Chapter 1616

She believed in him her entire life, no matter what he did, he would never hurt her.

He thought he could manage that, but he forgot, even if he didn’t hurt her, hurting those closest to her, isn’t that still a form of harm to her?

Baili Xia lowered her eyelids, raising her hand to wipe her tears.

She didn’t dare look at him, fearing that her gaze might accidentally reveal distrust.

Uncle had spent his entire life observing people; having been in the business world for so many years, she, a mere young girl, was no match for him.

If he discovered that she knew about his plan with Ning Anran, knew everything, what would she do?

The plan plotted for so long was all just to bring down Baili Yang and reclaim everything from the Mu family?

Baili Xia didn’t know the reasons behind it, nor did she know who was right or wrong.

But, he could reclaim the Mu family’s belongings, yet why kill her grandfather?

And her?

From the start, she was just a pawn, so what was she now?

Letting Ning Anran take her place, keeping her out of it, was that the decision he made?

But that was her grandfather, could she remain uninvolved for her entire life?

Was he planning to hide it from her forever, letting her never know her true identity?

She lowered her brows, filled with tears again, Mu Xiaojiu couldn’t see the light in her eyes.

Just seeing her cry like this out of fear made his heart soften completely.

“Stop thinking about it, I’ll stay with you and rest for a while.”

In the end, he took off his jacket and shoes, and lay down.

“Don’t you still have things to do?” Baili Xia turned back to glance at him.

She knew he had been very busy lately, especially now, still wearing his suit.

It was obvious he hadn’t had time to shower or change after coming back.

If he was simply busy for their future, how nice it would be?

But he was busy dealing with her grandfather.

“How can I work with peace of mind when you’re like this?” Mu Xiaojiu pulled her into his embrace, gently wrapping her.

“Sleep, after you fall asleep, I’ll get back to work.”

Baili Xia said nothing, turned her back toward him, nestling her small body entirely in his arms.

She couldn’t see through this man, and she didn’t want to.

Their relationship seemed sincere, but on the one hand, he cared for her, while on the other hand, he was harming her family.

At this moment, she wished she could fly to her grandfather and tell him Ning Anran wanted to harm him, so he could prepare and not give Ning Anran a chance.

She wanted to tell him she was his real granddaughter and that the report was fake.

But would grandfather believe her?

She had no evidence…

She closed her eyes, forcing her tears back with effort.

She was troubled and couldn’t sleep at all.

She really wished to be with her grandfather now, really wanted to protect him herself.

In this family, she didn’t know whom she could trust anymore.

What about Feng Gang?

Was he Uncle’s person?

Would he also harm grandfather?

“What’s wrong?” Sensing the unease of the person in his arms, Mu Xiaojiu frowned slightly: “What are you thinking?”

“Nothing?” Baili Xia was startled, not daring to turn back and look at him.

She hadn’t learned how to calmly lie in front of Uncle.

She feared that if he saw through her, would he also hurt her?

Would Uncle really hurt her?

In a state of panic and confusion, suddenly she turned and hugged him tightly.

The uneasy breath touched his neck, she bit her lip and whispered hoarsely: “Uncle… wants me.”