of her carefully. “Xiaobai! Oh, my god, Xiaobai! My crush held my hand just now!”

Jiang Xiaobai was speechless when she heard that.

Is that why she is holding her hand so carefully right now?

“I think I won’t wash my hand for the rest of my life.”

“In that case, you are not welcome for any meals at my place anymore, thank you very much,” Jiang Xiaobai retorted ruthlessly before waving to her. “Since you have met your crush, let’s go home now. I’m so damn tired waiting for you.”

When Jiang Xiaobai was about to leave, someone called her from behind.

“Miss…”

Fang Tangtang turned around in confusion, and Jiang Xiaobai turned as well.

The waiter who made the drink for her looked at Xiao Su laying on the bar before looking at her again. “This mister…”

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“Yeah?” Jiang Xiaobai looked at Xiao Su. “I don’t know this man. Is there any problem?” she asked nonchalantly.

The waiter was quite confused. “You don’t know him? I saw that you guys had a lot of fun talking to each other, and you looked quite close to him.”

Jiang Xiaobai was speechless upon hearing that.

Had a lot of fun talking to him? Close to him? What the f*ck? We seldom use this phrase even in novels! Meanwhile, Fang Tangtang sensed a hint of gossip here, so she leaned over immediately.

“Hmm, this man looks decent from his back view. Did you pick him up just now?”

Jiang Xiaobai eyed Fang Tangtang speechlessly. “Do you think I look like that type of person?”

“Although you seem like a dead corpse who doesn’t have any needs on the surface, who knows whether you are wildly passionate underneath.”

What on earth do you mean by that? Dead corpse? Wildly passionate?

Jiang Xiaobai glared at the waiter before saying fiercely, “Who told you that we’re close? If you continue to speak nonsense, I’ll sue you for slandering! If I knew him, I would never leave him alone in this drunken state. So it’s obvious that I don’t know him!”

The waiter touched his nose in embarrassment upon hearing her protest.

That makes sense too.

If they knew each other, she wouldn’t leave him alone.

“Xiaobai, you don’t usually chat with strangers. I don’t believe that you don’t know him. Tell me who this man is, quick!”

Jiang Xiaobai paused for a moment before replying, “I don’t know this person. Please stop asking, and let’s just leave here.”

With that, Jiang Xiaobai dragged Fang Tangtang out of the pub, but Fang Tangtang did not believe her and continued to ask her.

Once they were out of the pub, Jiang Xiaobai suddenly felt troubled as soon as she saw the empty streets. She thought of Xiao Su, who was so drunk that he was unconscious. The pub definitely would not let him sleep in there for too long, and they would definitely throw him out once they were closed for the day.

At this time, there weren’t many people on the streets either. Would he be in danger? One of Jiang Xiaobai’s biggest weaknesses was that she was soft-hearted. If Xiao Su were just a stranger, she wouldn’t care about him. But she knew him, and he even gave her some money before this.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xiaobai suddenly stopped walking with a pensive look on her face.

Seeing that she had stopped, Fang Tangtang immediately wanted to gossip around. “So? You regret your decision and want to go back?”

Jiang Xiaobai wanted to deny as soon as she saw the look on Fang Tangtang’s face, but if she did that, she would have to go home first before coming here again.

She didn’t have the energy nor the time to do this.

After thinking about it, Jiang Xiaobai spoke directly, “You should go back first.”

Fang Tangtang grabbed her wrist tightly. “See? I knew that something was going on here! You’re going back for the man at the bar, aren’t you? You even lied to me that you didn’t know him! If you really didn’t know him, why would you go back for him? Xiaobai, who is he? What is the relationship between you guys? Are you guys in a relationship?”

Jiang Xiaobai paused before saying, “Are you interrogating me? I don’t want to reply to any of your questions. Anyway, just go back alone first.”

Seeing that Fang Tangtang still wanted to say something, Jiang Xiaobai said something that stopped her immediately. “If not, I won’t accompany you to events like today’s anymore.”

Fang Tangtang’s eager look for gossip immediately darkened upon hearing that. “Hmph, so what if I go back with you? If the man is still unconscious, can you lift him by yourself? I can still help you if I go with you.”

Hearing her explanation, Jiang Xiaobai thought that it made sense. If Xiao Su remained unconscious, she didn’t have the strength to carry him by herself. On top of that, there were no downsides to asking Fang Tangtang to do some labor work with her.

“Sure, you can help me out later, but don’t be a busybody.”

Fang Tangtang immediately nodded. “Don’t worry. I definitely won’t say anything about him.”

The waiter was still looking at Xiao Su worriedly. However, after thinking from another perspective, he didn’t care about it anymore. After all, many customers got drunk here, so he would just wait to see if Xiao Su was going to wake up later.

