Chapter 1842: Capítulo 1842: Chapter 1845

Because Mu Xiaojiu’s mood wasn’t great, his voice sounded a bit cold.

Baili Xia was slightly startled and snapped back to reality.

Just now, she was preoccupied with thoughts about Ning Anran, completely forgetting that Uncle was sitting beside her.

Earlier, she had thought about how Uncle might feel lonely and wanted to keep him company.

But her recent actions might have made him feel even more melancholic.

“No, I don’t want to,” Baili Xia explained, her voice carrying a hint of panic. “I was just thinking about some things.”

Mu Xiaojiu looked at her indifferently, without any emotion in his eyes.

“Xiaoyao is in that car, you don’t want to go?”

Baili Xia shook her head: “It’s okay, having Uncle in this car is nice too.”

She paused and added, “Brother and I are about to get engaged, a little separation isn’t a big deal.”

Mu Xiaojiu’s body suddenly trembled, releasing an aura of coldness.

“Uncle, you…” Feeling the chill emanating from him, Baili Xia’s heart began to race.

Why did Uncle suddenly become so frightening, why was he angry?

Could it be that he disapproved of her marriage with Brother?

“Who said you’re engaged to Xiaoyao?”

Mu Xiaojiu’s voice sounded somewhat terrifying, and Baili Xia’s words had touched a nerve deep within him.

How could he allow her to leave!

Baili Xia felt a bit scared, but with Ye Hua in front, she reckoned Uncle wouldn’t lose his temper too much.

She steadied her thoughts and softly said, “Uncle, wasn’t it you who permitted our engagement before?”

Actually, she wasn’t sure, but she seemed to remember it that way.

But where did these memories come from?

Just as she finished speaking, Ye Hua suddenly pulled the curtain between the front and back seats.

He casually picked up a pair of earphones and put them on.

Baili Xia was startled by Ye Hua’s sudden action, reaching out to pull the curtain open.

But as her hand reached mid-air, a large hand suddenly reached out and tightly grasped it.

“Uncle, you…”

She widened her eyes, her gaze fixed on Mu Xiaojiu’s face.

Mu Xiaojiu also furrowed his brows at this moment, clearly struggling internally.

After a while, his brow relaxed before he gently released Baili Xia’s hand.

“Don’t open it, I want to be quiet for a bit,” he said calmly.

Baili Xia’s heart remained tense, feeling awkward being in the confined space with Uncle.

The car windows were made of special glass, making it impossible to see inside from the outside, and with the curtain in front, people wouldn’t know what they were doing.

But she could see the underlying sadness in Uncle’s eyes, which inexplicably tugged at her heart.

After a while, she slowly withdrew her hand and placed it on her knee.

Mu Xiaojiu’s gaze fell outside the window, unfocused and unchanged by the scenery passing by.

Uncle, what is on his mind?

Why did he seem upset when the engagement was mentioned?

But she didn’t know how to ask, didn’t know what was really going on with Uncle.

As the car sped down the road, after a long time, she couldn’t help but ask, “Uncle, are you… okay?”

Mu Xiaojiu’s fingers twitched slightly and he came back to his senses.

He glanced at Baili Xia calmly and lightly shook his head.

He raised his hand and opened the curtain in front.

There are some things, that since the girl shouldn’t know yet, why be entangled?

Ye Hua’s actions were also subconscious, after all, it wasn’t uncommon in the past.

If this girl knew that they frequently did such things in the car in the past, how would she react?