“Manor?” A confused look appeared in Ye Moxuan’s eyes when he heard that.
Han Muzi snapped back to her senses. Having lost his memories, he did not remember the manor. She explained, “It’s the previous residence of the Ye Family. We used to live there five years ago. Later…” Later, she left, so she did not know when they moved away from that place.
By the time she returned to China, she did not care to know about the state the manor was in. It wasn’t until recently that she found out the manor had been vacant for many years. That was because Old Master Ye had been placed in a nursing home all this time, while Ye Linhan had established himself on his own and no longer lived there either. Needless to say, based on his temper, Ye Moxuan could not continue living in that house.
“What happened later?” Ye Moxuan responded, seemingly not too bothered by it.
“I’m not sure. You have to ask Xiao Su about the situation at the time.” He had always been by Ye Moxuan’s side, so he would be the best person to ask about this.
Xiao Su? Ye Moxuan pursed his lips and nodded. “I will handle this matter; don’t worry.”
“Okay.”
The next afternoon, Ye Moxuan called Xiao Su to his office and asked about the manor. At the mention of the manor, Xiao Su’s expression became a little odd. “Why are you asking about the manor, Young Master Ye?”
“What’s wrong?” Ye Moxuan studied his expression. “Is there a problem with the manor?”
Scratching his head, Xiao Su explained, “It’s not that there’s a problem with it; it’s just that it has been vacant for a very long time. Are you planning to go back there to live there, Young Master Ye?”
Live there? He thought back to the words Han Muzi said to him the other day—she had mentioned that they used to live there. So, if they stayed there again, would he be able to recover his memories by retracing the steps of his daily life there? Mulling over it, he nodded. “Send some people there to prepare and clean the place out. I will check it out the day after.”
“Understood, Young Master Ye.” After responding, Xiao Su left the office feeling a little dispirited.
Young Master Ye… had greatly despised that manor. That was the place Old Master Ye had lived in; the manor was also built by Old Master Ye when he was young. Then, when both sides turned against each other, Ye Moxuan had taken over the entire Ye Group and sent the old man to a nursing home. To put it nicely, it was a nursing home, but in actuality, it was a mental hospital. Afterward, Young Master Ye had sent people there to seal up the house and left it as was until now. He never expected there would come a day where the manor would be unsealed again.
After serious consideration, Xiao Su decided that Young Master Ye would not order him to do this unless there was a special reason behind it. So, it would be better to give Han Muzi a call before he did anything. On the surface, it might seem like Young Master Ye was the one making all the decisions, but it was Young Lady Ye who wore the pants!
Han Muzi was astonished to receive a call from Xiao Su. She couldn’t believe that he had turned toward her for her opinion when Ye Moxuan was the one to give him instructions. When did I start holding so much authority? When she confirmed that she was the one that brought up this matter to Ye Moxuan, Xiao Su secretly thought in his heart, I was right; if it wasn’t for Young Lady Ye, how could Young Master Ye possibly mention the Ye Family manor all of a sudden? As the thought passed through his mind, Xiao Su recounted the events of the past to Han Muzi.
“Yes, I am aware of everything you just told me. However, your Young Master Ye currently does not have his memories. We are not planning to live there. We will only be visiting the place once in a while. After all, it was a place he used to live in. Maybe it can jolt his memories and make him remember something.”
At her words, he nodded. “Understood, Young Lady Ye.”
“That’s right. Why did you ask for my opinion relating to something your Young Master Ye had asked you to do?” Finally, Han Muzi couldn’t resist asking.
Xiao Su responded, “Young Lady Ye, to tell you the truth, right now, you’re probably the only person Young Master Ye listens to. So, I must call to confirm it with you.”
I see. In her heart, she felt that the gesture was sweet, but she said nothing more. As they were about to end the call, Xiao Su suddenly called out to her.
“What’s wrong, Xiao Su? Is there something else?”
When questioned by Han Muzi, Xiao Su couldn’t say the words on the tip of his tongue. Han Muzi heard the person on the other end of the phone hesitate right before he was about to say something, then he returned to his normal state. “It’s nothing, Young Lady Ye. I will handle these matters well.”
“Okay.” Hanging up the call, Han Muzi stared at the phone in a daze. In truth, she knew what he wanted to ask about when he hesitated to speak. At that moment, her words were also on the tip of her tongue, and she had nearly let it slip. In the end, she held it in.
It was better not to inform him about Yan’s resignation. The look she had the other day indicated that she was not in the best state of mind. If Han Muzi added another burden on her shoulders at this point, it would simply make her feel worse. What she needed, was an environment for her to slowly recover from her emotional wounds. Therefore, since the day Yan resigned, Han Muzi decided not to disturb her anymore. After all, she was Han Qing’s younger sister. If Yan saw Han Muzi, wouldn’t it bring back her memories of Han Qing? Hence, Han Muzi decided not to hang around Yan for the time being.
After ending the call, Xiao Su stared at his phone for a long time. Finally, he heaved a deep sigh, put away his phone, and went back to work.
Soon, the Ye Family manor was cleaned and tidied up by the people hired by Xiao Su. Although the furniture had been valuable, it had been left vacant for many years. After such a long period of neglect and lack of maintenance, everything looked old and broken down.
If it wasn’t for Han Muzi’s instructions to leave everything within the manor as it was without replacing anything, Xiao Su might have replaced some of the furniture in the manor. However, after listening to her explanation, he understood her intentions. Therefore, he instructed the servants to clean and tidy up without making any changes to the place. In just two days, the Ye Family manor was cleaned up.
Xiao Su reported it to Han Muzi directly. Without letting Ye Moxuan know, they took a trip there. Although it had been a long time since she went there, standing in the Ye Family manor and looking at every detail of the place, memories from the past seemed to appear before her eyes. One by one, the scenes flashed by.
When she first married into the family, she had suffered plenty of grievances. At that time, Ye Moxuan had a sharp tongue, and he had never been outwardly kind to her. In the beginning, he had bullied her, yet he never allowed outsiders to insult her.
In that situation where she had no one to help her, Ye Moxuan was her single ray of sunlight in an endlessly harsh winter. That was probably the reason why… she had fallen so deeply in love with him. Han Muzi smiled faintly at the thought. She did not stay for long; after approximately 10 minutes there, she left with Xiao Su.
