Perhaps it was due to everything Meng Xueyou had done to her before, but the impression Han Muzi had of Meng Xueyou was deeply ingrained; she could not help but feel that this incident was not as simple as it seemed.
“Young Lady Ye, to be honest, we investigated something else as well.”
“What is it?”
Xiao Su kept quiet for a few moments. It was hard for him to speak about it. Alas, he simply decided to pass the documents he prepared over to Han Muzi. “Please take a look at this, Young Lady Ye.”
Accepting the documents from him, she lowered her head and perused them seriously. It turned out that after Han Muzi left to go overseas, Meng Xueyou’s father took out another huge loan with high interest rates. The debt collectors later found the restaurant Meng Xueyou was working at and threatened her—they wanted her to pay off the debt as the daughter.
These situations occurred time and time again. So, she had been hooking up with the general manager of the restaurant, as well as sleeping with various old men, in hopes of cajoling them into paying off her debts for her. In the beginning, it was 10,000, then 100,000, then 200,000.
Later, it snowballed to 1,000,000. Meng Xueyou, who was merely their sexual companion, had to beg and please them with everything she had to get them to help pay off her debts. Be that as it may, they were not rich either and soon left her, thinking that she was not worth it. As the amount and the frequency of her debts gradually increased, these people realized that Meng Xueyou was a bottomless pit. Thus, they became unwilling to help pay off her debts any longer.
Without the money to pay off her debts, she had to beg the debt collectors to slow down and give her more time. Knowing that she relied on her sugar daddies, the debt collectors agreed to give her more time. After all, what they wanted was their money back, not her life. However, after the agreed time had passed, the debt collectors, who had yet to receive their money, became more and more impatient. At that point, she had a falling out with them, and… provoked their anger. In retaliation, they took many nude pictures of her and threatened to expose the pictures online to ruin her reputation if she did not pay up.
Unable to find someone to help her, she decided to ask Han Qing for help. Nevertheless, she was unable to meet with Han Qing as she was stopped from meeting him every time. Then, without paying off the debts, her father ran away and disappeared without a trace. Thus, Meng Xueyou decided to escape too. Unfortunately, she was discovered at the train station and her attempt at escaping angered the debt collectors. In the end, they released her pictures online, and she was roughed up by a large group of men. She only managed to survive because she was sent to the hospital. However, following that incident, she began to show signs of mental disorder.
“That’s what happened.”
Gripping the documents, Han Muzi’s fingertips trembled slightly, and the color of her lips gradually turned white.
Looking at her, Xiao Su had the feeling that something was wrong, and he hurriedly said, “Now that you know the entire story, you can leave it to me, Young Lady Ye. Don’t worry; I will handle it perfectly.” Hesitating slightly after he finished speaking, he took the documents out of her hands.
Saying nothing, Han Muzi looked at her white fingertips, then lifted her head to look at him. “How do you plan to handle it?”
“Huh?” he uttered in surprise. For Young Lady Ye to ask him this question, did she still feel a sliver of pity for Meng Xueyou?
Just as he was wondering whether he should ask Han Muzi how he should handle the issue, she suddenly lowered her eyes and muttered softly, “Forget it. Do as you see fit. Don’t let him know about this.” After all, Ye Moxuan no longer had his memories of the past.
Gathering the documents, he nodded. “Understood, Young Lady Ye.”
After Xiao Su left, she stared forward in a daze. It was probably due to a sense of nostalgia; when she saw what Meng Xueyou went through, she… realized that, ridiculous though it was, she pitied Meng Xueyou and even wanted to extend a helping hand to her. However, just as quickly, she recalled everything Meng Xueyou had done to hurt her in the past. Thus, she decided to quash her thoughts of extending a helping hand to Meng Xueyou.
Taking in a deep breath, Han Muzi looked out the window and silently told herself, I’m not a saint. I can’t forgive her, much less help her out, after what she has done to me.
Everything Meng Xueyou faced right now was due to the choices she made herself. If she had not helped her father pay off the 10,000 or 100,000 at the start, then she would not have accumulated more and more debts. The more she gave, the more he took. For her to fall into her current wretched state was completely brought upon by herself.
On the other hand, Han Muzi had her identity snatched away by Meng Xueyou, who also plotted to break her and Ye Moxuan apart. These incidents would be remembered forever. So, she could not forgive, nor pretend to be ignorant about these incidents. It was completely fine. Although she thought that way, even after working hours ended, she was unable to cheer up. In the beginning, she was against Ye Moxuan coming to pick her up from work every day, but he was worried that if he did not come, she would stay back to work overtime at the company. Therefore, he always arrived on the dot.
Just like right now, while Han Muzi was still daydreaming in her office, Leng Yueyue’s voice came in from outside. “Did you come to pick Muzi from work, Young Master Ye?”
“Yes,” a cold voice responded. Then, steady footsteps approached.
Soon after, the office door was pushed open. By the time Ye Moxuan appeared before her, she had already prepared her smile, got up, and picked up her bag. “Let’s go.”
As she walked by him, he frowned slightly. In the next moment, his hand shot out and caught her arm. She turned her head around. “What’s wrong?”
“Did something happen?” he asked.
Hearing those words made her heart skip in surprise, and she looked at him in astonishment. I have not said anything, so how can he tell? Unwilling to let him know about it, she shook her head. “Nothing happened. Why are you asking out of the blue?”
She had instructed Xiao Su not to inform Ye Moxuan about this incident. Based on Xiao Su’s temperament, he would have kept his lips sealed. So, did he realize that she was not in a good mood? She had been smiling because she wanted to hide it from him, but…
Sure enough, his frown deepened at her words and his lips moved as if he had something to say.
“I’m a bit hungry. Are we eating out, or are we going back to eat today?” she suddenly interrupted him to ask.
His gaze was deep; he seemed to think of something and calmly replied, “Where do you want to eat?”
After giving it some serious thought, she said, “Why don’t we go home? I’ll cook.”
Walking over, he put his arm around her shoulders. “You can’t. The nanny is in the house; let her do it. You’re pregnant.”
“I’m pregnant, but it’s not like I can’t move. Don’t treat me like a disabled person.” As she spoke, Han Muzi’s tone carried a touch of anger—as if she was really unhappy. Ye Moxuan lowered his head to look at her; he had immediately noticed that she was not in a good mood, but she didn’t seem to want to talk about it.
