Speaking of the Bai family's past, it is quite a sad story.

When he was young, Mr. Bai was quite the ladies' man. He was over thirty and still unmarried. But when his elderly mother was seriously ill and on her deathbed, he couldn't resist her tearful plea and married Mrs. Bai, who was seven or eight years younger than him.

Mrs. Bai was young, beautiful, and elegant, but Mr. Bai didn't like her. She only appeared once at the wedding, and even on their wedding night, there was still a lot of revelry outside.

The couple had barely seen each other in the two years since they got married.

Mrs. Bai was not in a hurry at all. She played her violin, had money and leisure. Although her husband was a womanizer, he did not restrict her freedom. She could do whatever she wanted and was very happy.

In the third year of their marriage, Mr. Bai accompanied his mistress to a concert and fell in love at first sight with the orchestra's principal violinist. He immediately dumped his old love and pursued his new crush.

As luck would have it, the violinist was none other than Mrs. Bai, Mr. Bai's lawfully wedded wife.

If that were all, it would be fine. It would just be a misunderstanding, and at most Mrs. Bai would laugh at Mr. Bai a bit. But others would also inevitably feel sorry for Mrs. Bai, since her husband hadn't recognized her after being married for so long.

Even more dramatically, Mrs. Bai did not recognize her husband.

Mr. Bai was a seasoned veteran of the pleasure quarters, so he wouldn't rush headlong into pursuing someone. Instead, he first inquired about Mrs. Bai's situation.

But what he found out was that his sweetheart was supposedly already married, but her so-called husband had never appeared, and no one from the band had been invited to the wedding—they were all longtime friends, which was not only impolite but also unreasonable.

In her daily life, her sweetheart lives alone, and she has never heard a word about her husband from her.

Therefore, everyone around her believed that her supposed marital status was just an excuse for her to reject suitors.

After observing privately, Mr. Bai found that, just as the other members of the band had said, there was no man with whom his sweetheart had a close or ambiguous relationship.

So Mr. Bai didn't hesitate to pursue her.

Sending flowers and gifts and immediately revealing one's status is the behavior of a nouveau riche.

Mr. Bai is a man of great taste, paying attention to details. His sweetheart is a violinist who loves music. Mr. Bai comes from a wealthy family and has cultivated his appreciation for music since childhood. He can also play the piano, though not as well as a professional performer, but still quite well.

He had a plan: using Mrs. Bai's love of music as a starting point, he approached her as a fellow enthusiast and friend, slowly building her favor and gradually making her more and more intimate and trusting of him.

Meanwhile, during their time together, Mr. Bai was attracted by Mrs. Bai's inner beauty. His affection for her was no longer superficial, and he even planned to divorce his wife and formally pursue her, asking her to marry him.

Meanwhile, Mrs. Bai gradually understood the meaning of the intense feelings in her "friend's" eyes and felt the wavering in her own heart. She decided to go and divorce her philandering husband.

Regardless of whether she was mistaken or not, and regardless of whether her "friend" actually had those intentions, her husband's infidelity was his business, but since she had developed feelings for another man, she should not continue this marriage.

Mrs. Bai contacted her husband's secretary and requested a divorce.

Mr. Bai was overjoyed. It was like a pillow being delivered when he was sleepy. His old lady had already passed away, and now that no one was watching him, he could quickly get a divorce so he could confess his feelings to his sweetheart.

He had never been this careful before. Those mistresses were all bought with money, or he would lose interest during the pursuit and just throw money at them. Even if they knew he was married, those women would still flock to him.

But this time was different. He hadn't been to a brothel in a long time, and he had gradually gotten rid of the several mistresses he had been keeping for a long time.

Mr. Bai felt that he had met his true love, and his sweetheart deserved to be treated with the utmost care!

Mr. Bai didn't even show his face. He had the company's legal department draft the divorce agreement and, considering his ex-wife's understanding nature, gave her a little more money.

Mrs. Bai signed the divorce agreement without hesitation. The lawyer took the signed divorce agreement back home, and Mr. Bai immediately asked his secretary to inform Mrs. Bai and arrange a time to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to complete the divorce procedures.

On the day of their divorce, the couple were both very happy, and their smiles lasted until they met at the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau.

What followed was like a dam being opened, taking a sharp turn for the worse and becoming uncontrollable.

Anyway, the divorce didn't happen. The couple went from being complete strangers to falling in love with each other, and then to arguing like cats and dogs.

Mr. Bai argues with his wife every day when he gets home, gets so angry that he slams the door and leaves, only to return home and argue again the next day after get off work.

