Chapter 932: He is so vulnerable at this moment

Baili Xia’s heart skipped a beat, and she had just lain down when she got up again, looking at him with a hint of bewilderment in her eyes.

“Do you also feel he’s changed?

Where do you think he’s different?”

“He’s a bit decadent, a bit lost, as if…

he can’t see the path ahead.”

He had been by Uncle’s side for so many years and had never seen Uncle like this.

Uncle had always been the guiding light for everyone, never showing his vulnerable side in front of anyone.

But tonight, he was clearly letting himself go, very vulnerable, very desolate, as if everything had become unimportant to him.

The only important thing was Baili Xia, whom he continuously held on to, the only girl who could catch his eye.

Why had Uncle become like this?

He thought this girl might know.

But Baili Xia was still utterly baffled, unable to figure it out herself.

When they had parted earlier, Uncle had been fine.

Why had he changed so much in just over two hours?

What exactly was he sad about, confused about, and hesitating over?

This question remained unanswered by both parties.

Not until Nangong Xu knocked on the door, bringing the brewed herbal medicine, did Baili Xia get up from the couch, temporarily suppressing her worries.

She took the medicine, brought it to the bedside, and woke up the groggy Mu Xiaojiu.

Using the same method, she finally got him to swallow the medicine.

After taking the medicine, Mu Xiaojiu quickly fell back into a deep sleep.

This time when Baili Xia lay in his arms, she felt somewhat unable to extricate herself.

He held her tightly, so tightly, as if he was afraid she would escape from his embrace.

The feeling of being cherished made her heart soften instantly, and she couldn’t bear to leave him.

But, Brother was still there…

Seeing her wanting to leave, Mu Xiaoyao, sitting to the side, said lightly, “Just lie there, don’t disturb him any further, let him sleep well, let him wake up to find you still in his arms.”

But even as he said this, he didn’t understand why it was necessary for Mu Xiaojiu to wake up and find someone still in his embrace.

Was it only then that he would feel secure?

Baili Xia opened her eyes slightly, wanting to look up at him, but from her angle, trying to look past Uncle’s broad shoulders to see the person opposite was too difficult.

In the end, she gave up and lay back in Mu Xiaojiu’s arms, observing his brows that remained furrowed even in deep sleep.

Her fingers reached out, unable to resist gently rubbing his brows, but she couldn’t smooth out his troubled expression.

Why did Uncle always have such troubling matters?

Why couldn’t he have a more relaxed life?

If she really was pregnant with his child, would that not add more pressure and burden to him?

Her alone was already his weakness; with another child, so many people depending on him, how long could Uncle hold on?

He had his moments of fragility too, but who would pay for his vulnerability?

No one allowed him to be vulnerable, no one allowed him to falter, because if he fell, everyone would lose their pillar.

Jin City was in such chaos now; if the child really were to come, it really wouldn’t be the right time.

Even she herself didn’t dare take the risk of keeping it.

But, if it were true, to have an abortion…

She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, her heart aching intensely.

A piece of flesh in her belly, how could she just decide not to want it?

But Uncle…

would definitely not want it.

How could things have developed to this point?

Uncle, can you tell her what she should do?