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Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 591

Han Muzi did not know what to say in that split second. She was so stunned that she forgot how to greet him and merely stood there in a daze.

The person on the other line also became quiet. It was after a while that Han Muzi heard Ye Linhan’s soft laughter. “Qi?”

“That’s not my name,” Han Muzi replied. She had stopped using that name a long time ago, but why did Ye Linhan continue to call her by that name after meeting her so many times?

Hearing her reply, Ye Linhan sighed deeply. “It doesn’t matter whether or not I called you by the wrong name. The important thing is that you are finally willing to meet me now.”

She remained silent. “Since we last met at the supermarket, you’ve refused to acknowledge me, your long-time friend. It has always bothered me, which is why I’ve always been waiting for you to reach out to me. Finally, the day has come.”

He was waiting for me to contact him? “Are you saying you spent so much time and effort just for me to contact you on my own?” Han Muzi sneered.

“Qi, do you think I’m being mean?”

You’re far more than just mean! Han Muzi didn’t say those words, but said unhappily, “What do you want? What are you up to?”

Ye Linhan was quiet for a while before he replied helplessly. “I wanted to see you. Can we meet up tomorrow just for a short while? At the café on the corner of Xinyu Street?”

How should she answer him? Han Muzi remembered the promise that she made to Ye Moxuan today—she had promised him that she wouldn’t go out since it was the weekend tomorrow and that she wanted to let him sleep earlier.

Ye Linhan was very patient despite not receiving an answer from her. He continued to patiently wait for her response.

So much time had passed that Ye Linhan thought Han Muzi was not going to reply him. It was at that time that she finally answered, “We’ll meet. I also have something I want to ask you too.”

After hanging up the phone, Han Muzi made herself cozy on her bed and used her laptop to search more about the Blue Sky Company.

She realized that the company was established three years ago upon deeper research. Although it had only been in operations for a short three years, Ye Linhan was the founder of the company. It was because of this that everything was in full swing whether or not the company was in full operations.

During her research, Han Muzi noticed that Ye Linhan had registered the company under a different surname instead of using his own. What on earth had happened?

When she married into the Ye Family those years ago, she quickly realized that Ye Moxuan and Ye Linhan were not in the same faction as Mr. Ye. As she had married Ye Moxuan, she was naturally in the same faction as he was. But she never expected that Ye Linhan would do so many things for her later on.

Even though she knew she was going overboard by not acknowledging an old friend after returning, what good would it do even if she did so? She was no longer his sister-in-law, and he was no longer her big brother. More than that, she didn’t want to mingle with him as a man and a woman.

On that thought, Han Muzi closed her laptop and closed her eyes in exhaustion. It was time to sleep.

The next day, Han Muzi rolled over and woke up. She opened her eyes and realized that she was drenched in cold sweat. She had been dreaming the whole night.

Due to Ye Linhan’s sudden appearance in her life, her dreams were filled not just with Ye Moxuan, but with Ye Linhan too. In her dreams, Ye Linhan reached out his hand toward her. His voice was still as gentle as the spring breeze.

“Qi, come with me. Leave him. He will only hurt you. By being together with him, aren’t you repeating the mistakes you made five years ago? Stop demeaning yourself! If he could treat you like that back then, he will treat you like that again in the future! If you come with me, I will cherish you, and only you, for my entire life.”

The scenery then changed. The surrounding warm and gentle atmosphere was replaced with a dark and threatening aura. Han Muzi turned around in shock and noticed Ye Moxuan approaching in the distance. His eyes were fierce and cold, like a sleeping beast.

“Where can you escape to? As my woman, you are destined to stay by my side forever!”

His arrogant and domineering aura made Han Muzi want to flee from him, but she had barely taken a few steps before he caught hold of her. It then felt like she was falling into an endless abyss of darkness with the low voice of a man ringing in her ears…

“It’s far too late for you to escape now…” And with that, she suddenly woke up. The sunlight shone through the white curtains above her. The room full of light proved that everything that just happened was merely a nightmare, and everything in her dreams were merely illusions. It wasn’t real.

Just like that, one night passed by.

Han Muzi lay there and thought about her dreams for a while. Then, she slowly got up and walked barefoot to her bathroom to freshen up. After she had finished showering, she picked up her phone and saw a message from Ye Moxuan on WeChat. ‘If you’re going out, let me know. Don’t run around on your own.’

The words were full of warmth, which quickly seeped into her heart. The corners of her red lips curved up into a smile before she remembered Ye Linhan’s text last night.

After he had decided on the location, he sent her the address and the time. They were scheduled to meet at nine o’clock in the morning. It was a little past eight now, so there was about an hour or so before their meeting.

Han Muzi never thought about dressing up to meet with Ye Linhan. She messaged Ye Moxuan after changing into a pair of casual clothes and some light makeup. However, after picking up her phone and thinking about it, she thought, What if Ye Moxuan was still resting now? Wouldn’t my message wake him up?

After mulling over it, Han Muzi decided against messaging him. She kept her phone away, put on her shoes, and left the house.

Perhaps due to her guilt, she subconsciously glanced at the opposite door as she was leaving the house and closed the door as quietly as possible. It wasn’t until she stood in front of the elevator that Han Muzi came to her senses. The way she behaved made her actions look very suspicious-looking.

She waited for the elevator with bated breath, partly worried that Ye Moxuan would suddenly open the door and rush out. Her anxiety didn’t lessen even as she entered the elevator. That was because Ye Moxuan had once waited for her downstairs before, so Han Muzi was worried that she would run into him on the first floor again.

It wasn’t until after she had left the apartment complex and boarded the taxi without meeting Ye Moxuan that she finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed like he was really asleep.

Han Muzi took out her phone and glanced at Ye Moxuan’s WeChat interface. Her facial expression suddenly changed. Why did she have to care so much about him? Even if she had really left the house, it was to discuss work-related stuff. In fact, even if it wasn’t for work, it was still her freedom to do as she pleased. Why was she so afraid of being caught by Ye Moxuan?

At that thought, Han Muzi shoved her phone back into her bag. Ye Moxuan must have been too kind to her recently, which caused her to adopt this habit. She needed to get rid of this habit quickly.

Since it was the weekend, traffic was neither heavy nor particularly light. By the time Han Muzi arrived at her destination, she was nearly running behind due to the traffic. Thank goodness she had left the house a little earlier.

After entering the café, Han Muzi saw a familiar figure in the corner of the café even from a distance.

Upon noticing her, the figure—a slender man who resembled someone mild and gentle—rose to his full height and waved at her with a smile on his face.

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Han Muzi met up with Ye Linhan once again. She never thought that they would meet like this. As she looked at the pair of familiar, warm eyes from a distance, the faint smile in his eyes made her feel as if a thousand years had passed since their last encounter. She pursed her red lips then walked over toward him.

It didn’t matter whether it was five years ago or five years in the future—Ye Linhan was always a kind gentleman. As soon as she approached, he had already pulled out a chair for her and said, “Here, have a seat.”

“Thanks.” Han Muzi sat down after thanking him.

The waiter came over to take their orders before leaving with their bill.

Ye Linhan’s gaze fell upon her face. His eyes were full of warmth as he gazed at her and he spoke gently, “I thought you never wanted to meet me anymore.”

Han Muzi paused. Seeing his elegant appearance and comparing it to what he had actually done to her in secret, she couldn’t help but feel the irony in his words. Her red lips curled into a mocking smile as she sarcastically said, “Even if I did not want to meet you, you would still have found a way to force me to contact you, wouldn’t you, Vice President Ye?”

Ye Linhan’s smile faltered slightly at the mention of the name ‘Vice President Ye’. He looked at Han Muzi with frustrated eyes. “Why? Why are you so hostile to me now? What have I done wrong?”

“Hostile?” Han Muzi laughed. “Why would you think I am hostile toward you?”

“If you don’t have any animosity toward me, then why won’t you acknowledge me as your long-time friend? Why… would you address me like a stranger and call me Vice President Ye?”

Han Muzi looked at him silently. There were obviously no traces of a smile on both their faces.

Ye Linhan looked at her for a while, but finally and reluctantly backed down with a sigh. “Qi, don’t do this to me. I’ve told you before, I don’t mean any harm to you.”

