Ch. 1421..1430
Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 1421
At night, Han Qing heard a sound from his phone after he finished showering. It was a text message.
He only had his bathrobe on when he picked up the phone on the table.
‘President Han, I’ve sent Yan’s itinerary within these two days to your email.’
Putting down the phone, Han Qing opened his laptop and clicked into his mailbox.
The first thing that came out was her itinerary on the previous day. Yan spent all day in the ramen restaurant and in between, she went to the convenient store, then she went home.
It seemed pretty normal. There was nothing unusual about it.
Her itinerary on this day was the same. She was at the ramen restaurant, but she went out in the afternoon. She went to a cafe and the person she met up with was actually…
Han Qing squinted his eyes when he saw Xu Yanwan’s name.
At night, when he returned home from work, he noticed that Yan was in shock. Although she told him it was because she had a nightmare, it was impossible for Han Qing to believe it, as a nightmare shouldn’t be causing this much of a distress.
So it must be related to what had happened in the day. However, Han Qing did not ask any further questions as he didn’t want her to go through what made her afraid of again. In the end, he managed to distract her attention and made forget what had happened during the daytime.
But Han Qing was concerned, for maintaining his dear wife’s mental and physical well-being was a must.
Xu Yanwan?
Han Qing tapped the table with his index finger as his eyes darkened slightly.
What exactly did Xu Yanwan want to do?
On the next day…
Xu Yanwan had been pondering upon what had happened the previous day, and the words He Lianjing whispered to her still rang in her ears.
It was impossible for Yan to not notice what had happened in the restroom the previous day. Since it had already happened, anyone with a brain would know that the door was locked by someone intentionally, and she was the one who rushed in at the exact time.
Xu Yanwan shut her eyes and took a deep breath. In truth, she didn’t put much thought about it at the time. After imagining the scene He Lianjing had described to her, she rushed over immediately without thinking.
Since things had come to this point, what He Lianjing had said was indeed true; now that we had an unsuccessful attempt, Yan would definitely become more cautious. It would be harder for us to make the next attempt. But, do I really want her dead? She’s now pregnant, and the baby is innocent. She had suffered so much after she lost her parents, but still she tried to get herself together. If she loses her child, or if her parents were to lose her, it would be really heartbreaking for either party.
And Han Qing loves her so much. It was like what He Lianjing had said; if she were to get hurt just a tiny bit, it would cause Han Qing a massive heartache. Is this outcome really what I hope to see?
Just when Xu Yanwan was deep in her thoughts, there was a knock on her office door. Xu Yanwan came back to her senses, then she rubbed her face and sorted her thoughts before she replied calmly, “Come in.”
It was her new assistant.
“Miss Xu, President Han would like to see you.”
With that, Xu Yanwan was stunned as she wondered, Why would Han Qing come to look for me at this time? Unless it has something to do with Yan’s incident yesterday? What did Yan tell Han Qing? Did she tell Han Qing that I wanted to hurt her? If so, will Han Qing hate me?
Xu Yanwan panicked when she thought of it, and she got up instantly. “Where is he?”
“President Han is waiting for you in the reception room.”
Xu Yanwan rushed out of the room when she heard the words. She scurried her way to the reception room and stopped to adjust her breathing before entering. She clenched her fists while she entered the room.
If Yan really did talk about me in front of Han Qing, then I…
But what can I do? It is a fact that I was the one who invited her out. Apart from myself, even I myself can’t think of anyone else who would do that. I didn’t do it myself, but He Lianjing did it for me, so I am inextricably linked with this. It will be impossible for me to stay away from it. Yet, what rights do I have to blame her? However, she didn’t expect Han Qing to come look for her and seek justice so soon. He must really hate me.
Xu Yanwan took a deep breath and walked into the room slowly.
In the reception room, Han Qing’s slender figure stood in front of the French window; he looked tall and well-built, exuding a unique aura of his own.
From Xu Yanwan’s point of view, he looked very good even from the back.
She didn’t speak as she continued to look at him quietly. Xu Yanwan didn’t have many opportunities to see him before, so she felt content to be able to just observe him from a distance. If she didn’t look at him for a while longer, he would be getting married soon.
She wondered if her gaze was overly-blazing, because Han Qing seemed to have noticed it and turned around.
Xu Yanwan smiled at the same time.
However, the expression on Han Qing’s face was cold, and the way he looked at her was frosty as well, without a hint of warmth. Compared to how he looked at Yan with adoration, Xu Yanwan felt as if she was brutally stabbed in the heart.
The assistant came in with a cup of coffee. Xu Yanwan took it and delivered it to Han Qing.
“It’s alright.”
Before she handed out the coffee, Han Qing, who was standing in front of her, said coldly, “I shall be leaving after a few words with you.”
As Xu Yanwan heard the words, she froze. She felt the heat from the cup that had warmed up her hands as she held it, and her face looked slightly pale. There was a buzzing in her ears and she almost couldn’t stand still.
Eventually, she forced a smile.
“Alright, what do you want to say?”
She placed the coffee on the table beside and stood up straight.
“What exactly are you planning to do?”
After hearing the words, Xu Yanwan felt the shivers. He knew. Judging from his cold attitude toward me, he must have thought I am a horrible woman.
When she thought of it, Xu Yanwan laughed silently to herself, but no emotions were shown on her face.
“What do you mean? Can you explain it clearly?”
“Xu Yanwan!” Han Qing stared at her and yelled out her full name. “The reason why I was willing to help you to rebuild Xu Family was entirely due to Mr. and Mrs. Xu. If you weren’t Mr. Xu’s daughter, I wouldn’t be standing here, talking to you today.”
She did not expect that he would be so direct. Xu Yanwan’s expression turned pale and she wobbled slightly.
“I can help you to rebuild Xu Family, but after that, you and I will have nothing to do with each other anymore. And in this period of time, I hope that you will not come to disturb my fiance again.”
Xu Yanwan felt resentful when she heard the words. She bit her lower lip and asked, “What did she tell you? Did she tell you I wanted to hurt her? Will you listen to my explanation? What happened yesterday was not even…”
But before she could finish her sentence, she was cut short by Han Qing.
“There’s no need to explain.”
Xu Yanwan looked at him in disbelief. “We’ve known each other for so long, and don’t you have trust in my character at all? So you have already decided that I would harm her? Is that how you think of me now?”
“What kind of person you are is not important.” Han Qing was quite blunt, or that could simply be his cold-hearted way of speaking.
Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 1422
At night, Han Qing heard a sound from his phone after he finished showering. It was a text message.
He only had his bathrobe on when he picked up the phone on the table.
‘President Han, I’ve sent Yan’s itinerary within these two days to your email.’
Putting down the phone, Han Qing opened his laptop and clicked into his mailbox.
The first thing that came out was her itinerary on the previous day. Yan spent all day in the ramen restaurant and in between, she went to the convenient store, then she went home.
It seemed pretty normal. There was nothing unusual about it.
Her itinerary on this day was the same. She was at the ramen restaurant, but she went out in the afternoon. She went to a cafe and the person she met up with was actually…
Han Qing squinted his eyes when he saw Xu Yanwan’s name.
At night, when he returned home from work, he noticed that Yan was in shock. Although she told him it was because she had a nightmare, it was impossible for Han Qing to believe it, as a nightmare shouldn’t be causing this much of a distress.
So it must be related to what had happened in the day. However, Han Qing did not ask any further questions as he didn’t want her to go through what made her afraid of again. In the end, he managed to distract her attention and made forget what had happened during the daytime.
But Han Qing was concerned, for maintaining his dear wife’s mental and physical well-being was a must. Xu Yanwan?
Han Qing tapped the table with his index finger as his eyes darkened slightly.
What exactly did Xu Yanwan want to do?
On the next day…
Xu Yanwan had been pondering upon what had happened the previous day, and the words He Lianjing whispered to her still rang in her ears.
It was impossible for Yan to not notice what had happened in the restroom the previous day. Since it had already happened, anyone with a brain would know that the door was locked by someone intentionally, and she was the one who rushed in at the exact time.
Xu Yanwan shut her eyes and took a deep breath. In truth, she didn’t put much thought about it at the time. After imagining the scene He Lianjing had described to her, she rushed over immediately without thinking.
Since things had come to this point, what He Lianjing had said was indeed true; now that we had an unsuccessful attempt, Yan would definitely become more cautious. It would be harder for us to make the next attempt. But, do I really want her dead? She’s now pregnant, and the baby is innocent. She had suffered so much after she lost her parents, but still she tried to get herself together. If she loses her child, or if her parents were to lose her, it would be really heartbreaking for either party.
