Chapter 578: Chapter 577: Xiao Ya: Brother Mo, Mother Asked Me to Call You for Dinner

The girl’s expression was particularly joyful as she walked through the long corridors of carved beams and painted rafters. Even when the maids greeted her, the girl would smile in response, which left the maids a bit surprised.

It was known that Miss Ya was quite introverted and shy.

On a June evening, the moonlight was very bright, shining brilliantly. The flowers and plants on the courtyard’s flower walls gently swayed with the evening breeze, spreading the fragrance to every corner of the courtyard. The previously bothersome sound of insects chirping now had a certain charm to Xiao Ya.

What usually took more than a quarter of an hour’s walk, took Xiao Ya only half the time to arrive outside the courtyard where Chen Mo lived.

Since she wanted to talk to the two women about Zhihua, there wasn’t anyone left in the courtyard.

Speaking of which, although Xiao Ya was familiar with the Xiao Family’s ancestral home, without a servant’s guidance, she really didn’t know which room Chen Mo stayed in either.

Fortunately, there weren’t many rooms in the courtyard, and only two of them were lit.

Xiao Ya looked into each room one by one.

When she arrived at the master bedroom of the courtyard, Xiao Ya was knocking on the door inquiringly.

Suddenly, she heard her aunt’s voice.

Xiao Ya froze because she seemed to hear the words "about to die."

She was puzzled.

Her aunt wasn’t sick or ill, so how could she be dying?

And moreover, this was the Xiao Family, who would dare to do anything improper to her aunt?

Xiao Ya frowned slightly, having never experienced such matters. She didn’t understand the actual situation and, afraid that her aunt was in trouble, she simply pushed the door open and called out clearly: "Aunt, what’s wrong, are you okay... hmm?"

As the girl entered the master bedroom and saw the two inside, her voice abruptly stopped, along with a bit of astonishment. Her embroidered shoes under her skirt instinctively came together.

Xiao Yunxi, who was holding onto Chen Mo’s neck and was about to evade when she heard the door open, glanced at Xiao Ya and trembled, saying: "Xiaoya, you... why are you here?"

After speaking, she bashfully beat Chen Mo on the shoulder: "It’s all your fault, it’s all your fault..."

Yue Ruyan, who was pretending to read a book but was actually focused on the desk, was also startled.

In fact, with her abilities, if her mind hadn’t wandered, she could have noticed Xiao Ya’s arrival.

But those sweet sounds made her body soft, as if her senses were blocked, and she didn’t notice Xiao Ya beforehand.

Chen Mo’s reaction was minimal.

Because when Xiao Ya entered the courtyard, Chen Mo had already noticed.

He just pretended not to notice.

If it had been a maid, he would have stopped her earlier.

"Mom... told me to ask Brother Mo over for dinner..." Although Xiao Ya didn’t understand these matters, for some reason, seeing this scene, her small, palm-sized face blushed, and her heart trembled uncontrollably. She somehow said this:

"Brother Mo, what are you doing?"

However, the question was not strange, as Xiao Ya was clearly as pure as a blank sheet of paper, and her education at the Xiao Family never included such things.

As the legitimate daughter of the Xiao Family, the Xiao Family strictly guarded Xiao Ya against behaviors between men and women.

It’s fair to say that until now, she hadn’t even had her hand touched by any man other than her grandfather and father.

Xiao Yunxi: "..."

Yue Ruyan: "..."

Even Chen Mo was somewhat surprised at how... naïve Xiao Ya was.

Yes, that naivety wasn’t meant to be mocking.

But such a simple question, Chen Mo couldn’t answer directly.

Initially, Chen Mo was planning to tease Yunxi in front of Xiao Ya, but now he had to give up, feeling it would be a desecration towards Xiao Ya.

"Xiaoya, you wait outside for a bit, I’ll come with you soon." Chen Mo said.

"Okay."

Though Xiao Ya didn’t understand, she realized she had stumbled upon something embarrassing and felt quite shy. The pure and lovely look on her face was like a peach blossom, and she quickly fled the room.

After Xiao Ya left, Xiao Yunxi buried herself in Chen Mo’s chest, softly crying: "Now I really can’t face anyone anymore."

"Don’t worry, Xiaoya isn’t an outsider. It’s okay." Chen Mo comforted her.

"Did you do it on purpose?" Xiao Yunxi recalled after a while, thinking that given Chen Mo’s abilities, he must have noticed Xiao Ya earlier.

"What did I do on purpose?" Chen Mo feigned ignorance.

"You know well, just now before Xiao Ya came in, I clearly felt you... you..." The rest of the words were too shy for Xiao Yunxi to speak, so she said in a voice as soft as a mosquito: "You must have noticed Xiao Ya coming, but deliberately didn’t say and let her catch us on purpose."

"I’m wronged." Chen Mo claimed innocence, then said: "Didn’t Ruyan notice either? She’s in the Divine Power Realm just like me."

Yue Ruyan said, "I was too absorbed in my book just now."

"I was also too absorbed." Chen Mo immediately added.

Xiao Yunxi lightly spat at Chen Mo, not believing him.

...

When Chen Mo left the room, Xiao Ya didn’t notice.

Because she was thinking about what had just happened. The scene from before was too visually impactful.

"Brother Mo was bullying..."

"What are you thinking about?" Chen Mo interrupted Xiao Ya’s thoughts, waving his hand in front of her eyes.

It was only then that Xiao Ya realized that Chen Mo and the others had already gathered and come out.

"Brother Mo..." For some reason, Xiao Ya suddenly felt a bit "afraid" of Chen Mo. She held onto Xiao Yunxi’s arm and asked: "Aunt, are you okay?"

Xiao Yunxi: "..."

For a moment, she didn’t understand where Xiao Ya’s words were coming from.

But having more experience, it didn’t take her long to figure it out, her cheeks burning like fire. She gently said to Xiao Ya: "I’m fine."

Saying this, Xiao Yunxi looked seriously into Xiao Ya’s eyes and softly persuaded: "Xiaoya, can you promise me something?" 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Aunt, go ahead."

"Don’t tell anyone about what just happened, okay?"

Under Xiao Yunxi’s pleading, Xiao Ya quickly murmured a soft agreement.

Xiao Yunxi still felt a bit uneasy with this kind of promise from Xiaoya and glared at Chen Mo, saying: "Look at what you’ve done, you scared Xiao Ya. Now go and comfort her."

"Ah..."

Hearing this, Xiao Ya’s face flushed, panic-stricken and at a loss of what to do, her heart pounding.

Chen Mo: "..."

Goodness, to have to hold and comfort her, that’s really dragging Xiaoya into the water.

"If you keep talking nonsense, you won’t act like an elder at all." Chen Mo glared at Xiao Yunxi.

"You still have the nerve to lecture me." Xiao Yunxi retorted, disgruntled.

However, these words reached Xiao Ya’s ears, and she thought Brother Mo was disdainful of her. She couldn’t help showing a look of loss, as Brother Mo still hadn’t entirely agreed to accept her at that time.

Xiao Yunxi saw this and said clearly: "Xiaoya is about to be the person you spend your whole life with, why shouldn’t you hold her and comfort her?"

"Aunt..." Hearing this, Xiao Ya truly felt shy but couldn’t help but have a bit of anticipation in her heart.