“Then what is your purpose?” Han Muzi stared at him. “If you didn’t mean any harm, shouldn’t you have done nothing in the first place? Manager Yi and that contract too, wasn’t everything done according to your plan?”

Upon hearing this, Ye Linhan sighed deeply again. “I guess this brother of yours is really a villain in your eyes.”

Brother… The term of endearment sounded so distant that it stunned Han Muzi for a moment. It didn’t take long for her to coldly reply, “Ye Moxuan and I are no longer husband and wife, therefore, you are no longer my elder brother too.”

“You finally admit that I am no longer your elder brother.” Ye Linhan smiled slightly. “Five years ago, I refused to let you address me as your elder brother, but you wouldn’t hear of it. But five years later, the fact that you won’t even see me as an elder brother anymore makes me feel really sad. I wonder why?”

She remained silent.

“Honestly speaking, I knew nothing about the contract that you discussed with Yi Tian. If I had to say that I knew about it, then it would probably be after he had reported it. Only then did I realize that you were the business partner in this contract,” Ye Linhan spoke sincerely and seriously. His facial expression and the look in his eyes gave off the feeling that he was telling the truth, but Han Muzi just wasn’t willing to believe him.

It just felt like too much of a coincidence; how could he only have known after it had been reported to him? If he had only found out after it was reported, then… why did Yi Tian treat her that way?

Of course, she didn’t actually say those words aloud. Ye Linhan smiled and said, “Alright, since we have finally met, let’s not talk about these unhappy things anymore. I’m so happy that you are willing to meet with me today.”

Han Muzi pursed her red lips but did not answer him.

“If you won’t call me brother, then you can address me by my name. Just don’t call me Vice President Ye.”

Address him by his name?Han Muzi frowned. “Vice President Ye, that’s not really appropriate, is it? Actually, I came today with only one purpose in mind.”

“Yes, I know.” Ye Linhan smiled slightly. “You want to cancel the contract.”

Han Muzi paused and looked up at him. “Looks like you really don’t know anything.”

“Qi—”

“Vice President Ye,” Han Muzi interrupted as she held back her anger. “My name is Han Muzi. You can choose to address me as Miss Han, or go by my full name.”

Ye Linhan watched her steadily and the gentle smile on his face remained. After a moment, he spoke, “Alright, Muzi.”

Han Muzi was speechless. Does this guy not understand what I am saying? What she wanted was for him to address her by her full name, not for him to call her Muzi as if they were very close!

“Regarding the contract, as both companies have already signed the agreement, it’s not possible to cancel it. I know what you’re thinking, but this is related to your company’s best interests.”

Upon hearing this, Han Muzi felt her anger rise.

Ye Linhan smiled nonchalantly again. “Besides, I didn’t deliberately conceal my identity. Muzi, this time, it was your negligence.”

His words made Han Muzi grit her teeth in anger, but she found that she had nothing to say. What he said was true; Ye Linhan had not deliberately concealed his identity. Had Yan been more careful at the beginning, or if she herself had been more careful, they would’ve discovered who the founder of Blue Sky Company was. So, in the end… she could only blame herself.

Thinking about it, she took a deep breath, but still couldn’t say anything.

“Muzi, I really don’t mean any harm.”

“Ye Linhan,” Han Muzi looked up at him, calling him by his name for the first time. “I don’t care what’s going on between you two brothers, but after five years, I don’t want to become a sacrificial victim in your quarrel against each other.”

“Quarrel? Sacrificial victim?” Ye Linhan couldn’t help but frown. “Who said that you’re a sacrificial victim? Is that what you thought?”

“If not that, then what? You don’t actually think of me as a three-year-old kid, do you? That I would easily believe what you have just said?”

“Muzi, are you saying these things because you don’t have confidence in your own company? Do you feel that your company’s requirements are not excellent enough for the senior management of Blue Sky Company to want to cooperate with you on their own?”

Hearing that, Han Muzi paused. She had to agree that Ye Linhan was a master of communication. He could gradually lead you in a different direction, leaving you with no opportunity to refute.

Just like how he gave her that 300,000 five years ago. Although Han Muzi later begged Han Qing to return the money to Ye Linhan, Han Qing’s actions at that time would make one feel as if they couldn’t say no to whatever he said or did.

“You need to be more confident.” Ye Linhan smiled slightly and reached out to pat her head. A familiar gesture indeed, for it was something that he had always done.

Han Muzi merely watched him reach his hand toward her to gently pat her head.

“Do you understand?”

Han Muzi suddenly returned to her senses and sharply turned her head away, frowning at him. She couldn’t even get mad at him when all he did was look at her with a harmless expression. However, the more he acted this way, the more Han Muzi felt as if her chest was on fire. She wanted to express her anger at him, but she couldn’t and it made her miserable.

She gritted her teeth and snarled, “That sure sounds nice, but I don’t believe that you had nothing to do with that incident last time.”

Ye Linhan was taken aback. “What incident?”

“Vice President Ye, you must be really forgetful. You don’t even remember the little play that you directed?”

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Ye Linhan pursed his thin lips while he stared at her attentively, as if something was on his mind. After a long while, he finally mumbled, “It’s not that I have a bad memory. I have never lied to you. What exactly are you talking about?”

Han Muzi replied in a cold and emotionless voice, “Weren’t you the one orchestrating the little episode at the party that time?” If it had not been for the party, it would not have caused such a big misunderstanding between her and Ye Moxuan.

Although she knew that the misunderstanding would not have happened if they really trusted each other, Han Muzi would have doubted Ye Moxuan either way. After all, it was Old Master Ye who even thought of asking her to keep an eye on Ye Moxuan. Seeing that Ye Linhan was also there at the party, she could not bring herself to believe that he was that innocent either.

Ye Linhan was stunned. He couldn’t believe it. The bewilderment in his pair of soft and gentle eyes was immediately replaced by a look of pain.

In the end, he looked down and bitterly laughed at himself. “So, this is how you think of me.”

“Indeed, that’s how I’ve always thought so.” Han Muzi looked at him. “So, can we cancel the partnership then? No matter what your intentions are, be it five years ago or five years in the future, I no longer want to be the sacrificial lamb.”

Ye Linhan gradually raised his head and suddenly reached out to grab her hand that was on the table. When Han Muzi felt the warmth of his palm, it startled her, and she pulled her hand away.

However, he grabbed her hand even harder and stared at her without any emotions whatsoever. His face became more serious and was instead filled with melancholy. He was no longer the adoring man that he was before. “Since you’re saying that I was the one who orchestrated that little episode, are you also trying to hint that I was the mastermind behind your car accident too?”

Han Muzi, who still struggled to break free from Ye Linhan, immediately stopped when she heard his words. It was as if all of her strength disappeared in that moment. Her face turned pale and her lips slightly opened as she recalled the car accident. She stared at Ye Linhan but could not speak at all.

Of course, she would not have thought that he had a role to play in the car accident. Sure, the car crash had merely been an accident, but what about the one before that?

Han Muzi suddenly realized that she might have been too harsh with her words. After all, he was the one who protected her during the accident. If he had not been there for her, there was a chance that she would have been in a serious situation instead. Han Muzi lowered her eyes when she thought about this. “I’m… sorry.”

“It’s okay.” Ye Linhan interrupted her with a smile. “You know that I will never hold grudges, no matter what you have done or said. I’m sure you are aware of that.”

Han Muzi raised her head to meet him with pained eyes after hearing that. It was because of this exact behavior that Han Muzi refused to acknowledge him. He always thought that it did not matter much that she uttered hurtful words to him and would find it in his heart to forgive her.

Han Muzi rose to her full height and coldly said, “Don’t always behave like this. How could you not be upset by what I have described you as? Or did you think that I would feel guilty if you were not mad? If that is so, I am sorry to have disappointed you. I am leaving.” With that, she turned to leave.

Ye Linhan’s expression changed and he quickly ran after Han Muzi. “Qi…”

“Don’t call me Qi!”

“Muzi, I am not the kind of person whom you think I am. No matter what you thought of me, I have indeed made a mistake. My only wish now is to make up for what I did to you back then.”

