As both of them walked to the back of the counter, their tone gradually became flirtatious. “Manager, what I said is true, don’t you believe me? Should I come to your house tonight to make things clear?” “Now, come on…”
After witnessing this, all the other employees walked out with an impassive face—as if they had not seen anything. They were already used to this woman’s slutty tactics.
Fifteen minutes later, after she had pacified the manager of the restaurant, she went to the restroom to freshen herself up. Halfway through the process, she suddenly raised her head and looked at herself in the mirror. The once glamorous and opulent young lady of the Han Family had now become a lowly waiter in a restaurant, earning a meager salary every month. It was far from enough for her to spend.
So… she chose to betray herself. After fooling around with the manager, her salary was about twice as much as that of others. As such, she felt so proud and superior to everyone else in the restaurant. Until… she saw that woman on television today.
In just five years, her life had taken a turn for the worse, while that woman had become infinitely more popular.
Thinking of this, she clenched her hands into fists. Her long nails pierced into her flesh, but she did not feel any pain. Instead, she looked at her disheveled self in the mirror and gritted her teeth with anger. “Shen Qi! Shen Qi! Shen Qi! Shen Qi!!!”
Initially, the waitress just said the name with hatred. After a few times, she went crazy and yelled out loud. Then, she scratched her bloody nails against the mirror like a madman, making a very shrill sound. A bloodstain was left on the mirror. It made the dimly-lit restroom look even more terrifying.
…
Han Muzi went out for a long time to find Little Bean. After some time, she found that he did not go to the front hall; instead, he was sitting on the swing in the yard all alone while wearing a cartoon mask.
Although his face was covered, the mask matched the little suit on his body. He looked particularly cute and attractive.
Upon seeing this, Han Muzi stopped involuntarily and took out her phone to take a picture of Little Bean from a distance. Click!
As soon as the shutter was pressed and a picture was taken, Little Bean turned his head around through her phone screen. A pair of clear black eyes looked over.
“Mommy?” he asked and looked as if he wanted to get off the swing.
“Wait!” Han Muzi stopped him while her red lips curled into a smile. “I’m going to take a few pictures of you. Stay still for a while.”
Hearing that, Little Bean didn’t move and then sat there obediently, waiting for his mother to take pictures of him. Han Muzi then walked over to him and took several photos.
Little Bean was very good at posing. He would always make a few cool poses when Han Muzi pointed her camera at him. In the end, he even made a clownish face that made Han Muzi burst out in laughter.
As soon as she put the phone away, Little Bean jumped off the swing and ran over to hug her. “Mommy!”
Han Muzi reached out her hands to caress his head lovingly. She was relieved when she saw Little Bean wearing a mask.
Since Little Bean was wearing a mask tonight, even if he had met Ye Moxuan, the latter would not recognize him.
As for Little Bean, since he was only a five-year-old, he would not normally take note of other people’s appearances. Even if he did notice Ye Moxuan, at most he would just wonder why the man looked like him. He would not pursue the matter.
Hence, she was relieved now, but she couldn’t help herself from asking gently, “Have you been sitting on this swing since just now? You didn’t go anywhere else?”
“Anywhere else? Where do you mean?” Little Bean raised his head and looked at her curiously with his dark eyes.
Such innocent eyes made Han Muzi feel guilty. She cleared her throat lightly and looked away. “Well, just somewhere else. It’s been a long party. Don’t you find it boring after swinging here all this time?”
Little Bean pouted. “Mommy, it’s not boring at all. I met a lot of people here.”
“A lot of people?”
“Yeah! At first, many people wanted to take photos of me, but you told me that I can’t just let strangers take photos of me.”
“And then?” Seeing his serious expression, Han Muzi’s curiosity was aroused. She kneeled and squeezed his soft chin while asking for more information.
“Then I told them fiercely that they are not allowed to take pictures, or else my mommy will be very unhappy.”
“Pfft!” Han Muzi couldn’t help but laugh when she heard Little Bean’s serious words. Then, she squeezed his soft little ears again. “Why did you describe me in such a fierce way? I won’t simply look for trouble, of course. At most… I’ll just sue them for infringing on your privacy and ask them to compensate.”
“Hmph! You are so bad!” Little Bean snorted out loud while reaching out his hand to poke Han Muzi’s fair cheeks before saying, “But Mommy, they didn’t succeed in taking any photos. At first, they were very naughty—they never listened to my instructions and took photos of me anyway! But! After that, a mister came to help me out.”
“Yeah?” Han Muzi didn’t think too much about it, so she smiled and asked, “Since he helped you, did you thank him?”
Little Bean nodded and said that he had thanked the man properly. But after a while, he said, “Though, he is quite strange…”
“Strange?” Han Muzi was puzzled to hear that. “How so?”
“He wears the same mask as me.”
Little Bean suddenly gave away such a shocking piece of information. Han Muzi’s heart almost jumped out of her throat when she heard that, and her eyelids twitched violently too. “W-What did you say? The man who helped you had a mask on?”
“Mm-hmm.” Little Bean nodded in approval. “Yes, Mommy, what’s wrong? Oh, hey…” Little Bean noticed that Han Muzi was holding a silver mask in her hand. “Mommy, your mask looks like that Mister’s. Do you know him?”
Han Muzi remained silent and didn’t answer Little Bean’s question. She just squatted immobile as if she had been electrocuted. A chill ran down her spine and spread all over her body almost instantly. She felt so cold as if she had fallen into an ice cave.
She had already anticipated everything, but she never thought that the two of them would meet. She had already taken all the precautions, but she still couldn’t do anything to prevent Ye Moxuan from meeting Little Bean.
What does he want? Why does he help Little Bean while wearing a mask? Was this incident intentional?
Han Muzi’s lips turned pale. D-Does he already know about Little Bean’s background? Or was it just a coincidence, that they unintentionally met at the dinner party? Or does he already know the truth, and he is just playing with me? If that is the case, what should I do in the future?
