Yan was startled for a minute, then she followed Han Muzi’s order and brought over the catalog.
The catalog was set by both Han Muzi and Yan on that day. It wasn’t the final version, but for now, it was enough to briefly satisfy the man in front of them, so she right away gave it to Ye Moxuan.
“Sir, you can have a look at our catalog. Because we are just a newly-opened company, so there is still chance of a discount for the prices shown. If you really like our design and help introduce more clients to us, we will send our sincere greetings to you annually during your birthday on behalf of the whole company. We will even add a set of designed outfit, on the house.”
Han Muzi introduced the company to him with a calm voice, the same way she communicated with a normal client. Excluding Ye Moxuan, even Yan found her weird, so she kept on glancing at her from time to time.
Yan thought to herself, How is Muzi so calm in such a situation?
Meanwhile, Ye Moxuan gave the catalog in front of him a look while listening to her emotionless voice. It wouldn’t be true to say that he wasn’t angry inside.
After she was done introducing, both parties went into another round of complete silence. Since she wasn’t in a rush, she quietly waited for his reply.
The office fell into an atmosphere of awkwardness and strange silence as Ye Moxuan locked his eyes onto the catalog. Even though he was a man, his long eyelashes were enough to conceal his gloomy eyes. Nobody could see what he was thinking.
After a while, a smile suddenly crossed his initially-pursed lips. “I see. Are there any other customary services?”
Han Muzi paused and asked, “What you’re saying is?”
Then, Ye Moxuan raised his hands and placed the catalog on the tabletop. His perfectly-structured fingers gently touched the tabletop while his thoughtful eyes were locked onto Han Muzi. “For example, a designer of my choice.”
Quickly, Yan—who was standing aside—changed her expression as her breathing stopped for a second. He came for Muzi!
At first, she thought that it was all a coincidence, but after seeing how calm Han Muzi was, she secretly knew it wasn’t a coincidence at all. Now, Ye Moxuan’s actions clearly stated that he came solely for her.
Meanwhile, Han Muzi was only stunned for a while as she already had a contingency plan ready, so she nodded back and smiled. “Of course you can. Mr. Ye, if you already have someone in mind, then you can choose your designer right after the contract is signed.”
Designing clothes was only one of the reasons, as that wasn’t Ye Moxuan’s true intention. He gently tapped his fingers on the table and said, “Then that settles it.”
Yan was left in awe. So… does this mean we are taking up another huge order?
In the meantime, Han Muzi still kept her cool. “Sir, don’t you want to consider it for a while? After all, you’re still not familiar with our company’s art style. What if—”
“No need for that. I know what I want.” The latter sentence was purposefully said for Han Muzi to hear as his burning eyes were scorching her face. He was clear of what he wanted to do.
“Alright, sir. Please wait for a while as we prepare the contract. Have you brought your identification card?”
Ye Moxuan handed over his identification card, and Yan took it to print a copy. Han Muzi also stood up, and both of them went to prepare the contract.
Due to the lack of people in the company, Han Muzi had to do a lot of work herself. As she followed behind Yan, Yan gently bumped her elbow. “I don’t think you should come over. What can you do, seeing your hands’ condition?”
Han Muzi was startled after listening to her words as she stared blankly at her bandaged hands, which couldn’t move. She is right. What can I do with these hands? she thought, but she still stood up for some reason.
When Ye Moxuan first saw her, he could only focus on her delicate face, so he had forgotten to give her a thorough look. Now that she was standing, he finally had the chance to look at her properly.
Five years had turned her from an awkward beauty into a charming woman. Her face wasn’t as plain as it used to be; it was now covered with a thin layer of makeup. Although her clothing was casual, it still had a taste of fashion to it.
However, it was obvious that her outfit today was totally different from the outfit she wore when they met at Debao Restaurant. On that day, she was a refined woman oozing class and grace, while today, there was a youthful sense in her.
After the contract was done, Yan and Han Muzi went back to Ye Moxuan. “Mr. Ye, please take a close look at the contract.” Yan handed over the contract to him.
He didn’t even give it a careful look and just signed his name straight away on the contract. “Is it done now?”
Han Muzi was stunned as she nodded. She didn’t expect him to sign it right away without even giving the contract a look.
Back then… was he this resolute when he signed that agreement?
While Yan kept the contract away, she politely said, “It is all done. Thank you. Hope we have a pleasant collaboration.”
However, when Ye Moxuan reached out to shake her hand, she froze.
“Aren’t we having a pleasant collaboration?” he raised his eyebrows as he asked her slovenly.
She bit her red lips and slowly reached out her hand.
Ye Moxuan then finally saw the bandages covering her hands, and there were even strains of blood on it. After one glance, the scorn on his face disappeared completely as he squinted his eyes to focus on her hand. “What happened to your hands?” His sudden change of tone left everyone stunned, and even Yan couldn’t help but glance at him.
“It’s only a minor injury.” Han Muzi swiftly retracted her hand and smiled calmly. “I’m sorry, Mr. Ye. There are still blood stains on it, so I can’t shake hands with you.”
Listening to her, Ye Moxuan raised his eyelids and realized the indifference behind the woman’s eyes. It was obvious that she purposefully avoided him since she never wanted to shake his hand. However, he wouldn’t force it on her after seeing the injury on her hand.
After three seconds of silence, Ye Moxuan quirked up the corners of his mouth with a sense of mischievousness. “Alright. I believe our collaboration will be pleasant.”
He stressed on the word ‘pleasant’ with clenched teeth. Meanwhile, Yan, who was standing aside, twitched her nose as she smelled something fishy going on.
Later on, Han Muzi let Yan escort him down the building.
After Ye Moxuan left, Han Muzi sat down again. She wiggled her fingers and tried to lift the cup of coffee on the table before she realized that she couldn’t use her hands at all for the moment.
Forget it. I’ll go back home soon.
Very soon, Yan had sent Ye Moxuan off and came back upstairs. “Muzi, are you okay?”
Han Muzi sat still, as if not hearing a word she said.
Yan bit her lips and hesitated for a second before calling for her again, “Muzi?”
Then, Han Muzi came back to her senses and looked at Yan beside her. “What is it?”
“You drifted away,” Yan reminded her.
Han Muzi remained silent for a while before standing up and informing her, “If there aren’t other matters, I’ll be going back home now. You’ll be in charge of the company for the next two days.”
“It’s fine. You can count on me. I will discuss with you about some important matters, while you can just focus on healing your hands for now.”
“Alright.”
