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Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 811

Han Muzi did not say anything and merely nodded subconsciously. After watching Ye Moxuan’s car drive off, she felt an indescribable sense of loss in her heart. Even so, he could not be blamed for not keeping to their appointment as everyone had emergencies.

She had been looking forward to it all day, fantasizing about what she could do when they went back. She even wondered if they could take it further tonight so that she could observe his reaction. However, all of these imaginations were in vain and she now had a big hole in her heart.

Han Muzi sighed and reached out to brush off the strands of hair on her face before continuing her walk to the subway station. Alas, one could not get used to too many things. Otherwise… it would be easy to feel lost.

She was walking very slowly as if she was out on a stroll, and she was unsure how long she had been walking for. Suddenly, she felt as if there was a car following behind her. At first, she thought that she had sensed it wrongly. After walking for a while though, she noticed that the car was still following her slowly. She frowned, took out her phone, and turned on the camera to check what was going on behind her. The window was rolled down and a familiar face appeared, seemingly beckoning her.

Han Muzi did not know what to say. Duanmu Zhe? Why is it him again? Why is he trailing me?

Han Muzi stopped in her tracks and turned to look at him. Then, Duanmu Zhe quickly drove the car over to where she was and raised an eyebrow at her while asking, “Do you want to get in?”

Compared to when she was facing Ye Moxuan, there was no expression on her face when she looked at Duanmu Zhe.

“Huh? How long have we known each other? Why do you always appear bitter and full of hatred whenever we meet? I don’t think I’ve done anything bad to you, have I? And with you looking at me like that, do you know what I think of?”

Han Muzi did not reply.

Parting his lips, he said, “It’s like I’m your ex-boyfriend.”

The second after he finished speaking, she turned around and left. Seeing this, Duanmu Zhe hurriedly opened the car door and chased after her, blocking her path.

As she looked at the man who was in front of her blocking her way, she really did not have a good impression of him. Although he had saved her the previous time, he was still a stranger to her. Furthermore, his sister once wanted to seduce Ye Moxuan. “Just what exactly do you want?”

“It’s nothing much. I just happened to meet you here and got curious.”

Hearing his answer, Han Muzi sneered. “Just happened to meet me? Are you sure that you didn’t decide to follow me out here?”

The smile on Duanmu Zhe’s lips faded a little as he said, “It looks like you’ve exposed my motives.”

So what if she guessed it? Looking at the man in front of her, Han Muzi took a deep breath and said, “Tell me, what’s the matter?”

“I can’t stop my car here. You should know this.” Duanmu Zhe smiled at her before looking at the place where he was parked. “Get in the car first. Let’s find a place to sit down and talk.”

Han Muzi was speechless. “I’m sorry, it’s already late now and I need to rush to catch the subway. I’m afraid I can’t—”

“Don’t you want to know about Ye Moxuan’s matters?” Duanmu Zhe quickly interrupted her. “Besides, there’s no subway this late. I can send you back.”

She did not know what to say. Ultimately, she got into his car in silence. He took her to a restaurant and booked an exquisite-looking private room. When Duanmu Zhe was ordering, he said to Han Muzi, “Let’s just have our dinner here as well. The food here isn’t bad.”

How could Han Muzi be in the mood to eat dinner with him when she did not like eating with strangers in the first place? Furthermore, there were a lot of ingredients back home that she needed to cook. Thinking of this, she pursed her lips without giving a reply.

Duanmu Zhe handed her the menu after he ordered. “Look through and see what you’d like to eat.”

The waiter was also waiting at the side. Closing the menu, she handed it to the waiter standing next to them and smiled slightly. “Excuse me, just a glass of warm water will do.”

“Uh…” The waiter took the menu from her and looked at her with a trace of embarrassment. “Miss, our restaurant…”

Duanmu Zhe, who was sitting across from her, snapped his fingers. “Do as she says.”

“Alright, please wait a moment.” Soon after, a glass of warm water was served to the table.

Looking at Han Muzi, Duanmu Zhe shook his head while smiling. “Just how eager are you to leave? We haven’t even started talking yet. Are you sure you want to be sitting across from me while I eat?”

Han Muzi raised the glass with an indifferent expression and took a sip of the warm water. “The service here appears to be slow. When we were downstairs earlier, I saw many diners were still waiting for their food. It’ll probably take them longer than 15 minutes to serve. You can say what you want to say in these 15 minutes.” After speaking, she put down the glass and looked at Duanmu Zhe who was sitting across. “Start talking then.”

“Why do you sound so formal?” Duanmu Zhe teased her. “With you being so serious, I’m a little uncomfortable.”

“Mr. Duanmu, if you know how to respect a person, then you should put away your smile and talk to me seriously. After all, it was you who invited me here, right?”

“Alright.” Seeing that she was anxious, he did not want to tease her anymore. He raised his eyebrows and his expression returned to normal. However, he really could not help himself. It was the first time in his life that he met such a fierce woman. He could not stop himself from teasing her, but he did not have ill intentions.

“Before we talk, I have a few questions for you. Why are you here?”

“Mr. Duanmu, these questions… I’d have thought that you’ve already investigated everything.” Otherwise, how could he have brought up Ye Moxuan’s matters with such certainty?

“I’ve indeed investigated everything about you and Ye Moxuan, but I still want to personally confirm things with you. Has Ye Moxuan… really lost his memory?” When he first received the news, Duanmu Zhe still could not believe it. Even though he had previously met Ye Moxuan, he never thought that the man had lost his memory and could not recognize him. It was fine if he did not recognize him, but from the looks of Han Muzi’s efforts recently, it seemed like the man did not even recognize her.

“Whether or not he has really lost his memory, you can find out when you investigate it. You don’t have to go through me. If these are the questions that you’re going to ask me, then I think I have nothing to tell you since you can clearly tell what kind of situation I’m in.”

“Then, do you know that, besides domestic news, every piece of news about you and Ye Moxuan has been erased?”

After hearing that, Han Muzi frowned. “What do you mean?” Other than domestic news, news about them everywhere else had been erased?

Duanmu Zhe smiled slightly. “Including that grand wedding. As the groom did not turn up on that day, it appeared on foreign media at the time, but now… there’s no trace of it at all.”

Duanmu Zhe looked at Han Muzi quietly, anticipating her reaction.

Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 812

The exquisite small private room was very quiet as only the sound of their breathing could be heard. Han Muzi looked at Duanmu Zhe who was sitting across the table. With eyes like a peach flower petal, he seemed a little more flirtatious under the light. Also, what he just said…

She gave a faint smile. “What about it?”

“Oh?” Duanmu Zhe raised his eyebrows. “So you know all about this?”

Han Muzi pursed her lips and remained silent. Although she looked calm, her lips were gradually turning pale.

“Alright, let’s talk about something you don’t know.” Duanmu Zhe smiled slightly as if to deliberately irritate Han Muzi. “Do you know that the Yuchi family and the Duanmu family have a marriage contract?” Duanmu Zhe saw a touch of other emotions in her beautiful eyes, and the smile on her lips even faded a bit. “It seems like I’ve finally brought up something that you don’t know about. In that case, I didn’t come in vain today.”

What he did not know was that Han Muzi’s fists were clenched under the table. She really could not figure out what Duanmu Zhe meant.

“Last time we met, you asked me why I didn’t invite you to my wedding dinner, right?”

“Yes.”

“That time, you didn’t know any of this?”

Duanmu Zhe shrugged. “I didn’t know. I was out on a long trip, so naturally, I wouldn’t care about things here. Besides, I’m not that interested in these things. I don’t read the news every day, either.”

