Chapter 2208

After Mu Lingchuan and Mu Dongyu left, Mu Ziying ran to sit behind Baili Xia.

“Xiaxia, are you okay?” she asked softly.

Baili Xia turned her head slightly and smiled, “Do I look like I’m not okay?”

“Well, but you should be careful.” Third Uncle was so angry just now, he definitely won’t let her off easily.

Mu Ziying spoke softly, but Baili Xia still heard her.

She nodded and smiled at Mu Ziying.

In this kind of family, it’s rare to have someone as pure as Mu Ziying.

Just hope such purity will never be tainted by the secular world.

“Ziying, we should go back too.”

Beside them, Mu Haoguo suddenly spoke.

Even Mu Xuri had left, so there was no need for him to stay.

“Oh, okay.”

Mu Ziying obediently stood up and returned to Mu Haoguo’s side.

Mu Haoguo glanced at Mu Xiaojiu and said indifferently, “If there’s something to do, go ahead and get busy. If the people involved don’t care, what’s the point of us staying here?”

Mu Xiaojiu didn’t respond, his deep eyes fixed on an unknown spot.

Mu Haoguo sighed, said nothing more, and left with Mu Ziying and Mu Ziqing.

Since the old patriarch passed away, and Mu Xuri came back, this family had become more chaotic.

Though the patriarch wasn’t their real patriarch, was replacing him with Mu Xuri really a good idea?

Not a bit, compared to the past…

In the hall, except for a few people left by Mu Xuri, there were only Mu Xiaojiu, Mu Xiaoyao, and Baili Xia.

The three people just sat quietly without speaking.

Wen Yu’s body was now gone too, so the master’s inspection tomorrow could also be canceled.

Without Wen Yu, how to continue the investigation?

Baili Xia turned her head to look at Mu Xiaojiu, who still sat there with an unchanged expression on his face.

She could understand how each incident allowed Uncle to see things more clearly.

He must have guessed what the future would hold by now.

No matter who it is, being in such a position and having to break up with someone you once respected and trusted the most is difficult.

If Mu Xiaojiu didn’t leave, Baili Xia wouldn’t leave either.

She wanted to stay with Uncle and wanted to accompany Wen Yu on her final journey.

Though she had no particular feelings, her fate was empathetic.

She had been with him for decades and sacrificed her youth.

Meeting the wrong person is the best description of her life.

Time passed by the minute, and close to noon, Mu Xiaojiu finally moved.

He let out a long breath, as if releasing all his unhappiness.

He stood up, looked at Baili Xia, his eyes resuming their usual clarity.

It seemed like all the problems had been figured out.

“Let’s go back.”

With a few simple words left behind, Mu Xiaojiu took big strides and walked outside.

Baili Xia and Mu Xiaoyao exchanged glances, quickly stood up, and followed him out.

The three of them walked out of the villa’s door, and outside, more than a dozen brothers were still standing neatly by the entrance.

Upon seeing Mu Xiaojiu, they shouted in unison, “Mr. Xiaojiu.”

Mu Xiaojiu nodded and said loudly, “You escort Xiaxia back to Sihai Residence.”

The brothers were taken aback; such an arrangement was somewhat unexpected for them.

If they weren’t by Mr. Xiaojiu’s side, they’d worry about his safety.

After all, recently, the assassination attempts against him had been particularly frequent.

The leader spoke up, “Mr. Xiaojiu, what about you…”

“I have other arrangements with Xiaoyao.”

“Yes.”

The leader asked no more questions; though he was initially worried, with Mu Xiaoyao accompanying him, safety should be assured.