8 Chapter 8: I thought I was kidnapped again

When Mu Feibai opened the door, he was shocked at what he saw. The figure that was supposed to be lying on the bed was missing, and the blanket was tossed to the floor.'Where could she have gone? She was just right here'. He immediately turned around to see if she was downstairs, but a light from the bathroom caught his eyes. Seeing the light, Mu Feibai walked to the door and knocked gently.  "Hiuyan, are you in there?" he asked. When he heard no reply, he turned the knob of the door and found that it was locked from the inside. Urgently, he knocked for another five minutes before the door finally opened, and he was met by a petite figure. "Hiuyan, what happened to you? Why are you so pale?" he questioned worriedly upon seeing an almost ghastly expression on her face. "Ah… Mr Handsome, it's you. I thought I was kidnapped again so I locked myself in the bathroom," she nonchalantly replied. Despite her collected demeanour, the words which stood out most to Mu Feibai was "kidnapped again." His mind was suddenly filled with questions: 'Was she kidnapped? Was she hurt? Is that why she keeps her guard up when she is around men…?' 

"A penny for your thoughts, Mr Handsome," Mo Hiuyan suddenly said. "Is this your house?"

"Yeah, it is"

"But why didn't you take me to my own house? Why here?" Although Mo Hiuyan was usually scared around men, for some unknown reason she felt safe and secure around Mu Feibai. In fact, he felt awfully familiar to her, but she couldn't remember when and where she had met him before."It was because you fell asleep before I could get the location, so I was left with no other option than to bring you here." Mu Feibai replied. "…Are you angry at me? I won't hurt you."

"No, no, no – not at all, thank you," she retorted. As soon as she finished her sentence, Mo Hiuyan's stomach grumbled."Are you hungry?" Mu Feibai asked."Yes, I am."

"I will get some food for you then. Here is my phone – you can just sit down and use it however you want to kill time."

"Okay, thank you." With that, Mu Feibai went downstairs to get the food. When he was downstairs, he instructed the chef to get food prepared within ten minutes. The food was placed on low heat so that it would still be warm when Mo Hiuyan was ready to eat it. Then, the chef handed the tray containing the food to the Young Master. "Thank you," Mu Feibai uttered to the chef. The chef was struck by shock and was so surprised that he almost dropped to his knees. His Young Master had never said "thank you" to anybody before. 'I think this lady will be the future madam of the house. Our boss now does things he had never done before! I should inform the Master and Madam about this – immediately,' he pondered. Soon after, Mu Feibai headed upstairs with the food. "Here is your food. I instructed the chef to prepare a light meal for you"Mo Hiuyan slightly smiled. "Thank you." When Mo Hiuyan was busy eating, Mu Feibai was typing on his phone, trying to decide on which dress to buy for her. Occasionally, he would raise his head to glance at her. Once had ordered a dress, he asked his personal assistant to get him the dress he ordered first thing the following morning. By the time she finished eating, it was past midnight, so he asked her to go for a walk in the garden to enable her to digest her food well. After walking for a while, Mo Hiuyan became sleepy, causing Mu Feibai to take her back to the room which was already arranged by the maid to get some sleep. 

•~• Inside the room •~• 

"A-Are we going to sleep on the s-same bed?" Mo Hiuyan nervously questioned Mu Feibai of their current situation."No, don't be afraid, okay? You are the only one sleeping here as I will sleep in my own room – so don't worry."

"O-okay. I am very tired, Mr Handsome… I want to sleep. You should also get some sleep. Goodnight." With that, Mo Hiuyan laid on the bed and immediately dozed off. Mu Feibai tucked her in properly. He gazed at her sleeping visage, noticing how peaceful Mo Hiuyan looked in her sleep, and how different she was now compared to the event. Almost instinctively, he placed a chaste kiss on her forehead before leaving. While the two were busy sleeping, the Mu elders were busy discussing their eldest son. 

•••The Mu Mansion•••

 Present in the living room were Mu Buzhi, Bia Qian, and Mu Feiyan, - Father Mu, Mother Mu, and the second Young Master.

"I don't think old Hao is telling the truth because Xiao Bai has never talked to any girl! Taking a girl to his house is more out of the question!" Father Mu declared. 

"But it is still a possibility; maybe she is the same girl he has been looking for, even before he came back from the States," Mother Mu explained.

"Maybe not," Father Mu replied. "I think it is time for him to settle down. He is twenty-six already. We should search for a girl for him to get engaged with since he couldn't find the girl he was searching for," he concluded."But dad, you know that he would not get married to any girl except Yanyan! He loved her since he was sixteen!" Mu Feiyan added.

Mother Mu sighed. "Yes, I know. And I wanted her to be my daughter-in-law, but she is nowhere to be found. The only thing we know about her is her name – Hiuyan. The rest of the information on the country's database is blocked, and there's no way we can access it."

There was a momentary silence before Father Mu continued. "What if after finding her we discover that she is already married?"

"Dad, no need to worry. Let's just wait and see. Maybe big bro will find her one day. We shouldn't rush him into any engagement or marriage." Mu Feiyan looked up with a stern look on his face. "You know that he hates all women except for his Yanyan, and of course his mom."

"I pray and hope he finds her someday. He really does care about her," Father Mu agreed. The Mu family were all worried for their beloved son and brother. They were hoping that Mu Feibai could find the girl he had loved since his teens, not knowing that he had already found her. Maybe, he could even get married to her in the near future.