A Sudden Invitation

“So… So, Mo Bai, what do you want with me today?”

Sitting on the small bed, Bai Xia, who had just changed into her nightgown, looked awkwardly at Mo Bai sitting by the coffee table. Her pale, dainty feet, dangling in the air, swayed gently and unconsciously. She couldn’t help but wonder what her classmate might say next.

However, seeing Mo Bai’s rather serious expression, Bai Xia had an inexplicable bad feeling. What was going on with her classmate? Why was he looking at her so seriously so early in the morning? Could something be wrong? But no matter how much she thought about it, Bai Xia couldn’t come up with any clues.

If there was something wrong with her, it would only be that she was rescued from the interrogation room by Mo Bai yesterday, and he said he would help her get a new identity. Besides that, she couldn’t think of anything else.

Bai Xia cautiously raised her little face, her ruby-red eyes flickering nervously as she looked at Mo Bai. Her slender fingers fidgeted with the hem of her nightgown beside her, as if this might ease her tension a bit.

“Mo… Mo Bai?”

The girl’s voice was so soft it was as if she were afraid to disturb anything. Her feet, which had been swaying in the air, stopped moving. She stole glances at Mo Bai’s expression, like a timid little animal, even holding her breath a little.

“White Summer, there’s something not too good but related to you that I must tell you.”

“What?”

Hearing her classmate’s words, Bai Xia was slightly stunned. Although she had a rough idea that Mo Bai had something to tell her, when she actually heard it, Bai Xia felt a sense of disappointment.

Although she didn’t know what she was thinking, her mind was a bit chaotic at that moment, because it definitely wasn’t good news.

“Is it… is it that the ID can’t be arranged?” she asked softly. But facing the girl’s worry, Mo Bai unexpectedly shook his head.

“No, it’s more serious than that.”

With that, Mo Bai opened his phone and handed it to Bai Xia, who was sitting next to him, showing her the chat records with Chu Feng.

“You can look for yourself.”

Feeling a bit uneasy, Bai Xia took the phone from her classmate and looked at the chat records between Mo Bai and someone else. But when she saw the photo of the Sword Execution Agency’s building being attacked, with flames shooting into the night sky, her face immediately turned pale.

Someone actually dared to attack the Sword Execution Agency’s headquarters in the capital?

Bai Xia was a bit confused. What kind of situation would drive a criminal organization to ignore such high risks and attack the building to destroy evidence? It was just too crazy…

Moreover, what made Bai Xia even more uneasy was that the only person who died in the entire incident was the fat man who had tried to knock her out that night.

So, what was going on?

Bai Xia looked at her classmate with bewilderment and confusion, only to see Mo Bai’s expression more serious than ever, which made her heart race.

After all, she wasn’t stupid. If something like this happened, and if her guess was correct, it could only mean that someone was targeting her.

But… she was just a poor student. Could someone gain money or power by targeting her?

“Mo… Mo Bai, this…”

Bai Xia hesitantly spoke, her small voice carrying both a question and a hint of entreaty, as if she were also afraid to disturb Mo Bai’s thoughts.

Yes, she was just a poor student. If it weren’t for her classmate’s help, how could she have the chance to sit here now, chatting leisurely? Even now, knowing that someone might be targeting her, what could she do?

In the end, couldn’t she only rely on her classmate, Mo Bai?

Although Bai Xia had thought about resisting with her own strength, who would fear someone who dared to blow up the Sword Execution Agency’s building? Besides, she could only replenish her energy with Mo Bai’s blood right now.

Thinking of this, Bai Xia felt a sense of helplessness wash over her. Her white long hair fell with her bowed head, looking both forlorn and pitiful, which made Mo Bai’s heart tighten.

How could anyone not feel sorry for the girl’s pitiful appearance?

But with this, the chances of successfully getting Bai Xia to his apartment seemed higher. He was most worried that Bai Xia might refuse him.

Mo Bai suddenly reached out and ruffled Bai Xia’s hair, his long fingers running through the girl’s white long hair, his movements gentle as if soothing a startled little cat.

“Actually, it’s nothing serious. The Sword Execution Agency has already started a thorough investigation into this matter, but it’s not safe for a girl like you to continue living alone here. So, I came to ask if you want to stay at my place.”

“Eh?”

Bai Xia suddenly raised her small head, looking at her classmate in disbelief.

“Go, go to Mo Bai’s house…?”

According to what Mo Bai said and her own analysis, staying in the city village rental house was indeed no longer safe. But moving in with her classmate… was that really okay?

Bai Xia basically believed Mo Bai’s words without question. After all, he was such a big young master—what could he gain by deceiving her?

But… this and that…

The girl’s cheeks suddenly flushed a light red, and even the small earlobes hidden in her hair turned a deep red. So, although Mo Bai was her good brother, living under the same roof as a single man and woman…

But if she didn’t go, it seemed she didn’t have a better choice.

In the rental house, who knows when she might be kidnapped? Moving to another place—honestly, in the capital, a few ten thousand yuan wouldn’t last long, and her whereabouts would be easily known to others.

Compared to that, leaving with Mo Bai seemed to be the best choice.

“What, do you dislike my house?”

Seeing the girl still hesitating, Mo Bai deliberately frowned, but he couldn’t hide the smile in his eyes. His hand, which was stroking the girl’s small head, gently rolled a strand of white hair around his finger.

“Don’t worry, I have extra rooms. It’s not like I’m asking you to sleep with me. Besides, I don’t even charge you rent.”

Hearing Mo Bai’s words, Bai Xia’s ears turned even redder, and her small hands unconsciously twisted the hem of her nightgown.

“Who, who said we’d sleep together…”

She glared at Mo Bai in embarrassment, but under his smiling gaze, she had no choice but to lower her small head and mutter:

“Just… just stay for a while…”

After all, she didn’t have any other options right now, so she might as well agree to her classmate’s suggestion. Although she was still a bit worried about her safety, thinking of her classmate’s identity, at least it was safer than staying alone in the city village.

Bai Xia comforted herself, but she didn’t notice the gleam of success in the boy next to her.

But well, his main purpose was indeed to protect this little classmate—and it was convenient to “train” her, which was secondary.

Moreover, Mo Bai thought that Bai Xia would at least hesitate a bit about this matter, but he didn’t expect that a few words would settle it.

“Okay, then it’s decided. Let’s pack up. My car is just downstairs.”

Mo Bai, satisfied with Bai Xia’s agreement, reached out and gently patted the girl’s soft head, but was suddenly met with a slightly aggrieved glance from Bai Xia, who complained a bit unhappily:

“But if we go, Mo Bai, you’re not allowed to bully me, or you’ll do this every day.”

“Good, I promise you.”

“Really?”

“Really. When has your Mo Bai ever lied to you?”

“Then okay… but I always feel like Mo Bai has some ulterior motives.”

“That’s your misunderstanding. Hurry and pack up.”

“Oh…”