Chapter 1043

Tonight’s dinner, of course, was not made by Mu Xiaoyao.

Mu Xiaoyao had entered the kitchen and was kicked out in less than three minutes.

However, tonight’s dinner wasn’t made by Baili Xia either.

After learning she was pregnant, who would dare let her cook?

Aren’t they afraid of being torn apart by Mr.

Xiaojiu?

The table was set with five dishes and a soup, plus a special nourishing soup stewed especially for Baili Xia, served up by the skillful hands of Nangong Xu.

Seeing the long-haired, apron-clad handsome man, Baili Xia’s eyes nearly turned into stars.

Such a beautiful man, with such nimble hands, how can women stand it?

Just a few kinds of green vegetables and fruits, plus sea urchin grabbed by someone kind-hearted unknown, Nangong Xu turned them into a sea urchin fried rice.

The table was filled with dishes, fragrant and appealing in color, aroma, and taste.

With the master here, even the chef was spared; the dishes looked like they could compete with a five-star chef.

“This season’s sea urchins are especially poisonous, aren’t they?” Baili Xia looked at the sea urchin fried rice Nangong Xu placed in front of her.

Warm steam kept rising in front of her, looking at the golden sea urchin and the perfectly elastic rice.

Her previously mild appetite suddenly improved.

Nangong Xu glanced at her, then looked at the fried rice, obviously hesitant to speak.

Eventually, he casually responded, “The master chef arrived early.”

“Great!” Baili Xia didn’t think too much and picked up a spoon to start eating.

The moment her eyelids drooped, she couldn’t help but sneak a peek at the seat left for Uncle.

The chair was empty; Uncle hadn’t returned yet, and it was unknown what he was doing.

She thought of asking if they should wait for him but seeing that Nangong Xu didn’t seem to wait, she decided not to mention it.

Lest they think she was always thinking about that fellow.

“Mr. Xiaojiu had some urgent matters, so no need to wait for him.”

Even if the girl hadn’t said it, Nangong Xu could easily see through her thoughts.

Baili Xia’s face blushed slightly, wanting to say she wasn’t waiting for that guy.

But the words reached her lips and she immediately swallowed them back.

In front of her master, why be so hypocritical?

She indeed…

wanted to wait for Uncle.

Just as she thought this, the main entrance suddenly made a noise as the door opened.

Baili Xia hadn’t reacted yet when Nangong Xu, who had just sat down, suddenly stood up and walked toward the entrance.

Mu Xiaoyao and Baili Xia exchanged looks.

Although they both knew it must be Uncle returning, wasn’t Nangong Xu’s reaction a bit too strange?

It seemed like…

he was nervous about something?

At the entrance, the door was opened, and indeed, it was Mu Xiaojiu returning.

Always following behind him was Ye Hua; after he entered, Ye Hua looked at Nangong Xu.

Nangong Xu immediately nodded.

“I’ll keep an eye on him.”

Ye Hua then left.

Nangong Xu closed the door, and Mu Xiaojiu had already entered the hall.

Seeing Baili Xia and Mu Xiaoyao sitting together having a meal, he glanced and then turned towards his room.

“Uncle, won’t you join us?” Mu Xiaoyao stood up.

Uncle’s face…

why did it look a bit pale?

Was there an accident during training just now?

But there wasn’t a speck of dust on him, and he didn’t seem like he had just returned from the training ground.

“I’ve eaten.” Mu Xiaojiu answered indifferently, not paying attention to Nangong Xu following behind and strode toward his room.

Nangong Xu followed him, his expression slightly grave, seemingly pondering something.