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It had been a long time since she had returned to the imperial city. If she hadn't been brought back by Han Mo Bei this time, she felt that she would never be able to return to the imperial city in her life.

There wasn't another city that could make Ning Huan have such complicated feelings. It was a testament to all the love and hatred she had felt when she was young, and all of that love and hatred came from Han Mo Bei. Today, when she returned to this familiar yet foreign city, she couldn't say what she felt in her heart.

She had changed a lot. She was no longer the arrogant but lively Ning Huan of the past. She had always looked at all kinds of people. Her passionate heart had already started to cool down. She became calm and rational. Ning Huan, who had restrained all her edge, had matured by quite a bit. She treated people calmly. Even Windsor had once said that she was a block of ice that could never melt.

Ning Huan thought, what's the harm in making ice? She couldn't go out, and no one else could come in, so no one could have any effect on her. She wrapped her heart in a thick shell, impenetrable and incomparably hard.

When Ning Huan returned home, Han Mo Bei had yet to return. She didn't angrily return to interrogate her. In other words, Han Mo Bei didn't send anyone to suspect her, nor did they report anything to him. In that case, the chances of her escaping was still very high.

When the maid saw Ning Huan sitting on the sofa, it was unknown what she was thinking. After hesitating for a moment, she walked over and asked, "Young madam, have you eaten yet? Do you want me to ask them to cook some more?"

Ning Huan was provoked by the words' Young Mistress'. She stood up from the sofa and recovered her wits. She said lightly, "No need. I'll go upstairs to rest. Don't disturb me."

The maid watched Ning Huan ascend the stairs. She had the nagging feeling that something was wrong with Ning Huan today. Previously, when she called her 'Young Madam', her reaction wasn't that great.

The maid explained the situation to the housekeeper and asked him for his phone. When Han Mo Bei saw that it was the housekeeper, he was sure to answer the call.

"Hello?" A low and mellow voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Young Master, it's like this. I felt that there was something wrong with the young madam today. I was afraid something might happen, so I called you."

"Han Mo Bei's hand that was signing stopped as the golden pen drew a line on the document," he said.

"Today, when the young mistress returned from the hospital, she sat on the sofa for a long time. After staying for a long time, she went over to ask if she would like to eat more since she was afraid that she hadn't eaten her fill. Who knows, she heard me call her 'young mistress' before suddenly standing up from the sofa with a strange expression."

"Understood, my salary will double. I will look for the butler myself."

"Alright, thank you young master." The maid hung up happily when she heard that her salary had been doubled.

Han Mo Bei looked at the document and saw the words' Ning Huan 'written on it. He put down the brush and ran his slender fingers over the two characters. Following that, he made a call.

"I want to know all the details of the day at the hospital, what she did today, what she said, even her expression."

The bodyguard began to narrate the details of Ning Huan's stay in the hospital in an honest manner. When he recounted how Ning Huan had gone to the washroom, Han Mo Bei suddenly stopped knocking on the table with his fingers.

"After she went in, did anyone come out?"

"Yes, a middle-aged woman came out. I looked pretty normal, but because of the big smile on her face, I noticed it, but it shouldn't have much to do with the young lady's escape. Didn't she come back with us?"

"She's back, but she already has the thought of running away. Order me to find that middle-aged woman within an hour. No matter what method you use, I want to know what Ning Huan told her."

An hour later, Han Mo Bei's phone rang again. "Young Master, I've already asked clearly, that woman didn't seem to be scared, and in just a few moves, she's accepted everything. The young madam gave her a lot of money and asked her to borrow her phone to make a call.

"Got it." After hanging up, Han Mo Bei's expression was indifferent, and no one could tell whether he was happy or angry. Only he knew how angry he was.

After a moment of silence, he stood up and said to the assistant, "You got off work early today."

By the time he got home, the maid had already received the phone and was preparing a meal. Han Mo Bei immediately went upstairs.

Pushing open the door, Han Mo Bei no longer saw Ning Huan sitting by the window in a silent daze, or lying on the bed in a daze, as he had seen before. He saw Ning Huan eating a packet of potato chips. She would occasionally eat them with one hand while flipping a page with the other.

Han Mo Bei looked at Ning Huan for a moment. If he didn't know that she was preparing to run away, he would have been very happy because this was the first time Ning Huan had shown such signs of smoking and burning after staying here for so long.

"Why didn't you ask the maid to make some snacks when you were hungry? I don't even know where you hid your snacks."

