Ye Moxuan looked up, took one glance at George’s face, and then said half-heartedly, “What does that have to do with me?”
The indifference in his tone and the icy look in his eyes almost made George suspect that he was a different man from the one who had rushed over to the bar to save Han Muzi the other day. Is he the same person? How can the difference be so dramatic?
George walked up to him and narrowed his eyes, then looked left and right. “Are you Yuchi? Did someone switch bodies with you?”
The reflection in Ye Moxuan’s eyes turned threatening.
George continued, “Otherwise, how come you’re so different?”
“If there’s nothing else, you can get out of here.” Ye Moxuan dismissed him then turned around to walk downstairs.
George hurriedly followed after him and muttered from behind, “Just be straight with me, Yuchi. What does that woman mean to you? Didn’t you go all the way to save her at the bar the other day? So, why didn’t you respond when I sent you her picture today?”
The man made a sudden stop and George stopped as well. “Tell me, please.”
Ye Moxuan turned around and shot him a cold glance. “Your nosiness is getting out of hand.”
“Hey, hey. She’s the person who made my good friend break character. Why can’t I be nosy about it? Sigh. Do you even know… that she wasn’t feeling well today? Her small face was deathly pale… Even I was worried.” George remembered how her face had looked like when she came back from the restroom. Her face had been so pale that it was almost transparent and her lips did not have a hint of color in them. She only started to look better after they finished their meal. As he was worried to hold her back any longer, he quickly sent her home then rushed over to Ye Moxuan.
After Ye Moxuan heard that she was not well, something flashed across his eyes. But before he could say something, a delicate voice came from downstairs. “Shen, I’ve cut up all the fruits. Oh! George… You’re here?”
When George heard the familiar female voice, he looked straight down at the source. Both of them were standing at the top of the stairs. When George saw Duanmu Xue standing at the bottom of the stairs with a plate of fruits in her hands, his expression turned sour.
Duanmu Xue was wearing a sexy dress today. Her long and curly hair fell elegantly around her shoulders and she wore a thick layer of makeup on her face. At that moment, she smiled at both of them. “I didn’t know you’d be coming too.”
When she said that, George had an unpleasant knot in the pit of his stomach.
She smiled sweetly as she nodded her head. “Well, since you’re here, come have some fruit with Shen.” Then, she turned around and walked toward the living room.
George felt his throat dry up. His eyes shifted as he looked at Ye Moxuan’s handsome side profile, unable to comprehend his thoughts.
“You… didn’t show up because of this?” Ye Moxuan frowned for a moment and recalled.
When he saw the photo George sent him at the time, though it did not feel quite right, his mind and body had reacted instinctively and was leading him out the door. But as he arrived downstairs, he bumped into Duanmu Xue who had stopped by at his place. Only, she wasn’t alone, for her grandfather, Duanmu Aotian, came too.
After they greeted each other, Duanmu Aotian and Yuchi Jin went into the study to talk business. Before they went in, Yuchi Jin advised him to attend to Duanmu Xue as Duanmu Aotian stood at the side and smiled like an old fox.
Ye Moxuan did not have a choice but to stay behind. Disappointment grew on George’s face as he did not hear a response from Ye Moxuan. “Yuchi Shen, I’m truly disappointed in you.”
Ye Moxuan ignored him and continued to walk off.
“Hey, she better not be the reason you stayed behind. Yuchi Shen, you should know better than anyone that Duamu Xue has a high chance of being your wife in the future. I can tell just by seeing the relationship between your family and hers. It won’t matter whether you’re willing to or not. Grandfather Yuchi will do anything it takes to make her your bride, just like that old man in our home. But seeing as how you’re not against it now, are you thinking of being with her? If that’s the case, then why did you go and save your assistant the other day?”
Ye Moxuan stopped abruptly in his tracks and turned around with a grim look on his face. “Who said I want to be with her?”
“If you’re not with her, then why did you…”
“George. Shen. What are you guys talking about? Come down here!” Duanmu Xue urged from below the stairs again.
In front of her, George was helpless and could not say anything more. All he could do was shut his mouth and go downstairs with Ye Moxuan.
When they were downstairs, she looked at him curiously. “George, what were you guys talking about earlier? You looked quite anxious. Is there a problem with work?” she asked him in the most pretentiously caring way.
George moved his lips to speak, but he certainly could not tell her what they had talked about. “How can that be? It’s not like you’re unfamiliar with the kind of person I am. How could I be anxious when talking about work with him?”
Everyone knew that George did not care about business. He rarely helped out with his family business and spent most of his time having fun outside. He never took anything seriously and had slept with countless beautiful women. To his family, he was an especially incompetent person.
George knew that Duanmu Xue saw him that way too. She looked down on him and had, in her mind, labeled him as trash. He snorted. But now she’s pretending like she cares in front of Yuchi Shen. What a hypocrite.
When he compared the both of them, he much preferred Muzi. If she was not happy with him, it would show on her face. Furthermore, she was just an office worker but she was still daring enough to get mad at him. She did not try to get on his good side just because he was Yuchi Shen’s friend.
“That’s true.” Duanmu Xue giggled. A look of disdain and disgust flashed across her eyes as she looked at George. Then, she turned to Yuchi Shen and her gaze quickly changed to a look of longing. “Shen, I’ve prepared a fruit platter for you. It’s very nutritious, so do eat more.” With that, she moved forward eagerly and intentionally placed the fruit platter in front of him.
George sat down at the side and called out to her, “Miss Duanmu, aren’t you being too biased? Why don’t I have a special fruit platter?”
She smiled at him and explained, “George, you’re different. Shen is still recovering. He has to replenish his body with all the necessary nutrients.”
“Tsk.” George shook his head. “It’s been ages since he was ill, and it doesn’t seem like anything’s wrong with him. Perhaps you just care too much about him?”