That painful memory…

“That’s unnecessary. Five years have gone by after all. It is what it is. As long as we don’t meet again, I will not blame you.”

Ye Linhan looked at her indifferently. “But what if I insist on meeting you again?”

Hearing that made Han Muzi raise her head and stare at him in dismay.

It was at this moment that the expression on Ye Linhan’s face grew more solemn. Han Muzi was stunned for a second before she was able to free her hand. “I’m leaving. I’ve got something to do,” she said.

She then turned around, leaving Ye Linhan to stare at her back. There was a glimmer in his eyes within seconds. Before he thought twice, he blurted, “The kid is Moxuan’s, am I right?”

Han Muzi was about to take the next step when she halted. She stood at the same spot, feeling as if Ye Linhan’s words plunged her into the depths of despair. It took a long while before she could face him again.

Ye Linhan approached her, but his voice dripped with ice. “The reason why you don’t want to acknowledge my presence is because I saw your son at the supermarket the other day.”

This sucked the life out of Han Muzi. She felt as if she was about to suffocate. Her face lacked color and her voice trembled. “What do you want?”

“Muzi, I’ve told you before; I mean no harm. You must trust me.”

“Then why did you bring this up?” Han Muzi looked at him and demanded in a shaky voice, “You kept saying you meant no harm, but everything you did and said indicated otherwise. What actually is your intention?”

When he realized how frightened she was, he became certain of his own suspicions. He worriedly reached out his hand to brush a strand of hair from her face. As he did so, his fingers accidentally touched the soft skin behind her ear. He paused for a second, while she immediately took a step backward to maintain a safe distance from him.

Ye Linhan was distressed by her reaction toward him, but he continued to speak softly, “I wouldn’t do anything to hurt you. I presume that Moxuan doesn’t know that the child is his? That’s why you’re worried that I’ll tell him about it. Or maybe… you’re just afraid that you will be the sacrificial lamb in our fight. Am I right?”

Everything that he said hit the bull’s eye. Han Muzi looked up at him weakly. How else would he have found out about the truth if he didn’t calculate his moves well?

“If you’re worried about this, then I can assure you that I will never do anything that will harm you until the day I die.” When Ye Linhan saw that she still refused to believe him, he added, “I swear, if I—”

“That’s enough,” Han Muzi interrupted. She closed her eyes and replied weakly, “You don’t have to swear to me. I know that you’re someone who will keep his promise. I’ll accept that.”

Her words finally made Ye Linhan relaxed. “So, would you still be willing to meet up with this old friend of yours then?”

She was reluctant to do so, but a part of her also felt helpless. There was nothing that Han Muzi could do but sigh at his suggestion. “You’ve said everything that there is to say. What else can I do?”

Finally, a grin broke out on Ye Linhan’s face. It was the same gentleness he always had. “That said, we’re not only partners now, we’re also… friends.”

She nodded as there was nothing she could say.

“Let’s go back and finish the coffee. I have some questions about work that I needed to ask you.”

“Okay.”

With that, Han Muzi and Ye Linhan returned to their seats. The two sat down and talked about work for a while, although Ye Linhan kept pressing her with questions about her years abroad.

She brushed off some of the questions perfunctorily. Noticing her time was almost up, she bid farewell to Ye Linhan. After all, if it was slightly later, she reckoned Ye Moxuan would be awake.

If she were to leave now and head over to the supermarket in the neighborhood for a quick shop before returning home to cook, lunch would be served right in time by the time Ye Moxuan woke up.

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“Are you heading home now? I can give you a ride.” After Ye Linhan paid for the bill, he took out his car key from his pocket as he exited the shop with her.

Han Muzi shook her head. “It’s okay, I am not heading home right away because I have other things to do.”

“Like what? I can drive you there. I mean, since today is the weekend and I have nothing to do.”

She furrowed her brows. “It’s really alright.”

Ye Linhan smiled at her. “Looking at the way you’re refusing me, I’m guessing it is because you have not forgiven me?”

He was giving her a hard time. Han Muzi replied, feeling helpless, “Vice President Ye, what you’re saying puts me in a tough spot. It’s just that I have errands to run and I honestly don’t want to trouble you. It’s not because of other matters.”

“Vice President Ye?” Ye Linhan was slightly irritated. “It seems like you only see me as a business partner.”

Han Muzi was speechless.

“It’s alright. After all, there are still plenty of chances for us to meet up. I really hope that you can forgive me. If you don’t want me to send you today, I will not force you at all.” With that, Ye Linhan patted her on the shoulder with a smile and said, “Be careful on the road then. Call me if there’s anything.”

After the two of them exchanged goodbyes, Han Muzi flagged down a cab and headed in the direction of the neighborhood supermarket. She checked her phone before she entered the supermarket and was relieved to see that there were no messages from Ye Moxuan. Maybe he was extremely exhausted, so he was still asleep at this time.

As she picked out the ingredients at the supermarket, she thought about everything that Ye Moxuan had done for her which was why everything that she selected suited his palate. She couldn’t help but smile as a result of thinking about him. Well, forget it, let’s consider it as a treat for him since he has been working so hard lately.

After Han Muzi paid the bill, she left the supermarket with her bag of groceries. She then strolled back to her apartment and entered the elevator before she took out her phone and sent Ye Moxuan a text. ‘Are you awake?’

There was no signal at all in the elevator. Her message would only be sent out automatically once she exited the elevator. As such, Han Muzi tucked away her phone into her pocket after sending the text.

She then glanced at the floor panel display as the elevator approached her floor. As the door opened, she took a deep breath and stepped out of the elevator with her bag of groceries. The moment she stepped out from the elevator, she heard a notification from WeChat.

Hmm? She wondered. Just as and when she was about to remove her phone from her pocket to see if it was Ye Moxuan’s reply, she noticed a slender figure from the corner of her eyes. Han Muzi stopped in her tracks and glanced toward the person’s direction.

His arms were crossed as he leaned against the wall. He held his phone in one hand and on the screen was a WeChat interface showing her text messages. As he held the phone and stood there, he glared at her with his face as dark as charcoal.

Han Muzi looked at him for about three seconds before her lips moved. “Y-You’re awake?”

Ye Moxuan did not reply to her at all. His lips were still pressed against each other and his gaze was so cold that it would freeze many ponds.

Now that you’re awake, why don’t you have some lunch as well? I just bought some groceries,” Han Muzi guiltily replied, turning around to key in the password to her house.

When she turned around again, Ye Moxuan did not move an inch. “Are you coming?” she asked.

It took Ye Moxuan about three seconds before he finally stepped forward. His face was still stone cold and he was not happy.

Han Muzi closed the door with a frown after he entered the house. She could tell that something was off with him. Ye Moxuan definitely did not have a friendly expression to him. Could it be because she went out without informing him? She turned around to look at him, but he already had his back against her.

“About earlier, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to go out without informing you. It’s just that you’ve been accompanying me lately until you’re exhausted. I thought that you might have wanted to sleep in, so I went out alone.” Han Muzi was afraid that he might still be worried, so she swung the bag of groceries in front of him. “I only went out for a while and returned home in one piece. You really don’t have to worry about me.”

Ye Moxuan stood there as he continued to ignore her. As such, she was frightened by his aura. She continued to speak, but he didn’t respond at all. Han Muzi thought that it was a bit strange. Is he annoyed just because I went out on my own?

As she thought about it, she wrinkled her nose as she looked at him from behind and asked carefully, “Are you okay?”

Her words seemed to have touched Ye Moxuan’s nerve. He suddenly turned around and gave her a long, hard glare. His gaze was so horrifying that it felt like he was about to eat her alive.

Taken aback, Han Muzi gasped and retreated two steps back. She was truly frightened by what she saw and her face became pale.

Ye Moxuan became more terrifying the moment she reacted. He gradually stepped forward and it was evident from his movement that he brewed with anger; it was a scene that anyone would want to escape from.

As a result, Han Muzi took a few shaky steps back while holding on to the bag of groceries. “What’s going on with you?” she asked in a trembling voice.

Because they had just entered the house, there was nowhere else that she could hide from him. Her back bumped into the cold door with a thud.

