Chapter 100: White Nightdress
“Let’s go.”
Before Yu Xiaoxiao could answer Xiao Luyu, Mo Ziyang suddenly covered Lin Muxi’s eyes from behind.
Before she could even ask what was going on, he carried her out of the classroom. Not until they walked down the stairs did Mo Ziyang finally put Lin Muxi down.
“What are you doing! I was just about to hear the answer!”
Lin Muxi looked at him angrily, not understanding what her good bro was trying to do.
She was so close just now. Just a little more and she would have known the truth.
But instead, her good bro carried her away, cutting her off at the last second.
“Some things are better if there’s a little mystery,” Mo Ziyang said with a smile as he patted the angry little fool on the head.
“Besides, the answer is already clear, isn’t it?”
“Don’t talk in riddles…”
Lin Muxi looked at him, completely confused.
What was that supposed to mean? Why was he acting like Yu Xiaoxiao would definitely agree?
Thinking of this, Lin Muxi suddenly remembered something and quickly pulled out her phone.
She opened QQ and found Yu Xiaoxiao, whom she had added earlier.
“Hmph, if he won’t tell me, I’ll just ask myself.”
She opened the chat and quickly started typing. Of course, Mo Ziyang noticed right away.
“No need to ask. Yu Xiaoxiao will definitely say yes,” he reminded her from behind.
“Why? I don’t believe it.” Lin Muxi shot back.
She refused to believe he was that amazing. Could he really predict everything?
But the next second, her phone buzzed. Lin Muxi picked it up and saw—
[Lin Muxi: Xiaoxiao, are you going home later?]
[Yu Xiaoxiao: Huh?]
[Yu Xiaoxiao: Umm… Xiao Luyu asked me out to eat. I’ll probably go home after that…]
[Yu Xiaoxiao: Sister Lin, do you need something?]
??? What was going on…
It was exactly the same as what her good bro had said!
Looking at the chat, Lin Muxi was a little shocked. She couldn’t help but believe it now.
But why…?
“How did you know Yu Xiaoxiao would agree?”
Lin Muxi turned off her phone and asked curiously.
“When we were in the dorm, she almost had the word ‘jealous’ written all over her face.”
Hearing this, Lin Muxi suddenly understood.
No wonder Yu Xiaoxiao always pulled her aside to talk about this and that. So that was the reason.
And since she herself had encouraged Yu Xiaoxiao before, it wasn’t strange she finally agreed.
“Actually, that does make sense…”
Lin Muxi nodded, then naturally reached for her good bro’s hand.
“So, where are we going next?”
Hearing that, Mo Ziyang looked down at the bright-eyed little fool beside him, then led her toward the parking lot.
“To my house.”
“Yay!”
Thinking that her good bro was taking her to eat something delicious, Lin Muxi was instantly excited—
“Wait… hold on. To your house…?”
Weren’t we going to eat something tasty? Why are we suddenly going back to your house?
Lin Muxi snapped out of her daze, turned her head with confusion, and looked at Mo Ziyang, as if to check whether she had misheard.
“That’s right.” Mo Ziyang calmly nodded at her puzzled look.
“But… weren’t we going to eat something tasty?” Lin Muxi asked, sounding a little wronged.
“My home food isn’t tasty?” Mo Ziyang raised his eyebrows.
“Ah…” Lin Muxi was speechless.
Although what her good bro said made sense. After all, his meals were cooked by private chefs, and there was no way they could taste bad, she just happened to prefer eating outside food.
But she couldn’t find a good reason to argue back.
In the end, she had no choice but to obediently get in the car and follow him home.
When the car was about to enter the gate, Lin Muxi looked through the window and saw from far away that Grandpa Mo had already been waiting for some time.
Even though Grandpa Mo was kindly standing not too far away, the natural pressure that came from an elder still made Lin Muxi’s heart tighten the moment she saw him.
“Lin Muxi, you’ve come?”
The moment she got out of the car, Grandpa Mo immediately walked over with a warm smile, grabbed her hand, and looked her up and down.
He was clearly very, very satisfied with this cute girl in front of him.
“Grandpa Mo… hello…?”
Faced with the smiling old man, the nervous Lin Muxi could only stammer out a greeting, then froze on the spot, not daring to move while being watched by him.