Mrs. Bai was determined to get a divorce, but Mr. Bai refused to budge. He kept saying he would punish the unfaithful woman, but if anyone agreed with him, he would immediately turn hostile.

After that, no one dared to interfere anymore. The couple argued for many years, but they appeared together more and more often. Mr. Bai had turned over a new leaf and preferred to argue at home rather than go out and have fun.

Over time, everyone realized that President Bai had fallen from grace. But it was alright; he fell into the hands of his wife, which was better than falling into the hands of some woman in a brothel.

However, the couple had been married for over ten years without children, and by the time President Bai was in his forties, there were already many rumors circulating within the company.

There have even been cases of former lovers bringing their teenage illegitimate children to claim them as their fathers.

It is said that during those days, President Bai came to work with bandages on, and the scratches could not be completely covered.

Of course, he couldn't acknowledge the illegitimate child, because if he did, his wife would be gone. To make his stance clear, Mr. Bai quickly contacted an orphanage. After visiting the orphanage with Mrs. Bai, they adopted a boy and named him Bai Sen.

However, according to the laws of this country, illegitimate children also have the right to inherit. President Bai is a ruthless man; he directly transferred the shares of his group to his wife.

That way, even if he dies, his illegitimate child won't be a problem.

At the time, Mr. Bai only wanted to reassure his wife, but who would have thought that this move would become a powerful safeguard in a time of crisis.

After adopting Bai Sen, President Bai originally planned to groom him as his successor. However, a few years later, Mrs. Bai, who was over forty years old, became pregnant.

Afterwards, she gave birth to her only son, Bai Miaomiao. Mrs. Bai was an older mother, and if the doctor hadn't said that abortion would be more harmful to her health, Mr. Bai would have preferred not to have the child.

The young master of the Bai family was born weak. Following the advice of the family's old nanny, Madam Bai gave her son a name that sounded like a girl's. As a result, Bai Miaomiao's health improved more and more over time.

Regardless of whether it's feudal superstition or not, that's how the name was decided.

When Bai Miaomiao was six years old, an accident occurred at one of the Bai family's construction sites, resulting in the death of a worker. The accident implicated the construction company in shoddy workmanship, causing public outcry against the Bai family. The authorities ordered a thorough investigation.

Mr. Bai went to the site to appease the rioting workers, but an accident occurred, and he died on the construction site.

At that time, Bai Sen, the eldest son of the Bai family, had just graduated from high school and was admitted to a famous business school abroad. He had to drop out of school temporarily and return to China to support the family business.

Fortunately, Mr. Bai's shares had already been transferred to Mrs. Bai's name. With her support, Bai Sen made a strong entry into the Bai Group, turned the tide, investigated the truth behind the worker's death, and cleared the name of the Bai Group and his adoptive father.

For many years afterward, the Bai Group was managed by Bai Sen, but as Bai Miaomiao grew up, other voices began to emerge.

For example, Bai should have been Bai Miaomiao's son, and Bai Sen was just an adopted son. Now, he has usurped the position.

Bai Sen deliberately spoiled Bai Miaomiao in order to seize the Bai family's business.

Bai Miaomiao and Bai Sen had a very bad relationship; the two brothers had even fought.

Bai Sen hates Bai Miaomiao intensely and will make a move against her sooner or later.

Ruan Bei had heard these messages from time to time since he was taken back to the Lu family in his previous life. After listening to them for seven or eight years, he basically knew which ones were true and which ones were false.

I don't know about other things, but it's definitely not true that Bai Sen hates Bai Miaomiao.

To be honest, Ruan Bei quite liked Bai Miaomiao, not for any other reason than that he had always been on the front line of the fight against Bai.

If we were to discuss Lu Sibai's mortal enemies in his past life, it wouldn't be Ruan Bei, but Bai Miaomiao.

No one knows how Lu Sibai offended Bai Miaomiao. Whenever Bai Miaomiao sees him, she always makes sarcastic remarks, and even physically assaulted him a few times.

Bai Miaomiao is not like Ruan Bei, a pitiful little thing with no one to rely on. Ruan Bei just had a fight with Lu Sibai and was criticized repeatedly. The Lu family all said he was petty and intolerant.

Bai Miaomiao is different. Although his father is gone and his mother doesn't care about him, he has a good older brother.

No matter what trouble he causes, Bai Sen will definitely clean it up for him, and he won't even let Bai Miaomiao come out to apologize.

The Bai family was no weaker than the Lu family, and Lu Minghai was unwilling to break ties with the Bai family over "children's squabbles," so those matters were left unresolved.

Lu Minghai refused to step forward, and most of the people around Lu Sibai were not as powerful as the Bai family. The only one with a stronger backing than the Bai family, Qin Shen, was not headed by his father, but by his uncle.

