After Han Muzi returned to the Han residence, she went directly to the kitchen and cooked some porridge herself. Since Ye Moxuan had sustained such serious injuries, she thought that he would have to eat something light.
Apart from that, she also wondered how Ye Moxuan would sleep at night as he had hurt his back. It was impossible for him to lie down. After all, with those injuries, applying more pressure to it would definitely make the wound worse. Was he going to sleep on his belly?
The thought of his tall figure trying to fit into the small bed in the ward and lying down in a difficult posture formed a very vivid scene in Han Muzi’s mind. Then, she couldn’t help laughing out loud.
After a few laughs, Han Muzi felt sorry for Ye Moxuan, thinking that he was quite miserable now. If it weren’t for him blocking the attacks, his back wouldn’t have been hurt, and the person lying in the ward would have been her instead.
Moreover, if he hadn’t blocked her at the time, her face and body would have been—
After pondering what could have happened, Han Muzi didn’t dare to think about it anymore. She only focused on cooking the porridge and took a thermos to put the porridge in. After thinking about it, she even sautéed a few light dishes.
Her cooking was pretty good. She knew how to cook all this while, but she had been cooking less often during the recent years as Yan’s cooking skills were much better than hers, and Little Bean liked everything that she made. Hence, when they lived together, Yan was basically the masterchef.
Although she was not that familiar with cooking now, she still knew how to do it.
Han Muzi quickly finished up her cooking and then took the thermos flask to head out.
As soon as she walked out of the kitchen, she ran into Han Qing, who had a cold expression on his face.
Facing his stern gaze, Han Muzi moved the thermos in her hand to the other side guiltily as she tried to avoid Han Qing from seeing it.
However, it was completely pointless—Han Qing knew very well what she wanted to do.
No matter how much she tried to block or cover, it was of no use.
Thinking of this, Han Muzi just stood still and looked at Han Qing.
“Qing.”
No matter what, she would still have to greet him.
Han Qing pursed his thin lips and asked with a pair of cold eyes, “Do you still regard me as your brother?”
Han Muzi answered, “Why not?”
“Who hurt you so deeply five years ago? Have you forgotten everything?” Han Qing stared sharply at her. “After five years have passed, you have forgotten all this? And you even want to take the initiative to send these to him? Muzi, where is your self respect?”
After a pause, Han Muzi defended herself. “In that case, what do you think I should do? That man blocked everything for me. Now, he is lying in the hospital with a wounded body. If it weren’t for him, the person lying there would have been me. Maybe then, the one who would bring the food over would be you! Having said that, do you still want to stop me?”
Han Qing replied, “Well, do you know that if it weren’t for him, you wouldn’t have been the target of a hate crime? If you continue to get close to him, you will still have to face these troubles in the future. He can block it for you once, or twice, or the most, three times. But can he shield you for a lifetime?”
Han Muzi’s expression changed slightly when she heard Han Qing say ‘for a lifetime’.
“I don’t want to think about that now. I don’t have any other thoughts about him. Even if it were not him who blocked the attack, but a stranger, I would still go to the hospital to take care of that person. This is just general kindness without any personal feelings.”
Han Qing stared at her closely. “Are you sure you have no personal feelings toward him? Can you assure me that you won’t be with him again?”
“Yes, I promise.” Han Muzi nodded. “I never thought about being with him again, so don’t worry about that. And what I want to tell you is—whether I would be with him or not is my own business, and I have the ability to handle my business.”
Han Qing came over and clasped her shoulders.
“It’s not that I want to control you. You are now the Young Lady of the Han family. I just don’t want you to repeat the same mistakes as before. Do you understand?”
“I understand; of course I do. But I’m not a kid anymore. Do you understand my feelings? I want to decide my life by myself, not… follow the path that others have decided for me. That is not the kind of life that I want.”
Han Qing looked at her calmly. Suddenly, he stopped saying anything and let go of her shoulders. Then, he turned away.
Han Muzi didn’t know if Han Qing understood her or not, but at this time, she didn’t want to think about it so much, so she quickly left with the thermos.
Han Qing walked to the corner before turning back to look at the figure that went straight ahead without looking back, and his eyes darkened.
Yan, who stood behind him, advised weakly, “P-President Han, don’t be angry. Muzi is a softhearted person. No matter who rescued her, she would take care of that person. She’s going to the hospital not because of who that person is, but more importantly, what that person has done for her.”
After the incident of her kissing Han Qing, Yan had been avoiding him for a long time. When she finally mustered all her courage to call him, she even stammered when she spoke to him. However, after being around him a few more times, Yan found that she was not so nervous now.
It was just a kiss; it was no big deal.
You are a grown man who has never been in a relationship. So what if you kissed a young woman like me?
Hmph, you can’t possibly fall in love with me with just a kiss, right? If that really happened, and you were moved by me…
Thinking of this, Yan became more justified and confident.
After all, her crush was not young anymore. As time waited for no one, she must cherish the time now. Otherwise, in a few years’ time, he would only get older.
As Yan thought about this, Han Qing turned to look at her, which made her shudder. Everything that she had been thinking just had was shoved out of her mind.
She bit her lower lip. “Uhm… I’m telling the truth. I have known Muzi for a long time, so…”
When she bit her lip, Han Qing thought of what happened that day.
The young woman in front of him suddenly came over and kissed him. No one had ever done such an astonishing move to him, so that incident had affected him for a long time. Sometimes, he even dreamed about it at night.
Seeing the way Han Qing looked at her, Yan shuddered and took a step back involuntarily.
“Uhm… If you think what I said is wrong, then… I-I shall leave first.”
With that, she was about to turn around.
However, Han Qing suddenly stopped her. “Hey, you.”
Yan paused before turning her head and pointed her finger at herself. “Me?”
“Yes, you.” Han Qing’s gaze fell steadily on her face. Finally, he moved his gaze to her lips, being unable to stop himself.
His gaze was faltering, and Yan felt it all at once. In that instant, she felt a burning sensation on her cheeks, and she was so shy that she didn’t dare to look at him. “What’s up?”
Han Qing did not speak. Instead, he took a few steps forward without saying another word while a calm and steady aura exuded from him.
Yan’s face suddenly flushed red, and she took a few steps back suddenly.
“W-What are you doing? Don’t come over!”
With that, she turned and ran away.