But clearly, Lin Muxi had underestimated how much Grandpa Mo liked her.
“Ah, so polite and well-behaved. Come, come inside.”
With that, Mo Chengling (Grandpa Mo) praised the shy Lin Muxi with a smile, then quickly pulled her inside, completely ignoring Mo Ziyang, who had just gotten out of the car on the other side.
“Grandpa, aren’t you going to care about me at all?”
Hearing this, Mo Ziyang froze on the spot as the car door closed.
Wait a second… who’s the real grandchild here?
Why did his grandpa like Lin Muxi so much…
Seeing them already walking away, Mo Ziyang rushed to catch up.
But from afar, he only heard his grandpa say, “You’re already this grown-up, and you still want me to fuss over you?”
??? What?
Ah… forget it… let the world end…
Mo Ziyang suddenly felt that bringing this silly girl home was a huge mistake.
If his usually serious grandpa was acting like this now, then once his parents came back… he didn’t even dare imagine it. He’d probably never have a chance to stand out in the family again.
“Sigh…”
Mo Ziyang let out a helpless sigh and could only follow them into the house. Inside the quiet mansion, only a few maids on duty stood nearby, ready to serve the old master at any time.
Mo Ziyang and Lin Muxi sat obediently at the side, watching Grandpa Mo prepare tea.
For Mo Ziyang, this scene was already normal. But for Lin Muxi, it was something she had never experienced before.
Her nervous little hands didn’t know where to go, so she could only tug at the corner of her good bro’s clothes.
Seeing this, Mo Ziyang couldn’t do much either. All he could do was gently hold her hand to help calm her down.
“In just a few days it will be the college entrance exam, right? Has Lin Muxi thought about which school she wants to apply to?”
Grandpa Mo handed the freshly brewed tea to Lin Muxi, then asked with a kind smile.
“Ah… me? I… I guess so…”
When her name was suddenly mentioned, Lin Muxi was shocked and answered with her eyes avoiding theirs. After all, even though she knew Grandpa Mo liked her, asking her to openly say that she wanted to apply to the same university as Mo Ziyang was just too much. It was basically no different from a public execution!
Hearing her answer, Grandpa Mo became even more interested. After taking a sip of tea, he smiled and continued asking, not giving Lin Muxi any chance to escape.
“Oh? Then tell me, which university do you want to attend?”
“This…”
Being asked like that made Lin Muxi even more nervous. Was she really going to die socially in front of Grandpa Mo...?
Panicking, she quickly put all her hope on her good bro beside her, wishing he would help her out. So, under her constant little glances, before Mo Ziyang could say anything, Mo Chengling beside them spoke first.
“From the way you look, it seems like you want to apply to the same university as Mo Ziyang, right?”
Grandpa Mo smiled at Lin Muxi, his eyes clearly teasing.
“It’s not me, it’s just…”
Hearing that, Lin Muxi’s small face instantly turned red. She quickly lowered her head, not daring to look at Grandpa Mo.
“Oh? Not so? Did I guess wrong…”
Grandpa Mo put down his tea and looked as if he was thinking. But that actually made Lin Muxi even more anxious.
“No… I mean… yes, I… I want to…”
Afraid of being misunderstood, she quickly waved her hands to explain. Even Mo Ziyang couldn’t keep watching anymore, so he hurriedly stepped in to speak to his grandpa.
“Grandpa, don’t tease Lin Muxi anymore.”
“Eh? Tease?!” Hearing that, Lin Muxi looked at Mo Ziyang in surprise.
“Of course. My grandpa already knew you’d apply to the same university as me.” Mo Ziyang rubbed her head with a little laugh as he spoke.
It was clear he already knew his grandpa asked that on purpose. But since he wanted to enjoy the scene, he hadn’t told silly Lin Muxi beforehand.
After hearing her good bro reveal the truth, Lin Muxi turned her little head back toward Grandpa Mo as if to confirm. But Grandpa Mo only gave a calm smile, then stood up.
“You two aren’t even married yet, but he’s already protecting you so much. I’ll leave you young ones to talk. I have something to do.”
After teasing the little couple, Grandpa Mo left the hall on his own, leaving only the two of them sitting on the sofa.
Finally, Lin Muxi let out a long sigh of relief and collapsed against Mo Ziyang.
“What’s wrong?”
