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Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 571

Clatter!

Ye Moxuan didn’t expect that at all. The bowl of porridge in his hand fell to the ground like this, and the sound of the porcelain breaking reverberated in both his and Han Muzi’s heart.

She turned around fiercely with her back facing Ye Moxuan.

“I don’t need you putting on pretenses over here! I can take care of myself when I am sick. Even if I died of this, it would still have nothing to do with you. I don’t need you to feed me porridge here. I don’t need anything!”

There was silence behind her, as if no one was there.

However, only Han Muzi knew that she had seriously hurt Ye Moxuan.

While being angry and scolding him, her tears also fell down from the corner of her eyes, and she couldn’t even stop them.

She didn’t want to see Ye Moxuan’s bow to her in such a lowly manner.

Seeing Ye Moxuan like this had completely betrayed his previous character. He was not such a person. He was a proud businessman who walked with an air of superiority, someone who only conceded defeat in front of her.

She didn’t want to see him like this.

Han Muzi stretched out her hand and wiped her tears away before laying down with her back to him. Then, she pulled the blanket to cover herself, attempting to bury all sounds.

The room was quiet for a long time, and finally, some sounds were heard.

There was the sound of porcelain shards clinking. Though it was quite faint, it was enough for them to hear that clearly in a quiet room.

Is Ye Moxuan actually cleaning up the broken bowl on the ground? Han Muzi’s eyes filled with tears again, and she bit her lower lip tightly.

Why does he bother? Why?

I’m already treating him like this. Can’t he just turn around and leave?

Why must he stay here and suffer these grievances from me?

Han Muzi closed her eyes and tried to make herself ignore these sounds. Finally, the room finally became quiet, so Han Muzi quietly poked her head out of the blanket.

She took a deep breath and sat up, only to find that the ground had been cleaned up.

She didn’t feel any joy within her treating Ye Moxuan like this; instead, her heart clenched in pain.

However, she couldn’t face Ye Moxuan with a smile.

Both were difficult to her.

What she fervently hoped for now was for him to never appear in front of her again.

This was because, once he appeared, it would mess up her thoughts and her emotions.

She didn’t know how to choose anymore.

She quietly got up and went into the bathroom to change. When she came out, she ran into Ye Moxuan, who brought in a new bowl. But this time, he didn’t walk to her. Instead, he just said in a deep voice, “Since you don’t want to see me, I will leave first. Here’s a new bowl I got for you. Remember to eat your porridge later.”

Han Muzi remained silent, not replying to him at all.

Instead, she turned around and didn’t even look at him.

A flurry of footsteps sounded, indicating Ye Moxuan’s departure.

Han Muzi couldn’t help herself in the end and secretly turned her head to look at his leaving figure.

His back was straight, but now, he emanated a sense of loneliness and desolation, which made her upset.

After hearing the sound of the door closing downstairs, Han Muzi finally started moving by walking to the table.

The porridge was kept warm in the pot that Ye Moxuan brought to her room upstairs. It was probably meant to make it easier for her to eat.

The bowl was replaced by a new one. Han Muzi sat down and filled herself a bowl of porridge, then she finally took a spoonful and put it into her mouth.

The hot porridge lingered between her lips and teeth with a faint fragrance of rice. Han Muzi ate it bite by bite with her tears falling unconsciously.

Finally, she couldn’t help crying out loud.

Bastard!

Ye Moxuan, you bastard! Couldn’t you just turn around and leave?

Why did you do so many things for me?

I have clearly stated that it is impossible for me to accept him.

Why?

…

After Ye Moxuan went out, he went back to the opposite unit. The first thing he did when he returned was to turn on the screen, and then he sat there to observe.

After a while, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in his stomach. Hence, Ye Moxuan stretched out his hand to cover the position of his stomach with his thin lips pressed together tightly.

After a while, he smiled self-mockingly and fell back on the sofa.

“Crazy. I must be crazy.”

…

In the evening, Han Muzi felt that she was not so dizzy anymore, so she opened the door to go downstairs to take a walk.

She didn’t want to go out today after what happened last night, but… it was daytime, so those people shouldn’t be so rampant.

Moreover, just waiting for death was not an option.

However, when Han Muzi went out to wait for the elevator, she suddenly heard the sound of the door opening coming from the unit opposite hers.

She was a little puzzled. She seemed to have never seen her neighbor living across her although she had moved here for so long, so she thought there was no one living there. But after thinking about it now, since both she and Yan left early for work and returned late at night, maybe their timing was just not right. It was probably normal that they hadn’t met.

Thinking of this, Han Muzi shook her head slightly just in time to see the elevator floor rise to her own level.

She tidied her hair, and just when she took a step forward to walk into the elevator…

Ding!

After the elevator door opened, Han Muzi moved to make space. Right at this moment, her wrists were caught by someone.

“Your fever has only gone down recently, yet you already want to go out?”

A cold voice rang in her ears. Han Muzi turned her head in surprise and looked incredulously at the man who appeared in front of her.

“W-Why are you here?”

Looking at Ye Moxuan’s handsome face, Han Muzi was definitely surprised. After the initial surprise, she looked at the door behind him again and asked, “You… live here?”

If he didn’t live opposite us, how would he show up here out of thin air?

However, if he truly lives in the opposite unit, why hadn’t I run into him in such a long time?

Is this a coincidence, or did he arrange it in advance?

As if to answer her questions, Ye Moxuan explained indifferently, “After this happened, I moved over here.”

Han Muzi remained silent.

She opened her eyes wide because she still couldn’t believe it.

In this case, his speed is too fast. And… Her expression changed, and she quickly asked, “Then how did you know that I was going out?”

The door was about to close, wasn’t it?

Could it be that he had been standing by the door, listening to my movements? This is not impossible, but it is too weird. With Ye Moxuan’s intelligence, he would not do this.

So… why did he know that I’m going out? There is only one possibility left.

Han Muzi’s eyes searched everywhere at the door of her own house and at the door of the opposite house.

Ye Moxuan watched her movements with one hand in his pocket as he leaned against the wall.

Of course he knew what she was looking for, but he didn’t plan to tell her yet.

Otherwise, she would rebel against him, and he would not be able to protect her anymore.

“You don’t need to look for it. I didn’t install any cameras. I knew that you came out purely because of our confluence of minds.”

Hearing that, Han Muzi couldn’t help letting out a sneer. “Do you take me for a fool?”

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Confluence of minds. Does he take me for a three-year-old? Did he just make up a reason on the spot to lie to me?

No matter what she said, Ye Moxuan maintained a cool façade. Han Muzi walked to the front of her door and looked around for quite a long time, but she still couldn’t locate the camera.

After spending some time searching for it, Han Muzi suddenly realized that she looked ridiculous by searching high and low for the camera. He must have been well-prepared since he said that we share the confluence of minds while denying that he installed a surveillance camera in front of the entrance of my house.

It might be a mini camera, and I most probably wouldn’t find it by looking for it with my naked eyes.

Upon considering the possibility, Han Muzi glanced at Ye Moxuan, who was leaning at the side. “It’s a mini camera, isn’t it?”

Ye Moxuan stared at her, and his lips were pressed into a thin line, but he did not answer her.

Han Muzi stared at him, and the two of them remained in that position for ages. In the end, Han Muzi broke the silence suddenly. “Forget it. I won’t get a thing out of you anyway. I won’t ask, since you won’t tell.”

With that, Han Muzi reached out to hit the elevator’s descend button. After waiting for a long time, the doors of the elevator finally opened slowly, and Han Muzi entered the elevator straight away.

After entering, she did not look up at Ye Moxuan’s expression; instead, she pressed the ‘Close’ button directly.

The doors of the elevator were gradually closing, but Ye Moxuan, who was leaning against the wall, moved suddenly, and then his large and burly body barged in all of a sudden.

It so happened that the elevator doors closed right after he dashed in.

Han Muzi was in shock, and she stared at him in surprise.

“What are you planning to do this time?”

“It’s too dangerous outside right now,” answered Ye Moxuan in a gravelly and detached voice. “You shouldn’t go out alone.”

