Yan was so excited she thought she could fly. Was Han Qing looking out for her? Otherwise, how did he notice the dark circles under her eyes?
When she had been overwhelmed with excitement, she forgot that her dark circles were severe enough to become noticeable as soon as she lifted her face. All she thought about then, was how he cared enough to ask.
She quickly turned around to look at him. “I-I’m fine. I just didn’t get much sleep last night…” After she said that, a thought struck her. Did Han Qing ask because my dark circles are so big and ugly?
Her reaction was too late. She reached up to cover her eyes and asked in a small voice, “Are my dark circles… really ugly?”
Han Qing did not answer. Looking at her flustered appearance, he became speechless and did not know what to say. When he did not reply to her, her mood fell again. “Sorry, I shouldn’t have asked that. I’ll just… head off now.” Then, she ran straight off without waiting for his response.
After she ran a distance, she still felt extremely hyped up. She held her flushed cheeks in her hands and her heart was pounding. Last time, he had given her a drumstick and this time, he had asked about her dark circles. That showed that her efforts did not go to waste since Han Qing still noticed her.
As long as he noticed her, she was determined to keep trying, so he would get used to having her around and eventually want to be with her. When that day came, she would get to reap what she sowed. The more she thought about it, the more hopeful she became. She tapped her index fingers together with a heart full of delight.
However, she immediately felt guilty when she saw Han Muzi in a dazed state. Her friend was still unhappy, so Yan couldn’t just celebrate that happiness on her own. With that, she quickly ran over and accompanied Han Muzi.
Time ticked by. The laughter of their close friends quietened down and then completely disappeared. Han Muzi sat on the bed the whole time and looked like she was almost paralyzed; she did not move an inch. After some time had passed, she lifted her head up suddenly to look at Han Qing who was not too far away from her. “Qing.”
“What is it?”
“Any news on Moxuan’s flight? Has it arrived at the airport yet?”
Han Qing pulled out his phone to check, then pursed his lips. “Seems like the flight landed half an hour ago.”
“Half an hour ago?” she mumbled.
Han Qing pursed his lips in contemplation. Then, he turned to Su Jiu beside him and instructed, “Quickly take someone with you to the airport and verify the flight notice. Also, see if you can contact him.”
As soon as Su Jiu heard that, she felt that something was off but did not ask anything else and just nodded her head. “Yes, President Han. I’ll go right now.”
Su Jiu left immediately. After being stationary for so long, Han Muzi also got up as she was unable to hold back any longer. Yan quickly rushed over to support her. “Muzi…”
Once she got down from the bed, she kept calling Ye Moxuan’s number over and over again. However, all she received in return was an automated message with a monotonous female voice. It kept reminding her each time she called, “Hello, the number you have dialed is unreachable.”
After countless attempts and constantly hearing that monotonous voice, Han Muzi picked up the hem of her wedding dress and headed out the door. The crowd’s expressions changed. Han Qing and Yan quickly stepped in and blocked her path. “Where are you going?”
“I’m going to wait for him at the airport.”
“What are you talking about? There’s no point in going to the airport now. What if he already got off the plane and is on his way here as we speak? You’ll just miss him if you go to the airport now.”
“But… if he had landed already, then why hasn’t he turned on his phone yet? Perhaps there was a mistake in the flight notice or maybe he was on a different flight. I need to go find out what happened for myself.”
“There’s no point in going now. I’ve already sent Su Jiu there.” Han Qing held her back and said gently, “I know you’re worried. But think about it, Ye Moxuan has prepared so much. Even if he arrived slightly late, it’s probably because of an issue with the flight. What are you afraid of?”
That last question made her shake uncontrollably. That’s right. What am I so scared of? Was this fear? She lowered her eyes. Then, she stepped back as though someone had exposed her, and bit down hard on her bottom lip. She did not know what she was so scared of, either.
At that moment, she suddenly felt what Meng Xueyou said to her—when they last met—resurface in her mind and echo in her ear.
Han Muzi, the reason I’m suffering now is all because of you. What right do you have to be living such a carefree life? Let me tell you this. Do you think Ye Moxuan really wants to marry you? No! He doesn’t! He just feels indebted to you for what happened five years ago, so he’s just trying to make up for that! If he really loved you, then you wouldn’t even have separated in the first place. Even if you marry him and become Mrs. Ye, both of you will never be happy in this life! I’ll curse you guys. You two will never end up together. Even if you do, you won’t ever be happy! It kept repeating like a demon next to her ear.
She barely saw him before their wedding. On top of that, her mind had been so restless and now that they were about to get married, he was still nowhere in sight. Could it be… like what Meng Xueyou said? That Ye Moxuan never wanted to marry me, and that he just wanted to make up for his wrongdoings from five years ago. But then the night before our wedding, he suddenly felt like… he couldn’t go on with this anymore. So, is that why he’s not here now?
“Muzi?” Han Qing saw that her expression did not look good. He went up to grab her shoulders and said in a deep voice, “It’s not even time yet, so don’t be too nervous. Let’s wait for a bit longer. Who knows? He might want to give you a surprise.”
Even Han Qing had seen all the work Ye Moxuan had put into the wedding. It was unlikely that he would blunder at a moment like this. However, he had also started to feel doubtful.
Ye Moxuan had seemed so certain when he gave me that contract before the wedding, but what is this now? Since the contract will take effect after they get married, did he run away? That’s definitely possible!
Nonetheless, Han Qing had more confidence in the former scenario. This was the man that his sister had chosen. He trusted that Han Muzi’s judgment was not so poor that she would get fooled by the same man twice.
Han Muzi was also in a dilemma, but she quickly remembered what she had said to Han Qing before. She told him that they separated five years ago because they had too little or possibly no trust in each other.
But if she were to listen to Meng Xueyou’s words now and doubt Ye Moxuan again, then she would fall right into her trap. Therefore, she had to stop. She could not let herself fall into Meng Xueyou’s trap. She had to trust Ye Moxuan and wait patiently for him to return. If he did not show up at the hotel, then she would wait for him at the wedding hall.
I believe that he’ll definitely show up!
