It’s fine; she can handle it on her own. As his woman, it was impossible for her to not have the ability to deal with simple matters.
Although Ye Moxuan did not want Han Muzi to tire herself out, she was a stubborn and determined woman. If he openly pushed her too hard, it would only be counterproductive. Therefore, he always chose to subtly help her out if he wanted to share her burden.
Getting into the car, Han Muzi fastened her seatbelt, then fell silent. Although she came up with many excuses for herself while she was still at the office, her heart had been occupied by the affair involving Meng Xueyou all afternoon.
It didn’t matter who the tragedy had befallen. If the person involved was not Meng Xueyou, Han Muzi would have felt a great deal of pity for the girl. After all, it was not her debt—it was her father’s. Even if Meng Xueyou was the one who enabled his habits, she could find no other solution to solve her debt problems. Thus, she had no choice but to use these underhanded methods to sell herself for money. As soon as she thought that Meng Xueyou might have been toyed with by a bunch of men, an image surfaced in her mind. Then, her head started to hurt and her breathing became ragged.
The car stopped by the side of the road and a hand reached over to touch her forehead. “Are you okay?”
The hand was large and warm; it seemed to pull her back from the darkness. Han Muzi forced open her eyes and grabbed the hand tightly like a drowning man clinging to a piece of wood.
“Moxuan!” Calling out his name, she looked sideways at him.
Watching her worriedly, his black eyes overflowed with anxiety and concern.
At this moment, she didn’t know what she was thinking about; her mouth refused to obey her brain as she said, “I need to see Xiao Su.”
Narrowing his eyes slightly, he shifted his hand and caressed her face. “Alright.” He had guessed that something had happened, but she was not willing to talk about it, so he did not pry. Now that she had spoken up, he simply agreed to it.
The car turned around, and Ye Moxuan called Xiao Su to ask for his location.
Xiao Su had been dealing with the affair involving Meng Xueyou. As Han Muzi had specifically mentioned not to inform Ye Moxuan about it, he was being extra cautious. However, Ye Moxuan had suddenly called him up, asking where he was. The moment he heard this, he knew something was wrong. Nonetheless, Xiao Su did not dare to openly lie in front of Ye Moxuan, so he spoke falteringly, “Y-Young Master Ye, I’m dealing with some personal affairs.”
“Personal affairs?” Ye Moxuan arched his brow and sneered coldly, “What is this personal affair that is making you hesitate so much?”
“Uh, Young Master Ye, I’m afraid…” Xiao Su began.
“Tell me where you are, immediately.”
“Young Master Ye.” Xiao Su sounded troubled.
“Since when… did you start having secrets that I can’t know about, Xiao Su?” Ye Moxuan’s voice sounded neutral, but it made the hair on Xiao Su’s body stand as a chill went down his back. Having worked with Ye Moxuan for such a long time, he feared this calm and dignified expression the most. When some people were angry, their anger showed. However, Young Master Ye was the type that looked like he was not angry but gave off a terribly scary and oppressive feeling.
Han Muzi, who was next to Ye Moxuan, could not take it anymore and threw an annoyed look at him. “I told him not to let you know. Since he promised me, he is just trying to keep his word.” Finishing her explanation, she raised her voice slightly. “Xiao Su, it’s me. Where are you right now? Can you give us a location? We’ll head there immediately.”
“Young Lady Ye?” Hearing her voice, Xiao Su let out a breath of relief, and he stopped hesitating as he spoke. Furthermore, he swiftly agreed to share his location.
Upon ending the call, Ye Moxuan was filled with complicated emotions. Isn’t Xiao Su… my assistant? Why does he no longer listen to me?
“Are you unhappy about it?” As he was contemplating it, Han Muzi questioned suddenly.
Coming back to his senses, he spoke in a low voice, “No, what is there to be unhappy about? Xiao Su is my assistant, obeying you is only natural.”
Han Muzi remained quiet. Am I wrong? It feels like something is amiss. However, at the end of the day, Xiao Su was still Ye Moxuan’s assistant, so she spoke up in his defense, “I told him to keep this matter a secret. Although he is your assistant, he is someone who keeps his word. So, if you are going to blame him, then blame me instead.”
“What nonsense are you saying?” Ye Moxuan glanced at her irritably. “It’s not like he was obeying anyone else. Why would I mind if he was following your instructions?”
…
The place they were led to turned out to be a mental hospital. Looking at the words ‘mental hospital’, she felt a mix of complicated emotions. In the past, she used to wonder whether Meng Xueyou suffered from any mental disorders, but now… it turned out exactly as she predicted. She had suffered a mental breakdown under those circumstances.
“Young Master Ye, Young Lady Ye.” Xiao Su came out to greet them. Initially, he had not thought of bringing them to a mental hospital. Although Meng Xueyou was an insane lunatic that had brought harm to Young Lady Ye before, he had intended to send her someplace else. He only planned to hire some people to watch over her and confirm that she was not pretending to be insane. It was enough to know that she had no weird intentions toward Young Lady Ye.
However, after his brief conversation with Young Lady Ye in the afternoon, he changed his mind. Young Lady Ye was a kind person; even if the other party was her enemy, she had suffered so badly after all. He had no intention of helping that person out, but sending her to a mental hospital should be kind enough as it was.
“Xiao Su, how is she?”
“She’s inside, Young Lady Ye. She was throwing a fit just now, and the doctors had no choice but to give her a tranquilizing shot. Right now, she’s fallen asleep.”
Han Muzi chewed on her bottom lip. “Fallen asleep? Then, can we take a look inside?”
Xiao Su hesitated slightly at her words. He went to discuss with the people inside, then came back to say, “You can have a look, but you have to look in from the outside, lest she wakes up suddenly and attacks you, Young Lady Ye.”
“Alright, thank you.”
Han Muzi hurried inside, and Ye Moxuan followed after her, worried about letting her go alone. As he passed by Xiao Su, he casually praised him. “Good job.”
The voice seemed to float into his ears—it was cool but as sharp as a blade. Xiao Su subconsciously swallowed nervously. Did Young Master Ye just praise me? B-But it doesn’t sound like he was praising me. Don’t tell me, he was being sarcastic? Have I already offended Young Master Ye greatly?
Xiao Su was filled with so many conflicting emotions, but he mustered up his courage and followed after them.
