Chapter 1045

“I wouldn’t dare,” Nangong Xu held back a smile as he packed up the medicine chest, then turned to leave the room.

Behind him, the man leaning against the headboard suddenly spoke again, “Open all the windows.”

Nangong Xu was taken aback, then quickly realized what was needed and immediately went to open all the windows, including the large french window.

Having just let his blood to expel the poison, there was a faint smell of blood in the room and the odor of medicinal liquids.

Baili Xia, following him and learning medicine for so long, would definitely smell it upon entering.

The mountain wind here was strong; if all the windows were open, the scent would quickly disperse, leaving only the salty smell of the distant sea.

When leaving, he couldn’t help but take another look at the man on the bed.

Mu Xiaojiu had already reclined there, eyes closed, resting.

Nangong Xu’s gaze flickered with a touch of helplessness.

Who says Mr.

Xiaojiu is heartless and cold?

He’s actually very considerate and tender, it’s just that most people never get the chance to see it.

In the dining room, Baili Xia and Mu Xiaoyao had already finished eating.

Seeing Nangong Xu come out, Baili Xia didn’t ask much.

Seeing him take the food in, she was even less inclined to speak.

Uncle wasn’t even willing to eat at the same table as her; with that being the case, why bother bringing her to this place?

Men’s hearts are like needles at the bottom of the ocean, elusive and inscrutable.

How long would she have to endure days like this?

…

On this island, Baili Xia stayed quietly for more than a week.

She was essentially catching up with her study schedule; it seemed that ever since she came here, with the guidance of a few tutors, she was learning even more than when she was at school.

It honestly wasn’t her fault for not being diligent; for some unknown reason, after entering Imperial College, she went from being a disciplined top student to habitually skipping classes and becoming a bad one.

Now, focused solely on studying, she seemed to be learning much more.

Lately, Mu Xiaojiu seemed to be busy with something.

Brother mentioned that he had left the island and gone back to the Mu family.

It was normal for him to leave, after all, he still had a lot of the Mu Group to manage.

Staying here all the time was what was abnormal.

“I heard he has his own business too.” With Uncle not on the island, Baili Xia gradually began to talk about his matters.

After all, he wasn’t here, so even if she talked about him all day long, he would never know.

However, Mu Xiaoyao glanced at a figure approaching in the distance, something flickered in his eyes.

“Yes…

he has his own business.”

“What does he do?

Is it the same as the Mu Group, dealing in various kinds of business?” Baili Xia asked further.

Seeing that the person approaching didn’t show any sign of discomfort, Mu Xiaoyao looked at Baili Xia and answered lightly,

“He’s involved in various businesses, but his biggest business is in bodyguard work.”

“Bodyguard?” Holding a basket, Baili Xia stopped in the act of bending down to pick vegetables and looked at him.

“Yes, bodyguard,” Mu Xiaoyao walked alongside her, continuing to pick green vegetables in the garden as they moved forward.

Lately, life had been a bit boring; she studied every morning, and he took his brothers out for training.

In the afternoon, after she woke up from her nap, he would accompany her running all over the hills.

Picking vegetables, cooking meals, or gathering wildflowers.

After dinner, if he wasn’t accompanying her to watch the stars or the moon, they’d be back in the apartment watching TV.

He, who had always loathed those youth idol dramas, had now become quite familiar with those idols.

Although he still despised them — after all, they really were a sorry sight.

What idols?

Utterly nonsensical!

If she wanted to see handsome men, the Mu family had more than enough to feast her eyes on.