Chapter 1052

Mu Xiaojiu still didn’t speak; he was always a man of few words, but ever since the pregnancy, he spoke even less.

He remained silent, and Baili Xia didn’t continue to question him.

That’s just how this guy was—when he didn’t want to talk, no amount of questioning would make any difference.

Such a proudly tsundere temperament, when would he ever change?

When she first arrived on the island, Baili Xia was actually a bit scared of him.

She was always worried he might suddenly try to do something to get rid of her child.

But now, she wasn’t worried at all.

Although Uncle had been giving her the silent treatment, everything he did, every arrangement, was actually for her benefit.

Especially tonight, when he even mentioned how to take care of herself and the baby in the future…

He had already included the baby in his future plans, which at least meant he no longer harbored any harmful thoughts towards the child.

She didn’t know how long they had walked when Baili Xia started to recognize the surroundings.

Wasn’t this the path leading to their rock climbing training?

When they stopped at the bottom of the cliff, Baili Xia panicked, “Uncle, I… I can’t climb in my condition!”

Climbing at night like this could cost her her life!

Unexpectedly, no sooner had she finished speaking than Mu Xiaojiu shifted to holding her with one arm.

He grabbed a rope that hung from the cliff top and began to climb up the cliff like that!

“Uncle!” Baili Xia was terrified, immediately clutching his clothes tightly with both hands, afraid of being dropped.

She didn’t doubt Uncle’s abilities, but… in the dead of night, without any safety gear, to climb up like this!

Especially with one arm around her!

Who in the world could do that?

Uncle was formidable, but at the end of the day, he was just a man, a man of flesh and blood.

He could get tired, and there could come a time when his strength failed.

What if he ran out of stamina halfway up?

“Uncle, let me down, I’ll climb up myself!” she said, panic-stricken.

In such a situation, although she was pregnant and scared of accidentally hurting her abdomen,

She would rather climb herself than let him bear such a heavy burden.

However, the man continued in silence, carrying her steadily upwards.

His method of rock climbing was unique, winding the rope several times around his arm, wrapping it around his wrist each time he climbed.

Because he climbed with one hand, when he let go, the loops around his arm would immediately come undone.

But he was fast enough that the loops hadn’t completely unwound before he had wrapped a few more around.

Such a technique required not only brute strength but also lightning speed.

Otherwise, by the time the rope unwound from his arm, there was a risk it would slip from his hand.

As Mu Xiaojiu climbed higher and higher, Baili Xia’s heart finally began to settle down.

Uncle…

was truly incredible, surpassingly so beyond her wildest imagination.

Had she not seen it with her own eyes, she would never have believed a person could be that formidable.

With her heart at ease, she had the leisure to take in the surrounding environment.

The cliff at night was unspeakably beautiful, with many wildflowers growing on it, twinkling in the moonlight.

“So beautiful…” As a white camellia with flecks of pink came into view, Baili Xia couldn’t help but exclaim.

The camellias at night were especially beautiful, as if they still bore the crystal-clear dewdrops of late autumn, making the whole flowery vista seem as if it were shrouded in mist.

Surreal and incredibly beautiful.