A cold breeze blew past, while the lobby manager of the hotel quickly came out and welcomed Han Qing after seeing him at the entrance. “President Han, you’re finally here. I’ve been expecting your arrival after receiving the notice.” The lobby manager was Chinese. The way he spoke Mandarin was a bit odd—probably because he had been here for a long time—but it did not affect the conversation.
Han Qing nodded his head to greet him, then said to Xiao Su, “I’ll take my leave first.”
Xiao Su had no reason to stop him and could only look at the hotel manager as he carried Han Qing’s luggage and led the way. After that, Xiao Su stayed under the cold wind for a while before turning around to leave.
…
As Yuchi Jin had allowed them to leave and even gave her an expensive necklace, Han Muzi started preparing to go home. She was not rushing back like Han Qing was. She discussed with Ye Moxuan for a bit and booked the flight tickets to go back home five days later as there were still many things here that needed to be dealt with. They would still be able to make it for the Lantern Festival when they got back.
Han Muzi thought that the necklace given by Yuchi Jin was too expensive and wanted to return it to him. Unexpectedly, Ye Moxuan said, “Since Grandfather has given it to you, you should just keep it.”
Han Muzi bit her lower lip. “I don’t think it’s fine; it’s too expensive. Moreover, I’ve checked the origin of the necklace after hearing what you all said…” The Heart of the Universe…
She was initially ignorant, but Han Qing and Ye Moxuan knew about the necklace. Therefore, it showed that this necklace was extremely valuable. After she went back, she looked for a chance to check it and found that ‘The Heart of the Universe’ was a diamond. It was auctioned off at an extremely high price and bought by a wealthy businessman, who then found someone to make it into ‘The Heart of the Universe’ to be gifted to his wife. At that time, besides within business circles, many people talked about it.
When the person wearing ‘The Heart of the Universe’ passed away, this diamond necklace was never seen again, and it gradually faded out of public view. After that, everyone slowly started to forget about it. However, its value did not go down over time.
After Han Muzi got to know about it, she felt that although it was made with a huge sum of money at the time, when it was successfully created and given to a loved one, this necklace became an invaluable treasure. It was the most precious, most rare, and hardest to safeguard treasure in the world.
“You’ve heard what my aunt said that day. The necklace belonged to my mom. If my mother was still alive, the necklace would still have been given to you.” Ye Moxuan’s tone was faint when he mentioned his mother. He could not remember the tragedy which happened that year as he had lost his memories.
Han Muzi remembered clearly the first time he mentioned his mother. His eyes had been full of sadness. She never would have thought that now… Sure enough, losing his memory might not be all that bad. Although some important things were forgotten, the pain from the past was lost as well. It was like… reincarnation. As long as the person is fine, what’s wrong with it?
“Even if you’re still uneasy about it, Grandfather won’t take it back if you return it to him.”
“How so?”
Ye Moxuan looked at her and reached out to grab her chin. “Weren’t you full of schemes when you approached me? How is it that you’ve become so stupid now? Can’t you understand something so simple?”
Han Muzi did not know how to reply to him. Unexpectedly, he mocked her. “What’re you talking about? Who says I’m full of schemes? Would I even need to put in so much effort if it weren’t for your speaking to me so coldly the first time we met?”
Thinking of their first encounter, Ye Moxuan had indeed been cold. Even though he did not remember her, he was not even stimulated by her presence. Han Muzi got angry and stared at him. He knew he had stepped on her tail and was thinking of doing it more to tease her. After taking into account that she was pregnant, and seeing her angry look, he stopped teasing her; instead, he kept the thought to himself. “Alright, I was the one at fault back then. It won’t happen again. As for the necklace, Grandfather gave it to you, so just accept it; you can even just put it on.”
“Should I not return it…”
“Why? If he has given this to you as a gift, it means he has acknowledged you as his granddaughter-in-law. Are you trying to reject it?”
“That’s not what I mean—”
“He has no one to give it to even if you return it to him. He’s already old, so who do you think he can still give it to?”
Han Muzi thought for a while and asked tentatively, “Why don’t I give it to Aunty?”
“You saw the look on Aunty’s face when she saw the necklace that day.”
Han Muzi thought about it carefully. When Song An saw the necklace, a lot of emotions appeared in her eyes—sadness, anger, and disappointment. If the necklace was given to her, she would probably look at it every day and think of someone.
There was no one she could give it to. Does this mean I’m the only one who can keep it?
“Just keep it,” Ye Moxuan told her.
At last, Han Muzi could only nod helplessly. “Then I’ll keep it in the meantime.”
…
Han Muzi had also told George about their plan to head back to China. At a certain point, George did help her a lot and was the one who lent her a hand when she was in a helpless state. Therefore, it was only natural that she would let him know in advance about them heading back.
Besides, George had been pretty quiet these few days. There was no sign of him even on WeChat. His account was quietly staying there in her friend list. She found it unusual considering how he was in the past. She was entangled in her affairs before, so she did not notice this problem at all. She had only discovered this when she was about to send him a message.
Han Muzi clicked into George’s WeChat Moments again only to find that the latest feed was before the new year, and he had not posted anything in these past few days. This… was a bit unusual. However, Han Muzi decided to wait a while for his reply, since there were five days left before their flight back.
Everything was as Ye Moxuan predicted. Yan did not cry or make trouble after she woke up the next day. She acted like nothing unusual had happened—she talked and laughed like she always did. She looked fine on the surface. However, Han Muzi could see her sad heart through her smiles. She felt a little upset but did not know how to persuade her.
“Muzi, you don’t have to worry about me. I might’ve looked a bit sad initially, but look at me now. I’m trying my best to adjust my mood. I’m not a weak person. I can take care of myself and I’ll get better after this. One day, I’ll forget about that person and be in the arms of someone else.”
Although she was extremely confident with what she said, Han Muzi did not believe in any of her words and just hugged her.
