There was a black car parked nearby and Little Bean leaned against the window. His chubby arms pressed against the car window as he stared unblinkingly at the two figures outside. “Daddy, Mr. Xiao went out to see Aunt Yan.”
Ye Moxuan calmly turned to glance out of the window. I know who Xiao Su is now. As for that woman, she must be Muzi’s best friend. However, I have no idea what her relationship is with Xiao Su. Upon considering that, he stated calmly, “What is there to see? Aren’t you hungry? Let’s have our meal first.” I need to go home and have a word with Muzi after feeding this little brat.
Unfortunately, Little Bean was extremely curious and he still leaned against the window while staring at the two figures. Ye Moxuan felt resigned at how intrigued Little Bean was. “Are you not done looking?”
“Daddy, do you think Mr. Xiao is in love with Aunt Yan?”
Ye Moxuan was rendered speechless by his question.
“Will Aunt Yan fall for Mr. Xiao?”
“You can ask your Aunt Yan such a boring question in person.”
Little Bean was at a loss for words at Ye Moxuan’s response. After a short pause, he snorted loudly. Then, he turned around and glared at Ye Moxuan while vehemently commenting, “Daddy, you are such a boring person. No wonder you always hurt Mommy’s feelings!”
Ye Moxuan felt a throbbing headache when he heard that. How is this even related to Muzi and me? My mind is preoccupied by methods to regain my memories. Besides, Muzi and this little brat have been distracting me the rest of the time. How would I have the extra energy or be in the mood to care about the emotions of others?
“Bad daddy! I want to wait for Mr. Xiao to have our meal together!” Then, Little Bean opened the door to get out of the car, but Ye Moxuan stopped him just in time. “Wouldn’t you be disturbing them if you were to approach them now?”
Little Bean exclaimed in surprise, “Huh?”
“Are you sure your sudden appearance now is the best for them if what you said is true?”
Little Bean cocked his head while mulling over the thought. He suddenly felt that what Ye Moxuan said made sense. Hmph! He pulled his hand away while pouting unhappily. I saw Aunt Yan looking very sad earlier. Under normal circumstances, Aunt Yan wouldn’t cry like that. She must have encountered something horrible for her to look so dejected while walking the streets in tears. However, Uncle Han Qing is not here. What could possibly make Aunt Yan so sad and for her to cry uncontrollably?
Little Bean was unable to figure this out and he knew that he couldn’t investigate with Ye Moxuan right beside him. Thus, he had no choice but to leave with Ye Moxuan for lunch. The car started to drive away, but Little Bean stared at the two figures until they were out of sight.
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“Why are you here?” Yan asked while staring at Xiao Su.
Xiao Su silently stared at her. After a short pause, Yan asked him in amusement, “Why are you staring at me? Is it because I’m ugly right now? Do I look very dumb right now?” Even I find myself ridiculous to fall so blindly for someone. He rejected me openly in the past and even stated that he would never fall for me. However, I clung onto whatever hope there was and ploughed on. I figured as long as Han Qing is not married, I would persevere and stay in love with him until the end of time.
Xiao Su remained tight-lipped as he continued to stare at Yan.
Yan could no longer endure his unwavering, long stare and scolded him after biting on her lower lip, “What are you staring at? You’d better stop looking at me. Have you not seen others in a distressing position? Xiao Su, let me set things straight. Previously, you questioned Muzi and I on why we wanted to return to China because you treated that place as your territory. Are you claiming this area your territory as well? I’m telling you that this is not your territory! Get lost!”
Seeing that he stood still, Yan shoved against him straight away. However, before she could even get her hands on Xiao Su, he held onto her hands first. Yan struggled to free herself, but to no avail. She was stunned by his actions and started to reprimand him ferociously, “What are you doing? Let go of me!”
It was only then that Xiao Su released her wrists. After that, he took a handkerchief out of his pocket to hand it to her. “Wipe it off. Your makeup is smeared.”
Yan was at a loss for words. His statement riled her up further. I’m already feeling so sad and he has the audacity to remind me that my makeup is in a mess! Is he calling me ugly now? She recalled how she had meticulously put on her makeup earlier because she was headed out with Han Qing. She was in a rush, but she did put in her effort. It is… ruined now. Han Qing is gone and my makeup is ruined. The coat is gone too.
Yan slowly reached out to accept the handkerchief from Xiao Su and she started to wipe away the tears across her face mechanically. She wasn’t sure if it was due to the severe cold or her agitation because she did all that she could to wipe her face clean, but it had worsened her makeup.
Xiao Su felt helpless while observing her, so he grabbed her wrist to take the handkerchief from her. “Let me.”
Yan did not resist him and he took the handkerchief away from her to wipe her cheeks. His eyes stared at her face as he wiped her face, cleaning every inch of her skin with caution.
Yan’s tears uncontrollably rolled down her cheeks all of a sudden. Her tears resembled a broken pearl necklace as they dripped onto the back of Xiao Su’s hand.
He stopped wiping for a while. “What happened?” Why is she walking alone in the streets while crying her eyes out? Besides, why is she so scantily clad? These were Xiao Su’s confused thoughts. Did something horrible happen?
Yan looked up at him with tears in her eyes as she sobbed, “I know that I’m about to request now, sob… is inappropriate, but… sob… can I stay in your arms just for a while?”
Xiao Su hesitated before answering her, “Of—” However, before he completed his sentence, the freezing woman in front of him threw herself into his arms. She slammed against his chest like an ice block and he was instantly overwhelmed by the sudden coldness radiating from her body. She feels even colder than I expected. How long has this girl been freezing in the cold?
Yan started to cry at the top of her voice after throwing herself into Xiao Su’s arms. She unreservedly wiped her tears and snot across Xiao Su’s clothes.
On the other hand, Xiao Su froze like a statue the moment Yan wrapped her arms around him, resembling a puppet that lost its ability to move. Xiao Su wasn’t sure how long she cried for, but just when he felt that his limbs became numb, her weeping gradually faded and was replaced by sobs. He waited patiently for her.
After several minutes, Yan finally looked up at him as her voice was thick with tears. “I’m sorry. Your shirt is soaked in my tears.”
“Don’t worry about that.” Then, Xiao Su took his jacket off swiftly to put it over her shoulders. “Let’s go.” With that, he took her hand and they both left the place. He pulled her into a shop before Yan realized what was going on.
“I’m sure you haven’t had your lunch yet. Why don’t you have something to eat first? You should warm yourself up now.” Xiao Su dragged her to one of the seats. Yan’s eyes were rimmed red with tears and her lips were ghastly white from the cold.
She looked up at Xiao Su who sat in front of her. “Why are you so concerned about me?”