Han Muzi looked at him, slowly relaxing her fists. She pulled her pale lips into a cold smile. “How can I know if what you’re saying is the truth? Since you’re a family, who knows if you’re all acting in unison?” After that, she stood up straight away. “Alright, that’s all for today. It’s late now and I should head back.”

She walked out immediately while Duanmu Zhe’s voice sounded from behind. “I would support my sister, but it doesn’t mean I’ll agree to every decision she makes. Ye Moxuan is an excellent man, but he doesn’t like my sister. That’s why I won’t let her marry him.”

Han Muzi stopped for a moment, but she did not turn around.

“So—”

“So you don’t want your sister to marry him. What’s that have to do with me?”

Han Muzi interrupted and turned to look at him. “You’re not expecting me to help you, right? Unfortunately, I have to tell you this. I won’t be of much help to you anyway and neither do I have any obligation to do so.”

Since she had already said so, then things were already made clear. Duanmu Zhe could not stop himself from frowning when looking at this woman whose words were so direct. “So you want them to get engaged? But Ye Moxuan is—”

“Mr. Duanmu.” Han Muzi interrupted him again, replying lightly, “Although I almost married Ye Moxuan, at the end of the day, I didn’t. He’s a free man. Since he has lost his memories, all I want is for him to regain his memories of me, and not to force him to accept my identity. If… he gets engaged to someone else, then… there’s nothing left for me to be nostalgic about.”

At least, in her eyes, she treasured feelings. She firmly believed that mutual feelings could overcome all obstacles as long as they were strong enough. Otherwise… Ye Moxuan would not keep trying to get close to her during this period. Perhaps subconsciously, he still remembered her. If even despite this, he still got engaged to someone else, then she would have nothing left to be nostalgic about. Although I love him, as long as the line of marital morality is not crossed, he is free.

Besides, she was not a competitive person. She especially hated when two women fought for a man. It was too ugly of a sight to bear. She nodded at Duanmu Zhe and left the private room.

Duanmu Zhe was stunned as he looked at the spot where she was. He initially thought… that she would be on the same page with him and both of them could work together. He would do it for his sister while Han Muzi would do it for Ye Moxuan. However, he did not expect her to reject his offer and even say something like that.

Judging by the way she looked, it was not that she did not care, so why was she acting so carefreely? Suddenly, Duanmu Zhe’s impression of her changed. A person really could not be compared to another. Compared to Han Muzi’s mature temperament, his sister… was extremely childish.

When Han Muzi stepped out, she looked at the bustling street in front of her as the night gradually fell. The street lamp at the junction already had its light turned on, and the light stretched out her shadow. As she was not familiar with this area, it looked like she could only get a cab.

After taking out her phone to call a cab, she saw that she had gotten many messages on WeChat. Upon clicking in, she saw that they were all from George. He was asking her where she went and why she had not picked up her phone. It was only then that she realized George had made several calls to her, but her phone was left on silent when she was at work and she forgot to unmute it after work.

Han Muzi switched her phone back to its normal settings and called George.

“Aww!” As soon as the call was connected, George wailed, surprising Han Muzi. Stretching out her hand, she pinched in between her eyebrows as she continued walking ahead. When she saw a Chinese Sichuan restaurant up in front, she became a little greedy and wanted to have a meal there before going back.

“Muzi, you’ve finally shown up! I thought that you ran away in anger!”

Hearing this, Han Muzi was speechless. George continued to whine. “You can’t be like this. You must stay in touch with me at all times. I promised you that I’ll get back to you with any news at the very first second.”

“Why’d you think that I ran away in anger?” She was feeling helpless, but her own two feet were still walking quickly. She was getting closer and closer to the Sichuan restaurant.

“Uh… Muzi, don’t you know?”

“Know what?” Smelling the Sichuan food, a smile appeared on Han Muzi’s lips.

“Today, Yuchi’s grandfather has invited Duanmu Aotian and his granddaughter, Duanmu Xue, to discuss engagement matters.”

She was approaching the store but stopped abruptly when she heard this. Did… I hear wrongly? They’re discussing Ye Moxuan and Duanmu Xue’s engagement today?

After hearing no response from her side, George was suddenly a little scared. “Muzi, you… didn’t know about this, did you? I thought you knew, and that’s why you got angry and refused to answer my calls.”

“Muzi? Muzi? Sh*t. Please say something. Why do I somehow feel like I’ve made a huge mistake?” George’s chattering repeatedly sounded from the other end of the phone, and Han Muzi eventually recovered. After a long silence, her beautiful eyes turned cold as she said, “I know now.”

So, the reason he could not go over to her house tonight for dinner was that he was going home to discuss engagement matters? Han Muzi felt as if a big chunk of her heart had been taken away.

Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 813

“Welcome Miss. A table for one?”

Han Muzi stood in front of the Sichuan restaurant for a very long time. One of her feet was already inside the establishment while the other was still at the door. She had stood there for a very long time with a hesitant look, wondering if she should enter the place or not. The waiter inside finally could not help himself and approached her to ask.

Han Muzi looked up and saw a young man with a pair of tidy eyebrows standing in front of her. He seemed to be Chinese, but he spoke to her in English.

She nodded subconsciously. “Yes, a table for one.”

The young man put on a happy face. “Oh, you’re Chinese? I saw you standing here for quite long. Any doubts?”

Han Muzi gave a small smile. “No, I’m just on the phone.”

After saying this, she said softly to George who was on the other side of the call, “I have things going on. I’ll hang up first.” With that, she hung up the call.

“Muzi, don’t hang up yet, let me talk to you longer… Muzi? Hello?” While George was still roaring on the phone, he heard the busy tone coming from his phone. This was bad. Why did he have a feeling that he had done something bad with good intentions again? He had called Han Muzi as he wanted to find out her situation after hearing that Yuchi was dining with the Duanmu family. He tried calling her several times but she did not pick up. She did not even reply to her WeChat messages. It did not seem like her to do so. In the end, George called her so many times that he almost destroyed the phone, but she still did not answer his calls.

George panicked as he thought that Han Muzi was furious after finding out about it and therefore refused to pick up his calls. That was why when Han Muzi called him, he had spoken so ignorantly.

“You’re so stupid, George.” He held out his hand to smack his head repeatedly. He was really too stupid. He should have tested her before saying anything. If Han Muzi did not know about it, he could still salvage the situation. But now? After he said this, would Muzi… no longer be his sister-in-law? No, this could not be. He had to call Ye Moxuan and tell him or he would not be able to salvage this situation.

George quickly called Ye Moxuan, but who knew he would experience the same thing as with Han Muzi earlier. Although the call went through, no one answered it. He did not know where they were having their meal and he could not get through to Ye Moxuan’s phone. After anxiously walking around in a circle, he grabbed his car keys and ran out.

…

After Han Muzi was welcomed by the young man into the restaurant, she found a seat by the window and was handed a menu. “It’s been a long time since a Chinese person has come to our restaurant. You’re the first Chinese person I’ve met here in half a month. Seeing that we’re from the same country, I’ll treat you to this meal today. You just go ahead and order whatever you want.”

Although she was a little absent-minded while taking the menu, she was too embarrassed to ignore the offer as the other party was being so enthusiastic. She could only smile and say, “Thank you for your kindness but we’ve just met, so how can I let you spend money on me for this meal?”

“It’s okay, it just means we’re fated to have met each other today.”

“No, it’s alright. Thank you.”

After looking through the menu, Han Muzi casually ordered some food. Since she liked Sichuan food, she was not very picky.

“Is that all? You’re being too polite.”

Smiling, she said, “I’ll pay for the bill myself. Thank you.”

As the young man left with the menu, Han Muzi sat there alone in a daze.

