Chapter 2190

Baili Xia lowered her gaze and pondered for a moment, then said, “If that’s the case, the timing for the act might be during dinner.”

“With more people around, Mrs. Wen might let her guard down.”

“That’s possible.” Nangong Xu nodded in agreement with the idea.

Baili Xia glanced at Mu Xiaojiu, whose eyes were still fixed outside, his face expressionless.

A tinge of apology surfaced in her eyes, and she said, “Uncle, I’m sorry, I wronged you.”

Mu Xiaojiu merely nodded lightly without saying a word.

Ye Ying, standing to the side, could hardly contain himself.

“Mr. Xiaojiu, how about I go retrieve the body and examine it thoroughly?”

“As long as we prove it’s poisoning, they won’t have anything to say.”

Mu Xiaojiu’s fingers twitched; he had truly considered this idea before.

While in the main house, if it weren’t for Baili Xia stopping him, he might have confronted his Third Brother head-on.

“No.” Baili Xia immediately rejected the notion.

“Now is definitely not the time. If we retrieve it and find nothing, then what?”

“That would alert them, making it even harder to discover anything later.

Her greater concern was that if Mu Xuri became more cautious, it would be even more difficult to expose his true nature.

Ye Ying sighed, “Then are we just going to do nothing?”

Baili Xia thought for a moment, then said, “The day after tomorrow is Big Brother’s wedding. How about using that day for Master to find another chance to investigate?”

Everyone thought that might be the best plan.

On the wedding day, there wouldn’t be many people from the Mu family at Wen Yu’s mourning hall.

Nangong Xu could investigate without much obstruction.

Everyone’s eyes turned to Mu Xiaojiu, waiting for his decision.

Mu Xiaojiu finally drew his gaze back and nodded slightly.

“That mysterious organization has already infiltrated the Mu family; be careful when you go.”

Hearing what Wen Yu mentioned in her phone call, he had already determined that Tian must be from that mysterious organization.

If they conspired to kill Wen Yu, they might also deploy forces to guard the mourning hall.

After a few more casual remarks, Mu Xiaojiu and Xiaoyao left.

The enemy had already penetrated the Mu Mansion; they must quickly uncover where all their people were hiding.

Only by capturing them all could they ensure the safety of their own people.

…

At lunchtime, Baili Xia was the only one at Sihai Residence.

She hadn’t moved past the situation with Wen Yu. Though their relationship wasn’t deep, and Wen Yu had even troubled her before.

But in Baili Xia’s eyes, Wen Yu was just a pitiful woman who followed the wrong man.

She didn’t wish for Wen Yu to die just like that.

The meal was tasteless; Baili Xia hastily swallowed a few bites and headed towards the medical room.

There lay another of her concerns.

Upon arriving at the medical room, Ye Hua was sitting by the bedside, telling Xiaoxiao a story.

It was the story of Cinderella, though this time he wasn’t simply reading from a book.

Seeing Baili Xia enter, Ye Hua smiled, his storytelling uninterrupted.

Xiaoxiao lay quietly, her eyes slightly closed.

The entire scene resembled a kind father caring for his daughter, filled with affection.

Baili Xia sat by the bed, silently moved by the warmth of the scene before her.

Although Xiaoxiao was still unconscious, she had won Ye Hua’s heart.

Once she awoke, the two of them could fulfill their fated love.

Ye Hua finally finished the story. He habitually tucked the blanket around Xiaoxiao before standing up to look at Baili Xia.

“Miss Xiaxia, about today’s matter…”