I see. Yan nodded her head in sudden realization, then she revealed a sweet smile to Xiao Su and said, “What a competent assistant you are! To be so considerate toward Young Master Ye and Young Lady Ye; if Young Master Ye knew, he would be very pleased. You’ll get a great year-end bonus later!”
Year-end bonus… Xiao Su smiled faintly and played along. “Perhaps by that time, I’ll have to trouble you to put in a few good words with Young Lady Ye for me.”
“Ah, were you so courteous to me just for this reason?” She seemed to have figured out something. “However, didn’t we just celebrate the New Year’s recently?”
“Since Young Master Ye lost his memories, I have yet to receive my salary this year.”
“I see!” She nodded vigorously. “Don’t worry, I’ll put in a good word with Muzi for you. Then, I’ll ask her to pass the message along!”
Gazing softly at her face, he then glanced at the coat. “So, you can go ahead and put the coat on.”
Originally, she had intended to return the coat to him, but now she believed he was just doing it for her in exchange for a favor. It took no effort for her to put in a few good words for him, but if she didn’t accept his coat here, he might think that she was refusing to help him. After thinking it over, Yan finally put on the coat with peace of mind. Then, she patted Xiao Su’s shoulder. “Alright, don’t worry! Thank you for the coat; I’ll put in a few good words for you!”
Jason, who was watching from the sidelines, was rendered speechless. After listening to their conversation, the corners of his mouth twitched. To think there was a strategy like this. This was the first time he had ever seen a person try to woo a woman like this. Considering how long he and Xiao Su had known each other, he couldn’t help but walk up to Xiao Su when Yan walked away, then muttered in a low voice, “Don’t blame me for not telling you this, but you will never get a girl this way.”
Xiao Su didn’t say a word in response.
“I was observing the situation. You’re in a love triangle, right?”
Xiao Su’s brow twitched and he narrowed his eyes to look at Jason.
“You like her, but she likes him, right?”
“Shut up! This has nothing to do with you,” Xiao Su retorted.
Seeing him acting like this, Jason laughed suddenly. “At first, I thought Moxuan going crazy over a woman was bad enough. I never expected his assistant to be just like him! Don’t tell me, birds of a feather flock together? Is that why you both are together? Okay, okay, I’m just teasing you. Don’t blame me for not pointing it out to you though. You can’t do this if you’re trying to chase a woman, especially since she doesn’t have any interest in you. If you don’t express your feelings clearly, she’ll be snatched away by another man sooner or later.”
Xiao Su furrowed his brows tightly together, then he suddenly heard Yan turning around and asking, “What are you guys talking about?”
As Jason had been speaking in a low voice, Yan, who was standing further away, could only hear his mumbling, and could not make out what he said. However, Xiao Su panicked as he hurriedly explained, “It’s nothing; we were just discussing something.”
Jason laughed wickedly. “We were discussing relationship issues; I was asking him for advice on how to court a woman.”
Xiao Su was rendered speechless while Yan gave him a doubtful look. Can he woo a woman with his dull-witted manner?
Nonetheless, sneakily glancing over at Han Qing, who had been silent all this while, she didn’t say another word on the matter. Although he had followed after them, he had barely said a word; he most likely only followed them out of his worry for Muzi’s safety.
…
“You don’t dare to answer, or you can’t be bothered to answer?”
After everyone else left, only Ye Moxuan and Han Muzi remained in this huge venue. Having yet to say a single word to her, Ye Moxuan simply looked at her, his expression pained and his eyes troubled.
Han Muzi looked at his expression and recalled the words Xiao Su had said to her. With those words in mind, she slowly walked toward him. “I know you’re trying to get your memories back as soon as possible. But you heard what the doctor said too: there isn’t a quick fix for this, and there is no specific method to cure this. It’s all based on the patients themselves. Yet, you’re acting so desperately with no regard for your health. I can understand and respect your decisions, but have you ever thought about what happens if something happens to you? What happens to your grandfather? What happens to Little Bean? What happens to me or the baby in my womb right now?”
Having made her mental preparations before she came here, she remained calm as she spoke; she kept her emotions in balance. No matter what she saw him doing, she refused to be shocked or angry. After not seeing him for so many days, she could not believe that in a week, he could lose so much weight. His complexion was particularly bad too. If she had not known what he had been up to, she would have thought he had fallen sick. Looking at him now, the stress and resentment building up over the days melted away, leaving behind only an endless heartache for him.
Walking until she finally stood in front of him, she chewed on her lower lip. “It wasn’t so long ago when your body had just recovered, and now you’re tormenting yourself like this. Do you think you have nine lives or something?”
He continued to remain silent. Staring at her without a word, his ink-black eyes filled with longing. Her sudden appearance here was something he had not expected. He assumed that, even if she knew what was going on, he could still finish his last treatment today. It wasn’t too late to meet her again tomorrow. Little did he expect…
“Are you still going to remain silent? Do you want to continue standing here? You’re trying to simulate the incident just to recover your memories; is the past… really that important? Fine. I’ll do it with you then.” Then, Han Muzi bent down and prepared to take off her shoes to jump into the water.
Ye Moxuan, who had been as still as a statue all this while, finally panicked at her actions. He grabbed her thin, white wrist and pulled her into his arms. “Don’t be so impulsive!”
She struggled against him, but his large hands were keeping her securely in his embrace; she couldn’t move an inch. “Let me go! Who’s the impulsive one here? Aren’t you the one who’s being impulsive here?” The calmness and cool-headedness she had before exploded out at this moment; she struggled against him, hammering at his chest. “How could you be so impulsive? You didn’t even discuss a single thing with me! You just went and did what you wanted to do, all without regard for my feelings! Why should I worry and be afraid of you with that personality of yours?! You’re too much! You’re too much!”
While talking, her tears pitter-pattered as they fell; one by one, her hot tears fell onto the back of his hands. Compared to the cold of the winter, these drops of tears on the back of his hand seemed to burn as hot as a fire, searing the back of his hands.
“I’m sorry…” At the sight of her tears, Ye Moxuan became unbelievably flustered and panicked, instantly regretting everything he had done over the past few days. He had desperately wanted to get his memories back because he never wanted to show her another ugly side of him. Everything he did was so that she wouldn’t worry, but his actions… had made her worry even more. Putting aside worrying her, it had broken her heart too…
