He doesn’t want to terminate the contract? Han Muzi was stunned for a few seconds, but she snapped back to her senses soon enough and smiled at Ye Moxuan. “What does that have to do with me?”
Ye Moxuan’s gaze darkened when he heard her. “What does that have to do with you? I am your client. Are you saying that it does not concern you that I refuse to let you terminate the contract?”
“Mr. Ye, you should understand one thing. Terminating the contract is a one-sided issue. According to the contract, I just have to pay the full penalty if I decide to terminate it. Other than that, this has nothing to do with me.”
Ye Moxuan remained silent upon hearing that and just stared at her. After a while, he smirked at her. “Are you so desperate to shake me off? How would you know I won’t make another order after you terminate this contract?”
Han Muzi responded with a start, “How dare you?!”
“If I’m not mistaken, your company has several fashion designers, right?” Ye Moxuan commented and cocked his brow pointedly at her.
Han Muzi was at a loss for words. I’ve miscalculated. I didn’t expect Ye Moxuan to be so shameless. Her lips parted, but she couldn’t say a thing.
Ye Moxuan took a step forward and asked, “Are you still planning to terminate the contract?”
Han Muzi hesitated before asking in a resigned manner, “What exactly is it that you want?” She stared at Ye Moxuan with a sardonic look. Despite wearing high heels, he was still almost half a head taller than her. She even had to look up to meet his gaze throughout their conversation. His forceful presence shrouded over her, and it felt rather overwhelming.
“What do I want?” Ye Moxuan chuckled dryly. His gaze was alluring, but he wore a self-deprecating expression. He spoke very quietly, “Can’t you tell yet what it is that I want?”
Their surroundings were noisy, but that didn’t stop Han Muzi from clearly hearing Ye Moxuan’s deep and seductive voice. It immediately affected her thoughts and judgment.
She abruptly took a step back and hissed at him through gritted teeth, “Please conduct yourself with dignity, Mr. Ye. I believe your wife at home wouldn’t be too pleased if she knew what you were doing. Don’t you think your actions are very unfair to her?”
Ye Moxuan stared at her in bewilderment.
“After five years, have you become a shameless person that doesn’t take other people’s feelings into consideration?”
When he saw the disappointment in her gaze, alarm bells rang in Ye Moxuan’s mind. It honestly looks like she has no clue.
Ye Moxuan pursed his thin lips before stating coldly, “Who told you that I have a wife at home?”
Han Muzi scowled at him. What does he mean? “Mr. Ye, you must be joking; you said so yourself.”
“Oh?” Ye Moxuan chuckled before asking her, “Are you jealous then?”
Han Muzi was rendered speechless by his response. What has that got to do with me? She suppressed her anger, and replied to him with an icy tone, “I truly have some important matters to attend to. I can’t waste my time here with you.”
“Alright.” Ye Moxuan folded his arms in front of his chest. “There is ample time. I, Ye Moxuan, have nothing, if not time—to wait for you. We will discuss matters between us after you have your issue sorted.”
Han Muzi ignored him completely; she immediately marched toward Mr. Nan’s car. This time, Ye Moxuan didn’t go after her.
Mr. Nan saw Han Muzi approaching the car, but when he saw Ye Moxuan standing in the distance as well, he asked her, “Miss, are you alright?”
Han Muzi shook her head. “Mr. Nan, don’t worry; I’m fine. Let’s go back to the company.”
She promptly got into the car, but Mr. Nan glanced at Ye Moxuan again, and his gaze reflected some complex emotions. He then followed suit and entered the car.
Once they left, Ye Moxuan took his phone out and phoned Xiao Su. “Find out why she is with the Han Family.”
Xiao Su felt his heart sink upon receiving this call from Ye Moxuan. I haven’t told him that Han Muzi is with the Han Family. How did he find out?
However, before Xiao Su could respond, Ye Moxuan already hung up. Xiao Su listened to the beeping tone over the phone and felt a dreading sense of despair. Great. It’s time to get busy again.
…
Han Muzi returned to the company, and it turned out that news of the incident with the evening gown had already gotten out. When she was about to return to her office, she saw Zhang Yu anxiously waiting for her at the entrance to her office.
Upon seeing Han Muzi, Zhang Yu rushed over to speak to her. “You’re back.”
Han Muzi glanced at her calmly and nodded. She then pushed open her office door and entered the room, with Zhang Yu following closely behind.
“You were looking for me?” Han Muzi asked.
Zhang Yu nodded, and she looked pale.
“I wasn’t the one that ruined the evening gown designed by Leng Yueyue.”
Hearing that, Han Muzi paused and stretched to take her jacket off. While hanging it on a nearby rack, she turned to face Zhang Yu and said, “When did I say you were the one that ruined it?”
“Y-You believe me?” Zhang Yu asked. The color had drained from her face, and she bit her lower lip. “How could you possibly trust me? I’ve said some horrible things about you in the past.”
Han Muzi walked toward her desk to transfer the pictures she snapped earlier into her computer. “You might want to be more precise.”
Zhang Yu bit her lip in anger. “It’s all their fault; I only found out about it just now. They are saying that I’m jealous, and that is why I ruined Leng Yueyue’s work! I-I might not usually be the nicest person around, but… I wouldn’t do such a thing. Besides, I’m a girl! How could I possibly have the physical strength to do all that?” Zhang Yu got more agitated the more she explained. She felt extremely wronged, and tears started rolling down her cheeks.
“That’s right, I am angry. I’m angry that you chose Leng Yueyue’s design. What’s wrong with our work? Why should she be the only one to have her work displayed in the exhibition hall? But even though I’m angry and even if it had crossed my mind, I wouldn’t do something like that,.”
Han Muzi finally understood what she meant after listening to her explanation. She slowly looked up at Zhang Yu and met her gaze. “Are you saying that you wanted to do that?”
Zhang Yu was stumped, but she retorted loudly, “That’s right! I am bitter, and I wanted to do that! But I did not! I didn’t ruin her work! Why should I stomach others’ slander?”
Han Muzi sighed in resignation when she heard that. “Did I accuse you?”
Zhang Yu stopped crying when she heard that. “What do you mean? Are you saying that… you didn’t suspect me?”
“Why would I suspect you?” Han Muzi gazed at her calmly. “You should leave. I have some matters to attend to.” Her constant crying will affect my emotions and disrupt my train of thought.
Zhang Yu blinked several times while staring at Han Muzi before regaining her composure. “I thought you were the same as the rest of them, and that you’d suspect me. Who would have thought you would—”
“You should leave first. If it’s not too much trouble, please get Yan to come in and see me.”
“Sure!” Zhang Yu nodded immediately before turning around to leave.
Not too long after Zhang Yu left, Yan entered the office. “What is it? Zhang Yu’s eyes were bloodshot from crying. She didn’t cause any trouble for you, I hope?”
