Not knowing how long she had slept, Han Muzi rolled over and slowly opened her eyes. The scenery that entered her vision was at once both familiar yet unfamiliar, and staring at it left her slightly confused. Having just woken up, her brain was still unable to process what she was looking at. After a while, her consciousness seemed to slowly return to her; she sat up and glanced around at her surroundings.
The familiar yet unfamiliar feeling she got previously was because it had been a long time since she had been here, but she had previously lived here on her own for a long time. This was the room Ye Moxuan and her lived in. After he had gotten into the accident, she had lived here on her own while she fought to maintain the major controlling interest in the company in his stead.
I can’t believe it… I’m back here again. Although the time in between had not been that long, to her, it felt like it was an entire lifetime.
She looked around for a while, and couldn’t help letting out a sigh from deep within her throat. It was fine before she sighed, but the moment she sighed, she could feel that her throat was dry and irritated—as if she hadn’t had water in a long while. Furrowing her brows, she ruminated over the events from before.
Her flight had lasted for more than ten hours. However, it had been extremely uncomfortable on the plane. Even while sleeping, she was constantly in a semiconscious state, so she had barely gotten two hours of actual sleep throughout the entire flight. After getting out of the car and eating, she had fallen asleep out of exhaustion. She didn’t remember anything else after that. Looking back on it now, she didn’t even drink any water after eating, much less brushed her teeth.
The realization filled her with horror. She hastily rolled out of bed, tied up her long hair, and entered the bathroom to brush her teeth. I wonder how long I’ve been asleep. At that time, I was simply far too tired. If this was before I got pregnant, I wouldn’t have had trouble pulling through. Sigh.
After brushing her teeth, Han Muzi finally felt like her breath had gotten fresher. She washed her face, then left the room.
“You’ve woken up, Young Lady Ye.” A servant’s voice sounded from the side, and hurriedly continued, “Young Master Ye has asked us to prepare breakfast for you, Young Lady Ye.”
“Alright. Where is he?” she asked in return.
“Assistant Xiao came over early in the morning looking for Young Master Ye, and they left for the company together. Furthermore, Young Master Ye told me to let you know that if you’re tired, you shouldn’t wait for him. You need to get enough rest.”
I see. He went back to work. The two of them had just returned to the country; aren’t they jet-lagged? However, they had been abroad for far too long. Thus, there had been no one around to take care of the company’s affairs. Previously, she had taken care of it alone with Xiao Su assisting her. Later on, she had left the country, and everything company-related had fallen onto the shoulders of Xiao Su.
After all, Xiao Su, who had been by Ye Moxuan’s side for so many years, could handle the company’s affairs. Besides, he used to be Ye Moxuan’s right-hand man, so he has dealt with various major shareholders, directors, senior management, and middle management before. Therefore, when handling company affairs, they would give him some face on account of their past dealings with him.
When Han Muzi first took office as the vice president of the company, many were against it. Leaving aside the middle and senior management who were recruited by Ye Moxuan, even those that were not recruited by him had been displeased with the way she worked, and they constantly came to the office to voice their displeasure. From the start, Xiao Su had been the one to quell their dissatisfaction for her sake.
In her defense, her management skills at that time had not been as skillful. As a pregnant lady, and with Ye Moxuan’s condition remaining uncertain, it was a major feat for her to survive the eight hours at work every day, what more to handle company affairs. Moreover, she had no experience in managing such a large conglomerate. It took a lot of guidance from Xiao Su for her to slowly establish herself. In retrospect, it had been a very trying time.
After having breakfast, she went back to her room to get changed. Then, she roamed around aimlessly and gave her brother, Han Qing, a call while she was at it. The moment Han Qing answered her call, he stated, “I’ve already heard from Moxuan. How are you feeling?” His voice was filled with concern as he asked.
She was momentarily stunned, but she soon guessed that Ye Moxuan had informed him about her uncomfortable flight on the plane—which was probably why he was asking after her. “Don’t worry, Qing. I’ve had a good rest, and I’m feeling energized now.”
“That’s good.”
As soon as she heard those words, another familiar female voice sounded through the phone. “President Han, the meeting is about to begin.”
Han Qing frowned. Just as he was about to say something, Han Muzi went first. “Oh, are you about to have a meeting, Qing? Then, you should go ahead. I won’t disturb you any further.” She immediately hung up after speaking.
Still holding the phone, he stared at it speechlessly. Then, he put away the phone and massaged his eyebrows, smiling helplessly. “That girl…” After that, he turned around and headed toward the meeting room with Su Jiu in tow.
“Is Miss Muzi back?” Su Jiu asked tentatively.
Nodding, he replied, “Yeah.”
Despite her curiosity, she decided against asking further questions when she saw the moody aura around him. For some reason, he had that moody air wrapped around his body ever since he came back from abroad. It made others afraid to approach him out of fear of saying the wrong thing and causing him to lose his temper.
Although he rarely lost his temper, the aura lingering around his body had always been stable and restrained. He might seem unapproachable normally, but when reporting to him, at most one would be conscious of the authoritative pressure coming from a superior. However, right now, he was giving off a completely frigid aura—so much so that he seemed arrogant and overbearing.
It was only for a short period; exactly what happened while he was abroad? Su Jiu had thousands of questions in her heart, but she did not know where to start asking, nor was it her place to ask.
Be that as it may, while Han Qing was on the phone with Han Muzi, the chilling aura around him had disappeared for a moment and was replaced with gentleness and concern for his loved one. Once he hung up the phone, the chilling aura returned immediately. What is going on?
…
After hanging up the phone, Han Muzi aimlessly sat down by the water. It was winter right now, so she couldn’t dip her feet in the water as she had in the summer. Instead, she sunbathed and admired the view of the sea.
Making a video call to Little Bean, both mother and son talked for a long while. After a while, Yuchi Jin came looking for Little Bean, so they ended the call. Feeling sleepy again, she went back to sleep. In the following days, she spent every day peacefully just like that, completely forgetting that she owned a company.
It was not until Yan came looking for her, saying she wanted to resign, that Han Muzi remembered about her own company. “Everything has been going swimmingly, so why are you asking to resign?” She looked at Yan with confusion. “Isn’t the company doing well under your management?”
Yan shook her head and sighed. “I haven’t been back to visit my parents for so long, so I want to go back home to see them. I probably won’t be able to manage the company’s affairs for quite a long while.”
Pursing her lips, Han Muzi said nothing.
“Muzi, I know that I’m asking a lot from you for me to resign at a time like this, but…”
