Chapter 1079

“Indeed, even Grandfather has no idea about Uncle’s whereabouts, how could Xiaxia possibly know?” Mu Ziying added another comment.

“I, I understand now, I won’t ask around carelessly in the future.”

Ning An Ran lowered her head with an apologetic look.

Seeing her like this, the old master couldn’t help but feel pity again.

This child must have suffered a lot outside, being so well-behaved, in the end, it’s because she was bullied too much, habitually afraid of everyone.

If he had taken her into Mu Mansion earlier, allowed her to feel secure here, then she wouldn’t have gone through so much suffering.

“Don’t worry, from now on we are all one family, everyone will take care of you, don’t be afraid.”

The old master patted the back of her hand with a sour heart, as if thinking of something, suddenly laughed again.

“Caring so much about Jiu, is it because you miss him?”

“Grandfather!” Ning An Ran was startled by his words, almost standing up in shock.

But the old master laughed first: “Isn’t our An Ran fond of Jiu? Grandfather won’t be wrong, neither of you is married, what’s there to be shy about?”

Hearing this, the expressions of the other young people present turned a bit strange.

Grandfather knows Ning An Ran likes Uncle, it seems…

he is quite approving…

Baili Xia’s fingers, holding chopsticks, involuntarily tightened, and she began to lose her appetite.

Mu Xiaoyao couldn’t help but take a few more glances at Ning An Ran.

In fact, from the moment he walked into the side room, he had never properly looked at this girl.

He always kept his distance from women.

Knowing that there would be an unfamiliar girl at the dining table, he didn’t care at all, as long as she didn’t pester him.

But Grandfather said she and Uncle…

Mu Ziying also looked at Ning An Ran with a strange look in her eyes.

So this girl likes Uncle, and it is said that she is now living at Sihai Residence…

Uncle’s Sihai Residence isn’t a place that just anyone can stay in, but Ning An Ran really managed to move in.

And she has been there for quite a while.

Could it be, Uncle sees something special in Ning An Ran?

Ning An Ran felt her scalp tingle from their stares.

When she could hardly bear it any longer and wanted to say goodbye to the old master to return to Sihai Residence on her own, the sound of car engines came from the courtyard just in time.

Someone was coming back, at this time, if it wasn’t Mu Lingchuan, it was probably Mu Xiaojiu.

Sure enough, before long, Mu Xiaojiu’s tall figure appeared in the hall, and then in front of them.

“Dad.” Handing his coat to a servant, Mu Xiaojiu came in and greeted the old master first.

The old master nodded, “Perfect timing, go wash your hands and come eat.”

“Okay.” He turned and headed for the washroom not far away.

A few gazes were fixed on him, Mu Xiaojiu was aware, but he was used to it and didn’t care.

After washing his hands and coming back, he noticed that only the seat next to Ning An Ran was empty.

He glanced at Baili Xia and Mu Xiaoyao, then without a word, took the seat next to Ning An Ran.

When he was walking over, Ning An Ran had already been so nervous that she found it difficult to breathe.

Now, with Mr.

Xiaojiu sitting beside her, she could even smell his intoxicating scent with every breath, causing Ning An Ran’s heartbeat to almost stop.

Mr.

Xiaojiu, was right next to her, totally and utterly within arm’s reach.

Once again, they were seated so close to each other, last time it was on the couch in the living room, now, at the dining table.

Her face had already turned as red as a ripe apple.