Chapter 983: How is She Supposed to Face People After This

“I’m begging you not to talk nonsense, don’t let the cat out of the bag, in short, the child isn’t Uncle’s, not his.”

Baili Xia was already so flustered that her words were coming out all jumbled.

How did Brother find out about this?

Why?

Brother is Uncle’s man, would he really help her?

“Don’t say such things as the child not being Uncle’s, ever again,” Mu Xiaoyao’s voice became stern.

She didn’t want him to say it, if he didn’t say it tonight that would be enough, but he could only promise not to say it tonight.

As for the future, the truth was bound to come out.

Whether he said it or not just meant that Uncle would find out sooner or later.

Her belly would eventually grow, and everyone would know, running away was not a solution.

Since it had happened, she could only face it.

Baili Xia wasn’t unaware of what he was thinking; her feelings right now were truly complicated.

Her heart raced knowing he knew.

Yet Brother trusted her so much, he never doubted the child wasn’t Uncle’s.

This trust made her feel inexplicably warm, yet at the same time, it caused her intense heartache.

If Brother could trust her, why was Uncle so quick to deny it?

Even if it was only hypothetical, but he said, it was utterly impossible.

Impossible…

Did he not realize how frightening those words were?

Uncle was not one to joke, “impossible,” was definitely not a joke.

“Brother, I’m begging you, do you need me to kneel before you agree?”

Her knees weakened, and she was about to kneel in front of him.

Mu Xiaoyao grabbed her shoulders and pulled her up.

Looking at her pale face, he still didn’t understand, “What are you really scared of?

Are you afraid Uncle won’t want this child?”

“…” Yes, but what she feared more was that he thought the child was not his.

She wanted to speak, but as her lips barely moved, tears slipped down.

Raising her hand to forcefully wipe away the tears, she regained her composure.

“I’ll solve this myself, you’ve stumbled upon my secret and I haven’t blamed you.

You can’t go spreading my secret everywhere, how am I supposed to live after that?”

“I never thought about spreading it around,” Mu Xiaoyao frowned, what did this girl take him for?

Did he have such a big mouth?

He just wanted to tell Uncle, after all, the child was Uncle’s, he had the right to know.

But this girl…

he really didn’t know what she was scared of.

“Then, please, can you keep a secret for me just for a while? Just for a bit, let… let me make my own decision.”

Baili Xia looked at him, her eyes full of entreaty.

Mu Xiaoyao, however, was unconvinced, “What decision can you possibly make?”

She was just a girl, and still a child herself.

“Anyway, just give me some time, I’m begging you.” Her knees buckled again, and she was about to kneel.

Mu Xiaoyao was getting a bit irritated by her, after making sure she was okay at the back mountain, he didn’t want to keep entangling with her here.

It was getting cold, and she was wearing such thin clothing, thinking about it made him even more irritable.

“Forget it, if you don’t want to say, I won’t say anything for now.

But Uncle will eventually find out, you can’t hide it for long.”

“Look at you, always retching, even someone as clueless as I can get suspicious, not to mention other people.”

After saying so much in one breath, he realized after the fact that he seemed a bit too talkative.

He shut up, not continuing; talking too much was indeed not his style.