He was frowning, as if he was especially worried for her. However, Han Muzi had a feeling that he was just trying to stay by her side, and so she uttered in amusement, “Aren’t you overthinking? You are always tagging along with me. No danger could possibly befall me since you’re around.”

Ye Moxuan was rendered speechless by her response.

He thought that she made sense, and he was surprised that he did not have a comeback to that. His lips parted in silence, but soon, he leaned toward Han Muzi while chuckling quietly. “That’s great.”

Han Muzi looked at him questioningly.

Does it mean he’d be following me wherever I go from now on?

After a while, Ye Moxuan asked her, “Where are you going?”

“That’s none of your business.”

Han Muzi leaned against the elevator wall while having her hands folded in front of her chest, and she looked rather pale standing there. She had just recovered from a high fever, and so she thought of heading out after feeling better. However, after what she experienced earlier, she felt slightly lightheaded again, and she wasn’t too steady on her feet. Hence, she had no choice but to lean against the elevator wall for support.

I must never reveal my exhaustion or any sign of weakness in front of Ye Moxuan. Otherwise, he’d follow me wherever I go.

Upon considering that, she inhaled deeply before adding, “I need to attend to some matters. You need to stop following me.”

Ye Moxuan glanced at her from the corner of his eyes, and he frowned reflexively when he saw her leaning heavily against the elevator wall behind her.

Such a foolish woman. Why is she trying to be so stubborn in front of me? But come to think of it, she has always been stubborn.

Ye Moxuan smiled when he thought of that. “I’ll drive you.”

Han Muzi rejected him coldly upon hearing that. “No need. I have a car. I don’t need you to drive me at all.”

Ye Moxuan did not reply to that, and the elevator became deafeningly quiet.

After a while, the elevator came to a stop.

Han Muzi straightened her back after the elevator doors opened, and she then marched out with difficulty.

After taking several steps forward, she realized how dizzy she was, and she figured it was most probably due to the side effects of her high fever.

After her shower last night, she spaced out at the balcony for a very long time in the chilly night wind before going to bed. She was distracted last night after all, and so she even forgot to dry her hair.

She didn’t expect to develop such a high fever upon waking up.

I am not sure what happened after, but I do recall some vague memory fragments. Yan came over to wake me up, and she even opened the door for Ye Moxuan. After that, he carried me up the stairs and did everything he could to lower my body temperature.

Naturally, I know how things progressed once I woke up.

I am also well aware that I can’t possibly drive. If Ye Moxuan weren’t here, I might have headed back straight away.

I do treasure my life after all.

However, I don’t want to reveal my weaker side to Ye Moxuan since he is here.

I need Ye Moxuan to leave first even if I were to return home.

Once she made up her mind, Han Muzi stopped dead in her tracks. Then, she turned around to face Ye Moxuan, who was following her.

“You should go back.” Her tone was softer than usual. Ye Moxuan got closer before stopping in front of her.

“Are you so unhappy to see me? You know it’s dangerous, so why are you reluctant for me to go with you?”

Han Muzi explained, “President Ye, you have countless things to attend to each day; besides, you have such a large company. You can’t very well keep me company for 24/7, can you? Wouldn’t I be depicted as the siren who caused your inevitable downfall if this were to happen during ancient times?”

Ye Moxuan leaned forward, and his dark eyes pulled her in, whereas his voice sounded husky.

“There is no doubt that you definitely have the ability to bring down large empires.”

I’m not sure about others, but with your looks, even when you are dressed up casually, I am undeniably attracted to you.

Han Muzi’s heart skipped a beat when she felt their breaths mingle. She then took a step backward reflexively to put a safe distance between Ye Moxuan and herself.

She felt her ears heat up, and so she looked away. “I need to attend to some matters at the company. I’m sure you have things to attend to at your company too. Hence… let’s go our separate ways, alright?”

He did not answer her. Instead, he stood still while staring at her unblinkingly.

After pondering, she assumed that he agreed with her. Therefore, she walked toward her car with her car key. Just when she opened the car door, a figure dashed toward her and snatched her car key away from her grasp.

Before Han Muzi could respond, Ye Moxuan had already taken his seat behind the wheel.

She was dumbfounded as she asked incredulously, “What are you doing?”

“You were running a high fever just a moment ago and can’t even walk steadily, yet you still want to drive? Do you have a death wish?”

“Isn’t that my problem? Besides, I know very well whether I can drive,” she retorted.

Ye Moxuan looked up when he heard that. His eyes clouded over with a frosty glaze, and his lips parted.

“Do you want to get into a car crash?”

“What?”

“If you want to die, I’ll accompany you. You can drive, and I’ll be in the passenger seat.”

Han Muzi was rendered speechless by his response.

She stared at him with bulging eyes, and the color drained from her face because his perverse claims, which sounded borderline insane, shocked her.

“What nonsense are you spouting?”

Ye Moxuan cackled mirthlessly. “It looks like you are afraid of death after all. Get in the car.”

She stood rooted to the spot, unwilling to move. “Are you driving me to the company?” she asked after a pause.

“Do you think I’d watch you drive yourself there?” Ye Moxuan asked rhetorically.

After weighing her options, Han Muzi finally went around to the other side of the car and got into the co-driver’s seat.

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Bang! Once the door was closed, Ye Moxuan leaned forward to fasten her seatbelt. Han Muzi stated in a conflicted tone, “I can handle it myself.”

However, Ye Moxuan completely ignored her; instead, he leaned against her while fastening her seatbelt. Han Muzi felt his warm breath against her neck, and she blinked several times. She stared at his prominent nose and his thin lips, which were pursed into a thin line. In fact, she had a sudden urge to kiss him at that moment.

Han Muzi’s face turned pale with shock when that thought flashed through her mind. Then, she shoved Ye Moxuan away immediately.

Coincidentally, Ye Moxuan was done fastening her seatbelt, and he was just about to pull away. Hence, with her sudden shove, he collapsed onto the driver’s seat. He then scowled at her. “What is the matter with you?”

Han Muzi felt her ears burning up, and so she hissed at him, “You’d better stay away from me. I don’t need you to do these things for me.” He’s always trying to take over doing things I am perfectly capable of doing.

“What can you do about it since I’ve already done it for you?” Ye Moxuan was annoyed with her in the beginning. However, he immediately realized that she was shy since her ears were flushed red. He wasn’t sure why she was feeling shy, but he was delighted after knowing that she was feeling that way.

Han Muzi turned around to lower the car window, as if determined to ignore him. The more I indulge him, the more gleeful he becomes.

“Are we going to the company?”

Han Muzi nodded reluctantly.

Ye Moxuan drove the car steadily. Han Muzi was functioning in a daze from the beginning. Since there was a long drive to the company, she planned to cool the heat on her cheeks with the billowing wind. However, Ye Moxuan shut the car window in less than a minute.

She was so angry that she turned around and questioned him, “Why did you shut my window?”

“Did you forget that you are a patient? You shouldn’t be exposed to cold wind!”

Han Muzi did not have a comeback for that. Forget it. I’ll be fine without the wind anyway.

She leaned back against her seat, but Ye Moxuan asked, “Why don’t you lower your seat? You can take a nap.”

“That is not necessary.” She straightened her back, and it felt as if she was just determined to oppose Ye Moxuan.

Ye Moxuan was rendered speechless by her response, and so he stopped speaking with her.

After sitting up straight for some time, Han Muzi couldn’t bear it anymore. She was soon leaning backward slowly, and her head leaned back against the leather seat. Her eyelids felt as heavy as lead, and she had trouble keeping them opened. In the end, her breathing gradually became steady.

Ye Moxuan unbuttoned his suit jacket single-handedly. When he stopped in front of a red traffic light, he took his suit jacket off and covered it over her gently.

Han Muzi, who was fast asleep, must have felt cold because her shoulders and arms curled up instinctively, as if drawn subconsciously to the warmth of the jacket once Ye Moxuan covered her. It was most probably because the jacket was still toasty from Ye Moxuan’s warmth since he just took it off.