Today, Ye Moxuan is discussing the engagement with the Duanmu Family. Then, what has he been doing these past few days? Could it be that his coming to my house every day gave me the wrong impression? Or maybe it was the kiss in the office that made her have this illusion. She was thinking that even though Ye Moxuan did not have her in his memories any longer, he still recognized her subconsciously and thus did those actions. She had even felt that she was close to victory.

After learning the news today, however, she suddenly felt that she had not even taken a step forward. Thinking of this, Han Muzi lowered her eyes and sat quietly. The service in that restaurant was very speedy, and it was probably also because the Chinese waiter was taking care of her as a fellow Chinese, that the food she ordered came very quickly.

After the young man served her the food, he sat across from her and looked at her while holding his phone. “Are you here alone?” Staring at Han Muzi, he found her eyes to be very beautiful. He seemed to have fallen in love at first sight.

“No.” She shook her head, picked up a pair of chopsticks, and said faintly, “I’m here with my husband.”

In the next second, the smile on the young man’s face froze while he looked a little embarrassed.

“Is there anything else?” Han Muzi looked up at him.

The man shook his head and coughed slightly. “Nothing else. Enjoy your food.”

Han Muzi picked up something to eat. Although she had been feeling very greedy before entering the restaurant, the food she was eating now tasted bland. As a result, she forced herself to eat a few more mouthfuls before she stopped. After wiping the corners of her mouth with a tissue, she got up to pay.

The young man from earlier did not appear anymore, and she left the restaurant after paying.

Simultaneously, in a luxurious hotel.

“It’s really rare for our two families to be able to have a meal together.” Yuchi Jin looked at Duanmu Aotian and Duamu Xue, who were sitting opposite from him. His face showed a trace of surprise. “By the way, why didn’t Zhe come with you?”

Stroking his beard and smiling, Duanmu Aotian said, “He has other things to do, so I didn’t bring him along.”

Duanmu Xue looked at Ye Moxuan who was sitting beside Yuchi Jin, shyness apparent on her face. She lowered her head and looked at her dress. She had specially gotten someone to buy this dress for her, and it took a lot of hard work to get this unique dress.

It was designed by a well-known designer. Although Duanmu Xue had never met the other party, her friends all loved this designer’s works. Her pieces were all difficult to get and recently she seemed to have stopped designing. That was why many of the dresses which were auctioned away were reluctant to be worn and were instead used for showcasing. She had spent a lot of money to get this dress.

Furthermore, her makeup was also delicately done to match the dress. She was hoping to leave her best impression on Ye Moxuan. She even planned to hire this designer to design her wedding dress once they had set the wedding date and were engaged. She was willing to pay a big price to hire this particular designer to design her wedding dress. Just like that, she accidentally strayed too far away. When she came back to her senses, her cheeks were flushed.

The elders from both sides knew the purpose of today’s meeting, so they started discussing after the third round of drinks.

Duanmu Aotian looked at Ye Moxuan, who had a straight posture and a handsome face. The more the elder looked at him, the more satisfied he was. This man was indeed worthy to be with his granddaughter, who was the apple of his eye. He put down the small wine glass in his hand, then raised his head to look at Yuchi Jin. “Mr. Yuchi, I still remember how we wanted to let our children marry so that we could become in-laws. It’s a pity that…”

Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 814

Yuchi Jin understood what he meant and hurriedly replied, “That’s right, that’s right. It’s a pity that the marriage arrangement wasn’t successful. It was enough for me to have a lifetime of regret.” After speaking, he turned and looked at Duamu Xue. “But it doesn’t matter. Although our children couldn’t get married to each other back in the day, it would be good too if our grandchildren can marry.”

Hearing this, Duanmu Aotian nodded his head repeatedly and the two old men laughed. Duanmu Xue looked carefully at her grandfather and exclaimed softly, “Grandfather…”

Duanmu Aotian’s sly, fox-like eyes fell on Ye Moxuan. He smiled inscrutably and said, “Xuan, you aren’t young anymore, and you’re a few years older than Xue too. If the two of you can…”

Ye Moxuan, who had not spoken a word since taking a seat, finally raised his head while lifting his eyelids to reveal his ink-black eyes. Since just now, his lips had been tightly pressed into a fine line while the endless black in his eyes made it difficult to read his emotions and thoughts. Midway through the old men’s conversation, he lightly pursed his lips. “Since the previous arrangement was unsuccessful at the time, it only means that there’s no fate between our two families.”

With his one sentence, the three others were all immediately stunned while looking at him with astonishment on their faces.

Duanmu Xue had always been a delicate girl who hoped that Ye Moxuan could pay more attention to her. After all, she was dressed so beautifully today but he never once looked her way. When he finally raised his head earlier, she had immediately straightened her back, but who would have thought that the words he said next would make her feel as if a basin of cold water was poured on her? It made her feel bitterly cold.

“W-What are you talking about?” Narrowing his eyes, Duanmu Aotian looked at Ye Moxuan.

Yuchi Jin was also caught off guard. He thought that his grandson would not make him look bad in front of Duanmu Aotian, but who knew he would…

“Times have changed. We’re no longer living in the same era as my parents. I understand that both of you elders are from the older generation and have your own ideas regarding marriage, but both I and Grandpa Duanmu’s granddaughter are from a different generation. We both want to love freely. Furthermore, she might already have a partner, and I have my own standards when it comes to picking a partner.” Ye Moxuan’s words were neither humble nor overbearing, making it difficult for others to rebuke.

Quickly standing up from her seat, Duanmu Xue looked at him incredulously. “Shen, you…”

Duanmu Aotian narrowed his eyes and looked at Ye Moxuan, displeased. “Are you looking down on my granddaughter?”

“No, no. How can you say that?” Yuchi Jin tried to smooth things over. “Xue is such a good girl.”

With an indifferent attitude, Ye Moxuan simply said, “It’s me who’s not worthy of your granddaughter.” When he finished speaking, he raised his hand to look at the time. Then, he said, “Grandfather, Grandfather Duanmu, I have an important video conference at 9pm, so I’ll be leaving first.” After saying this, he stood up and nodded at them before turning to leave.

“Shen!” Panicking, Duanmu Xue tried to go after him while holding her dress. However, when she walked by Duanmu Aotian, he said, “Stop right where you are.”

“Stop! You little brat!” At the same time, Yuchi Jin also stood up and yelled at Ye Moxuan’s back.

Ye Moxuan stopped in his steps and turned around. “Grandpa, this is a very important meeting.”

Yuchi Jin was extremely infuriated with him. “What exactly is important here? No matter how important other matters are, could they be more important than your marriage? Is it more important than your grandfather? Are you aware that we’re here for a meal? Don’t you know how to respect others?”

“Grandpa, I’ve been sitting with you for half an hour. If you think that I’m being disrespectful, then just take it as I’m leaving early.”

“You brat; you’d better come over here, or else…” Otherwise, he would be really angry. However, Ye Moxuan had left without looking back; his actions made it clear that he would not accept the arrangements made by the elders regarding his marriage. This also showed that he was obviously not interested in Duanmu Xue.

“Shen!”

In a blink of an eye, Ye Moxuan had disappeared. Duanmu Xue wanted to catch up to him but was stopped by her grandfather. “Don’t go after him. The children from our Duanmu family all have to have a strong backbone. Since he doesn’t like you, let’s just forget about the marriage!”

“Grandpa!” Duanmu Xue’s eyes turned red as she shook her head vigorously. “I don’t want to let go of this matter just like this. Shen just has a slightly colder personality. As long as you give me some time, he’ll definitely open up to me and grow to like me!”

