nycdaug Chapter 185 Did you grow up eating candy?
Chapter 185 Did you grow up eating candy?
Chapter 185 Did you grow up eating candy?
The "she" that Mu Xiaoyu mentioned was Mu Pengzheng, who was related to her by blood. She hadn't felt much about Mu Pengzheng's escape when Grandpa Bai and Li Chenxu mentioned it. Furthermore, Mu Pengzheng had been imprisoned for years, and during her last visits to him, she hadn't felt any fear because he was inside.
She thought she was alright.
But just now, that fear that had been ingrained in my bones since childhood resurfaced.
This was the first time Li Chenxu had seen Mu Xiaoyu like this. He had always known how much harm Mu Pengzheng had caused Mu Xiaoyu when she was young, but he had not been involved in Mu Xiaoyu's past, so he could not imagine how deep the harm Mu Pengzheng had caused her was.
But at this moment, seeing Mu Xiaoyu's panicked and frightened expression, he could roughly understand something.
Mu Xiaoyu has always been a woman with an extremely strong personality. The fact that she could show such an expression shows how much harm Mu Pengzheng had caused her.
At this moment, Li Chenxu even had the urge to kill Mu Pengzheng, but he knew that the most important thing right now was to soothe Mu Xiaoyu's emotions. So when he heard Mu Xiaoyu's words, Li Chenxu lowered his head and kissed Mu Xiaoyu's lips soothingly, and said softly, "Don't be afraid. No matter what, I'm by your side. Even if Mu Pengzheng wants to do something, I won't give him the chance. Besides, the police have been searching for Mu Pengzheng's whereabouts. Right now, he doesn't dare to come out."
Li Chenxu didn't just brush off Mu Xiaoyu's words. Ever since he learned about Mu Pengzheng's situation, he had been investigating it.
Although he didn't know who Mu Xiaoyu had just seen, Li Chenxu was certain that the person Mu Xiaoyu had seen was not Mu Pengzheng.
However, Mu Xiaoyu's emotions are not very stable right now, so telling her these things at this time would be useless.
"Sister Xiaoyu, are you alright?"
Just then, Bai Luo and the others walked over and saw that Mu Xiaoyu's expression was obviously not right, and her face was full of worry.
Upon hearing this, Li Chenxu looked at Bai Luo and Song Yin. When his gaze fell on Bai Ye behind them, his eyes narrowed slightly, and a mysterious look flashed in them. However, it only lasted for a few seconds before Li Chenxu quickly returned to normal.
He hugged Mu Xiaoyu tightly and said to Bai Luo and the others on her behalf, "I'm sorry, Xiaoyu might not be able to stay with you for a while. There are some things we need to take care of right now."
Mu Xiaoyu's mood was clearly off. Song Yin and the others weren't the type to play around, so seeing Mu Xiaoyu like this, they quickly nodded and said to Li Chenxu, "Then Mr. Li, please take good care of Xiaoyu. If you need any help, just let us know."
Upon hearing Song Yin's words, Bai Luo nodded repeatedly.
Seeing how much they cared for Mu Xiaoyu, Li Chenxu's originally gloomy mood improved slightly. The cold expression he had when facing outsiders softened considerably when he looked at them.
After thanking Bai Luo and Song Yin, Li Chenxu planned to leave with Mu Xiaoyu. However, as he passed Bai Ye, Li Chenxu suddenly stopped.
Bai Ye also looked at Li Chenxu. The two didn't say anything, only glanced at each other. In the end, Li Chenxu curled his lips and left with Mu Xiaoyu.
The atmosphere between the two was clearly off. As soon as Li Chenxu and Mu Xiaoyu left, Bai Luo hurriedly approached Bai Ye and asked nervously, "Big brother, what exactly happened between you and Mr. Li just now? Did you say anything to each other?"
Bai Ye didn't say anything, just glanced at Bai Luo indifferently, and then left.
Seeing him like this, Bai Luo immediately got angry, gritted her teeth, and cursed in the direction Bai Ye left, "You ungrateful bastard, don't forget who sent you today!"
Unfortunately, no matter how much she cursed, Bai Ye didn't react at all.
At this moment, Song Yin walked to Bai Luo's side, looked at the exasperated Bai Luo with a complicated expression, and asked, "Your brother... likes Xiao Yu, right..."
Is it that obvious?
Upon hearing Song Yin's words, Bai Luo immediately looked at Song Yin in disbelief.
Song Yin chuckled softly upon hearing this, then looked at Bai Ye's departing figure and thought for a moment before saying, "Actually, it's not that obvious. If I hadn't been paying attention, I wouldn't have noticed either."
"Pay close attention? What does that mean?"
Bai Luo looked at Song Yin with some curiosity, not understanding what use Song Yin's observations were.
As if sensing Bai Luo's confusion, Song Yin's smile deepened, and she didn't hold back when speaking to Bai Luo, directly admitting, "Because... just like you, someone in my family also likes Xiao Yu."
Song Yin's candid and open admission startled Bai Luo.
She stared wide-eyed at Song Yin, and after a long while, she stammered, "Song...Sister Song Yin, you...you you..."
It was unclear what Bai Luo was trying to say. After speaking for a long time, he stammered and couldn't utter a single complete sentence.
Seeing her like this, Song Yin couldn't help but laugh. She gently patted Bai Luo's shoulder twice and said with a smile, "Don't be so surprised. I've only told you about this so far; I haven't dared to let Xiao Yu know yet. You saw how well Xiao Yu and Mr. Li get along... As for her family liking Xiao Yu, let nature take its course. After all, we're Xiao Yu's friends, and she can decide for herself when it comes to matters of the heart..."
At this point, Song Yin suddenly gave Bai Luo a sly smile: "But let me make this clear first, although I don't know exactly when Mr. Bai fell in love with Xiaoyu, it hasn't been as long as my husband's. Here's my advice: to avoid hurting your older brother later, you should tell him to give up sooner rather than later."
"No way!"
This time, Bai Luo refused without hesitation. She pouted at Song Yin and said, "Feelings can't be judged by time."
Song Yin neither agreed nor disagreed. In any case, just as she had said, it was up to Mu Xiaoyu to decide such a matter. They were her friends, and it was not appropriate for them to interfere too much.
Otherwise, not only will their own family fail to win over Mu Xiaoyu, but they will also ruin their friendship.
In the end, Song Yin and Bai Luo tacitly agreed not to continue discussing the matter, since now was not the right time to bring it up...