Han Muzi stole a glance at her back to see what she had knocked into. Ye Moxuan was already right in front of her the moment she turned around.

Her brows were furrowed. “This is all because I didn’t tell you that I went out? I’ve already explained to you that it wasn’t on purpose. I only wanted you to have more rest, which was why…”

She suddenly stopped explaining to him. No, this is wrong! She was able to observe that Ye Moxuan’s emotions and expressions were all not like his usual self.

His gaze was as ferocious as a beast’s stare and it felt like he wanted to tear her apart, as if she had done something terribly wrong to him. But… she had only gone to get some groceries. Why would he give her such a stare?

Han Muzi swallowed nervously and thought to herself, Did he find out the true reason why I went out?

But she didn’t receive his text on her way back, which meant that he should still have been asleep at that time. She stretched her arm and cautiously tapped him at the chest. She pleaded with a soft voice, “I-I am going to make lunch. About other things—ahh!”

Before she could finish her sentence, Ye Moxuan had fiercely grabbed her wrist. The force was so powerful that it almost broke her wrist, causing her to scream in pain. “What are you doing? Let me go!”

Even though she implored, he refused to let her go and increased the grip on her wrist instead.

“It’s painful!” Han Muzi yelled, trying to free herself.

Ye Moxuan stepped forward, pressing her against the door. His voice dripped with ice as he spoke, “So, you know what pain is?”

Han Muzi frowned in agony. “Nonsense. How would I…”

“Ha.” Ye Moxuan sneered. “I thought you were a merciless, heartless woman. How would you know what pain is?”

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She had no idea what he talked about or why he was suddenly upset. The extent of his anger was definitely not something that she could bear with. Her back was against a freezing cold door panel; the coldness seeped through her clothes and sent a chill down her spine. Or maybe it was just Ye Moxuan’s cold demeanour.

She stared blankly into his eyes before she stood up for herself. “What in the world is wrong with you? I only went out for a while. Did you have to—mmph!”

Before she was able to finish her sentence, her lips were forcefully sealed. In the blink of an eye, Ye Moxuan had leaned forward and kissed her lips that now trembled with fear.

In his fit of rage, the kiss was so intense that it was close to burning Han Muzi alive. The kiss felt too heavy for her.

At the end of the kiss, Ye Moxuan stared deeply into her eyes.

“I have been waiting for you to take the initiative to come clean.” With that, Ye Moxuan grabbed her waist and lifted her off the ground in one motion.

Han Muzi relaxed and rested in his embrace.

As the doors were pushed open, Ye Moxuan immediately turned around, locked the doors and carried her toward the bed. When he lowered his body onto her, Han Muzi felt all of his weight on her and groaned, attempting to push him away. Both of her hands were almost immediately restrained and held over her head before she was showered with kisses.

“But why didn’t you say anything?”

“What is so good about him? Hmm?”

Him? Who is this person he’s talking about? Han Muzi’s expression changed.

“No!!!” At that moment, Han Muzi came to her senses and pushed against his chest. “Ye Moxuan, what do you think you are doing?”

“What am I doing?”

Han Muzi froze; she couldn’t move a muscle as she looked at the person in front of her in shock. Despite his flushed warm body, his eyes and smile were filled with ice-cold rage.

Han Muzi’s lips trembled. “At least, at least… take some precautions.”

“Precautions?” Ye Moxuan grinned when he heard this. “Are you afraid that you’ll carry my child? Well, let me make it clear to you. You are my woman and only you can carry my child.”

It was only at dusk did Ye Moxuan carry a speechless Han Muzi into the bathroom.

There was only one feeling that Han Muzi felt when she woke up. It was as if she was run over by a truck; the discomfort was everywhere on her body.

Han Muzi attempted to turn to her side, but her attempt was met with a huge resistance on her waist and this forced her back into her initial position. It was because of this movement that the owner of the arms around her hips opened his eyes.

With eyes as black as coal, it was filled with immense satisfaction before his thin lips moved. “Sleep for a little while longer.”

Han Muzi said nothing; her mind was as blank as space. She was tormented by him and fell into a deep sleep. Now that she regained her senses, all she could think naturally was images from what transpired from the night before.

As she thought about it, her ears and cheeks intensely blushed and she felt her temperature rising before she closed her eyes in discomfort.

She initially did not want to have anything to do with him, but who knew that he would shamelessly get closer to her. He not only invaded her life but her body as well.

Han Muzi’s head gnawed the moment she thought of the possibility of that incident five years ago repeating itself. She furrowed her brows as she decided that she needed an morning-after pill. How many times was it?

F-Five times? Han Muzi barely recalled. All she knew was that she needed the pills or she’d be in trouble if she ever became pregnant.

At that thought, she tried to push him away. “Let go of me. I have to get up now.”

“What for?” Ye Moxuan peeked at her and asked with a hoarse throat. “It was so tiring earlier on.”

Han Muzi was speechless. This shameless man!

She struggled to break free. “Let me go. I’m not tired. I want to get up.”

“Not tired?” Ye Moxuan grinned cunningly with lustful eyes. “Does that mean that you still want to go again?” He crept closer as he said it.

Han Muzi shot a glare, shouting, “I dare you!”

Ye Moxuan embraced her and buried his head into the side of her neck as he held her closer to him. He inhaled her unique body fragrance and let out a gentle warm breath on her neck. “You should know about the things that I dare and dare not do.”

Han Muzi did not say a word.

It did not go without saying that he would do what he said would. As a result, she refused to utter another word or even more. Ya Moxuan caressed her hair, hugging her. “Be a good girl and sleep a little while more. I will wake you up in a little bit.” His eyes slowly closed as he finished speaking while she silently stared at him.

She noticed that there was a greenish tinge around his eyes, which gave off the look of fatigue about him. Did he not already get a good night’s sleep? But at least the rage in and around his eyes had subsided considerably as compared to earlier.

Now that she caught herself reflecting on his explosive rage, she frowned and thought to herself whether something was wrong with him. Why was he suddenly so furious with her?

Han Muzi started to recall everything that he said.

“I have waited for you to come clean.”

“But why didn’t you say anything?”

“How is he better than me?”

He? Who was he talking about? As she thought even deeper, Han Muzi bit her lower lip out of guilt. She had gone out to meet Ye Linhan this morning behind his back. But then, she had done so while Ye Moxuan was asleep and he was not there. There was no way he could have known that she had met up with Ye Linhan. How was he able to find out about it?

She had so many questions for him that it took all of her might to resist herself, fearing that she might accidentally reveal the truth. She could not return to sleep with so many thoughts on her mind.

A few minutes later, she heard Ye Moxuan’s voice over the top of her head. “Can’t sleep?”

Han Muzi was caught by surprise and looked up at him. Wasn’t his eyes closed? How did he know I couldn’t sleep?

Ye Moxuan’s eyes opened and they looked at each other.

“Your breathing was all over the place. Did you think I wouldn’t know?”

Han Muzi was unable to say anything.

He then leaned over and gave her a peck on her forehead.

This slightly stunned Han Muzi, which made her blink and gave her the courage to ask her questions. “W-What you said before…” She was in a dilemma as to whether she should complete her sentence or not. Was he only mad at her for leaving the house? Would she expose herself by asking too much?

All she saw in Ye Moxuan’s eyes were satisfaction and fatigue. The rage that once swam in his eyes had disappeared, probably extinguished by their earlier interactions.

However, Han Muzi was still bothered by his behavior. “Remember the stuff that you mentioned before? What did you mean by it?” Since she could not let it go, it was better for her to ask her questions and be done with it.

Ye Moxuan held the same look he had earlier on for a moment as he allowed her question to sink in. His fatigue was replaced by a bone-chilling stare. He then coldly smirked. “You know what I meant.”

“Can’t you be a little more straightforward? Stop beating around the bush!” Han Muzi snapped.

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Ye Moxuan remained silent and ignored her.

Han Muzi chose to calmly observe him, but he suddenly turned over to kiss her. This kiss stunned Han Muzi.

It was a quick peck on her lips—as light as a petal landing on a pond. His lips shifted to the side of her mouth after a second as he croaked, “Am I not a good man?”

Han Muzi was perplexed. What is this man trying to say?

