Chapter 834: The Little Creature is Missing

The words Nangong Xu shared with him earlier had prompted him to seriously contemplate the issue at hand.

Should he still carry out the plan?

In the end, how should he treat the girl?

Would she be able to forgive him once she knew everything?

Humans are rational, yet emotional; it’s difficult to predict and control.

But he knew, to him, the girl was important…

at least, she had become more significant than when he first began.

However, the things that needed to be done…

had to be done.

No matter how he did it, whether he used her or not, the outcome would be the same.

Unless…

she was kept in the dark forever, never to know the truth.

But in this world, is there really such a thing as an impenetrable secret?

Fine rain slowly began falling from the sky.

Ye Hua, who had gradually regained his strength, stood up and walked over to Mu Xiaojiu.

“Mr. Xiaojiu, it’s raining. Let’s go back,” he said.

Mu Xiaojiu ignored him and lit another cigarette.

“Mr. Xiaojiu…”

No matter how much Ye Hua pleaded, Mu Xiaojiu gave no response.

He wasn’t ready to leave; he hadn’t found the answer yet.

The rain grew heavier, slowly soaking through his clothes.

Suddenly, a face flashed through his mind, and Ye Hua had an idea.

“I wonder if Miss Xiaxia has returned. With such heavy rain, it would be dangerous for her to be outside.”

Just a few simple sentences, and Mu Xiaojiu instantly sprang to his feet.

Sure enough, mentioning Miss Xiaxia always worked.

All he had to do was bring up Miss Xiaxia in front of Mr.

Xiaojiu, and the problem was sure to be solved.

Ye Hua chuckled to himself and followed Mu Xiaojiu down the mountain.

When they returned to the hotel, Mu Xiaojiu didn’t go back to change his clothes; he went straight to Baili Xia’s room.

After knocking for a while with no response, Baili Xia indeed wasn’t at the hotel.

Mu Xiaojiu rushed back to his room, pulled out his cell phone, and quickly dialed a few numbers.

When the call connected, he didn’t offer any extra words: “Where’s Xiaxia?”

“Uncle, Xiaxia isn’t with me,” Mu Ziying said tentatively, sensing that the person on the other end of the line seemed to have a harsh tone, careful not to anger Uncle.

“I’m asking you where Xiaxia is,” Mu Xiaojiu’s voice involuntarily grew louder.

“I don’t know, Uncle. I’m with Ziqing.”

As soon as she finished, Mu Xiaojiu hung up.

“Mr. Xiaojiu, I’ll go ask others,” Ye Hua proposed, noticing Mr.

Xiaojiu’s anxiety and starting to worry himself.

With such heavy rain, Miss Xiaxia really wasn’t at the hotel; could she still be on the beach?

On their way back, he had seen everyone rushing to the hotel, and the beach fires were doused by the downpour.

It was pitch-dark there; no one could be seen.

After asking many people, no one knew where Baili Xia had gone.

It wasn’t until some girls mentioned that Baili Xia was with Dongfang Jin.

Actually, they didn’t recognize it was Baili Xia; they only noticed the girl because they recognized Dongfang Jin, and so they paid a bit more attention to the girl’s appearance.

“That girl went towards the seaside with Mr.

Dongfang Jin.”

“Some fox spirit from who knows where, I even saw her with several men.”

“Hmph, what a piece of work, clinging to Mr.

Dongfang Jin.”

However, they didn’t say much more because Ye Hua’s warning glare made them quickly shut up.

His imposing demeanor scared them into no longer speaking carelessly.

Ye Hua hastily informed Mu Xiaojiu over the phone, and when Mu Xiaojiu heard this news, his face turned exceptionally grim.

Out in this wind and rain, with Dongfang Jin…