Chapter 1024: Mo Family Princess’s Marriage [26] Chapter 1024: Mo Family Princess’s Marriage [26] Deep into the night.

Xiao Yebai returned to the Mo family’s ancestral home.

As he entered the villa, he looked up at the antique wall clock in the living room.

9:15 PM.

At this time, the Little Princess should still be having her tutoring session.

Mo Yaoxiong had hired several top-notch tutors for her, who came every evening to help her study methodically until almost 10 PM before leaving.

But the Little Princess didn’t really put her heart into studying seriously. She skipped classes during the day at school, and just went through the motions at home in the evening?

Xiao Yebai curled his lips in a sneer.

“Young Master Xiao.”

Hearing the voice, he looked up slightly, “Aunt Zhou.”

The man, wearing a black coat and tall and straight in stature, appeared somewhat thin and frail in the enveloping darkness…

Aunt Zhou said cautiously, “Young Master Xiao, you’ve finally returned. The princess asked you to…”

“Knock knock knock.”

The door was suddenly knocked upon several times.

At the entrance to the villa, Shi Kang, clad in a black butler’s uniform, was expressionless. “Young Master Xiao, the old master has asked me to fetch you, he has something he wishes to tell you.”

Xiao Yebai said, “Okay.”

He turned around without even entering his room, following the butler as he left.

It wasn’t until the sound of their footsteps faded away that Aunt Zhou hurriedly turned and headed upstairs.

**
In the second-floor bedroom, Mo Weiyi was sitting at her desk working on problems.

Math was the subject for the evening, also her weakest, and because her foundation was lackluster, she was confused by what the teacher explained, and she had been working on one problem for nearly twenty minutes…

Upon hearing the knocking, Mo Weiyi didn’t even lift her head, “Aunt Zhou, there’s no need to bring more food. It’s late and I don’t want to eat anything…”

Aunt Zhou said, “Princess, Young Master Xiao has returned.”

Momentarily brightening, Mo Weiyi looked up, “Xiaobai is back so early today?”

“Yes, but…” Aunt Zhou hesitated mid-sentence.

“But what?”

“He was called away by the old master as soon as he returned.”

Upon hearing this, Mo Weiyi abruptly stood up, put down her pen and paper, and charged straight out.

The tutor was left puzzled…

**
The main house of the Mo family’s old mansion, which was also where the elderly Mo patriarch lived.

It was past 10:30 PM, and yet the mansion’s interior was still brightly lit.

The elderly Mo patriarch sat in the chair in the main hall on the first floor, gripping his cane, surrounded by traditional Chinese-style wooden furnishings that accentuated his stern expression.

Xiao Yebai sat opposite, calmly explaining, “Recently I’ve been working on the Dong Cheng case. Due to a shortage of manpower, I encountered Weiyi while surveying on the streets with the team this afternoon. She must have misunderstood.”

The elderly Mo patriarch snorted, “Yiyi is supposed to be in class. Why would she be outside during class time, only to run into you by chance?”

Xiao Yebai’s tone remained unchanged, “That’s a question Grandfather might want to ask Weiyi.”

“Are you suggesting that you had nothing to do with this situation?” The elderly Mo patriarch’s gaze sharpened, “You should know that in the Mo family, nobody can ever hide anything from me!”

The man’s dark eyes flickered before he continued in his usual unflustered tone, “I’ve been too busy with work lately. If it weren’t for the chance encounter this afternoon, I haven’t seen her for nearly two weeks. If Grandfather doesn’t believe me, he can ask Aunt Zhou.”

Aunt Zhou was a servant living at the Princess Villa, responsible for Mo Weiyi’s daily needs and was naturally privy to everything concerning her.

However, precisely because of this, some information had leaked out through her…

This young man must have known that Weiyi was going to invite her best friend to that trendy cake shop today, so he deliberately chose to work there, then pretended to be all pitiful…

Although he seemed to be as cold as an iceberg on the surface, he had actually calculated everything hundreds of times in his heart.

With such cunning and calculating traits, how could his naive and innocent granddaughter ever be a match for him?

The elderly Mo gripped his cane, instructing with a cold sneer, “Shi Kang.”

The butler promptly stepped forward, “Master.”

The elderly Mo said, “Tomorrow, have someone tidy up the room on the first floor of Beiyuan Villa for Yebai to move into.”

The butler nodded, “Understood.”

Xiao Yebai sat there, not speaking.

The elderly Mo looked at him coldly, “Or would you rather live somewhere else?”

Xiao Yebai answered, “No.”

“Humph,” the elderly Mo chuckled with a sneer, “Initially, it was Yiyi who invited you to move in with her, but back then she was still young and ignorant. Now that she is grown, it wouldn’t look good for you two to continue living together. Besides, since you have no romantic feelings toward her, there must be some distance between men and women to avoid impropriety…”

“Grandfather!”

The elderly Mo’s brow twitched.

Before Mo Weiyi’s figure appeared, her voice was already there.

