“Do you like me?” A mildly indifferent voice rang out at the top of her head.
Han Muzi raised her head, widened her eyes, and looked at him. Then, she instinctively shook her head. “I don’t.”
“You don’t?” Ye Moxuan snorted. He got up, narrowed his eyes, and approached her. “Do you think I believe that?”
She abruptly took two steps back, no doubt worried that what happened yesterday would repeat itself. She hurriedly explained herself. “I just noticed that you were drinking coffee all the time. I thought your condition wasn’t too good; that’s why I acted on my own decision and replaced your coffee with milk. I felt that milk, which can help you sleep, would be better for your body. There’s no other meaning behind it.” Afraid that he wouldn’t believe her, she added, “Of course, even if it isn’t you, as long as it’s my superior at work, I would do the same.”
She was nervous to the point that she didn’t know what to do. Watching her, his eyes grew darker and darker. The woman in front of him cared about him—he was sure about it from the way she looked at him yesterday. However, she was very smart. Refusing to admit her feelings for him was probably just a ploy to stay by his side for a while longer. She wanted to stay, but she still challenged his patience to its limits.
“Are you stupid, or are you dumb?” he asked out of the blue.
“Huh?” she asked, confused.
He turned around and spoke ruthlessly, “Bring my coffee here before I lose my temper. As for the milk, if you think it’s so nutritious…” As he said that, he glanced sideways, showing a handsome side profile. “I’ll gift it to you.”
After everything he said, she understood that he would not be drinking this glass of milk. Ye Moxuan disliked drinking milk. After all, he used to say that milk was like poison to him because he hated the taste of it.
Right now, she did not have that kind of relationship with him; she really could not expect him to change his coffee to milk with just a few words from her. Nonetheless, she had not given up. Compared to him losing his temper, she was more worried about what would happen to his body considering how different his priorities were.
She stepped forward and picked up the glass of milk. After mulling it over, she couldn’t help but ask, “Erm… if you won’t drink milk… why don’t I brew you a cup of tea?”
Ye Moxuan scowled.
“Tea is good too. Just like coffee, it keeps your mind alert; drinking it also keeps you healthy. It’s much better than your coffee.” In actuality, coffee wasn’t bad in itself—it was just that Ye Moxuan was drinking way too much of it.
He finally looked at her unhappily; the chilling aura around him was spreading. “Do you want me to fire you?”
She kept quiet. Fine, I’ll concede. In the end, she brought the glass of milk with her as she left the office. She went back to the pantry again to brew a new cup of coffee for him.
Knowing the outcome, Miss Lin was waiting by the door of the secretary’s office; she was waiting to see what happened. When she saw Han Muzi walking past the door of the secretary’s office while carrying the glass of milk, she smiled brightly as she leaned forward. “Have you repented? You’ve only worked here for two days. Let me give you a piece of advice. In the future, just discard the very notion of trying to change our boss’ habits. Someone like Young Master Xuan… Tsk-tsk.” Shaking her head, she peered in the direction of Yuchi Shen’s office. “A normal person wouldn’t be able to stir his heart. Moreover…”
If Miss Lin hadn’t said anything, Han Muzi wouldn’t have asked. However, Han Muzi’s curiosity grew when Miss Lin stopped speaking halfway through. She looked at Miss Lin questioningly. “Moreover what?”
“Moreover, even if you managed to stir up his heart one day, it wouldn’t last for long.”
Han Muzi furrowed her brows. “What do you mean by it wouldn’t last long?”
Miss Lin didn’t continue. Instead, she took a meaningful look at the glass of milk in Han Muzi’s hands and laughed. “Alright. Did Young Master Xuan ask you to change it to coffee? Hurry up and go. Young Master Xuan might lose his temper if he has to wait for too long.”
“Okay.” Han Muzi lowered her head and walked toward the pantry.
Miss Lin began giving it some serious thought as she watched Han Muzi’s back. Yesterday, Han Muzi had denied having any relationship with Young Master Xuan to her face. She had to reflect on herself for actually believing Han Muzi’s words. Even if they were unrelated to each other, the relationship between them didn’t seem all that simple.
Han Muzi might have denied having feelings for Young Master Xuan, but the worry and concern in her eyes revealed it all. Her emotions didn’t seem like it came from something as simple as admiration. On the contrary, it seemed as if… they were in a very intimate relationship. Hmm, I should observe them for a while more.
Han Muzi went to the pantry and brewed a new cup of coffee for Ye Moxuan. As she was still worried about his health, she stealthily reduced the amount of coffee in it. As for the glass of milk he had rejected, she could only drink it herself. She delivered the coffee to his office after finishing the glass of milk.
“Your coffee is here.” She weakly placed the coffee on his desk.
Listening to her weak voice, Ye Moxuan could almost imagine her dismayed expression. Somehow, without him realizing it, a faint smile flashed across his ink-black eyes.
She stood there watching him take a sip of the coffee. He immediately frowned and put down the cup. “It’s bland.”
Raising his eyes, he looked at her coldly, then he was taken aback. She stood in front of him bare-faced without any makeup on, wearing very simple clothes. Her skin was so fair it seemed to glow and her eyes were clear. More importantly, the corners of her rosy lips were stained white with milk.
He narrowed his long and narrow eyes, revealing great intensity. Just now, he said he would give the milk to her as a reward… and she actually drank it. Heh, what an obedient woman. Staring at the white milk stains, he instinctively got up, stretched out his hand, and wiped away the stains at the corner of her lips.
The sensation of their skin touching stunned them both at the same time. When she saw the white stains on his fingertips, she came back to her senses sharply. She hurriedly covered her mouth with her hands and widened her eyes in disbelief.
Damn! She had gulped down the milk in a moment of anger, failing to take into account other matters. I can’t believe it… I left milk stains around the corners of my mouth!
He stared at the white stain on his fingertips. Suddenly, he seemed to realize what he had just done and a sharp look flashed across his black eyes. He coldly said, “You can leave now.”
“I—” She began.
“Still not leaving?” He narrowed his eyes and glared at her in displeasure.
Han Muzi didn’t know what she was thinking; her heart was beating wildly in her chest. Flustered, she left the office with uneven steps.
After the woman left, Ye Moxuan stared at his fingertips in a daze. After a while, he took out his handkerchief and wiped away the stain on his fingertips; he rubbed at it repeatedly. That’s right, it should be like this. He should be like this. No matter who it was that touched him, he should avoid it, then cleanly destroy all traces of it. He should not have acted like that—reaching out his hand, like he was possessed, to wipe away the stains around the corners of her lips. That’s not what I should be doing. Ye Moxuan pursed his thin lips, and with a cold expression, he threw away the handkerchief he just used to wipe his hands into the trash can. Now that she had left, all was back to normal.
