The sudden cold voice of the man shocked the people surrounding the little boy. The low voice of the man was devoid of any warmth as it struck right through everyone’s ears and into their hearts. They couldn’t help but shiver before looking toward the source of the voice.
A man in a mask stood there with a chilling aura around him. He had a hand in his pocket as he glared toward their direction with a pair of sharp eyes. His whole presence was emanating a strong aura that struck fear in everyone. “Y-You are…”
“Since he already rejected you all, don’t you think you should just get the hell away?” The man spoke again, but the words that came out of his thin lips were ruthless—like an arrow. A few of their faces turned dark because Ye Moxuan’s words were offensive.
“W-Who gave you the right to talk to us like that? We are just taking photos. We didn’t do anything else to him, you…” A brave one among them talked back to him, but as she was about to finish her sentence, Ye Moxuan shot another cold glare at her, causing her to swallow her words. Then, she mumbled, “I-I got it. I will delete the pictures in my phone now.”
When she was done talking, she took out her phone and deleted the photos in front of everyone before turning away to leave.
Her family warned her not to get herself in trouble before coming here since the people the Han Family invited came from wealthy backgrounds, and she could see that the masked man in front of her was no ordinary man, so she swiftly left.
The girl who took the lead just now was still unconvinced, but after seeing someone else deleting their photos and leaving, she had nothing more to say. She hatefully took out her phone and deleted the photos while everyone else also hurriedly did the same and left.
After the crowd dispersed, Ye Moxuan retracted his eyes and scoffed internally before turning away to leave. I really can’t find peace anywhere. He never liked this kind of occasion. If it wasn’t for a desperate reason, he would never have come here dressed like this.
As he took two steps away, a childish voice came from behind. “Thank you, mister.”
Ye Moxuan stopped his steps and remained silent for a while before slowly turning his head back.
Under the faint lights, a tiny figure was standing there wearing a little suit that was obviously prepared by adults. He had on an untimely cartoon mask on his face.
A mask? Ye Moxuan squinted his eyes slightly and stared at the boy’s black glass-like eyes revealed through the mask. For some reason, he felt a sense of familiarity when staring at that pair of eyes. Where have I seen those eyes before?
Little Bean smiled at him and reminded him in a childish voice, “Mister, I’m thanking you.”
Ye Moxuan kept quiet before coming back to his senses and said indifferently, “So?”
Those glass-like eyes suddenly displayed a slightly surprised emotion. A while later, he spoke again in a serious and unscrupulous fashion, “Mister, shouldn’t you say ‘you’re welcome’ when someone else thanks you?”
Listening to him, Ye Moxuan let out a chuckle but his tone was still cold. “You’re welcome?”
Little Bean nodded his head and walked toward him with his tiny legs. He waved at him after he stopped in front of him. Meanwhile, Ye Moxuan stood still with a nonchalant face.
“Mister, can you bend down a bit?”
Ye Moxuan frowned and replied to him bitterly, “You little brat. What are you trying to do?”
“Oh, I just feel that your mask is really special, so I want to study it. Can I?” After he was done, Little Bean showed a pitiful look to him as if he was looking forward to doing so.
For some reason, Ye Moxuan became frustrated inside after seeing the look in his eyes. “Speak properly and stand straight!” he scolded coldly.
Little Bean was startled by him and traces of fear flashed through his black eyes. “Mister?”
“As a man, how can you show this kind of expression?” Ye Moxuan was like a displeased elderly scolding at him, completely forgetting the fact that he had just met this kid for the first time.
“Oh.” Little Bean gazed blankly at him. “Then mister, can you teach me?”
“Tsk, you want me to teach you?” Ye Moxuan squinted his eyes and sneered, “Can you even afford my fee?”
Little Bean pursed his lips and nodded vigorously. “My mommy is very rich.”
He mentioned his mother without prompting and this piqued Ye Moxuan’s interest. He walked steadily to Little Bean and squatted in front of him. “Your mommy?” His voice was still chilly.
“Yeah, my mommy is rich. So mister, can you teach me?”
Ye Moxuan stared at him while being lost in his thoughts. He was far from him a short time ago, but after he went near him, he could feel a faint sense of familiarity in the child as he twitched his thin lips. Before he could talk, Little Bean spoke to him first, “Mister, can I touch your mask?”
“Yes…” No… This was what Ye Moxuan meant. He wasn’t the kind of person with a caring heart, so in no way would he agree to such an absurd request by a kid. However, since he had already broken character today to save the little boy, he agreed to let him touch his mask.
After he consented, the child reached out to the mask on his face.
He frowned as he glanced at the tiny, tender-white hand. It looked so soft that it urged him to touch it.
Ye Moxuan remained silent. Damn it! What am I thinking? As he was thinking about it, Little Bean’s hand was already on his mask.
Even though both of them were separated by the mask, he could still feel his touch. Ye Moxuan seldom interacted with others in such proximity, so he felt uncomfortable at the start and backed off a bit. Unexpectedly, Little Bean’s hand followed after seeing him stepping back, and he continued poking his mask. “Hehe. Mister, do you want to touch mine?”
“That won’t be necessary,” Ye Moxuan coldly refused.
Meanwhile, Little Bean kept on poking his mask as if he was having a lot of fun with it.
Ye Moxuan became annoyed with him and grabbed hold of his soft palm. For a moment, he was taken aback by the softness of the kid’s hand. It was even softer than cotton candy.
“Mister?” The little kid tilted his head aside with a curious face while the cartoon mask on his face enhanced his cuteness.
Cute… Ye Moxuan always felt that the word was an insult if used to describe a man. It didn’t matter if the man was an adult or a kid. In the past, he saw it as a shameless act, but now… he thought the kid before him was… cute.
Ye Moxuan’s heart was stirring as he squinted his eyes and asked him coldly, “Didn’t your mommy tell you not to get too close to strangers?”
“Why is that?” Little Bean tilted his head again.
“Because strangers are usually not good people.”
“I believe you are a good person, mister.” After the little boy’s soft voice landed on Ye Moxuan’s ear, it melted his whole body.
His eyes darkened as he lowered his head to look at the tiny hand in his palm. “Why do you believe I’m a good person?”