“Stop deceiving yourself any longer!” Snorting coldly, Duanmu Aotian then waved his hand. “Didn’t you visit him every day when he was injured? Didn’t you have enough time then? Why didn’t he grow to like you then?”

Hearing this, she was speechless. “But this is just what his temperament is like. Just give me some more time, Grandpa…”

“Stop talking!” Duanmu Aotian shook her hand off while huffing at his beard and staring with anger. “You’re the precious princess of the Duanmu Family. You’re the one who should be picking your suitors. How could anyone dislike you?”

“But Grandpa…”

“Aotian…” Yuchi Jin was deeply sorry about what had happened today and walked forward before saying apologetically, “I didn’t communicate with my grandson regarding this matter earlier, I…”

“Enough, Yuchi Jin. You don’t need to say anymore. I don’t want to listen to any of it!”

“But—” Yuchi Jin said.

“If you say even one more sentence, it’ll only add insult to my granddaughter! I raised Xue preciously all this while, but your grandson rejected her in front of me. If this gets out, just how hurt do you want her to feel?”

“Yes, yes. It’s my fault.” Regardless, the two men had been old friends for many years now. Yuchi Jin could only nod his head to apologize. “I’ll apologize on behalf of Xuan for what happened today. I’ll go back and talk to him about this. As for the engagement…”

“I think it’s better if we just forget about it unless he personally comes over to ask for Xue’s hand in marriage. Otherwise…” Duanmu Aotian snorted coldly. “Our Xue is such an impressive woman. There are many men out there who would line up to be with her, so there’s no need for us to come here and be looked down upon.”

Hearing this, Yuchi Jin was speechless.

Meanwhile, on the other side. After Ye Moxuan left the hotel, he walked toward the parking lot. Who knew that as soon as he reached the entrance, a figure rushed up to him. He immediately stepped to the side in a flash, causing the figure to stagger forward and almost fall to the floor.

“D*mn! I came over here to report some news to you, but you’re not even kind toward me.” When George finally steadied himself, he turned his head and shot Ye Moxuan a vicious look.

Ye Moxuan pursed his lips and put away the car key before saying coldly, “What are you doing here?”

Gritting his teeth, the other man replied, “Of course it’s because I have some news for you. I was afraid of barging in, so I could only wait for you here.”

Hearing him, Ye Moxuan frowned. “News for me?”

When George thought about what he wanted to say, he felt a little guilty and coughed lightly. “Um… Do you want to go look for your assistant? I’ve been calling her all day today, but she hasn’t picked up my calls. I thought she knew about your engagement, so… it slipped my tongue.”

“What did you just say?”

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Ye Moxuan’s thoughts before George said those words were that he could settle the minor issue regarding the engagement with Duanmu Xue himself over this meeting. That was why he did not take this issue to heart. After settling the issue, everything would go back to normal; everyone would just live life normally and mind their own business.

However, Ye Moxuan felt that his plan was immediately disrupted when George told him this. It was like his well-planned chess game was suddenly disrupted by a rampaging animal, causing all his efforts to be in vain. Ye Moxuan’s aura suddenly became cold after thinking about it, and he looked at George as if he was dead.

The chilling aura he exuded made George subconsciously take two steps backward while he coughed softly trying to defend himself. “Yuchi, you can’t blame me for this since you didn’t let me know about this in advance, right? Plus… when I was calling your little assistant, she didn’t even pick up my calls. I almost broke the phone calling her. I thought she was angry after finding out what was going on…”

Ye Moxuan’s tone turned somber. “Who asked you to interfere in others’ business? Are you too free and have nothing else to do?”

George took a few more steps back again. “No, I’m quite busy. It was just a coincidence. Well, since I’ve reported the situation to you, I’ll be leaving now.” With that, he turned and left without observing Ye Moxuan’s reaction.

After running away for a while, George brought his hands over his chest while looking at Ye Moxuan who was walking toward the direction of his car. Then, he let out a sigh of relief. He hoped he had not messed up too much this time. If both of them were not able to get together ever again, he would have to seek forgiveness with his life.

Han Muzi had been traipsing around for a long time, and only after noticing it was late did she realize she needed to go home. She got a car to send her directly to the gate of her house. After paying for the ride, she got out of the car and looked for her keys when a cold male voice sounded from the dark area on the left. “Where did you go?”

When the cold voice suddenly rang out, it shocked Han Muzi. The keys in her hand also fell to the ground as she exclaimed. She had been deep in thought the entire time and there was not much light here. Furthermore, the taxi had quickly sped away after she got off.

Han Muzi looked at the direction of the sound. There was a small flame flickering in the dark. If she had recognized the familiar voice correctly, it should be Ye Moxuan…

Thinking about Ye Moxuan, Han Muzi naturally thought of his engagement discussion tonight. She was fed up with being in despair as she had been having the same feeling all night. She managed to calm herself down as she bent down to look for her dropped keys. However, a pair of hands picked up her keys faster than she did.

“Why aren’t you replying?”

Han Muzi remained silent. With the faint moonlight, she reached out for the keys in his hand. “Thank you. I went out to dinner with my friends.” Her soft fingers rubbed his palm unconsciously when she took the keys from him.

Ye Moxuan did not know what happened at that moment, but he wanted to grab hold of her hand to make her stay. She took the keys from him and opened the gate when he was stunned for a moment. He looked at her quietly while extinguishing the cigarette in his hand before following her in.

After a few steps, Han Muzi stopped walking when she realized he was following her. “What are you doing?”

“The road is dark. I’ll send you upstairs.”

Han Muzi did not say anything. She wanted to ask him why he was at her place this late at night. Didn’t he go to discuss the engagement? Wouldn’t it be ironic for him to come over and look for me right after the discussion? But in the end, she swallowed these words back and walked forward silently.

They soon reached the front of her house and Han Muzi looked at him. “I’m here.”

In the darkness, Ye Moxuan’s eyes seemed to be brighter than the moonlight. He stared at her silently before saying: “Aren’t you going to invite me in for a glass of water?”

Han Muzi was speechless. He took the initiative to make a request.

Remembering what he had done before coming here tonight, she bit her lower lip and replied cruelly, “It’s too late, so it’s not convenient.”

“Heh.” Ye Moxuan laughed softly, took a step forward, and approached her. His warm breath was on her neck.

“Then tell me, why is it inconvenient?” His breath was rubbing against her neck as he spoke. Han Muzi quickly backed away two steps because it was ticklish.

Ye Moxuan seemed to continue walking forward while Han Muzi frantically opened the door. After walking in and turning on the lights, she said, “Sit down. I’ll pour you a glass of water.”

Following behind her and stepping through the door, he closed the door while thinking about how to explain what happened tonight to her. If I made the first move to explain myself, would it cause her to misunderstand my intentions? Should I wait for her to ask before explaining? The latter option seemed more practical to him.

After Han Muzi poured Ye Moxuan a glass of water, the two fell into silence once more. As it was late at night now, it was also quiet all around them. He picked up the glass and took a sip of water from it, waiting for her to ask him questions. However, even after finishing the glass of water, she was still quiet. It did not take long before the glass was empty.

Han Muzi raised her head, reminding him weakly, “Your water’s finished, President.”

Hearing her, he did not know what to say. Feeling a little irritable, he reached out his hand to pull on the tie over his chest. “I still feel thirsty.”

“Oh.” She could only nod her head. “Then I’ll pour you another.” She picked up his glass and went to the kitchen to fill it with water; her movements were slow.

Ye Moxuan watched her pour him a glass of warm water again and put it in front of him. This time, he did not drink it slowly as he was feeling frustrated and ended up chugging the water in a few gulps. The water rushed down his throat. Then, he raised his eyes and saw the woman quietly sitting there with her eyes drooping. She did not appear angry nor lively. The way she looked now made Ye Moxuan’s heart even more irritable, and he suddenly slammed the glass onto the table with a bang.

