The plan Yan came up with gave Han Muzi a headache. Nonetheless, she had to be careful with her words since Little Bean was beside her and she did not want to give him the wrong idea.
Feeling the change in the room’s atmosphere, Yan grabbed her phone and walked out. However, she did not know where to go after that.
By noon, Ye Moxuan was still not back yet. Han Muzi thought, How did he get so lazy? Xiao Su brought Little Bean over early this morning in his place, yet he is still asleep in the hotel now? Did he not sleep well last night?
At this point, she did not expect him to come back. Instead, the Yuchi Family sent Yu Bo over once again to pick Little Bean up. She let Little Bean visit Old Master again to get on his good graces.
It was Chinese New Year but the house felt cold and empty. That made Han Muzi feel extremely miserable. Looking down, she rubbed her small belly and said softly, “My baby, you’re the only one I have now.”
…
“You still want to continue today? Didn’t I tell you yesterday to take a couple of days off?” Jason looked in astonishment at Ye Moxuan, who was standing in front of him. As Ye Moxuan’s best friend, he could not help but nag him. He wanted Ye Moxuan to benefit from more long-lasting results in his treatment instead of acting recklessly like that all the time.
“Yes, let’s continue,” Ye Moxuan said bleakly without a change in expression. If it were not for his pale face, Jason would have assumed that he was normal.
Jason snickered. “Do you think that doing this every day will work?”
“Weren’t you the one who proposed this?” Ye Moxuan looked up at him sharply.
Although they were best friends, Jason was always scared of Ye Moxuan. His gaze alone was immensely burdensome. I think I should just give in.
“Fine.” He decided not to nag him anymore. After being friends for years, Jason knew that he was not able to convince Ye Moxuan and that he could only keep watch from the side.
…
When their session ended, Ye Moxuan was pale from the cold and looked even worse than before, but there was still no progress. On the way back, Xiao Su was not able to hold back after seeing his face and said, “Young Master Ye, if you keep this up, Young Lady Ye will find out as soon as you get home.”
“Then I won’t go home,” Ye Moxuan replied bluntly.
“Won’t go home? Young Lady Ye might ask questions, and there’s Little Young Master too…”
“There is quite a lot to do at the company lately. We’re not in the country right now so there’s no need to celebrate the Spring Festival. After working during the day, I need to rest at night too.” Even though it sounded cruel, he desperately wanted to recover his memories. Moreover, he did not want to worry Han Muzi. With that personality of hers, she would never let him attend those sessions again if she ever found out. She would even tell him that it did not matter even if he did not recover his memories.
Xiao Su found his reasoning far-fetched. Licking his dry lips, he said cautiously, “Even if you’re busy with work, you avoid going home, right?
“Hm?” Ye Moxuan raised his eyebrows slightly then narrowed his eyes. “Do you have an objection?”
Met with his sharp and strong gaze, Xiao Su tensed up. “No. How could I? I just wanted to come up with a better idea for you, Young Master Ye. Since you’re not home every day, Young Lady Ye will start to catch on.”
“Do you have a better idea then?”
Xiao Su hesitated. “No.”
“Then, just go with what I say. We can keep going as long as we don’t get caught.” Who knows? My memories might return in the next two days. By then, it won’t matter even if Han Muzi tried to stop me.
“Okay, then.”
That was the only thing they could do at that point.
…
The festive season was a boring time for Han Muzi. She received news that Ye Moxuan was busy with work and was not able to return home for a few days. Before she even reacted, Yan, who was next to her, already started to get fired up.
“What the heck? He abandoned his wife at home and chose to work during Chinese New Year instead? Has Young Master Ye…” She hesitated and looked around to make sure Ye Moxuan was not lurking somewhere before she continued, “Lost his mind?”
Xiao Su was defeated too. He only went there to pass on the message. Furthermore, he could not say too much as he did not want to let the cat out of the bag. After passing on the message, he was going to leave immediately. However, he also wanted to stay and see Yan a bit longer.
“He doesn’t have a choice. It’s the festive season in our country but they don’t celebrate it overseas, so the company has to keep operating. As the company’s president, Young Master Ye has to set a good example.”
“Set a good example?” Yan curled her lips in scorn. “I find it hard to believe that such a big company will not be able to do without him for a few days. Isn’t the domestic company operating just fine without him right now? Stocks did go down slightly, but I don’t think taking a short leave will affect that too much?”
“Besides, this is an important festival for us where we all have reunions at home. But he… Look, I’m not trying to criticize him, but I just want to speak up for Muzi.” Yan’s words were all painstakingly true. Xiao Su also felt like his reasoning was far-fetched, so he struggled to respond to her.
However, Han Muzi stayed calm the whole time as though everyone else was overreacting.
“Muzi, say something. Aren’t you angry at Young Master Ye for doing this?” Yan tugged on Han Muzi’s arm as she asked.
Han Muzi lifted her head and patted on Yan’s hands to console her. Then, she turned toward Xiao Su and asked, “Is that what he told you?”
Xiao Su did not expect Han Muzi to stay so calm either. Without being able to figure out her inner thoughts, he just nodded. “Yes. Young Master Ye told me that. He also wants me to drive Little Bean back and forth from now on so he can focus on handling business at the company.”
“Okay, I got it.” Han Muzi gave a small smile. “Sorry to bother you with sending Little Bean back and forth. Oh, that’s right. If Little Bean is happy to be at his great-grandfather’s place, then let him stay there for a few days. Once his dad is finished with all his work, we’ll bring him back.”
Xiao Su agreed then left to report back to Ye Moxuan. When he was gone, Yan said through clenched teeth, “Muzi, why are you such a pushover? Everything he said sounded like a lie to me. Does it make sense to not come home because of work?”
Han Muzi nodded. “I know it doesn’t make sense.”
Yan looked at her in surprise with widened eyes. “You don’t believe it, yet you—”
“What kind of person do you think he is?”
Him? Yan was dumbfounded. She’s referring to Ye Moxuan. I don’t think he’s a bad person and he even treats Muzi very well. So this time… “Are you saying there’s a reason he suddenly doesn’t want to come home?”
Han Muzi replied, “It seems to me that there is a hidden agenda behind him wanting to stay at a hotel with Xiao Su all of a sudden.”
Yan felt like she did not have enough brain cells to process everything. She asked with a blank expression on her face, “What do you mean? A hidden agenda? Muzi, is he having an affair?”
