In the end, Ye Moxuan truly couldn’t take it anymore, and he stepped forward to take Little Sprout from her arms. At first, Han Muzi didn’t want to allow it, but since Ye Moxuan normally held Little Sprout often, Little Sprout actually giggled and stretched out her tiny fists at him when he extended his arms to carry her.
Han Muzi who’d wanted to dominate Little Sprout was struck speechless. Isn’t this my biological daughter? How could she abandon her mother when she sees her daddy? Don’t they say that a child always clings to the mother? Although she was chagrined with Ye Moxuan, since Little Sprout wanted her daddy to carry her, Han Muzi naturally didn’t refuse, allowing him to take her into his arms. “You carry her, then. I’m going back to the house to rest for a moment.” She turned around to leave after she’d said that, but Ye Moxuan firmly grasped her wrist.
“You haven’t told me what had happened.” Ye Moxuan easily carried Little Sprout with a single hand. It’d taken a very long time from when he didn’t know how he should hold her and still made her uncomfortable despite being extremely careful in the beginning to the extent whereby he could simply carry her without making her cry now. The Ye Moxuan now could be dubbed a superdad, and as long as he was there, Han Muzi didn’t need to do anything at all.
Han Muzi pursed her red lips, not knowing what to do now that he’d restrained her hand. After all, it didn’t seem to be her style to dig up the past, and if she truly uttered it aloud, it’d make her seem all the more petty. So, what should I say? However, if she bottled it, she’d feel very depressed. In the end, she could only say ‘nothing’ in a morose tone.
Upon hearing that, Ye Moxuan instantly chuckled helplessly. His voice was gruff, and as the tip of his tongue pressed against his back molars, even his tone dropped a few notches. “Yet you say nothing? As soon as I came back, you’ve been giving me attitude. Not only did you not allow me to kiss you, but you also forbade me from following you. I just came back from a meeting, so I don’t know what had happened in this house. Did anything unpleasant happen?”
Frowning, Han Muzi looked at him seriously. “So, you mean, you’re already very tired after the meeting, but when you came home, you see me trying to make trouble out of nothing?”
Ye Moxuan was dumbfounded. He felt that she was behaving rather unreasonably today, nitpicking at him when she spoke. After a moment’s stupefaction, he said, “You know I didn’t mean that.”
“What did you mean, then?” Han Muzi demanded. Actually, in regard to this matter, as long as he didn’t trail after her, she would’ve naturally returned to normal at night. However, he just had to ask for trouble and even said such a thing. Failing to suppress her emotions, she mouthed back at him twice, and the atmosphere between them grew tense.
Ye Moxuan naturally sensed that the atmosphere had turned taut, and he gazed at her fixedly. Meanwhile, Little Sprout who was in his embrace seemed to have sensed it as well, for she no longer giggled. She merely had her limpid eyes wide open, her gaze roving as she looked at her parents.
Having realized it as well, Han Muzi pulled herself together and lowered her gaze. “I’m sorry, but I’m not in a good mood today.” She then wanted to turn around and leave after saying that.
However, how could Ye Moxuan allow her to leave? The initial issue hadn’t been settled, so if he allowed her to leave by herself when the atmosphere was so tense, her imagination might run wild. Hence, with a tug of his hand, he pulled Han Muzi who was going to leave into his embrace.
Having not expected this, Han Muzi’s forehead bumped into his chest, and when she raised her eyes, her gaze so happened to meet Little Sprout’s innocent and curious gaze from her spot in his arm. “Have you lost your mind?” When she’d snapped back to reality, Han Muzi berated, “You shouldn’t have yanked me over like that. What if you misjudged your strength, and I knocked into Little Sprout?”
“That’ll never happen. I’ll control my strength well, never allowing either of you to suffer the slightest bit of harm.”
Startled, Han Muzi looked up at him.
Pursing his thin lips, Ye Moxuan wore a serious expression on his handsome countenance as he gazed at her solemnly. “Tell me what happened.” After saying that, he leaned down slightly and gently rested his head against her smooth and lovely forehead, the tips of their noses touching as their breaths mingled. “Hmm?”
With this gentle treatment of his, Han Muzi’s anger was entirely extinguished. Biting her lower lip, she said softly, “If I say it aloud… you might laugh at me.” The two of them had experienced so much, and Han Muzi was also the mother of two children, yet she still couldn’t help turning into a sensitive young maiden before Ye Moxuan. She craved for concern, for someone to cherish her and treat her preciously, shielding her from worries and hardships; that person was naturally Ye Moxuan.
“What else is unspeakable between us?” Ye Moxuan lightly bumped her forehead, and his tone suddenly turned a fraction sterner. “Hurry up and tell me.”
Han Muzi pursed her lips in dissatisfaction. “You’re snapping at me?”
“Yup.” Ye Moxuan’s expression was grim, his eyes a pool of obsidian. “If you don’t tell me, not only am I going to snap at you, I’ll even bully you.”
“What?”
“Like this…” All of a sudden, Ye Moxuan surged forward and bit her lip. Han Muzi couldn’t react for a while, standing there blankly. As she gazed into his eyes, she could distinctly see a glimmer of mirth and affection in them. He moved half an inch back, his eyes narrowed. “If you insist on not telling me, I’ll bully you to the very end.”
Han Muzi was at a loss for words. After spacing out for a few seconds, she stretched out a hand and touched her lips before criticizing him, “Where did you learn such outrageous behavior? Little Sprout… is still here.” How could he kiss me in front of a kid? What a b*stard!
“What does that matter? She’s still young anyway, so she doesn’t understand anything.” After he’d said that, Ye Moxuan’s massive hand clasped her waist and pulled her toward him, plastering her against him. “Are you going to speak up?”
Han Muzi shook her head. “I think I’ll just pass… Mmph…” Before she could finish speaking, he once again leaned down and bit her. This time, however, it wasn’t as simple as earlier. Just now, he made it clear that he was just teaching her a small lesson that was equivalent to a mere appetizer. And now… He’d just gotten started.
Biting her lip lightly, he tormented her repeatedly before prying open her mouth and slipping past her pearly white teeth. Earlier, Han Muzi was still thinking about the past, but she was now breathless from his teasing. As something came to mind, she pushed hard at him, but he was just so strong that she couldn’t move him despite him merely using a hand to hold her. Time passed by the seconds and minutes. After an indeterminate time, Ye Moxuan finally released her. “Are you going to tell me now?” he asked.
Would Han Muzi still dare say no? If I insist on saying nothing, he’ll probably grab me and kiss me again in front of Little Sprout. Shooting him a glare, she then awkwardly told him her thoughts.
After learning why she was angry, Ye Moxuan was momentarily taken aback before a wealth of delighted mirth blossomed in his eyes. “You’ve been giving me the cold shoulder for half a day because of this?”
