Chapter 98: Alliance (2)

Mu Sihan knew that after what he had done to humiliate and torment Nan Zhi last night, she would never want to see him again.

Even he did not know what had gotten into him. It was like a hunter in the woods who set his sights on a young fawn: the more panicked and desperate she became to escape, the more he wanted to seize her and hold her in his palm.

If he forced the issue head-on, given her temperament, they might end up hurting each other badly.

But if the little imp stood on his side as an ally, things would be much easier.

Naturally, he would never tell the little imp that the one who had so ruthlessly bullied his precious Meizhi was actually him.

Xiao Kai blinked his dark, shining eyes, his delicate little face scrunching up in thought. After a long moment, he looked back at Mu Sihan and said, "Your temper is so bad. If you became Meizhi's protector, would you beat her or scold her?"

Mu Sihan cleared his throat. "Do I look like the kind of man who hits women?"

Xiao Kai nodded vigorously.

"Yes, you do!"

Mu Sihan caught Xiao Kai by the back of his collar, balled up his other hand into a fist, and lifted a brow. "Brat, believe it or not, I'll beat you first?"

Xiao Kai pressed his tender little face right up to the fist. "Go on, then. Hit me, and for the rest of your life you can forget about being my Meizhi's protector!"

Before Mu Sihan could say anything, the little imp added in his childish voice, "And don't think I don't know you've already fallen for Meizhi's beauty!"

"Brat, what nonsense are you talking?" What women had he, Mu Sihan, never seen? That woman did have some beauty, but not enough to enchant him.

Xiao Kai curled his lip, unwilling to expose him. Getting him to stay with Meizhi in such a splendid estate, and even spending a fortune to buy Renxin Hospital—if that wasn't because he was interested in Meizhi's beauty, then what was it?

Xiao Kai tilted his head and thought for a moment before saying in his crisp little voice, "Cool Uncle, I can stay, but after Meizhi stays too, you're not allowed to bully her, and you're not allowed to give me a little brother or little sister."

Mu Sihan bent a finger and flicked Xiao Kai on the forehead, his expression turning oddly strange. "Brat, are you three or thirty? You certainly know a lot."

Xiao Kai lifted his small chin, looking smug. "My mental age is definitely more than three."

...

Nan Zhi made several video calls, but no one answered.

Just as she had no choice left and was about to call the police, a young man in a suit came looking for her.

"Hello, Miss Nan."

When Nan Zhi clearly saw the man's face, she suddenly remembered seeing him on the day she went to the television station for her first audition.

"You're Mu Sihan's driver?"

Wei Lin replied with a smile, "I'm Young Master Mu's assistant."

Nan Zhi's face turned pale. She stepped forward and grabbed Wei Lin by the collar. "Did he take my son? Where is he? Where is he now?"

Whenever it concerned her child, Nan Zhi could never remain the calm, cultured lady she usually was.

Wei Lin was frightened by her reaction, but he did not dare lay a hand on her. If Young Master Mu found out, wouldn't he be finished?

"Miss Nan, please calm down first. I'm here to take you to see Young Master Mu."

Nan Zhi let go of Wei Lin. Knowing she should not have lost her temper at him, she pressed her lips together and apologized.

...

This time, Nan Zhi was taken to the estate without having her eyes covered.

Her mind was entirely on Xiao Kai. She had no idea whether he had been frightened, whether that twisted man would hurt him, and so on.

The more she thought, the more uneasy she became.

Cold sweat had broken out on her forehead and in her palms from sheer anxiety.

By the time she arrived at the estate, she had no mood to admire the surroundings and simply followed the butler, Yifan, who had come out to greet her, into the villa.

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