Chapter 1024

Walking along the narrow path through the forest ahead, Baili Xia could feel the presence of people guarding around, even though she couldn’t see them.

Every checkpoint, every hidden spot along this road, faintly reeked of a stern, chilly aura.

She didn’t know where this place was, but she clearly understood, it must be very important to Uncle.

Moving further along the road, she finally saw Uncle.

He stood next to a motorcycle, surrounded by several men dressed identically.

They were talking to him about the recent training.

So this place was their training ground, no wonder everyone was dressed so lightly.

A strong, convenient outfit, even more fitting than sportswear.

When they saw someone approaching, the men stopped talking and stepped aside to wait.

Mu Xiaojiu turned around and saw Nangong Xu supporting Baili Xia as they walked over.

Actually, Baili Xia wasn’t so weak; she didn’t need anyone supporting her to walk.

Although she felt nauseous and bloated from time to time, as if she were about to have her period,

it wasn’t so bad that she couldn’t walk properly.

But this time, Nangong Xu, as if he had received some command, followed her every step, carefully tending to her.

If it weren’t for Uncle’s previous ruthlessness and harshness toward her, Baili Xia would have been under the illusion that Uncle finally started to value her.

But, how could you expect a man who wouldn’t even acknowledge his own child to value you?

“Come here,” the man called out from the front of the group, his tall figure casting a proud shadow in the sunlight.

His calm voice, clear enough to cut through the wind, reached Baili Xia’s ears.

Baili Xia looked up at him, the sunlight casting mottled shadows through the trees onto him, his face unspeakably cold and desolate.

His lips tightly pressed, his eyebrows and eyes indifferent, commanding respect without anger.

If there weren’t so much aversion and manipulation between them, perhaps she really could have loved this man deeply.

But now, she had decided not to like him anymore.

“Go over, don’t make him unhappy,” Nangong Xu whispered in her ear.

She now had a baby, and from any standpoint, he didn’t want to see her suffer.

Baili Xia took a deep breath before she slowly walked toward Mu Xiaojiu with him.

They walked very slowly, but this time, Mu Xiaojiu seemed to have enough patience and did not urge them.

Baili Xia really didn’t want to go over, but no matter how slow they walked, they inevitably arrived in front of him.

She bit her lip and softly called out, “Uncle.”

In front of others, she at least gave him some face, though fear was a bigger part of it.

This damned man, he just had the ability to make you fear him, even when you were furious at him.

Mu Xiaojiu obviously noticed her fear, but he didn’t react.

He just walked over to the motorcycle, suddenly straddled it with a long leg, and looked back at her.

His voice, whether intentionally suppressed or not, was colder and more heartless than usual: “Come here.”

Baili Xia wanted to shrink back, her eyes fixed on the motorcycle, her hand instinctively covering her stomach.

Riding this kind of vehicle would surely be bumpy, and given her current condition, it was really not suitable.

Especially since the island was full of mountains, and the mountain roads were rough, it could severely harm the baby.