Ye Moxuan frowned at that, and he turned the air conditioning on before adjusting it to a moderate temperature.

The car temperature became warm immediately, and Han Muzi, who was sound asleep, was no longer huddled up. She then slept peacefully with a serene expression. A car was parked quietly at the entrance, just outside the company building.

They had arrived for quite some time, but Ye Moxuan saw how deeply asleep Han Muzi was, and he just couldn’t bring himself to wake her up. Besides, she’s ill now. It’s completely normal to feel more sleepy than usual. Since she’s able to sleep well here, I should let her rest for a while more.

Ye Moxuan took his phone out. His phone was connected to the surveillance camera network, and so he could find out information and the current updates of the entrance of Han Muzi’s house. He went through some playbacks several times, and the footage seemed normal.

Ye Moxuan finally let out a sigh of relief. The perpetrator most probably realized that we have started to fight back, so they stopped just in time. I suppose we can relax for the next few days.

He pocketed his phone before glancing at Han Muzi, who was curled up in her seat, sound asleep. Ye Moxuan couldn’t help himself as he reached out to caress her cheek gently with his fingertips while promising her in a gentle tone, “As long as I am here, no one can harm you.”

…

Han Muzi woke up with a start just because she recalled subconsciously that she was in a car and was on the way to the company. Hence, she opened her eyes with a start before sitting up abruptly. The suit jacket covering her body slipped downward with her sudden movements as well.

Han Muzi lowered her eyes and realized that it was Ye Moxuan’s suit jacket. She was about to reach out to grab the jacket when she heard Ye Moxuan’s voice. “You’re awake?”

Han Muzi turned around when she heard his voice. True enough, Ye Moxuan had his seat lowered as well, and he was lying there with a relaxed expression.

Han Muzi was at a loss for words. She turned around to look out through the window. We have arrived outside of my company building. She pursed her lips before asking, “How long have I been asleep?”

Ye Moxuan smiled. “Not too long. About two hours.”

Two hours?! Han Muzi’s expression changed drastically when she heard his reply. She spoke through gritted teeth, “Are you saying that two hours are not too long? Why didn’t you wake me since you knew how long I’ve been asleep?”

“Isn’t it good to sleep?” Ye Moxuan looked up at her. “You wouldn’t be able to achieve anything when you’re worn out and not feeling your best.”

Absurdity! “Is that your reason for not waking me up?” Han Muzi wanted to argue with him. However, judging by how he was, she changed her mind because she figured arguing with him would lead to nowhere. Hence, she turned away. “Forget it. I have some urgent matters to attend to. I believe you can leave without worry since you have driven me safely here.”

“No way.”

“Why not?”

“I’ll wait for you to leave work. Then, I’ll drive you home.”

Han Muzi was rendered speechless by his reply.

“I can’t let you drive alone; at least not when you are sick. Go and sort the issue out. I’ll give you 20 minutes.”

“20 minutes?”

Ye Moxuan announced with a stern look, “You are a patient now, and you shouldn’t overexert yourself. If you delay further, you’d have less than 20 minutes.”

Han Muzi was rather amused when she heard that, but she couldn’t laugh because she was feeling exasperated as well. In the end, she shot him an incredulous look. “Don’t you think it’s a bit too much for you to do this?”

“You have 19 minutes left.”

Han Muzi was rendered speechless by his response.

“I’ll go upstairs to look for you once your time is up,” he pursed his thin lips while announcing with a cold and detached expression. In fact, he didn’t look as if he was joking at all.

Han Muzi stared at him for a while. Suddenly, she tossed his jacket back at him before turning around to get out of the car. So what if I have only 19 minutes? I’m not worried at all.

She marched into the company, and she could feel his cold and steely gaze boring into her back despite the distance.

Han Muzi knew that he was not joking. Regardless of whether she agreed to it or not, she knew that he would come looking for her once it was time. By then, it wouldn’t matter whether I’ve completed my work or not, and it’s irrelevant whether he can take me away. What I can be sure… is that he will pester me.

Hence, she quickened her steps, hoping that she would make use of whatever time she had left to handle her work matters.

Once she was out of sight, Ye Moxuan raised his arm to check his watch before smiling gleefully.

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Han Muzi took the elevator straight to her office.

In the office, Yan was holding her phone while standing beside the file rack. She was searching the rack while speaking into the phone. She must have found the folder she wanted because she pressed her phone against her shoulder while flipping through the file. “I’m so sorry, madam. The line wasn’t clear; I didn’t catch you. Can you please repeat that?”

“Eh? Is that so? No worries. You just have to send that to me via e-mail and I’ll have a look for you. Sure, sure.” After hanging up the call, Yan let out a sigh of relief before turning around with the folder.

Yan was stunned to silence when she saw Han Muzi, but she snapped back to reality soon enough. “Muzi?”

She smiled at Yan in response, and she went forward to take the files from her. “You seem busy,” she commented in delight.

Yan let Han Muzi take the files away and pocketed her phone. She answered Han Muzi helplessly, “I don’t have a choice, especially not when you’re not around, so I need to handle everything alone now.”

“By the way, why are you here? I thought you wouldn’t come to the company today. After all…” Yan’s eyes darted around, and she lowered her head in silence.

“After all, what?” Han Muzi flipped open the folder while looking at her.

“After all, I must have offended you after what I said last night.” Yan bit her lower lip. She gazed at Han Muzi guiltily while starting to explain, “Actually, I mulled over what I said last night in bed. I think I was wrong to say that. How could outsiders judge someone else’s feelings? I might see how you present yourself, but that doesn’t mean I can see what’s in your heart. The worst thing I could do, as your friend, is to say such self-righteous things. I’m so sorry…”

“It’s okay.” Han Muzi cut her off and reassured her in a resigned tone, “You don’t have to apologize for this. I didn’t take it to heart.” Her voice sounded scratchy, and it was most probably one of the side effects after her fever.

Yan was a very attentive person, so she immediately sensed that something wasn’t quite right with Han Muzi’s voice. After glancing at her, Yan asked, “Are you sure you are not mad at me? Last night—”

“I’m not.” Han Muzi shook her head. “It’s in the past. You need to let it go.”

“Alright.”

After that, Han Muzi didn’t comment further; instead, she started working alongside Yan seriously.

After about ten minutes, Han Muzi thought of something, and broke the silence. “By the way, I have to leave soon.”

“Why?” Yan was confused and asked, “Are you sick?”

Han Muzi was stunned to silence when she heard it that she looked up at Yan. “Is it very obvious?”

“Your voice sounds scratchy, and your face is flushed red. What happened? Are you sick? I was just checking.”

“No,” Han Muzi answered with a smile. “How can I fall sick so easily? I’m just having a bit of a sore throat. I’ll be fine after having some water,” she denied it.

Han Muzi checked the time, and there were only a few more minutes left before the agreed time with Ye Moxuan. If I don’t go downstairs, based on Ye Moxuan’s character, he would most probably come barging in to look for me. I suppose it’s best for me to leave on the dot.

She was deep in thought when the door to the lounge opened suddenly. Then, a childish voice called her from behind, “Mommy!”

Shocked, Han Muzi turned around and saw Little Bean walking out of the lounge suddenly. Upon seeing her, he immediately charged toward her swiftly.

Just when she was stumped, Little Bean had already leaped at her for a hug. Han Muzi supported his bum reflexively while asking in surprise, “Little Bean, why are you here?”

Little Bean nuzzled Han Muzi’s cheek affectionately, and she responded in kind. How can I possibly not miss my own son? However… Ye Moxuan is waiting downstairs for me, and he might barge in here anytime soon. Would all my previous efforts of keeping this hidden go to waste if he and Little Bean meet?

“Their school launched some activities today, so they finished school early. The teacher phoned me to pick Little Bean up. Seeing as I had work to be done in the company, I asked if he was willing to wait for me in the company. He said he’d love to, and that is why I brought him here.”

Han Muzi hesitated before responding, “I see. Did school end so early today?”

“Mm-hmm!” Little Bean nodded earnestly and tightened his arms around Han Muzi. “Mommy, I haven’t been home for two days. Do you miss me?”

