Unexpectedly, time really flies. Before I’d embarked on this trip, I was extremely apprehensive, but now, half the time has passed. Yan merely replied with a ‘yes’. After that, she lifted her head to gaze at the sea. The sea at night was incredibly beautiful, and because they’d been here all along, they had the chance to watch the moon rise from the surface of the ocean. A fair distance away, she could see the relatively big moon having risen partly, half of it seemingly hidden in the water, but the half that had risen was reflected in the water, so it formed a rounded moon that looked particularly lovely.
She couldn’t resist snapping this picture and sending it to Han Muzi, only to discover that she hadn’t replied to her message, while her status indicated that she was still typing. Hmm? Yan propped a hand under her chin in bafflement and sent the picture of the moon. However, there was no response at all after Han Muzi’s status had indicated several times that she was typing, causing Yan’s bewilderment to grow. What’s wrong? In the past, when Han Muzi messaged her, she’d never seemed to have acted in such a manner as she was now. ‘What’s wrong with you?’
Han Muzi answered with another series of ellipsis, and a second later, sent her a cute emoji. ‘I’m fine. I just suddenly recalled something I want to tell you, but after contemplating it earlier, I think I’ll wait until you come back to tell you. For now, enjoy your trip first.’
‘Huh? What is it that you’ve got to wait until I’m back before telling me? Just tell me now.’ If Han Muzi hadn’t mentioned anything, it would’ve been fine, but once she’d said that, Yan’s curiosity was piqued, and she just had to push Han Muzi to tell her right now.
Upon seeing that she was persistently asking about it, Han Muzi couldn’t help furrowing her brows. Biting her lower lip, she recalled the incident on this day. Since Ye Moxuan had Little Sprout with him, and Han Qing was away from the office, she decided to bring Little Bean to his company for a tour. Unexpectedly, this tour brought about a fiasco.
There was a woman who lingered at the company entrance, demanding to see Han Qing and claiming to be his childhood friend. However, she was dressed very shabbily, so much so that if it weren’t peaceful times now, Han Muzi would’ve really thought that she’d escaped from the chaos of war. Naturally, Han Group’s receptionist and security personnel wouldn’t allow the woman entry. After all, she was filthy and hadn’t made an appointment, so they couldn’t possibly just allow her to see him. Nonetheless, she refused to leave and waited at the entrance, rushing up to plead with the receptionist and security personnel as soon they came to work. Coincidentally, when Han Muzi brought Little Bean over there, this was exactly the scene that greeted her.
“Please, I’m really acquainted with President Han. We were childhood sweethearts, but we then lost contact. Please help me. As long as I get to see him once, he’ll be able to recognize me, and I’ll definitely be very grateful to you at that time.”
The receptionist was none other than the person who’d once challenged Yan, so the look in her eyes as she gazed at this woman before her was utterly contemptuous. “Childhood sweethearts? Don’t tell me that you even want to claim that you were betrothed to President Han when you were young?”
The woman was momentarily stunned upon being asked such a question, but she then nodded reflexively.
The receptionist couldn’t help laughing aloud mockingly; she laughed so hard that tears trickled out of her eyes. “Damn, I just simply said that, and you actually dared to claim that it’s true? If you truly had been betrothed to President Han when you were young, then I’d have bathed with him in the same tub when I was young.”
The woman was speechless for a moment before she insisted, “I’m telling you the truth! If you don’t believe me, you can have him come and see me.”
“Hah, this is the biggest joke of the century. Do you think I’ll believe you just because you said so? And if I don’t believe you, I’ve got to call President Han down to see you? President Han has to deal with a myriad of issues daily, so how would he have time to see a stranger like you?”
“I-I’m really not a stranger.” The woman’s face flushed hotly, and she bit her lower lip, her expression seemingly a tad embarrassed. “I really do know him, but—”
“Fine, let’s just assume that you do know him. However, Miss, there’s no shortage of women like you who come to look for President Han every day, and every single one of them claims to have a close relationship with him. If President Han comes and sees every single one of them, then should he still be a president? He might as well be a receptionist and attend to women like you all who wish to marry into riches all day long, no?” The woman was rendered speechless by this, and her face flushed, having no comeback at all. “Well, you do have some looks about you, so it’s not entirely impossible for you to marry into riches. Let me point you to a particular place where you may bump into a few older men if you do go there. It’s not so bad to be a mistress, after all.”
The woman’s face turned livid at this, and her eyes brimmed with tears as though she’d been humiliated. “Never mind if you won’t help me, but why did you have to say such things to humiliate me? I’ve said that I know Han Qing, so I truly do know him! I’m not lying!”
“Hey, you just want to sponge off a rich man, don’t you? In that case, how can you be angry when I’ve just said a few words? If you’re so thin-skinned, how can you seduce men in future?”
The receptionist’s words grew increasingly nasty, and the woman was truly enraged to the point that tears were streaming down her face, making her look very much pitiful. “I’m truly not here to seduce any man. I’m really here to look for him.”
Witnessing this at the side, Han Muzi noticed that the woman truly looked as though she’d suffered a great insult, and her dressing was indeed somewhat… She probably didn’t dress up like this on purpose just to look for Han Qing, yes? As she was thinking, someone tugged on the hem of her clothes, and she looked down, only to see Little Bean, who was standing beside her. When she spotted him, she exclaimed inwardly, Sh*t! The words earlier were so nasty, but he’d actually heard all that. What if the kid learns from that? Thus, she instantly crouched and asked with a smile, “Little Bean, did you hear everything those two ladies said?” Sure enough, he nodded.
Even she herself had heard everything clearly, let alone Little Bean. Moreover, with his high IQ, he’d probably understood everything. As this thought crossed her mind, she patiently explained, “I can explain it to you, but you can’t overthink it, okay? A receptionist has to fulfill her responsibilities. Although her words were rather coarse, that’s a matter of her personal lack of manners. Do you understand?” Actually, she knew that he’d still understand even if she didn’t say this, but he was still her child, so she decided to clarify things patiently.
In the end, Little Bean stretched out his hands and hugged her around the neck for a moment. “Don’t worry, Mommy. I understand,” he said with a sweet smile.
“That’s good.” Han Muzi smiled before she gently caressed his head. “Come, let’s go over and have a look.”
“Okay.”
Han Muzi walked over, holding Little Bean’s hand. There were no women around Han Qing in the past, but many people knew that he had a sister and that he doted on her. Thus, when she appeared with Little Bean, everyone instinctively greeted her.
