Chapter 771: Brother accompany me back to the room_1

“So late and you’re still reading?” The old master immediately said.

“We don’t have school tomorrow, I can get up late, it’s fine.”

The smile on Baili Xia’s face was still there, so sweet and pure.

Yet who knew that her heart was bleeding?

She tugged at Mu Xiaoyao again, turned to look at him, her eyes filled with pleading.

“Brother, hurry up and teach me, let’s go to my room.”

In the middle of the night, Mu Xiaoyao didn’t want to go to her room, where they would be alone.

But when he saw the fleeting sadness in her eyes, some part of his heart inexplicably softened.

He pursed his lips, finally nodded, and stood up with her.

Looking at the old master, he said: “Grandfather, I’ll accompany her back to the room.”

Then, he turned his head to Mu Xiaojiu: “Uncle, I’ll take her back.”

Mu Xiaojiu didn’t say a word, just nodded, forcibly shifting his gaze from the tiny hands that were clutching his arm.

Then he picked up the teacup and drained it in one gulp.

After Mu Xiaoyao and Baili Xia left, only a few men remained in the hall, and the old master couldn’t help but ask again.

“You’re so eager to arrange their engagement, it wouldn’t be because there are really problems with the cooperation with Bei Miao.”

“You’re overthinking it.” Mu Xiaojiu had a servant refill his teacup before he casually replied: “Settling their marriage early will put everyone’s minds at ease.”

After a pause, he spoke in a cold voice: “We might as well host a banquet soon, let the Eight Big Families know about their engagement.”

Although the old master was somewhat perplexed by his chilliness that night, he didn’t pay much attention because of his excitement.

He laughed and said, “I had the same idea, it gives our Xiaxia legitimate recognition.”

Keeping Baili Xia in this family forever was the old master’s greatest wish.

If she stayed, he could take care of her for the rest of his life, ensuring she would not be bullied.

Seeing his excited state, even Lingchuan couldn’t help but feel happy for him.

But when he looked at Uncle, even though he wore no expression, his eyes were incredibly dull.

Uncle was in a bad mood, and he didn’t know what Uncle was thinking.

This was supposed to be such a joyful event, so why was his mood so heavy?

He wanted to ask, but with grandfather there, it was not a good time to do so.

The three of them chatted for a while longer before Lingchuan proposed that the old master go back to his room to rest as it was getting late.

After the butler escorted the old master back to his room, Mu Xiaojiu stood up, preparing to leave.

But Lingchuan chased after him: “Uncle, is there a problem? Why do you look so troubled?”

Mu Xiaojiu stopped, turned around and glanced at him.

“I heard that you were ambushed in Feixue today, how are you, were you injured?”

“No, I was rescued by a girl.” Lingchuan felt a bit awkward mentioning this.

Being rescued by a woman was frankly a first for him.

“A girl?” Mu Xiaojiu’s eyebrows frowned slightly; Ye Hua had not told him this news.

However, he was too preoccupied to ask much about it at the time.

“Right, this girl is a good friend of Xiaxia. After she healed, I let her come back to Feixue and act as my personal bodyguard.” Lingchuan said.

“She seemed to be short of money.” He added at the end.

Mu Xiaojiu looked at him again, with an unfathomable gaze: “They have a good relationship?”