“Of course! I am always missing you, Little Bean. Have you been paying attention at school for the past two days? Did you have your meals regularly and sleep on time?”

Little Bean nodded somberly, putting on a serious expression. “Mommy, I have been very serious. You can ask Uncle Qing if you don’t believe me.”

“That’s great.” Han Muzi pinched his cheeks. However, she acted as if something struck her because she blurted out, “Why don’t we stay in the lounge for a bit?”

Little Bean nodded happily.

“Go into the lounge and wait for me. I’ll be there in a jiffy.”

Little Bean turned around and entered the lounge obediently. Meanwhile, Yan asked suspiciously, “What’s up? Why did you ask him to go into the lounge all of a sudden? Why can’t you chat here?”

Han Muzi smiled until she saw Little Bean entering the lounge. Then, her smile vanished from her face when she explained to Yan gravely, “Ye Moxuan is downstairs.”

“W-What?” Yan’s eyes bulged in shock. “Why is he downstairs? Besides, how do you know that?” Yan stopped herself at this point by covering her mouth in disbelief. “D-Did President Ye drive you here?”

Han Muzi nodded with a sour expression.

“He will come up to get me later. I need you to lie to him. Get him to wait for me downstairs for a bit. I will head downstairs very soon.”

“But…” Yan’s lips twitched. “How long can you keep this a secret? What with the current situation, and what happened several days ago—they cropped out of nowhere! What if next time—”

“I can’t care about the future right now. At this moment, I’ll keep it a secret for as long as I can. You just have to give me your word if you’re willing to help me.”

Yan nodded numbly. “I’m always willing to help you as long as you ask me to. I couldn’t be helping him instead, could I?”

“Yan, thank you.”

“You should go in. I’ll speak to Ye Moxuan when he arrives later.”

“Alright.”

After discussing with Yan, Han Muzi made her way into the lounge. After entering the lounge, she locked the door from within and walked toward Little Bean.

After listening to Han Muzi’s explanation, Yan started panicking slightly. True enough, someone pushed the office door open very soon. Upon hearing that, Yan immediately looked up at the source of the sound.

As she met Ye Moxuan’s cold and dark eyes, Yan felt shivers running down her spine.

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“P-President Ye,” Yan greeted him reluctantly.

Ye Moxuan scanned the office with a chilly gaze. His eyes gleamed menacingly when he couldn’t locate Han Muzi. “Where is she?” he demanded coldly.

Yan did not forget Han Muzi’s instructions earlier. However, she felt rather weak and guilty when facing Ye Moxuan’s strong and forceful aura. Hence, she glanced toward the lounge subconsciously before replying quietly, “Muzi said that you should wait for her downstairs for another five minutes. She will come down to meet you after five minutes, President Ye.”

“Five minutes?” Ye Moxuan narrowed his eyes dangerously when he heard that. His narrow eyes looked menacing, and his lips curled into a condescending sneer. “I already gave her so much time. Is she still trying to bargain with me?”

Yan swallowed involuntarily when she saw his sinister smile. This man is too handsome. Fortunately I’ve fallen for Han Qing! Oh my!

“President Ye, Muzi will meet you downstairs since she promised she’d go downstairs after five minutes. Please trust her this once.”

It looks like this woman did not take what I said just now seriously. Ha! Ye Moxuan’s eyes gleamed frostily. He suddenly shifted focus and stared at the entrance of the lounge.

Yan’s expression changed drastically, her entire body freezing in panic. Where is he looking at? He can’t be thinking of entering the lounge, can he?

Just when she was pondering, Ye Moxuan started marching forward. True enough, he was making his way toward the lounge.

“P-P-President Ye!” Yan was so anxious that her face turned a ghastly pale. She sprung up from her seat abruptly, and the next thing she knew, she was blocking in front of Ye Moxuan’s way.

“What are you doing?” Ye Moxuan stared at Yan who was blocking his way. He scowled unhappily at her. “Move away.”

“N-No!” Yan stammered while spreading her arms wide to block his way forward. I promised Muzi to keep her secret. If Ye Moxuan barges in right now, how will I face Muzi in the future?

Ye Moxuan’s frown deepened. He stared at Yan who was blocking his way, and his gaze darkened in disdain. Why does this woman look so anxious? In fact, she has a panicked gaze as well. It’s as if she’s afraid I might barge into the lounge. Is there something unspeakable going on in the lounge?

Ye Moxuan’s expression darkened suddenly upon considering that possibility. He demanded in a chilly tone, “I’m saying this one last time. Move. Away.”

The cold look in his eyes literally made her legs tremble, but she promised Han Muzi that she would help her, so she stood firmly and said, “President Ye, Muzi told me to convey this message. She just needs five minutes; she’ll be punctual and meet you downstairs.”

“Five minutes? Ha!” Ye Moxuan chuckled mirthlessly. “In that case, I’ll wait for her in the lounge for five minutes.”

Seeing that Yan was adamant on blocking his way, Ye Moxuan was losing his patience with her. Hence, he glared at her suddenly. “Are you moving or not?”

At a loss for words, Yan swallowed reflexively. Her pupils constricted in fear while gazing at him.

Bang! The door of the lounge opened suddenly at that moment. Han Muzi walked out with a sour expression. “I merely asked you to wait five minutes for me. Must you make life difficult for Yan?”

She reached behind her back to close the lounge door while looking up coldly at Ye Moxuan.

However, Ye Moxuan noticed her actions. She was inside the lounge, and she closed the door right after coming out. He immediately marched forward, but Han Muzi stumbled and almost fell in front of him.

Ye Moxuan was quick with his actions, and so he caught her in time. “What’s wrong?” He scowled.

Han Muzi answered in a frail voice, “I’m feeling dizzy.”

“Dizzy?” She nodded, and acted as if something struck her because she pushed Ye Moxuan away suddenly and hissed at him through gritted teeth, “I was resting inside because I was feeling dizzy. Must you force me to open the door for you?”

Ye Moxuan’s suspicions earlier vanished immediately when he heard that she was feeling under the weather. The mistrust in his eyes was completely gone by now, instead, it was replaced with concern and tenderness. He even reached out to hold onto Han Muzi’s wrist despite being pushed away and pulled her into an embrace while nagging her with a worried tone, “Why didn’t you phone me if you weren’t feeling well?”

“Why should I phone you?” Han Muzi was about to push him away. However, after weighing her options, she didn’t since she finally managed to shift his focus onto her well-being. She even leaned against his chest gently.

“Why should you phone me?” Ye Moxuan was clearly displeased when he heard that. Next thing she knew, he picked her up and carried her away.

Yan cried out in surprise when she saw that. Then, she covered her mouth instinctively while retreating to the side. Mm-hmm, it’s best if I just observe them from the sidelines.

“Did you ask me why you should phone me?” Ye Moxuan glanced at Han Muzi in resignation before walking out and having her in a bridal carry. He stated before he left the office, “I’m taking her away.”

Yan was stunned to silence for several moments before finally realizing that he was speaking to her. Thus, she acknowledged with a grunt hastily. Then, she saw Han Muzi signaling her with a gesture, so Yan mouthed at her in silence. ‘Don’t worry.’

Ye Moxuan carried Han Muzi out of her office. She didn’t resist him until they arrived in front of the elevator. “Put me down. I can walk.”

She didn’t resist earlier because she wanted to distract Ye Moxuan from his suspicions. I didn’t expect to encounter Little Bean here.

Ye Moxuan scowled at her, but he ignored her request, and continued holding her tightly.

“Ye Moxuan!” Han Muzi pushed against his chest. “You’d better let me down now. Other people might see us.”

“So what if they see us?” Ye Moxuan lowered his head. His dark eyes looked deeply into hers. “I don’t mind.”

“You don’t, but I do.” This is my company. How could I possibly face them if my staff sees me in such a compromising position? Besides… I don’t want others to misunderstand that there’s something going on between Ye Moxuan and me.

Han Muzi started struggling viciously once she made up her mind.