Ning Huan had just finished the last piece when she wiped her mouth and hands with a tissue. She raised her head and said, "I bought two bags of it on the way back to satisfy my craving."

Han Mo Bei's heart was filled with an indescribable feeling, as if a rock had blocked his path. Was she so happy at the thought of being able to leave him? Why was it that she couldn't normally be seen clamoring for food like this?

Han Mo Bei suppressed his anger and said, "Let's go downstairs to eat."

Ning Huan nodded and followed him downstairs.

The maid had already set up the food. Ning Huan first scooped up a bowl of Korean style beef soup. The soup was very thick and the thick tomato made it look even more enticing. Ning Huan An quietly ate her meal. It seemed no different from usual, but Han Mo Bei was very clear about this.

Ning Huan was not the same as before. Although she normally ate at a moderate pace at the dining table, she was not as slow as she was today. She even drank an extra bowl of soup.

"Have you finished eating?"

Ning Huan nodded, "Yes, it's done."

"Go make a cup of tea, I will wait for you in the study."

Ning Huan didn't notice Han Mo Bei's abnormality and obediently replied, "Mhmm."

"..."

Ning Huan brought the tea upstairs and walked to the study door. She knocked on it.

"Come in."

Ning Huan placed the tea on the table. "It's a little hot. You can drink it later. I'll be leaving first." After saying that, she turned around and prepared to leave.

However, she was pulled back by Han Mo Bei. Han Mo Bei embraced Ning Huan's waist and hugged her to his chest. Ning Huan struggled for a moment before she softly asked, "What's wrong?"

Han Mo Bei stared into Ning Huan's eyes, afraid that he would miss any of her expressions. "Nothing." "Ning Huan, don't you have anything you want to say to me?"

Ning Huan's heart skipped a beat, but she quickly reacted. She shook her head, "No."

Han Mo Bei released his hold on her hand and said, "En, go out."

Ning Huan stood up, seemingly relieved. She didn't dare to stop for a moment, and her steps quickened.

Just as Ning Huan's hand touched the doorknob, Han Mo Bei's voice suddenly came from behind her, "Ning Huan, do you know that I was waiting for you to regret it just a second ago?"

Ning Huan was stunned when she opened the door, but she didn't dare to look away.

"But you didn't. I even wanted to find a hint of hesitation and struggle in your eyes to prove that you weren't very determined to leave, but I couldn't find any hesitation and struggle in your eyes. You were determined to leave me."

Ning Huan gripped the door handle tightly as her body trembled.

"What I wanted to do was, if you had been able to confess to me just a moment ago, or if there was even the slightest hesitation in your eyes, I could have forgiven you as if nothing had happened. But the fact is, I was lying to myself, and you didn't have the slightest bit of regret from the beginning to the end."

Han Mo Bei's voice didn't fluctuate very much, as if he was telling a story about someone else. However, Ning Huan knew that he was already on the verge of erupting with fury. She even felt a chill run down her spine.

Han Mo Bei stood up and walked towards Ning Huan, who subconsciously wanted to escape. She opened the door and quickly dashed out. Han Mo Bei had the advantage of having long legs. He was able to take three steps from Ning Huanhuan and easily capture her.

Han Mo Bei carried her on his shoulder as he shooed the door to the study. With a wave of his hand, he swept all the items on the table to the ground before tossing Ning Huan onto the table.

Ning Huan felt pain in her back and was about to sit up when Han Mo Bei leaned over and placed both hands on the table.

Ning Huan looked at Han Mo Bei's slightly reddened eyes and started to struggle violently in fear. However, her strength couldn't even shake Han Mo Bei by half. His body didn't even move.

Han Mo Bei grabbed Ning Huan's head with his hands and used all his strength. Ning Huan's pupils contracted and stopped struggling. She only inserted her nails into the flesh in order to ease some of the pain.

"..."

No matter how she struggled, she could not breathe. She only felt a bone-piercing pain coming from her limbs and bones, and just when she thought she was about to die, she suddenly felt a needling sensation on the back of her hand. Following that, it was as if cool water had passed through the back of her hand and entered her wrist, leaving its way all the way to her heart.

When she opened her eyes, she saw that the back of her right hand was being pricked with a needle. She felt pain, but did not know where it came from, as if her entire body was in pain.

She felt as if she had just survived a disaster. At that time, she really felt that Han Mo Bei wanted to kill her, but she kept on crying and begging for forgiveness, but Han Mo Bei didn't even stop. Afterwards, she lost consciousness, so she didn't remember what happened afterwards.