“I have done so much for you. Don’t you understand how I feel about you?”

Of course she understood; it was just that…

Ye Moxuan suddenly bit her in a fit of anger, causing her to wince in pain.

“What are you doing?”

“Does it hurt?” he asked, then he grabbed her hand and placed it on his chest. “It hurts a million times more here.”

Han Muzi gasped before she said, “You…”

He immediately reached out and tightly hugged her. “Please don’t meet him anymore. He is not a good person at all.”

The moment she heard his words, Han Muzi was dumbfounded and unable to utter a word.

So he knew. No wonder. He knew what she did, which explained why he looked at her differently and had a weird kind of vibe about him. It turned out that he knew all along that she had met up with Ye Linhan. But then again, wasn’t he asleep? How did he know?

Han Muzi was unable to resist herself from asking, “Did you follow me? Or send someone to do so?”

Ye Moxuan did not respond to her, but hugged her tighter instead.

“Does this mean that you admit to it?” Han Muzi closed her eyes in disappointment, feeling her heart sink to the bottom of her stomach. Some time passed between them before she spoke again, “Why did you have to stalk me like that? Am I not allowed to have my basic right of freedom? Ye Moxuan, do you even know what freedom is? I’m no longer your wife, which means that you have absolutely no right to keep tabs on me like that! Even if I was married to you, you still cannot control my freedom like that!”

He turned cold the moment he heard her words. “Control?! Then, what about you? What did you tell me yesterday?” He grabbed her by her wrist, gradually exerting more pressure. “You told me that you wouldn’t go out. You told me to have a good rest. Yet, you went out on a little tryst with another man!”

“Tryst?” This word deeply annoyed her.

She only went to meet up with Ye Linhan to discuss work yet he described her as a slut. As his glare and his words were enough to make her feel like he gave her a tight slap, she pushed him away. “What do you mean by this? What kind of person do you think I am? A tryst?!” As she pushed him away, she realized that she was completely naked. With a deep breath, she pulled the sheets to cover her modesty before she got off the bed to retrieve her clothes, turning her back on him.

“Let’s just say that it was a tryst. So what? What are you going to do about it now?” Han Muzi asked, walking into the bathroom fully clothed. Once she was inside, she slammed the bathroom doors with the echo reverberating throughout the whole house.

Ye Moxuan stared at the door with lips pursed. She’s angry? Then what about her lies? Ye Linhan, you want her? Over my dead body.

…

After she cleaned herself up in the bathroom, she picked out a different set of attire in the room before returning to the bathroom for a quick change. She sat down in front of the mirror to apply her makeup, choosing a vibrant red color for her lips, all the while giving Ye Moxuan the cold shoulder.

When he saw this, Ye Moxuan could not help but to frown. What is this woman trying to do by putting on makeup when she’s not going out?

He dressed himself and walked over behind her. “Are you going out?”

Han Muzi was unfazed by his question as she pulled out her powdering kit and finished her makeup. She grabbed her bag and left toward the door without responding to him. As she approached the door, an arm swiftly extended across to block her path.

She looked up to see an angry Ye Moxuan glaring at her. “Where are you going?” He furrowed his brows.

Han Muzi snickered. “Why does it matter to you? Did you think that protecting me for a day or two gives you absolute power over me? Even my own brother doesn’t control me, so what gives you the right to do so?” She pushed his hand out of the way and made her way downstairs.

As her upright figure slowly faded from view, his voice roared across the hallway. “After all of the sex that we had, you still don’t think that I have the right to control you?”

She only staggered for a moment and continued to make her way downstairs. What century does he live in? Having sex means having control? What a joke! Even if she was a virgin, which she no longer was, getting her virginity taken by him did not necessarily mean that she had to form any sort of relationship with him, if she did not want to.

As she was about to get inside her car to drive to the pharmacy, an arm reached over to block the door shut when she tried to open it. She was not surprised to find that it was Ye Moxuan beside her again. He was slightly out of breath. “Didn’t I say that it was dangerous outside? What are you trying to do now?”

She was slightly speechless but immediately scoffed, “More dangerous than you right now? Don’t forget what you did to me earlier. Don’t think that you can do whatever you want with me just because you protected me from danger. Ye Moxuan, please do not claim the high moral ground or think that you have my best interests in mind. If you really want what’s best for me, I highly suggest that you stay as far as possible from me.” As soon as she was finished with him, she opened the car door and hopped into the driver’s seat.

Ye Moxuan just stood there, stunned and pained by her behavior.

…

She drove around aimlessly as she had nowhere to go to and eventually arrived in front of the pharmacy where she bought her morning-after pill.

The staff suggested various brands and types to her after they heard that she wanted morning-after pills. After listening to her description about her ordeal, the staff immediately recommended a brand for her to try. She then paid for the pills and walked out the door without saying a word.

As soon as she entered the car, she tossed the pills aside and tried to recall what had happened, only for a throbbing headache to greet her instead. How did it end up with sex?

Things were now more complicated. It was the wrong time for her to fall pregnant. If she were to become pregnant now, the pregnancy would make life a living hell for her.

There was still quite a distance from her home, but she did not harbor any intentions of heading back so soon. She wanted some time alone to herself, she took a detour and went on a long and slow drive back home.

After she exited the expressway, she arrived at an intersection where she waited for the lights. She inadvertently glanced at her rear-view mirror out of boredom to find that there was a car right behind her. She returned her focus to the traffic lights and thought for a moment before she looked back once more. It felt like the car had been following her since she left the pharmacy.

It could just be a coincidence that they were headed in the same direction. Although there were not many different routes around North City, it seemed unlikely that they would be on the same path after such a long drive.

The light turned green before she did anything else. She continued on with her journey, but took detours to throw her stalker off to no avail. The black car behind her was still hot on her trail.

Several traffic lights and intersections later, she confirmed that she was being followed. She bit her lips as she pulled out her phone to give Ye Moxuan a call.

When she scrolled to his name, Han Muzi stopped. They were just in an argument, so why would she think of calling him at a time like this?

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After considering for a while, Han Muzi scrolled through her contact list, but she couldn’t find anyone whom she could contact for help in this situation.

She couldn’t contact Han Qing. If she did, he would know all about the recent happenings in her life. He would then bring her back home by force.

If she told Yan about her current situation, Yan would definitely ask Han Qing for help, especially when she couldn’t come up with any ideas to help.

Therefore contacting Yan was just the same as contacting Han Qing directly.

But who else could she contact for help at this moment? Did she really need to ask Ye Moxuan for help instead?

Han Muzi bit her lips in anguish, unsure of her next steps.

It was at this moment that her phone rang.

Glancing at the screen, she saw Ye Moxuan’s name being displayed on it.

How was this possible?

Was this what he meant when he said that they were soulmates?

With trembling hands, she pressed the ‘answer call button’ on her handsfree earphones.

“Hello?”

“Try your best to head towards areas where there are surveillance cameras. Avoid blind spots and small alleys.” A low baritone voice buzzed from her earphones.

Han Muzi inhaled sharply, for she couldn’t believe her ears. Her lips trembled slightly. How did Ye Moxuan know that she was being followed? Was he lurking somewhere nearby?

She had a sudden urge to turn around and look for him.

Through her earphones, the man’s voice buzzed through again.

“Don’t turn around.”

She immediately froze.

“Follow my next instructions, word for word.”

After discovering that she was being followed, she would be lying if she said she wasn’t scared. There had been a spate of troubles recently and it seemed someone was out to get her. It stood to reason that they would have someone monitoring her every move.

She was recently with Ye Moxuan all the time, but she noticed that she would be followed when they weren’t together. What did this mean?

Having received his instructions over the phone, she gradually calmed down.

“Drive to the right side and stop for a while. After that, take the turn to the right.”

She instinctively nodded her head and carried out his instructions.

She carried out the actions without saying a word, thinking perhaps Ye Moxuan could see what she was doing.

Ye Moxuan frowned and said, “Say something.”

Han Muzi asked, “What’s the matter?”

“When I’m talking to you, please acknowledge with a response.”

“…Understood.”

After taking the turn, Han Muzi glanced into the rear view mirror and saw that the black sedan was still close behind.

