The neighbor assumed that Han Muzi would not defend herself since she always appeared cold and distant, but she had not counted on Han Muzi’s cruel response.
Han Muzi turned around to enter her apartment and left her neighbor alone, standing there at a loss for words.
After the neighbor stood for a while, she felt bored and took the bag of trash downstairs. She saw Ye Moxuan, who leaned against the wall, after making a turn at the stairs. Her eyes lit up instantly and she reached out to greet him.
However, Ye Moxuan ignored her. Just when the woman lost interest and was about to leave, he stopped her. “Madam.”
The neighbor stopped abruptly to turn around and faced him with a sweet smile. This man is truly handsome and rich. He is much better than my boyfriend. I truly regret not wearing something sexier before taking the trash out today. I can also do the same if my neighbor won him over with her figure! In fact, I can even be better than Han Muzi. Hence, the woman quickly wore a shy expression while giving Ye Moxuan a reserved look.
However, Ye Moxuan gave her a cold, eerie and dark look. “If I see you lurking around in the future,” he commented with a smirk while emitting an intimidating aura. “Forget about the slums. I will make sure you would not be able to live in Z City. You should be grateful that I do not hit women, though… I don’t mind making an exception.”
Ye Moxuan enunciated each word slowly when he spoke to her. The initial shy expression vanished from the neighbor’s face and it was replaced by her pale expression. In the end, her lips trembled in fear and she barely uttered a word.
“Get lost,” Ye Moxuan spat in contempt.
The woman was scared out of her wits and she ran down the stairs as fast as she could. However, she tripped on the way down because she wailed in pain, but she got up swiftly and continued to run off.
On the other hand, Han Muzi heard a wail from outside when she opened the drawer and turned around reflexively while blinking a couple of times. However, it was not long before everything returned to silence once again. Is my mind playing tricks on me? However, that seems to be that woman’s voice. Forget it, I already made my stand clear earlier, and whatever happens to her has nothing to do with me.
Han Muzi picked up the framed photograph from the locked drawer. It was a portrait photo of Little Bean and she whispered while gazing at the photograph, “Baby, wait for me. I will bring Daddy home to you.” After that, Han Muzi caressed the framed photograph gently before keeping it in her handbag.
That would be perfect. Han Muzi thought to herself while closing the drawer. However, she felt a sudden, sharp pain from her belly just when she was about to stand up. She was so scared that she did not dare to move an inch, so she sat down on the chair slowly while caressing her belly gently. “Baby, please don’t scare me. It’s the New Year now. Please be good. I don’t want to go back to the hospital again.” Han Muzi caressed her belly while coaxing her unborn child. She was unsure if her unborn baby sensed her thoughts, but that was the best she did under the circumstances.
“Please be obedient. I will rest more once I have sorted some things out. Please, be obedient now…”
Ye Moxuan witnessed that scene just when he arrived at the entrance of her room. The love of his life caressed her belly while coaxing her unborn child. Witnessing her doing this was an exceptionally huge blow to Ye Moxuan. As a man, he should have been happy that his woman fell pregnant. However, as he watched her, there was no excitement whatsoever. On the contrary, he clenched his fists involuntarily and his pupils constricted. The emotions that he deliberately suppressed for the past few days finally bubbled up to the surface. His anger swam forth in him and his blood boiled, as if he was fuelled by nothing but rage. For the first time, Ye Moxuan felt himself blinded by anger and the rage of jealousy had risen to an extreme point.
Han Muzi tried to cajole her unborn baby into settling down when she suddenly felt something amiss after a while and looked up at the entrance of her room. However, it was empty and there was no one at all. Was I imagining things? I felt as if… there was someone at the door just now.
Han Muzi pressed her red lips together while caressing her belly gently. She did not delay any further once the movements in her belly quietened down. After she reassured her baby with her thoughts, she picked up her bag and walked out of the room. Ye Moxuan is still waiting downstairs for me. I wasted more time than expected since I had that encounter with the neighbor just now and there was the unexpected incident with the baby. I’m not even sure how much time has passed, but it might be longer than expected.
After Han Muzi walked out of the room, she froze in her tracks as she prepared to leave because a figure was sitting on the couch in the living room. She stared at the figure for a long time and the color drained from her face. Ye Moxuan… When did he come up? Was he… the one I saw at the entrance of the room earlier?
Han Muzi pressed her pink lips together and she approached him slowly. “Why did you come up all of a sudden? I thought I asked you to wait for me downstairs?”
Ye Moxuan sat on the couch, while his cold and eerie aura shrouded the entire living room. He looked up just as Han Muzi approached him and she gazed into his dark, bottomless eyes.
Han Muzi stopped immediately when she saw the look on his face, lacking the courage to approach him. There is something wrong with Ye Moxuan’s gaze, she thought to herself. It’s best that I keep my distance for now.
Ye Moxuan flashed her a mocking smile when he saw her stopping abruptly. He noticed the expression in her gaze and across her face. “Aren’t you coming over to me?” he asked.
“I…” Han Muzi pursed her lips, unable to answer him or approach him.
Her hesitance caused Ye Moxuan’s aura to turn colder and there was a malicious gleam in his eyes. “Are you scared of me?”
Han Muzi was at a loss for words.
“Why are you scared of me?” Ye Moxuan squinted at her menacingly. He stared earnestly at her face and his gaze swept downward until it settled on her belly. “Are you afraid that I might do something to your child?”
The color disappeared from Han Muzi’s cheeks and lips when she heard that. She instantly became pale to the point where she looked almost translucent. Disbelief danced in her eyes while she stared at Ye Moxuan in shock.
It turns out I was not imagining things. Ye Moxuan was indeed standing at the door earlier. However, why would he react in such a way if he heard what I said? The only possibility is that he learned about my pregnancy from when I was admitted to the hospital. No wonder he has been in such a foul mood recently.
Nevertheless, Han Muzi couldn’t help but ask, “You already knew about this?”