And Han Qing loves her so much. It was like what He Lianjing had said; if she were to get hurt just a tiny bit, it would cause Han Qing a massive heartache. Is this outcome really what I hope to see?
Just when Xu Yanwan was deep in her thoughts, there was a knock on her office door. Xu Yanwan came back to her senses, then she rubbed her face and sorted her thoughts before she replied calmly, “Come in.”
It was her new assistant.
“Miss Xu, President Han would like to see you.”
With that, Xu Yanwan was stunned as she wondered, Why would Han Qing come to look for me at this time? Unless it has something to do with Yan’s incident yesterday? What did Yan tell Han Qing? Did she tell Han Qing that I wanted to hurt her? If so, will Han Qing hate me?
Xu Yanwan panicked when she thought of it, and she got up instantly. “Where is he?”
“President Han is waiting for you in the reception room.”
Xu Yanwan rushed out of the room when she heard the words. She scurried her way to the reception room and stopped to adjust her breathing before entering. She clenched her fists while she entered the room.
If Yan really did talk about me in front of Han Qing, then I…
But what can I do? It is a fact that I was the one who invited her out. Apart from myself, even I myself can’t think of anyone else who would do that. I didn’t do it myself, but He Lianjing did it for me, so I am inextricably linked with this. It will be impossible for me to stay away from it. Yet, what rights do I have to blame her? However, she didn’t expect Han Qing to come look for her and seek justice so soon. He must really hate me.
Xu Yanwan took a deep breath and walked into the room slowly.
In the reception room, Han Qing’s slender figure stood in front of the French window; he looked tall and well-built, exuding a unique aura of his own.
From Xu Yanwan’s point of view, he looked very good even from the back.
She didn’t speak as she continued to look at him quietly. Xu Yanwan didn’t have many opportunities to see him before, so she felt content to be able to just observe him from a distance. If she didn’t look at him for a while longer, he would be getting married soon.
She wondered if her gaze was overly-blazing, because Han Qing seemed to have noticed it and turned around.
Xu Yanwan smiled at the same time.
However, the expression on Han Qing’s face was cold, and the way he looked at her was frosty as well, without a hint of warmth. Compared to how he looked at Yan with adoration, Xu Yanwan felt as if she was brutally stabbed in the heart.
The assistant came in with a cup of coffee. Xu Yanwan took it and delivered it to Han Qing.
“It’s alright.”
Before she handed out the coffee, Han Qing, who was standing in front of her, said coldly, “I shall be leaving after a few words with you.”
As Xu Yanwan heard the words, she froze. She felt the heat from the cup that had warmed up her hands as she held it, and her face looked slightly pale. There was a buzzing in her ears and she almost couldn’t stand still.
Eventually, she forced a smile.
“Alright, what do you want to say?”
She placed the coffee on the table beside and stood up straight.
“What exactly are you planning to do?”
After hearing the words, Xu Yanwan felt the shivers. He knew. Judging from his cold attitude toward me, he must have thought I am a horrible woman.
When she thought of it, Xu Yanwan laughed silently to herself, but no emotions were shown on her face.
“What do you mean? Can you explain it clearly?”
“Xu Yanwan!” Han Qing stared at her and yelled out her full name. “The reason why I was willing to help you to rebuild Xu Family was entirely due to Mr. and Mrs. Xu. If you weren’t Mr. Xu’s daughter, I wouldn’t be standing here, talking to you today.”
She did not expect that he would be so direct. Xu Yanwan’s expression turned pale and she wobbled slightly.
“I can help you to rebuild Xu Family, but after that, you and I will have nothing to do with each other anymore. And in this period of time, I hope that you will not come to disturb my fiance again.”
Xu Yanwan felt resentful when she heard the words. She bit her lower lip and asked, “What did she tell you? Did she tell you I wanted to hurt her? Will you listen to my explanation? What happened yesterday was not even…”
But before she could finish her sentence, she was cut short by Han Qing.
“There’s no need to explain.”
Xu Yanwan looked at him in disbelief. “We’ve known each other for so long, and don’t you have trust in my character at all? So you have already decided that I would harm her? Is that how you think of me now?”
“What kind of person you are is not important.” Han Qing was quite blunt, or that could simply be his cold-hearted way of speaking.
Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 1423
At Seabay Villa…
“It will be Aunt Yan’s and your uncle’s wedding in two days. Did you get everything ready? Have you taken a leave from your school teacher?”
“Mommy, I have taken care of it. You don’t have to worry when I’m handling things. I’m Little Bean after all.”
“Alright then. You used to wish that Yan would become your Aunt. Now that your wish has come true, are you happy?”
Little Bean snorted. “Ever since Aunt Yan was together with uncle, she didn’t pay attention to me anymore.”
Little Bean’s tone clearly implied that he was not that happy. Han Muzi stretched out her hand and patted his head, looking amused. “Aunt Yan is busy preparing for her wedding. When she is pregnant and gives birth to a baby, she will have absolutely no time for you. Hence, you shouldn’t feel frustrated now, because you will have plenty of chances to feel frustrated in the future.”
Little Bean replied, “Mommy, how could you attack your precious son like that?”
“Oh, if you tell your daddy, he might attack you even harder.”
Little Bean was speechless.
Forget it, they’re still my biological parents after all. I won’t make a fuss about it.
“Mommy, will you bring me to the wedding?”
“Of course. This is your uncle’s wedding, so of course you should go along.”
“Oh.”
The door opened, and Ye Moxuan walked into the room without an expression on his face. When he noticed Little Bean was in the room, his handsome face revealed a slight frown.
“Why are you here?”
Little Bean noticed the disdainful look on his dad’s face when he saw him, and he was unhappy all of a sudden. He just decided to forgive his mom for attacking him earlier, but now his dad had this disdain look on his face? What was going on? It was certainly because he was being blamed for occupying too much of his mother’s time again!
Little Bean snorted. “Mommy called me over!”
“Yes, I called him over to ask about his preparation to attend the wedding in two days.”
“Is it done?” Ye Moxuan glanced at Little Bean and said, “If it is, you can go back to your room to study now.”
Little Bean ignored him as he turned around and hugged Han Muzi’s arm. “Mommy, I want to sleep with you tonight.”
Han Muzi was slightly surprised when she heard the words. “Huh? Why?”
“I am a little scared to sleep alone. Mommy, can you take me to my room please?”
After he finished speaking, Little Bean shook Han Muzi’s arm as he tried to persuade his mom cheekily. Han Muzi thought it was odd, so she asked, “What’s the matter with you? You were fine with sleeping before, weren’t you? You never said you were afraid.”
Han Muzi did not realize the tension between the father and son. She only thought that Little Bean’s behavior was unusual. After all, he had never mentioned he was afraid before. Unless, could it be that something had happened to him recently?
When she was about to ask further, Ye Moxuan slammed a cold statement mercilessly.
“As a man, you dared to say you’re afraid? Don’t mention you’re my son when you go out.”
Little Bean appeared to be angered when he heard the sentence. He replied angrily, “Daddy, are you trying to get people to think that you had an affair outside? If I am not your son, then are you telling people that I am someone else’s son?”
Ye Moxuan’s eyes dimmed as he narrowed his gaze and stared at him.
“And don’t mention you’re Mommy’s son too.”
“Mommy didn’t say she doesn’t want me, right? Mommy?”
Han Muzi thought, These two childish brats. It turned out that the fact about being afraid to sleep alone was fake. Are they going to fight again?
She sighed helplessly as she looked at Little Bean who was sleeping beside her.
Little Bean was somehow awake, and he looked at her with his black and shiny eyes. Little Bean’s eyes were really beautiful; it resembled the stars in the sky after a rain, which were extraordinarily bright.
She didn’t know what he was thinking about, but he suddenly smiled at Han Muzi.
When he smiled, he looked somewhat silly with that expression of his.
Han Muzi was worried when she looked at Little Bean. She hoped that her dear baby girl would not look silly like him. She was really worried.
On the eve of the wedding, Yan moved out from the villa as one of their local practices was that the couple should not see each other the day before the wedding. So, Luo Huimei came to bring Yan back home.
Because her daughter was getting married soon, Luo Huimei ditched her husband that night and headed over to Yan’s room to squeeze with her.
