Chapter 1181

“Since the injury happened when she was just over one year old, and the necklace was also given to Ning Anran at a very young age, do you truly believe that a child one or two years old had the intention to scheme so much, all for an identity she had no knowledge of?”

The old man was at an even greater loss for words.

Upon receiving that identification report, he became completely muddled with anger, foolishly so.

He never took the time to think it through before hastily convicting Baili Xia of ‘deception’.

Now that he thought about it, everything was indeed a farce he had fabricated and directed himself.

He was the one who found the person and whether it was true or not was just a matter of his word.

He looked at Baili Xia, whose gaze met his at the same moment.

When that clear and transparent look came his way, the old man felt somewhat ashamed to meet her eyes.

“Grandfa…” Before she could utter the word ‘grandfather’, Baili Xia swallowed it back forcefully.

“Sir Mu, now that it’s clear Ning Anran is Baili Yang’s granddaughter, then I…”

“Now that the truth has come out, and it’s unrelated to Xiaxia, then, dad, shouldn’t you apologize to Xiaxia for calling her a ‘liar’ just now?”

Mu Xiaojiu’s indifferent words spilled again from between his lips.

Always so devoid of warmth, as if standing up for Baili Xia, yet not quite as if there was any real sentiment.

This ambivalent tone made it truly difficult to discern where he stood at the moment.

Or perhaps, he was just stating facts, not taking any sides.

The old man’s face turned red in an instant; at his advanced age, apologizing to a young girl with no status or identity was something he didn’t think he could do.

Especially, in front of so many people.

Moreover, no matter how you put it, it was because Baili Xia took Ning Anran’s necklace, that An Ran had suffered so much.

Just thinking about this made it impossible for him to feel fondness for Baili Xia, even becoming somewhat hateful.

Of course, for the old man to apologize to a girl without any status or position in front of everyone was out of the question.

Quick to observe and respond, Mu Haoguo immediately said, “Since she came to the Mu family, not only has she eaten and drunk for free, but she’s also taken so much money from the Mu family…”

“The money Sir Mu gave me, I haven’t spent a penny of it; it’s all in my room,”

Baili Xia’s voice still sounded somewhat hoarse.

She admitted to eating and drinking at the Mu family’s expense.

But the money she spent outside was earned from her part-time drawing.

Even the card Uncle gave her, after using it once, she took the initiative to explain to Uncle.

She didn’t intend not to repay it.

The old man felt terribly uncomfortable at her words; he found himself a little unwilling to make things hard for Baili Xia.

After all, this young girl was once someone he cherished.

Mu Haoguo certainly discerned her thoughts as well.

In order to please the old man, Mu Haoguo also said, “Let’s not talk about the past.

Since you’re not Baili Yang’s granddaughter, you have no right to stay in the Mu family.

Hurry and pack your things and go…”

“She is my fiancée, and we are planning to get engaged soon.

Uncle, where do you expect Xiaxia to go at a time like this?”

All of a sudden, Mu Xiaoyao pulled Baili Xia into his embrace.

Before Baili Xia could instinctively resist, he increased the pressure of his large palm, squeezing her shoulder.

Baili Xia immediately stopped talking and made no further movement.

It was Uncle!

She clearly saw the look that Uncle gave Brother just now because she had been watching Uncle the whole time.

But she didn’t understand, now that it had been proven she wasn’t Baili Yang’s granddaughter, why would Brother say such a thing?