Chapter 175 Master, please talk less later

Cheng Yu's eyes were as sharp as a knife, and he recalled in his mind the arm that his son raised subconsciously.

It was a protective gesture.

Her well-maintained brows knitted up imperceptibly. Bai Yirou stood beside Cheng Yu and hesitated, "Auntie..."

"Since he's busy, let's go back first."

After all, Cheng Yu had experienced a lot of things in the world, so this kind of small scene was nothing to her.

In the past, Xie Siyan was a man of integrity, and because of Bai Yirou, there were few women around him, so she had no chance of witnessing such a scene.

But there will always be a day when we meet again, and it all starts from this time.

Bai Yirou followed with a complicated expression and took her hand, "Aunt, didn't you say Mu Jia went abroad?"

Cheng Yu shook his head and said nothing.

Is there any need to ask?

It must be that his son, still with evil intentions, has brought the person back.

The footsteps gradually faded away until they disappeared completely at the end of the corridor.

Mu Jiacai suddenly pushed Xie Siyan away, his chest heaving violently, as if he had just escaped from suffocation.

Her fingertips still retained the warmth of his shirt, and her heart was beating so fast that it almost burst through her chest.

"Your mother..." Her voice trembled slightly, and her throat was tight, as if being strangled by an invisible hand. "Did she just..."

Xie Siyan lowered his eyes and looked at her.

Her expression was still lazy, even with a nonchalant smile. She raised her hand and tidied up her messy hair, lowering her voice, "I came to bring you some pastries."

Give her... ?

Mu Jia was stunned, her eyelashes trembling slightly, "That cake..."

Xie Siyan gave her the most affirmative answer, "She did it herself."

But he didn't seem to think it was a big deal, and he explained casually, "She's idle at home. Instead of worrying about me, she might as well do something else."

These words slid into her stomach like a piece of ice, and Mu Jia immediately felt that the greed she had just felt had subsided. She bit her lower lip unconsciously and looked at Xie Siyan in a daze, worried, but not knowing what to say.

Xie Siyan looked straight at her.

This incident was like a nail that drove a wedge between the two of them. Recently, both of them tacitly stopped mentioning it, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

At this moment, everyone thought of this incident at the same time, and the atmosphere turned cold in an instant. Mu Jia turned around, not knowing what to say.

Xie Siyan said casually, "Didn't he leave tactfully?"

Mu Jia wanted to step back, but he quietly grabbed her waist. This seemingly casual action left her with nowhere to escape. He still looked lazy, even with a nonchalant smile.

His slender fingers gently brushed through her hair, tidying up her somewhat messy long hair. When his fingertips accidentally brushed against her earlobe, Mu Jia felt a subtle tingling sensation spread down her neck. The next second, Xie Siyan's voice rang in her ear, "She probably won't be here anytime soon. She probably has no interest in watching her son..."

——

Mu Jia took the elevator out of the office and didn't see any familiar faces along the way. She looked around, worried that Cheng Yu was still on the same floor and was afraid of running into him on the way down.

But she didn't meet anyone along the way. When she reached the stairs, the assistant was delivering documents and saw her.

Mu Jia nodded politely at him, still a little frightened and embarrassed. He wondered how much the assistant saw as he followed behind Mrs. Cheng.

The assistant followed Xie Siyan and was naturally the best at reading people's expressions. Before the elevator door closed, he casually said to her, "Ms. Mu, Madam Cheng just opened the door, took a look, and then left." After a pause, he added, "She didn't say anything."

Mu Jia nodded awkwardly.

As the elevator went down, she looked at her reflection and already felt a little regretful for getting on it today.

Originally, she didn't need to go upstairs today, but she thought about how they hadn't seen each other recently and their relationship was on the mend, so she felt she should take the initiative. Who would have thought...

My luck is as bad as ever.

I just don't know, if I don't keep my promise, will the other party come to her again? Mu Jialuo was a little nervous.

As soon as Mu Jia left the office, Bai Yirou called Xie Siyan.

The phone rang three times before someone slowly picked it up. Xie Siyan's contemptuous voice was heard.

"Si Yan, what's wrong with you..." Bai Yirou's voice paused on the other end of the phone, as if she was choosing her words.

In the past two years, their contact has indeed become much less, and when they occasionally meet, they are polite and distant, as if there is an invisible wall between them.

But Bai Yirou is different after all——

She grew up in the Xie family and was considered Xie Siyan's half-sister, and was deeply trusted by Cheng Yu.

Xie Siyan could be cold to anyone, but he would always give her some face.

"Mom is back?" Xie Siyan went straight to the point, his voice low and emotionless.

There was silence on the other end of the line for a few seconds.

Bai Yirou said "hmm" softly.

At this moment, she was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of Xie's house, her fingertips unconsciously stroking the tassels on the curtains, her eyes fixed on the empty courtyard.

Cheng Yu was in a bad mood. After she came back, she gave the pastries directly to the housekeeper. She tried her best to remain calm and just said that a noble lady had invited her to play mahjong, so she was asked to stay at Xie's house to feed the fish and have lunch. Then she went out first.

How could this be just going out to play mahjong?

Bai Yirou hesitated for a moment, "Si Yan, are you ready to be serious with her?"

The word "serious" here doesn't necessarily mean a serious relationship. The last time two people were together, they weren't necessarily not serious. Both of them knew it well.

After a long while, just when Bai Yirou thought Xie Siyan was not going to reply to her question, Xie Siyan suddenly said, "Let her enter the Xie family... Do you think you can convince Mom?"

Bai Yirou's body stiffened.

His voice trembled a bit, "Si Yan, what do you mean?"

Xie Siyan was no longer ready to continue, and simply said, "If it's convenient, you should spend some time with Mom..."

Bai Yirou was very anxious, as if she was hit by his attitude just now, and she quickly replied, "Of course I will."

"That's good."

Xie Siyan hung up the phone.

——

In the evening, Cheng Yu came back from outside and Bai Yirou was still in Xie's house. The two planned to drink tea and chat together in the evening.

Unexpectedly, Xie Siyan came back at this moment.

Cheng Yu's face wasn't looking good. Bai Yirou saw it and said goodbye tactfully, "I suddenly remembered I have a date tonight..."

Cheng Yu maintained his composure and said, "Then you go first."

Bai Yirou left quickly.

Xie Siyan's black sports car braked suddenly and stopped in the alley outside the old house. The housekeeper came out and advised, "Young Master, please say less later. Madam is not in a good mood."

Bad mood?

Xie Siyan paused, his expression unchanged. He naturally knew why Cheng Yu was in a bad mood, but he did not explain much to the housekeeper. He just said "hmm" softly.