On the small bed, the mother and daughter squeezed together. Yan was overly anxious that she couldn’t sleep at all, so she kept on talking to Luo Huimei.
Luo Huimei was less of a sensitive person. Although her daughter was getting married the next day, after replying to Yan’s chatter for a while, she began to feel drowsy and dozed off, for she was unbearably exhausted. Yan continued talking next to her, but as she noticed that there was no response, she even started shaking her mother.
“Mom. Mom?”
“Mmm? What did you say earlier?”
Yan became excited again when she heard her reply, so she resumed her blabbering, and when she finished speaking, Luo Huimei did not respond. Yan noticed that Luo Huimei was asleep. She wasn’t planning to disturb her initially, but after trying, she still couldn’t sleep, so she couldn’t resist from waking Luo Huimei up by poking her arm.
“Mom.”
At first, Luo Huimei had no response. As she continued to poke Luo Huimei, she finally woke up and stared at her daughter with a pair of sleepy eyes.
“What?”
“Mom, don’t sleep. Talk to me.”
Looking at Yan’s pitiful expression, Luo Huimei felt that since she was her daughter, and the wedding was on the next day, she decided to talk to her for a little while; she was going to send this little piglet of hers that she had raised off to someone else after all.
“Yan, tomorrow is the wedding, and if you don’t get enough sleep tonight, how would you look great tomorrow? I really want to keep talking with you, but we have to wake up early tomorrow, so let’s catch some sleep, okay?”
Yan shook her head vigorously as she heard the words. “But I can’t sleep.”
“You are overthinking. When I got married last time, I wasn’t even as nervous as you. There’s no such thing as you can’t sleep. Once you think about the consequences of not getting a good sleep tonight and not looking great the next day, will you still find it hard to fall asleep when you imagine a room full of guests who will be looking at your awful look?”
Those words sounded scary, as Yan paused for a moment before saying, “Mom, I don’t think I can sleep now that you’ve scared me.”
“Girl, are you not going to let me sleep at all?”
“I am nervous. I can’t sleep. Mom, why do I feel like things are so surreal? I’m going to get married soon, but I remembered that I just returned home not long ago, didn’t it?” Yan said as she rubbed her eyes, and looked at Luo Huimei in a dazed way.
Luo Huimei looked at her and suddenly thought of the little Yan in her memory. Back then when she was small, she would sleep beside her, rubbing her eyes and looking at her the same way. “Mom, is the sun up?” Yan used to ask her.
It was the same sight as she used to see back in those days. In the way that she remembered herself doing, Luo Huimei stretched out her hand and stroked her daughter’s head. “Silly girl, don’t think too much.”
Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 1424
“Sleep now. If you can’t, then count your sheeps. Talking will only excite you even more and you’ll get insomnia.”
After hearing Luo Huimei’s words, Yan thought that it made sense too. When Muzi and her used to sleep together, they could always chat for the whole night, and the next day, the both of them would wake up with huge patches of dark circles under their eyes.
It might be slightly boring if they were not talking, but after lying on the bed for a moment, they would fall asleep right away once the drowsiness hit.
“Alright. In order to not look ugly tomorrow, I’ll go to sleep now.”
“Mmh, sleep now.”
After seeing Yan finally shutting her eyes, Luo Huimei felt relieved. There is still plenty of work to do when we wake up tomorrow morning. If this girl stays up and talks to me all night, she will definitely be sporting dark circles under her eyes as a bride tomorrow.
On the other end, Jiang Xiaobai couldn’t sleep as well on this night.
It was the wedding of the person Xiao Su fancied the next day. She initially said she wanted to go, but she regretted it a little now. Why did I decide to bring this douchebag to the wedding? A bride is the prettiest thing in the world. Tomorrow, that lady will definitely dress beautifully at the wedding. If Xiao Su goes, surely his eyes will be glued to her.
When Jiang Xiaobai thought of it, she became even more annoyed, and she felt the fury burning in her. She flipped over, then pretending that she was dreaming, she kicked Xiao Su at the knee.
The kick was so painful that it had woken Xiao Su up from his dreams. He opened his eyes only to realize that Jiang Xiaobai was fast asleep, so he assumed she accidentally kicked him in her sleep.
He sighed helplessly and went back to sleep.
Douchebag, no response? And you still dare to sleep? Do you think I will let you off so easily? Hehe… Jiang Xiaobai sneered in silence and flung out her leg.
Xiao Su was about to fall asleep when he was kicked again, and it was at the same spot. He opened his eyes in pain, only to notice that Jiang Xiaobai had remained in the same position, motionless.
Xiao Su glanced at her and he started to suspect if she was doing it on purpose, but she should be asleep by now.
Xiao Su quickly dismissed the idea that she did it on purpose, and hoped that she wouldn’t kick him again. He wouldn’t be able to take it if she continued all night.
Shortly after that, he shut his eyes and went back to sleep.
There was still no movement after a while, so Jiang Xiaobai opened her eyes and looked at him, and found that he had actually gone back to sleep. Hmph! He seems to be sleeping soundly. Is he aware that tomorrow’s the wedding of his beloved woman? And he still can sleep so soundly? Does he even have a heart?
Jiang Xiaobai was furious. She wasn’t satisfied that she had only kicked him twice earlier, for Xiao Su had fallen asleep right afterward. She wanted to make things so unbearable for him that it would keep him awake, but he was asleep again.
So, she raised her leg, planning to kick Xiao Su again, and pretended to sleep.
But this time, she wasn’t successful. When Jiang Xiaobai was about to kick him, her leg was caught suddenly.
Jiang Xiaobai was stunned as she raised her eyes to look at Xiao Su. His gaze was sharp and alert, as though the fact that he was fast asleep earlier was all an illusion.
“Twice in a row was not enough and you’re coming for the third time?”
After hearing it, Jiang Xiaobai understood everything, so she grinded her teeth. “Since you already knew, then why did you pretend to be asleep?”
“How will I be able to catch you off guard if I don’t pretend to sleep?” Xiao Su loosened his hand, and replied helplessly, “What are you doing in the middle of the night?”
By the looks of it, it sounded as though she was being unreasonable, so Jiang Xiaobai sneered in silence and went with the flow.
“Who says I am being unreasonable? I didn’t do it on purpose. I was dreaming about kicking a pig. Xiao Su, are you going to control how I kick a pig as well?”
“How come I feel like you are actually scolding me?” Xiao Su squinted his eyes and stared at Jiang Xiaobai. She is too wicked. She could think of kicking me in the middle of the night and denied it so quickly, saying she was actually kicking a pig in her dreams? It’s clear as hell that she was insulting me! This girl really has to bully me all the time to be satisfied.
“Scolding you?” Jiang Xiaobai sneered. She blinked as she said to him word by word, “Have you heard it wrong? I was not scolding you; I was scolding a pig.”
Xiao Su was speechless.
He took a deep breath and decided not to argue with her, so he pursed his thin lips and closed his eyes again.
“Now that you’re done scolding, go back to sleep.”
What? This pig is going back to sleep? Didn’t he feel anything when I scolded him? Jiang Xiaobai stretched out her hand and pushed him. “Don’t sleep! Why are you sleeping?”
Xiao Su opened his eyes again and looked at her helplessly.
“What’s wrong with you tonight?”
“Don’t you know what’s happening tomorrow?”
What’s happening tomorrow? A slight confusion flashed across Xiao Su’s gaze as he heard Jiang Xiaobai’s question. Then, Jiang Xiaobai muttered, “You heartless douchebag. Tomorrow’s the wedding of your beloved woman, and you are still able to sleep so soundly? Do you even have a heart?”
Jiang Xiaobai stretched out her finger to poke his chest as she spoke.
Xiao Su was dumbfounded when she poked him, or perhaps he was actually dumbfounded when he heard that Yan’s wedding was on the next day. He hadn’t thought about it recently, as he was distracted by something else, and Xiao Su had always been that way.
He knew it was impossible between him and Yan, so since he was now out of the scene, he rarely missed her.
There were a lot of things to handle in the company and on top of that, he had to deal with Jiang Xiaobai, so he really did not have extra time to think about other things.
“Why aren’t you speaking? Am I the only one being bothered about this?”
Jiang Xiaobai herself didn’t know what she was thinking. As Xiao Su’s girlfriend, she knew she couldn’t see him feeling dejected for another woman. She wouldn’t allow him to have any negative emotions, and she knew clearly that she couldn’t accept it if he had some other woman in his mind, but still she deliberately reminded him of Yan.
