The two people in the office were messing around with each other before returning to their work. It wasn’t long before they could head home. Han Muzi suddenly realized a serious problem when it was about time to get off from work.
Yan and Little Bean planned to visit the Han Residence together, which meant that Han Qing’s car would pass by the company. Along the way, he would pick up Yan first and later Little Bean.
But Ye Moxuan had also planned to pick up Han Muzi this afternoon. If the time coincided, they would cross paths into each other. Han Muzi’s expression immediately changed when she realized this and quickly informed Yan about this.
When Yan heard it, she took note of how serious this matter was. She glanced at the time on the phone in a panicked state. “But there’s only ten more minutes. It’s too late to say anything. What should we do?”
Han Muzi bit her lower lip. “There’s no other way. I can’t let Ye Moxuan come over first. If my brother finds out…” She shuddered to think what the consequences could be.
“What should we do then? Have you called and told him to pick you up later?”
“If I do that, he will think that I am working overtime and come even faster.”
Yan did not know how to reply to that.
After she gave some thought about it, Han Muzi started to pack her things while Yan looked at her strangely. “What are you doing?”
“Getting off work earlier.”
“Getting off work earlier? Then, you—”
“I’ll directly go to his office.”
Yan’s eyes went wide. “Will you make it?”
“There’s not enough time. I’ll call him when I’m on the way and ask him to pick me up along the way later.”
Han Muzi’s movements were swift. She quickly stuffed her things into her bag in no time then went out. She turned around and spoke to Yan, “I will leave the rest of the work to you, though there is nothing much left to do now. Take care of yourself.”
“Okay.”
There was no mobile phone signal in the elevator, so Han Muzi walked down the stairs while she texted Ye Moxuan. After she sent the message, she quickened her pace but her phone rang suddenly when she reached the third floor.
When she saw that it was Ye Moxuan calling her, she answered the call with guilt. “What’s up?”
“Where are you?” Ye Moxuan’s voice sounded a little anxious.
Han Muzi blinked in confusion. “I’m… I’m in the supermarket. I thought I’ve just texted you about it?”
He angrily reprimanded her after a moment of silence. “Didn’t I tell you not to go out alone? Don’t you understand what I said?”
The sudden change in Ye Moxuan’s voice made Han Muzi uncomfortable. “I-I just wanted to buy something.”
“Buy something? Can’t you wait for me to pick you up from work so that we’ll buy it together?”
Han Muzi suddenly blinked. She realized that she hadn’t brought her keys with her, so her only choice was to turn around and head upstairs.
“I suddenly felt like buying things,” she reasoned as she climbed the stairs. “I am not disabled. I don’t want to rely on you for everything, okay?”
Ye Moxuan suddenly sneered. “What if you run into danger, huh?”
After climbing two flights of stairs, she panted in exhaustion as she spoke, “That’s my own business. If fate would have it, then so be it.”
Ye Moxuan sounded as if he wanted to say something, but he didn’t speak up for a while. It was a long time before he asked, “Where are you now?”
What? Han Muzi’s heart skipped a beat, and her eyes blinked with guilt. “D-Didn’t I tell you that I’m in the supermarket? Why are you asking again?”
“Something is not right. There’s no sound around you and there’s an echo. You’re also panting.”
Oh no! Han Muzi shouted in her heart. How could she have forgotten about this? The biggest issue in the corridor was echo. When she didn’t talk, the echo of her footsteps might have sounded as if someone was following her. She had momentarily forgotten about it.
Thinking on what to do next, Han Muzi lightly coughed to conceal her panic while explaining, “I’m using the supermarket stairs because the elevator is broken. Is it wrong for me to use the stairs?”
Ye Moxuan sneered again. “You’d better wait for me at the door of the company entrance. If you are not there when I arrive, I’ll make a scene.”
What he had said threatened her enough. Out of annoyance, Han Muzi snapped, “How dare you!”
“Try me.”
Han Muzi was stunned. She bit her lower lip and stomped her feet out of her anger. Ye Moxuan was driving her up the wall. She cursed helplessly, “Fine, do whatever you want! If you want to make a scene, it’s up to you!” With that, she immediately hung up the call.
If she wanted to go to the supermarket, she’d still go. Let’s see how he’d react when he couldn’t find her and how he’d turn the company upside down. She didn’t believe that he would dare ruin her company. If he did, she would not forgive him.
Back at the office, Han Muzi panted as she opened the door.
Upon seeing what was in front of her, Yan looked at her with surprise. “Muzi, what are you doing here again?”
Han Muzi walked in with a darkened face and snatched her keys off the table. “I forgot to take my keys. I will leave now.” However, she suddenly stopped after two steps and said, “Forget it.”
“What’s wrong? Didn’t you intend to find him in advance?”
Han Muzi didn’t tell her what had happened in the corridor just now. She really wanted to challenge Ye Moxuan, but found it childish. If he really didn’t see her at the company entrance, he might do as he said and turn the company upside down.
She would be asking for trouble herself. Forget about it. What’s bound to happen would eventually happen. There’s no point in hiding anyway.
“Let’s just wait and see what happens.” She immediately placed the key in her bag and lay down on the sofa to rest. Exhaustion crept into her bones after she climbed many flights of stairs.
Yan silently looked at her. After she stared at Han Muzi for a moment, she began to pack her things. She told Han Muzi, “Then, I’ll head down first. Head on down later, alright?”
“Alright.”
The office was silent after Yan’s departure. Han Muzi remembered what Ye Moxuan had said over the phone and groaned before taking off her shoes to curl up on the sofa.
What a jerk Ye Moxuan was!
Meanie! She cursed him in her heart, but little did she know that he was already rushing to her company.
She admitted to herself that she was scared of his wrath and lacked the courage to go downstairs to face it, so she could only wait in the office. Sure enough, she was still a coward even after five years. She did not have the courage to even face it.
She was lost in her thoughts when the office door was suddenly pushed open. A steady sound of footsteps soon pierced the silence in the office. A tall figure walked up to her.
Han Muzi, who was all curled up, slowly raised her head from her arms and saw a handsome but cold-looking face.
With a gaze that was as sharp as shooting arrows, the cold man leaned down in front of her, stretched out his hand and pinched her chin. “I will give you one minute to explain. Why did you lie to me?”
Han Muzi was stunned. Her brain couldn’t think of anything to say. In the end, her lips moved and she only said, “It is whatever you think it is.”
