Chapter 1794

Mu Xiaojiu forced a faint smile at the corners of his lips and gently said, “Okay.”

The bitterness in his words, coming from his mouth, was unspeakably heart-wrenching.

“Then, I’m leaving. You should go to bed early.”

After packing up, Baili Xia smiled lightly, took one last look at him, then turned to leave.

Mu Xiaojiu just watched her quietly, nodded, but had no intention of going to bed.

He remained on the sofa, picking up the documents in his hand and began to read them.

Although he felt uncomfortable inside, he still needed to finish his work first.

Baili Xia stared at him, stopped in her tracks, and came back.

“Uncle, why aren’t you sleeping yet?” she asked softly.

“There are still some things to finish, I’ll sleep afterward.”

Mu Xiaojiu raised his head again to look at her, his gaze soft.

Baili Xia walked to his side, reached out, and unexpectedly snatched the documents from his hand.

It wasn’t exactly snatching, since Mu Xiaojiu just let her take the documents without holding onto them tightly.

Baili Xia casually placed the documents on the coffee table and softly said, “You’re injured, you shouldn’t stay up late, it’s bad for your health.”

She reached out and tugged on Mu Xiaojiu’s sleeve, trying to pull him up.

“Come on, go to bed quickly.”

Mu Xiaojiu didn’t move, only looked at her.

Being forced to bed was a first for him.

She even dared to snatch his work materials and toss them on the table.

If it weren’t for her, someone else might have been thrown out by him by now.

Baili Xia gave him a push, but he still didn’t move, and she started to get a bit angry.

“Are you going to sleep or not? If you don’t sleep, and your health deteriorates, don’t expect me to take care of you.”

As soon as she said that, Mu Xiaojiu’s heart trembled violently, and he immediately stood up.

This girl even dared to threaten him like this, but he was indeed threatened by her.

If she didn’t take care of him…

Mu Xiaojiu pretended to be indifferent and snorted coldly through his nose, but still went along with her, walked to the bed, and lay down.

“What’s the fuss, Uncle isn’t fierce at all.”

Only then did Baili Xia smile with satisfaction and followed him to the bed.

Watching Mu Xiaojiu lying down, she picked up the quilt and covered him with it.

“You rest well, I’m leaving.”

After speaking, Baili Xia turned to leave.

Just as she turned around, suddenly, someone grabbed her hand.

Baili Xia turned back, looked at Mu Xiaojiu, her face blushing slightly with a hint of surprise: “Uncle, you…”

Uncle was her elder, holding hands like this…

felt a bit too intimate.

Mu Xiaojiu cleared his throat, his grip slightly loosened, but he didn’t let Baili Xia go.

In that moment, he had forgotten about their current relationship, just wanted to keep her from leaving.

This situation could easily cause her to misunderstand, suspecting him of having improper thoughts.

Although, he really wanted to have improper thoughts.

But, at this moment, he couldn’t scare her away.

If she got scared and dared not get close to him again, it would be harder to enter her heart in the future.

After thinking it over, he spoke lightly, “It’s nothing, just don’t want to be left alone here. Can you… stay and talk with me for a while?”

Asking someone to stay was indeed unfamiliar territory for Mu Xiaojiu.

In the past, if he wanted someone to stay, he would usually express his intentions through actions.

But now, with this girl…

it’s not the right time yet.

Knowing he couldn’t scare her, yet, holding her hand, he was unwilling to let go.

Even if the atmosphere was a bit awkward, he still…

didn’t want to release his grip.