Yan thought to herself that his behavior might have something to do with the incident with Han Qing last time. The thought of Han Qing slightly saddened Yan, who then hid her sadness away and whispered, “Dad, you can just sit here with Mom. I’ll go inside and have a look.”
Seeing that Yan was going in, Mr. Zhou was about to tag along, but he was stopped by Luo Huimei. “What are you doing? Just stay here. You just got out of the hospital.”
Mr. Zhou remained silent. He had no bargaining power whenever it came to Luo Huimei, so he simply remained seated. At this moment, Luo Huimei noticed a few figures walking in from the entrance. She commented, “Customers are here. I’ll go and attend to them. Please sit here and don’t go anywhere else.”
“Go, go.”
Even though Luo Huimei stood up, Mr. Zhou was still staring in the direction where Yan went. It was obvious that he was looking for Little Bean, although he was just a kid. But that kid was Young Master Ye’s child, and Mr. Zhou had never expected her daughter to be so close to Young Master Ye’s son and wife. The knowledge of this somewhat comforted and delighted him. My daughter is doing much better than I am.
“Welcome. Please come in.”
Han Muzi came together with Ye Moxuan, and it was Xiao Su who drove them here. After seeing that Xiao Su was the driver, Han Muzi began to murmur inwardly, He’s so sneaky. Even though he doesn’t want me to meddle with the affairs between Han Qing and Yan, he still brought Xiao Su into the picture. He’s lucky that Xiao Su is here now. Otherwise, I’ll be losing my temper. Han Muzi was planning on dealing with Ye Moxuan after this.
When they walked in, both Xiao Su and Ye Moxuan had gifts in their hands, but Ye Moxuan was looking indifferent and dignified. Besides, Xiao Su also had an arrogant vibe on him. That must have been acquired from working with Ye Moxuan all these years.
Luo Huimei’s heart jolted slightly after looking at them as she felt that these two men were not to be messed with. She only greeted them after seeing the smiley face of the petite woman standing next to them.
“Hello, Aunt Zhou.”
Luo Huimei was surprised.
“Today is the grand opening of Yan’s shop, so we’re here to back her up. These are our gifts.” As Han Muzi finished, she beckoned Ye Moxuan to pass on the gifts. Looking indifferent, Ye Moxuan passed the gift in his hands to Luo Huimei.
Only then did Luo Huimei look up at Ye Moxuan. After getting a clear view of his face, she was startled. Oh my goodness! How on earth can two people resemble each other so much?
This gorgeous looking and tall guy in front of her looked almost exactly like Little Bean. Luo Huimei could tell as she and Little Bean had grown considerably close after spending some time together. And now, all of a sudden, there was this person that looked exactly like Little Bean.
Luo Huimei looked at Ye Moxuan before turning to the smiley and sweet Han Muzi. She then came to her senses. “Y-You’re Muzi, aren’t you?”
This caught Han Muzi off guard, as she had never met Yan’s mother. Judging from her look and age, Han Muzi thought that she and Yan looked somewhat alike, especially their eyebrows. But Han Muzi did not expect Luo Huimei to recognize her. “Yes, Aunt Zhou, I’m Muzi. Previously, did you…”
“Hi. Are you going to ask me if I have met you before? How else would I have been able to recognize you, right?”
Han Muzi nodded with a smile on her face.
“I’m afraid I haven’t, and this is my first time meeting you. But I’ve been listening to Yan talk about you, and… now Little Bean lives with us. He and…” At this juncture, Luo Huimei paused and looked at Ye Moxuan. As she did not know how to properly address him, she began to sound a little constrained in her voice. “You look really alike. That’s how I figured it out.”
“I see.” Han Muzi nodded in agreement. “Auntie, that’s observant of you.” Right after that, she pulled Ye Moxuan by his sleeve. “He’s Little Bean’s father, and his name is Ye Moxuan. Aunt Zhou, you can just call him Moxuan.”
While looking indifferent, Ye Moxuan could feel that his wife was pulling his sleeve harder than usual. He moved his lips and let out a gentle smile.
“Nice to meet you, Mrs. Zhou. My wife is right. You can call me Moxuan.”
Luo Huimei had seen many interactions between a husband and wife, but she was surprised to see how obedient he was to his wife. She reckoned that this guy in front of her was the President Ye that Mr. Zhou had always been talking about: a resolute, decisive, and merciless businessman.
“Oh, and Aunt Zhou, these are the gifts.”
“You’re too kind! I’ve always heard about you from Yan. I just want to thank you for taking care of Yan all these years.” Luo Huimei quickly warmed up to Han Muzi after taking her to be a friendly person. She even went up to her and held her by her hand intimately before taking her into the shop. “Let’s have a seat. We’ll talk more inside.”
“Sure.” Han Muzi let go of Ye Moxuan’s sleeve and walked into the shop with Luo Huimei. After she loosened her grip, Ye Moxuan felt somewhat disappointed. He shook his head helplessly as he watched his wife walk away from him. She ignores me right after achieving her intentions. But still, he quickly followed suit.
Mr. Zhou was seen sitting in his seat and waiting. All of a sudden, he heard footsteps and turned around to look in that direction. The next second, he froze. “P-President Ye?” Am I seeing things? Is this the after-effect of the car accident? Why am I seeing President Ye and his friends here at this small ramen shop? No. That mustn’t be the after-effect. There must be reasons why he’s here. Little President Ye is here, after all. Hence, it makes sense.
However, Mr. Zhou proceeded to stand up, looking excited. “President Ye.”
“Manager Zhou.” Ye Moxuan passed to Mr. Zhou something he brought with him. “I’ve heard about the car accident. I’m sorry I haven’t been able to make time to come and visit you at the hospital. This is just a token of my regard to you.”
Looking at the gift bag, Mr. Zhou put out his hand shakingly and did not dare to take it from him. “This is…”
“Uncle Zhou, this is an apology from Moxuan and me. We really didn’t know that you were hospitalized. Otherwise, we would’ve visited you. We’re truly sorry.”
Han Muzi came to know Mr. Zhou as he was the manager of the finance department. They had interacted on several occasions at work.
At this moment, Mr. Zhou was on cloud nine. The cold and indifferent President Ye actually came to this small ramen shop owned by his daughter and gave him a gift as well as an apology. Even so, the President’s wife…
“Muzi?” Yan said, sounding surprised. She stood at the back of the shop and looked at Han Muzi surprisingly. “Why didn’t you give me a call to come and get you?”
“It’s the shop’s grand opening day. How could I ask you to leave your shop to come and get me?
Having not seen Yan for such a long time, it ached Han Muzi’s heart to see how much weight Yan had lost.
