Chapter 922: Crazy Every Time

Looking up, the room above was still lit with a faint light.

Very faint, very soft – it was her habit for sleeping.

She was afraid of the dark, so every night, she always liked to leave a tiny lamp on.

The light was weak enough not to irritate the eyes but still made it possible to see everything clearly.

His little creature, such a tiny person with an equally tiny heart, why at such a young age did she have to face so much?

Why, why did it have to be her?

His large palm tightened, gripping firmly before releasing and climbing the water pipe.

Mu Xiaojiu’s long legs took a stride, and in the blink of an eye, he was steadily standing on the balcony of that second-floor room.

The little creature hadn’t locked the French window, as if it were specifically left easy for him to break in just like that.

Mu Xiaojiu stepped inside, gently pulling the French window closed along with the curtains.

He walked to the bedside and, just like every time before, stood quietly watching her.

Observing her petite and exquisite face in her sleep, looking at her finely-crafted, beautiful features.

Her beauty wasn’t earth-shattering, but once seen, it was hard to take one’s eyes off her.

She was the kind to grow on you – the first glance reveals a pretty girl, but by the second, you’d find her more and more attractive.

Without realizing it, he again became mesmerized.

Tonight, Baili Xia was particularly restless in her sleep; perhaps it was because of all the worries she had bottled up inside.

The calming medicines that Nangong Xu had prescribed for her, she hadn’t taken any.

Because she suspected certain things, she consciously didn’t want to carelessly consume medication.

And so she was in a light sleep, which is why, when Mu Xiaojiu’s gaze on her grew fiery, her eyebrows furrowed slightly, already showing signs of wanting to wake up.

Many times, just like tonight, she’d always felt that there was someone by her side quietly watching her.

Doing nothing, just watching, watching for a very long time.

When she opened her eyes and clearly saw the face before her, the feelings from the past flooded her heart, making her exclaim in surprise, “So it’s true, you’ve really been here all along.”

Mu Xiaojiu didn’t speak; in fact, he couldn’t find the words to speak at that moment.

He didn’t speak, and Baili Xia took it as an admission.

Was the person she felt every night really him?

In an instant, her entire heart was filled with sweetness.

She got up and turned on the light in the room.

Grasping his large palm, she pulled him to sit down on the bed, looking into his somewhat somber face, “What is it? What are you thinking about?”

She was the one who had just woken up, but her mind was clear.

On the other hand, he seemed dazed and silly, almost as if he hadn’t woken up yet.

Perhaps at this moment, Mu Xiaojiu really was no different from someone who hadn’t woken up, his mind somewhat foggy, not even aware of what he was doing.

Just by watching her, he felt as though his entire world was complete.

His demands were not high; he just wanted to quietly be with her.

But why did the whole world oppose them being together?

Everyone in the world, they all told him that he shouldn’t hold her hand and never let go.

But he really didn’t want to let go, not in the slightest.

So, he grasped her small hand tightly in return and would not let go.

“Uncle, what’s really wrong?” Baili Xia could sense that something was not right with him.

Mu Xiaojiu still didn’t speak, his throat felt as if dozens of fires were burning fiercely – it was difficult to speak, he just didn’t feel like speaking.

He lay down on the bed, pulling at her hand, wanting to pull her over to him.

But Baili Xia hesitated, it wasn’t that she was being coy; just earlier that day they had been so close, but now she felt the need to refuse him.

But if Uncle…once they went that far, he tended to get especially wild…