Chapter 984: The Competition Afraid It Won't Be Too Idle

Baili Xia could feel the care from Mu Xiaoyao.

A person who rarely spoke, had spoken so much in one go just to remind and persuade her.

She was still grateful, but what she feared the most now was that he might really spill the beans.

“Okay, give me one month.”

Not giving Mu Xiaoyao a chance to renege, Baili Xia forcefully grasped his sleeve, staring at him expectantly, “One month, let me think it over.”

“This matter, I… I hope I can personally tell Uncle. Give me one month, I need to gather some courage.”

Mu Xiaoyao didn’t speak, his gaze unconsciously shifted to her belly.

“Brother.” She gently shook his arm again.

Finally, Mu Xiaoyao agreed.

“Alright, I’ll give you one month.

During this month, I won’t disclose anything.”

“But, you must also promise me, you cannot participate in the competition tomorrow, I will go and tell Uncle that you’re pulling out.”

“No!” Seeing his expression change, a look of reprimand filling his eyes, Baili Xia quickly added, “I know how to take care of myself, I am aware of my limits.”

“However, I can’t easily drop out of this competition, I can’t let the Mu family be embarrassed.”

“Even if you do participate, it’s not certain that you can bring glory to the Mu family, why bother?” Nobody had ever expected her to achieve much in the competition.

The last time was archery, maybe she could still rely on some skills learned at the last minute.

But this time, it was a genuine martial arts competition, purely based on personal ability, with no possibility of trickery.

Those people had trained for so many years, not something she could outperform with just a few months of training in martial arts.

Moreover, she didn’t even have a few months to train.

Yet, Baili Xia shook her head: “You don’t understand, giving up and having tried are different.”

“But with the condition you’re in now…” His gaze unconsciously moved to her belly again.

There was already a life inside her belly, how could she still be so careless?

“It’s okay, I’ve said I know my limits.” Taking advantage of a breeze that blew by, she huddled her body and looked at him, “Brother, it’s a bit chilly here, let’s go back.”

“After we get back, everyone should quickly go to their rooms and sleep, and not talk about this kind of thing anymore.” Continuing this conversation would always make her anxious.

Fortunately, she was clear in her heart that Brother was a man of his word, he wouldn’t deceive her.

Going back to sleep, maybe when she woke up, everything would be all right.

As for the baby, that could wait until after the competition.

Mu Xiaoyao looked at her again, finally, under her pleading gaze, he walked with her back to the rear courtyard.

But his heart was still somewhat troubled; for tomorrow’s competition, it seemed he had to keep an eye on her movements.

The entire competition, likely wouldn’t be very leisurely.

…

Holding a family meeting before breakfast was a Mu family tradition when important matters were to be handled.

So today, early in the morning, everyone had gathered in the dining room.

When Baili Xia arrived, everyone instantly noticed that she seemed heavily burdened, her complexion a bit pallid.

Seeing Baili Xia walk to her seat and sit down, Mu Ziying looked at Baili Xia, asking with concern.

“Xiaxia, are you not feeling well?”

Baili Xia nodded, then shook her head, “It’s nothing, just a little stomach upset, it won’t affect anything.”

Uncle was sitting not far across from her, but at this moment, she didn’t even have the courage to glance at him.