While thinking about it, he suddenly saw the two women returning. His eyes lit up, and he wanted to say something as soon as Jiang Xiaobai reached his front.

However, she interrupted him fiercely before he could say anything.

“I know what’s on your mind, but please keep your mouth shut. Otherwise, I’ll just leave him here!”

When she was speaking, she widened her eyes deliberately to look stern.

The waiter looked at Jiang Xiaobai in shock as she pushed Xiao Su. “Hey, wake up! Wake up!”

However, Xiao Su was beyond drunk right now while he just lay there without budging. Not giving up, Jiang Xiaobai poked him countless times, but there was no reaction from him either.

Fang Tangtang, who was standing behind her, said, “Stop poking him. He is obviously drunk. Even if you punch a hole in him, he won’t wake up.”

“Forget it. Let’s move him.”

Jiang Xiaobai offered to move him valiantly and walked forward to hook one of Xiao Su’s arms on her shoulder so that his weight was on her. Then, she tried to make him stand up with her as the support.

As Xiao Su was sitting initially, Jiang Xiaobai didn’t feel that it was too much. However, as soon as his weight left the chair and fell entirely on her, Jiang Xiaobai finally understood the immense weight he laid on her.

F*ck!

Jiang Xiaobai almost couldn’t breathe. If she hadn’t widened her legs to stabilize herself, she would have probably fallen right now.

Seeing Jiang Xiaobai’s situation, Fang Tangtang rushed over to help her immediately. Both of them were prepared to leave with Xiao Su when the waiter at the bar wanted to say something again. “Err…”

“Shut up!”

And the waiter didn’t utter another word helplessly.

Who have I offended today? Why can’t I say a word? This woman is so fierce!

However, after thinking the amount of beer Xiao Su had drunk, the waiter felt that he had to speak out, so he blurted out in one go, “Miss, this mister hasn’t paid for his beer tonight!”

What?

Jiang Xiaobai tripped, almost falling down.

He hasn’t paid for the bill? After thinking about it, she told Fang Tangtang, “Support him for a while so that I can see if he has his wallet on him.”

“No problem.”

Hence, Jiang Xiaobai started searching Xiao Su’s body. Finally, she found his wallet in his pocket and smiled slyly. After she took it and walked to the bar, she found out that there were only two hundred bucks in it, his ID, and a bank card.

Jiang Xiaobai was speechless upon seeing that. She looked at the waiter resentfully before asking, “Why didn’t you ask him to pay beforehand?”

If they had done that, she wouldn’t be troubled with this right now. In the end, she still had to pay for him first.

After the bill was settled, Jiang Xiaobai and Fang Tangtang finally walked out of the pub with Xiao Su and hailed a cab.

However, as soon as they put him in the cab, Fang Tangtang received a call from her family, and her expression changed immediately. “Xiaobai, my family may have found out that I sneaked out to have fun tonight. I have to go back now. Ciao!”

Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 1200

Hearing that Fang Tangtang wanted to go home first, Jiang Xiaobai frowned immediately. However, she let it go soon after because Fang Tangtang’s family was quite strict in her upbringing, especially regarding curfew; if she didn’t go back now, she would have to face a harsh scolding when she returned.

“Alright, then. Be careful and text me once you reach home.”

“Don’t worry about me. You should worry about yourself instead…” With that, Fang Tangtang glanced at the unconscious Xiao Su as she smiled at Jiang Xiaobai mysteriously. “Time is precious. Buck up, sister!”

Upon hearing that, Jiang Xiaobai felt exasperated immediately. What the hell is she talking about?

However, before she could ask Fang Tangtang about that, she had already disappeared.

Having no other choice, she just climbed into the co-driver seat and told the driver her address.

As night had fallen, Jiang Xiaobai dragged Xiao Su back to her house and threw him on the couch. She was so tired that she panted heavily.

“What did this asshole eat growing up? He’s so f*cking heavy!”

With that, she turned around to go into the kitchen to pour herself a glass of water and gulped it down with her heart still beating fast. However, when she walked out, she saw that Xiao Su had fallen off the couch to the ground, and she narrowed her eyes in exasperation immediately.

She was so tired that she didn’t have any energy to move him anymore. Since he fell on his own, he might as well as sleep on the floor tonight.

Since Jiang Xiaobai supported Xiao Su to her place just now, she also had the smell of beer on her body. On top of that, not long after Xiao Su entered the living room, the entire house reeked of alcohol.

Hence, Jiang Xiaobai opened the windows to let the smell dissipate and took her clothes to shower.

Initially, she thought that she was being too careless about showering with a man in her house. However, since that man was so wasted, Jiang Xiaobai was not worried about anything at all. Right now, he was no different from a corpse. Sure indeed, after she finished her shower, Xiao Su was still immobile on the floor.

