Chapter 1206

“Uncle?” Baili Xia opened her eyes and met Dongfang Jin’s gaze.

About the incident with the wolves in the hunting ground…

As soon as she thought of those scenes, Baili Xia couldn’t help but shiver slightly.

The feeling of lingering fear was truly unpleasant.

Dongfang Jin saw her complexion turn pale in an instant and knew that she must still be frightened.

He reached out and rubbed her nose tip: “Don’t be afraid, it’s all in the past, no need to mention it anymore.”

“Uncle hasn’t said anything to me, in fact, since I came back from Bei Miao, he has hardly spoken to me.”

He said not to mention it, yet Baili Xia brought it up anyway.

Uncle’s attitude now made her feel uncertain and abruptly alone.

There’s always the feeling of fighting alone, unable to find a comrade.

Baili Xia was actually very touched by Dongfang Jin coming to talk to her today.

This stark contrast was sure to stir her emotions; it was impossible not to be moved.

However, she still held a glimmer of hope, hoping that her relationship with Uncle could improve.

“Perhaps there’s been too much on his plate recently, he’s overwhelmed,” Dongfang Jin didn’t say much.

He just couldn’t bear to see her feeling so alone and desolate.

Pushing the dessert towards her, he smiled lightly: “You have exams coming up, right? Don’t think too much, just wait for my message.”

…

She had lunch with Dongfang Jin at noon, and afraid that Baili Xia was in low spirits, Dongfang Jin even accompanied her to stroll in a small park after the meal.

Before two in the afternoon, he timely dropped Baili Xia off at the entrance of Mu Group’s campus.

Only after watching her safely enter did Dongfang Jin drive away.

Baili Xia had been called by Mu Lingchuan before her arrival.

Zimo answered the call, mentioning that Mu had a last-minute meeting at one in the afternoon and was still in the Mu Group building, having not returned to Feixue.

Brother is so busy these days that Zimo is answering his calls?

This made Baili Xia wonder for a moment, but that was all.

After all, with Zimo’s rigid nature, he was not one to actively seek his superior’s favor.

Brother and Zimo…

It’s unlikely, right?

Zimo was still waiting in the rest area outside the conference room on the eighteenth floor, and Baili Xia had initially planned on looking for her.

But just as she stepped into the Mu Group building, she unexpectedly encountered Guisu in a corner of the lobby, someone she hadn’t seen for quite some days.

Seeing Guisu here threw Baili Xia off for a moment.

Once she recovered, she immediately noticed that Guisu’s attire today was quite different from what she saw outside the gambling hall that day.

Today he was dressed very formally, his stern suit giving one the impression of a bodyguard straight out of a TV scene.

“Why are you here?” She didn’t go upstairs but walked directly to the rest area, approaching Guisu.

The moment Baili Xia entered, Guisu had already spotted her.

Time had passed, and the girl had gotten even thinner.

Despite being well-fed in the Mu family, why doesn’t she seem to gain any weight?

His dark eyes narrowed slightly, but he merely gave her a faint glance before shifting his gaze away.

“Guisu, I’m talking to you, why are you here?” Baili Xia asked again.

Guisu’s gaze finally returned to her, his somber eyebrows slightly raising: “Are you afraid I’m here to cause trouble?”

“Yeah.” Baili Xia nodded vigorously, not hiding her worries at all.

Such frank admission caught Guisu off guard.

This girl, she really…

was a bit different from other women.