Han Muzi was terrified that if she insisted on not eating, Ye Moxuan would keep feeding her that way.
She… refused to be fed that way.
Even though they had kissed many times before, his way of feeding repulsed her.
However, Ye Moxuan had not thought of it that way. His intense stare lingered on her lips, as though he was not done yet.
But… but he had just…!
Feeling irked, she glared at him. Then, she sat up and said, “I can eat on my own. You don’t have to feed me.”
She started to reach for the bowl, but Ye Moxuan snatched it away. He picked up the spoon and scooped out a spoonful of porridge and proceeded to bring it to her lips.
She was speechless. Fine. If he wants to feed me this way, then so be it. At least this is better than using his mouth.
Han Muzi tried to persuade herself before she opened her mouth reluctantly to eat the porridge.
After she had finished the first bowl of porridge, she no longer felt dizzy. However, she was still famished. When the second bowl of porridge arrived, she reached out for it herself.
Ye Moxuan got the message and handed her the bowl without forcing her.
She downed three bowls of porridge in one go before she started to feel somewhat full.
Then, she watched as Ye Moxuan cleaned up and left the room. This man is terrifying…
He had actually caused her to be that way. In all those years, this was the first time that Han Muzi had such a big appetite.
As she touched her bloated belly, a thought suddenly struck her. She quickly threw off her covers and got out of bed. She wanted to take the chance, while he was not around, to look for that bottle of morning-after pills.
Once she stepped out of bed, however, her legs became weak and she nearly fell to her knees. Fortunately, she was able to support herself by holding on to the edge of the bed. Then, she looked up and scanned the room.
She remembered that he had kicked the bottle to the side earlier, so it had to be under one of the cabinets. Nevertheless, it was still inside the house.
Since he was not around, she began to search every corner for any trace of the pill bottle.
To her dismay, Han Muzi failed to find it despite having searched everywhere. She heard footsteps approaching from outside and had no choice but to quickly return to bed and pretend as if she had never left.
Ye Moxuan opened the door and entered with a laptop in his hand. He looked around for a place to sit before he sat down in front of her and propped his laptop open.
???
Is he planning on doing his work here? In my room?
Was he really going to keep watch on her for 24 hours?
Han Muzi felt troubled by this. She brought out her phone from under the pillow and took a look at her WeChat.
If he was going to stay in the room to watch her, then she certainly could not leave. In that case, how was she going to take the pills?
She thought about it for a bit and figured that Yan could send them over to her. But as long as Ye Moxuan was in the room with her, there was no way she could take the pills even if she had them.
Those pills had to be consumed within 72 hours for it to be effective. Some time had already passed since it happened. If she did not take the pills within the given time frame, she feared she would actually conceive his child.
At the thought of that, Han Muzi gripped her phone and tapped on her chat with Yan.
How was she going to have Yan send the pills over without being discovered by Ye Moxuan? That was the difficult part.
Han Muzi let her thoughts wander until her eyes felt like they were about to collapse from exhaustion.
Ye Moxuan had completely wiped her out. Not long after that, she put her phone away and fell right asleep the moment her head landed on the pillow. And soon, the room was filled with the sound of her steady breathing.
Ye Moxuan looked up to see her sound asleep in a curled up position with the blanket tightly wrapped around her. Then, his brows furrowed together.
He tucked the thin blanket over her properly before he grabbed his laptop and headed downstairs.
While in the living room, he wore his Bluetooth earphones and turned on the video.
“How are things moving along?”
Xiao Su appeared on the screen. He then looked at Ye Moxuan with a stern expression on his face.
“Young Master Ye, we have found the culprit.”
As he listened, Ye Moxuan’s eyes narrowed. He had a cold and apathetic look in his gaze that warned of danger. “Is that so?”
His gaze seemed to penetrate through the screen and Xiao Su could not help but shudder slightly before regaining his composure. That deathly gaze was not meant for Xiao Su but for the culprit.
Immediately, Xiao Su let out a small cough and nodded his head. “The people who followed Young Lady Shen were not any random people. They were jobless and had been dragged into this. They only followed Young Lady Shen because they had received an attractive remuneration for it.”
“What was their goal?”
“According to them, they were supposed to follow her to a secluded area before kidnapping her.”
“Kidnap?” Ye Moxuan narrowed his eyes threateningly. “Who gave them the nerve to kidnap my woman?”
“Um…” Xiao Su covered his mouth with his fist and said, “Young Master Ye, this… is someone you know.”
Someone he knew? Ye Moxuan knitted his brows together, clearly displeased.
“It’s Young Lady Shen’s best friend from five years ago, Han Xueyou.”
Han Xueyou?
It had been five years since this name was brought up in Ye Moxuan’s life again.
“But she’s not called Han Xueyou anymore. After she was chased out of the Han Family, she changed her last name back to her own family name—Meng. She’s currently working at a western restaurant.”
Meng Xueyou? Ye Moxuan tapped his fingers lightly on the table. His thoughts led his gaze back up the stairs. When he thought of that ignorant woman, his cold eyes turned sharp.
“Young Master Ye, she and Young Lady Shen used to be best friends. Should I… tell Young Lady Shen about this?”
“Don’t say anything to her.” Ye Moxuan pursed his lips as he declined Xiao Su’s suggestion. He added, “By the way, if she plans on doing something to Muzi, then just give her a little reminder.”
Give her a little reminder… Xiao Su thought for a moment, then nodded.
“I understand, Young Master Ye. I will let you know if anything happens. Right, I’ve followed up on what you told me to investigate. Ye Linhan has been on the move recently. Earlier, he had negotiated a deal with Young Lady Shen’s company. I think they met up for this reason.”
“A joint contract?” He sneered. “He sure catches on quickly. It’s a pity… that he had thought of my woman.”
“What about his side?”
“He wants to take what’s mine, huh? I’ll be sure to leave him so bruised and battered that he can’t.”
“I got it!”
Ye Moxuan was about to hang up on the call when he thought of something and spoke, “After she returned to the country, did you do a background check on her?”
As he listened, Xiao Su was taken aback. “Do you mean Young Lady Shen?”
“Mm.”
“No, I did not. Isn’t she the same Young Lady Shen that we knew? What’s there to check?”
Ye Moxuan fell silent at Xiao Su’s reply.
That’s right. She is the same person we knew. What difference is there?
Did it matter that the child she brought was from her previous marriage? He had already known five years ago that the baby she carried was of her ex husband’s. Yet, he still fell madly in love with her.
