Such harsh questioning made Han Xueyou’s eyes immediately turn red. “I’m sorry, I just wanted to push you a bit. I didn’t mean to touch you on purpose just now… Young Master Ye, it hurts. Can you let go of me?” With that, Han Xueyou shed a few tears as she tried to withdraw her hand meekly.
Ye Moxuan snorted coldly and let her go. Han Xueyou leaned against the wall weakly, as if she was boneless, while she rubbed her sore wrist, feeling terribly wronged.
Initially, she thought that Ye Moxuan should have some feelings for her. She thought that long as she used her techniques to get closer to him, he would fall in her trap.
However, she didn’t expect him to be so rude and violent. But the more he resisted her, the more Han Xueyou became interested in a cold and domineering man like him.
She wanted to gain his affection because she knew that if she managed to charm such a man, she would be the happiest woman in the world.
However, if she wanted to make him fall for her, she had to do whatever it would take, by hook or by crook.
Han Xueyou leaned against the wall and closed her eyes.
Qi, I am sorry.
Ye Moxuan doesn’t love you anyway. So let’s just switch positions.
Thinking of this, Han Xueyou’s expression changed when she opened her eyes again. She stood up again and squeaked in an extremely soft voice, “I’m sorry, Young Master Ye. I didn’t mean it. Since you hate me so much, then… I’ll leave first.”
With that, Han Xueyou left, but she seemed to mutter to herself inadvertently, “It’s all my fault. Why do I remember that rainy night so clearly? Now, I’m just a joke to you!”
Originally, when she wanted to leave, Ye Moxuan didn’t bother to pay attention to her. But after hearing her whisper, Ye Moxuan’s cold eyes immediately had a drastic change, and he commanded her to stop.
“Stop.”
Han Xueyou suddenly froze on the spot like a statue and looked back at him in astonishment.
“What did you just say?”
Han Xueyou stretched out her hand to cover her mouth, and she stepped back in panic with her eyes widening. “No, I didn’t say anything. You’ve heard wrongly!”
After speaking, she turned and ran.
“Damn it, come back!” Ye Moxuan called out for her, but Han Xueyou had already achieved her goal. Of course, she was not going to tell him directly. Hence, she would not stop to leave some time for him to ponder about it.
Soon, Han Xueyou disappeared around the corner.
Meanwhile, Shen Qi had been for a long time at the same place. After a long wait, Han Xueyou did not return. When they made their way to the garden, the routes were quite complicated, so Shen Qi was worried that she might have gotten lost and wasn’t able to find the bathroom. She waited for an extra two minutes, but she still didn’t see Han Xueyou.
In the end, she had no choice but to walk along the way they came, but after a short distance, she ran into Han Xueyou, who stumbled toward her. Because Han Xueyou was walking in a hurry, she almost fell down. Fortunately, both of them stabilized themselves.
“What’s the matter? Why are you running so anxiously? Did something happen?” Shen Qi helped Han Xueyou up and asked. Seeing her eyes were red, her heart suddenly tightened.
Han Xueyou immediately turned around and wiped her eyes. “It’s okay. I’m okay.”
“But why are you crying?” Shen Qi frowned and asked suspiciously.
Shen Qi had no idea why, but she suddenly had a foreboding premonition.
“What? Do I look like I’ve cried?” Han Xueyou smiled and rubbed her face vigorously. “Oh, nothing like that happened! I don’t even know that I look like that. Maybe some water got in accidentally when I was washing my face just now.”
Shen Qi remained quiet for a while before she asked, “You’re not lying to me?”
“Come on, why would I lie to you? I’m not crying, for real!” Han Xueyou took her hand and quickly changed the subject. “Let’s go over there and take a look.”
Although Shen Qi was full of doubts, she couldn’t do anything about it since Han Xueyou didn’t want to talk about it. After that, there was nothing wrong with Han Xueyou, so she gradually forgot about it.
After walking around for a while, Old Master Ye had come back. When he saw that Han Xueyou had brought so many things to the Ye residence, he was overjoyed. Then, he kept saying that he wanted to get to know Han Qing, so he would like Han Xueyou to make the connection.
Han Xueyou said that her elder brother was usually very busy. But if there was a chance in the future, she would definitely introduce them to each other.
Old Master Ye agreed happily and invited Han Xueyou to stay for lunch.
Shen Qi looked a little worried. In fact, she knew very well what Old Master Ye was thinking. He had always wanted Han Xueyou to be together with Ye Linhan. After he was gone, she dragged Han Xueyou into a corner and asked, “If Old Master Ye asked you to marry Ye Linhan, would you agree to that?”
Upon hearing this, Han Xueyou’s eyes widened in surprise. “How would that be possible?”
After thinking about it, she continued, “Qi, although I will no longer intervene in your decision, it does not mean that I will be with him. After all, he is the father of your child. How can I be with him?”
Shen Qi pursed her lips. “That might be a bit troublesome because Old Master Ye wants to match you up with Ye Linhan. Can’t you tell?”
Han Xueyou was dumbfounded before she spoke. “Is that so? I thought he was so enthusiastic because he just wanted to meet my elder brother.”
“Are you a fool? With the status and reputation of the Han family in North City, of course Old Master Ye wishes for you to become his granddaughter-in-law.”
“Is that so?” Han Xueyou lowered her head hesitantly. “I will pay more attention to this next time, and I will definitely keep my distance from Ye Linhan.”
Shen Qi misinterpreted her words—Han Xueyou only said that she would keep her distance from Ye Linhan, but she did not say anything about Ye Moxuan.
When everyone was eating at the dining table at noon, Ye Moxuan’s expression was as cold as ice, and his indifferent attitude almost froze everything around him, making the maids not even daring to approach him. Shen Qi couldn’t help but glance at him.
In the morning, she already noticed that something was wrong with him. Why did it seem to have gotten serious now?
What is wrong with him today?
“Xueyou, do visit often when you are free in the future.” Old Master Ye smiled as he peeled a few shrimps and put them in her bowl. Han Xueyou smiled, feeling flattered. “Thank you, Old Master Ye. I will.”
Seeing this, Shen Qi didn’t think much about it. After all, she already knew about the fact that Old Master Ye didn’t like her.
On the contrary, both Ye Linhan and Ye Moxuan did not speak; only Old Master Ye and Han Xueyou occasionally chatted at the dinner table. It was quite an awkward meal. In the end, Old Master Ye suddenly said, “Shen Qi, help to clear the table away.”
Shen Qi paused and then nodded. “Alright, Old Master Ye.”
Then, she got up to help the maids to take the cutleries away. When Han Xueyou saw that, she also stated, “I will help out too.”
“No, Xueyou, you come with me. I have something to tell you.”
“Uh…”
“It’s okay. Just go.” Shen Qi smiled at her, and Han Xueyou nodded. “Then I’ll come to you later.”
After the group of people left one after another, Shen Qi helped to bring the dishes into the kitchen.
