allonlinenovel Chapter 452: Sudden Doubts Arise
Chapter 452: Sudden Doubts Arise
Chapter 452: Sudden Doubts Arise
"Xiaoyu, don't misunderstand. I didn't mean to follow you. I was just worried that you might be bullied by Li Chenxu, so I came along."
As if afraid that Mu Xiaoyu would misunderstand, Bai Ye's usually composed face showed a hint of anxiety for the first time, not at all like someone who was lying. But it was precisely because he didn't seem to be lying that this Bai Ye was even less like his usual self.
Mu Xiaoyu subtly sized up Bai Ye, but couldn't figure him out. Finally, she said, "I wasn't bullied by Li Chenxu. I just asked him some questions about Bai Luo. Now that I'm done, I'm leaving."
Finally, fearing Bai Ye wouldn't believe her, she added, "I don't intend to continue being with Li Chenxu; I just want to clarify some things. Bai Ye, putting everything else aside, we're friends, so I don't want you to get involved in this. Otherwise, I'll resent you, you know?"
Mu Xiaoyu is now calmly reasoning with Bai Ye. She understands that the best way to deal with someone like Bai Ye is to use a gentle approach rather than a harsh one.
Sure enough, upon hearing Mu Xiaoyu speak in that tone, Bai Ye's face immediately showed a hint of heartache. He looked at Mu Xiaoyu hesitantly, thought for a moment, and said, "So, is everything clear now? Is there anything I can help you with?"
Mu Xiaoyu shook her head, subtly hiding the USB drive in her hand. Then, she gave Bai Ye a very faint smile and said, "No, I want to go back and rest first. You know how much has happened recently. I need to rest more. In another half month, I have to go to the comic book company to prepare for the new book. It will be much busier than it is now. I should take a good rest before starting work."
Although Bai Ye is pursuing Mu Xiaoyu, he has one advantage: he never forces Mu Xiaoyu to do anything.
So, seeing Mu Xiaoyu looking so 'tired,' Bai Ye didn't press her further. He simply said, "Alright, go back and get some rest. Call me anytime."
Mu Xiaoyu gave a soft "hmm" and didn't say anything more. She got into the car and left.
She glanced back and saw that Bai Ye was still standing there, staring in her direction, looking every bit the devoted second male lead.
Previously, Mu Xiaoyu hadn't had much contact with Bai Ye and didn't know much about him. However, in recent days, she'd spent more time with him and learned more about him.
If Bai Ye and the Li family hadn't had any grudges, and if Bai Ye hadn't targeted Li Chenxu, they might have actually become very good friends.
After all, Bai Ye really is a good person.
Unfortunately, these were just "what ifs" in Mu Xiaoyu's mind.
Given Bai Ye's background and the things he's done, it's destined that they can't be friends, and it would be a miracle if they didn't end up as enemies...
After returning to the villa, Mu Xiaoyu immediately opened the USB drive that Lin Zhu had given her and imported the data inside onto her computer.
The schedule Lin Zhu displayed for Li Chenxu only covered the period from August to mid-November of last year. At that time, Li Chenxu had not yet suspected Lin Zhu's identity, so he knew Li Chenxu's schedule best. However, what Lin Zhu knew at that time, Mu Xiaoyu also knew perfectly well: this period of schedule was not very useful to Mu Xiaoyu.
Thinking of this, Mu Xiaoyu's brows furrowed even more.
She scrolled down with her mouse and suddenly saw the schedule at the very bottom, which was Li Chenxu's schedule for the past two weeks!
Mu Xiaoyu shuddered upon seeing this and immediately focused intently on the schedule below.
However, after reading it, Mu Xiaoyu was confused again.
Judging from the itinerary Lin gave her, Li Chenxu hadn't come into contact with any unfamiliar people these days. He had only interacted with members of the Li family and the Bai family, and nothing else.
Logically speaking, Assistant Lin had no reason to give her a fake itinerary. But if this itinerary was real, could it be that Lei Chao's son was in the Bai or Li family?
Mu Xiaoyu couldn't understand it. She knew the bottom line of the Li family very well. There was no way that there would be any descendants of Lei Chao among them, and no one of them would agree to it.
Looking at the Bai family, Li Chenxu only had contact with one or two people from the Bai family. Judging from their age and status, only Bai Ye fits the criteria.
But when told that Bai Ye was Lei Chao's descendant, Mu Xiaoyu simply couldn't believe it.
After much thought, Mu Xiaoyu still couldn't figure it out. After struggling for a long time, she finally included Bai Ye as a prime suspect.
Someone like Bai Ye, with the backing of the Bai family, naturally has a lot of information about him online. Mu Xiaoyu searched online for more information about Bai Ye, but didn't find anything amiss.
When Bai Ye was born, Old Master Bai hosted a banquet for many celebrities from the political and business circles. It can be said that Bai Ye's birth was witnessed by many people, making it extremely difficult to fake Bai Ye's identity.
At this moment, Mu Xiaoyu felt an urge to ask Bai Luo.
However, she quickly dismissed the thought. Regardless of whether Bai Luo and Li Chenxu's story was true or false, Bai Luo was unlikely to help her now. If she went to ask, not only would she not get any useful information, but she might also get false information, which would be troublesome.
Mu Xiaoyu had no other choice but to hire a private investigator and pay a large sum of money to investigate Bai Ye's background.
Even so, the private investigator had clearly told Mu Xiaoyu before taking on the job that it wouldn't be as easy as they imagined.
After all, the Bai family has a communist background.
"I know, just do your best to investigate. If you find any useful information, I will pay you a large sum of money."
Mu Xiaoyu waved her hand weakly, saying that she felt a pang of heartache. She earned a lot of money, but compared to capitalists like Li Chenxu, the money she had was all earned by herself, penny by penny. Now, just investigating Bai Ye's background had cost her millions, so how could she not feel the pinch?
The private investigators in charge of this investigation were two people. After hearing Mu Xiaoyu's words, they exchanged a glance, nodded, and said seriously to Mu Xiaoyu, "Miss Mu, rest assured, we will do our best to investigate. However, please keep this matter confidential. After all, the people conducting the investigation have military backgrounds, and if it is leaked, it will be a big problem for us."
Mu Xiaoyu expressed her understanding, after all, she had to contact several private investigators before someone was willing to take the job, which shows how dangerous and stressful it would be to investigate Bai Ye and the Bai family.