To Han Muzi, this news was undoubtedly a surprise that caught her off guard, so much so that she didn’t even have time to recover. Legally, we are still husband and wife. What does that mean? Han Muzi felt her heart had almost stopped beating.
Ye Moxuan got up and walked across the mosaic tiles before stopping in front of her. Then, he stretched out his hand to pull the hair from her forehead back to her ear and said in a soft and charming voice, “For the past five years, we have not been divorced at all.”
Han Muzi raised her head quickly and looked at him; her breathing sped up. How could this be?
“Do you think that you can just stop being my woman when you feel like it?” With that, Ye Moxuan’s gaze became more deliberate, and there was a faraway emotion in his eyes that she couldn’t understand. He took a step closer and reached out to hold her shoulders before leaning forward to gently breathe in her ears.
“I won’t let you go, and I won’t be so magnanimous. You have always been my woman, for you have no right to cease this.”
Han Muzi was stunned for three full seconds. She took a big step back and shouted angrily, “What do you mean by I don’t have the right to stop this? After five years of separation, even if I don’t get your consent, I can still divorce you!”
Her loud voice had attracted the attention of the people around them. However, Ye Moxuan didn’t seem to care. Even if they stood around and watched them, he would not have any opinion about it.
Han Muzi usually cared about how other people looked at her. However, when Ye Moxuan told her that she did not have the right to do anything about it, she retaliated angrily. At this moment, she didn’t care how other people looked at her.
It was unpleasant for Ye Moxuan to hear her say the word ‘divorce’. He took a step forward and locked her arm with his hands. “If divorce is as simple as you think, you won’t still be my wife after all this time.”
Hearing that, Han Muzi slowly widened her eyes. “Are you trying to control me?”
Ye Moxuan remained silent and looked at her deeply.
After a while, Han Muzi shook off his hand vigorously and staggered back. This news was so sudden that she needed to go back and ask Han Qing about what had happened.
Han Muzi turned around and left. Ye Moxuan wanted to catch up to her, but he stopped upon seeing her pale face. He had just told her the news, so she needed to take time to digest it. It would be better to leave her alone.
Thinking of this, Ye Moxuan looked at Xiao Su who was standing beside them. “Send her back and drive safely.”
Xiao Su nodded and quickly caught up with her.
Han Muzi originally wanted to take a taxi home by herself, but Xiao Su drove the car right in front of her. “Miss Shelly, get in the car now. It’s quite difficult to get a taxi here, and I brought you here after all. Young Master Ye asked me to send you back.”
Hearing Ye Moxuan’s name, Han Muzi’s expression faltered. Then, she raised her eyes to look at Xiao Su who was sitting in the front seat of the car. “Is what he said true?”
Hearing that, Xiao Su remained silent and did not answer her.
“You are his assistant, so you must know everything about him. Tell me, what he said just now—is it true? In the past five years, I have not divorced him?”
Alas, Xiao Su nodded with a grave expression on his face. “Yes, it’s true.”
Han Muzi felt as if all the strings keeping her together had been broken, and she felt so upset that she couldn’t even catch her breath. So, what was the point of me leaving the country for all those years? Was it a goddamn joke?
“Miss Shelly, please get in the car,” Xiao Su urged.
Han Muzi ignored him and continued walking forward. She only left behind a sentence. “No, I want to be alone.”
“But—”
“Don’t follow me.” Her slender back looked decisive. He knew that even if he went after her, she probably wouldn’t get into the car anyway.
Xiao Su called Ye Moxuan and relayed the current situation to him. “Young Master Ye, what should I do now? She doesn’t want to get in the car, and I can’t do anything about it.”
There was silence for a long time. After a while, Ye Moxuan said coldly, “Follow her until she gets home safely.”
“Understood.” Xiao Su hung up the phone and drove slowly behind Han Muzi.
As it was a restaurant by the sea, it took Han Muzi a long time to get to the main road. The sea breeze blew her long skirt and blue silk blouse into a mess. In addition to Han Muzi’s outstanding looks and tall figure, people who drove past couldn’t help but stop and ask her, “Sweetie, where are you going? Do you want me to give you a ride?”
Han Muzi glanced at the man indifferently without even replying to him. She didn’t need to show him any politeness, seeing that he was just trying to pick up girls on the road.
Although her eyes were indifferent, her facial features were good-looking. As such, this simple look was enough to make that man feel star-struck. “Sweetie, don’t be so cold, eh? It’s hard to get a taxi here, as most of the people here are tourists. My brother and I are the only ones in my car. Why don’t you join us? I can send you wherever you want to go.”
Han Muzi ignored him, but that person kept pestering her. “Come on, get in the car. It will take such a long time to walk out from here! You look so thin; you will tire quickly.”
Han Muzi continued ignoring him. Instead, she stopped walking and stood still.
Upon seeing this, the man thought that she was persuaded by him to get in the car. Just when he was about to open the car to welcome her in with a smile, Han Muzi said coldly, “F*ck off.”
The man’s smile stiffened, as he hadn’t expected such a reaction. He remained still for a long time. When he reacted, Han Muzi was already far away.
“Hahaha! Young Master Qi, I can’t believe you got rejected! It’s rare, isn’t it? Aren’t you very good at hooking up with women?” his friend in the passenger seat kept teasing him.
Young Master Qi, who was being teased, looked angry and proceeded to scold him, “What does this have to do with you? At least I’m willing.”
“She is such a beautiful woman. It’s just a pity that she doesn’t like you at all.” His friend continued to joke around.
Young Master Qi stared at the beautiful figure in front of him. “I’m sure as hell not going to let her get away.”
As Xiao Su had been following Han Muzi all this time, he also saw that a few guys had been hitting on her, but he didn’t think there was any trouble, so he didn’t go up to stop them. After a while, he saw that their car was also following Han Muzi. Somehow, they hadn’t noticed Xiao Su’s car.
Xiao Su frowned. Just when he was pondering on whether to stop them or to call Ye Moxuan, Han Muzi stood on the side of the road and waved toward another vehicle. It was a truck that happened to pass by, and the driver seemed to be an honest person. He stopped when she saw her beckoning. “Young lady, what’s the matter?”
“Sir.” Han Muzi smiled. “I want to go to the city, can you give me a ride?”
The driver seemed to be a little wary of her. Looking around, Han Muzi knew what he was worried about and said, “I came with my friend, but he has no time to send me back, so I have no choice but to walk back by myself. Can you please give me a ride? I will pay the fare.”