Han Muzi, who had been sitting quietly, looked up at him in shock but quickly retracted her gaze after a moment.

Finally, he could not help but ask, “You don’t have any questions for me?”

She finally showed a reaction after sitting still the entire time. As if she had something to say, her lips started moving, but after thinking about it, she shook her head again. “I don’t have anything to ask you. It’s already so late now. Don’t you need to go back?”

When her words fell, she heard Ye Moxuan sneering from across her. Looking up, she saw him staring at her with a mocking gaze. Such a look caused the fire in Han Muzi’s heart to be set alight. He was the one who went to discuss engagement matters, yet he refused to talk about it and instead wanted her to speak first.

What should she ask? What right did she have to ask him about this?

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“Are you sure you have nothing to ask me?” He stared at her like how a hunter would stare at his prey—the moment he lifted his gun, she would be dead.

Han Muzi would normally get nervous when faced with his deadly stare, but today she felt dejected and irritable. She gave him a cold smile in return. “Since you asked me that question, I’m going to ask you instead what you think I should ask you about. Did you do anything that I need to ask about?”

Her reply intrigued Ye Moxuan. “Hmm. You’re pretty feisty.”

Han Muzi immediately stood up and pulled the door open. “I need to work tomorrow.” What she meant was for him to leave right away as she needed to call it a day.

Ye Moxuan frowned slightly. The fact that she wanted him to leave immediately indicated that she did not want to get to the bottom of this. Perhaps she would not take the initiative to ask him about it today.

Since she had already told him to, based on his arrogant attitude, he should be leaving right away. But a part of Ye Moxuan felt that if he were to leave like this, he would regret it. At this point, he began to walk toward her.

Initially, Han Muzi thought that he was about to leave, but instead, he walked toward her and stopped right in front of her. He stared at her and had no intention of leaving. He approached her in a domineering manner. “If there’s nothing to ask, why are you so upset?”

Han Muzi clenched her brows. “I’m not upset.”

“Right…”

All of a sudden, the sound of someone making love came from the hallway. Han Muzi did not hear it too clearly in the beginning. But when she did, she was startled. It was from the couple living next door, who were young and had the habit of making love every night before they went to bed. After all, it was a small apartment, so its sound insulation was not too good. Furthermore, the door was open, which allowed them to hear it even clearer.

Seeing Ye Moxuan raise his eyebrows, Han Muzi was certain that he had also heard it. She did not know what happened to her, but at this point, she proceeded to take a step back and slammed the door shut.

After closing the door, the loud sound had dissipated considerably, even though it was still slightly audible. If she could still hear it, so could Ye Moxuan.

Her pale face turned red in a split second. Han Muzi had never thought that she would encounter something like this. The seemingly intense atmosphere between them earlier had turned somewhat awkward at this point. “That…”

The moment she started talking, Ye Moxuan was seen slowly approaching. “Are you sure you are not mad at me?”

She was not sure if she was making it all up, but she felt that Ye Moxuan’s voice had become somewhat deep and slightly hoarse. She had an ominous feeling.

Han Muzi reflexively reached out to push him away but was immediately pinned against the door by him when her hands had only reached his chest.

Almost half of his body was pressing on her. Han Muzi struggled to escape but to no avail. She looked at him angrily and said, “What do you want?”

At the same time, the woman next door let out an audible moan.

Han Muzi could see that Ye Moxuan’s eyes became deepened and hollow and he had an indecipherable expression on his face. Before she could react, he had already forcefully pecked her on the lips.

“Mmph.” She widened her eyes in disbelief and tried hard to push him away, but both of her hands were not able to move as they were pinned down by him.

Ye Moxuan continued to kiss her before he backed up and rested his forehead against hers. He sounded hoarse. “Nothing much. I just have a question.”

Han Muzi looked at him; she was still in shock and her voice was still shaking. “W-What question?”

“Did you believe everything George told you?”

Han Muzi bit her lower lip and forced herself to look him in the eye. She did not respond.

Ye Moxuan was not going to make her respond, either. He continued flatly, “So you’re mad because of me, aren’t you?”

These words seemed to have stepped on her toes. She was agitated and defended herself loudly. “No one’s being mad because of you. Who do you think you are? How is it possible for me to—”

Halfway through her sentence he gave her another kiss on her lips and backed off. “What a big reaction, yet you’re still trying to argue with me?”

“I—” He gave her another peck on the lips when she was about to say something. In the end, Han Muzi was defeated by his forceful movements. She looked at him unemotionally, not possessing any more desires to argue with him.

This was until Ye Moxuan bent down next to her ear. “I will not get engaged with anyone else.”

These words brought Han Muzi back to her senses. She unresponsively looked at Ye Moxuan and seemed slightly astonished by what he just said. “You just said… you would never get engaged to anyone else. But you…”

“Listen. I’ll only say this once.” He held her head, leaned forward, and placed his thin lips next to her ear. “Even though I don’t know if you came to my company just so that you could approach me, I can tell with much certainty that, from your behavior, you are into me.”

“I-I did not…” Han Muzi was taken aback by what he just said. She thought he was there to talk about the wedding, but now he was telling her that he was not going to get engaged to anyone else. Did he go tonight to turn them down?

“You dare deny it?”

Han Muzi was rendered speechless. She looked away and softly responded, “If you say so.”

Her reluctance to admit her feelings for him and her pitiful voice excited Ye Moxuan, who then grabbed her by her chin and slowly came closer to her while squinting. “Yes means yes; no means no.”

Right at this moment, they were looking right at each other. Both of their faces were in such proximity that they could only see each other’s faces through the reflection in their eyes.

Under his dominating stare, Han Muzi crisply replied, “Yes.”

Her admitting to it softened Ye Moxuan’s looks. This was something that had yet to happen since he lost his memory.

He smiled satisfyingly. “You said it. If you like me, treat me properly in the future. No change of heart is allowed.” He had no idea how he fell for this strange woman. Her face was the only thing he could see when he closed his eyes every night.

Han Muzi looked at him, confused. “Is this a… confession?”

These words instantly annoyed Ye Moxuan. She is the one who said she liked me; how did this turn into my confession toward her?

Seeing that he looked extremely annoyed, Han Muzi let out a sigh in her heart. He was still hard on the outside; even though he would not admit it, his behaviors made it clear that he had fallen for her. The fact that he was willing to say these things to her today showed that he cared about her and this was enough for her.

Han Muzi put out her hands and placed them around his skinny waist. Then, she buried her face in his chest. As such, Ye Moxuan froze.

 

Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 817

It was as if this was the first time a woman hugged him—Ye Moxuan froze and dared not move an inch. Her body was entirely different from his—it was as soft as cotton and would cause anyone that held on to never want to let go.

As Ye Moxuan was about to raise his hands, Han Muzi got up and pushed him away. “You should go.”

Ye Moxuan’s eyelids twitched. Why so soon? Before he could react, the door was already opened, and he was subsequently pushed out of the room. After saying goodbye to him, Han Muzi closed the door without any hesitation. In the dark hallway, he was standing by himself, listening to the moans from next door.

He was lost for words. What a heartless woman! A minute ago, she was just telling me how much she liked me, but a minute later she’s pushing me out of her room. Why is she so unpredictable? However….

Ye Moxuan squinted at the room next door. Living here, wouldn’t she have to tolerate this sound every night? Even though it did not come from Han Muzi, Ye Moxuan still felt unhappy.