Ye Moxuan scowled unhappily when he felt her struggling in his arms. “You are already so sick. You collapsed after working for twenty minutes. I can’t believe you have the audacity to act tough in front of me!”

I’m not as weak as you think. I was just bluffing. Han Muzi snorted in disdain in her mind while recalling the riveting scene in the lounge just now.

After she went into the lounge with Little Bean, she locked the door from inside. She noticed that Little Bean was staring at her in puzzlement when she turned around to face him. “Mommy, what are you doing?”

Han Muzi pulled her hand away sheepishly before smiling at him. “Little Bean, I need to discuss something with you. Can you promise me something?”

Little Bean’s pure and innocent marble-like eyes blinked several times at her. Then, he asked naively, “Mommy, what do you want to discuss with me?”

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“I have some matters to attend to, so I need to leave soon. However, you can’t come with me. You’ll have to hide behind the couch, and not come out. Can you do that for me?”

Little Bean’s bright, innocent eyes made Han Muzi feel guilty beyond words. However, in order to protect him, she had to suppress her guilt and did as she saw fit.

As expected, Little Bean looked curious upon hearing that. “Why, Mommy? I want to go home with you. Do you not miss me anymore?” Little Bean clung onto Han Muzi’s arm with his arms and legs. His face scrunched up in sadness, and he looked quite pitiful.

“Of course I miss you, Little Bean. I want nothing more than to be with you 24/7. However, I am busy. Little Bean… aren’t you always the most understanding and considerate boy? Take it as a favor for me this time. Please promise me, alright?” After saying her part, Han Muzi grabbed Little Bean’s palm and swung gently around, hoping that he would agree to her request.

Initially, Little Bean pouted unhappily, but once Han Muzi pulled his hand and pleaded with him, the little fellow gave in. He pressed his lips together before finally nodding reluctantly.

“Alright then, since you put it this way, Mommy. I wouldn’t be a good boy if I don’t promise you.”

“Is it a promise?” Han Muzi hugged her son in delight. She kissed his soft cheeks excitedly several times before nuzzling against his face. She sounded both proud and satisfied with him.

“Thank you, Little Bean.”

Little Bean looked proud while he patted her head softly. He sounded virtuous when he announced, “Mommy, I am your adorable baby. You don’t have to be so courteous with me…”

Just when the two of them were chatting, they heard a cold and stern voice outside.

Han Muzi was stunned for a while, whereas Little Bean blinked several times before staring at her in astonishment. “Mommy, are you afraid of that person?”

“Yes.” Han Muzi nodded. She covered Little Bean’s ears swiftly before smiling at him and mouthing at him in silence, “Do as I said.”

Little Bean nodded obediently and stuck his arms out to replace Han Muzi’s hands by covering his own ears. Han Muzi felt her heart break when he did that. My Little Bean is truly the most obedient baby there is. Why would he be so considerate and offer to replace my hands?

Han Muzi patted his head and made sure that he hid behind the couch. Then, she waved at him before standing up.

Han Muzi snapped back to reality after recalling the series of events just now. Ye Moxuan already carried her into the elevator, and the elevator started descending gradually. His car was parked right in front of the entrance. If he carries me out in this manner, other people will see me.

Han Muzi pinched Ye Moxuan when the thought flashed across her mind. “I can walk on my own. Let me down, please.”

Ye Moxuan’s lips were pursed tightly together, and he acted as if he didn’t hear her.

Han Muzi had no choice, and since they were about to arrive at the first floor, she switched to a softer approach. “Even if you want to carry me, we shouldn’t be doing it here. Please let me walk toward the car, alright?”

Ye Moxuan lowered his head and regarded the woman in his arms, who had her arms wrapped around his neck while looking at him with pleading eyes. How would Ye Moxuan have the heart to deny her? He didn’t wait for her to ask again; instead, he placed her down gently.

Han Muzi thought it was her imagination when her feet touched the ground. Since when did Ye Moxuan become so obedient?

However, she didn’t have much time to process her thoughts because soon enough, the elevator door opened. Han Muzi couldn’t be bothered about her buzzing thoughts; instead, she marched out of the elevator in a hurry.

Ye Moxuan frowned when he saw how quickly she walked, and he strode after her swiftly.

…

Ye Moxuan parked the car right outside the company building. Han Muzi saw it from afar, and so she made her way toward it. Then, she opened the car door and took the front passenger seat.

By the time Ye Moxuan arrived, she already had her seatbelt fastened.

Upon observing this, he recalled the scene earlier where she resisted him when he was helping her with her seatbelt. This woman is more difficult to deal with than I have anticipated.

“Let’s go.” This time, Han Muzi was the one who urged him to drive. Ye Moxuan thought something didn’t seem right, but then again, he reconsidered the fact that she was ill now, so he didn’t comment further.

With that, they drove back to the residential community in silence.

Ye Moxuan parked the car for Han Muzi. She asked him suddenly after a short pause, “You have yet to have your meal today, right?”

Ye Moxuan pondered before nodding and asking rhetorically, “Why? Are you planning to cook for me?”

Han Muzi hesitated before answering him, “Cooking is out of the question. How about I order you food? My treat.”

I might have gone over the line just now. After all, he took care of me when I was running a fever. However, I lost my temper the moment I woke up. In the end, not only was he not angry with me, he even drove me to the company and sent me back. No matter what, I should buy him a meal to repay his favor.

Ye Moxuan wanted to say that he would prefer food personally prepared by her, but he immediately reminded himself that she had just recovered from a high fever. How could he have the heart to ask her to cook? Eventually, he nodded in agreement.

Thus, the two of them headed into the apartment building. Han Muzi entered the elevator before Ye Moxuan, so she moved across it to push the button.

Just when the elevator doors were closing steadily, she heard a panicked female voice from outside, “Wait! Wait up!” She seems to be referring to the elevator.

Han Muzi pressed another button since she considered the fact that they were all living within the same area.

The elevator doors sprung open, and a girl walked in with a smile. “Thank you! I thought I wouldn’t make it.”

The girl was smiling brightly at first, but something shifted in her expression when she saw Ye Moxuan. She stared at him in a daze, and the color drained from her face when she recalled him asking her to get lost previously.

Coincidentally, a large man squeezed in as well. He was unsteady on his feet that he tripped and stumbled toward Han Muzi who was standing in a corner.

Ye Moxuan, who had a blank expression all along while standing still, reached out suddenly and held onto Han Muzi’s waist, pulling her to himself.

Before Han Muzi could react, her soft cheeks were squashed against Ye Moxuan’s chest without warning.

Just when she looked up and was about to question him why did he yank her suddenly, she saw Mr. Potbelly slammed into the elevator wall next to where she was standing just a second ago. Then, he exclaimed in agony, “Oh my, it hurts so much! So painful!”

Han Muzi was at a loss for words.

Fortunately, Ye Moxuan pulled me away, or I would have ended up squashed.

The expression of the girl, who was observing this scene, soured immediately. She wanted to flirt with him since she saw how cold and distant he was. However, she never would have expected to be so ruthlessly rejected by him. She was quite upset about it at the time. After heading back, her friend tried reassuring her that cold and indifferent men like that would never take notice of any women.

What about right now? He is hugging a woman in such a gentle manner. It is as if he is a completely different person from before when he asked me to get lost.

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The woman’s gaze turned jealous suddenly when she focused on Han Muzi. It must be wonderful to have such a handsome and cool man, who doesn’t have eyes for other women and treasure her like the most precious thing in the world.

“I’m sorry.” Mr. Potbelly had a kind and friendly look despite his clumsiness. He immediately turned around to apologize to Han Muzi with a timid smile while scratching his head in embarrassment, since he almost crushed such a petite woman. He tried explaining, “I saw the elevator doors closing just now, and that was why I was in such a rush. I’m so sorry.”

Han Muzi returned his smile since he looked sincere and very apologetic. “No worries. You didn’t knock into me after all. However, you should be more careful next time, sir. It’s very dangerous of you to do that when the elevator doors are closing.”

“Yes, yes. You are right. I was in such a rush because my wife is waiting for me at home. I’ll be more careful next time.”