What on earth am I doing?
“Right, Xiao Su, I really did hit the spot, didn’t I? Are you sad now? Let me tell you that even though this is your room, I am your girlfriend now and I can’t allow you to sleep next to me when you are thinking about another woman! So, pack your things immediately and go sleep on the floor outside.”
After a few minutes, Xiao Su was pushed out of the room, holding the pillow and blanket Jiang Xiaobai had given him as he stood still in a daze.
What did he do to suffer this treatment?
He was sleeping soundly and was awakened by a kick in the middle of the night, then he was being kicked out of the room all of a sudden?!
Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 1425
Jiang Xiaobai thought Xiao Su would open the door himself and come in. After all, he had the key, hadn’t he? However, it soon became very quiet outside, much to her surprise. She waited for more than ten minutes after that, but still, no response. She felt a little weird when she thought of this. The guy actually listened to me and slept on the floor outside?
Two minutes later, Jiang Xiaobai opened the room door stealthily and peeped outside with her head peeking through the half-opened door. Since she didn’t see Xiao Su at the doorway, she had to tiptoe out of the room. Then, she saw Xiao Su sleeping on the sofa in the living room. He looked very tired and he seemed to have fallen asleep soon after lying down. He lay down there with his arms folded across his chest, and only half of his body was covered with a blanket.
Suddenly, Jiang Xiaobai felt sorry for him while seeing him like that. The blanket she gave him just now was the blanket used during spring and autumn seasons, but it was winter now. She thought he would protest, but to her surprise, he actually fell asleep upon lying down. Jiang Xiaobai crouched down beside Xiao Su and gazed at his face quietly.
Is he tired because he needs to work overtime recently? Is that why he’s so tired until he can’t think about other things? Or is it because that woman’s wedding is around the corner, so he busied himself with work to keep his mind off her? In that way, exhaustion will make him fall asleep easily at night as soon as he lies down; he probably won’t think of other stuff.
Jiang Xiaobai felt awful and sad when she thought of this. She felt sorry for him, and at the same time, she felt very uncomfortable too. She held out her hand slowly, trying to touch Xiao Su’s eyebrows, but as soon as her fingers were about to touch him, Xiao Su opened his eyes suddenly. “What do you want now?”
His sudden movement startled Jiang Xiaobai and she froze instantly. Her hand stopped halfway in the air. “Uh, weren’t you asleep? Why did you wake up again?”
Xiao Su’s eyes were clear and bright. He looked quite awake, as if it was just an illusion when Jiang Xiaobai saw him fall asleep just now. “If you keep bothering me like this, I’m afraid both of us won’t have to sleep tonight.”
Jiang Xiaobai pouted her lips when she heard him. “So, you blame me for disturbing your sleep? I thought I’ve explained to you before, didn’t I? I didn’t mean to kick you on purpose just now. I was dreaming and I accidentally kicked you.”
“Well then, what about now?” Xiao Su asked. He held out his hand slowly and grabbed her finger. “What are you doing now?”
Even though he was covered with a thin blanket used during the spring and autumn seasons, he felt pretty warm as his body temperature was still very high. Although Jiang Xiaobai kept moving around and bothering him, her hand felt a little cold.
Jiang Xiaobai took a glance at her finger, which was held by his hand. She pursed her lips and said, “I just feel sorry after chasing you out of the room. What else can I do anyway? Are you worried that I’m going to harm you?”
Although Xiao Su didn’t think she would actually harm him, who knew what Xiaobai would do next since she had always been a cheeky and mischievous girl with lots of strange ideas in her head.
“Feel sorry for me? Then, will you let me go back and sleep in the bedroom?”
“You can actually sleep?”
“I’m very sleepy.”
“Sleepy? You don’t look very sleepy to me. You look so wide awake every time you look at me. I bet you just pretend to be asleep but keep thinking about that person instead.”
In fact, if it wasn’t for Jiang Xiaobai, who mentioned that first, Xiao Su really didn’t think about her at all. She was about to get married anyway and he was quite busy with his work lately too. It was true that he used to like her before, but no matter how sad and heartbroken he was, he couldn’t change the endings of certain things. Besides, since he liked her for so many years, it was rather difficult for him to forget about her. He gazed at her helplessly. “Why do you have to say it out loud if you already knew?”
I knew it. Jiang Xiaobai then smirked as Xiao Su admitted it himself.
“You said it out loud to remind me.”
“What do you mean by I said it to remind you? Even if I did, I said it to remind you to stop thinking about her. She’s about to get married tomorrow and she will be another man’s wife by the time she did. I’m reminding you to forget about her. Who asked you to think about her anyway?” As she spoke, Jiang Xiaobai got slightly angry. She was so worked up that she straight away sat down on the floor.
“Fine, I think we can’t sleep anymore tonight.” Noticing that she had sat down on the floor, Xiao Su could no longer lie down. So, he sat up straight away. “Get up.”
Jiang Xiaobai sat there without moving.
“You’ll catch a cold if you keep sitting on the floor on such a cold day.”
“So be it then, since you don’t care about me anyway.”
“Who said I don’t care about you?”
“I don’t care. You just don’t care about me. Ah…” Before she could finish her words, Xiao Su carried her up and put her on the sofa. He covered the thin blanket over her body too. Then, Xiao Su sat down beside her. “Let’s have a talk?”
“What’s there to talk about?” Jiang Xiaobai curled herself up in the blanket. Although she sounded hostile, she leaned against him involuntarily. She then asked awkwardly, “Don’t you feel cold? Let’s share the blanket?”
Xiao Su looked at her for a while when he heard this. Then, he flipped the blanket and got under it as well. Both of them shared the blanket. Since Xiao Su’s body temperature was quite high, both of them got warmer after cuddling together in the blanket for a while. Jiang Xiaobai had leaned on his shoulder. “Now tell me, what do you want to talk to me about? You want to talk about the girl you love?”
“I told you before that we can try to date each other first, right?”
Upon hearing his words, Jiang Xiaobai’s heart skipped a beat as she stared at him cautiously. Is he starting to feel irritated because I keep throwing a tantrum with him? So, he wants to complain about my behavior, or does he want to break up with me? She just stared at him without saying anything.
“I have been trying to learn about how to become a thoughtful boyfriend lately, but since I have a lot of work I need to do at the company recently, maybe sometimes I can be too busy to pay attention to you. As for my feelings, I’m sure you know very well about what’s on my mind; I can’t and won’t lie to you about it either. So, if you want, I can be responsible to you and we can continue our relationship, but if you think it’s unfair for you to stay with me during this time, then…”
“What’s that supposed to mean?” Jiang Xiaobai became very upset before he could even finish his sentence. “It’s just been a while. I’ve just thrown a fit with you for a while, and now you’re saying you want to break up with me?”
Xiao Su frowned when he heard her. “I didn’t say I’m going to break up with you.”
“You didn’t? Then, what did you mean when you said that just now? Why do I have the feeling that it sounds like you’re breaking up with me?”
“No, I didn’t mean it that way. I just think if you’re upset or feeling that things are unfair for you, then I don’t want to keep mistreating you like that.”
Jiang Xiaobai retorted bluntly, “If I’m upset, aren’t you supposed to feel sorry and be nicer to me instead? Isn’t that the right thing which you’re supposed to do? Just listen to what nonsense you said just now!”
Suddenly, Xiao Su thought it made sense after hearing what she said. Indeed, it would be better if he did according to what she said. So, he nodded seriously. “Since you said so, I’ll do that from now on then.”
Looking at his serious face, Jiang Xiaobai’s mood lightened up a bit. “Glad that you understand that.”
The man needed guidance indeed. If she didn’t guide him, he would do according to what he thought was right. She provided some guidance to Xiao Su recently. She simply couldn’t let the man, whom she trained, escape just like that; otherwise, it would benefit other girls instead. She wasn’t that much of an idiot.
“So, do we have a deal? Then, can we go to sleep now?”
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Since both of them had reached an agreement and Jiang Xiaobai seemed rather pleased with the outcome of the negotiation, she stopped bothering Xiao Su and they went back into the bedroom and slept.
This time, Jiang Xiaobai fell asleep calmly not long after she lay down.
Xiao Su, on the other hand, wasn’t sleepy at all after being bothered by Jiang Xiaobai. He kept thinking about everything Jiang Xiaobai told him just now. Also, he couldn’t stop thinking about that person she mentioned. Tomorrow, she’ll wear her wedding dress and marry the man she loves. She must be feeling very happy tonight. The person she loves also loves her at the same time, and both of them can live together happily ever after for the rest of their lives. It’s indeed a happy thing to do in one’s life. What about me? Will I live happily ever after with Xiaobai?
