“If my disfigurement would increase your confidence, I don’t mind disfiguring myself.” Ye Moxuan’s large hand went around her to entwine their fingers together. His voice was husky when he spoke again, “To me, you are the most important thing here. I don’t care what others think.”
Han Muzi’s heart skipped a beat when she heard that. That’s right… We are the most important people to each other. Why does it matter what others might think? Nevertheless, I care what Ye Moxuan thinks. Right now, he’s saying that he is willing to disfigure himself just to stay with me and to give me more confidence. In that case, what other excuses do I have?
Han Muzi grabbed his hand when she thought of it and Ye Moxuan chuckled when he felt her grip. He tightened his grip around her small hands in return. “What happens now? Are you still planning to resist me in the future?”
Han Muzi shook her head. “I will stop resisting.”
“Will you still feel that you aren’t worthy of me?”
Han Muzi continued to shake her head. There is no such thing as being worthy of each other when it comes to relationships. It only matters if a person is deeply in love with their partner and that they are together willingly. “I won’t.”
Ye Moxuan was satisfied by both of her replies, but he persisted with another question. “In that case, shall we switch the lights on?”
“Ye—” Han Muzi noticed that something was amiss before she could finish her sentence and she stopped right in time. She felt her skin crawl and changed her answer immediately, “No, don’t switch the lights on!”
“Ha!” Ye Moxuan chuckled quietly before striding forward to press his thin lips against the back of her head. He kissed her softly and his kisses felt like feathers. He was gentle when he coaxed her patiently like a child, “Be a good girl. Let’s switch the lights on. Otherwise, it will be inconvenient for you when you wake up in the middle of the night.”
I always wake up in the middle of the night to sneak to the bathroom because I don’t want Ye Moxuan to notice me. Who would have thought he knew about it all along? In fact, he’s stating it so openly now. It’s true that you can’t hide secrets from those who are close to you. I am already being so honest with him. I shouldn’t act like a hypocrite. “Well… switch the lights on then.”
“Good girl.” Ye Moxuan kissed the back of her head again before releasing his grip. Then, he turned to the side to switch the lights on at the bedside table.
The warm and dim light filled the entire room. After switching on the lights, Ye Moxuan leaned against her to hold her hands tightly. Then, he lifted her long hair up while feathering the back of her neck with light kisses. “Good girl, let’s sleep.”
“Okay.” Han Muzi nodded in contentment before closing her eyes.
Han Muzi was already exhausted to begin with, so she fell quickly asleep in less than a minute after closing her eyes. This was possible since nothing bothered her anymore—as opposed to previous nights when she couldn’t fall asleep due to her worries.
Ye Moxuan lay in bed for a while, but he soon heard Han Muzi’s steady breathing. A trace of smile flashed across his deep and dark eyes. She fell asleep so fast. I think she must have really opened up. Nevertheless, this issue is truly my fault because I realized the problem too late. If I had noticed and understood the problem much earlier and discussed it with her openly, I wouldn’t have had to stay alone in the guest room for the past few days.
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After delivering takeouts to Han Qing that day, Yan started to send him meals on a daily basis at the Han Group. In the beginning, the receptionist wanted to be cautious and would phone to ask for confirmation with Su Jiu being the one to always answer the call.
In the end, Su Jiu instructed the receptionist directly, “President Han says to let Miss Zhou in straight away in the future.”
The receptionist was shocked and she glanced at Yan in confusion. Who would have guessed that a takeout delivery worker would be allowed to enter the Han Group as she pleases? Besides, she’s even allowed to enter President Han’s office as she likes. There are countless people in our company trying to get closer to President Han. In the end, they all lost to a takeout delivery girl.
The receptionist relayed the message to Yan with jealousy. Once Yan left, the receptionist started to gossip about this matter in her chat group. After learning about this, the girls in the chat group were frustrated.
‘Isn’t that miserable? Why do food delivery workers have such great benefits nowadays? I wouldn’t have gotten into finance if I had known about this. I would have delivered takeout instead!’
‘Tsk, what are you talking about? How is it possible for a food delivery worker to have a more comfortable job than yours in the finance department?’
‘My dear friend, you don’t see the big picture here. Are you aware of who President Han is? If a food delivery girl is able to approach him, why am I still working in the Finance Department? I should just go ahead and take the place directly as the President’s wife!’
‘Well, it will only work if he wants you.’
‘I-I-I… I want to deliver takeout too! Boo-hoo! Don’t you think its benefits are too good to be true? Besides, aren’t there always rumors that our President Han has no interest in the opposite gender? He is already so old, but he’s never had a girlfriend before. Furthermore, I have to gossip about something with all of you.’
The women in the chat group immediately asked what it was.
‘Well, it’s about Su Jiu! I’ve heard that she’s always been in love with President Han in the past. However, since he does not fancy women, she never made any proactive move. I’m guessing she was planning to stay by his side in silence until he develops feelings for her. Who would have thought that President Han was unmoved despite interacting with such a beautiful woman throughout the years?’
Many people knew about this and it also broke many women’s hearts. After all, everyone knew how brilliant Su Jiu was. That woman had outstanding capabilities, a great figure and a beautiful face. Hence, she served as a lesson for others and almost eighty percent of the women in the Group subsequently gave up on Han Qing. Later on, most women were similar to Su Jiu. Some fell in love when the time came whereas some even got married. Women no longer bore hope for that useless man, Han Qing.
Who would have expected a takeout delivery girl to show up in the middle of nowhere? This is such a humiliation! We would rather die than be disgraced!
‘Tell us! What does the food delivery girl look like? Is she pretty? Does she have long legs?’
The receptionist tried to recall Yan’s appearance. She has a petite figure, and she looks pretty and pleasant enough. At a quick glance, she doesn’t seem to be that attractive, but once you pay more attention to her, she looks gorgeous. In fact, she radiates positivity, a youthful spirit and energy. Besides, she is especially young. She is the kind of woman whom you might think isn’t pretty enough, but you’d wish that you looked like her. The receptionist daydreamed about that. She is overflowing with a youthful spirit after all. Why is that, though? She is full of vigor and vitality. Damn it! Why would such a successful man like President Han fall for such a young girl??
The receptionist was extremely jealous at that thought and she sent a reply without thinking further. ‘I can’t recall what she looked like.’
‘Damn it! This is disappointing. How ordinary does she look if you can’t even recall her appearance? My dear friends, I have no objections to being defeated by Su Jiu. In fact, I wouldn’t complain if President Han refused to be in a relationship. However, are you able to accept it if you lose to an ordinary-looking food delivery girl?’
‘We can’t accept that! We definitely cannot accept that!’
‘What time is she coming over tomorrow? Let’s have a look at her!’
After that, the receptionist informed everyone on the time that Yan usually dropped by. Something struck her after that and she warned them, ‘Although she is not in an official position, she has been personally given the right by President Han to enter the Han Group as she pleases. It’s fine if you guys want to observe from afar, but please don’t plan something horrible and drag me along.’ I’m the one providing them with the venue and timings after all. If something were to happen, as the receptionist, I’d be the first to be reprimanded. I’m not stupid. After all, the person who takes the lead would bear the brunt in the end.