Han Muzi nodded, but before she could say another word, she felt the arm around her waist tightened significantly. Ye Moxuan was tightening his grip around her waist unhappily while scowling at her. “It has been so many days. Why haven’t you smiled at me at all? Yet, here you are, smiling so brightly at someone else.”

Han Muzi was rendered speechless by his reaction. His comment effectively stiffened the smile across Han Muzi’s face. She did not expect Ye Moxuan to blurt that out so openly in front of everyone in the elevator. Initially, she figured even if he had wanted to complain, he would have complained about it after they arrived home.

Han Muzi felt herself blush because both the man and the young woman were staring at her. Hence, she cleared her throat to shake off her embarrassment and lowered her eyes without answering Ye Moxuan.

Ye Moxuan’s frown deepened since he did not receive an answer. He glanced sternly at Mr. Potbelly who was donning a shy smile.

Mr. Potbelly took a step back while feeling ashamed after noticing Ye Moxuan’s steely glare. He complained to Han Muzi directly, “Your husband looks very fierce.”

Han Muzi was stunned by his response.

Meanwhile, Ye Moxuan’s initial dark and scary expression softened suddenly after he heard Mr. Potbelly’s comment. Although he was still giving Mr. Potbelly a frosty look, he no longer looked as murderous as before.

After a while, Ye Moxuan snorted in disdain. “You’re right.”

Han Muzi’s lips twitched involuntarily. On the other hand, Mr. Potbelly burst out laughing. “Your husband is quite funny. He actually admitted to it.”

Haha. Han Muzi had to suppress the urge of correcting Mr. Potbelly. Ye Moxuan is not admitting that he is fierce. When he said that you’re right, he was clearly referring to your reference as him being my husband.

She suppressed her urge to roll her eyes. Then, she tried freeing herself from Ye Moxuan’s embrace. However, Ye Moxuan held her tightly in his embrace straight away.

She just couldn’t seem to free herself. The woman who tried flirting with Ye Moxuan kept her head bowed even lower when she saw how he adored Han Muzi. Coincidentally, the elevator doors opened with a ding, and without even checking the floor, she dashed out straight away.

Mr. Potbelly was still standing rooted to the spot while flashing Ye Moxun and Han Muzi a silly smile.

“It’s your floor,” reminded Ye Moxuan icily.

“Huh?” Mr. Potbelly realized with a start after checking the floor display. He walked out of the elevator hastily while commenting, “I’ll go now. Young man, you’d better be more gentle to your wife.”

Despite resenting the fact that Han Muzi smiled at Mr. Potbelly earlier, Ye Moxuan couldn’t bring himself to hate him for what he said.

Ding! After the elevator doors closed, Han Muzi pried his arms away from her waist in exasperation. “Can you let go of me now?”

Not only did he not loosen his grip, he hugged her even tighter while whispering to her, “I’m hungry, honey.”

Han Muzi asked incredulously, “Are you insane?” Despite what she said, she was blushing because Ye Moxuan whispered that right beside her ear. His hot breath brushed against her ears, and it felt warm and ticklish. Hence, Han Muzi interpreted what he said in a completely different way and stamped hard on his foot behind her.

“Argh!” Totally caught off guard, Ye Moxuan groaned in pain because she was wearing a pair of stilettos as she stomped on him. He tightened his arm around her waist as if for revenge.

Han Muzi was ticklish, and with his sudden forceful touch, she moved to the other side of the elevator, trying to avoid him.

Coincidentally, the elevator doors opened, so Han Muzi walked out immediately without a backward glance. Upon arriving at the entrance of her house, Han Muzi scanned her fingerprint, and just when she was about to enter through the door, she turned around.

She saw Ye Moxuan walking out of the elevator behind her. She recalled how he kept her company and took care of her the entire day and couldn’t bring herself to be mean to him, so she took the initiative and invited him in.

“Come in, I’ll order some food.”

Ye Moxuan endured the pain in his toes and followed her into the house.

After entering the house, the two of them bent down simultaneously to change their shoes. Han Muzi noticed that Ye Moxuan had a mark on one of his socks after he took his shoes off. After observing for a while, she realized that it seemed to coincide to where she stomped with her stilettos earlier.

It must have hurt badly, Han Muzi thought to herself in silence. After that, she placed her shoes on the shoe rack quietly before reaching out to take a pair of male slippers from the bottom rack for Ye Moxuan.

Ye Moxuan wore the slippers, but he noticed that the top row was empty. When I was here yesterday, the entire row was occupied with children’s shoes. Who would have expected her to keep them away today?

Ye Moxuan squinted at her when he thought of that. He asked before he could stop himself, “Did you hide the shoes?”

Han Muzi paused, but she soon realized what he was referring to and nodded in acknowledgement. After that, she turned around and opened the Mei Tuan Takeout APP on her phone. “What do you want to eat?”

“I’m fine with anything.” Ye Moxuan followed her closely from behind. When he saw that her height was at his chest level, he couldn’t help but think to himself, If her child is here, how tall would he be? It has been five years… The child should be five years old if she had him with her ex-husband. If he is five years old… he should be as tall as my knees, I assume?

At the thought of that, a small figure automatically formed in Ye Moxuan’s mind. The little fellow was wearing a cartoon mask, and he had eyes as clear as marbles when he spoke to Ye Moxuan.

“I believe you are not a bad person!”

That child… I bumped into him in the Han residence, and he looked quite young. In fact, he looked like he was about five years old. Muzi’s child is five years old too… In that case, that child…

When he considered the possibilities, Ye Moxuan felt a strange feeling spread across his chest. He covered his chest with his palm instinctively while looking at Han Muzi who was just in front of him. Could that child be Muzi’s?

“Are you sure you are alright with anything? In that case, shall I just order what I want?”

Ye Moxuan saw her click into a Sichuan restaurant. He reached out reflexively to grab her arm, and blurted out, “I met a child in the Han residence previously…”

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Han Muzi stopped her movements while holding her phone. Her eyes widened as her breath stopped too.

While the man behind her was grabbing her arm, she could feel the warmth in his palm constantly transferring to her through her clothes. However, Han Muzi could only feel coldness as her whole body was having chills from top to bottom as though she was in a snowy world.

Ye Moxuan’s icy cold voice came to her ears. “He wore a mask and was about four to five years old.”

Han Muzi bit her lower lip hard, and suddenly, the pain from her lower lip woke her up completely. No. Why should I panic? Little Bean had already told me this the last time. He only met that uncle while wearing a mask, so they didn’t know each other. Yes. Under that situation, how could both of them recognize each other while wearing masks? What am I panicking about then? Han Muzi, stay calm. Don’t lose your head, and definitely don’t let Ye Moxuan sense any peculiarity.

At this point, Han Muzi took a deep breath to calm herself down and replied to him slowly, “Is that so? You were wearing a mask too that day. What a coincidence.”

Her reaction caused Ye Moxuan to frown. “You didn’t know about it?”

“Me?” Han Muzi smiled softly. “How would I know? Why? Don’t tell me you assume I’ve seen that kid too.”

Ye Moxuan was rendered speechless.

“But listening to you talking about him, I suddenly want to meet him too. I want to know whose child was it that was this naughty, even attending the banquet with a mask.” As she was saying, Han Muzi let out a fake smile.

Puzzled, he squinted his eyes. He locked his hands on her shoulder and turned her over to face him. “You really hadn’t seen him? Isn’t that child yours?”

Both of them were looking face-to-face while Ye Moxuan focused his eyes on her expressions. This woman was not good at lying. It was easy to tell if she lied because it would show on her eyes and expressions.

Han Muzi was forced to lift her head to meet his eyes. In Ye Moxuan eyes, her eyes were still as clear as before, even though five years had passed, only now, her eyes had become even colder than before.

“Answer me.” Ye Moxuan opened his thin lips slightly as he stared deep into her beautiful eyes. A second later, two seconds later, three seconds later…

Han Muzi gently blinked. There weren’t any ripples in her eyes, and her face was as calm as a lake. “No and no,” she softly replied.

