Chapter 1544

The call came from Xiaobai. As usual, Moxue Yin chatted with her after answering the call, asking if Yan Mucong had bullied her recently. Xiaobai's answer, as always, was the same. She had returned to South City to find Yan Mucong as if he had changed into a different person. Wherever he went, he would bring Xiaobai along, as if declaring something high-profile, yet never discussed their relationship because Xiaobai wouldn't allow it. He knew well that Xiaobai didn't actually want to acknowledge him, but he still appeared in front of her every day, offering warm greetings. Xiaobai expressed the dread of being treated like a soulless doll locked away in a villa daily. Without a word, he opened a medical clinic for Xiaobai, even personally inviting a few apprentices Moxue Yin had taken in South City to take charge. He would sleep in the same bed with Xiaobai every day, but as Xiaobai didn't give consent, he never overstepped. When Xiaobai chose to stay in South City only for the painting