Bang! Han Muzi locked Ye Moxuan out of the house before she put on her shoes and walked inside.
Since she had been walking outside barefooted, her feet were dirty. So, she went to the bathroom to wash her feet and continued with her plan for the night. After she was done with preparing her meal, she brought the dishes out to the dining table and ate alone. It was only at this moment that she realized the atmosphere was particularly quiet.
Yan was not sitting in front of her and Little Bean was not beside her to talk to her. Furthermore, a certain person was not there to nag her about eating more or to cheer her up.
Han Muzi was in deep thought while holding a piece of vegetable between her chopsticks. About a minute later, she came back to reality and smiled self-deprecatingly. What was she thinking?
Was she feeling lonely eating alone after two days of company? How hungry was she to think that way? She shook her head helplessly.
She ate the vegetables and felt that it tasted as bitter as Chinese medicine, and nothing like vegetables at all. She then picked up her specialty dish—sweet and sour pork ribs, but it somewhat tasted as bland as the other food. Just like that, she continued eating numbly before finally putting down her chopsticks.
As expected, eating with company was much more appetizing. Eating alone, on the other hand, was very sad and pitiful. Unfortunately, Yan and Little Bean were not around. She caught herself thinking of that one particular handsome face in her mind and patted her head. Don’t think about him anymore! Nothing good would ever happen.
With her appetite gone, she cleaned the table and went to take a shower. After showering, she remembered about her work list, so she decided to draw her draft for a while. She finally smiled after managing to amend her draft to the way that she wanted.
It was already late when she looked at the time, but there was no notification from Ye Moxuan in her phone. It was as if he had disappeared without a trace. After she gave it some thought, she switched off the lights and went to bed.
…
Just as she thought that she would not see Ye Moxuan again, he appeared right in front of her house door the next morning, catching her off guard. As usual, he brought her breakfast before he drove her to her workplace and even arranged Xiao Su to send her lunch. Everything was arranged in an orderly manner like before.
In the afternoon, the manager of Blue Sky Company called her to see the draft, so she asked Yan to pass the drawing that she drew to the person in charge. After Yan went over to talk to the person in charge, she came back and told Han Muzi, “I have taken a look at the cost price and materials that they requested upon. It’s a little bit difficult, Muzi…” With that, she wrote down Blue Sky Company’s request and handed them to Han Muzi.
Han Muzi took a glance at it and gave it some thought with pursed lips. “This price is okay, but…”
“But what?”
“Nothing. Just do it according to this.”
Yan pouted. “Don’t you think we’ll be running at a loss if we follow this request?”
“In business, you can’t have the upper hand in everything. On the surface, it may seem like a loss but… it’s also the first large order that our company has ever received. Moreover, we can save a lot on the design, which would translate into our profit.”
Yan began to understand upon hearing this.
“I get it. In that case, I’ll discuss with the manager. If there’s no problem, let’s sign the contract.”
“Okay.”
After Yan had discussed with the manager, it was already time to get off work. She thought that they would have to wait till tomorrow to sign the contract. Much to her surprise, the manager rushed over to sign the contract with her when it was almost time for them to head home. She was a little surprised, but she chose to go along with the client’s wishes.
“Manager Yi, regarding the contract…”
“Don’t worry, I have prepared the contract. Miss Han, you can rest assured that you will be satisfied with our company’s quotation.” As a matter of fact, he did not come alone today. When he nodded, the assistant who came along with him stepped forward with the prepared contract and handed it to Han Muzi.
When Han Muzi opened the contract and read the quotation, she couldn’t help but frown a little.
Manager Yi saw her frowning and thought there was something wrong with the contract, so he hurriedly asked, “Ms. Han, is there anything wrong?”
Han Muzi pursed her red lips, thinking that the contract was perfect. It was just that the quotation offered was way higher than she expected and she just could not believe it. Furthermore, after the discussion to reduce the price of fabrics earlier, Han Muzi felt slightly reassured. She could not tell what was happening all of a sudden.
“There’s nothing wrong. It’s just…” Han Muzi raised her head and looked at Manager Yi. “This contract…”
“Miss Han, if you’re not satisfied with the terms and conditions in the contract, we can amend it to your satisfaction.”
Han Muzi was even more surprised and somewhat shocked. “Manager Yi, this…”
“Miss Han, I have read your information and I know that you are a particularly outstanding designer abroad. I am aware of your outstanding achievements in the past too and this is why our company is eager to cooperate with you. So with these conditions, you don’t have to feel burdened.”
So this was what it was about. She felt relieved after she heard what he had said. There had been a lot of things going on recently and she did not know what she had done to receive such good fortune. After all, there was no such thing as an easy profit. On second thought, however, it was true that the conditions listed were very attractive, but it wasn’t to the point where it was too good to be true.
Han Muzi finally signed her name on the contract. After she signed the contract, she sealed it with her seal, indicating the commencement of the contract.
He enthusiastically stretched out his hand. “I’m delighted to be able to cooperate with you, Miss Han. Hopefully we will be able to work together harmoniously from now on.”
She smiled politely and shook his hand. “Likewise.”
After sending Manager Yi off, Yan rubbed her hands happily. “Once this order is completed, we would be able to make a lot of money, wouldn’t we? Previously, I thought it was tiring to start a company, but come to think of it now, it’s not that exhausting. It feels so good to be able to make so much money.”
However, Han Muzi merely stood there and looked down as if she thought of something.
“Muzi, what’s the matter? Shouldn’t you be happy for being able to sign such a huge deal?”
“It feels… a little surreal.” She pursed her red lips while squeezing the contract in her hand. “This order is too easy and the conditions given by the other party are too good to be true. I’m just a little worried.”
Yan leaned over to take a look at the signed contract. “Are you worried about the contract? You have read the contract several times just now. If there was a problem, you would have been able to identify it.”
Han Muzi shook her head. “I have indeed read the contract several times. There should not be any problems, but…”
“But what?”
“I just have a bad feeling about this.”
