“Mommy! I missed you so much!” Little Bean clung onto Han Muzi while nuzzling his face against her arm intimately. Han Muzi’s heart melted in a mush after having her child rub against her arm.
“Didn’t I ask you both to come over tomorrow? Why did you come over so late at night?” Han Muzi crouched down and pinched Little Bean’s chubby cheeks. It felt so good that she continued rubbing and caressing his cheeks.
Little Bean’s delicate facial features were squished under Han Muzi’s ravages, but he wasn’t angry at all. On the contrary, his eyes gleamed with delight. He held onto Han Muzi’s wrist tightly while exclaiming, “Mommy, kisses!”
Han Muzi lowered her head and kissed Little Bean’s cheek. Little Bean finally got his wish, and he wrapped his tiny arms around her neck in delight. “Can I live with you forever from now on, mommy?”
Han Muzi was astounded by his question, but she nodded swiftly. “Of course. From now on, we will always live together. Mommy will protect you well.”
“Hmph.” Little Bean snorted unexpectedly. “I am a grown up now, and I am perfectly capable of protecting you, mommy. Stop sending me away when something bad crops up. I want to stay by your side.”
Han Muzi was at a loss for words when she heard that.
He sounded like a grown up, and Han Muzi felt tears brimming in her eyes. She reached out and caressed Little Bean’s head. “You’re all grown up, my dear Little Bean. I know that.”
“But you don’t trust me, mommy! Hmph!”
Yan observed their interaction in amusement, and she tried taking Han Muzi’s side. “Is it enough for your mommy to trust you? If bad guys show up, you are too small to do anything. Your mom needs to look after herself, and you’d be slowing her down if she needs to worry about you. I’m not trying to knock you down, but you are still little, and you will be a burden. If you don’t want to be a burden to your mommy, you have to eat more and grow taller. Once you are taller than both your mommy and me, we will trust that you have the ability to protect others!”
Yan’s words were harsh but true. Hence, Han Muzi didn’t refute her.
Besides, she knew her son wasn’t as fragile as one might think.
True enough, Little Bean seemed indifferent; in fact, he snorted in disdain. “You enjoy attacking others with your words, Aunt Yan. I wonder who was the one begging me not to tell Uncle Qing about her!”
The grin across Yan’s face vanished when she heard that. She looked as if she was about to hit Little Bean.
“Aren’t you a naughty one! You are always using your Uncle Qing to make fun of me!”
“Mommy!” Little Bean threw himself into Han Muzi’s arms while hugging her tightly, as if asking her for help.
Han Muzi stopped Yan’s attack before asking her quietly, “How’s your progress with Qing?”
Yan blushed furiously. “Muzi, what are you talking about?”
Little Bean exposed her immediately. “Mommy, I saw Aunt Yan kissing Uncle Qing!”
Han Muzi was rather surprised when she heard that. “What was that?”
“Argh!!!” Yan started screaming, as if something terrible just happened. “Little Bean, you’re spouting nonsense! I did not!”
Little Bean added in a sing-song voice, “Yes, you did! I saw you kissing Uncle Qing upstairs.”
Han Muzi gazed at Yan and realized that she was blushing furiously. It was apparent that it must be true. If she didn’t kiss Han Qing, Little Bean wouldn’t have made such a claim, and Yan wouldn’t have had such a huge reaction.
This only further proves that Yan must have kissed Han Qing.
Han Muzi couldn’t help but conjure Han Qing’s serious and stern face in her mind. Yan actually stole a kiss from Qing. Well, how was his expression then?
Han Muzi’s curiosity was piqued, and she propped her chin up while gazing at Yan. “Can you walk me through the process? For example, how did you do it? And what was my brother’s expression?”
Yan was dumbfounded.
Han Muzi demanded, “Yan, you had better spill!”
“I’m not talking to you both anymore!” Yan exclaimed in exasperation and turned around to leave the room. Looking at how flushed Yan’s face was, Han Muzi merely laughed, but she didn’t chase after Yan.
“Mommy, do you not believe me? I really saw it that day,” Little Bean uttered while looking up at Han Muzi after Yan left the room.
Han Muzi tapped the tip of his nose gently. “Why wouldn’t I believe you? Little Bean, do you like Aunt Yan? What do you think of her becoming your Aunty Yan?”
Little Bean blinked his eyes in sudden excitement.
“Will she often cook delicious food for me if she becomes my Aunty Yan?”
Han Muzi burst out laughing at his gluttony. “That’s right.” She nodded.
“I shall take note. From tomorrow onward, I’ll change the way I address her.”
“What do you mean?”
“From now on, I will address Aunt Yan as Aunty Yan.”
Han Muzi caressed Little Bean’s head quietly with a smile.
After Yan hid in her room, she felt her cheeks burning in embarrassment. She covered her cheeks with her palms while she paced in her room and howled agonizingly.
Initially, I already felt bad for ambushing him in secret, and it took such a long time for me to calm down from that incident. However, Little Bean brought it up again.
Yan felt extremely ashamed of herself the moment she thought of how Han Muzi might make fun of her over this incident.
That’s Han Muzi’s older brother! Sob… Why did I embarrass myself? Why couldn’t I control my emotions? Besides… I even wanted to steal a second kiss, but… I was too afraid and ran off. However…
Yan bit her finger while looking as though she was reminiscing that moment.
My crush’s lips are so soft.
I could only kiss him in my dreams after that incident. Besides… Han Qing would always respond to my kiss in my dream… in a charming and strong way, no less. However, how’s that possible in reality?
Yan was evidently distressed. She lay spreadeagle on her stomach on the bed, and her face was buried against her pillow.
Ding!
Her phone rang, and Yan checked her phone, only to realize that it was a WeChat message from Han Muzi. After reading the message, Yan started blushing again.
Yan tapped away on her phone bitterly.
‘You should stop teasing me, hmph!’
‘How am I teasing you? I am just concerned about the relationship status between my brother and my best friend. I think the word you’re looking for is ‘considerate’.’
‘Hmph! You should be concerned about Ye Moxuan instead!’
There was no reply after that, and Yan realized in horror that she shouldn’t have done that. Therefore, she typed a message in response hastily.
‘I didn’t mean that. I was just asking you not to tease me about it.’
‘So you admit to it?’
Yan’s eyes bulged in shock. Damn it! She got me there.
Yan snorted, but after weighing her options, she decided to come clean.
‘Yes, yes, I’ll admit to that, alright? You always knew that I have a crush on your brother. I couldn’t help myself because he was just there, looking so handsome.’
‘Tsk, I believe in you. Whether you would end up as my sister-in-law all comes down to your performance in the future.’
Muzi’s sister-in-law? Han covered her cheeks again while she fantasized about marrying Han Qing.
