nycdaug Chapter 364 The Bai Family Has Problems
Chapter 364 The Bai Family Has Problems
Chapter 364 The Bai Family Has Problems
If she could, Mu Xiaoyu didn't want to doubt Bai Ye. After all, since she met Bai Ye, not only Bai Ye but also the Bai family had helped her a lot.
The fact that Mu Pengzheng didn't die back then is also...
At that moment, Mu Xiaoyu's eyes widened suddenly. She gripped Li Chenxu's hand tightly, her lips trembling as she said, "Brother Chenxu, I think everything might just be a trap!"
From the very beginning, when the Bai family told her about Mu Pengzheng, to later about Bai Luo, and now about Bai Ye's investigation into Mu Pengzheng, the Bai family has been involved from start to finish.
Originally, these things had nothing to do with the Bai family, but they were involved from beginning to end!
Something's not right, something's really not right!
At this moment, Li Chenxu also fell into deep thought. His mind quickly went through all the events that had happened in the past period.
Before Mu Xiaoyu said these words, Li Chenxu might not have realized that anything was amiss. But now that Mu Xiaoyu had brought it up, recalling the events of the past few days, everything felt wrong.
“We’ll go back right now.”
After a few seconds of silence, Li Chenxu spoke immediately. The driver in front, receiving Li Chenxu's order, immediately started to turn back. The car Mu Xiaoyu and the others were in was in the middle of all the cars, and given the particularly narrow road, if the car in front had a problem, their car wouldn't be able to move at all.
After waiting for several minutes, there was still no movement from Mu Xiaoyu's car.
Li Chenxu's face immediately darkened with displeasure: "What's going on? Why hasn't the car in front started moving yet?"
Upon hearing this, the driver immediately said to Li Chenxu, "Sir, there seems to be a problem ahead. I'll go down and check it out right away."
After receiving Li Chenxu's approval, the driver immediately got out of the car and ran forward.
After a while, the driver came running back, panting, and said to Li Chenxu and the others, "Sir, there was heavy rain a few days ago, and the mountainside became soft. The road we were on collapsed. They are currently looking for someone to come and fix it, but I'm afraid we won't be able to get back tonight."
Upon hearing the driver's words, Mu Xiaoyu and Li Chenxu's expressions instantly changed.
They had just begun to suspect Bai Ye of having problems, and now this unexpected turn of events seems far too coincidental.
Moreover, Li Chenxu has always been an extremely meticulous person. Before coming here, he repeatedly instructed his subordinates to make careful arrangements. The heavy rain two days ago meant that his subordinates naturally took the possibility of a landslide into account. Originally, when they were investigating, they did not find any signs of a landslide, but now there has been one.
Moreover, the landslide occurred precisely when Mu Xiaoyu and the others were about to return, which was too much of a coincidence.
Mu Xiaoyu's heart sank, and she couldn't help but look at Li Chenxu beside her: "Brother Chenxu, what should we do now?"
The location here is remote. It will take at least several hours for the personnel handling the landslide to arrive and transport heavy equipment. In addition, clearing the landslide site will also take some time. It would be considered fast if they could leave by tomorrow morning.
"We'll have to stay here tonight, but it looks like we won't be able to get a good rest."
If all of this is not a coincidence, then there must be some unknown danger waiting for them as they stay here tonight.
Mu Xiaoyu felt as if a huge rock was pressing on her heart when she clearly loved Li Chenxu's words.
She felt somewhat irritated. Although she now suspected Bai Ye and the Bai family, she didn't want things to be this way. From the moment she met Bai Luo, she liked her very much. Later, as they spent more time together, Mu Xiaoyu felt that her feelings for Bai Luo had deepened. Although they were several years apart in age, Mu Xiaoyu now truly considered Bai Luo her good friend.
If Bai Luo really gets involved, it will be a huge blow to Mu Xiaoyu.
Thinking about the Bai family's affairs, Mu Xiaoyu was also in a bad mood, and when she heard Li Chenxu's words, she didn't say anything more.
The group returned the way they came. It was already four or five in the afternoon, and the sky was beginning to darken. There weren't many houses around. At this point, the most important thing for Mu Xiaoyu and the others was to find a place to stay.
Fortunately, Li Chenxu had anticipated many possible scenarios before coming, so each car's trunk was stocked with plenty of food and some tents and other items.
If they really can't find a place to stay, they can make do with these things for one night.
For safety reasons, Mu Xiaoyu and Li Chenxu initially went to stay with the old man. The old man didn't seem surprised that they would return, and when Mu Xiaoyu and Li Chenxu politely asked if they could stay for the night, he readily agreed.
Fortunately, the group did not have to camp outdoors that night, which was better than they had expected.
However, the conditions in the countryside are not as good as in the city, and the sanitation is not very good either. Mu Xiaoyu and Li Chenxu quickly tidied up and slept in the room prepared by the old man.
To prevent any unexpected incidents at night, some of the bodyguards were stationed in tents outside the house. A smaller group slept in the rooms next to Mu Xiaoyu and Li Chenxu.
In the countryside, after nightfall, you can often hear the rustling of trees and the calls of poultry. When Mu Xiaoyu was a child, she always fell asleep to these sounds and slept soundly. But now, for some reason, she has trouble falling asleep.
She lay in Li Chenxu's arms, but her eyes peered out through the somewhat dilapidated window.
Looking out from Mu Xiaoyu's angle, there was almost nothing to see except for the pitch-black sky.
The pitch-black sky mirrored Mu Xiaoyu's current mood—utterly oppressive.
"Can't sleep?"
Li Chenxu wasn't asleep either. He looked down at Mu Xiaoyu in his arms and saw that she was staring unblinkingly out the window, so he couldn't help but ask.
Mu Xiaoyu hummed softly upon hearing this, and after thinking for a moment, she said, "Brother Chenxu, I feel a little sad. I've never felt this sad before, even when my friends betrayed me or even harmed me."
"Is it because of Bai Luo?"
Li Chenxu could roughly guess what Mu Xiaoyu was thinking. So even though Mu Xiaoyu didn't mention Bai Luo at this moment, Li Chenxu still understood.
Mu Xiaoyu did not answer Li Chenxu, her silence serving as a tacit agreement.
"Xiaoyu, actually everything right now is just our suspicion. Don't overthink it."