The president from the great Ye Group was serving food at her small restaurant. She never thought something like that would ever happen. If it weren’t for Muzi… Since meeting Muzi, everything seemed to have changed. Yan lowered her eyes and did not speak.
Suddenly, Xiao Su said, “You don’t have to worry. There’s a reason Young Master Ye is doing this. He is very attentive to Young Lady Ye now. You don’t have to take responsibility.”
Yan knew that Ye Moxuan was doing this because of Han Muzi. But it was precisely because of Muzi, however, that she felt a bigger responsibility. “Mm.” She nodded and did not say any more.
Xiao Su looked at the side of her face and his lips twitched like he wanted to say something, but he eventually remained silent. Meanwhile, Luo Huimei saw everything clearly as she watched them.
…
In a short moment, Han Muzi saw a figure come out of the kitchen. He was carrying a serving tray with two bowls of noodles on it.
Han Muzi was dumbfounded. She knew that Ye Moxuan had gone in to help, but she had assumed that he would be assigned to wash vegetables at the back or the like; she did not expect that he would be out here serving instead. She blinked her eyes. The restaurant will start to get crowded again soon.
The two of them made eye contact for a moment. She clearly saw the defenseless look in his eyes, but there was also a hint of affection. His defenseless look was quickly overtaken by an affectionate look. Then, his lips moved as he said something to her. He did not make a sound, but she understood him.
“Did President Ye say something? What did he say? Is he angry?” Even though Han Muzi had consoled Mr. Zhou, he was still anxious. Therefore, his gaze had remained fixated on Ye Moxuan from the moment he walked out. In feudal times, it would look like Mr. Zhou was an official while Ye Moxuan was the ruler. A situation where the ruler had lowered himself to help the official’s daughter serve food seemed bizarre no matter how he saw it. While it felt like a dream, it was also shocking. He kept feeling like Ye Moxuan would burst into anger at any moment. But looking at Han Muzi’s smile, Mr. Zhou felt his fear ease slightly.
“It’s fine, Uncle Zhou. He won’t get angry.” Han Muzi did not tell Mr. Zhou what Ye Moxuan had said and simply lowered her head with a smile on her face.
Ye Moxuan did not speak out loud; only his lips moved but she understood what he said. He said, “Wait for me.”
Suddenly, Han Muzi heard several cries of alarm from inside the restaurant and turned toward the sound. Several girls had cried out helplessly after seeing the handsome Ye Moxuan. A few of them even started to blush.
Nonetheless, once Ye Moxuan finished serving the dishes, he turned around and left with a cold expression on his face.
“Oh my gosh. Are the waiters these days that handsome? Isn’t it such a waste to be a waiter with that face?”
“You’re overthinking. He obviously isn’t a waiter.”
“If he’s not a waiter, then what is he doing here?”
“Did you see the logo on his suit? That’s a well-known logo from Country I. That suit is definitely not cheap. How is it possible that he’s a waiter? His presence tells me that he’s a powerful person.”
“Then what is he doing here as a waiter?” Upon listening to her friend, the curious girl suddenly became dejected. “He sounds so cool. I thought he was just a handsome waiter and wondered if I could get with him.”
“Tsk. What are you girls fantasizing about? Handsome men like him usually have girlfriends already. If they don’t have a girlfriend, then they probably have a boyfriend.”
A few girls laughed amongst themselves. Meanwhile, Ye Moxuan returned to the kitchen and continued serving dishes. Luo Huimei noticed that he was doing a good job, so she assigned that duty to him—all while having a wide smile on her face. She did feel like it was irrational to send someone like him to serve dishes because of his cold demeanor and presence that practically warned off strangers. But… he was handsome. Moreover, he and Little Bean looked so much alike. With both the big and small version of them out serving dishes, they would be the main attraction at this ramen restaurant. With that, business at the restaurant started to get more busy.
When Ye Moxuan turned around, fragments of his memory suddenly flashed across his mind. At the same time, several voices also rang in his ear.
‘Shen Qi, I’m warning you. You’re just my assistant.’
‘Help you? I just don’t want to disgrace the Ye Family. Do you understand?’
These words… Ye Moxuan’s eyebrows knitted together. I said them. Recently, he had spent time looking over the history of the both of them that Xiao Su had sent to him. But he was only aware of the events. He still did not know their conversations and the details between them. He only depended on the information he had and occasionally put things together. Furthermore, it was extremely draining to think of those things.
Sometimes, different fragmented memories flashed across his mind, but he never remembered them completely. However, the two sentences he heard earlier terrified him. That tone was so… How many infuriating things did I do to Muzi in the past?
The trivial matter seemed to have bogged him down and made his presence more cold and bitter. That did not scare off the customers; instead, it attracted more female customers. Those who greeted him but did not get a response still had their faces cupped in their hands.
“Oh, he’s so handsome I could die! I like men who look this cold and are overprotective only toward me. I want to rush at him!”
Ye Moxuan felt his head hurt a bit and reached up to pinch between his eyebrows as he walked down the stairs. At this moment, someone chased after him from behind. “Mister! Please wait for a moment.”
Ye Moxuan stopped in his tracks and turned back nonchalantly to look at that person. The person who chased after him was a young girl whose face was flushed. She was biting on her bottom lip as she looked at him nervously. “Um… My friend wants another order of beef ramen. Can you add that to the tab?”
He looked away and said coldly, “Sure.”
When the young girl got a reply from him, her eyes filled with delight. “You’re such a good person, Mister. Is it okay if—”
Ye Moxuan frowned as more fragments of his memory flashed across his eyes. The pain in his head worsened when the memories bombarded him and he was faced with nothing but darkness. Even so, the young girl was still chattering beside him. “I… No, my friend… thinks you’re really handsome. She wants to be friends with you. Is it okay if we add you on WeChat…”
“Actually, I just wanted—ah! Mister! Are you okay?”
Han Muzi and Mr. Zhou were in a conversation when they heard the young girl’s sudden cry from the second floor. Han Muzi jumped in shock. The cup of tea in her hand tilted slightly, and the boiling hot tea spilled over and burned her fair hand.
