The words were at the tip of her tongue when Ye Moxuan stood up abruptly. “You just woke up; I’ll get you a glass of water.” Then, he went to fetch her a glass of water.
Han Muzi stared at his back in stunned silence; she had nearly spilled the beans on everything, but he suddenly got up saying he had to get her water. Is it just me? It feels like he’s intentionally avoiding the topic.
She lowered her eyelids as she pondered, pursing her pale lips. If he was trying to avoid the topic, did that mean that he was already aware of it? Well, seeing as they were at a hospital, it wasn’t as if they could hide it from him. All it would take was for a doctor to mention something, and everything that she had kept hidden away for so long would be exposed for all to see.
Soon, he came back with her water. She accepted the glass and quietly sipped the warm water. Her thoughts were scattered all over the place and she couldn’t think of anything to say on the spot. As luck would have it, a knock sounded on the door to the hospital room; Song An pushed open the door and walked into the room.
Looking at the scene in front of her, Song An placed the bag on the bedside table and softly said, “Muzi, are you awake?”
“Aunty.” Ye Moxuan turned around and greeted Song An, then he got up and gave his seat to her. She sat on the edge of the bed and looked back at him.
“I’m going out to make a phone call.” Noticing that they had something to discuss, he took the initiative to speak. He took out his phone and walked out of the hospital room.
Song An watched as Ye Moxuan left the room, then she walked to the door and checked to make sure he had left. After that, she turned back and walked over to Han Muzi.
“Aunty!” Han Muzi placed the glass in her hand down on the table with a loud thud and exclaimed anxiously. “Moxuan…”
“I know what you want to ask me; I’m fretting over the same question myself.” At the sight of her anxious expression, Song An gave her a clear answer without preamble.
Han Muzi paused at her words. “Aunty, you too…”
“That’s right.” Song An nodded.
I see; so just like me, she isn’t sure either. So, the question still stands, does Ye Moxuan know or not?
“What are you thinking right now? If you plan to verify it with him, then you have to be prepared to tell him everything, as well as be prepared to suffer the consequences. Have you… thought about all these?”
Han Muzi lowered her eyelids. “B-Before this, it never even crossed my mind that these things would happen. It was all too sudden.”
“That means you haven’t figured it out just yet. Things are fairly simple right now. The first possibility is that he has already found out about it from the doctor, but he just hasn’t revealed it. As to what he would do, we have no idea right now. However, you know his personality better than I do, so I won’t say more about that. The second possibility is that he doesn’t know anything, and you can continue hiding it. But, you don’t know how much longer you can keep it hidden anyway. In short, you need to think it over by yourself.”
They fell into a heavy silence after their discussion.
To be honest, if he hadn’t gotten up so abruptly to get water for her, she might have told him everything already. She could have gotten it over with then, but now? She didn’t dare to bring it up again. Sigh. Some things just have to be done the moment you decide to go for it. Once the timing and place for it have passed, it becomes very hard to muster up the courage again.
Ye Moxuan returned after his phone call. He came in holding a small bag; inside the bag were some toiletries he had somebody prepare for her. Han Muzi watched as he took out everything and arranged it neatly. When he was done, he walked over to her and saw that she had finished half the glass of water. He asked, “Are you uncomfortable in any way? Should I get a doctor here to examine you?”
Song An was too embarrassed to continue hanging around, so she got up. “Since Muzi seems fine, I’ll be leaving first. Moxuan, I’m leaving Muzi in your care.”
“Alright.”
After Song An left, Han Muzi and Ye Moxuan were the only ones left in the hospital room. A strange silence blanketed the entire room; Han Muzi felt like she should say something to soothe the palpable tension in the room. After pondering on what to say, she lifted her head to look at him. “Erm…”
Ye Moxuan’s eyelids twitched. He walked over to the bed and sat down. “Yeah?”
“About Duanmu Xue…”
The promise she made with Duanmu Xue back at the hotel was still fresh in her mind. Duanmu Xue had seemed to regret her actions and decided to push her down the stairs instead. Duanmu Xue had violated the agreement made between the two of them, so she did not need to abide by the promise any longer. Unfortunately, she did not know how Duanmu Xue was doing right now.
“I left it to George to deal with.” He briefly gave her a run-down. Then, he came forward and covered her properly with the blanket. “Just get some proper rest for now and stop thinking about it. From now on, I will never let you go through these painful experiences again.”
After covering her with the blanket, his hand subconsciously reached out to caress her face and tuck her hair back behind her head; his movements were unbelievably gentle. Feeling the warm touch of his palm, she subconsciously reached out to hold his hand and snuggled her face against the palm of his hand.
Ye Moxuan’s body stiffened. Looking at Han Muzi as she closed her eyes, his eyes darkened considerably. He went to the doctor again just now because he couldn’t believe it. Just to be sure, he had to confirm it with the doctor again. The doctor had very confidently informed him that she was pregnant. Moreover, the fetus was about to be three months old. Three months… Since she appeared in his life up to the point where they had gotten together as a couple, it had only been a month.
Han Muzi suddenly realized that her hand was empty. She opened her eyes, noticing that he had pulled his hand back. She was taken aback. “What’s wrong?”
He indifferently answered, “My hands are a little cold; it will cause you to be cold.”
As he had gone out previously and had been carrying something in his hand all along, the temperature of his hand was slightly cooler than usual. However, she did not care about this. She shook her head. “I don’t mind.”
“The doctor said you have to rest well. Be a good girl; quickly close your eyes and go to sleep.” He adjusted the pillows for her, made her lie down, and tucked her into her blanket.
She felt that he was acting weird, but his expression and his gaze didn’t seem any different. He looked exactly like how he usually does. Maybe I’m overthinking it?
As Ye Moxuan was about to get up, Han Muzi grabbed his wrist suddenly. “If one day, you find out about something you can’t fully accept, what would you do?”
Her question was unmistakably trying to sound him out. Her heart started beating wildly in her chest, unable to maintain a constant rhythm. At the same time, she looked into his eyes nervously, trying to catch a little something from his eyes. However, she only saw a glimmer of doubt in his eyes as he crouched down next to her. “Something I can’t accept?” Then, he lifted his brow and his thin lips curled slightly. “What is something that I can’t accept? Do you have another man?”
Han Muzi didn’t reply.
“Or are you trying to tell me you don’t love me anymore?”
