C46 When Are You Coming Back?

"Alright!" Yes! This! "It's just like that!" Qiao Mu gritted her teeth and emphasized each word. She glared at Soong Zhe fiercely and couldn't wait to tell him to shut up!

Couldn't he change the subject?

He had to do it in front of Tang Beiyao...

"Err …" Before Soong Zhe could say more, he was interrupted by a cold voice.

"Time to go." Tang Beiyao opened his mouth and spoke in a low voice without any emotion. It was as if he completely ignored their conversation and calmly said, "Get in the car."

• *

She didn't know what had happened to Tang Beiyao.

The only thing that was certain was …

She delayed his journey.

So from the moment she got in the car, she heard him on the phone, arranging his duties one by one. She wasn't clear about the exact details. In any case, the most she heard was "push back" …

I wonder if the loss is big?

Qiao Mu sat quietly to the side, tactfully not interrupting. If he were to lose so much, her words would be like hitting the nail on the head at this very moment...

"... Take him back to A City for questioning, I don't have the time right now … "

Qiao Mu secretly pricked up her ears when she heard his words. Was he talking about the person who tried to rob things from the prison? That person was here for papa and her … papa is still in that prison!

"There... Is there any more danger? " After hesitating for a while, Qiao Mu finally spoke up when he hung up the phone. She added in a low voice, "I, papa am still here …"

Tang Beiyao's expression turned cold.

When Qiao Zheng was mentioned, his expression clearly turned gloomy.

"What did he tell you in the last twenty minutes?" Instead of answering, he put his phone down beside him, blocking out all the trivia. "Huh?"

He leaned toward her, his eyes focused and sharp, as if he could see into a person's heart.

Their eyes met.

Qiao Mu's heart skipped a beat — —

papa wanted her to marry him …

"I, papa, told me to …" Qiao Mu almost blurted out when she was stared at by him. She stopped midway through her sentence and awkwardly said the second half of the sentence, "Let me follow you."

She couldn't say the exact words.

She could only constantly twitch her fingers, concealing her guilt and blush.

"That's it?" This was obviously not the answer he wanted.

Tang Beiyao smiled, and asked slowly. Then, his gaze fell on her fingers that were moving restlessly … Her fingers were bright white, and they were red with ochre as she rubbed them.

"He told you to follow me, so you ran up that hill?" Her logic was full of loopholes. Tang Beiyao retracted his gaze, "Qiao Mu, you think I don't have any intelligence?"

His voice was cool and even, but it was cold in her ears.

"I was in a bad mood and wanted to go up to get some fresh air." She couldn't tell him more! Qiao Mu secretly touched the small box in her pocket, throwing out this ambiguous excuse.

In any case, he had no way of testing whether he was in a good mood or not.

Thinking of this, Qiao Mu gritted her teeth and simply raised her head to meet his gaze. She directly asked, "Am I, papa, in danger?"

However, what she faced was a clear sea of ink.

Thus, the imposing aura that Qiao Mu had just been holding in was instantly drowned out. Her fists were clenched tightly, yet she could not dodge. She could only let his gaze sweep past the bottom of her heart …

"Nope." He looked at her for a long time before he finally looked away. Tang Beiyao didn't pursue the matter further. He just calmly turned around and coldly added, "If he doesn't speak carelessly, then there won't be any danger."

Qiao Mu was stunned.

'Without speaking carelessly, there will be no danger '? What does nonsense mean?

She opened her mouth to ask, but she resisted in the end. Was it related to the clues and the truth? Tang Beiyao definitely wouldn't tell her …

Luckily, she got papa's things.

This time … She could check for herself!

• *

City A.

The sky here was overcast, devoid of any starlight. There was a violent wind blowing in the air, as if the omens of a storm was about to fall. Tang Beiyao sent her back to Tang Mansion, then hurriedly left.

He paid little attention to her.

Could it be because she saw Qiao Zheng and felt that she was willing to stay? Or was he really busy?

Qiao Mu looked at him as he drove away, silently considering two possibilities. But she quickly looked away and laughed at herself. Is there any point in thinking about it? Anyway, she had nowhere else to go besides staying.

"Miss Qiao, you're back?" The maid was delighted to see her, and helped her to get her coat and shoes. "Dinner is ready, shall we eat first?" Oh yeah, isn't Young Master Tang eating anymore? "

Qiao Mu paused as she changed her shoes.

It was only after being mentioned by the maid that she remembered: Tang Beiyao doesn't seem to have eaten anything all day! She didn't eat much in the morning, but she ate a piece of cake at noon. He's gone.

Why didn't he say so?

"It's nothing, it's nothing. Miss Qiao, you eat first." Seeing her startled, the maid thought that she was unhappy so she tried to smooth things over: "What do you want to eat tomorrow? The head chef will prepare a lot of dishes... "

Qiao Mu smiled. She didn't pay much attention to the maid's nagging.

There were many dishes on the table, all of them delicious. Qiao Mu sat at her usual seat. She was already hungry, but because of what the maid said, she suddenly lost her appetite.

Did she eat alone?

Seems a little selfish.

"Miss Qiao, you don't like it? I can get the chef to do it again. " The maid said as she brought the dishes back to the kitchen.

"No need." Qiao Mu bit her chopsticks and steeled her heart. "This, this, and this. Put them away. I can't eat that much."

"Huh?" The maid was puzzled.

"... When he comes back, let him eat. " Qiao Mu lowered her voice and explained. Then, she lowered her head and started to eat with all her might.

"Alright! "Miss Qiao!" The maid smiled and looked at Qiao Mu, her eyes shining. Miss Qiao was also very good to Young Master Tang! These four years, Young Master Tang wasn't waiting for them for nothing …

Qiao Mu felt awkward under her gaze.

What are you laughing at?

It was just a few dishes...

• *

Qiao Mu was gratified that no one dared to disturb them.

After returning to her room, she took out the small iron box she dug out from under the short pine tree. It was made of ordinary iron, but it was welded around the edges. Without professional tools, she had no way to open it …

What was inside?

Qiao Mu stuck close to her ear and shook a little, but she did not hear anything from inside. She had to find a cutting tool, maybe find a way to sneak out.

Boom!

The window suddenly lit up, a muffled thunder came down, and then it began to rain.

Qiao Mu snapped out of her daze and ran to close the open French windows. She was momentarily stunned by the heavy rain and the pitch-black road outside …

Won't he come back?

"Ding Ling Ling!"

His phone rang the next second …