With hurried footsteps, she quickly rushed into the living room from outside, her pink velour loungewear cute and soft, instantly breaking the previously tense and taut atmosphere.

“Grandpa!” She charged straight up to Old Master Mo, her pretty cat eyes bright and round, gasping for breath as she asked, “What were you saying to Xiaobai?”

Old Master Mo furrowed his brows, “Isn’t it time for classes now? What are you doing here?”

“I was afraid you were bullying Xiaobai!” Mo Weiyi blurted out.

Old Master Mo: “…”

His expression turned even more stern, “Shi Kang, take Yiyi back to class…”

“I won’t!” Mo Weiyi took a step forward, her delicate little face flushed, “Grandpa, are you picking on Xiaobai because I’m going to settle accounts with you tonight?”

Old Master Mo again: “…”

He glanced across the room.

Xiao Yebai still had that same detached and indifferent demeanor, revealing nothing.

But he just felt that all of this couldn’t be unrelated to him!

How could it just be a coincidence?

To bump into each other on the street during work hours?

As a result, his granddaughter thought he was deliberately making things difficult for this young man at the company, and she came back from school in the afternoon to throw a tantrum at him, angering him to the point that his high blood pressure nearly acted up.

It’s hard to keep a grown girl at home…

To think she’d rage at him again and again for such a cold and heartless brat, who knows what kind of love potion she drank…

“This has nothing to do with Xiaobai.” Mo Weiyi was still earnestly explaining, “Didn’t I tell you that Wanwan and I were having lunch at the central square in the afternoon? We just happened to run into Xiaobai there handing out flyers; he had no idea I would be there.”

Old Master Mo felt a pain in his temples, “Yiyi, you’re too naive, you don’t understand how sinister people can be…”

“It’s you, Grandpa, who’s prejudiced against Xiaobai!” Mo Weiyi’s little face was stern, “I know you don’t like Xiaobai, but he’s really trying his best. It was so cold outside today, the wind was blowing so strong, not to mention in the square. Even when I wanted to help Xiaobai, he didn’t allow it because he takes his job very seriously, even doing things that are clearly meant for interns…”

Old Master Mo rubbed his temples.

Here we go again.

“For all these years, I know you don’t like Xiaobai, but even if you don’t, there’s no need to target him like this, right? Xiaobai has been with the Mo Family for seven years, we’re already a family. Why are you the only one in the whole family who’s prejudiced against him, treating him coldly at home is one thing, but even at the company, making use of your chairman position to give him a hard time, that’s going too far, Grandpa! I never thought you could be such a petty person!”

Old Master Mo: “…”

Just as he felt his blood pressure starting to soar again…

“It has nothing to do with Grandpa.” Xiao Yebai’s cool voice rang out.

Old Master Mo didn’t speak.

Mo Weiyi, however, immediately closed her mouth and turned to look at the young man sitting there, all obedient, ready for his explanation.

Xiao Yebai said, “It’s my fault for not explaining properly this afternoon. First, I wasn’t handing out flyers, but conducting a project survey; second, this job wasn’t assigned by Grandpa, it has nothing to do with him, it’s just that the project team I’m responsible for is understaffed, so I had to go out and do it myself.”

Mo Weiyi blinked, “Is that so?”

Xiao Yebai nodded, “Yes.”

Mo Weiyi: “…”

Old Master Mo cleared his throat emphatically.

Mo Weiyi turned back, her cat eyes rolling as she looked at her grandfather, then she pouted slightly, and with a reluctant sigh, “Alright then, since Xiaobai has explained it has nothing to do with you, I’ll trust Grandpa one last time.”

Grandpa: “???”

One last time?

And it’s based on that rascal’s explanation?

Old Master Mo was utterly depressed.

He totteringly stood up with the aid of his cane, no longer in any mood, “It’s getting late, Shi Kang, take Yiyi back to rest.”

“Yes, Old Master.” Shi Kang gestured with his hand, “Princess, the Old Master is unwell, it’s time for him to rest as well, I’ll escort you back.”

Mo Weiyi nodded, smiling invitingly, “Xiaobai, let’s go back together.”

Old Master Mo’s figure wavered.

Once again, he lamented: It’s hard to keep a grown girl at home…

“Grandpa.”

Xiao Yebai’s voice suddenly sounded, “I’ll be heading back first.”

Old Master Mo had no inclination to respond.

But…

“Grandpa!” Mo Weiyi called out sweetly, accusingly scolding, “Didn’t you hear Xiaobai speaking to you?”

Old Master Mo gripped his cane tighter, finally turning around, “Go back then.”

Xiao Yebai looked at him, seeming to hesitate for a moment before speaking slowly in a cool tone, “Tomorrow I have a meeting in Dong Cheng and will be working late. Regarding moving houses…”

He paused.

Old Master Mo’s eyelids twitched violently.

As expected, Mo Weiyi immediately asked curiously, “Moving houses? What do you mean, Xiaobai? And Grandpa, are you making Xiaobai move? Where are you making him move to? Why do you want him to move, Grandpa?”

Old Master Mo: “……”