Han Muzi inhaled deeply and heard herself asking Ye Moxuan a question in a distracted voice.

“Where do I go from here?”

Ye Moxuan did not reply. The silence was a bit unnerving so Han Muzi blinked her eyes a few times and timidly called out to him again, “Ye Moxuan?”

Ye Moxuan was analysing and plotting the route she should take and did not have time to reply to her. Having finished with mapping out the route, he turned his attention back to her, just in time to hear her calling out his name in a soft, timid voice.

Upon hearing his name being called out like that, he felt as if a jolt of electricity had just passed through him. It numbed his heart.

He pursed his lips in confusion, wondering why she never called out to him like that while they were both in the same bed. If she had, then he would….

It’s better not to think about it. But it was already too late; the thought had triggered his recollection of the wonderful scene this morning. Ye Moxuan felt his throat tightened, and a certain part of his body getting aroused. As he reached up and squeezed his eyebrows together, he then replied to Han Muzi, “I’m here.”

When she finally heard his reply, Han Muzi couldn’t help but grumble at him.

“If you were there, why didn’t you respond?”

This guy just asked her to always reply when he was speaking to her, but now he couldn’t even follow his own rules?

“Heh.” Ye Moxuan’s chuckle was transmitted to her over the earphones. “Are you scared? Hmm?”

Han Muzi just bit her lips and ignored him.

She was in a daze due to the recent developments and had completely forgotten about her fight with him earlier.

“Do you see the traffic lights up ahead?”

“Yes.”

Han Muzi nodded her head, forgetting that Ye Moxuan couldn’t see her gesture. “I see it.”

“Slow down now.”

She reduced her speed as instructed. “What now?”

“Wait.”

Wait? Wait for what? Han Muzi glanced up toward the timer display on the traffic lights. After thinking for a while, she had a sudden revelation.

“I think I understood the plan now.”

When Ye Moxuan heard her, he couldn’t help but smile deviously.

“Looks like you already know what to do.”

Han Muzi could only guess at what he was trying to achieve. “I don’t have the precise timing estimates, do you?

“Yup. Slow down. Good, this speed is perfect. Keep it up for 10 seconds then slam the accelerator.”

“Copy that.”

Han Muzi drove slowly, keeping her speed in mind and aware of the countdown.

With one second to go before the lights turned red, Han Muzi took a deep breath and put the pedal to the metal.

The car that was being driven slowly suddenly shot off like an arrow being fired from a bow. It was so fast that it was a little staggering.

The car that was tailing her wasn’t aware that she was deliberately stalling for time. When she suddenly sped off, they were caught off by surprise. One of them yelled, “After her!”

Just as he shouted, the lights turned red and another car had swerved into the lane in front of them, making further pursuit impossible.

“Sh*t!” The driver cursed and slammed both his hands on the steering wheel. “We’ve been duped!”

“What happened? What do you mean we’ve been duped?” the guy in the back of the car asked. “I thought you had it well in hand. Why did she suddenly speed off?”

The driver glared at the car in front of them and the traffic lights. Gritting his teeth, he said, “She must have realised that we were tailing her. That’s why she slowed down just now. She timed it well to have us stuck here.”

After hearing the explanation, the guy seated in the back whistled in amazement.

“Crap… this girl is good. We’ve tailed her for a good distance and she didn’t react to us. So, how the hell did she know that she was being followed? What do we do now?”

“What else can we do? We’ll have to wait for the lights to change before commencing the pursuit. Anyway, she’s just a girl. We’ll be able to catch up. Let’s see where she could run to.”

While they were discussing their next course of action, someone knocked on their window.

After a brief pause, the knocks came again, more insistent this time.

“Who is it?” The driver wound down the window.

Standing outside the window was a man with a cold and emotionless face. It was Xiao Su, who had been summoned there by Ye Moxuan over the phone earlier.

“It’s you guys, right?” Xiao Su looked at them helplessly. “Of all the jobs you could have chosen, you took this as your occupation?”

“What do you mean?” The driver made eye contact with the guy seated at the back, and the rear passenger immediately said, “Just drive.”

Xiao Su just sighed in exasperation. “There’s no need. You have been surrounded.”

Under Ye Moxuan’s guidance, Han Muzi entered the safe zone and managed to shake off this gang of henchmen while luring them into Xiao Su’s ambush.

“All of you will now come back with me and we will all have a nice little chat, shall we?”

Upon hearing this, those that were in the car looked at one another and their faces went as pale as ashes.

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Having suddenly sped off, Han Muzi continued to accelerate, fearing that those henchmen would be able to catch up with her.

”Slow down for a bit. At the traffic lights ahead, take a right turn.”

”After that?”

“After that, stop the car and wait for me at the junction.”

Han Muzi did as she was told. Only when the car had come to a complete stop did she breathe a sigh of relief. She then subconsciously raised her hand to wipe off the cold sweat that appeared on her forehead.

Only after raising her hand did she realise that her palm was coated with a film of sweat.

She was dazed for a moment, and it took a while before a smile appeared on her pale face.

You scaredy-cat, getting spooked by such a trifling thing. How would she have coped if Ye Moxuan wasn’t there tonight?

With that, she closed her eyes and wiped off the sweat on her brow.

Suddenly, she heard a knocking sound on her window.

Someone was standing outside the car. As she was still reeling from the shock of her recent experience, the hairs on her body immediately stood on their ends.

She turned her head. After seeing the familiar silhouette of the person standing outside, she finally calmed down.

When she unlocked the door, Ye Moxuan opened the door and leaned down to peer at her.

”You’re not going to come out?”

Seeing him this close, Han Muzi’s lips started to tremble with emotion. “I’m….”

“Terrified?” Ye Moxuan’s eyes were drawn immediately to her damp raven black hair. They were still glued to her forehead due to the cold sweat that had formed earlier.

Upon seeing this, Ye Moxuan unconsciously reached down to wipe off the beads of sweat on the side of her temple.

”Come on, get out of the car for some fresh air.”

He reached down and gently took hold of her arm as Han Muzi slowly stepped out of the car with his assistance. Her legs were jellified and when she tried to stand, she fell straight into Ye Moxuan’s arms.

Ye Moxuan subconsciously moved to catch her and managed to put his arms around her waist. He then half carried and half dragged her to the nearby cafe.

Since she lacked the strength, she allowed Ye Moxuan to carry her into the cafe. Now that she was out of the car, she realized that the air outside was so much better. Once they were seated inside, Ye Moxuan asked the waiter for a glass of warm milk for her to drink.

When the milk arrived, Han Muzi’s hands still trembled from shock as she held up the cup to sip from.

“Drink slowly.” Ye Moxuan reached out with one hand to help her stabilise the cup. The other hand gently patted her back, cooing as if he was coaxing a child to drink.

The interests of the other patrons of the cafe were piqued when they saw this scene and they kept glancing surreptitiously at the two of them.

Han Muzi was badly shaken. She only managed to gather her composure after finishing that cup of milk. Once she had collected herself, she looked around before closing her eyes and said, “There are too many people here. I’d like to go home now.”

Ye Moxuan nodded his head in agreement.

“All right.”

Saying this, he swept her up in his arms and carried her out of the cafe.。

Ye Moxuan didn’t care how they looked to passersby. He then gently placed her in the front passenger seat and helped her with securing the seat belts.

Once he was done, he couldn’t help but blurt out, “Now you understand the dangers I’ve warned you about. Let’s see if you still dare to leave the house alone without an escort.”

Han Muzi stayed silent as she didn’t know how best to reply to him.

While he circled around to the other side of the car, Han Muzi just sank into the seat and closed her eyes.

Earlier during the chase, she felt really anxious. Now, with Ye Moxuan at her side, she felt strangely peaceful.

She felt that even if she had to experience more dire situations such as these, as long as she had Ye Moxuan to depend on, he would keep her safe.

This man really knew how to make someone love and hate him at the same time.

She no longer wanted to have anything to do with him. Yet, whenever she was in trouble, he would appear just at the right moment, causing her to fall head over heels for him all over again.

Just like what had happened earlier. She didn’t even have a reason to object to his assistance.

And… she couldn’t find it in herself to reject his assistance.