Not knowing why this silly girl suddenly leaned on him, Mo Ziyang asked with concern. Looking closely, he could still see the blush that hadn’t fully faded from her fair little face.
“Nothing… I just feel like going home…” Lin Muxi said softly, sounding a bit wronged.
It was one thing to be teased by her good bro, but now even Grandpa Mo had joined in. If she stayed here any longer, it really would be unbearable…
“Alright then. After dinner, I’ll take you home.”
Mo Ziyang patted her head to comfort her. In his heart, he had no choice but to give up his plan of asking her to stay over tonight.
Sigh… but what could he do? He spoiled this silly girl too much.
Anyway, it didn’t matter where they were. In fact, staying at Lin Muxi’s house might even make things easier for him at night.
So after dinner, Mo Ziyang went back to his room, grabbed a small bag of things, and got ready to take Lin Muxi home.
Seeing the two of them preparing to leave, Mo Chengling, standing behind, showed a pleased smile.
“Sigh… they’ve grown up…” He let out a long sigh and slowly walked toward the two of them.
“Grandpa, Lin Muxi really isn’t used to staying here… so, um… I won’t stay at home for the next two days.” Seeing his grandpa come over, Mo Ziyang quickly explained.
“Ai, fine, go then. Once you have a girlfriend, you forget about home. When you’re outside, don’t say you’re the Mo family’s young master, it’s embarrassing.”
“....”
Seeing his grandpa’s look of dislike, Mo Ziyang only felt so awkward that his scalp tingled.
But next to him, Lin Muxi was holding back her laughter, pressing her lips together to stop herself from smiling.
She did know that Mo Ziyang’s grandpa seemed annoyed with him, but she never thought her good bro’s position in the family was actually this low.
Didn’t that mean…
Lin Muxi couldn’t help imagining the future days when she could freely boss her good bro around.
But of course, she couldn’t hide that thought from him. Mo Ziyang had already noticed her trying not to laugh.
So after packing up and sitting in the car, Mo Ziyang looked at the things he had just carried out of his room, and a sly smile appeared on his face.
Ten minutes later, Mo Ziyang and this silly girl arrived back at her house.
After putting down the study materials she had brought from school, Lin Muxi ran straight into her room, leaving Mo Ziyang in the living room. Then she grabbed her pajamas, ready to go take a bath.
But just as she was about to step into the bathroom, Mo Ziyang quickly called out to her.
“Wait, Lin Muxi, try wearing this.”
“Huh…?” Looking at Mo Ziyang with doubt, Lin Muxi trotted back and took the bag he handed over.
“What’s inside?”
“Pajamas I got for you.”
“Pajamas…?”
Lin Muxi was a little surprised. He had already bought her so many clothes before, why was he now giving her pajamas? That made her feel a bit shy…
But that shyness instantly disappeared once she took out the clothes from the bag.
“What… what is this?”
Looking at the white lace nightdress in her hands, Lin Muxi’s blushing face suddenly had several “#”. Even if she was silly, she knew this kind of thing wasn’t something you could just casually wear!
Facing her questioning gaze, Mo Ziyang only smiled lightly.
“What? Can’t I want to see my wife wear a nightdress?”
“Who’s your wife!?”
“And besides, you didn’t even keep your promise to take me to eat something good. I’m not wearing it!”
Lin Muxi replied angrily, then threw the nightdress back at him, crossed her arms, and looked upset.
Her meaning was clear, if he wanted her to wear it, he had to give her some benefits in return.
Mo Ziyang rubbed her head and smiled. “Alright, alright, tell me what you want.”
“You said it.” Hearing this, Lin Muxi immediately looked at him seriously, worried that he would go back on his word.
“Mm, I said it. Now hurry.” Mo Ziyang patted the silly girl’s head and told her to go shower.
Getting her good bro’s promise, Lin Muxi finally felt relieved. Without another word, she picked up the white nightdress again and happily skipped into the bathroom.
She had been eyeing new game equipment on her phone for several chapters already. Now, she finally had the chance to buy it. Lin Muxi was overjoyed.
Meanwhile, in the living room, Mo Ziyang slowly sat down on the sofa, looking at his phone. The corner of his lips lifted slightly.
“I wonder how beautiful she’ll look in that dress… I really can’t wait.”