Finally, it was the day of the wedding.
Yan didn’t sleep very well last night. She needed to wake up really early in the morning to get dressed and get her makeup done. She felt so sleepy that she could barely open her eyes by the time she woke up. The makeup artist screamed the moment she saw Yan.
“Mrs. Han, what did you do last night? Why are there dark circles around your eyes? They look so obvious!”
Her exclamation woke Yan up completely and she no longer felt sleepy. She opened her eyes and looked at herself in the mirror immediately. Indeed, she noticed that the dark circles around her eyes were so obvious that it was terrifying.
“Ah! Why is this happening?”
She listened to Luo Huimei’s advice and slept soon after she stopped chattering away last night, but the dark circles around her eyes still looked so obvious now. What was she supposed to do during her wedding later? Would her look scare Han Qing away at the wedding?
Noticing the sad and dejected expression on her face, the makeup artist had no choice but to comfort her. “Mrs. Han, don’t worry, I’ll cover those up later and apply some glitter over your eyes. I’m sure it won’t look so bad after the makeup.”
“Even if you cover them up with makeup, it can still show, right? Aw, if I knew this would happen, I would have slept earlier last night.”
The makeup artist continued, “Don’t worry, Mrs. Han. Lots of girls experience the same thing as you before they got married. They were so overwhelmed with anxiety, exhilaration and all kinds of feelings that they couldn’t sleep properly. It’s very normal actually. I have a friend who would get so nervous that she can’t sleep at all even if she only needs to meet her client or go outstation on the next day, so what’s more to say of an important event like a wedding?”
The makeup artist managed to divert Yan’s attention away from the problem of her dark circles with her story. “So serious? It must be very hard for her to go on with her life then?”
“It is, but there’s nothing she can do, is there? All she can do is to calm herself down as much as she can and try not to be so nervous. Oh, Mrs. Han, your skin is so good. I’ll put a facial mask on your face first, so that it’ll be easier to apply the makeup later.”
“Okay.”
The makeup artist made Yan some moisturizing cream mask before applying it on her face. “Let me apply some to remove the dark circles. You need time for the mask to set, so, Mrs. Han, make use of the time to take a nap and replenish your sleep. This will help you look fresher at the wedding later.”
“Oh, okay.”
Yan felt a bit chilly when the makeup artist applied the cream mask mixture on her face. Although it was a bit cold, she felt quite comfortable in the room with the heater switched on. Soon, Yan fell asleep.
The makeup artist went out of the room with her assistant. “Just let her sleep for a while since it takes 20 minutes for the mask to set. You go to the food catering area and see whether they have prepared any breakfast. Bring several sets here. Bring those that are light, simple and easy to digest. Try not to bring those with strong and stimulating tastes.”
“Alright.” The assistant left immediately after listening to the makeup artist’s request.
The makeup artist started to prepare everything she needed for the makeup. She took out everything necessary and began to prepare some color mixtures.
On this day, Yan’s parents were supposed to get their makeup done too. Her father refused initially, but when he heard there would be lots of wealthy notables from the upper class society coming to the wedding, he agreed to do his makeup, because he thought he couldn’t afford to embarrass her daughter.
They were arranged to have their makeup done in another room on a different floor.
The old couple chatted with each other while having their makeup done.
“Old man, I bet you haven’t done any makeup in your life before, right?” Luo Huimei teased her husband while having her eyes closed.
Zhou’s face froze in an awkward rictus when he heard this. He replied, “Yeah, just this time during our daughter’s wedding. Well, who would ever thought that she would actually marry Qing anyway? I bet that it isn’t just our daughter who thinks that things feel pretty unreal, even I still feel like I’m dreaming right now. Will everything be over when I wake up from my dream later?”
“Good gracious, what nonsense are you talking about? It’s bad enough that our daughter thinks like this, but now you’re thinking the same way as she does? I’m going to hit you if you keep saying stuff like this.”
The two makeup artists kept on congratulating the old couple. All they said was how fortunate the old couple was to have their daughter married into such a wealthy and prominent family and that they would have a happy and prosperous life afterward.
Luo Huimei felt very pleased with their flatteries. She said, “Thank you. Come downstairs and have a drink at the wedding later. I’ll give you guys each a red envelope after the wedding is over.”
The makeup artists came here to earn money anyway, so they were thrilled when they heard Luo Huimei.
“Thank you. We wish your daughter a harmonious prosperous life and live happily ever after with her husband.”
The whole place was merry and everyone was very happy; no one noticed the figure that was sneaking into Yan’s dressing room now.
Luo Huimei and Mr. Zhou were finally done with their makeup fifteen minutes later. While Luo Huimei continued to tease and make fun of her husband, she suggested, “Why don’t we go upstairs and look at our daughter? We’ll see how she looks with her makeup on?”
Since Mr. Zhou only had one daughter, he loved her dearly, as if she was his precious treasure. He thought it was a great idea when he heard Luo Huimei’s suggestion. So, he nodded and the old couple walked outside together.
As they walked out of the room, the couple smelled something burnt.
The wedding was held in a six-star hotel, so the old couple frowned simultaneously when they smelled that. “Hey, what’s wrong with the hotel? There’s actually a smell of something burning in the hotel. Which cook is so bad that he burnt his dish?”
Mr. Zhou couldn’t help but laugh as he heard that. He joked, “I’m afraid he’s worse than our daughter when it comes to cooking, don’t you think so?”
“Yeah, you’re right.”
Luo Huimei was very proud of her daughter’s cooking skills.
The old couple joked around with each other while asking for directions at the same time. Then, they headed upstairs.
Just as they were on their way upstairs, they heard loud footsteps and saw several people running downstairs.
Noticing the panicked expression on their faces, Luo Huimei and Mr. Zhou couldn’t help but ask them. “Why are you guys running?”
“Sir, Madam, why do you guys want to go upstairs? A room upstairs is on fire. We’re not sure which one though, but I heard that it’s quite serious. We’re not sure whether the fire will spread over here either. Both of you are seniors, so I think it’s better for you two to stay away from the commotion. Just hurry and go downstairs!”
“On fire?” Confusion flashed through the old couple’s eyes as they exchanged glances with each other before they hurried upstairs anyway.
Noticing that the old couple didn’t leave upon listening to his advice and went upstairs instead, the young man asked, “Sir, Madam, what are you guys doing? There’s a fire upstairs! Don’t go up there, it’s very dangerous.”
In a panic, Luo Huimei only managed to reply with a simple sentence, “My daughter is still doing her makeup upstairs. We have to go and warn her about it.”
The old couple were in a hurry and they left in a haste. Soon, they disappeared without a trace. The young man had no choice but to stop advising them.
At the same time, the hotel’s fire alarm went off.
“Has anyone called the fire station?”
“I don’t know. Maybe someone did.”
Everyone speculated among themselves. In the end, they took out their cell phones one after another and called the fire station.
Yan woke up being smothered by the smoke. While she was half-asleep, she found it difficult to breathe. So, she opened her eyes.
She still had her mask on, but she didn’t know when the room had suddenly caught fire, and she was very close to the place on fire.
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It was no wonder she felt so suffocated and hot at the same time.
Startled, Yan leapt to her feet from the chair. She turned around and ran outside.
Yan was still very glad and relieved since the fire hadn’t spread toward the door yet. Although she didn’t know how the place caught fire in the first place, she would be alright if she managed to get out of the room.
However, by the time Yan ran toward the door to pull the door open, she realized that the door was locked from the outside.
She was locked in a room before recently. When she realized that the door wouldn’t budge no matter how hard she pulled it, there were goosebumps all over her body and shivers crept down her spine as she pulled the door with all her might, but no matter how hard she pulled, the door remained closed.
W-What’s going on? Someone set the place on fire to burn me alive and kill me? No, I can’t die!
Yan banged on the door loudly. “Anyone there? Help!”
However, it was as if she was trapped alone in another world; no matter how loudly she shouted for help, nobody could hear her.
The fire spread very quickly. Moments ago, it was still at the dressing table there, but now it had reached the place where Yan sat just now.
The door was locked from the outside, while her cell phone was nowhere to be found and she was alone in the room. It was as though everything was planned perfectly beforehand.
