Chapter 286 - Untitled (1/2)

His eyes looked into hers more deeply than ever.

Li Beinian felt a chill down her spine and quickly straightened up.

Standing upright, she was tenser than ever.

Li Beinian hadn’t expected Mu Xichen to have such a cold, ruthless side!

Mu Xichen always appeared so quiet and calm before her. She even found him a little dorky.

So… the real Mu Xichen… was this brutal?

…

Then, footsteps could be heard coming from outside.

Li Beinian looked towards the door and heard Gu Mingye’s voice. “Boss, Bei Lun escaped.”

“Where’s Sister Bo!” Li Beinian ran forward and saw a huge group standing at the entrance.

They were all in casual clothing, but their expressions, actions, and posture were standardized.

They were obviously the military troop Mu Xichen had left!

Gu Mingye was shocked to see Li Beinian’s swollen face. “What the heck, who beat you up!”

Li Beinian intuitively brought her hand to her face and felt a stinging sensation.

She looked up at Gu Mingye and asked once again, “Where’s Sister Bo?”

Mu Xichen looked at her even more deeply when she asked that.

He suddenly stood right before her.

Li Beinian looked up at him in shock as he reached his arms out.

Li Beinian took a step back as a strange sense of nervousness swept over her. But before she knew it, he was buttoning up the coat he had covered her in.

“She’s much better off than you.”

Mu Xichen’s voice was low and his hands warm as they made contact with parts of her skin.

Li Beinian felt an odd sensation in her heart.

She had just seen him break that foreigner’s arm, and now he was speaking to her so gently…