Ye Moxuan stayed silent. Han Muzi looked very calm with no traces of lying. Then, he loosened his grip on her chin for a second as he started questioning himself, Am I overthinking this? Why was there such a coincidence then?

“Why do you simply assume a kid you’ve just met to be mine? There were so many people who brought their children along to that banquet that day. How can you assume that kid is mine just by seeing one?” After Han Muzi was done, she took a few steps back and rubbed her chin which was painful from his pinch. “Are you done with your questions? If you are, then I’ll start ordering my food now,” she said in a soft voice.

“Wait a minute.” Ye Moxuan interjected again.

Han Muzi’s fingers were slowly turning pale from holding her phone, then she lowered her eyes. “What more do you want to ask?”

“What about the kid?”

Han Muzi stayed quiet for a moment before replying to him, “What kid?”

“Your kid.” Ye Moxuan locked his eyes on her. “Why don’t you let me see him? Why did you keep his shoes and stuff away?”

As expected, he came crawling to this question. However, he was going to be disappointed by the answer because Han Muzi had already expected him to ask this question when she was putting away all those things, so she had thought of an excuse early.

“Why shouldn’t I keep it away?” Han Muzi glanced at him with a sharp eye while her red lips quirked up into a smirk. “You know clearly that he is my ex-husband’s child, so can you take it if I don’t keep his stuff away?” Her rebut choked Ye Moxuan from spitting out another word.

Seeing him standing still while speechless, Han Muzi knew that she had temporarily passed a hurdle, so she continued her angry manner. “Enough. We’ll end this subject right here. I want to order my food now. Don’t interrupt me again.” After that, Han Muzi turned away and tried to go a little further away to order her food, so that she could prevent him from asking anymore questions that would affect her.

“Wait.” Surprisingly, Ye Moxuan called her again after she just turned her back.

This time, Han Muzi was losing her patience. “Are you done now? Do you even want to eat? If you don’t want to, then please go back to your house. I’ll eat—”

Before she could finish, Ye Moxuan took a big step to her and grabbed her from the back. His hand was holding on to her fair slender arm, while the other was operating her phone, exiting the Sichuan restaurant’s page. “Did you forget that you’re still sick? How can you eat this now?” Han Muzi remained silent as her heart accelerated while letting him control her finger. After they exited the restaurant’s page, he clicked on the web page of a healthy congee shop. “You should eat something lighter.”

Han Muzi’s lips were starting to swell slightly as she couldn’t say a word. Initially, she thought that he was going to continue pressing on questions about the kid, but he actually…

After ordering two healthy congee, Ye Moxuan moved her finger to make the payment. The temperature on his fingertips was like burning fire, causing her breathing to accelerate. The next second, she gave him a hard push and said, “I don’t like to eat that.” Then, she escaped from his arms.

Listening to her, Ye Moxuan frowned bitterly. “Today’s not the day for you to be stubborn. Do you want to catch a fever again? Or, are you missing the feeling of me taking care of you?”

Han Muzi became speechless before she rebuked, “What nonsense are you talking about?”

“Then order it.” He took a step forward while holding her fine pale wrist. “Listen to me,” he said in a deep voice.

Seeing his hand holding hers tightly, Han Muzi pressed her lips as she felt that ordering a healthy congee was a good choice. Actually, she wanted to eat it, but after giving it a thought, she assumed that Ye Moxuan wouldn’t want to eat such plain food with her. After all, he was the president of Ye Group who usually had chefs of his own cooking for him. However, she didn’t have any strength to cook today. If she simply ordered congee, he would definitely dislike it.

“You want to eat this?” Han Muzi couldn’t help but ask.

Ye Moxuan startled for a moment before coming back to his senses. He quirked up the corners of his lips while tightening his grip on her hand. “Are you caring about my feelings?”

His eyes were so scorching hot that it burned her face hot. She pulled back her hand and jeered, “I’ve said that I want to treat you a meal as a thank you. Naturally, I also need to heed to your thoughts and opinions, and I can’t be too inconsiderate when treating someone else to a meal.”

“Muzi, I’m not someone else.” He looked at her with certainty. “I’m your husband.”

Han Muzi glanced at her afterward. “No. You weren’t before, and you aren’t now.”

This time, Ye Moxuan didn’t rebut her, instead he said, “But I will be.”

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Han Muzi startled for a while before turning away to make the order. “If you’re fine with it, then I’ll confirm the order right away.”

After she was done, she reminded him while she was turning to go upstairs, “You can have a seat first. Remember to receive the take-out when it’s here. I’ll go get changed first.”

As soon as she went into her room, she purposely locked the door to prevent Ye Moxuan from following her into the room and torture her like he did last time. Besides, it shut him out from entering sneakily while she was changing her clothes. This pervert is now already the most perverted of all perverts.

After changing her clothes, Han Muzi washed her face and realized that her skin was getting a bit dry lately when seeing herself in the mirror. Therefore, she applied a facial mask to add some moisture to her face. When it was about time, she went downstairs.

As soon as she went down the stairs, the doorbell rang. Looks like the take-out is here.

“I’ll go get it.” Ye Moxuan stood up and walked toward the door to receive the food.

At the same time, Han Muzi went to the kitchen and took out some bowls and chopsticks. Then, Ye Moxuan placed the meal boxes on the dining table when she looked at him and said, “Go wash your hands. I’ll serve it.”

Ye Moxuan stared at her deeply and nodded, then he went to the washroom.

Seeing him gone, Han Muzi went to open the meal box herself. The moment it was opened, something suddenly sprung out of the box. She yelped loudly due to the shock and retreated quickly, knocking the box down the table. At the same moment, Han Muzi’s step staggered, and she uncontrollably fell on the cold floor.

Just when Ye Moxuan opened the tap, he heard Han Muzi’s scream coming from outside. Without hesitation, he rushed out of the washroom. After he went out, he immediately saw Han Muzi on the floor, so he quickly dashed over to help her up. “Are you alright?”

She was still staring at the thing that jumped out of the box, still in a fright.

It turned out that a spring was installed inside the box, and it was a dead rat that sprung out of it. As the box was opened wide, they could see the two big red words written on it—‘Drop dead!’

The two words were as red as fresh blood, and it pricked Han Muzi’s eyes.

Ye Moxuan embraced her with one arm and squinted his eyes to survey the chaos around. “It’s my fault. I should have checked it first.” He helped her up, but she was still frightened of the situation, so her legs went jelly again, and she fell right back down.

Ye Moxuan directly carried her in his arms and placed her on the sofa.

Due to the shock, Han Muzi held onto his palm with brute force until her nail sank into his flesh. However, he didn’t feel any pain as he took his phone out of his pocket with one hand and called Xiao Su. “I want you to find out immediately about the take-out situation at XX shop, and the message from the Mei Tuan rider. Also, send the surveillance video of this area to my phone.”

“Got it. I’ll take care of it and check it now.”

“Also, send this address to Madam Lin so that she can come to cook.”

Han Muzi, who was trembling on the sofa, heard his words and quickly reacted by grabbing his hand and shaking her head. “No need for that. I can do it myself…”

Ye Moxuan held tight to her hand as if to give her strength, and at the same time, he gave her a calming look before he pressed his lips and followed up his order. “Yes, immediately.”

After he ended the call, Han Muzi gazed at him without saying a word.

Ye Moxuan stretched his hand out to brush her head and gently comforted her like he was comforting a child, “Don’t worry. Leave it all to me.”

Han Muzi frowned. “Something’s not right.”

“Yes.”

“Logically speaking, didn’t you already send someone to keep an eye on them? Besides, you’re with me the whole day. According to what they did last night, they must have known that they’ve alerted us, so it doesn’t make sense for them to do this today… let alone this kind of prank.”

Ye Moxuan stared at her while multiple emotions were bursting out of his black eyes. She really has changed a lot. After being scared that she fell to the floor and holding my hand so tightly, she can still analyse the situation calmly. After all these years… how much has she grown?

All of a sudden, he felt very sorry for her.

