CHAPTER 66: CHAPTER 66: PLEADING

Ye Anxin chuckled, her eyes glancing at the thermos lunch box on the bedside table. She walked over, opened the lid, and her brows immediately furrowed in displeasure, "Uncle, why aren’t you drinking the soup I painstakingly made for you!"

Mu Beiting avoided Ye Anxin’s clear eyes and replied coldly, "Not hungry!"

"At this time, how can you not be hungry! I’ll pour it out for you. If it’s still warm, you must drink a little. You’re already injured, what if you hurt your health by starving!" Ye Anxin said domineeringly, then she went to wash a bowl, poured out the soup, and tasted the temperature. Luckily, the thermos was effective, the soup was still warm. She then pressed Mu Beiting to sit on the hospital bed and fed him sip by sip.

Mu Beiting did not refuse either. With each spoonful Ye Anxin fed, he took a sip, and soon the bowl of soup was empty.

Pete watched all this in astonishment, slightly distracted.

Why did the boss, who they found hard to manage, get easily handled by the lady! In front of the lady, the boss was like an obedient child, letting her arrange everything.

After feeding the soup to Mu Beiting, Ye Anxin went to the bathroom to wash the bowl and spoon.

Once everything was settled, Ye Anxin sat down by Mu Beiting’s bedside again, "Uncle!"

Mu Beiting looked at her slightly swollen face, reached out, wanting to touch it, but stopped halfway.

Pete quickly caught a glimpse of the fleeting distress in Mu Beiting’s eyes and hurriedly took out the medicine he had been carrying, handing it over, "Boss, this is the medicine I just bought for the lady! The lady came in a rush and hasn’t applied it yet!"

Mu Beiting silently took the medicine, opened it, carefully squeezed it out, and gently, evenly applied it on both sides of Ye Anxin’s cheeks.

After making sure all the swollen areas were covered, Mu Beiting then asked in a hoarse voice, "Does it hurt?"

Ye Anxin squinted her eyes and sweetly smiled, "A little, but it’s not hurting now! I’m not such a delicate girl, I’m not afraid of pain!"

Mu Beiting’s eyes darkened, and he awkwardly said, "Stay away from them in the future, especially Mo Qiaoyan!"

"Okay!" Ye Anxin readily agreed!

Seeing her so obedient, Mu Beiting’s tightly knitted brows finally relaxed a bit.

Ye Anxin wrapped her arm around Mu Beiting’s, rested her head on it, her eyes rolling mischievously, and with a smile, she coaxed, "Uncle, can I ask you for a favor?"

"Speak!" Mu Beiting didn’t push her away, glanced down at her little face.

Ye Anxin acted coy, "This matter has nothing to do with the butler, really, he wanted to stand up for me at the time, but I held him back! Don’t fire the butler, okay! He’s a good person!"

Mu Beiting firmly refused, "No!"

Ye Anxin wasn’t discouraged, gently shaking Mu Beiting’s uninjured arm, continuing to plead, "Uncle, think about it, there are so many bad people out there. If the butler leaves, you’ll have to find a new one. Instead of getting a stranger, it’s better to keep the butler since at least we know him! What if the new stranger isn’t as good as the butler, wouldn’t that be a loss? Besides, I’m already used to the butler; if there’s a new stranger at home, I’d feel uncomfortable!"

"...!" This time, Mu Beiting didn’t refuse so quickly, but looked down, staring at Ye Anxin’s little face.

Ye Anxin knew Mu Beiting was starting to hesitate, gently shaking his arm again, "Uncle...!"