Chapter 1049

Mu Xiaojiu remained silent, picked up her bowl, and began to drink.

The meal was still passed in utter silence.

The atmosphere was indescribably gloomy, but not oppressive; it was just that no one spoke to break the silence.

After dinner, Baili Xia immediately went to her room and grabbed some clothes to take a bath.

Unexpectedly, while she was halfway through her bath, someone pushed open the bathroom door from outside.

A tall figure barged in.

Although his steps were not quick, the sudden intrusion scared Baili Xia into letting out a sharp scream.

In a panic, she backed away, trying to grab something to cover herself.

To her dismay, she slipped, lost her balance, and fell toward the ground.

Mu Xiaojiu’s expression was unchanged, and before she hit the floor, he effortlessly caught her and held her lightly in his arms.

“Uncle…” Baili Xia immediately pushed him away, trying to push him off.

Being held like this by him…

was simply mortifying!

Naturally, Mu Xiaojiu wasn’t going to let go.

But as he looked down at her, his cool, thin lips moved slightly, letting out a few words of reproach.

“Acting so hastily; how will you take care of yourself and the baby in the future?”

The baby…

She looked up at him, thinking she must have heard wrong.

This was the first time Uncle had spoken to her directly since coming to the island.

His voice was still as deep and magnetic as ever, not particularly warm, but his words immediately brought a wave of sadness to her heart.

Wasn’t he planning to ignore her?

Yet, he spoke of taking care of herself and the baby?

She wanted to say something, but Mu Xiaojiu had already let go of her.

This time, he picked up a bath sponge and started to wash her with care.

“Uncle, no need, I can do it myself,” Baili Xia was startled by his actions.

Was he going to bathe her without a murmur, without any mental preparation?

“Turn around.” The man’s face showed no emotion.

When she refused to turn, he suddenly lifted her by her underarms and turned her himself.

He had her place her hands on the wall as his voice, trying to sound indifferent yet clearly becoming more hoarse and heavy, rang out, “Don’t move!”

Baili Xia, terrified, didn’t dare make a single move, her hands braced against the wall, her heart racing uncontrollably.

Of course, the one in peril was not Baili Xia, but Mu Xiaojiu himself!

He had overestimated his self-control in front of her.

He had intended only to come and give her a bath, like the ones he had learned about online.

He wanted her to lay there so he could conveniently scrub her gently.

Although he had been very busy lately, he couldn’t sleep at night and would always take out his phone to read about how to care for pregnant women.

What he was doing now, that was what he had learned.

In early pregnancy, he could bathe her like this; later on, as the months passed, she would need to stand straight.

When her belly grew larger, a sturdy chair would be necessary for her to sit on.

He felt he had been very diligent in his learning, but why did the situation now seem so different from what he had learned?

His hand holding the bath sponge was clenched tight, and his whole body was just as rigid.

It was supposed to be a simple task, but it was…

so hard.

Taking another deep breath, before Baili Xia could resist, he took the sponge, applied the maternity body wash, and began to gently rub it on her.

Baili Xia clenched her eyes shut, breathing deeply.

If she didn’t breathe deeply, she feared she would suffocate.

When Mu Xiaojiu’s fingers, which had suddenly gone from ice cold to burning hot, accidentally touched her skin, not only did she herself involuntarily inhale sharply, but Mu Xiaojiu also nearly broke.

He struggled to remember, the girl now had a child in her belly, he couldn’t touch her, absolutely couldn’t!