Someone wants to burn me alive on my wedding day. Yan shivered in fear as her entire body became cold after the thought flashed through her mind. What should I do? What should I do now? How am I supposed to get out of here? Why is there only me in the room? Where’s the makeup artist? No, I can’t sit here, do nothing and just wait for my death. I’ve been in love with Han Qing for so many years. I’ve been waiting for this day for so long and it finally came today. I don’t want to accept my fate and just die in a fire like this. But, what should I do? When there’s a fire…
Suddenly, Yan noticed another room. That area had not been consumed in fire yet. Besides, she remembered that there was a bathroom over there. If there was a bathroom, there must be water as well.
She was ecstatic when she thought of this. So, she dashed there quickly.
Luckily, there was a small basin in the bathroom. Yan filled the basin with water immediately and ran outside while staggering along the way. When she went out, the fire had blazed stronger. It was completely useless splashing the small basin of water over such blazing fire.
If this continued, it would be absolutely impossible for her to put out such a blaze.
Yan went back into the bathroom again. She found something to block the drain through which water could flow out. Then, she opened all the water taps and the bathroom door.
Soon, water gushed out of the taps quickly. Since the water couldn’t flow through the drain, it overflowed and flooded outside quickly.
She wasn’t sure whether this would work, but since she couldn’t put out the fire and couldn’t escape while being trapped in the room, the only way she could think of was using the water to stop the fire.
She didn’t relax of course. Even if she only had a small basin in her hands, she continued to fill it with water and brought it over there to try to put out the fire without giving up.
Even though the small basin of water was useless against such a blazing fire, Yan thought that as long as she could stop the fire from spreading so quickly—even if it was slowed down for one second—it would increase the chances of her survival.
She just hoped that everyone would notice the fire here earlier and then, called the police.
She really didn’t want to die here.
She hadn’t become Han Qing’s wife yet. She hadn’t even told him that she was pregnant with his child. How could she be willing to die like that?
“There’s a fire.”
Han Muzi held Little Bean’s hand while Ye Moxuan walked beside her with Little Sprout in his arms. The four of them came to attend Han Qing and Yan’s wedding.
Since everyone was busy at the reception in the lobby, and Han Muzi wondered how Yan would look like with her makeup on, she took Little Bean over here to have a look at the bride and see how beautiful she was on this day in her wedding dress.
However, right at that moment, someone dashed into the place.
“President Han, the dressing room over there is on fire.”
Han Qing was entertaining the guests. All the guests in the lobby became nervous and worried when they heard this.
“What’s going on? How can the dressing room catch fire just like that?” Han Qing narrowed his eyes while looking at the person who ran toward him in an out-of-breath state. “What happened?”
“I don’t know what happened, but the room that Miss Zhou stayed in caught fire suddenly. Just now, when the makeup artist’s assistant tried to enter the room with breakfast in her hands, she noticed the door was locked and she couldn’t open it. After a while, she smelled something burning inside…”
Before the person finished, Han Qing, who stood in front of him, disappeared without a trace.
“What did you say just now? What happened?” As Han Muzi finished asking, she ran in the same direction where Han Qing disappeared too. After running half-way, she turned around and looked in the direction where Ye Moxuan was standing. “You take care of Little Bean and Little Sprout.”
Ye Moxuan, who was left behind, became speechless with Han Muzi.
“What’s going on exactly? Where’s the place that’s on fire? Is it the place where the bride is?”
“Oh my god, how could this be a coincidence? Did anyone call the police? Hurry up and call the fire station, quick!”
Ye Moxuan glanced around at the chaotic wedding place before he looked at the two children beside him. Something was not right—only one of the two children was left now.
Little Bean had run away quietly along with Han Muzi when Ye Moxuan wasn’t paying attention to him.
D*mn! Little Bean is such a nuisance! There’s a fire over there. What’s he doing running there for?
Ye Moxuan gritted his teeth. He decided to follow them there by carrying Little Sprout with him.
“Moxuan.” A voice was heard behind him. Song An heard about the fire too, so she rushed here. She knew what happened as soon as she saw only Ye Moxuan was left behind there. Thus, she held out her hands toward him. “I’ll take care of Little Sprout. You hurry over there and have a look. Remember to take care of Muzi and Little Bean’s safety, as well as yours, you hear that?”
“Thank you, Aunty.”
The appearance of Song An offered timely help to Ye Moxuan. After all, Little Sprout was too young; it would be difficult for him to do anything while carrying her in his arms.
“Hurry up and go.”
Ye Moxuan left immediately.
Meanwhile, Luo Huimei and Mr. Zhou reached in front of Yan’s dressing room. Everyone on that floor had evacuated and just the two of them were around at that moment. When they tried to open the door, they noticed that it was locked and they couldn’t get it open.
“What should we do now? We can’t get the door to open at all! Yan, are you in there? Can you hear me? Open the door quickly! Sweetie, the place is on fire!”
Luo Huimei was so panicked that she sobbed. What if my daughter is really in there? What should we do then? Why won’t the door open?
Mr. Zhou tried to open the door again. Then, he remarked seriously, “Someone broke the lock. We can’t open the door from either side.”
“What should we do then? Old man, hurry up and think of something! Our daughter is still in there! The smell is so awful, so it must mean that the fire is quite serious inside.”
“Calm down and don’t panic.”
“How can I calm down? That’s our daughter in there! She’s our daughter! How can I not be panicked?”
As Luo Huimei spoke, she became so worried that she cried. Her tears immediately smudged the makeup that she put on just now. However, she couldn’t care less about her makeup anymore now.
“Hurry and think of something!”
“Stop crying. You step aside first and let me see whether I can…”
Before he could finish, a calm and steady voice was heard from behind the old couple. “Sir, Madam, step aside please.”
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The two of them turned their heads at the same time when they heard the sound. Nobody knew when Han Qing had arrived. He was wearing his suit for the wedding later that day, but his cuffs and collar were creased since he had run over in a haste. His forehead was also slightly perspiring; although he was breathing heavily, he still suppressed his breathing.
“Han Qing, Yan might still be in there. There’s a fire inside.” Looking at Han Qing, Luo Huimei burst into tears.
Gasping for air, Han Qing answered, “I know. Madam, Sir, please move to the side. I’ll see if I can barge through the door.”
“Alright, alright.” Luo Huimei quickly moved aside, and so did Mr. Zhou.
Since the door lock had been broken, the door could not be opened at all. At this point in time, Han Qing could not get his hands on any tools to smash the door lock either. Under such emergency circumstances, he could only barge through the door. Han Qing was young, and he also worked out on a regular basis. Thus, he was rather strong. The door managed to open after he had slammed himself against it several times, but it had also caused a huge commotion.
Every time he banged into the door, Luo Huimei felt like Han Qing’s flesh and bone were in pain. Nonetheless, Han Qing had a sullen look on his face, pursing his lips while slamming into the door with all his might.
Bang! The moment the door opened, a suffocating smell drifted out; there were even flames creeping out from the door. Luo Huimei wanted to run inside at that instant, but Mr. Zhou had managed to grab a hold of her. “The fire is too big; you can’t go in like this.”
Infuriated, Luo Huimei rebuked, “Are you dicing with death, you old man? Why are you even thinking about this right now? Your daughter is inside.”
Luo Huimei had completely lost her rationality, but Mr. Zhou had not. At this moment, Han Muzi had also rushed over. Seeing the raging fire, she was astounded. “Madam, the fire is too big. Even if you go in there, you can’t rescue Yan,” she swiftly added.
“Then, what should we do…” The moment she finished talking, the trio looked ahead and realized that Han Qing was no longer at the entrance.
“Han Qing!” Shocked, Han Muzi subconsciously walked forward.
Mr. Zhou quickly grabbed a hold of her. “You can’t go in. The fire is too big.”
Han Muzi could only feel her heart beating so rapidly that it was on the verge of leaping out of her chest. Out of nervousness, she bit her lower lip. “When is help going to arrive?”
“I’ve called the fire department earlier, but they also need time to rush over. I’m not sure how long they’re going to take,” murmured Luo Huimei while wiping away her tears.
Remembering that Yan and her family were all inside, Han Muzi felt light-headed all of a sudden and had nearly lost her balance. This fire was so big; how could one possibly come out after going in? Her vision went blurry, but just when she felt like she was about to collapse, a pair of strong arms held onto her.
