The CEO is Too Fierce: My Adorable Wife Needs Taming

Chapter 239 Beware of the People Around You

Chapter 239 Beware of the People Around You

Seeing Bai Luo's protective attitude, Bai Ye couldn't help but roll his eyes at her, saying with a forced smile, "Why haven't I seen you defend me like this before?"

"How can you be compared to me? Don't you even know who you are..."

At this moment, Bai Ye seriously doubted whether Bai Luo was his biological sister. He had never seen a sister speak to her brother like that. However, considering that Mu Xiaoyu was also present, Bai Ye did not punish Bai Luo. Hearing this, he simply explained, "I brought Miss Mu here to discuss Mu Pengzheng's matter. Don't overthink it."

Almost everyone calls Mu Xiaoyu Mrs. Li, but Bai Ye always calls her Miss Mu whenever he sees her.

Mu Xiaoyu hadn't paid much attention before, but now that she heard it again, she immediately felt that something was wrong.

She glanced at Bai Ye with some hesitation, unsure whether she should correct the way she addressed him.

"Why didn't you say so sooner..."

Bai Luo glared at Bai Ye before pulling Mu Xiaoyu back down to sit.

"It's getting late, and I'm sure Mr. Li is still waiting for Miss Mu to return, so I won't waste any more words. Our people have already found out that Mu Pengzheng left the country a few months ago, and before that, Mu Pengzheng had left the prison more than once. It's even very possible that the Mu Pengzheng in the prison before was just his double."

"substitute?"

Bai Ye's words made Mu Xiaoyu immediately put aside her previous distracting thoughts. Upon hearing this, her face darkened, and in the instant she heard Bai Ye's words, a thought suddenly flashed through her mind, but it was so fast that she could barely catch it.

"However, this is just our suspicion. But it is a fact that Mu Peng has been going in and out of prison over the past few months. We have investigated the people inside and have solid evidence."

For a moment, Mu Xiaoyu didn't even know what to say. Li Chenxu had already mentioned that Mu Pengzheng had started planning this a long time ago. However, at that time, they all thought that Mu Pengzheng was just working with outsiders, and that he himself had been staying in prison.

Hearing Bai Ye's words, Mu Xiaoyu felt a chill run down her spine.

She used to think she knew Mu Pengzheng very well, but now she realizes that she actually knows far too little about him.

For a moment, Mu Xiaoyu's mind was in turmoil. She looked up at Bai Ye and finally asked with a frown, "Since he has already gone abroad, does that mean we have no way to find his whereabouts?"

Whether or not to go abroad involves far too many factors. Bai Ye and his group probably can no longer easily search for Mu Pengzheng's whereabouts as they do now; there are simply too many concerns about being abroad.

Bai Ye nodded with a serious expression. In fact, he was unwilling to tell Mu Xiaoyu these things directly. After all, for Mu Xiaoyu, the matter had dragged on for so long, and the little clue they finally got had turned out to be bad.

Bai Ye felt a pang of heartache whenever he thought of Mu Xiaoyu's appearance that day.

“Although it will be more difficult than in China, we will try our best to find him. Moreover... we suspect that Mu Pengzheng has already returned to China under a different identity. So the main reason I came here is to remind you to be careful of the people around you.”

Bai Ye's words startled Mu Xiaoyu. Looking at Bai Ye's extremely serious face, Mu Xiaoyu suddenly felt as if she were in a melodramatic TV series.

She stared blankly at Bai Ye, momentarily at a loss for words.

Looking back on the people who had appeared around her during this period, she didn't know how many there were, but no matter who they were, their appearances were completely different from Mu Pengzheng's. Mu Xiaoyu really couldn't imagine that any of them could be Mu Pengzheng.

As if seeing through Mu Xiaoyu's thoughts, Bai Ye pondered for a moment and then explained, "Xiaoyu, do you remember that person you met before who looked a lot like Mu Pengzheng?"

The person Bai Ye was referring to was Mu Chao, who was currently being held captive in the villa's basement by Li Chenxu. Although Mu Xiaoyu didn't know Mu Chao's exact condition, she could tell from her imagination that it was definitely not good.

Regardless of the reason, Li Chenxu's actions were not a good thing. Fearing Bai Ye would investigate Mu Chao's whereabouts, Mu Xiaoyu's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly asked, "What's wrong? Are you... looking for him?"

Bai Ye was an extremely shrewd person, though he didn't usually show it. Seeing Mu Xiaoyu's expression, he instantly noticed her unusual behavior. However, he didn't say anything. Instead, he looked into Mu Xiaoyu's eyes and slowly said, "We didn't look for him, but we investigated his background. He didn't look like that before; he had plastic surgery to become who he is now. I'm telling you this to let you know that many people around you could potentially become someone else through similar methods."

Like a ray of light appearing in the mist, Bai Ye's words instantly clarified the doubts in Mu Xiaoyu's heart.

However, even so, finding the real Mu Pengzheng is not so easy at all.

After all, there were just too many people around her.

Fortunately, Mu Xiaoyu is now much more open-minded about many things, and she has far more clues at her disposal than before.

She gave Bai Ye a genuine smile and said, "Mr. Bai, thank you so much for this."

“Miss Mu, you don’t need to tell me all this. I’m doing these things not only for you, but also for Bai Luo and for my work. Besides, I think we’ve met so many times, we should be friends by now. As a friend, these are things I should do, aren’t they?”

Bai Ye has an extremely powerful aura. Even though Bai Luo has been Bai Ye's sister for so many years, she often finds it hard to bear his strong presence. Even now, when he's talking to Mu Xiaoyu, he exudes a subtle but unintentional assertiveness.

Mu Xiaoyu couldn't help but laugh when she heard this. Although she knew Bai Ye's feelings for her, she still felt a little helpless seeing Bai Ye like this.

She now understood why Bai Ye was still single. Putting aside the possibility that he hadn't met the right person before, just considering Bai Ye's personality, probably not many women would dare to stay by his side.

However, Mu Xiaoyu and Bai Ye are at most just ordinary friends, so it's not appropriate to say this directly to Bai Ye's face. At most, she can talk to Bai Luo about it when she has the chance.

Upon hearing Bai Ye's words, Mu Xiaoyu nodded and said with a smile, "Then I won't stand on ceremony..."