Chapter 8; Yuxi, do you like this place?

There was a small, wobbling, tiny table where she had put her clothes, probably all the clothes she had that he could count and didn't seem to get to the total number of five. He didn't like this sight at all. Even the servants don't stay in such kind of a room, how could they treat her like this?

The floors slightly looked dampened, and there were no windows or ventilation whatsoever. He didn't know who he should blame apart from himself for bringing her over from the village. He was the fault one.

Her life in the Orphanage was a hundred times better than what he was seeing here! Was she even receiving a proper meal? No wonder her body frame was so tiny.

"Uncle...." Zhou Yuxi truly didn't know how to explain this current situation; she had truly accepted anything just to fit into this family, but her living conditions were way too bad and saddening.

Everyone else stood there at the door, frozen; they were speechless and didn't know what to do or say. They knew Third Master Mu was flying out and they had made plans of getting Zhou Yuxi engaged and married off for business cooperation and investment, but who would have thought that he would suddenly show up in their home unannounced?

They hadn't made any proper plans to mask their terrible hospitality or have a plan B just in case he showed up.

"Hehe... Third Master Mu, it's not our fault; Zhou Yuxi had said she loves that place as it reminds her of her village life." Mu Shuang tried to brush him off but Third Master Mu was determined to find out what was going on here. Why were they treating her worse than a maid?

"Yuxi, do you like this place? Was it your choice?" How could they let a twelve-year-old girl choose a place to live, and they were so happy to agree to it? His face immediately darkened, turning around and glared at everyone who was gawking at Zhou Yuxi, hoping that she would rescue them from this mess.

"Mommy, didn't you say you would like me if I stayed in this place? And you even said that's where I belong and suits me. Mommy, you do know I love you, but you chose this place for me, and I had to live here, but it wasn't my decision entirely." She threw that hot potato over to Mu Shuang. She wasn't going to accept any claims thrown onto her face, she had to save herself in front of her Uncle.

Her voice was so soft and endearing like an understanding baby she was! Her voice sounded happy and she didn't blame her mother at all.

Mu Shuang felt like giving her a rough slap across her face, what was she even saying? Was she trying to drag her into all this mess?

"Uncle, don't believe in whatever she says! It's her who made that decision!" A boy who was older than Zhou Yuxi spoke up seeing his mother was being blamed for the error she didn't commit! This was all Zhou Yuxi's fault!

He had just finished speaking when Mu Yunchen roughly kicked him away, and they all moved away from the door, creating a space for him to walk out, out of fear. He strode over to the living room and sat down on the couch while he let Zhou Yuxi, who was wrapped up entirely with a blanket, sit on his lap.

"I didn't ask you to talk and whenever I'm conversing with a grown person, don't interfere with our conversation... Mu Shuang, I didn't think you could be this kind of a woman with a lack of morality! Why was she left at school all alone? This family doesn't have a family car? Or did the car break down? Or it's money you don't have to fuel the car?" He roughly banged on the table, and they knew it was gonna be messy if they didn't apologize.