Since he mentioned that he needed some rest, Han Muzi would not oppose it. So, she cautiously helped him walk to the bedroom. Ye Moxuan was indeed exhausted; even though they were alone together, he had no more energy to make a move on her. Furthermore, Han Muzi took care of him exceptionally well by softly pulling the blanket over him. The serious look on her face was like the look of a mother when taking care of her child.
Ye Moxuan swallowed his saliva while he was looking at Han Muzi. He could not help but hold her by her hand before she stood up. He said in a hoarse voice, “Come up here.”
Han Muzi turned and looked at him as he suddenly grabbed her by her hand. “What’re you doing?”
“Let’s sleep together.”
Han Muzi’s face turned from being surprised to being embarrassed. She looked at him with a fierce look on her face. “Now is not the time to be thinking about that!” After she said this, she angrily pushed Ye Moxuan away and put his hand back on the bed.
At this point, Ye Moxuan began to cough—this terrified Han Muzi. She quickly responded, “Are you okay?”
Looking at how nervous she was, Ye Moxuan slowly put out his hand and placed it on her cheek. He commented with a gentle smile on his face, “You tell me. I was just asking you if you wanted to rest on the bed with me. What were you thinking?”
Han Muzi replied, “You… weren’t talking about that…”
“That?” Ye Moxuan gently squinted and flashed a sly smile. “Mrs. Ye, what could you be referring to?”
Han Muzi felt embarrassed—as if he had just brought her into a deep pit. She then fiercely stared at Ye Moxuan. “You did it on purpose, didn’t you? Do you enjoy making fun of me? Look at you right now; how is it that you still have the mood to joke?”
Seeing that she still had some tears in the corner of her eyes, he commented in a hoarse voice, “Come closer.”
“What?” Han Muzi asked, annoyed. “Are you trying to trick me again? I won’t fall for it anymore.” She was clearly upset. Moments ago, Ye Moxuan’s condition shook her to the core, and now, he even had the mood to joke around.
“I’m not tricking you into anything. Just come closer and you’ll know.”
Han Muzi ignored him and sat there without moving.
A few moments later, Ye Moxuan decided to get up. Seeing that, Han Muzi proceeded to help him out. “Forget it. Don’t try to get up; I’ll move over.” She immediately bent over after speaking and slightly pushed him away from her.
Ye Moxuan lifted his hand and gently wiped off the tears in her eyes. Right after that, he got up and gently kissed her on her eyelid.
Han Muzi was shocked by the kiss, and she reflexively closed her eyes. His dry lips coldly landed on her eyelid, and he gently kissed away the remaining tears in her eyes. It was a strange move.
The surroundings were quiet. Initially, Ye Moxuan was only planning on removing her tears with his kiss, but as he continued, his lips somehow ended up on the tip of her nose, then her upper lip. He was slowly savoring Han Muzi’s beautiful lips. After a while, he began to want more.
Han Muzi could tell that Ye Moxuan’s breathing had seemingly become heavier; his huge hands eagerly slid along her cheek to reach the back of her head. Then, his hands stopped there, pressing against her head. It seemed like he wanted to kiss her even harder.
Han Muzi was somewhat aroused by his kiss, but at the moment, with Ye Moxuan’s health condition, if they really did something tonight, she was not sure if Ye Moxuan’s body could take it. And most importantly… she was pregnant. Even though she was already three months in, the baby was still unstable. So, it was best for her to refrain from any sexual activities.
At this point, Han Muzi moved her cheek away and avoided Ye Moxuan’s kiss. As a result, Ye Moxuan’s thin lips landed on her face. He paused for a moment before squeezing her chin with his hand, perhaps wanting to adjust the position of her face.
Han Muzi stubbornly resisted her face from being turned. Ye Moxuan became silent for a moment before he abruptly tilted his head and kissed her again.
“Mmph.” She widened her eyes and forcefully pushed him away.
After being pushed away, Ye Moxuan fell back on the bed. Han Muzi then said, “You said you weren’t planning on doing that, but look at what you are doing now!”
“I wasn’t having that thought, but… since you—Mrs. Ye—mentioned it, I changed my mind.” Truth be told, he really did not have that thought in the beginning—his original thought was just to help wipe off her tears with his kiss. But as he started doing it, it seemed to have gotten out of control. Now… he wanted to be intimate with her.
“You liar. Look at you right now; go and get some sleep.” Han Muzi gave him a stare and did not move any closer. It was as if Ye Moxuan was a hungry wolf waiting to eat her alive.
Ye Moxuan stared at her red and moist lips for a while and licked his lips. “Can I get a glass of water?”
Han Muzi remained silent. Continuing to ignore him, she walked toward the door and then came back with a glass of warm water not long after. She passed it to Ye Moxuan. “There you go. After you finish it, hurry up and go to sleep.”
Ye Moxuan sat up on the bed. When he received the glass of water from her, he gently slid the tip of his fingers along her fingers. Whether he did that on purpose or not, it caused Han Muzi to immediately pull her hand back—as if she just got electrocuted.
As her hand was feeling somewhat numb, she turned and looked at Ye Moxuan, only to realize that his head was down while drinking the water. He seemingly had no idea as to what he just did. Maybe it wasn’t on purpose. Am I overthinking?
After he finished the glass of water, Ye Moxuan passed the glass back to her. She then quickly pushed him back down and pulled the blanket over him. “Alright, time to sleep.”
Ye Moxuan grabbed her by her hand. “Aren’t you going to stay?”
Han Muzi responded, “Not now. I need to check on Yan.”
Yan… Upon hearing this name, Ye Moxuan began to look serious. “I’m your everything. Is it really okay that you’re treating her as someone more important than me?”
“What are you talking about? Yan’s like a sister to me; not to mention, you also saw what happened earlier. I have to go and check on her.”
Obviously, Ye Moxuan just did not want her to leave at this moment. “Do you really have to go?”
“It’ll be quick. I’ll be back in no time.”
In the end, Ye Moxuan was left with no choice but to agree to let her go. Han Muzi then left the room after making sure that he was properly tucked up in bed and would not have another episode. Then, she went to look for Yan, only to find that she had locked her door.
This annoyed Han Muzi, who then started knocking on her door. After a while, Yan still did not open the door. As Han Muzi began to worry, she started yelling her name.
Earlier, she looked like she was about to cry. She must have gone through a lot. Now she’s locking herself up in her room—she’s not going to do anything to herself, is she?
After yelling for Yan, she still did not get any response. She then started to yell louder, “Can you please just open the door first? You can tell me anything. We can talk about it. Don’t overthink when you’re by yourself.” What she was worried about the most was that Yan would do something stupid.
Just as Han Muzi was considering getting the key to unlock the door, Yan’s voice came from the other side of the door. “Muzi, go get some rest. I need… some time to myself.”
