It was getting colder and colder. When Han Muzi came out from the hospital after her checkup, she trembled after a cold breeze. Song An took off the scarf on her neck and wrapped it around Han Muzi.
Han Muzi immediately pushed it away. “It’s fine, Aunty. The weather is pretty cold, so you might catch a cold if you give me your scarf.”
Song An looked at her hopelessly and could not help scolding her, “Since you also know that a person will catch a cold in this weather, then why didn’t you wear more layers? You’re already pregnant and still so careless.”
Han Muzi did not dare to rebut. She quietly took the scolding.
Song An wrapped her scarf around her while puffs of air came out from her mouth when she was talking. She looked at the buildings around and said, “The new year is around the corner. I think I’ll probably be celebrating with you here—in a foreign country.”
Han Muzi was stunned for a moment after hearing this. She subconsciously looked in the same direction as her. So soon? The new year… is already coming? She caressed her tummy. The baby inside her would be exactly three months old when the new year arrived.
Han Muzi thought of her son, Little Bean, who was now far away in her home country. She had not met him in a very long time. Moreover, she had been video calling him less frequently ever since she started staying together with Ye Moxuan. I’m not sure how the little kid is doing now. Does he miss me?
“Alright, don’t just stay here in a daze. Let’s get ready to go back home.”
“Okay.”
Both of them walked forward while holding each other’s arms. As soon as they reached the side of the road, a car stopped in front of them. It did not look like a taxi or a private car. Soon, the car door opened and several men gathered around them. There were four to five men in black suits and sunglasses, looking like gangsters. Han Muzi frowned and looked at them quietly.
Song An looked at these people and sneered, “Do you have business with us?”
The few men were expressionless, and the one who looked like their leader suddenly said, “Master wants to see both of you.”
“Really? Who’s your master? Why should we care if he wants to see us?” Song An asked.
“Miss Song An, please don’t make this hard for us. Our master just wants to invite both of you to be our guests.”
“Then you go back and tell your master who doesn’t even dare to show himself that we don’t want to be his guests.” After saying that, Song An grabbed Han Muzi’s hand and was ready to leave.
Upon seeing this, the men frowned and immediately stepped forward to surround the two of them, blocking their way. “Miss Song An…”
Song An frowned and shouted angrily, “Get out of my way!”
The men saw her reaction and could only move aside hopelessly. Song An then grabbed Han Muzi’s hand and left. The men gathered around to discuss something after seeing both of them leave with their backs facing them.
Song An finally slowed down after walking for a while. “They’re always lingering around like annoying flies.”
Han Muzi held onto her hand; it was very quiet along the way. It was very obvious who the master those people mentioned was. They were here to invite Song An back but would not dare to be rough to her. They even stepped away after she shouted at them. Who else could it be if not Old Master Yuchi? Thinking about this, Han Muzi could not help but say, “Maybe Old Master Yuchi misses you.”
Song An paused for a moment after hearing this, and she immediately turned to look at Han Muzi. Her eyes were deep and looked a little scary. Han Muzi’s scalp went numb as Song An stared at her. “What’s wrong?”
Song An finally replied, “Even if he misses me, so what? He made it clear last time. If it weren’t for you and Ye Moxuan, I wouldn’t even be here.”
Hearing this, Han Muzi felt a little guilty. “I’m sorry, Aunty. It’s all because of me that you needed to come all the way here.”
“It’s fine.” Song An reached out to pinch her face. “It’s going to be noon soon. Why don’t you give Moxuan a call and ask him to settle his lunch by himself? We’ll eat out later. I know a restaurant and I miss the food there, but I’m not sure if it’s still operating.”
Han Muzi agreed and texted Ye Moxuan a message to tell him she would be having lunch outside with Aunty and that he should settle his lunch by himself at the company. After sending the message, Song An pulled her into the taxi she just hailed after seeing her put her phone away. She told the taxi driver the address and then said, “Actually, since you’re with him already, you don’t have to work in the company anymore.”
Han Muzi was a bit surprised after hearing this. “If I don’t go to work, will he think that I’m just a lazy person and a vain woman?”
“Do you think you are?”
Han Muzi shook her head. “No.”
“Then why would he say that? If you’re not that type of person, then Moxuan will not see you that way either. If it wasn’t for your pregnancy, you would be able to go to work whenever you want. But, look at you now. What did the doctor say?”
Han Muzi pursed her lips and remained silent when thinking about the earnest words from the doctor. Ever since getting pregnant with a second child, her body seemed to have weakened a lot. No, it seemed to have started from Ye Moxuan’s plane accident. Since then, she had not been able to eat or sleep well. She even ran out in the rain and caught a high fever. Later, she was busy with all sorts of work. At that time, she felt that she was exhausted and her body was unable to take it. But I didn’t think that I would have a relationship with Ye Moxuan after coming here and even suffer a miscarriage.
Thinking back to Little Bean, she had gone through so much during her pregnancy with him. Her body was in a good condition as well, but now… With this thought in mind, Han Muzi sighed heavily. “I understand. I’ll find a way.”
The two quickly arrived at a store, but Song An stopped in her tracks when she reached the entrance.
“Is this the store that you mentioned?”
Song An looked at the decorations in front of her and the people inside, the light in her eyes slowly dimming. “No.” Things were bound to change. Since so many years had already passed, it was normal for the store to no longer be open.
Han Muzi could sense that Song An was feeling down, so she said, “Why don’t we—”
“Let’s just eat here.”
“Alright.”
Surprisingly, the food at this restaurant was not too bad. After lunch, Han Muzi needed to use the toilet urgently and sighed helplessly as she said, “Aunty, I’m going to the toilet.” She was feeling very helpless. One troubling part of pregnancies was that she could not control her bladder no matter how inconvenient the place was.
Han Muzi placed her phone and bag on the table before going to the toilet. After washing her hands, she came out and was met with someone in front of her who immediately gave off bad vibes. In an instant, her face changed as her thoughts started running frantically. “You guys want Song—” Before she could finish her sentence, she felt a strong blow on the back of her neck. She wanted to say something, but a burst of darkness came before her eyes.
Soon after that, Han Muzi lost her consciousness.
