Chapter 25 (2/2)

Mu Ge arrived at the living room with You He and Hua Yue. Just as she was about to walk in, she strangely noticed that Bai Xiyue, who was not supposed to be here, was currently sitting beside Mu Xiong and Qin Jinhao and serving them tea.

Mu Ge raised her brows and heard Hua Yue muttering behind. “Ms. Bai is so awesome. She’ll coincidentally appear every time Prince Rui comes to the residence.”

Upon hearing this, Mu Ge’s gaze silently swept across Bai Xiyue and Qin Jinhao.

“Ge’er, since you’re here, why are you standing outside?” shouted Mu Xiong when he discovered Mu Ge standing outside the door.

Mu Ge stepped in and before she walked to the rest, a weak and gentle voice which made people want to protect her sounded, “Brother Mu, you’re here. I-I… didn’t mean to purposely appear in front of Prince Rui. Grandfather told me to boil tea for him. I’ll leave when the tea is done.”

As soon as she finished her sentence, everyone’s eyes landed on her. Her slightly trembling shoulders and pitiful look was enough to stir up males’ protective desires.

“How horrible! Little Lord merely warned her not to appear in front of Prince Rui the last time. She had even said that she had nothing to do with Prince Rui. Now, she’s acting pitiful when Old Lord and Prince Rui are here.”

Hua Yue’s words immediately made Mu Ge realize that there was such a contorted story behind Mu Qingge and Bai Xiyue.

“What’s going on? Prince Rui talked about Xiyue’s skills of making tea, so I got her over,” explained Mu Xiong.

Qin Jinhao, the person in question, did not say anything, but his pitiful gaze that he used to look at Bai Xiyue with did not escape Mu Ge’s sharp eyes.

Mu Xiong’s words made Bai Xiyue look even more innocent.

Mu Ge looked at her sarcastically and smiled at Mu Xiong. “Grandfather, I don’t think I’ve said anything yet since the start.” After she finished her sentence, she walked past Bai Xiyue and sat at the empty seat beside Mu Xiong.

Bai Xiyue’s face turned white and she hung her head lower. No one noticed the faint hatred in her pair of clear and innocent eyes.

Once Mu Ge sat down, she broke into a smile towards Qin Jinhao. “You’re too kind to visit me, Prince Rui. However, isn’t it a little early?” Afterwards, her eyes turned and she jokingly said, “Do you miss the tea fragrance in the Mu Residence so you came here early in the morning?”

Her words filled with another meaning made Bai Xiyue’s face flush red, while her eyes filled with hope and coyness glanced at the cold Qin Jinhao.

Mu Xiong scolded, “Ge’er, don’t talk nonsense.”

Mu Ge frowned, and her eyes were sparkling with playfulness.

Fury flashed in Qin Jinhao’s eyes, but he still smiled. “I happened to try Ms. Bai’s tea when I came to the Mu Residence the previous time, so I brought it up when I was casually talking to Old Lord.”

He paused and said in an indulgent tone, “I promised that I’ll give you some toys to ease your fear, but I couldn’t think of a suitable gift after much thinking, so I decided to bring you out of the residence to walk around today. If you find anything that you like, you can just tell me about it.” From the start till the end, he did not even look at Bai Xiyue, as if this person did not exist at all.

Bai Xiyue, who had been secretly looking at Qin Jinhao the entire time, could not hide her jealousy and disappointment in her eyes upon hearing his words.

“I see.” Mu Ge smiled and her gaze suddenly landed on Bai Xiyue. She asked, “Sister Xiyue, do you want to come with us?”