As Ye Moxuan drove the car toward home, Han Muzi’s thoughts became hazy as she slowly drifted into slumber.

Soon, she started to have a nightmare.

In the dream, it was exactly the same scenario as what she had experienced during the day: she was being tailed by unknown pursuers and she was speeding through the city at random, trying her best to shake them off her tail.

But the pursuing car stuck close to her like her own shadow at times, nearly bumping into her.

She had floored the accelerator and the car nearly flew, but the pursuing car finally caught up and, as if being driven by a maniac, came crashing into her car!

Bang!

Han Muzi awoke with a start with the familiar scene of her bedroom greeting her.

Was it a dream just now?

But it felt so real!

It was as if it was a premonition of the future.

She sat up in bed and tried to get off, but as she turned, she came face to face with a set of cold, dark eyes.

She was startled by this.

”You….”

Ye Moxuan fixed his sharp gaze on her. Han Muzi felt her scalp starting to itch, as if she had been targeted by a pair of laser eyes.

She unconsciously cowered a little.

What was going on? If she remembered correctly, he was very concerned about her safety before she drifted off to sleep. What made him change when she woke up?

”Your ex-husband….”

As soon as those words left his lips, Han Muzi had a bad feeling and she eyed him warily. “Why did you mention him?

“I’m wondering what’s so great about him that made you miss him so much?”

Han Muzi stared at him blankly.

She was thoroughly confused, unable to understand what he was hinting at.

Looking outside, she saw it was just getting dark. She could roughly estimate that she was asleep for only a few hours at most. Yet what came out from Ye Moxuan’s mouth didn’t make any sense to her.

Was she asleep for only a few hours or had she slept for a century?

Otherwise, how would she explain why Ye Moxuan was speaking of such incomprehensible things?

Besides, who said she missed Lin Jiang?

Her relationship with Lin Jiang wasn’t all that close. They were close once, but within two years of their marriage, he had all but extinguished whatever mutual feelings they had for each other.

Furthermore, once she was married to Ye Moxuan, her heart was always dominated by thoughts of him.

And for these past five years, her heart belonged to him and only him.

So she was puzzled as to why he suddenly said she missed her ex-husband?

“Not going to talk?” Ye Moxuan’s voice was hoarse. “At first I thought you had the hots for Linhan, but from the looks of it, it was not as I thought.”

Han Muzi arched her eyebrow in curiosity. “What are you talking about?”

She suddenly felt uncomfortable. She had just experienced a huge shock this afternoon and upon waking up, she had been subjected to this weird line of questions by him.

“If it wasn’t because you couldn’t forget about him, then why do you so desperately want to bear his child?”

Han Muzi was at a loss for words.

Bearing Lin Jiang’s child?

She had never told Ye Moxuan that even though she had been married to Lin Jiang for two years, his heart belonged to another. Hence, he never touched her for those two years and she actually didn’t think it mattered.

She didn’t know how she managed to tide through those dark days.

”These rumors … how did you come by it?”

Ye Moxuan’s eyebrows arched upward in amusement. It was as if his gaze mocked her as the corner of his mouth curled upward in a devilish smile.

”What do you think?”

He opened up his hand, and within his palm was a small prescription bottle.

At first, Han Muzi didn’t recognise what it was, but when she focused on it, her facial expression changed. Before she could even think, her arm darted out to snatch the bottle on its own.

“Give it back.”

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Ye Moxuan quickly withdrew his hands; the smile on his face looked as if he was mocking her.

“So you’re not even going to deny it?”

Being so readily to admit that the bottle belonged to her and so eager to snatch it back showed how much that bottle meant to her.

He suddenly recalled what she had told him before: she had wanted him to take precaution but he didn’t want to. Even if she were to get pregnant, what was wrong with that? She didn’t want to bear a child for him, but he purposely wanted her to bear his child.

He didn’t realise that she was so against the idea of bearing his child even to the point of buying contraceptive pills.

Han Muzi wanted to snatch back the bottle, but Ye Moxuan was one step ahead of her. She could only bite her lips and watched in silence as he kept the bottle away.

Since she had been discovered, there was no use in denying it.

Even so, she had no intention of hiding this fact from him.

Thinking of this, Han Muzi said, “I don’t have any intention of hiding this from you. I have told you before that you should take precaution. If you don’t plan to use protection, aren’t you leaving me with no other choice but to take these morning-after pills?”

Hearing this, Ye Moxuan nearly laughed out of frustration.

His breath was caught in his throat and in the end, he could only manage a sneer

“I leave you no choice but to take contraceptives? Why? Must you take these pills?”

“If you don’t want me to take these contraceptives, then take proper precautions. Why are you yelling at me?” Han Muzi shot back at him.

The two of them continued to exchange heated words but Ye Moxuan realised something wasn’t quite right.

He wasn’t angry about her taking the contraceptive pills, rather… it was with her refusal to bear his child. If that was the case, then wasn’t it her ultimate goal to not have any ties with him?

“I’m yelling at you?” In his anger, Ye Moxuan clenched his fist and squeezed the pill bottle, causing the sturdy bottle to warp and bend under the pressure subjected to it.

Han Muzi was surprised by his sudden display of strength.

“If you didn’t resist me like this, would I yell at you? You would rather bear your ex-husband’s child but wouldn’t want to have anything to do with me? Why?”

He quickly leaned down and held her chin between his thumb and forefinger and said, “You don’t want to bear my child? Do you think it’s a shame to be pregnant with my child?”

Even though her chin was hurting, she dared not struggle much as she was afraid that her own jaw would suffer the same fate as the prescription bottle.

“Why must I bear your child? I have nothing to do with you!”

“What about your ex-husband then? What kind of relationship do you have with that man? I can’t believe a man who would raise a mistress behind your back would be cherished to such an extent!”

Han Muzi’s expression started to change under the verbal assault from him. Before she knew it, she blurted out, “Whoever said the child was Lin Jiang’s?”

Ye Moxuan’s stormy expression changed to one that was dumbfounded when he heard this.

Stunned with herself, Han Muzi realised that she had exposed a very important secret.

Her face started to pale and she looked toward Ye Moxuan’s handsome countenance.

Just now… what had she said?

Did she just expose her secret?

In a flash, Han Muzi quickly dove back under the sheets of her bed and gathered the blankets around her, wanting to pretend that nothing ever happened.

Ye Moxuan clasped his hand around her petite shoulders and dragged her from the bed. Once she was upright, his hands firmly held onto her slender waist, fixing her in place in front of him.

“What did you just say? Say it again!”

Her thoughts were in disarray and she was afraid that if she said any more, she would give herself away. But what else could she say at this moment to save herself from this situation?

“Tell me the truth!” Ye Moxuan glared at her. “If the child is not Lin Jiang’s, then whose child was it?”

Han Muzi closed her eyes and gritted her teeth. Since it has already come to this, it couldn’t be helped.

“Ye Moxuan, do you really want to know the answer to this question? No matter whose child it is, it will never be yours, so why do you ask? Do you really want me to tell you whose child I bore?”

No matter whose child it is, it will never be yours….

This sentence got Ye Moxuan’s heart all riled up.

That was true. When she first stepped into his house, she was heavily pregnant. No matter whose child she bore, it would never be his.

Damn it!

In his anguish, Ye Moxuan started to squeeze her arms, nearly breaking her bones with his strength.

“Ouch! It hurts! Let go of me!”

Han Muzi pushed at him with all her might. “Do you want to break my arms? Let go! Let me go!”

“Damn woman! I cherished you so much! I don’t mind it even if you bore someone else’s child, but you are so shameless. Whose is it? Tell me, whose child is it?”

Hot kisses rained down like a storm, almost causing Han Muzi to suffocate. When she tried to push him away, he grabbed both her hands and held them high overhead before he pressed them against the bed behind her.

His movements were rough when he was taking off her clothes. His cold voice sounded as if it came from hell itself.

“You don’t want to have anything to do with me? I’ll make sure you are involved with me. You want to take morning-after pills and not bear my child? Then I’ll make you pregnant with my child. You want to take the pills? I won’t allow it.”

When he said these words, his black eyes flashed with determination. It was backed with a will to carry out his threats.

