After Han Muzi and Ye Moxuan arrived home, and just as they were about to change out of their shoes, they saw that Yan’s shoes were tossed around. Han Muzi was stunned for a moment and thought that Yan must have run into the house. She let out a gentle sigh and bent over to put her shoes back on the rack properly before walking into the house.
Behind Han Muzi was Ye Moxuan and Han Qing, who also changed out of their shoes. Han Qing told Han Muzi, as if he just recalled something, “I’ll pack up now and leave, as I have a flight to catch tomorrow.”
Hearing that, Han Muzi looked surprised and stopped walking. “You’re leaving tonight? You don’t have to leave so early to catch a flight tomorrow, do you?” As she spoke these words, she had a reluctant look on her face.
Her brother had finally visited, but she had not spent adequate time with him because of all the things that she had to take care of. It was a shame that she had not even brought him to tour around this city. Now that the situation had finally stabilized, Han Qing was leaving already. He did not even want to stay for one more night.
Sensing her reluctance, Han Qing patted her head with an affectionate look in his eyes. “Are you sad that I’m leaving?”
Ye Moxuan’s eyes flashed as he saw this scene. He squinted menacingly. Even though he knew that Han Qing was Han Muzi’s older brother, in his view, Han Qing was still a male creature. The act of him patting his wife so intimately… bothered him.
Nonetheless, as much as Ye Moxuan was bothered by that, he could only suppress those feelings when he saw how reluctant and reliant his wife looked toward her family. It made perfect sense because he was her family.
Before she married Ye Moxuan, her family was who she relied on the most. After all, Han Qing was leaving tomorrow, so why should Ye Moxuan even mind?
“Qing, you’ve only been here for a couple of days, and so much has been happening in these few days. I haven’t had the chance to show you around…” She felt horrible.
“Silly girl.” Han Qing smiled blandly. “I’m your brother. If you’re busy, there’s no need to show me around. Also… being able to witness your family reunion makes this trip worth it.” After he finished, he retracted his hand. “Alright, let’s go in.”
Xiao Su was still standing there. Very quickly, he heard the footsteps as Han Muzi and the others came in. The three of them subconsciously looked at Xiao Su. They all had different thoughts when they saw the slap mark on Xiao Su’s cheek. Han Muzi was shocked and asked dazedly, “Did something happen? Xiao Su, your face…”
Xiao Su was stunned for a moment before realizing that there was a slap mark on his cheek. Yan slapped me so hard. Even a man like me, who has coarse skin, will still feel the pain.
Han Muzi stared at the slap mark and her eyes began to deepen.
“Nothing much,” Xiao Su explained gently. He took a glance at Han Qing and both of their eyes met mid-air for a brief moment before they split up.
Han Muzi did not know what to say, even though she did not believe that nothing had happened. Xiao Su was probably worried that they would start imagining things and cause Yan to get upset again, so he followed up, “It’s just that someone got wildly drunk.”
Yan forbade him to tell anyone about what happened tonight. On the other hand, he could not hide the slap mark on his face. Not saying anything at this point would cause others to overthink. So, he might as well come up with some explanation. Yan got drunk and became crazy, so she slapped him—this sounded like a perfect explanation.
“Wildly drunk?” Han Muzi could not help but frown. “What’s going on? She had just recently recovered from being sick; why did she start drinking again? Is she thinking of destroying that body of hers?”
Xiao Su smiled blandly and shrugged his shoulders, indicating that he did not know the answer to that. Han Qing, on the other hand, went back to his room and started packing without saying a word.
The living room became quiet. Han Muzi looked at the obvious slap mark on Xiao Su’s cheek and commented, “Yan has gone overboard this time. Let me get some ice for you to help with the swelling.”
Ye Moxuan grabbed her by her wrist just as she was about to walk over. She turned over. “What is it?”
“Your brother is leaving for the hotel, isn’t he? You should go and spend some time with him.” Ye Moxuan looked at her with gentleness in his eyes and touched her hair where Han Qing just touched. He patted her head for a few seconds and let his aura completely envelop her before retracting his hand satisfactorily. “Go. I’ll take care of everything here.”
Han Muzi felt like what he just did was odd but she could not quite pinpoint anything in particular. So, she nodded. “Okay. I’ll spend some time with Qing and be right back.”
“Sure.” After Ye Moxuan made sure Han Muzi had left and gone into the room, he turned his eyes and looked at Xiao Su. He then snorted. “Failed?”
Xiao Su was rendered speechless. He could not help but look up at Young Master Ye, who had a streak of mockery in his eyes. This look made him frustrated. He and Young Lady Ye also had a lot of ups and downs back in the days, so how can he mock me so simply now just because of his memory loss?
As Xiao Su was not feeling too happy about it, he decided to not respond to Ye Moxuan’s question. Ye Moxuan raised his eyebrows and flashed a sly smile. “You still have a chance.”
Chance? This word made Xiao Su feel that his life was nothing but darkness. If he had not done what he did tonight, he might still stand a chance. But right now, Yan must have hated him to the core. In the future, she might go the opposite direction whenever she bumped into him. To be accurate, she must have abhorred him. How could there… still be a chance?
“Young Master Ye…” Xiao Su spoke after a moment of silence, “I’m not going to force things anymore. Some people will never be mine.” After all these years, if he was fated to be with Yan, things would not have turned out the way they did.
Ye Moxuan’s smile disappeared a little as he heard that. He looked at him scornfully. “What? Can’t take it anymore after just a little hiccup? Maybe you should give up now and stop bothering her then.”
Xiao Su responded, “Young Master Ye…” Tonight, he had wasted the opportunity Ye Moxuan created for him.
“Idiot,” Ye Moxuan blurted out, and continued blandly, “If you want something, go get it. If you haven’t even tried, what kind of man are you?”
Xiao Su remained silent. Since when did Young Master Ye become such a talker? Is he teaching me how to court a woman? Xiao Su felt like he had just received a revelation and he looked at Ye Moxuan in astonishment.
“Go get the ice yourself, you useless tool.” After Ye Moxuan finished, he proceeded to take off his coat and walked toward the bedroom.
Xiao Su sat on the couch in a daze; he did not go and grab any ice. I’ll just… keep this slap mark then. This probably counts as a gift from Yan.
