Chapter 1023

Nangong Xu glanced at Ye Hua, who then slowly walked away.

Only when the deck was left with just the two of them did Nangong Xu look at Baili Xia.

“I’ve said before, I’m not an obstetrician.

I wouldn’t even know if you’re really pregnant without using specialized equipment to check.”

“But you…” Baili Xia looked at him, still somewhat hesitant.

Nangong Xu tilted his head slightly, letting the sea breeze blow away the lock of hair on his face, before turning back to look at her, his gaze softened.

“All the medical skills I’ve learned are for protecting Mr. Xiaojiu, and since Mr. Xiaojiu is not a woman, why would I study obstetrics?”

Baili Xia bit her lip and hesitated for a long time before finally nodding and sitting down with him in the middle of the deck.

Nangong Xu took her temperature, checked her blood pressure, and monitored her heart rate.

Apart from the heart rate being a bit fast due to nervousness, everything else seemed normal.

After putting everything away, he pulled up a chair and sat down next to her, looking at her as if he wanted to say something but seemed unable to speak.

Seeing him appear hesitant to speak, Baili Xia calmed down and took the initiative to break the silence.

“Are you in a difficult position?

Did Uncle ask you to persuade me to have an abortion?”

“No, Mr.

Xiaojiu has never said such a thing.

Don’t misunderstand him,” Nangong Xu immediately clarified.

Yet, Baili Xia turned her face away, looking out at the distant sea horizon, her eyes filled with desolation.

“Even if he doesn’t say it, that’s probably what he’s thinking.

I just don’t know where he wants to take me.”

“He…” Nangong Xu also gazed at the glittering sea just like her.

After a while, he quietly said, “He probably wants to take you to a place that is entirely his.”

A place entirely belonging to Uncle…

At the moment the cruise ship docked, Baili Xia still couldn’t grasp the meaning of his words.

But as she looked at the island in front of her, she seemed to understand.

This must be Uncle’s private island.

No wonder Master said it was entirely his.

With Nangong Xu by Baili Xia’s side, Mu Xiaojiu didn’t pay much attention to her.

Seeing Nangong Xu helping her disembark from the cruise ship and safely onto shore, Mu Xiaojiu walked ahead through the beach towards the path leading into the island.

From afar, a few people could be seen standing guard.

As Mu Xiaojiu approached, each of them, expressionless yet respectful, nodded and addressed him as “Mr. Xiaojiu.”

Mu Xiaojiu did not respond and, with long strides, walked onto the forest path and quickly disappeared from view.

Nangong Xu, supporting Baili Xia, walked past, and only then did Baili Xia get a clear view of the men guarding the path.

The men were dressed similarly, all in outfits suitable for martial exertions, and each wore an impassive face.

Most importantly, each of these men had weapons at their waists!

Weapons that were not guns, yet resembled guns!

She had seen Xiaoxiao play with similar things when she had been around her.

However, it was too long ago, and she couldn’t remember.

If she wasn’t wrong, these guns probably wouldn’t kill, but they could easily injure someone.

Inside…

there were tranquilizer darts, right?

Also, there was something bulky at their other side, clearly another weapon.

She didn’t dare to guess—this weapon must be more dangerous than a tranquilizer gun, maybe…

a real gun…

Why were the guards in Uncle’s place so strict?

What kind of place was this?

“Let’s go,” Nangong Xu gently supported her, accustomed to the scene before him.

“Hurry, Mr. Xiaojiu is waiting for you.”