After locking the door, Han Muzi quickly ran to the bathroom and pinched her cheeks while looking at herself in the mirror. Only when she felt the pain did she confirm with herself that she was not in a dream. Ye Moxuan had changed too quickly in a way she could never have envisaged. She reckoned… he would get engaged to someone else and became a complete stranger to her thereafter.

As she looked at herself in the mirror, she gradually let out a smile. But this smile did not last long as Han Muzi started to feel worried when she thought about what Duanmu Zhe told her this afternoon. The fact that all the news about her and Ye Moxuan had been erased abroad indicated that not many would know about them; even if they did, they had perhaps already been paid off to stay mum about it. As for the person behind all this, it was not difficult to guess who it was.

Han Muzi did consider this to be an issue when she first planned on getting close to Ye Moxuan. After all, the Yuchi family was wealthy and powerful, and they could do whatever they wanted. There was no way the Yuchi family knew nothing about her and Ye Moxuan. Right now, things seemed to be more complicated than she thought.

Han Muzi took her phone out to give Su Jiu a call, but she hesitated after looking at the clock; Su Jiu probably still had not got off work. Running out of options, Han Muzi could only compose a text for Su Jiu, telling her to contact her tomorrow.

After sending it out, Han Muzi tidied up and went to bed. It was a night full of dreams for her. All night long, she dreamed about the scene where Ye Moxuan pinned her down against the door and repeatedly kissed her. However, Ye Moxuan was a lot more affectionate in the dream; she felt completely powerless.

When Han Muzi opened her eyes, it was already bright outside. She blinked and turned over in her bed. Her legs felt weak. It was an overlap between the scene in her dream and the reality. All of a sudden, Han Muzi could not tell which part of it was her dream and which part of it was real.

The only thing she was sure about was that she had to get up and freshen up to get ready for work.

As Han Muzi was heading out, she bumped into the couple from next door who were just leaving. The lady’s body was softly leaning on the man as she said with a gentle voice, “What should we eat this morning?”

He had on a caring smile. “We’ll eat whatever you want to eat.”

The lady turned and looked at Han Muzi while she was talking. Since they were neighbors, she smiled sweetly at Han Muzi.

Seeing her reminded Han Muzi of what she heard last night, and the thought of that made her blush. She nodded and smiled back before promptly leaving.

On the way to work, Han Muzi received a call from George. “Hello?”

“Hey, Muzi. About last night…”

Han Muzi kept quiet.

“Did Yuchi Shen go and find you last night? Did he explain everything to you?”

Ah. George is so nosy. Han Muzi reluctantly responded, “If you really want to know, wouldn’t it be quicker for you to ask him yourself?”

George twitched his mouth. “Of course not. I wouldn’t dare ask him. Did you know that last night when I misspoke, he almost killed me with his eyes? Anyway, Muzi, Yuchi Shen is innocent. I just had to tell you this.”

Innocent? Han Muzi gently narrowed her eyes.

George continued, “Yesterday I went to the hotel where the Duanmu family and Yuchi family had their meals together. I waited downstairs for a long time after Yuchi Shen had left. Grandfather Yuchi and Duanmu Aotian came out after that… and guess what I saw?

Han Muzi replied, “Don’t leave me hanging. Please finish your sentence.”

“D*mn it, Muzi, you’re really insensitive. At this point, you should be curious. Why are you being so harsh…”

Han Muzi remained silent.

“Alright. Let me tell you. After Yuchi Shen left, I decided to stay for a little more to see what’s going on. After a while, Grandfather Yuchi came out as well, but he didn’t look too good. Not just that, Duanmu Aotian looked extremely furious and upset. Duanmu Xue was behind him, crying hard. Tsk. I saw how she dressed up and made herself up particularly for this occasion. Too bad it wasn’t appreciated by a certain someone.”

Duanmu Xue… Han Muzi did not expect the name of this woman to appear again in her and Ye Moxuan’s lives.

When they met previously, she did not leave a good impression on Han Muzi. Even though she knew that at the time Ye Moxuan had a girlfriend, she was still finding ways to be with him. Like this time around… After Ye Moxuan lost his memory, Duanmu Xue was still trying to get engaged to him, despite her knowledge of everything that happened between Han Muzi and Ye Moxuan. Tsk. Do some people in this time and age give up their morality for love and pleasure?

“Muzi, I can tell that Yuchi Shen only cares about you. Even though the both of you have only known each other for a short time, you’ve been able to make Yuchi Shen fall for you. This proves that you have a certain charm. So… in the future, there’s no need for me to worry about the both of you anymore.”

His words reminded Han Muzi of all the effort that George had been putting in to bring Han Muzi and Ye Moxuan together. Even when the three of them were together, George would always egg Ye Moxuan on. He might be bored, but he did not need to always put in the effort for them.

Han Muzi could not help but ask, “George, why are you helping me?”

George was surprised by that question. He responded happily, “There’s no reason. Probably because I’m bored.”

“Even if you are bored, you don’t have to…”

“Alright, Muzi. You’re on your way to work right now, aren’t you? I’ll leave you alone.” He quickly hung up the phone before Han Muzi could say anything.

After hearing the busy tone, Han Muzi froze for a couple of seconds before putting her phone away. The fact that George had done so much for her did not feel right.

He must have some ulterior motives. As to what they were, she had no idea. But… he probably would never harm me.

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After hanging up the phone, the smile on George’s face disappeared. Now, he looked extremely depressed. Standing in front of the French windows, George let out a sarcastic laugh all of a sudden. He felt that he would never forget that scene.

The Yuchi family, his family, and the Duanmu family had good relationships with each other. The younger generation of the Yuchi family and Duanmu family had once attempted to be connected through marriage but the failure of that caused their relationships to become sour. As a result, Grandfather Yuchi became the only person left in the Yuchi family, and that was an incident that Grandfather Yuchi would never bring up. As long as the good relationships between the three families were maintained, there would naturally be a lot of traffic among them.

George was the only son. There were Duanmu Xue and Duanmu Zhe in the Duanmu family. Since George and Duanmu Xue were similar in age, they used to spend a lot of time together when they were little. Like other people, George used to like the smart, pretty, and capable Duanmu Xue. He had dreamed a lot about the outstanding Duanmu Xue. He had also secretly wished that one day their two families could be connected through marriage.

He remembered the time when he was getting ready to tell his grandfather that he was planning on proposing to Duanmu Xue when he became an adult. If she was willing, he could take care of her for the rest of her life. However, it was at this point that he accidentally saw something that broke his heart.

That day, he headed over to the Duanmu residence to ask Duanmu Xue out. After waiting outside for a while, he got impatient and went straight into their house. That was when he heard a conversation.

“Miss Xue, George always drops by to look for you. Do you think he likes you?” the servant asked Duanmu Xue.

George froze. He was extremely nervous when he heard that, so he leaned against a wall and kept quiet. He did like Duanmu Xue, but he did not know how she felt about him. He only knew that she was always willing to accept his gifts and spend time with him. That would mean even if she did not like him, her impression of him was still good.

“George?” Duanmu Xue flatly laughed. “He likes me? How’s that possible?”

The maid replied, “I can feel it from the way he looks at you and treats you. Miss Xue, you’re so pretty. I’m sure he likes you.”

“Come on. Forget it. I can’t afford that; I’ve never noticed anything strange between us. Furthermore, he’s uneducated and uncultured; he doesn’t deserve me. He’ll have to look himself in the mirror before deciding to court me.”

George’s face changed as he heard those words. He would never have thought that Duanmu Xue, who was always beautiful and proper, would ever say things like these. Besides… these words were said against him.

He instantly felt that his heart had shattered into pieces, and his thoughts and fantasies about her had all been destroyed.

“Miss Xue, does that mean you are too good for George and he doesn’t deserve you? He’s coming over today. Are you going to ask him to leave?”

