His scorching gaze made Han Muzi’s head numb. “Rest well if you have nothing going on today. I’m leaving,” she said.
“So early?” Ye Moxuan looked at the time. “Stay longer.” The way he spoke so naturally made Han Muzi uneasy.
The man who was questioning her with a stern face was now relaxed. His attitude changed completely. How could his attitude change so quickly?
Han Muzi was angry inside, thereupon she insisted, “No. I have things to do in the afternoon. I have to leave.”
“What things?” Ye Moxuan asked.
Hearing this, Han Muzi’s heart skipped a beat. She had promised to pick Little Bean up from school in the afternoon. Thinking of Little Bean, Han Muzi thought that his looks almost overlapped with Ye Moxuan’s.
As she thought about this, Han Muzi coughed. “Nothing much, but I have to go. Rest well and I’ll come visit you tomorrow when I’m free.”
“What about my dinner? Are you not coming to deliver my dinner?” He was whining.
Han Muzi thought to herself, He doesn’t have anyone who can cook for him, and it’s a little unrealistic for Xiao Su to bring him food. A man like Xiao Su could probably only buy him food. No, that can’t be right. Han Muzi shook her head. Am I dumb? Ye Moxuan is from a wealthy family and has a chef at home. He doesn’t have to worry about his meals, does he?
Han Muzi then replied, “I will think about it and bring you food if I’m free.” With that, she took her bag and left without giving him the chance to speak again.
Han Muzi sighed in great relief after she left the ward. Thank God she escaped quickly enough. If she didn’t, Ye Moxuan’s next question would probably be ‘What if you’re not free?’. By then, she would have to come up with another excuse. How scary would that be?
At the thought of that, Han Muzi quickly left the hospital.
At the school, many people were waiting by the door. Han Muzi looked at her watch. It was five more minutes before Little Bean’s class finished; she would just have to wait a while more.
She waited for around five minutes and the bell finally rang. The teacher then led out a group of children who were lined up.
With safety considerations in mind, the teachers here would recognize each parent and call out the names of their children accordingly. Han Muzi stood out in the crowd and the teacher saw her immediately. “Little Bean, your mom is here.” She smiled.
Han Muzi hadn’t been to school many times, but due to her appearance and the attention Little Bean got in school, they all remembered her.
Little Bean’s head popped out from the line and he looked out when his name was called. Their gaze met in midair and Little Bean’s indifferent pupils instantly glimmered. He then ran toward Han Muzi.
“Slow down. Don’t trip,” the teacher warned as she saw this. She was scared that he would fall.
Han Muzi finally came to pick Little Bean up in person after so many days. For the past few days, he had been seeing Aunt Yan. Although he liked her, he liked his mom more. Therefore, Little Bean ran quickly and soon reached Han Muzi’s side.
Han Muzi was nervous to see him run that fast as she was worried that he would fall. She quickly squatted down to grab him. Little Bean then pounced into her embrace. Although it looked strong, Little Bean decreased the force of his impact when he reached her so that Han Muzi, who was in heels, wouldn’t fall back.
“Mommy, you are finally here!” Little Bean hugged her neck affectionately.
“Yes. Did I keep my promise?” Han Muzi reached out to grab Little Bean’s soft hands.
“Yes!” Little Bean nodded.
“Let’s go!” Han Muzi got up, held Little Bean’s hand, and said, “We are going to the supermarket.”
Since she had time, Han Muzi decided to go to the supermarket with him and cherish the moments they had together. The two of them smiled as they left and everyone around realized they had been staring.
“We’ll go home after getting groceries and I will cook for you tonight. Cool?” The two of them went to the nearest supermarket. It was quite a massive one, and it was a walking distance from their house.
They started shopping. Probably because she was happy, Han Muzi decided to cook a few more dishes that night, so she bought quite a lot. After buying groceries, she remembered something. She smiled as she handed her phone to Little Bean.
“Call your uncle and tell him to come for dinner tonight.”
Hearing that, Little Bean looked up and didn’t take her phone. Instead, he looked at her in curiosity and asked, “Mommy, why don’t you call him yourself?”
Han Muzi’s smile froze a little and she pinched Little Bean’s face awkwardly. “Why? Can’t you make a phone call for me?”
“Did you make uncle mad? Is that why you’re afraid of calling him?” Little Bean shook his head.
Han Muzi was speechless. She indeed made Han Qing angry.
Han Qing didn’t want her to meet Ye Moxuan, but she kept going to the hospital recently because he was injured. There was a lot to do and she didn’t have time to think about Han Qing. Now that it was settled, she recalled the words she said to Han Qing and realized she went overboard. He is my brother, my greatest support. When I was hurt badly, it was my brother who supported me all this time. Now that I turned my back on him to take care of the man who once hurt me, of course he would be mad.
Han Muzi pouted and couldn’t make her mind up.
“Mommy, if you don’t dare to make the call, I can call for you, but you will have to speak.”
“Forget it then.” With that, she smiled and kept her phone. She decided to send him a message later that night instead.
But Little Bean got mad. He pouted and said, “You are mean. Uncle Qing is so nice to you, but you refuse to call him.” With that, Little Bean jumped down from the shopping cart. “I don’t want to talk to you anymore.”
His little figure ran away so fast that Han Muzi couldn’t stop him. Before she could react, Little Bean had already disappeared.
Han Muzi was startled for a few seconds. She then smiled helplessly. This r@scal…
