He looked at her with such sharp eyes, as if he was looking at a thief, making Shen Qi annoyed as she bit her lower lip. “Who said that you’ve stolen something?” Ye Moxuan’s tone was neither calm nor agitated, but it had the power to send chills down one’s spine. Shen Qi clenched her fists tightly. “Then what did you mean by that question?”
Ye Moxuan thought of the suit—all of the buttons on it were gone. After spending the night with that woman, he came back realizing that a button on the suit was missing. Of course he wouldn’t wear it anymore, seeing as it was short of a button, but for some reason, he didn’t throw it away; instead, he kept that suit. But today, he suddenly discovered that all the buttons on it had been removed.
After a second thought, it was indeed impossible for Shen Qi to have done such an action. But who else would it be if it wasn’t her? At this time, Ye Moxuan couldn’t help but wonder if the missing button would be with the woman from that night.
“Nothing,” Ye Moxuan replied in a cold voice. Then, he frowned. “So you are saying that you definitely haven’t touched my clothes at all?”
Dumbfounded, Shen Qi asked, “What the hell did you lose? Just speak what’s on your mind. What’s the point of testing me like this?”
He remained silent. In the end, Shen Qi nodded and said, “Alright, we’ll talk about this matter later. Xueyou is coming to visit Old Master Ye, so I will go downstairs first.” With that, Shen Qi turned around and walked out straight away.
After she left, Ye Moxuan turned over the suit in his hand and stared at the places where the buttons were removed. One was lost during that night. Where did the other two go?
…
Shen Qi went straight to the gate and waited there. When she passed by the living room, she saw Ye Linhan sitting on the sofa, looking as if he was talking to someone on his phone. However, he suddenly looked at her, as if he was aware of her presence, making Shen Qi leave quickly.
She waited at the gate of the Ye residence for a while and saw Han Xueyou’s car approaching. After Han Xueyou got out of the car, she gave the key to the housekeeper to park it. Then, she carried a lot of things and entered the mansion with Shen Qi.
“Qi, it’s really nice of you to wait for me. I thought you were still angry with me. I haven’t cleared my thoughts for the past few days, so I’m sorry that I didn’t contact you. You didn’t mind, right?” Han Xueyou asked quietly once she entered.
Shen Qi didn’t hold a grudge against such matters. For the past few days, she just wanted to calm down, so she shook her head. “Don’t worry about it and just go in. By the way, Old Master Ye has gone out. He will probably be back later.”
“It’s okay.” Han Xueyou leaned over and rubbed Shen Qi’s cheek with hers smilingly. “Anyway, the main reason for me coming here is to visit you. I’m just paying Old Master Ye a visit along the way.”
Hearing this, Shen Qi felt a warm feeling in her heart. “Thank you, Xueyou.”
“Alright, let’s go in.”
Shen Qi then helped her carry her things. After the two went in, they ran into Ye Linhan. When they saw him, Han Xueyou was very enthusiastic.
“Hello, Mr. Ye.”
“Coming to see Shen Qi?” Ye Linhan looked at them with a warm smile, a book in his hand. His eyes then fell on Shen Qi’s face, and when he saw how she was avoiding his gaze, his expression darkened.
“Yeah, Mr. Ye. I heard that Old Master Ye is out. Here are some gifts I bought for everyone.” With that, Han Xueyou handed a bag in her hand to Ye Linhan. “I hope you’ll like it,” she chirped with a grin.
“Oh, you didn’t have to!” Ye Linhan took the bag from her politely.
“After all, I’m here as a guest, so it’s just basic respect for me to bring some gifts over.”
“Alright, I shan’t bother you guys anymore. I have to run some errands now.” When Ye Linhan saw that Shen Qi was really uncomfortable with him here, he could only make an excuse and leave.
After he left, Han Xueyou took Shen Qi’s hand and walked to the living room. “Actually, I think Mr. Ye is gentle and polite, and he treats everyone very kindly. Men like him are hard to find. But… if you don’t like him, I’ll pretend as if I don’t know anything, and I won’t mention it again.”
Hearing that, Shen Qi stopped and looked at her in disbelief. “Xueyou?”
“Are you surprised? Since we’re such good friends, I have thought about it for the last few days, and I came to realize that I still have to respect your choice. After all, this is your personal business, and I… shouldn’t interfere too much.” With that, Han Xueyou put down all the things in her hands. “Now, don’t be too moved. By the way, Old Master Ye isn’t back yet, so what should we do now?”
“I’ll walk around with you.” After all, Shen Qi herself was not very familiar with the place, so she could look around while showing Han Xueyou the place at the same time.
As such, Shen Qi took Han Xueyou to the garden at the back of the house for a walk. However, the latter suddenly said that she felt sick and wanted to go to the bathroom, so Shen Qi nodded. “Alright. Go ahead. I’ll wait for you here.”
“Okay, wait for me. I’ll be back later.” After that, Han Xueyou walked along the long corridor and saw Ye Moxuan not far from her. Immediately, a sweet smile appeared on the corner of her mouth as she walked forward while pretending to be surprised. “Young Master Ye? Why are you here?”
On the weekends, Ye Moxuan always went to stroll around the back garden, but he didn’t expect to meet Han Xueyou here. When he saw her, he merely looked at her indifferently and nodded as a response.
“Excuse me. I was strolling around with Qi, and I just wanted to go to the bathroom, but I accidentally got lost.” At this point, Han Xueyou walked closer again and directly pressed her body on Ye Moxuan’s back. “Young Master Ye, how silly of me,” she whispered.
Ye Moxuan was speechless when he heard that, thereupon his brows furrowed together. This woman…
“Young Master Ye, could you show me the way to the bathroom?” With that, Han Xueyou stretched out her hands and poked Ye Moxuan’s back. Seeing that he didn’t have any reaction, her fingers moved up slowly and gradually landed on his neck with her heart palpitating faster. Her fair fingers almost touched his neck, but her wrist was suddenly clenched by him forcefully.
Ye Moxuan stared at her intently with a cold expression as he spoke in an icy tone, “What do you think you’re doing?”
Han Xueyou was taken aback, for Ye Moxuan exerted a lot of force. In no time, red marks were formed on her hand. He had never treated her like this before, so she was at a loss for a while. “No, I wasn’t doing anything. Young Master Ye… you’re hurting me.” She widened her large, watery eyes and looked at Ye Moxuan innocently.
Looking at her puppy eyes, a pair of eyes that resembled a peaceful lake suddenly appeared in his mind. Ye Moxuan remembered Shen Qi, who also used to look at him with innocent eyes, only her eyes were firm and stubborn at the same time, with a hint of unwillingness to admit defeat. Meanwhile, the woman in front of him was different; the innocence in her eyes was obviously fake.
“You weren’t doing anything?” Ye Moxuan sneered. “Then why were you leaning so close to me?”
