Upon hearing that, Rory shot him a look of utmost despise. “So what if you’re a man in front of me? You are not the man that I like. Why should I care about my image in front of you?” With that, she continued to stuff food in her mouth.
The way she ate looked like she didn’t care about her body’s limitations at all, as if she could starve if she missed this meal. No, to be precise, she looked like she was eating her last meal on earth.
For no apparent reason, George suddenly felt sorry for Rory. Out of sympathy for her, he said empathetically, “Uhm, why don’t you eat slower? No one is going to take your food away, you know. If you think that this is not enough, I can order more for you later. You don’t have to gobble.”
While stuffing food into her mouth, Rory said, “Don’t worry. When I earn more money, I’ll definitely pay you back. I won’t let you spend your money for nothing.”
George froze for a moment. This was the first time a woman told him that she wanted to pay him back and it made him feel rather special. “Sure. I’ll remember this. When you have earned your money, you have to buy me another meal.”
“No problem.”
George periodically knocked his fingers on the table while he was thinking about something. “But how did you survive adulthood until now? When I see you order your food, you seem to be quite familiar with it. But when you eat them, you seem like you’ve never tried these before. You…”
Rory froze before George finished his sentence. She looked at the wide variety of dishes in front of her that she almost enjoyed everyday in the past. But now, she had lost track of the time that she only consumed bread, apart from the meals in their company canteen.
After this meal, she had no idea when she could have such food again. Thinking of this, Rory felt a lump in her throat and her eyes reddened before tears rolled down her cheeks.
George was shocked by how this turned out and sat there stunned. “W-What happened?” She was completely fine just now. Why did she cry after just one question from me? F*ck.
This was the first time a girl had cried in front of George, so he panicked. He took a piece of tissue and tried to console her, but Rory’s tears flooded down her cheeks like a broken dam. In the end, he had no idea on what to do.
However, Rory raised her head and looked at him tearfully. “You’re so nice to me.”
George was now confused by her.
“Thank you for buying me such a nice meal.”
George was speechless upon hearing that. He had a wild guess and asked, “Don’t tell me that… you cried because the food is too delicious?”
Rory neither agreed nor denied his words. With tear streaks on her face and food in her mouth, she didn’t really look pleasant. However, George thought that this young woman in front of him was extremely cute. He had a peculiar feeling in him as he leaned forward to wipe the tears off her cheeks with tissue papers while saying in disgust, “This is nothing much yet you cried so much. If you like this so much, I can buy you meals often.”
Rory took over the tissue papers and wiped her tears off. “Are you serious?”
“Yes. But after you earn some money, you have to return the favor.”
Rory nodded immediately. “Sure. Don’t worry about that. I will definitely work hard to pay you back.”
George was speechless upon hearing that. What a straightforward girl.
…
Two days later, Ye Moxuan had finalized the place he searched for Han Muzi and planned to move in tonight. After work, Han Muzi returned home to pack all of her belongings. To be honest, it was quite a rush for her. However, because Ye Moxuan had insisted, she only packed a few clothes and planned to follow him over first. She could check out the room and settle her current accommodation during the weekend.
When she checked in, she only had one luggage with her. After she folded her clothes into it, there were not many things left. Han Muzi turned around to look at her surroundings. After she moved in, she had made other purchases as well and wondered whether bringing the items over was worth the effort.
Ye Moxuan, who had waited for her in the living room, walked into her bedroom at this point. “Have you finished packing?”
Han Muzi turned around to look at him as she got up. “I’ve finished packing all my clothes. But for the other items…”
“What? Do you want to move everything over before you are satisfied? I’ve already asked everyone to prepare everything over there. It’s enough for you to just go there.”
Han Muzi was speechless upon hearing that. She looked at the luggage in her hands. “Alright, then. I’ll just pack some clothes that I usually wear. For the rest, we’ll see how to deal with them on Sunday.”
Ye Moxuan didn’t say anything much and walked to her with steady steps to take the luggage for her with one hand. With the other hand, he held her hand. “Let’s go.”
Han Muzi followed him out of her house, but her gaze was on the hand holding hers. His big hands were warm and thick while his palms radiated heat, which was quite different from his cold temperament and it gave her the warmth she needed through his hands in this cold winter. When she saw that, she couldn’t help but smile gently. Such days that were spent with him felt quite peaceful. If… If everything could stay this way forever, how good would it be? Ye Moxuan, when will you regain your memories?
Han Muzi walked out of the house while being led by Ye Moxuan. When she was about to lock the door, she happened to meet her neighbor next door, who stopped out of curiosity upon seeing them. “Oh, now that you are carrying your luggage, are you moving away?”
Han Muzi just thought that her neighbor was curious, so she nodded and hummed in agreement. However, the neighbor didn’t leave them alone and smiled at Ye Moxuan. “Your boyfriend is pretty handsome.”
Han Muzi froze as she locked the door and subconsciously looked at Ye Moxuan. He had a cold expression on his face, as if he had never heard that compliment before and didn’t even turn around to look at the neighbor.
Han Muzi smiled slightly. “Thanks for the compliment.”
The neighbor gazed at Ye Moxuan without turning away. Han Muzi wondered if it was her illusion, but felt that she saw lust in the neighbor’s eyes. However, she thought that her neighbor was quite sweet with her partner as well, so it was quite impossible that she would look at them in this way. Perhaps I’m just judging her unfairly. Hence, Han Muzi quickly chased away that thought from her head and locked the door.
After she had locked the door well, Ye Moxuan held her hand again and took the luggage with his other hand to prepare to leave.
“We’re off now. See you,” Han Muzi told her.
Only then did the neighbor retreat aside and waved to them. “Bye!”
Han Muzi turned around with Ye Moxuan beside her and walked away. However, not long after that, she heard the woman say, “Tsk! A few days ago, she pretended to be so pure and wise. In the end, she still left with another man.”