Duanmu Xue casually waved her hand. “Forget it. Let’s just keep him waiting if he likes to wait. It feels pretty good being surrounded by a man.”

George was rendered speechless. She chose not to reject him even though she did not like him.

George quietly left the house and never returned to find Duanmu Xue thereafter. That year… Before he could become an adult, he had already started acting out; he would date whoever expressed interest in him. It would be fun as long as both parties were willing.

He knew that, in this world, it was difficult to have reciprocated love between two persons who genuinely cared for each other. His feelings for her were completely trampled over by her with no remorse.

After George had turned into a bad seed, Duanmu Xue loathed him even more. She would always look at him with disgust in her eyes, although she would pretend to look refined and smile at him, pretending that they were still close.

He had seen her true colors. The more she put on a mask, the more disgusted he became with her. And now, she wanted to get engaged to Yuchi Shen? Fortunately, Yuchi Shen did not fall for her. What went around did indeed come around—the day had finally come when the superior Young Lady Duanmu Xue was rejected. So… how does it feel to be rejected?

After Han Muzi arrived at the office, she immediately went to clean Ye Moxuan’s office.

The rest of the employees had gradually shown up at the office. At the same time, Han Muzi received a call saying that Miss Lin would not be at work this morning, so she would have to pay more attention to the calls received in the secretary’s office. In cases where there were important and urgent matters, she would have to notify the President.

Han Muzi then carried on with her day for a while until Ye Moxuan showed up at the office. When he was passing the secretary’s office, he remarked, “Please bring coffee to my room.” Then, he vanished.

His cold look surprised Han Muzi. Alright… Did he forget about what happened last night? Otherwise, why would he be so cold toward me? Or was everything that happened last night merely a figment of my imagination?

Han Muzi took this thought with her to the pantry to make some coffee and bring it into the office.

“Coffee’s here.” She gently nudged and proceeded to place the coffee on the desk. Then, she stood next to it and stared at Ye Moxuan.

Last night… was not my imagination, was it? Han Muzi thought about it as she was staring at him.

Perhaps she was trying too hard to stare at him and that alerted Ye Moxuan, who then looked up at her. “Anything else?”

“Huh? No… Nothing else.” Han Muzi shook her head and turned around. She was biting her lower lip as she headed out. Was last night a dream? Did Ye Moxuan not come to look for me? But, why did it feel so real?

What she did not know was that Ye Moxuan was staring at her back for a moment before he got back to his work.

Due to the absence of Miss Lin, all the work fell on Han Muzi’s shoulders. She made a couple of trips in the morning and undertook several reporting tasks, but Ye Moxuan’s face was still cold and unemotional.

When it was time to get off work, Han Muzi felt like her legs were almost busted. She lay on the couch, unwilling to move.

At this moment, the phone in her office rang. Han Muzi looked at the clock; it was already after office hours. Though annoyed, she eventually dragged herself to answer the phone. “Hello.”

“Come to my office.”

Beep.

Nothing strange crossed Han Muzi’s mind so she decided to walk toward Ye Moxuan’s office after hanging up the phone.

“President?”

Ye Moxuan lifted his head and his deep gaze landed on her face. “Come.”

Han Muzi was not suspicious as she thought he had some instructions for her, even though it was after office hours. This might be her life now as an assistant.

She proceeded to walk toward him, but before she could open her mouth and ask him if he needed any help, Ye Moxuan suddenly grabbed her by her fair wrist and pulled her into his arms. “Mmph!”

Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 819

Before she could react, she was already sitting on his lap, with his hands around her waist. Han Muzi felt as if her heart had stopped beating for a second. She looked at him, expressionless.

“W-What are you doing?” She stuttered.

Ye Moxuan kept quiet as he gradually lifted his hand to grab her by her chin. He leaned slightly forward with his shoulders and let out a warm breath on her face.

“Time to get off work.”

“Get off—mmph!” Han Muzi was still puzzled by the words that Ye Moxuan had just said before his eyes grew deeper. Suddenly, it was pitch black. He kissed her.

Han Muzi widened her eyes in disbelief. It was as if her mind had just gone blank. She could not remember a thing.

The only thing she knew was the intense masculine aroma emanated from Ye Moxuan’s body. She was so nervous that she did not know where to place her hands, which ended up grabbing Ye Moxuan’s dress shirt that was in front of her chest. She lifted her head, displaying her lean and fair neck while receiving his kiss.

She was still in disbelief; based on his attitude toward her this morning, she thought that everything that happened last night was just a figment of her imagination. But now, the warmth on her lips, her rapid heartbeat, and even his breath were all real.

The kiss lasted for a while before Ye Moxuan backed away from her, though his fingers were still holding her by her chin.

Han Muzi gasped. Her sleepy eyes had turned moist and shiny—they were as attractive and captivating as the surface of a lake during the evening during autumn.

Ye Moxuan moved his fingers up and softly wiped off the lipstick residue at the corner of her lips. His eyes became ever deeper. Then, his rough voice came out, “Please don’t wear lipstick in the future anymore.”

“W-Why not?”

Ye Moxuan leaned forward. “It makes it harder to kiss.”

Han Muzi did not say a word. Her face immediately turned red. She was intending to move backward but since she was in Ye Moxuan’s arms, where could she go?

This response of hers had alerted Ye Moxuan. Again, he leaned forward. “Where are you going? Did you hear what I just said?”

Han Muzi bit her lower lip and responded in a low voice, “I-If I don’t wear lipstick at work, I will look unprofessional. I…”

“You’re unwilling?” Ye Moxuan squinted and continued, “Forget it then.” This lipstick would not harm him anyway.

All of sudden, he thought of something. “Also, in the future, please don’t give me that look again when we’re at work.”

That look? Han Muzi was puzzled. “What look?” She was confused. Even though she might have stared at him a little longer this morning… what was wrong with the look that she gave him? Han Muzi blinked and looked at him, befuddled.

It was that look. Ye Moxuan squinted while his voice became deep. “If you give me this look again in the future, I can’t promise I won’t throw you out of the office.”

Han Muzi was confused.

“Don’t seduce me during work. Do you understand?” He put out his hand and squeezed her chin a little. “After work, you can give me whatever look you want.”

At this point, Han Muzi had finally understood what he was trying to say—he felt that giving him that look at work meant she was seducing him.

She became slightly upset when she thought about this. “I was merely looking at you a little longer this morning. A simple look and you think I’m seducing you? Why don’t you say you’re unable to control yourself?”

Han Muzi did not want to bear the responsibility. She clearly did not do anything today as she was merely feeling confused, and that was why she looked at him to confirm what she saw. Instead, he accused her of seducing him.

Ye Moxuan did not know how to respond. He suddenly felt that she was spot on with what she said.

It was indeed the truth that he could not control himself. Ever since the incident last night, he began to have the feeling that she belonged to him and he would like to spend every minute with her—to be intimate with her. Even to the extent of… possessing her.

However, the two of them had not known each other for too long. It was not even half a month yet. If he really did that, she would definitely be terrified. Therefore, Ye Moxuan could only suppress himself. Who knew she would visit his office several times that day and look at him that way.

If it was not during office hours, he would have pulled her over and… Ye Moxuan’s heart started pounding. Things that started this way usually only ended in one way.

He thought he was a sensible person. Yet, today he has lost his mind over a woman and locked her in his embrace to kiss her right after work. This… was never how he did things.

However, the woman before him was so pure and clean, and her lips were glossy. He was greatly tempted to indulge in those features of hers.

Han Muzi gave him an accusatory look. “I’m not seducing you, alright?”

