Chapter 2450 - 29

That sigh in her ears sounded so familiar.

She opened her eyes and, by the moonlight, confirmed where that familiar sigh had come from.

"Of course I didn’t come to the wrong place." The reply was righteous and indignant, with a bit of teeth–gritting in it.

Ye Haoyang stood up, lit the lamp in the room, and only then turned his head to look at her.

"I can find my room in my own courtyard with my eyes closed. How could I go to the wrong one?"

"..." Mu Huaen was stunned for a long while before she finally spoke timidly, "Brother Ye Er, barging into a woman’s room in the middle of the night—where’s your upbringing?"

At her words, Ye Haoyang snapped viciously, "The dog ate it."

"..." Mu Huaen was speechless, only thinking to herself that she really couldn’t stay here anymore.

He took two steps forward, then suddenly lifted her chin. "What if I feel like biting you to death?"

Mu Huaen was startled by this sudden mix of intimacy and cruelty in his tone.

She hurriedly reached out and slapped his hand away. "Get out! It’s late, I want to sleep."

"Sleep? Fine, then we’ll sleep together."

He made a show of going to put out the light, and Mu Huaen was so scared she jumped straight off the bed.

"Are you sick or something? What the hell are you doing running to my room in the middle of the night?" The little lion hidden in Mu Huaen’s heart exploded. "You’re my brother‑in‑law, I’m your older sister. Have some self‑awareness, will you? And you sneaking over here at this hour—if people find out, what do you think they’ll be saying about the Mu and Ye Families outside?"

"Heh..." If she hadn’t said it, it would’ve been fine; but the moment he heard her say "I’m your older sister," Ye Haoyang’s face twisted.

He yanked her over with one hand and grabbed her by the throat with the other. "Mu Huaen, who gave you the guts to lie to me? Believe it or not, I’ll strangle you to death."

"Huh?"

Mu Huaen blinked, a bit slow on the uptake. Seeing that utterly innocent look in her eyes only made Ye Haoyang angrier; he couldn’t help tightening his grip a little, his gaze tinged with blood‑red.

"Mu Huaen, you’re really good at playing dumb, huh?"

Being called "Mu Huaen" again, it was impossible for Mu Huaen to ignore it now.

Of course, the waves in her heart were beyond words.

He—he, he—he knows?

But how did he find out?

His eyes were so terrifying that she grabbed his wrist with both hands. "L‑let’s talk this out, cough..."

"Talk? Sure, great." Ye Haoyang let go and stared straight at her. "If you’ve got something to say, say it. Let’s see what kind of story you can spin. I’m warning you, Mu Huaen, you’d better give me a reasonable explanation, or you’re dead."

Mu Huaen rubbed her neck and muttered, "What’s there to explain? Don’t you already know everything?"

"I know? And what exactly is it that I know?" Ye Haoyang flared up again, his voice rising.

Mu Huaen dug at her ear, looked up at the beams for a long moment, then finally said, "If I tell you I only agreed back then because my brain short‑circuited for a second, would you believe it?"

Ye Haoyang stared into her eyes and suddenly laughed. "Do you even believe that yourself? Handing over your own fiancé to someone else—how are you this magnanimous?"

"Sigh..." Mu Huaen sighed and spread her hands helplessly. "But that’s the truth. My brain really did short‑circuit for a moment."

At that time she had just been disfigured, her state of mind was fragile, and on top of that Mu Huarong had provoked her, so she agreed.

Ye Haoyang walked up with a smile that didn’t reach his eyes. "So, the reason you never told me the truth the few times we met is because there’s something wrong with your brain—and it still hasn’t healed?"

Mu Huaen’s eyes went wide, cursing nonstop in her heart. Could Brother Ye Er’s mouth be any more poisonous?