She looked at the time. It was already four in the morning. There was no one in the room, but there seemed to be voices outside the door.

She pricked up her ears, as if two people were talking.

"I say, are you crazy? You really don't know how to take care of a woman, your actions are really ruthless, my heart hurts just by looking at you, you and her have such a huge enmity, this is like an animal behavior, ah, a long time ago you weren't like this, although you are an entertainment company, you look rather playful and indecent, but you also don't have much interest in women, you don't even have the right type, a mouth that can annoy a person to death, why have you changed so much, I see that you have become less talkative and more human in this year, now even I suspect that you are a fake Han Mo."

But I was wrong, no matter how much I pretended, I couldn't deceive my own heart, time can't wash away everything. On the contrary, some things get thicker and thicker with the passage of time, which used to be my escape, but I figured out a long time ago that I couldn't go on being muddle-headed like that, that what I, Han Mo Bei, wanted was always to win for myself, to let go, that was impossible.

"Is she the young Qing Mei?"

"Yes."

"Sigh, you guys really have a bad fate. Forget it, I won't advise you anymore. No one will know how to love a person all of a sudden. But this time you're really wrong. This is too much. "I think she'll have to rest for a few days, and don't forget to give her medicine on time as well. Aiya, I'm so tired. Seriously, if it's anyone else, they would have called me over in the middle of the night. I'm sure I would have even knocked on the roof. I'll be leaving first."

"Yes."

"..."

Although Ning Huan's hearing wasn't very clear, she was still pretty clear. She was very rational and very clear-headed. She knew that even if Wen Sha came, it wouldn't be that easy for her to leave. Han Mo Bei wouldn't let her go. Moreover, he already knew that she had called Windsor, so he must have made great preparations. Even if Windsor came to A Country, would he really be able to bring her away successfully?

Ning Huan leaned against the head of the bed and watched as the liquid slowly flowed through the thin, transparent skin of the hose into the back of her hand. She felt that her arm was cold and her mind was in a mess.

Han Mo Bei pushed open the door and entered the room. His tall body stood before the bed. He didn't say anything as he just looked at Ning Huan. When Ning Huan felt Han Mo Bei's gaze, she also turned to look at him. However, it was only for a second before she shifted her gaze away.

The maid brought the medicine in. Han Mo Bei took it and sat at the head of the bed. He placed the medicine in the spoon next to Ning Huan's mouth. His voice was very soft, as if he was afraid of scaring Ning Huan, "Drink the medicine."

Ning Huan turned her head and looked at Han Mo Bei for a moment. Just as Han Mo Bei thought that Ning Huan would refuse to drink the medicine, Ning Huan opened her mouth and swallowed the thick black liquid. Han Mo Bei knew that this medicine was very bitter. Just now, the maid was afraid that the medicine wouldn't be ready so she tried drinking it. The maid frowned, but Ning Huan didn't even frown when she saw the bottom of the bowl.

"Is it hard?"

"It's not that hard." Ning Huan was stunned for a moment, but then she shook her head.

Although Ning Huan said it wasn't bitter, Han Mo Bei still pushed away the candy he prepared beforehand. The white rabbit milk candy was the favorite food of Ning Huan when she was young.

Ning Huan looked at the white candy. She didn't know why, but she actually stopped for a second. "I'm not a child anymore."

"No matter how big it is, even if it's an old woman, she can still eat candy."

She opened her mouth and placed the milk candy into her mouth. The faint fragrance of the milk pressed down on the bitter taste in her mouth. It had been a long time since she ate the white rabbit milk candy, so long that she almost forgot what it tasted like.

After Ning Huanhuan finished dripping her blood, Han Mo Bei helped her brush her teeth and wash her face. Then, he lifted a corner of the blanket and held Ning Huan in his arms. Ning Huan's body was a little stiff. Han Mo Bei lightly patted her back and said with unprecedented gentleness, "Go to sleep."

When Ning Huan's steady breathing could be heard, Han Mo Bei opened his eyes once more and kissed her forehead.

He said to himself, "Because here you can always be a child."

Han Mo Bei hadn't finished speaking this sentence. The entire sentence was, "Even if you are an old woman, you can still eat sugar because here, you can always be a child."

These were not intentional words of love, but that was what Han Mo Bei was thinking in his heart. Some people's words of love sounded better than others, but their hearts were different.

"Ning Huan, there's still plenty of time in the future. I can slowly wait until you fall in love with me again."