Then, she turned around and ran off into the kitchen. After Han Qing finished talking to Lin Xuzheng and looked back, he saw that Yan had gone into the kitchen and Luo Huimei was standing by herself. He was slightly hesitant and returned to being indifferent. Then, he said goodbye to Luo Huimei and departed with Lin Xuzheng.
Yan did not know how long she had been in the kitchen for when Luo Huimei came in. “Mom, are they gone?”
“They left. Why didn’t you just stay outside if you wanted to know so badly?”
Yan did not answer her. In her mind, she thought, I just saw him during the day. What if he gets annoyed if I’m too clingy? Moreover, she had been neglecting her shop ever since she started dating him. This isn’t right. I have to manage my time properly.
…
Time went by quickly later that month and Han Muzi was getting close to her due date with only two days to go. During that time, Ye Moxuan kept an even closer watch on her; he pretty much never left her side. Little Bean thought, I think my daddy has completely lost it. He follows Mommy around like a madman all day and controls everything. Little Bean pouted. He’s a man in love, indeed.
When Yan came over after receiving Han Muzi’s call to accompany her, Ye Moxuan still stayed by her side to watch her. Yan felt rather out of place and did not get the chance to share some secrets with Han Muzi. She lowered her voice as much as she could and complained, “Why isn’t Young Master Ye leaving? His stare is making me so uncomfortable.”
Yan knew that Ye Moxuan’s attention was only on Han Muzi, but she was also there with them. With Ye Moxuan in the room, she felt suffocated.
Han Muzi tore off an orange carpel and put it in her mouth. She could not help but look at Ye Moxuan and saw that he was sitting there with his arms folded across his chest as he stared unflinchingly at their direction. Alas, she sighed and turned toward Yan. “Let me tell you. I think he has gone crazy. I don’t know if he’ll get any better after I give birth, but he keeps following me around like I’m a criminal.”
“That does sound a bit scary.”
At that moment, Yan thought of her future with Han Qing. If I get pregnant in the future, will Han Qing also watch me like a hawk? That… doesn’t seem too bad. She was suddenly able to understand Ye Moxuan. Perhaps you have to love someone deeply enough to act that way.
“I think Young Master Ye just cares about you too much.”
On the other hand, Han Muzi did not hate what he was doing. She just felt like he would tire himself out if he kept at it. Because he watched her even while she rested and he was up when she was up, he did not rest at all. Is it because I’m giving birth soon?
“I meant everything I said, but I still feel timid. I don’t really want to be in the same space as him. Should I just leave for now?” Yan whispered her concerns to Han Muzi.
Han Muzi glanced at her. “It hasn’t been that long since you came here to accompany me and you want to leave already? Are we still best friends?”
Yan was speechless. She thought about it, but the atmosphere was still too intimidating for her.
“Why don’t you call Qing over?”
Yan was dumbstruck. I knew that I could not hide my relationship with Han Qing from Muzi. Although I did not intend on hiding it, I did not announce it either. But there is a really big mouth at the shop called Little Bean. How could Little Bean keep any secrets from his mommy?
Yan countered, “What if he’s busy now?”
Han Muzi waved her hand to deny. “Is his girlfriend not more important than his work?”
Yan did not respond.
“Call him. Have him come here and take Ye Moxuan away. I’ve had just about enough of being watched.”
Left without a choice, Yan took out her phone and sent Han Qing a message. After she sent it, however, she did not get a reply immediately. She started calculating in her head. Han Qing should be dealing with some company matters around this time. It might be hard for him to reply to my message.
“I think he’s really busy now. I don’t know if he’ll reply, but I’ve sent my message.” Just as she reached the end of her sentence, her phone chimed. She looked at her WeChat and saw that Han Qing had, indeed, replied to her. She asked if he was free currently and he replied with, ‘What’s the matter?’
While Yan was looking at the message, Han Muzi also went closer to look. When Han Muzi saw Han Qing’s reply, she immediately urged, “Ask him to come over now.”
“I don’t think that’s a good idea. Let’s just forget it.”
“What are you so scared of? He’s your boyfriend, not your enemy. Plus, you’ll only be saying one thing. Whether he agrees to it or not is his problem.”
Han Muzi seemed to have persuaded Yan, as she started typing her message, but in a more subtle way, ‘Um~ I’m at Muzi’s place. Do you want to come over?’ Still worried that she might sound overbearing, she quickly added a cute emoji before sending it.
After watching everything from beside her, Han Muzi blinked. “Do you guys usually talk like that?”
Yan nodded. “Yeah. What’s wrong?”
Han Muzi smiled. “Nothing. Let’s wait for him.” As long as she is happy, this way of interacting is not bad either.
“Oh, he’s working right now, so he might not be able to come.”
Just then, Han Qing replied, ‘Wait for me.’ She did not expect him to agree to it. Feeling her heart beat faster, she grabbed her phone and put it back in her purse.
“Didn’t I say he would come?” Han Muzi teased with a cheeky expression.
“It’s because I’m at your place and you’re his sister, so of course he’ll come.”
“Is that so?” Han Muzi raised her eyebrows but did not take it seriously.
…
Han Qing arrived very quickly. When he went to the room to look for them, he saw that Ye Moxuan was there too. Ye Moxuan was neither welcoming nor unwelcoming of his brother-in-law. The two men nodded at each other—this was their greeting.
After that, he started walking toward Yan. He asked Han Muzi a few general questions about her condition before he turned to Yan and asked, “What’s the matter? Why did you ask me to come?”
She felt awkward, and murmured, “I-It’s nothing. It’s just that—”
“Qing,” Han Muzi interrupted them. “Can’t she call you to come over even if nothing is wrong? Don’t just focus on work. You have to keep your girlfriend company too.”
Yan was dumbfounded. She secretly pinched Han Muzi’s clothes. However, Han Qing did not answer right away. He took a long glance at Han Muzi then seemed to have agreed to what she said as he nodded. “Okay.”
A few minutes later, Yan and Han Muzi were staring blankly at the two men with the same cold demeanor sitting next to each other. After a while of seeing their bleak expressions, Han Muzi let out a sigh. “If I knew this was going to happen, then I wouldn’t have called him over.”
I wanted Han Qing to come so he could take Ye Moxuan away. Then, Yan and I would finally get the chance to have our girl talk. Who would have thought that Han Qing would simply sit right next to Ye Moxuan? Is this his way of keeping his girlfriend company?
