This was the first time—the first time Little Bean asked Han Muzi about his father. From a young age, he had always been a sensible child. Or maybe it was because Yan had been enlightening him behind her back. Nevertheless, Little Bean would never ask Han Muzi questions like these.
If he were like any other child, when he saw a complete family, he might have naively asked, “Mom, where is my dad? Why don’t I have a dad?” But Little Bean wasn’t like that as he was a lovely child—so much so that Han Muzi loved him with all her heart.
It was just that he never opened his mouth about it, so Han Muzi thought he didn’t need it. That was why she tried her best to give him all the love she could. However, seeing it now, the reason he didn’t open up about it wasn’t that he didn’t want to, it was because he was considering her feelings.
As she thought about this, Han Muzi reached out to Little Bean and pulled him into her arms. “I’m sorry I’ve ignored your feelings.”
As Little Bean was held in her arms, he blinked and smiled at her while holding her neck. He then comforted her in a childish voice, “No you didn’t, mommy. You just need to help me find a dad.” After giving it some thought, Little Bean was still afraid that she would misunderstand, so he added, “The man we met at that restaurant looks like a good choice.”
Han Muzi froze when she heard this. “Restaurant?” She let go of Little Bean and curiously asked, “Which restaurant? When did we meet him?”
Little Bean staggered as he knew that he must have said something wrong. He quickly tried to resolve it by saying, “Mommy, he was the one we met in that restaurant two days ago. Didn’t those uncles say that there was a big shot upstairs?” After he finished, his eyes glowed brightly. “A big shot, mommy. Wouldn’t he be able to support you?”
Han Muzi kept quiet. So that’s the man Little Bean is talking about. Suddenly, her thoughts sent chills down her spine. Is this fate or merely a coincidence? Why would Little Bean think of finding him, even though he never met him? That man is none other than Ye Moxuan.
Suddenly, the image of Little Bean and Ye Moxuan’s face piling on each other came to her mind, and it ended up becoming a face. Thinking about the image in her mind, Han Muzi shivered. What is the relation between these two? Wasn’t it Ye Linhan that was in the car with me back then? But why does… Little Bean look so much like Ye Moxuan, instead of Ye Linhan? There was another possibility that even Han Muzi wouldn’t dare to think of.
Han Muzi closed her eyes and took a deep breath. “So, you like big shots?”
Little Bean smiled at her. “Mommy, does that mean you agree?”
She felt a little stirred up inside, but she didn’t dismiss the child and merely uttered softly, “What you’ve told mommy today, mommy will remember.”
“Thank you, mommy.”
After a long talk between mother and son, Han Muzi abruptly remembered something and asked Little Bean, “Oh yeah, do you know what happened to your Aunt Yan? When I came back, I saw her…” She was just casually asking him, hence she didn’t expect him to reply instantly. “Mommy, let me tell you a secret.”
“What secret?” She moved her ears close to him, and Little Bean went beside her to whisper in her ear, “Today, I saw Aunt Yan kiss Uncle Qing!”
Han Muzi said nothing afterward. What? Did I mishear?
“W-What did you say you saw?” Han Muzi was left stunned for a long while before realizing what Little Bean had just said. Yan actually… kissed Qing? How is that possible? When did she become so courageous?
“Mommy, it’s true.”
Han Muzi instantly came to the realization. No wonder Yan looked so blushed when I saw her just now. Was it because she just kissed Qing? He, too, looked very unsettled just now. I… have never seen Qing like that before. Surely, this is the time for their relationship to blossom!
She rolled her eyes and smiled. If Yan becomes my sister-in-law, it would be pretty awesome.
Yan and Han Muzi already had a good relationship, and after what happened with Han Xueyou, she should know better. That was why Han Muzi trusted her people-assessment skills and was sure that Yan was a completely different person from Han Xueyou.
Yan was a loyal friend to her. Whenever there was a problem, she would come to her rescue. Even when she was sick, Yan always seemed to be more hurt than she was. While Han Muzi was giving birth, Yan cried her heart out because she was nervous about her. She was like another Han Muzi and was always concerned about her well-being.
Sometimes Han Muzi wondered how she could be so lucky. After losing a best friend like Han Xueyou, she gained another in the form of Yan who stayed by her through hard times. Yan said it herself; she felt that she probably owed her a lot in her past-life and that was why in this life, she was constantly helping her.
Sometimes, they would also joke around that Yan did all of this for a reason, and that reason was Han Qing, which meant that all this was just a plot to be Han Muzi’s sister-in-law. They usually laughed afterward, and Han Muzi even cheered her on so that her dream would come to fruition.
However, Yan did nothing for the past few years. When Su Jiu confessed to Han Qing, Yan only felt upset for a while, then she was back to her normal energetic self. “Little Bean, do you like Aunt Yan?” Han Muzi smiled at him. “If so, what do you think of her becoming your aunty?”
Little Bean blinked. “That would be nice. If Aunt Yan becomes my aunty, then… she can always cook for me.”
Listening to him, Han Muzi was speechless as she poked his little head. “You little pig. All you care about is food!”
“Hehe, mommy… Aunt Yan cooks good food. You like it too…” The mother and son pair continued talking for a while.
In the dead of the night, Han Muzi removed her blanket and came down from her bed. She went to the window to gaze into the silent night outside.
Her heartbeat accelerated while she thought of what Little Bean told her just now, and she lowered her eyes. Why would that little guy talk about this? Does that mean… he really wants a father? But why? He has never mentioned it before, so why mention it now? Is it because of these two days in school?
After she thought about the situation, she decided to personally send Little Bean to school tomorrow and ask the teachers if Little Bean had any predicaments in school.
The next day, after sending Little Bean to the school gate, she didn’t leave hurriedly but instead went over to see his teacher.
The students of this school came from wealthy backgrounds, so the teachers wouldn’t dare cross them. That was why the teachers were friendly and polite toward Han Muzi. “Miss Han?”
“I’m sorry for bothering you. I would like to know who Han Yishu’s teacher is.”
“That would be me. Is there any problem?” The teacher became nervous after being asked, and she looked toward Little Bean’s seat.
Noticing her uneasiness, Han Muzi smiled gently. “Don’t be nervous. I’m just here to ask, has he had any problems in school in the last two days?”
