When the hand was only twenty centimeters away from Mu Liuyun, it suddenly stopped in mid-air as if it had been frozen in place.
This 20-centimeter distance might be just a daily occurrence for those of you reading this, far from being the limit. But for Gu Nan, it is an insurmountable chasm that he can never hope to cross in his entire life.
Of course, this wasn't because Gu Nan wanted to set up a village committee and play tricks on Mu Liuyun, but because a small hand gripped him tightly like an iron clamp, making him completely unable to move.
Gu Nan looked up in surprise, his gaze falling on the hand. Following the arm, he saw a little girl with a ponytail.
The girl was still young and looked somewhat immature, but her brows revealed a heroic spirit that was beyond her years.
She shoved Gu Nan aside, sending him sliding across the table to the other side, and then coldly said, "You dare to touch my brother?"
"Little Creek, you're back!"
Upon seeing the person who arrived, Mu Liuyun's voice was filled with undisguised surprise.
Without a doubt, the only person who could so easily grab a grown man's arm and render him completely immobile is Mu Xiaoxi.
"Mmm, brother~ Did you miss Xiaoxi~"
Mu Xiaoxi's voice was clear and melodious, like a nightingale singing in a valley.
Compared to when she left just half a month ago, Mu Xiaoxi seemed to have matured a lot. Her once slightly immature face now had a more mature and composed look.
However, when she is with Mu Liuyun, she is mostly still the innocent, cute, and sweet Xiaoxi.
As for why it's most of the time...
Cough cough.
"I missed you so much, brother! When did you come back? You didn't even tell me."
Mu Liuyun's words revealed his affection and care for Mu Xiaoxi, and his smiling face and eyes sparkled with joy.
Hearing Mu Liuyun's question, Lin Hongmei quickly smiled and explained, "Xiaoxi said she wanted to give you a surprise, so she told us not to tell you. If Xiaoxi weren't here, how could I have brought you, Xiaoyun, knowing that Lin Yaodong was prepared to fight to the death?" Lin Hongmei's tone was relaxed, as if she was confident about everything.
After speaking, she turned her gaze to Zhang Rui. Zhang Rui stood awkwardly to the side, his outstretched hand still suspended in mid-air.
Seeing this, she smiled and said, "Alright, Zhang Rui, put your hand down."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Rui scratched his head sheepishly and slowly withdrew the hand that had just been extended.
As the Lin family's butler and bodyguard, he naturally wouldn't stand idly by and watch his younger brother Yun get hurt.
Therefore, when he saw Gu Nan preparing to make a move, he immediately prepared to protect Mu Liuyun.
However, to Zhang Rui's dismay, even though he was closer to Mu Liuyun, Mu Xiaoxi, who had just been outside the door, beat him to it.
He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, thinking how utterly useless he was!
After all, he wasn't that old, but the difference between him and Mu Xiaoxi was so obvious.
If Mu Xiaoxi hadn't made a move, he would have only grown ten centimeters at most.
Sigh, I guess I'll just have to settle down and be a housekeeper from now on.
Just as Mu Liuyun was chatting happily with the others, Gu Nan, who had just been thrown, scrambled up from the table in a disheveled state.
His clothes were disheveled, and his skirt was lifted up, but he completely ignored the Lin family members beside him who were staring at his skirt and swallowing hard. Instead, he glared fiercely at Mu Liuyun and roared through gritted teeth, "Scarface! What are you standing there for? Hurry up and do it!"
Scarface, who had been watching the show from the sidelines, seemed to suddenly remember his mission after hearing Gu Nan's urging. He quickly pulled a small dagger from his pants, then raised an eyebrow provocatively at Mu Liuyun and the others, revealing a malicious smile.
"Hey, young masters and young ladies, aren't you showing us a lot of disrespect?"
Scarface said in a sarcastic tone.
Mu Liuyun naturally remembered the scarred man, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Aren't you one of Liu Kun's men? How come you're with Lin Yaodong now?"
Scarface replied smugly, "Haha, you don't understand, do you? There's an old Chinese saying, 'A wise man knows when to yield.' I, Scarface, am naturally a smart man, and I understand the principle that a good bird chooses a good tree to perch on!"
As he spoke, Scarface stuck out his tongue and licked the sharp dagger like a venomous snake, slowly approaching Mu Liuyun. Seeing this, his henchmen followed suit, slowly closing in on Mu Liuyun together.
Seeing that Scarface not only didn't run away from Mu Xiaoxi, but even dared to approach her, Mu Liuyun laughed out loud: "Heh, I think you've forgotten how badly you were beaten last time."
Scarface waved his hand dismissively: "Those two young ladies weren't here last time. This little girl may be quite strong, but can her delicate skin withstand my dagger? Hahaha."
As he said this, Scarface didn't notice Lin Yaodong's face behind him, which was even darker than charcoal.
"Little girl, I advise you to behave yourself, so you'll suffer less before you die. See this dagger of mine? It's covered in my saliva~"
"saliva?"
Mu Xiaoxi frowned and repeated the sentence, then took out gloves from her pocket and put them on.
Looking at the cloth gloves, Scarface laughed loudly: "Little girl, you think these tattered gloves can stop a sharp blade? Young Master Mu Liuyun, your little sister is rather naive and cute, huh? Oh!"
Before Scarface's laughter could even finish, Mu Xiaoxi had already thrown a punch, aimed directly at the dagger in Scarface's hand.
By the time Scarface realized what was happening, the dagger had already broken in two with a "crack" and fallen to the ground.
Instantly, Scarface collapsed to the spot, staring at Mu Xiaoxi as if she were a god, his face filled with disbelief.
"Sharp Blade, I just don't want to touch your saliva."
"Hey! Can we reconcile?"
As she spoke, Mu Xiaoxi tossed the gloves aside with disdain, clearly indicating that she would never use them again.
"Damn it, damn it! How did you end up here?!"
Just as Scarface was about to kneel down and say that he had young children and elderly parents to support, Lin Yaodong's furious voice suddenly came from behind him.
The sage-like demeanor that once seemed to have seen through everything was now completely gone from Lin Yaodong's face, leaving only a look of resentment.
"I clearly sent those two girls from the Chu and Shen families away, and even arranged for the previous MMA champion to challenge you in the octagon. How could I possibly be back so early!"
"Oh, you arranged that person? When I got on stage, I couldn't find the entrance to the octagon, so in my haste I tore open the iron bars, and then the previous champion gave me his belt."
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