“Welcome Miss. A table for one?”
Han Muzi stood in front of the Sichuan restaurant for a very long time. One of her feet was already inside the establishment while the other was still at the door. She had stood there for a very long time with a hesitant look, wondering if she should enter the place or not. The waiter inside finally could not help himself and approached her to ask.
Han Muzi looked up and saw a young man with a pair of tidy eyebrows standing in front of her. He seemed to be Chinese, but he spoke to her in English.
She nodded subconsciously. “Yes, a table for one.”
The young man put on a happy face. “Oh, you’re Chinese? I saw you standing here for quite long. Any doubts?”
Han Muzi gave a small smile. “No, I’m just on the phone.”
After saying this, she said softly to George who was on the other side of the call, “I have things going on. I’ll hang up first.” With that, she hung up the call.
“Muzi, don’t hang up yet, let me talk to you longer… Muzi? Hello?” While George was still roaring on the phone, he heard the busy tone coming from his phone. This was bad. Why did he have a feeling that he had done something bad with good intentions again? He had called Han Muzi as he wanted to find out her situation after hearing that Yuchi was dining with the Duanmu family. He tried calling her several times but she did not pick up. She did not even reply to her WeChat messages. It did not seem like her to do so. In the end, George called her so many times that he almost destroyed the phone, but she still did not answer his calls.
George panicked as he thought that Han Muzi was furious after finding out about it and therefore refused to pick up his calls. That was why when Han Muzi called him, he had spoken so ignorantly.
“You’re so stupid, George.” He held out his hand to smack his head repeatedly. He was really too stupid. He should have tested her before saying anything. If Han Muzi did not know about it, he could still salvage the situation. But now? After he said this, would Muzi… no longer be his sister-in-law? No, this could not be. He had to call Ye Moxuan and tell him or he would not be able to salvage this situation.
George quickly called Ye Moxuan, but who knew he would experience the same thing as with Han Muzi earlier. Although the call went through, no one answered it. He did not know where they were having their meal and he could not get through to Ye Moxuan’s phone. After anxiously walking around in a circle, he grabbed his car keys and ran out.
…
After Han Muzi was welcomed by the young man into the restaurant, she found a seat by the window and was handed a menu. “It’s been a long time since a Chinese person has come to our restaurant. You’re the first Chinese person I’ve met here in half a month. Seeing that we’re from the same country, I’ll treat you to this meal today. You just go ahead and order whatever you want.”
Although she was a little absent-minded while taking the menu, she was too embarrassed to ignore the offer as the other party was being so enthusiastic. She could only smile and say, “Thank you for your kindness but we’ve just met, so how can I let you spend money on me for this meal?”
“It’s okay, it just means we’re fated to have met each other today.”
“No, it’s alright. Thank you.”
After looking through the menu, Han Muzi casually ordered some food. Since she liked Sichuan food, she was not very picky.
“Is that all? You’re being too polite.”
Smiling, she said, “I’ll pay for the bill myself. Thank you.”
As the young man left with the menu, Han Muzi sat there alone in a daze.
Today, Ye Moxuan is discussing the engagement with the Duanmu Family. Then, what has he been doing these past few days? Could it be that his coming to my house every day gave me the wrong impression? Or maybe it was the kiss in the office that made her have this illusion. She was thinking that even though Ye Moxuan did not have her in his memories any longer, he still recognized her subconsciously and thus did those actions. She had even felt that she was close to victory.
After learning the news today, however, she suddenly felt that she had not even taken a step forward. Thinking of this, Han Muzi lowered her eyes and sat quietly. The service in that restaurant was very speedy, and it was probably also because the Chinese waiter was taking care of her as a fellow Chinese, that the food she ordered came very quickly.
After the young man served her the food, he sat across from her and looked at her while holding his phone. “Are you here alone?” Staring at Han Muzi, he found her eyes to be very beautiful. He seemed to have fallen in love at first sight.
“No.” She shook her head, picked up a pair of chopsticks, and said faintly, “I’m here with my husband.”
In the next second, the smile on the young man’s face froze while he looked a little embarrassed.
“Is there anything else?” Han Muzi looked up at him.
The man shook his head and coughed slightly. “Nothing else. Enjoy your food.”
Han Muzi picked up something to eat. Although she had been feeling very greedy before entering the restaurant, the food she was eating now tasted bland. As a result, she forced herself to eat a few more mouthfuls before she stopped. After wiping the corners of her mouth with a tissue, she got up to pay.
The young man from earlier did not appear anymore, and she left the restaurant after paying.
Simultaneously, in a luxurious hotel.
“It’s really rare for our two families to be able to have a meal together.” Yuchi Jin looked at Duanmu Aotian and Duamu Xue, who were sitting opposite from him. His face showed a trace of surprise. “By the way, why didn’t Zhe come with you?”
Stroking his beard and smiling, Duanmu Aotian said, “He has other things to do, so I didn’t bring him along.”
Duanmu Xue looked at Ye Moxuan who was sitting beside Yuchi Jin, shyness apparent on her face. She lowered her head and looked at her dress. She had specially gotten someone to buy this dress for her, and it took a lot of hard work to get this unique dress.
It was designed by a well-known designer. Although Duanmu Xue had never met the other party, her friends all loved this designer’s works. Her pieces were all difficult to get and recently she seemed to have stopped designing. That was why many of the dresses which were auctioned away were reluctant to be worn and were instead used for showcasing. She had spent a lot of money to get this dress.
Furthermore, her makeup was also delicately done to match the dress. She was hoping to leave her best impression on Ye Moxuan. She even planned to hire this designer to design her wedding dress once they had set the wedding date and were engaged. She was willing to pay a big price to hire this particular designer to design her wedding dress. Just like that, she accidentally strayed too far away. When she came back to her senses, her cheeks were flushed.
The elders from both sides knew the purpose of today’s meeting, so they started discussing after the third round of drinks.
Duanmu Aotian looked at Ye Moxuan, who had a straight posture and a handsome face. The more the elder looked at him, the more satisfied he was. This man was indeed worthy to be with his granddaughter, who was the apple of his eye. He put down the small wine glass in his hand, then raised his head to look at Yuchi Jin. “Mr. Yuchi, I still remember how we wanted to let our children marry so that we could become in-laws. It’s a pity that…”