When Han Muzi smelled the familiar scent, she lifted her head and realized that the person holding her was Ye Moxuan; she had no idea when he arrived. Little Bean was also standing beside him, and there was worry and anxiety written all over his face. When she saw Ye Moxuan, her fingers grabbed into his collars tightly, seemingly as though she was holding on for her dear life. She wanted to say something, but she choked and her tears began falling.
Ye Moxuan pursed his thin lips when she saw her being in this state. His pitch-black eyes had turned dull. Then, he lifted his gaze and saw the raging fire inside the room. The fire had become so big that they could not see the people inside. They would surely be burned if they went into the room at this moment. However, the people she cared for were all inside.
Ye Moxuan let go of Han Muzi at the thought of this and said to Little Bean, “Take good care of your mother.”
Hearing this, Han Muzi knew what Ye Moxuan was about to do. She immediately hugged his arm in an unwavering manner and said, “No. I won’t allow you to go in there.”
Han Qing had already gone in there. The fire was so big, but she did not dare to overthink things. Nevertheless, she could not let three of the most significant people in her life go through the peril at the same time.
“Good girl.” Ye Moxuan gently caressed the back of her head before lowering his head to give her a soft kiss on the forehead. “Your husband managed to survive when he drowned in the sea. It’s just a blaze now, and it can’t stop me. What is there to be afraid of?”
“No, no way. I will not allow it no matter how you’re going to convince me.” Han Muzi shook her head and bit her lower lip. Seeing the raging fire inside, she made a decision. “From now onward, nobody is allowed to enter the room until the fire department is here.” Although she was very worried about the situation inside, she could not be selfish and let other people face the risk.
With such a raging fire, bravely charging into the room did not mean they could do anything about it; it would only put one more person in harm’s way. She did not want to see Yan being stuck in there, but she also did not manage to stop Han Qing from going in there as well. So, the only thing she could do right now was to wait for them to come out and anticipate the fire department’s arrival.
Ye Moxuan stared at her with pain in his eyes. “Why do you want to torture yourself like this? You’re clearly worried about them too.”
Han Muzi then bit her lower lip. “I cannot let you guys take the risk; just think of it as me being selfish.”
After Han Qing had stormed into the fire, the flames that greeted him roasted the moisture on his skin dry. The flames swiftly climbed up the curtains, and the items in the hotel were being burned by the fire until they started making crackling noises. Slowly, these scenes started to change. There were deafening sounds of shouting and screaming for help amidst the blaze. One by one, the items around them started disintegrating. The strong smell was so suffocating that it made people shed tears.
Standing in the middle of the blaze, Han Qing seemed like he had traveled back to the inferno when he was little. He was still little at that time, but he had witnessed his loved one die right in front of his eyes just to rescue him. That year, there was a power outage in their home, so his mother lit a candle and asked Han Qing to sit down obediently, not wanting him to run around and move about carelessly.
It was his birthday that day, so young Han Qing was causing a scene. He wanted to eat a sweet cake. However, the power outage occurred just when his mother was about to leave the house. Han Qing’s mother was Madam Han back then, and she was worried about letting him stay at home. However, since Han Qing’s father was resting in his room, she let her guard down. She let Han Qing stay there by himself and asked him to look for his father if he was bored. Then, Madam Han left the house to buy a cake.
Young Han Qing obediently sat in front of the candle; his eyes were filled with excitement for the cake. Like other kids, he liked the sweet taste of cakes, especially the ones with soft, smooth, and sweet icing all over it. Similarly, he was very excited about that. The most important thing was that it was his birthday today—he turned five years old. So, he could stick five candles on his cake. He also wanted to make three wishes before blowing out the candles this year. His first wish was that he hoped he could grow up faster. This way, he did not have to wait for his birthday before he could eat a cake.
His second wish was that he hoped his grandfather would accept his father soon. If not, his father looked so unhappy the entire day because his mother had to go through hardships with his father. However, his father did not want his mother to endure any hardships with him. His grandfather was rich and treated him extremely well. However, Han Qing’s grandfather despised his father, so he hoped that things would turn around for the better.
His third wish was that he hoped his parents could lead a healthy life. That way, they would be able to celebrate every birthday together. However, he never expected that he would lose his father forever on his birthday.
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The flame from the candle wasn’t too big, and the fire was actually caused by something else. Young Han Qing was bored of waiting, so he probed his way to his room to look for his drawing book.
He was thinking that he could draw a photo of him with his parents and his grandfather as well. Although young Han Qing was only five years old, his drawing skills were excellent. After drawing his family members, young Han Qing hoisted his drawing book in the air, smiling happily.
Soon, young Han Qing was feeling dejected again because it was his birthday today, yet his grandfather did not come to keep him company. When was his grandfather going to accept his father? His father was clearly a good person.
Then, he made up his mind. He wanted to give this drawing to his grandfather, hoping that his grandfather would reduce whatever bias he had toward his own father.
Young Han Qing then stood up and prepared to keep his drawing away at the thought of this. However, the moment he stood up, he was so caught up with the thought that he had accidentally kicked the chair beside him. Thus, he stumbled forward and the drawing in his hands flew away, falling right on top of the candle.
The white sheet immediately caught fire the moment it came into contact with the flame. Meanwhile, young Han Qing held onto his knees as he knocked against them. By the time he had come back to his senses, the flame had already spread to the side.
At that time, Han Qing was staying at a small rental house. The items in the house were crowded together and most of them were flammable materials. Before young Han Qing could react or was even aware of it, the fire had grown fiercely.
He finally realized that things were not right and he was terrified inside. He then recalled what his teacher had said in class—children should never play with fire. If not, they would easily trigger a fire.
Oh right, water can extinguish fire.
Young Han Qing only had this thought in mind. After that, he stood up and ran toward the kitchen, carrying a bucket of water with him. However, he was weak because he was still a young boy. Hence, the water spilled out everywhere while he ran. He wanted to extinguish the fire, but that meagre amount of water was futile.
The fire grew even fiercer, scaring Young Han Qing so much that he wanted to inform his father who was resting after coming home from work. He initially wanted to handle the situation by himself; his father always worked late, but he had come home earlier than usual to celebrate his birthday. So, he went into his room and took a rest before the birthday celebration started.
That was why young Han Qing did not want to disturb him.
Mr. Han was sound asleep when he smelled something burning. The smell was mild in the beginning but it gradually became stronger. Had his wife over cooked their food again today?
She clearly did not know how to cook, but she always wanted to learn cooking for him. She was supposed to be the Han Family’s young mistress with a maid serving her every day; she could have worn elegant clothes and lived in a huge house. However, after marrying him, she had to go through all sorts of hardship every day.
He did not want her to live a tough life with him, so he could only work hard to earn a living. But while he was out earning a living, he had neglected her. Every time he got off from work, he blamed himself whenever he saw his wife’s hands which were scalded from her cooking.
He felt like he was not a real man. If not, why couldn’t he even take good care of his wife and let her endure such hardships? She was supposed to live a carefree life.
After thinking about this, Mr. Han did not continue lying on the bed anymore. He then turned around and got up from bed. However, he did not know if it was because he had been working overtime for such a long period that made him feel so dizzy when he got up; he even had a hard time standing upright. Mr. Han shook his head and extended his arms to massage his temple.
What was going on with him? Why did he feel so light-headed all of a sudden? Was it because he had been working overtime recently and did not have enough rest? He could not stand it at all, but he could not pass out. His wife and son still had to depend on him. Moreover, it was Han Qing’s birthday. He also did not know if his wife had returned home after buying the cake.
Mr. Han then stood up once again and walked out at the thought of this. His head was getting dizzier. With every step he took, it was like floating in the air after stepping on cotton; it was as if he was going to collapse the very next second.
However, Mr. Han did not allow himself to pass out, for he was a man. When he opened the door, he was stunned to see the towering inferno outside while Han Qing was just about to enter his room.
“W-What is going on?”
Young Han Qing stood by his father’s side as he lifted his head to look at his father. Han Qing had a look of worry as he tugged at his father’s pants. “D-Dad, I-I accidentally toppled the candle. Then, this happened. I-I brought some water, but I could not extinguish the fire.”
While he was explaining himself, his expressions seemed like he had committed a grave mistake.
Mr. Han never had the heart to scold Han Qing or raise his voice at him. When he saw his son looking so guilty, he felt so bad at that moment. However, he did not have the time to comfort his son. He only said, “Han Qing, go to the side and wait for me. I will extinguish the fire.”
This was their home. If it was burnt down, where were they going to live after that?
