Chapter 521: Hugged

Zhai Muchen hated girls who took the initiative to pester him. Since a young age, she could remember the countless occasions when young girls confessed their love to Brother Zhai but were chased away in anger and tears because of his response. There would be no exception this time around either.

"I was just trying to persuade her that since she is already so old, the most important task on hand is to find a man and get married. But I don’t know the thoughts of a woman like her. At such an age, when she should be looking for a man to marry and honour her in-laws, she is actually thinking of you. She said that she likes you and wants to stick close to you. She even warned me to stay away by saying that I was too young for you. She also said that she will not let any other woman snatch you away... Brother Zhai...I...I was too muddled-headed and did something wrong in a fit of my anger."

"Nevertheless, I had good intentions at heart. It was for your own good and hers as well. I don’t mean anything rude."

After she finished speaking, Han Ruochen stared at the woman in shock, with only one sentence in her heart.

What the hell?

When did she say these things? Why did she have no recollection of it?

Shen Lingxue was waiting for Zhai Muchen to lose his temper with Han Ruochen. Unexpectedly, Zhai Muchen was looking at Han Ruochen as if there were a layer of mist over him. He looked as if he were waiting for Han Ruochen to say those words. However, he waited and waited, but Han Ruochen did not say anything. If anything, she looked like she was shocked and confused after hearing what Shen Lingxue had said.

She was indeed shocked. She looked at Shen Lingxue as if the woman had lost her mind. Wasn’t Shen Lingxue a gifted student from a foreign school? Surely, instead of studying in the foreign trade school, she studied in a drama or scriptwriting course? Where did she come up with such a wonderful story? Since when did she start falling in love with Zhai Muchen? And when did she threaten Shen Lingxue?

When Zhai Muchen saw that Han Ruochen was not saying anything, the light in his eyes dimmed. However, he did not say anything to Han Ruochen; instead, he turned to look at Shen Lingxue. "Even if that is the case, it is a problem between Han Ruochen and me. It had nothing to do with you, and we do not need your interference." He then turned to look at Han Ruochen and said, "Let’s go, Ruochen."

"Brother Zhai?" Shen Lingxue could not believe her ears when she heard Zhai Muchen’s calm reaction. Was Brother Zhai not angry? How could that be possible? He hated when women threw themselves at him. He didn’t look at the lady irksomely, nor did he move far away from her. Why did Brother Zhai suddenly change his attitude? He even allowed this old hag to travel with him in his own jeep.

Didn’t Aunt Zhai tell her that Zhai Muchen did not allow anyone other than his own family members to ride in his jeep? Then why did she allow this old lady to sit beside him?

Zhai Muchen did not discuss anything further with Shen Lingxue. He walked to the side of the jeep, opened the door and helped Han Ruochen into the vehicle. When Han Ruochen was seated, Zhai Muchen closed the door of the jeep and then got into the driver’s seat. "Fasten your seatbelt," He said as he turned the ignition on.

"Okay," Han Ruochen agreed silently. In front of Shen Lingxue, she was quite mature and calm but in front of Zhai Muchen, she ended up becoming quite immature and naive. She did not even question his instructions and did as he asked her to.

In fact, Zhai Muchen had already listened to the discussion of the two women. He knew that when he was not around, Han Ruochen was quite witty and could deal with the spoiled brat Shen Lingxue. It was only in front of him that she turned silly, like a roe deer who had no idea that she was being hunted. However, Zhai Muchen did not think that there was anything wrong with it. In fact, facing Han Ruochen’s change, Zhai Muchen did not feel annoyed. On the contrary, his feelings for Han Ruochen seemed to grow even deeper.

It showed that even if the woman was unaware of what she felt for him, she had some feelings for him.

After all, the more you cared, the more mess you would make. When facing Shen Lingxue, Han Ruochen was calm and rational. She could even intimidate her and subdue her with just a few words. But before him, she ended up becoming naive like a child. Zhai Muchen felt that it was most likely because he held an important position in Han Ruochen’s heart and that she truly cared about him.

Upon discovering this, Zhai Muchen’s mood, which had turned sullen, ended up growing a pair of wings, and it soared high.

Once Han Ruochen was seated properly, Han Ruochen regained her senses and explained, "Brother Muchen, when Shen Lingxue said that I like you, she was just speaking nonsense. It’s not like that. I did not say those things. Brother Muchen, don’t misunderstand. Those words were made up by Shen Lingxue! I did not —I mean, how could I say such a thing?"

Zhai Muchen was smiling gently and was in an extremely bad mood; suddenly, he turned gloomy, and the smile left his face at once. He stepped on the brakes and parked the jeep by the roadside, and his dark eyes turned toward Han Ruochen. "What did you say?"

"..."

Han Ruochen blinked her eyes when she saw the gaze with which he was looking at her. She replied with caution, "Those words that you heard earlier... they were all made up by Shen Lingxue. We did not talk about that at all. I never said those things to her, nor did I threaten her."

She thought that if she cleared up the matter, Zhai Muchen would be happy, but he seemed to be even more unhappy.