“I suspect that there are two parties behind this. Today’s situation…” She suddenly stopped talking when Ye Moxuan came up to hug her in the posture of a bear hug with both his arms wrapping tightly around her. Her face collided with his warm chest without any warning.

“Don’t overthink it. This isn’t something you should be considering right now.”

Han Muzi startled as she felt a twinge in her nose. “Just let me handle this.”

Ye Moxuan let out a sigh. “Today was my mistake. I thought that as long as I keep you by my side, they won’t be able to hurt you, but carelessness will easily lead to situations like this. It will never happen again. From now on, I will accompany you everyday.”

Now, not only was there a lump in her throat, but her vision started blurring with tears. Han Muzi thought that it was probably because she was really taken aback by the flying dead rat, which felt like attacking her after opening the box. When she was frightened, Ye Moxuan came out to be her protector, and that was why she was deeply touched.

If it wasn’t Ye Moxuan today and was someone else, I would feel the same way as well, she reminded herself. As she thought about it, Han Muzi forced back her tears and widened her eyes. She refused to let her tears roll down.

She bit her lower lip and uttered softly, “I know. I’m just saying that what happened today and last night did not come from the same person. I—mmph!” Before she could speak, Ye Moxuan moved aside to bend over and give her a kiss, shutting all her words within her teeth.

Han Muzi widened her eyes as tears rolled down the corners of her eyes. It went over her white fair cheek to their pressing lips. The salty and astringent tears were later swallowed by Ye Moxuan.

It made the kiss even more sour while her tears kept on rolling. Ye Moxuan couldn’t bear to see her like this, so he held onto her face and lovingly kissed away the crystal clear tears on her face one drop at a time.

At the end, he pressed on her forehead and spoke in a low voice, “Don’t cry. If you keep on crying, then I’ll be full for the day just by drinking your tears.”

Han Muzi was rendered speechless. What was a romantic scene, where Han Muzi’s heart was almost surrendering itself to him, was suddenly destroyed by his one sentence.

“Hmm?” Ye Moxuan gently rubbed her chin and giggled. “You didn’t even wash away your facial mask properly. You really do love to look beautiful. If you cry again, there will be wrinkles coming out of the corner of your eyes.”

Han Muzi remained silent as she reached out to touch her chin. Didn’t I wash my face properly after applying the facial mask?

Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 580

Unconsciously, Han Muzi’s initial shock had already faded away.

Ye Moxuan scrapped the essence on her chin with his finger and wiped it on her nose tip. “What is this?”

Fine. I didn’t wash my face properly. Her face blushed as she ignored Ye Moxuan’s words and diverted her eyes away. It then landed in the direction of the chaotic mess.

However, before she could have a clear look at it, Ye Moxuan stretched his huge hand out to block her vision. “Stop looking at it. I’ll bring you upstairs for you to rest for a while.”

After that, he carried her up and started walking up the stairs without asking for her permission. The more scared of it she was, the more curious she became, so when they walked past the dining table, she couldn’t help but glance over. Nevertheless, Ye Moxuan tilted her head away, as though he had predicted what she would do. “What’s there to look at? Don’t look at it if you’re scared!”

Later on, Ye Moxuan brought her back to her room and placed her on the soft bed. “Stay here. I’ll call you after I’m done with the mess downstairs.” He left right after.

As soon as he was gone, Han Muzi blinked and lay down on the comfortable bed while hugging the blanket beside her.

During this period of time, Ye Moxuan did so much for her.

However… who would do such a prank on her?

According to the events that happened lately—including the first day when she was delivered a dead rabbit, and now, the words ‘Drop dead’ with the dead rat in the meal box—it seemed to her like they were the works of the same person. However, that person, who pretended to be a delivery man, suddenly killed himself at the end. On the surface, it looked like suicide, but whether it really was a suicide case was still a mystery.

Other than that, there were also those men who followed her for two days. When she was hiding away from them, she could hear their conversation, and it sounded like they weren’t careful with their actions. Strangely, at the end, the men suddenly went back, as if there was someone manipulating them to do so. But who is behind all these? Is that person helping the people who want to harm me? Who have I offended this time..?

Her mind became a mess as she couldn’t comprehend the situation that happened downstairs. Finally, she slowly dozed off while lying on her bed.

As soon as she woke up, she could smell the fragrant scent of rice.

Han Muzi opened her eyes, and immediately, she saw Ye Moxuan sitting by the window.

“You’re awake?” Ye Moxuan heard a noise and came over to her. “The chef has prepared your meal. Come eat some.”

Before she could react, Ye Moxuan carried her up again and went down the stairs.

Han Muzi was silent at first, then she said, “You don’t need to carry me everywhere. I have legs of my own.”

“But can you walk steadily?” Ye Moxuan shut her mouth with just a sentence, and she was rendered speechless. When they arrived downstairs, the dining table was already filled with an abundance of food. Even though it was a sumptuous meal, most of the dishes were light and nourishing, which was perfect for her sickness.

Han Muzi was astonished by the chef’s attention to detail, and at the same time, she was also touched. After all, all of these were ordered by Ye Moxuan.

Other than that, the mess on the floor was also tidied up. It seemed as though that shocking event never happened.

“Where’s the chef?” Han Muzi looked around and realized that there wasn’t anybody around but the two of them.

“The chef went back.” Ye Moxuan served her a bowl of soup and urged her to drink it.

There were too many dishes on the table. Despite Han Muzi’s extreme hunger, she had lost her appetite after experiencing such a shock, so she didn’t eat much. However, Ye Moxuan was patient in urging her to eat more, so much so that she felt like she was being treated like a child.

At last, her face darkened. “Don’t keep telling me to eat. I really can’t eat more of this. If you’re already full, then you should go back. I want to be alone for today.”

Ye Moxuan put down the chopsticks in his hand and pursed his lips. “Aren’t you afraid of being alone at home?”

“As long as I don’t open the door, no one will be able to break in, right? And…” Han Muzi lifted her head to glance at him. “Didn’t you install a security camera at the entrance? If anything happens to me, you will know.”

Listening to her, Ye Moxuan frowned and stared at her with discontent. “Do you still think I’ve installed a security camera at your entrance?”

Han Muzi raised her head and smiled gently. “Didn’t you, though? Do you want to install another one inside my house? Or should I go to your place to look for footage to prove your innocence?” After she was done, she put down her chopsticks. “Alright. I know you’re not willing to admit because you’re afraid that I will reprimand you. But after what happened in these two days, I can understand your actions. So I won’t blame you for installing the security camera,” she whispered.

Ye Moxuan was surprised that she wasn’t actually blaming him. He squinted his eyes to give her a thorough look and tried to find any trace of emotions on her face.

“Thank you for what you did for me today. You’ve done so much.” Ye Moxuan’s jaw immediately dropped in awe as he had never expected her to thank him. Suddenly, he felt that everything he had done in the past few days was all worth it for this one sentence.

Finally, Han Muzi brought Ye Moxuan to the entrance, but she couldn’t hold back her words anymore. “Actually, you don’t need to keep an eye on me like this all the time. It’s not worth it.” These words came straight from her heart.

However, Ye Moxuan stopped his steps after hearing her and gave her a glance. “You are the only woman in my life. Who should I keep an eye on except for you?”

Han Muzi remained silent.

“Finish your meal and have a rest after. Call me if anything happens.” Ye Moxuan reached for the door himself and closed the security door for her.

Bang! The two of them were now separated by the security door as Han Muzi stood stationary in a daze. She recalled what Ye Moxuan just said. I’m the only woman in his life… Is it true or… he just simply said it? But from his recent actions, it doesn’t seem like it’s a lie. Then what about him and Xueyou back then? At that time, I chose to believe him, but at the end, when I left, he never gave me an explanation.

Han Muzi leaned on the door and slowly closed her eyes.

After a while, she came around and took out her phone to call Yan. “Yan, are you done with your work?”

“Ah, Muzi? I got off work just now. I forgot to tell you that I’m bringing Little Bean to the Han residence with me tonight… Hehe, I thought about what I told you last night, so I felt it was better for me to stay away for the time being and let you deal with your relationship problems first.”