C14 Not a Joke

Mu Chuxue carried her cello downstairs. Although her father didn't arrange anything else last night, she thought that Nangong Jue, who had already been promoted to brother-in-law, would no longer be her bodyguard and driver. She should have a new bodyguard and driver.

However, after breakfast, when she arrived in the courtyard accompanied by the butler, she saw Nangong Jue, who had a grim expression. He calmly leaned against the side of the car, and when they came out, he pinched off the cigarette in his hand and walked up to them. As usual, he reached out naturally, taking the cello in one hand and the box in the butler's hand with the other.

Although there were still wounds on his face and bandages on his hands, his handsome face didn't seem to weaken at all because of these wounds. The magnetic field was still so strong that Mu Chuxue couldn't look away for a while.

"Wait a moment, Nangong Jue." Mu Chuxue, who came back to her senses, saw Nangong Jue put her cello in the back seat of his car. She jogged a few steps and finally caught up with him.

"I thought Second Miss would call me 'Brother-in-law' instead." Nangong Jue turned around without any warning. Since Mu Chuxue was too slow to stop due to inertia, the two of them made eye contact. It was unknown if Nangong Jue was doing this on purpose, but when he said this, other than specifically emphasizing the word brother-in-law, his posture was also deliberately made very ambiguous.

Mu Chuxue could even smell the smoke coming from his body.

"Why?" Mu Chuxue wanted to ask why he appeared again today. She thought that regardless of whether it was because of the beating he received yesterday or Nangong Jue who had been promoted to the new Young Master Mu Family, no matter the reason, he shouldn't have appeared today.

Although she didn't express her intention, Mu Chuxue still believed that Nangong Jue would understand what she was asking.

However, Nangong Jue seemed to be caught up with her and purposely answered her questions inappropriately.

"Why what? "Second Miss forgot. Your father personally agreed to let me stay with your sister last night …" However, before Nangong Jue could finish his words, Mu Chuxue had already lost her cool and interrupted him in a flustered manner.

"Nangong Jue — —" Mu Chuxue knew that Nangong Jue did it on purpose, and the things they said weren't the same thing. She turned around in anger and said, "I don't believe that there aren't any drivers in the entire Mu's Residence that can pick me up."

"Second Miss, there's something that I want you to know." Nangong Jue arrived in front of Mu Chuxue in a few steps, blocking her way. He declared in a serious tone, "As long as I, Nangong Jue, am willing to do the next mission, no one would dare to snatch anything from me. If Second Miss is not afraid of being late, then go inside the house and try it out."

After Nangong Jue said that, he spread out his hands and retreated to the side, leaving a path behind. He looked like he was welcoming her to go inside the house to look for him.

"You — —" Mu Chuxue was so angry that she was at a loss for words, especially when she saw the indifference in Nangong Jue's eyes. Even though she tried it out, she clearly understood that he was not lying at all.

However, she couldn't understand why he would stubbornly insist on being her bodyguard and driver. Wasn't he severely injured yesterday? Even if he had to do it, he had a good excuse to rest for a few days.

"If Second Miss continues to drag on like this, I can't guarantee that she won't be late today." Nangong Jue raised his wrist and glanced at the time.

Mu Chuxue did not want to show her power because her father was Mu Cangting, so she enjoyed all the privileges in school. If she was late, she knew she would not be punished, but in the eyes of her classmates, she was enjoying all the privileges.

"Uncle butler, I'll be leaving first." After bidding farewell to the butler behind her, Mu Chuxue could only grit her teeth and walk towards Nangong Jue's car. She couldn't beat him, so she had no other choice but to admit defeat.

Along the way, they did not speak at all for the past two days and maintained their silence. However, Mu Chuxue still noticed that something was different between them.

Mu Chuxue couldn't tell what was different, but she knew that although Nangong Jue didn't say anything along the way, his gaze never left her. It made her uneasy and she couldn't help but let her thoughts run wild.

When Mu Chuxue saw the landmark of the Music Academy, she finally let out a sigh of relief. She knew that the suffocating feeling that had been building inside their car ever since they got out of Mu's Residence was soon to come to an end.

However, Nangong Jue suddenly turned the steering wheel and they drove straight into an empty alley.

"Nangong Jue, what are you doing?" Seeing this, Mu Chuxue turned pale with fright. She shouted, "Nangong Jue, stop the car. I told you to stop the car. Did you hear me?"

With a squeak, Mu Chuxue almost flew out of the car due to her high speed and fast brake. Her head bounced off her seat belt and hit the windshield.

"Nangong Jue, what are you trying to do? Are you crazy? " Mu Chuxue rubbed her aching head as she turned around and asked the culprit behind the crash with a grimace.

"It's not a joke, is it?" Nangong Jue, who was originally staring at the front, suddenly turned around. His deep eyes were focused on Mu Chuxue as he emitted colorful lights like diamonds.

"What are you talking about?" Mu Chuxue was confused by Nangong Jue's sudden words.

"I said, the other day when you said you liked me, it wasn't a joke, was it?" Nangong Jue translated it for Mu Chuxue with great patience. He asked her a question, but his tone was full of certainty.

"You … "Nutjob." Mu Chuxue was stunned for a moment. She couldn't understand why he would suddenly change the subject so much. After marrying his elder sister and coming over to talk to her sister-in-law for so long, Mu Chuxue could only think of one word: crazy.

Because it seemed to her that if it weren't for his nerves, he wouldn't have come here with her and told her all that nonsense.

After Mu Chuxue said that, she got out of the car. She knew that the back door of the Music Conservatory was the only way for her to walk through this alley that no one else passed.

However, the moment she turned around, all the locks on the doors were locked. Mu Chuxue was surprised to find that she was trapped in the car by Nangong Jue.