After all, they were siblings. Seeing her like this saddened Duanmu Zhe.
Even so, he still could not allow her to interfere in other’s relationships because that would be immoral. Duanmu Zhe’s softly patted Duanmu Xue on her back with his large hand and consoled her, “It’s okay. Don’t cry anymore. What’s so good about Ye Moxuan? There’s more than one man in this whole world, and I can certainly recommend some even better ones to you. Besides, it’s his loss for not choosing you.”
Duanmu Xue was sobbing uncontrollably in his arms, and her tears could not stop rolling down her cheeks; she kept shaking her head. Duanmu Zhe could only continue to comfort her.
She was crying so hard that she was twitching when she stopped crying. At the same time, she looked at Duanmu Zhe’s arm that was still bleeding. The flesh seemed a little mutilated, and the wound looked quite severe.
“I’m sorry, Zhe… I was out of control earlier. Is it painful?” she asked him in tears and distress.
Duanmu Zhe touched her head and bitterly smiled. “As long as you promise to not do any of these things again, I’ll let you bite me as many times as you please. Small wounds like these are harmless.”
“I’m so sorry. I’ll never… be such a disgrace anymore.”
Hearing this, Duanmu Zhe thought that she had already given up on Ye Moxuan. He finally felt relieved and said, “It’s good that you can get over him. A man like him is unworthy.”
“Zhe, I’m okay now. You should go and bandage the wound. Don’t wait until it gets worse.” After she said this, she firmly wiped off the tears from her eyes and urged him.
Duanmu Zhe hesitantly took a look at her back and said, “I’ll go and take care of my wound, and I will ask the maids to come over later to clean your room. Get some rest and get a nice shower to calm yourself down. I’ll bring you out for some fresh air and introduce some nicer guys to you.”
“Zhe, go and take care of your wound.” Duanmu Xue steered him toward the stairs from the back and he had no choice but to visit a doctor for the wound.
Watching Duanmu Zhe leave, Duanmu Xue’s pitiful look instantly changed. She gradually let out a cold smile on her face. She used her index finger to casually wipe off the tears in her eyes.
Duanmu Zhe was right in saying that her reacting in this way would serve no purpose but as a laughing stock to others. No matter how many things she had smashed and how hard she had cried, Ye Moxuan would never fall for her.
To deal with a man as indifferent as Ye Moxuan, it seemed like… she could no longer use her old tricks. She still believed in destiny; since God had given her another opportunity, she would never let go of it.
Ye Moxuan… I won’t let you get away with this. Even if you don’t love me, I will never forget how you rejected me. I will make you get down on your knees to beg me to marry you. Duanmu Xue’s smile turned eerie after she had made up her mind about this.
The maids who were hiding beside felt a chill after seeing this. They looked at each other and whispered, “Is Miss Xue alright? That smile was scary.”
“Who knows? Miss Xue has never been treated badly growing up. The rejection she had this time might be too much for her. What a pity…”
“I sure hope that Miss Xue can recover from this soon. If she continues to act this way, I reckon we’d get injured a lot in the coming days…”
“Let’s hope for the best…”
…
On the other side, when it was time to get off work, Han Muzi was seen sending documents around in the office. Because of what Ye Moxuan told her, she would never linger in his office; instead, she would leave right away after putting the documents on the desk.
At this point, Ye Moxuan unexpectedly looked up and saw her from behind. He then said, “Please wait for me after work.”
Han Muzi stopped walking and turned around, uncertain about what he meant. “Huh?”
Ye Moxuan pursed his lips and squinted at her. “You’re unwilling?”
Han Muzi responded, “That’s not what I meant… I’ll go now.” Otherwise, he’ll accuse me of seducing him again.
“Okay.”
Ye Moxuan proceeded to look through the documents after Han Muzi had left. What no one noticed was that he had a gentle smile on his face.
Very soon, it was time to get off work. Han Muzi packed up and as she was walking out of the secretary’s office, she slowed down and stared in the direction of Ye Moxuan’s office.
Although Ye Moxuan told her earlier to wait for him after work, he never specified what exactly he was expecting her to do. Was she supposed to wait in the office and then leave together with him? Or wait like how they did before?
After some thought, Han Muzi felt the latter would be more sensible. Even though her relationship with Ye Moxuan had taken a step forward, the two of them had never really talked about their feelings for each other.
Given Ye Moxuan’s position in the company right now, there would surely be gossip going around if they were to leave the office together. Eventually, it would reach his grandfather.
The thought of this made Han Muzi decide to stick to what they did before. She took the elevator and walked toward the entrance. As she was waiting for Ye Moxuan, she walked slowly—as if she was taking a stroll.
As expected, shortly after that, Ye Moxuan came up to her in his car. Before he even had the chance to roll down the window, Han Muzi had turned around and walked to the other side of the car in excitement and opened the door for herself.
When she was putting her seatbelt on, she heard him question in his cold voice, “Didn’t I ask you to wait for me?”
Han Muzi slowed down in putting on her seatbelt after hearing those words. She looked up at his black pupils and noticed he had an unpleasant look on him.
She was confused. “I did wait for you. Didn’t you realize I was walking slowly?”
Ye Moxuan frowned, still looking unimpressed.
Han Muzi did not know what else to say. She could not understand him as she had purposely slowed down her pace to wait for him. Why is he still unhappy? She thought about it and responded, “Y-You were not expecting me to wait in the office so we could leave together, were you?”
He pursed his lips flat and remained silent. The answer was obvious.
Han Muzi was speechless. She put her hands down after putting on the seatbelt and began to look away.
“I can’t do that. I can’t be seen leaving the office together with you.”
These words annoyed Ye Moxuan even more. “What’s the matter? Are you afraid of being seen with me?”
Han Muzi admitted it by nodding her head. She was indeed afraid of being seen together with Ye Moxuan as she would not have the ability to deal with all the gossip that would inevitably arise.
Seeing how she admitted it without any hesitation, Ye Moxuan frowned even deeper. The cold aura around him was almost tangible. “Are you that afraid that others might find out about us? Am I an embarrassment to you? Huh?”
The reason Han Muzi did not want to be with him was due to her concern that his grandfather would eventually find out, which would land her in big trouble. This was the only reason.
After noticing that Ye Moxuan was annoyed, she realized that she might have said something wrong. She then quickly added, “No. It’s not what you think it is. I’m just…”
