Boom! The lightning almost tore the sky in half. The person who had been sleeping soundly on the bed suddenly removed her blanket and got up after hearing the thunder.
The lights in the room were switched off. One was able to vaguely see the figure getting down from the bed. Then, she tried to walk in the dark until she reached the side of the door. Following that, she tried to feel for the knob, and finally the door was opened.
The light from the hotel’s corridor suddenly lit up the dark room, and at the same time, it also brightened up Han Muzi’s delicate face, despite her not wearing any makeup. She took a few steps forward, but was blocked by two men in front of her.
Han Muzi felt surprised to see the two men as her pale lips twitched. “You…”
“It’s not safe out there. President Han ordered us to guard by your door to protect you.”
Protect me? Han Muzi could not help but quirk up the corners of her lips to show a mocking smile. “Are you protecting me or keeping a watch on me?”
Her words caused the two men to feel awkward as they looked at each other. Then, the braver one out of the two answered, “Miss Muzi, of course President Han’s intention is to protect you. That is why he placed us here to guard you.”
They kept watch on her, but at the same time, it was also a form of protection. With their eyes on her, they could have at least prevented her from going out. The storm raged outside with intensity, so if she ran out at this time, she would definitely hurt herself, but…
Han Muzi bit on her lower lip and sneered, “I don’t care what his intention is. Please move away now. I have to go out.”
The two men were left speechless. “We’re sorry, Miss Muzi. President Han has ordered us especially that you can only stay in your room to rest until dawn and you can’t go out.”
“What if I insisted on going out?”
“Have some sense, Miss Muzi. It is so dark outside and the storm is so big. Even if you managed to get out, you won’t be able to see your way.”
Han Muzi was left silent. The man’s sensible words caused her heart to sink right to the bottom. Is it that hard to walk outside?
“Move away!” Han Muzi suddenly gave the man in front of her a hard push. Then, she quickly ran down the corridor while they were left dumbfounded.
“Miss Muzi!” The two men came back to their senses and sprinted to stop her. “Miss Muzi, please don’t make it difficult for us. It really was President Han who ordered us to do this. It is now raining heavily outside. You won’t be able to walk far at this time.”
“That’s none of your business. Let me go!”
However, they had grabbed hold of her hands, so she could not move anymore. It frustrated her until it made her face turn pale and she stomped her foot on the man who held her. The man who was stepped on let out a scream of pain, but he held on to Han Muzi. As he held on to her, he turned over to his colleague and uttered, “Go inform President Han that Miss Muzi is awake.”
The man nodded and quickly disappeared.
Meanwhile, Han Muzi still struggled. “Let me go now. My brother ordered you to keep a watch on me, but he didn’t say that you can touch me, right? Then what are you doing holding my hand? Are you trying to molest me?”
The man was left speechless. Even if he had the guts, he would not have dared to molest her. Han Muzi was the precious little sister of Han Qing from the Han Group. Other than that, she was also the appointed young lady of the Ye Group. Although an accident happened at the wedding, her position would have remained the same if Ye Moxuan was found.
Seeing that his face loosened up, Han Muzi said again, “You still don’t want to let go?” The man was hesitant. “Someone is molesting me!” She did not expect him to be this determined, so she simply yelled that she was being molested. As expected, the man’s face changed the moment he heard her and he loosened his hands.
After she gained her freedom, Han Muzi immediately turned away and ran. The man’s senses returned before he gave chase.
Han Muzi ran at a fast speed. When she approached the elevator door, she saw that the door was on its way to close, so she squeezed past it right away without giving it a second thought. Bang! After she went in the elevator, the door closed.
The chasing man crazily pressed on the button, but it was useless already. As he saw the floor number slowly going down, he calmed himself down and took the stairs.
She guessed that he would definitely take the stairs in pursuit of her, so when the elevator reached the first floor, she dashed through the lobby of the hotel without hesitation. She cared less about others’ impression of her as she rushed into the storm outside.
The huge raindrops fell on her and it sent a shiver down her spine. It entered the winter season already, but this feeling… was similar to an extremely cold winter day. However, it failed to stop her from going forward. She only wanted to go to the beach and guard the place while waiting for him to come back.
Han Qing got the news and quickly came over. After he went down, he could only see one person and the other was gone. “Where is she?”
“I’m sorry, President Han. I was unable to stop Miss Muzi. She went in the elevator, but I didn’t see her after I rushed down.”
Su Jiu was awakened by the noise, so she hurried over with her hair in a mess, but her clothes were already tidied up. “What is it? Where is Miss Muzi?”
The man repeated the situation before Su Jiu’s eyes panicked as she looked toward Han Qing “You two, go check the surveillance video of the hotel, and you two, go ask about the whereabouts of Miss Muzi. The rest will go out to find her. Remember to bring your flashlights as it’s too dark outside.” Su Jiu’s actions were quick. After everyone was prepared with their umbrella and flashlights, they went out to find her.
The night was dark and the rain was heavy. As Han Muzi ran beside the road, she stuck her hand out when she saw a cab, but it ignored her. Maybe it’s because I look awful, so the driver is afraid that I can’t afford the fee. Or maybe, it’s because of the rainwater all over me, which might dampen the car seat. However, she refused to give up. She knew that the site was far away from here and walking there was not an option either, so she needed a ride from a car.
A car eventually approached her. She kept on waving her hand, hoping that the car would stop.
This time, the car actually stopped and the middle-aged man inside stuck his head out to have a look at her. “Do you want a ride?” He used his native language, but Han Muzi could not understand it. So, she used English to imply where she was headed to and asked him if he could send her there.
At first, she thought that the man might not understand, but surprisingly, he let out a smile and conversed with her by using English. Then, he affectionately let her in the car. If she was under the rain for a minute longer, she would definitely freeze to death.
Han Muzi nodded gratefully, but when she got in the car, she had dampened the seat of his car. She immediately apologized to him as she had nowhere to hide.
The man said that it was fine and that he was doing something good. Besides, the seat could be dealt with at another time. Han Muzi praised his fluency in English and he told her proudly that his son taught him the language. At the end, he came back to his senses and asked her, “What are you going to XX for? According to my knowledge, it isn’t a good place to go to.”