Hence, the first thought that came to Mr. Han’s mind was to quickly extinguish the fire. He was a tall, strong man. So, he was quick at carrying buckets of water. Although he was dizzy and could not stand steadily, his strong will still allowed him to hang in there. He carried many buckets of water while Han Qing helped him from the side as well.
In the end, Mr. Han’s vision became darker and he began to lose his consciousness. However, the fire in the house had yet to be put out; it was likely that their small home could not be saved anymore.
Realizing this possibility, Mr. Han did not waste any more time. He quickly ran toward young Han Qing and held his hands. “Han Qing, the fire is too big. With our capabilities, we won’t be able to extinguish the fire. Let’s get out of here quickly.”
With that, Mr. Han pulled Han Qing as they ran out of the house.
The roof beam that had been burning suddenly collapsed, blocking the father and son’s path. Young Han Qing was startled. The fire then blew directly toward his face. Just when he thought the fire was going to burn his face, Mr. Han’s tall silhouette suddenly enveloped him, blocking all the injuries that were about to befall him.
Mr. Han was already feeling giddy, but he still embraced Han Qing as the fire around them grew bigger.
“Dad, Dad!” Young Han Qing kept shouting at him. Then, Mr. Han regained his consciousness and lowered his head. That was when he saw his son looking at him, full of worry. There was even a great deal of guilt and fear in his eyes.
No way—how could he possibly collapse at this moment? He had to bring Han Qing out of here. He could not die here too; he had already let Han Qing and his mother live a tough life. If he died, then there wouldn’t be any hope for Han Qing and his mother anymore.
Moreover, he had promised that he would take good care of Han Qing and his mother for the rest of his life.
“Let’s get out of here.”
Mr. Han stood back up and carried Han Qing out of the house. But the very next second, the roof beam collapsed in their direction again. Mr. Han was already too dizzy, so he did not avoid it at all.
With a bang, the roof beam collapsed, pinning him down to the floor.
The tremendous force was like the force of several thousand mountains collapsing at the same time. The moment Mr. Han fell down, he felt as if blood had accumulated in his heart. Fortunately, he had managed to protect Han Qing.
Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 1430
Han Qing’s father had pushed him away just moments before the beam of the house collapsed.
“Father!” Han Qing staggered and fell to the ground after being pushed away, making him grimace in pain. However, Han Qing was extremely flustered when he saw his father being held down by the beam. Moreover, the beam was burning in flames and was burning through his father’s clothes and skin. Han Qing quickly dashed forward.
He wanted to help his father up, but he was already feeling dizzy and had nearly lost his consciousness in the first place. Now that he was smashed by the heavy beam of the house, he had fainted right away.
“Wake up, father. Wake up!” Han Qing was very worried, but he did not know how else he could wake his father up and get him to respond. He tried pulling his father’s hand toward the door without his consent. However, he did not budge an inch. In the end, Han Qing realized something. He stood up to push against the beam that was pressing onto his father’s body.
The beam was very heavy and it was burning. Han Qing could hear the sizzling sound of his flesh being burned as soon as he had set his hands on it. He immediately drew his hands back before he lowered his head to blow on his palms.
It was extremely painful, and Han Qing nearly shed his tears out of pain at this moment.
However, he immediately realized the pain his father was going through, having the whole beam pressing against him. He felt immense pain after only having touched the beam with his palms for barely a second.
After thinking about it, Han Qing courageously pushed against the beam with his bare hands no matter how painful and terrified he was. He could feel the spiking pain in his palms, but insisted not to let go. Instead, he used all his strength he had to push against it.
He wanted to help his father, for his father must be going through immense pain. It was all his fault; if he hadn’t brought his notebook over to sketch, this would’ve never happened.
“Father, wake up. Father…”
Han Qing’s father gradually regained consciousness and could hear Han Qing calling his name by his side; it sounded like a whimper from a little beast. It felt like a knife was piercing his heart when he heard the sound of his son yelling.
Han Qing’s father opened his eyes grudgingly. He could finally witness the scene in front of him.
In order to push away the beam that was holding him down, his son had gotten his little white hands badly mutilated after being burned. Flames had mercilessly torched Han Qing’s trousers, but he was unaware of it. He continued to push against the beam that was on his father.
H-How can I let my son do that?!
He was a man. As a matter of fact, he was not just an ordinary man; he was a husband, and he was a father!
How could he lay down here like so and let his son bear all the pain?!
People from their surroundings had finally noticed the raging fire. They gradually ran out as some of them immediately called the police while the others were absent-minded; they were worried about getting affected by the fire themselves.
“Han Qing.” Han Qing’s father grudgingly spoke up. As he continued to push against the beam, he abruptly turned his head around after hearing his father. He then threw himself toward him. “Father—father, you’re awake.”
Han Qing’s father could no longer feel the flesh on his back after being burned, and the stabbing pain had nearly made him pass out. However, he could not just give up like that, seeing how his son was trying his best to save him. “Don’t stay here any longer. Get out now before the fire reaches the door.” That was the only thing he could tell his son.
Han Qing would normally obey his parents’ orders and run toward the door without any second thoughts after hearing the words from his father. However, he did not run away for some reason. In fact, his eyes widened up after hearing his father as he fiercely shook his head non-stop.
“No, I don’t want to.”
“Behave, Han Qing.” Han Qing’s father let out a smile while reaching out his hand to gently wipe off the dust that was on Han Qing’s face. He felt sorry to see his little hands that were mutilated, but it was not the right time for him to feel sorry. He could only persuade Han Qing in a soft manner.
“Han Qing, I’m not asking you to abandon me. With your own strength, you’re unable to help me push away the beam. That’s why you should get out of here before the fire reaches the door in order to call for help. In that case, I’ll be rescued.”
Han Qing’s eyes brightened up slightly after listening to his father. “Will they save you, father?”
Han Qing’s father nodded with a smile. “Of course, they will. However, you will have to ask for their help, understand?”
Han Qing clearly knew that his own strength was insufficient to push away the beam after realizing that people would be willing to help his father. The beam did not even budge an inch after he had pushed against it for so long; if his neighbors were willing to help, that would be great.
Before Han Qing turned away and ran out, he hesitated as he turned around to have another glance at his father. His father put on a slight smile as he gently urged him. “Go, quickly. Come back soon, and I’ll be waiting for you here.”
That was right. Han Qing’s father must be in a lot of pain right now. He must come back as soon as he could with the help from his neighbors in order to rescue his father!
After thinking about it, Han Qing said to his father sternly, “Father, you must wait for my return!”
With that, Han Qing quickly dashed toward the door. It was probably because he had had a goal now, so that was why he was running really fast. On the other hand, Han Qing’s father seemed reluctant to part with his son as he looked at the shadows which had gradually faded from his sight. Even when his son’s shadows had completely disappeared, he still kept his sight in that direction.
Moments later, Han Qing’s father grimaced in pain. He did not dare to show his pain right in front of Han Qing. It was immensely painful, and he was gradually losing his consciousness. He felt like he was going to pass out; his limbs were feeling fatigue while his back was completely burned.
The intention of urging Han Qing to get out was actually out of slight selfishness. He hoped that Han Qing could get some help because he did not want to die here. He had promised his wife to take good care of her and their son forever. If he died in this fire, how would they live on?
Therefore, he must survive.
As long as there was hope, he would struggle in order to grab the opportunity.
However, it was most important that Han Qing had gotten out of the house. Even if he was unable to seek help from anyone, at least he would not end up in distress. It would be great as long as he had gotten out.
Han Qing’s father felt slightly at ease after having such thoughts. However, his face continued to twist malevolently out of pain as cold sweat drizzled down.
He would be reluctant to accept the fact if he just died like that. However, his woes would end with his death. Contrarily, those who lived on were to suffer. They would have to endure the pain of losing someone they loved every day. How could he bear with that? He really could not bear to do so.
That was why Han Qing’s father could only beg for God’s blessings. He hoped that Han Qing would be able to quickly find someone for help in order to save him.
A few of their neighbors were standing in front of the raging fire when they suddenly saw a little silhouette dashing through it. They were all petrified.
“I-Isn’t that Han Qing? Why is he in there? Where are his parents?”
“Oh my God, how did your hands get burned to such an extent? Are your parents in there?”
A few adults came and surrounded him. As for Han Qing, he was gasping for air as he looked at them pitifully. “Aunties, uncles. M-My father is still there, and he’s hurt. Please go save him!”
The adults were stunned when they heard him. “Your father is still in there?”