Her lips were moving in front of him, and he had an indecipherable look on him. Before she could say the next sentence, he put his hands around her head and brought her face closer to him. He kissed her one more time.

He was, at the same time, mumbling, “You are right. I’m out of control…” He was totally immersed in the moment.

“Mmph…”

When Han Muzi came out from the office, her face and neck were as red as an apple. She surreptitiously looked around to confirm that there was nobody before she quickly made her way back to the secretary’s office.

After she quietly closed the door behind her, she rested her back on it and softly panted while her hands were patting her steamy cheeks.

She looked at the clock and realized that more than half an hour had passed. Even though it did feel like quite some time had passed when she was with Ye Moxuan, she did not expect it to be more than half an hour.

But in the last half an hour or so, she had only exchanged a few words with Ye Moxuan. So… for the rest of the time, had they just been kissing?

Han Muzi could not believe it. She covered her eyes in disbelief. She stayed in the secretary’s office for a while before heading down to eat at the cafeteria.

Just as she thought that the cafeteria should be empty at this hour, she bumped into Rory, who also just came downstairs.

“What a coincidence! I didn’t think I would see anyone down here at this hour. Muzi, it’s fate that we bumped into each other.” After saying that, Rory quickly came up to her and grabbed her arms.

Han Muzi pursed her lips and smiled. Then, they went to grab some food together.

After they sat down, Rory was staring at her continuously, making Han Muzi uncomfortable. Han Muzi then touched her face with her hands. “What’s wrong?”

It could be guilt but ever since Han Muzi left the office, she looked suspicious.

Rory’s eyes moved from her face to her lips. She pointed at them and asked, “Why are your lips peeling?”

Han Muzi kept quiet. As if she thought of something, she reflexively began biting her lower lip.

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Seeing her in this way seemingly reminded Rory of something, which made her blush. She cautiously asked, “Is that—”

Before she could finish her sentence, Han Muzi coughed a few times and interrupted her, “It’s just my allergy acting up. Please don’t overthink.”

Han Muzi calmly denied it, though her ears had turned extremely red. She picked up the chopsticks and commented, “Let’s dig in and stop thinking about any other nonsense.”

Rory smiled at her and nodded. After a while, she looked up at Han Muzi. “We’ve both known each other for quite some time now, but I never got your WeChat ID. Should we add each other?”

Thinking that she was alone abroad and might sometimes need help, Han Muzi nodded and exchanged her WeChat details with Rory.

When Han Muzi’s phone vibrated, she took a look at it and noticed it was a text from Su Jiu, telling her that she was available now and she could give her call whenever she was available.

Han Muzi did some calculations, which told her that Su Jiu had just gotten up. She then started eating quicker. At this point, Rory was slightly confused. “Why are you eating so quickly all of a sudden? Are you in a rush?”

“Yes.” Han Muzi simply put some food into her mouth and had a few sips of soup.

“Slow down. Don’t choke yourself.” Rory was worried for her after seeing the way she ate.

Under normal circumstances, Han Muzi would never eat this way. Today was an exception as she had important things to tell Su Jiu, and she did not know how long the call would take. She felt that she could not bother her all the time.

Han Muzi brashly swallowed the soup in her mouth and briefly touched her chest. She then told Rory, “I’m finished. I have things to do so I’ll have to go now. I’ll see you later.”

She put her silverware away and took the elevator to go downstairs to make the phone call. Giving Su Jiu a call at the office was not a wise choice. As there were many people around, it would not be good if anyone heard the conversation.

Therefore, Han Muzi found a coffee shop nearby and ordered a cup of coffee. She put her headphones on and gave Su Jiu a call.

“Miss Muzi, it’s probably around noon time for you right now. Is this a good time?”

“Don’t worry about me.” Han Muzi looked around and whispered, “I don’t have to be back in the office yet.”

“No problem. Miss Muzi, what did you have in mind?”

“Alright.” Han Muzi then explained all her doubts and questions to Su Jiu before she heavily commented, “To be honest, I’ve had this inkling since the beginning. But… I didn’t want to continue to dig in that direction since I felt that… it could not be possible. But now, I feel like things are way more complicated than we think.”

After hearing that, Su Jiu kept quiet for a long time before she responded, “You have a point. I had the same question when we asked our guys to look for Young Master Ye since we haven’t been able to get our hands on any information about him. If it wasn’t because of our guys who randomly saw him, we wouldn’t have known where he is right now.”

These words made Han Muzi frown even harder. After she heard her words, she felt even more worried and helpless.

“However, Miss Muzi, aren’t you close to Young Master Ye right now? Since you have some intimate interactions with him, you might as well… find an excuse and bring him for a checkup at the hospital.”

Han Muzi closed her eyes. “I’m still very worried that things may change. Secretary Su, I’d like you… to help me contact someone.”

“Who?”

“Ye Moxuan’s aunty—Song An.”

“Madam Song who lives in Su City?”

“Yes.”

Song An was invited to their wedding but she rejected the invitation the moment she heard that the wedding was going to be held abroad. She was still decently young but she said she was not healthy enough to travel abroad.

She regretfully apologized that she could not witness their wedding. In the end, it was only when Ye Moxuan told her that they would hold another Chinese-style wedding that she promised to attend. After that, the plane accident happened, and Han Muzi did not know what happened to Song An.

Han Qing probably took care of all the practical things for her.

Since Song An was the daughter of Grandfather Yuchi, only when they ran out of options would they choose to approach Song An to ask about what took place and why Ye Moxuan’s grandfather would do what he did.

“Miss Muzi, I fully understand what you’ve just told me. I will contact Madam Song as soon as I can, just that… after I get a hold of her…”

“Just be honest. Tell her everything that has happened recently.”

Su Jiu responded, “Alright. Got it.”

“Thank you, Secretary Su. Not only do you help take care of my brother’s company’s affairs, but you also helped me… I really don’t know how else to thank you.”

Su Jiu smiled and commented, “You can ask your brother to give me a pay rise.”

Han Muzi chuckled upon hearing this. “Alright. If I speak to him, I will mention this to him.”

They chit-chatted a little more before hanging up. After hanging up, Han Muzi sat idly while watching everyone who was walking outside through the window. It’s almost the new year, isn’t it?

Even though she had spent New Year’s abroad before, for the past five years, she had many friends and family around. Even if Han Qing was abroad, he would always fly back to visit her. Yan and Little Bean were always with her too. But this year… would she have the opportunity to bring Ye Moxuan to spend the New Year with everyone else?

While sitting at the coffee shop, Han Muzi checked her Instagram. Yan had just uploaded many photos of Little Bean which she was attentively scrolling through one by one. When it was almost time, Han Muzi headed back to the office.

At the Duanmu Residence.

Bang! Smash! Bang!

From within the room came the sound of things being smashed on the floor. A group of maids were standing outside the door and did not dare to go in. They could only shout from the outside, “Miss Duanmu, please don’t be mad anymore. These things are precious to you. You have had them for such a long time. Please don’t—”

Before she could finish her sentence, a crystal ornament was thrown at her. That maid quickly avoided it, but the person behind her who was less quick was not as fortunate—she got hit in the head and fell on the stone-cold floor.

“She’s bleeding!” Those around her wanted to pull her up, but Duanmu Xue could not stop throwing things around in the house. They were afraid that they would be the next victims.

The maid who was bleeding in her head could only bury her face in her knees. At this point, another crystal ornament was being thrown and was heading for her head again.

“Move away!”

“Miao!”

Bang! In a flash, a figure appeared in front of the maid and kicked the ornament away.

Smash! The crystal hit the wall and broke into thousands of pieces.

“Young Master…” Everyone greeted him as he had appeared and saved their lives.