Chapter 1613

Poisoning the old man…

With just one sentence, Baili Xia halted her steps instantly.

Standing at the stairway, her whole body stiffened.

The voice…

it’s Uncle’s.

And the person he’s talking about, the one who poisoned, is…

Soon, another familiar voice pierced her eardrums harshly.

“Mr. Xiaojiu, I just wanted to help you, I meant well.”

Baili Xia’s palm tightened, she nearly couldn’t keep standing.

The person who poisoned may be anyone, but she can imagine anyone, except she can’t associate her with this.

Because it’s impossible, truly impossible.

In the entire Mu family, she is the most loved by the old man, the one he pities the most.

Even she as an outsider can easily see, the old man loves her more than his own life.

Saying she’s just a granddaughter of an old comrade, this has already made Baili Xia suspicious.

Just like back then, when the old man doted on her, compared to Mu Ziying and Mu Ziqing, the difference was too great.

It can’t be her, anyone could be, but it definitely won’t be her!

Ning Anran, how could it be her?

How could it!

Downstairs, Mu Xiaojiu stayed silent, his face cold.

Ning Anran is still pleading bitterly: “Mr. Xiaojiu, I know I was wrong, I will absolutely no longer act on my own accord, please give me another chance, I’m begging you.”

Still no response from Mu Xiaojiu.

Just hearing a thud, it seemed that someone knelt down.

Apparently, it was Ning Anran.

She cried, “Mr.

Xiaojiu, I did it all for you.”

“At this moment, if the old man falls, no one can hinder your plans.”

“Mr.

Xiaojiu, everything I did was just for you, I truly have no other intentions, please believe me.”

Ning Anran’s bitter pleas did not earn a shred of compassion from Mu Xiaojiu.

Now, looking at her, it’s as if looking at a heap of trash, his eyes full of disgust.

Ning Anran also knows that her actions, if without a reasonable explanation, Mr.

Xiaojiu will definitely not spare her.

Lowering her head at that moment, something flickered in her eyes.

As she raised her head to look at him again, her face was already full of sorrow.

“Besides, he… he’s already suspicious of my identity, Mr. Xiaojiu, I was compelled to do this.”

Suspicious of her identity…

Mu Xiaojiu remained silent, yet Ye Hua standing beside him immediately furrowed his brow.

“Why suspect you? Didn’t he already see and examine that appraisal report?”

Ning Anran dared not speak too many lies in front of Mu Xiaojiu; the more she spoke, the more likely flaws would appear.

She bit her lip and softly said, “That’s…

because of Baili Xia.”

“What does it have to do with Miss Xiaxia?” Ye Hua’s brows furrowed even more.

Mr.

Xiaojiu dislikes hearing the name of Miss Xiaxia from this woman.

If she doesn’t give a reasonable explanation, Mr.

Xiaojiu will certainly be angry.

Ning Anran took a deep breath, then raised her head to look at Mu Xiaojiu, her face earnest.

“It’s just Baili Xia did too much in front of the old man, causing him to feel compassion for her again.”

She kept her eyes on Mu Xiaojiu’s handsome face, but unfortunately, there wasn’t a hint of emotion on Mr.

Xiaojiu’s stern face.

Ning Anran retracted her gaze, lowered her head, and continued: “Perhaps… perhaps it’s blood ties, Mr. Xiaojiu you know, Xiaxia is truly the old man’s granddaughter, perhaps between them, there’s a silent familial connection.”

The people in the hall had no reaction, but the girl at the second-floor staircase had a heart gone cold.