Before Han Muzi could refute him, he pressed himself down on her and sealed her lips with his own.

The sound of the tumbling bottle could be heard.

The warped bottle dropped and rolled around on the floor. Ye Moxuan gave it a kick and it went tumbling into a corner. At the same time, a mixture of clothing started to rain down from the bed.

…

This time, Han Muzi couldn’t get out of bed.

When she woke, both her legs were sore and numb. She felt pain all over her body and she couldn’t even lift her arms.

And the worst part was, her strength was completely spent and she was faint with hunger. She simply couldn’t move even if she wanted to.

At this moment, the door was pushed open and Ye Moxuan came in bearing a bowl of porridge and set it down in front of her. “Time to eat.”

He put the bowl aside on a side table before he fished Han Muzi from the pile of blankets and dressed her.

“Bastard, don’t touch me——”

Han Muzi wanted to scold him but she lacked the strength. When the scolding came out of her mouth, it was without bite.

Especially when she looked as if her life hung by a thread.

While Ye Moxuan was trying to dress her up, she kept resisting. After a while, he said in a cold voice, “It seems you still have strength left. Do you wish for me to continue? Hmm?”

When she heard this, her eyes flashed in annoyance.

“Despicable!”

“If you continue to obstruct me like this, that would be the least of your worries.”

Unable to say anything else, she closed her eyes in despair and let Ye Moxuan help with dressing her up.

When she closed her eyes, she felt as if she had been turned into a puppet. Anything she did depended entirely on the puppet master’s discretion, and she… couldn’t do anything.

Woe to me.

She just wanted to take contraceptives. Who knew it would have brought such disaster upon her?

If only she had kept the morning-after pills hidden. If he had never discovered them, she would be able to take them without problems and not have anything to do with him in the future.

“Forget about eating those morning-after pills. I will be by your side for the next few days, watching over you 24/7 until you are pregnant with my child.”

Upon hearing this, Han Muzi’s eyes snapped open and it was filled with fury.

”Despicable! How could you do this?”

Would he really force her to bear his child?

Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 600

Until she was pregnant with his child? How could this be?

Han Muzi felt like she was about to explode into pieces, but she lacked the strength to do anything, so she let him have his way. After five years together, this man’s deep-rooted bad habits had finally emerged.

“Come, eat.” He placed the spoon next to her lips.

As soon as she recalled what he had done and said to her earlier, she became furious and turned away, not bothering to look at him.

“I don’t want to eat. If you wish to watch me for 24 hours, then you are just wasting your time.”

After a while, she lifted her head and stared coldly into his eyes.

“Did you think that by confining me in here and ensuring that I’m pregnant, I won’t look for a way to abort the child?”

“How dare you?!”

”You can try and see if I dare to do so?”

Ye Moxuan became furious. His eyes smouldered with anger as he pinched hard on her chin.

“Do you think after you are pregnant, I will allow you the chance to abort it?”

“Why? Why is it? Back then you wished to drive me away from you and now you keep me chained next to you. You don’t even treat me as a person. Am I just a pet to you? The type that comes bounding when called?”

At the mention of the past, Ye Moxuan’s eyes darkened.

“Then what about you? I invited you to the banquet. Why didn’t you attend?”

Why didn’t she attend the banquet?

She recalled the accident. Back then if Ye Linhan wasn’t there to protect her, she probably wouldn’t even have had the chance to reach the banquet on time. But alas, even when she reached the venue, she couldn’t locate Ye Moxuan.

When she ran after him to the parking lot, he had already left. Not giving up, she went to Seabay Villa to look for him.

But what did he do? He shut her out.

He didn’t even give her a chance to explain back then and now he had the courage to ask her why she didn’t attend the banquet in the first place?

Han Muzi wanted to laugh; she glared at Ye Moxuan with red, tinged eyes.

”How did you know that I didn’t go to the party?”

Her eyes were now red; the pale pinkish hue of the corner of her eyes now matched the color on her face.

”Did you go to the banquet?”

Black eyes stared intently at her, as if trying to ascertain the truth from her face.

Did she really go to the banquet that night? This answer seemed to be quite important to him.

Han Muzi turned away, not wishing to answer his question. To her, as things currently stood, whether she went or not wasn’t as important anymore.

“ANSWER ME!” Seeing that she avoided the issue, he increased his grip on her and forced her to turn and face him.

Dejected eyes met one another as they turned to meet face to face.

”Tell me. Were you at the party that day?”

“Was it important?” Han Muzi replied sarcastically. “What? Would it move your heart to forgive me if I said I did go? Or would you punish me ever so harshly if I say I didn’t?”

Without waiting for his reply, she said, “This matter is not important anymore. Whether I was there or not, you weren’t there to see me.”

What was important was her effort in going to Seabay Villa to look for him yet she was shut out by him.

From her words, Ye Moxuan came to realise the truth. She did go to the banquet that night; only that she arrived when he had already departed. Otherwise, how could she have reached Seabay Villa right behind him?

It was a pity that she didn’t know what day it was. That banquet was very important to him. If she had been unable to attend the banquet in the first place due to other commitments, he would still find a reason to forgive her. But he received information that she was with his elder brother.

Back then, everyone knew of Ye Linhan’s intention toward her; it was as clear as day even to outsiders. Even after he had invited her to the banquet, she still went out with Ye Linhan.

He really wanted to ask if she ever had the intention of being with him.

That night was his birthday. He had planned to reveal her to the public on that very special day, to let everyone know that she was his chosen woman.

That she was Ye Moxuan’s woman.

With him as her backer, no one would dare to bully her. But she had disappointed him. Who was Ye Linhan? He was only a mistress’ son, a home wrecker. Ye Moxuan knew what Ye Linhan’s intentions were. Linhan’s mother had destroyed his mother’s happiness and now he wanted to destroy Ye Moxuan’s happiness.

So he couldn’t even help Han Muzi find a reason to forgive her.

He felt that if she really liked Ye Linhan, then why should he force her to stay by his side? Maybe it was the flame of jealousy that had burned away all his logic and that made him shut her out all those years ago.

Ye Moxuan thought for a while, but when he saw her cold and uncaring eyes, everything he wished to say to her ended at the tip of his tongue.

She didn’t care anymore. Whatever he had to say no longer held any meaning for her. Instead, if he were to keep her by his side through force and not let any other man near her, and make her pregnant with his own child, that would be enough. That would finally make her his woman.

“Well, if you don’t want to say, that’s fine with me. But first, have something to eat.” Ye Moxuan again placed the spoon next to her lips.

He had the cooks whip up a special type of porridge. The ingredients were all nutritious and the smell was very appetising.

But at this moment, even if she was dying from hunger, she wouldn’t eat the food he placed next to her.

”I told you, I will not eat.”

“You won’t eat?” Ye Moxuan arched his eyebrows in amusement. “If you don’t eat, are you sure you have enough strength to give birth?”

”You!”

Without meaning to, she had let him get a cheap shot in. She was furious, and due to her hunger, she was starting to black out. She was in no position to retort.

After thinking for a while, she decided to pull the blanket over her head and lay down.

Ye Moxuan stopped her before she could carry out her plan. “If you don’t want me to force feed you the porridge, you had better get up and eat.”

Han Muzi didn’t care. Angrily, she pulled on the blankets and thought to herself, if she didn’t want to eat, could it be that he wanted to pour it down her throat? If she choked to death, who knewwho would be more distressed?

After thinking about this, she just closed her eyes and ignored him.

For a moment there was no movement behind her. After a while, she heard the sound of crockery being knocked together. While she was wondering what was going on behind her, she suddenly felt someone grabbing her shoulders. Before she could react, she felt something warm on her lips.

When she opened her eyes, she saw Ye Moxuan’s face being only inches away. He was looking at her and was trying to pry her mouth open so as to feed her mouth-to-mouth.

This bastard!

Aahhh! Disgusting!

Han Muzi had wanted to push him away, but Ye Moxuan overpowered her with his strength. After a brief struggle, a mouthful of porridge ended up in her stomach.

With eyes filled with lust, he withdrew his tongue.

“Will you eat on your own or would you prefer my method of feeding you?”