Chapter 1830

Mu Xiaoyao gently reached out his hand and took Baili Xia’s hand away.

Then he picked up the pieces of porcelain one by one and put them in the trash can nearby.

Baili Xia felt a warmth in her heart.

Although Brother was clumsy with household chores, he was still very fond of her.

After he had cleaned up all the shards, he started washing the dishes again with detergent.

Suddenly, Baili Xia asked, “Where’s Uncle?”

“He should be in his room.”

“Why doesn’t he come down?”

Mu Xiaoyao glanced at her indifferently but didn’t respond.

This question was asked knowingly; why would Uncle come here to join in this mess?

Seeing that he didn’t answer, Baili Xia understood.

“I’ll go check on him.”

With that, she turned and ran out.

Going up to the second floor, Baili Xia went directly to Mu Xiaojiu’s room, gently knocking a few times on the door.

There was no response from inside the room, so she knocked again, but still, there was no response.

Baili Xia felt a slight tension in her heart and, without a moment’s hesitation, she pushed the door open and went in.

Upon entering the room, she immediately saw Mu Xiaojiu sitting at the bedside, sipping from a bottle of red wine with a desolate look.

The figure looked lonely.

He held a piece of paper in his hand, staring at it intently, not even noticing Baili Xia’s entrance.

“Uncle…”

Baili Xia’s voice finally pulled Mu Xiaojiu’s consciousness back.

He turned around to see Baili Xia standing brightly at the doorway.

Suddenly, a complex expression flashed in Mu Xiaojiu’s eyes, as if…

unease?

Before Baili Xia could approach, he quickly folded the paper and put it in the bedside table drawer.

Baili Xia was slightly startled; this version of Uncle seemed so unfamiliar.

Uncle was always so calm, never flustered, but he was genuinely a bit flustered just now.

What was on that paper?

Was it something very important to him?

All of a sudden, she really wanted to see what kind of paper could make Uncle so nervous.

Her curiosity piqued, she wished she could immediately go over and take out that paper for a good study.

However, Baili Xia didn’t dare to really do it.

With someone as important as Uncle, having some secrets is normal.

After thinking about it, she slowly walked over to Mu Xiaojiu.

“Uncle, everyone is busy downstairs with the New Year’s Eve dinner. Why aren’t you going down?”

Mu Xiaojiu gave her a faint glance and took another sip of wine.

“Not interested, you kids go and have fun.”

Baili Xia almost swooned at the casual gesture.

Baili Xia wasn’t particularly fond of men drinking.

But for some reason, whenever Uncle drank, whether holding a cup or a bottle, he always looked so cool, didn’t he?

How could he be so handsome?

So handsome that it’s hard to breathe.

Her heart pounded erratically, almost jumping out of her chest.

Uncle’s fingers were so long, holding the entire bottle securely.

It seemed that whatever he held in his hand, you didn’t need to worry about it falling.

Long fingers, even more elegant than a pianist’s…

such a sense of security…

“Is it nice to look at?” Mu Xiaojiu was thoroughly amused by this infatuated little look.

Even the slight melancholy he had earlier was cured by her.

His thin lips curled up as he teased, “You’re drooling.”