Tsk. Even if an earthquake suddenly happened, I bet he wouldn’t wake up to escape as well.

After drying her hair, Jiang Xiaobai walked to Xiao Su to kick his leg. “Hey, I did not bring you back here deliberately. It’s just that I felt I couldn’t leave you alone like that after meeting you there. I was worried that you might encounter some accidents if you were left on the streets alone, so I kindly brought you back. You can only stay a night here, and you’ll have to leave tomorrow. On top of that, you are not allowed to tell anyone about the incidents tonight!”

However, Xiao Su merely frowned without any reply.

“And you’ll be sleeping on the floor tonight! If you don’t reply, I’ll take it as you’ve agreed!”

Having no knowledge about the one-way conversation, Xiao Su was left alone on the floor pitifully. Jiang Xiaobai walked back to her room and took a hairdryer to dry her hair. Before she lay on her bed, she locked her room carefully.

After all, a man was under the same roof as she was, and he was drunk. What if he suddenly went crazy and barged into her room in the middle of the night?

Jiang Xiaobai wasn’t sure if it was because of the glass of alcohol, but she felt quite uncomfortable once she lay down. The reason might also be that she felt uncomfortable with another person in her house, so she couldn’t fall asleep after tossing around in bed.

At midnight, Jiang Xiaobai suddenly thought of something and took a blanket before walking out of the room.

When she switched the lights on, Jiang Xiaobai was immediately speechless as Xiao Su still remained the same posture on the ground without moving an inch.

She walked over and placed the blanket on him while grumbling, “I’m just too softhearted to have brought you home and even given you a blanket.”

With that, Jiang Xiaobai suddenly realized that Xiao Su’s brows were furrowed together, and he was looking quite uncomfortable as sweat broke out on his forehead.

Seeing the way he looked right now, Jiang Xiaobai relented again and went into the kitchen to make some hangover-cure soup. Then, she went back to feed Xiao Su the soup.

He was so terribly drunk that he was in no shape to drink it on his own. However, Jiang Xiaobai was quite a strong woman, so Xiao Su could do nothing about it. After all, she was able to move such a huge man back to her place, so she was not a dainty woman.

After that, Jiang Xiaobai sat down beside Xiao Su and grabbed his clothes to place his head on her lap. Then, she pinched his cheeks to forcefully feed him the soup through his opened mouth.

At the beginning, he was controlled by her like a robot. After some time, perhaps due to the soup, he started to have some reactions. When the spoon slid into his mouth, he unconsciously wanted to spit the soup out.

Jiang Xiaobai seemed to have known what he was about to do and pinched his mouth immediately as she threatened fiercely, “If you dare to spit it out, I’ll throw you out.”

The threat worked, for Xiao Su swallowed the soup back after a while. After that, Jiang Xiaobai finished feeding him the bowl of soup and wiped his forehead with a towel as she lamented, “If I had known that I had to do so many things, I would have left you there to fend for yourself.”

Forget it. I’ll collect some money from him tomorrow morning.

Thinking about the prospect of money, Jiang Xiaobai moved Xiao Su to the couch so that he wouldn’t think that she hadn’t been treating him well the next morning.

After doing all this, just as Jiang Xiaobai was about to leave, her wrist was suddenly held by someone.

She turned around and saw that Xiao Su was grabbing her slender wrist with his eyes shut. She glared at him and tried to retrieve her hand.

However, as soon as he felt that she was about to leave him, he held her hand even tighter.

“What the hell? Are you taking advantage of me?” Jiang Xiaobai roared at him.

However, Xiao Su didn’t seem to hear her. Instead, he was mumbling something that made Jiang Xiaobai bend down curiously to listen to him.

“Don’t go… Don’t go… Don’t leave me…”

As soon as Jiang Xiaobai heard that, she remained silent with a disgusted expression on her face. Of course, she understood what was going on now. This brokenhearted man was probably asking the woman he loved to stay.

She shook her hand. “Let me go. You’ve got the wrong person.”

“Don’t go…”

Jiang Xiaobai wanted to take her hand back, but she had underestimated the strength of a man, especially a drunk one who had no control over his strength.

Although she was considered quite strong among other women, in front of a man, her strength was nothing.

After a while, Jiang Xiaobai didn’t retrieve her hand from his grasp.

Instead, she sat down beside him and looked at him blankly.

Now that she was not trying to leave, Xiao Su also remained quiet. However, he still held onto Jiang Xiaobai’s hand tightly.

After looking at Xiao Su, Jiang Xiaobai realized that he was quite good looking. However, there was a scar on his face. She wondered if this was the reason the woman he loved didn’t love him back.

However, to Jiang Xiaobai, she didn’t look down on his scar at all.