Why did you come back again? It wasn’t the first time someone had asked her this. Almost everyone who learned about her past asked the same thing.
Why do I want to come back? This is where I grew up. I left five years ago in despair and changed my name. Now that I feel like I’m capable of facing everything, I came back. Is there a problem?
She raised her head and quietly glanced at Lin Qingqing. “Regarding my return, does it have anything to do with you?” Why do they all have to ask? I came back because I wanted to.
“Is it because of him?” Lin Qingqing bit her lower lip and asked in dissatisfaction. “But your attitude toward him is so indifferent. It’s not for him, is it?”
“What does it have to do with you?” Han Muzi replied.
“Of course it does.” Lin Qingqing still felt unsatisfied. “If you don’t like him, I might still stand a chance, but if you came back for him, I would stand no chance at all.”
Han Muzi didn’t know what to say. In fact, she was speechless. After all that Li Qinqing did, she was still thinking of Ye Moxuan. Han Muzi then sniggered and said, “Your mother said you are sorry and wanted to apologize to me? Is this what you regret?”
“Me being sorry and me liking him are two different stories. It’s my fault for attacking you with sulfuric acid, but at that time I genuinely thought you snatched him away from me, so I did such an unforgivable act. I sincerely regret it and want to apologize, but…”
“But you haven’t given up and think you still stand a chance?”
Lin Qingqing’s thoughts were exposed. She didn’t deny it and just looked down.
“I like him a lot. I know you are his ex-wife, but if you no longer have feelings for him, shouldn’t you give others a chance? This incident was indeed my fault and I sincerely apologize. I’m sorry!” With that, Lin Qingqing even stood up, stared at Han Muzi seriously, and bowed as she apologized.
Han Muzi was quite surprised. She thought it would be difficult to get her to apologize, but her attitude was very good. Did her attitude change because she learned the truth? What is going on in this girl’s mind?
Originally, Han Muzi only came here because of Aunty Song. Now that she was willing to apologize and show remorse for her actions, Han Muzi considered this an improvement. At least it wouldn’t make it difficult for her.
“You are not going to go against me anymore after this, right?” Han Muzi asked.
Hearing that, Lin Qingqing froze a little. She then shook her head. “Although I hate you, I’m not unreasonable. Previously, I thought you did it on purpose and I wanted to punish you. The sulfuric acid’s concentration wasn’t very high; it was diluted. Or else…”
Hearing that, Han Muzi squinted her eyes. “So you think that you’re kind just because you diluted the sulfuric acid?”
“No. It’s just that I looked it up online and found that diluted sulfuric acid is not as bad, so…”
Han Muzi was beyond words; she had no idea what else to say to her. She closed her eyes and said, “Although I forgive you, you hurt Ye Moxuan and you must be punished.”
“I know.” Lin Qingqing lowered her head. “It’s all my fault. I’ve learned my mistake. If I ever attack you again, I will be struck by lightning. Also, I will lock myself here for some time and think about my mistakes.”
“I hope you keep your promise.” Han Muzi pressed her lips together and stood up. “If you never regretted it sincerely, you would be wasting your mom’s effort. Besides, I’m not forgiving you. I’m just… sympathizing with your mom.” With that, Han Muzi turned around and left.
Lin Qingqing was still sitting there, figuring out the meaning of her sentence. She soon realized. Did my mom plead with Han Muzi and managed to move her?
Han Muzi went back to the hospital with Ye Moxuan after she left. Song An was probably busy and told them to go back first as she smiled. She then went in with Mrs. Lin.
After sending Ye Moxuan back to the hospital, Han Muzi asked about his wound.
“You don’t have to be concerned about my wound. If you are willing to show me more affection, I would be able to recover quickly.”
Han Muzi was rendered speechless. She quietly took a look at Ye Moxuan and started packing her things as she said, “Things here are settled. Your wounds…”
“I’m better now? So you’re leaving?” Ye Moxuan looked at her hands that were packing. “Or, are you staying away from me because that woman is no longer a threat?”
Han Muzi’s hands paused and she turned around to look at him. “No, you are overthinking. I’m just tidying up a little.”
“Your plan from the very beginning was to take care of me when I was hurt and leave once I could walk around freely, right?”
Han Muzi pressed her lips together as she stared at Ye Moxuan. That was indeed her plan, but Ye Moxuan was much more difficult to deal with than what she expected. She didn’t know if she should immediately return to her office.
After some thought, she decided to say it differently, “It’s not like that. It’s just that I have a lot of work left to do. You know my business’ nature. I’ve already spent too much time taking care of you for the past few days and the work is piling up. Since you are recovering, I need to go back to my office.”
“What about after finishing your work?”
She tried to evade the crucial point but Ye Moxuan didn’t plan to let her go that easily and kept pushing her.
Han Muzi didn’t know how to answer such a sharp question. She could only force a laugh. “It’s quite a lot of work and I’m afraid I won’t be able to finish it in a short while.”
Ye Moxuan’s gaze was sharp and it felt like a knife slicing her skin. Han Muzi couldn’t help but take a step back and coughed, “I will come to visit you occasionally.”
As soon as she stopped speaking, Ye Moxuan asked, “Does that mean you would stay if my wounds are still bad?”
“What?”
“Well?” Ye Moxuan seemed to be confirming something and asked again, “Will you?”
Han Muzi took a deep breath and looked at Ye Moxuan. “I’ve made myself clear enough. What else do you want? You’re making it sound like you’re threatening me by self-harming. Ye Moxuan, if you do so, even if you died, I won’t lay my eyes on you ever again!”
She relayed her thoughts to him in advance to prevent him from self-harming. His gaze and expression made her have a bad feeling.
Ye Moxuan was just asking and didn’t actually think about self-harm, but he couldn’t help but curve his lips when he saw her looking at him nervously as she spoke.
