Even though she already knew that Han Qing wouldn’t have told her if he wasn’t certain, she was worried about what she stood to lose.
All of this felt so surreal; after all, a lot of time had passed, but they still had no clue of Ye Moxuan’s whereabouts.
Even if they got wind of his location, she wouldn’t think it was real; it felt as though the information was so fragile that it would pop like a bubble if someone so much as mentioned it.
Han Qing had never really seen Han Muzi behave in such a way. She was already a mother of one, but at that moment, she looked like a young lady as she stared at him with her red and pitiful eyes; her face was full of unrest, making it seem like her soul itself was trembling restlessly.
He reached out his hand to cover the top of her head. The warmth from his palm just passed on to her continuously, comforting her with his unique actions.
“Don’t worry.”
Han Qing’s thin lips finally moved, bringing a calm and peaceful vibe along with it. “I wouldn’t do anything preposterous, would I?”
Han Qing’s promise calmed her down immensely, but as long as she did not see Ye Moxuan with her own two eyes, she couldn’t help but feel something nagging in the back of her mind constantly.
It was the kind of feeling that would only disappear if she got to see and touch him after Ye Moxuan returned to her side safely.
“Sit,” Han Qing said as he pulled her up and passed her a menu. “You must be hungry seeing that you rushed over here as soon as work ended. Let’s have some food first.”
Han Muzi shook her head and said, “I’m not in the mood to eat anything right now.”
“You should eat something even if you have no appetite; they are not going to provide meals on our flight later. Do you want to meet him on an empty stomach?”
Han Muzi kept quiet while Su Jiu sat down beside her and laughed awkwardly. “Even if you’re not hungry, you can’t starve the baby inside you. It’s about time the baby eats something.”
Han Muzi was unable to refute that; with pressure from both sides, Han Muzi could only order herself something to eat and drink.
Initially, she felt like she had zero appetite at all, feeling as if all her thoughts were with Ye Moxuan.
She wasn’t sure if it was because she was pregnant, but when the food entered her mouth, she had actually found it tasty.
There was still some time left before their flight. Han Qing took a slice of the steak and said, “It’s still early, so you can take your time. You should take good care of yourself so you can have the energy to go see people. When the time comes…”
Han Qing didn’t continue any further, but his gaze turned serious instead.
“When the time comes for what?” Han Muzi took a bite and stared at Han Qing. She seemed to have suddenly thought of something.
“Oh right, Secretary Su told me over the phone that there were some doubts that you needed me to resolve personally. Now that I’m here, what kind of doubts did you have?”
As soon as he mentioned it, Han Qing’s and Su Jiu’s eyes met. Su Jiu bashfully smiled and said, “It’s not the right time to talk about this matter yet. Let’s talk about it after we get off our flight.”
Why are they so mysterious…
Something was bothering Han Muzi; she furrowed her brows and put down the chopsticks in her hand, unable to take another bite.
“Just tell me the truth—this has something to do with Ye Moxuan, doesn’t it?”
Su Jiu nodded.
Han Muzi suddenly became restless. “Did something happen to him?”
Su Jiu didn’t respond while Han Qing lowered his hand and drank his coffee.
“Secretary Su? Is he hurt? Tell me, is he alright? Is he safe?”
Su Jiu felt that if she continued to say nothing, Han Muzi would have been livid. Pregnant women could not afford to have mood swings like that, so she immediately voiced out, “Don’t worry, Miss Muzi—the doubt that we mentioned has nothing to do with Master Ye’s safety. Master Ye is fine and safe.”
Han Muzi let out a sigh of relief upon hearing that Ye Moxuan was safe.
“As long as he’s safe…”
Any other doubts weren’t as important as his safety.
She couldn’t imagine how he would feel when he sees him, this idiot…
Han Muzi made it a point to thoroughly interrogate him on the reason why he transferred all the assets and shares under his name to her without her consent when the time came.
Did he do all of this so that if he planned on leaving or something were to happen to him, she wouldn’t feel guilty?
She was also going to tell him off for going home and not bringing her along for no reason.
This a*shole…
The more she thought about it, her eyes began to turn red. She picked up her chopsticks and buried herself in the food.
After having their meal, everyone was busy with their own agenda.
Han Qing’s gaze never left his laptop—he even joined a video conference in the midst of it.
Su Jiu was beside him taking notes, so Han Muzi was the most idle person out of the three.
Even though she was always as busy as them when she was in the office, she never took on extra work after office hours.
She knew for a fact that she was pregnant, and she couldn’t do just as she pleased. If something happened to her because she didn’t rest properly, she would implicate the baby in her stomach as well.
Without Ye Moxuan around, she had to step up and take care of their creation as best as she could. Back then, she had even thought that Ye Moxuan would be able to see a lively child right before his eyes by the time he returned.
However, she need not worry about that now; she was going to meet him soon.
The baby was now two months old, and she couldn’t wait to tell him the good news.
…
When their flight landed in Country A, Han Muzi and the group walked out of the airport while dragging their luggages along with them.
“Are we going to look for Moxuan now?” Han Muzi turned around and asked as they walked on the VIP pathway.
Su Jiu couldn’t help but laugh at the anxious look on Han Muzi’s face. She then said, “Miss Muzi, we’ve been on such a long flight. We’ll go to the hotel, wash up and have some rest first.”
Han Muzi kept quiet. Han Qing simply looked at her and said, “We flew through the night, aren’t you tired?”
“Nope.” Han Muzi shook her head.
She might have been too nervous earlier, so she did not have any rest during the flight. Her palms were sweaty, her heartbeat quickened, and she couldn’t fall asleep no matter how hard she tried.
“Even if you’re not tired, you should get some rest—look at yourself.”
Han Qing pulled out his phone and turned on his front camera before passing it to Han Muzi.
“…”
She grabbed the phone and looked at it without another word.
Han Muzi noticed that the dark circles under her eyes were very severe; she didn’t even manage to remove her makeup because she rushed to the airport right after work. After a hectic night, her makeup and hair was all over the place.
She looked like an insane woman, and it was indeed inappropriate to meet Ye Moxuan in such a state.
“Okay, let’s go to the hotel first.”
Even though she was desperate to see Ye Moxuan immediately, she knew she couldn’t do that just yet; she would just scare him off with how she looked.
Yet, the fear of scaring Ye Moxuan with her image and agreeing to go to the hotel instead put more weight on the hearts of Su Jiu and Han Qing.
After all, they had not brought up that problem to Han Muzi; they also had no idea how she would react after she found out about the truth.