His father, however, was an illegitimate child who only managed two or three small companies that didn't make much money. If it weren't for his uncle's childlessness, he would be the only third-generation member of the Qin family. His grandfather favored his father and valued him highly. Given his status, he wasn't even allowed to use the Qin family's name.

So although no one dares to mess with Qin Shen, it's a pipe dream for him to help Lu Sibai take revenge on a large corporation like the Bai family, unless his uncle suddenly dies and his father takes over.

Because of all of the above, Lu Sibai suffered a lot at Bai Miaomiao's hands.

Actually, Ruan Bei owes Bai Miaomiao a favor. Once at a banquet, Ruan Bei was hiding in a corner when Lu Sibai came to cause trouble and said some strange things.

Ruan Bei couldn't help but argue with him, which attracted Lu Siyuan and Qin Shen. The two of them blamed Ruan Bei together, and Lu Sibai, as usual, pretended to be pitiful and fueled the fire for these two fools.

Then Bai Miaomiao appeared out of nowhere and repeated what Lu Sibai had said earlier, mocking and disdainfully criticizing Lu Siyuan and Qin Shen's intelligence and eyes. Every word she said hit Ruan Bei right in the heart.

Ruan Bei applauded Bai Miaomiao on the spot, but after Bai Miaomiao finished criticizing the three, she turned her gun on Ruan Bei: "It's really shameful to be bullied like this by an imposter."

Ruan Bei: "..." That hurts, even though it's the truth...

The two never crossed paths again, but he knew...

Ruan Bei glanced at the arrogant and carefree young boy with his legs crossed, and sighed inwardly.

Who could have imagined that such a flamboyant and passionate young man would later become addicted to drugs, fail to quit several times, and finally die in a drug rehabilitation center due to withdrawal symptoms?

Ruan Bei didn't believe it. Bai Miaomiao was too proud. A person like him might seek thrills, but he would never let himself fall into such a wretched state. He would never willingly touch drugs.

Bai Sen also didn't believe it. Rumors were circulating that he had deliberately harmed Bai Miaomiao.

Ruan Bei didn't believe this. He thought it was possible that Lu Sibai had done it behind the scenes, not necessarily by Lu Sibai himself, but by one of his so-called admirers.

Bai Sen probably thought the same way, and later he went crazy and relentlessly attacked the Lu family. Even if the Bai family suffered losses, they were determined to take a piece of the Haiming Group.

Having been reborn, Ruan Bei never expected that he would meet Bai Miaomiao ahead of time.

He had thought that if he had the chance in the future, he would pay attention to prevent Bai Miaomiao from following the same path as in his previous life, as a way of repaying him for speaking up for justice back then.

But he never expected to meet Bai Miaomiao so soon!

He said it, but his eyebrows and eyes really do look very much like Lu Minghai's. Although Lu Minghai is old, people who see him often can easily see the resemblance between the two if they look closely.

Ruan Bei didn't want to get involved with the Lu family right now. If he could wait until he came of age, that would be even better.

Ruan Bei quickly came up with an idea: he would secretly type on his phone and show it to Qin Gu while Qin Gu was hiding behind him, so that Qin Gu could help him.

After reading it, Qin Gu nodded knowingly.

While the two of them were discussing it, the enthusiastic Dapeng had already turned off the game and started chatting with his new roommate.

Zeng Peng pointed to his ear at Bai Miaomiao, who was wearing headphones. After Bai Miaomiao took off her headphones, he said cheerfully, "Hey buddy, my name is Zeng Peng. You can call me Da Peng. Those two over there are Ruan Bei and Qin Gu. What are your names?"

Bai Miaomiao seemed very difficult to get along with, but she still answered Zeng Peng: "Berlin."

His brother's name is Baisen. If he doesn't say Berlin, he should at least be called Baimu, but his mother gave him Miaomiao instead. It's infuriating.

"Bailing?" Zeng Peng scratched his head: "Is it the 'Bailing' from the lark? Your name sounds like a little girl's."

Ruan Bei covered her mouth to suppress a laugh. Da Peng was such a character, he was so good with words.

Bai Miaomiao's face instantly darkened, and she gritted her teeth, saying, "No!"

Zeng Peng realized he might have said something wrong, smiled awkwardly, and looked to Ruan Bei and Qin Gu for help.

Ruan Bei knew that Bai Miaomiao, like his second cousin, was determined to change her name. His second cousin was ruthlessly suppressed by his own mother, but Bai Miaomiao was defeated by his brother.

Bai Sen indulged him in every way, but he just wouldn't let him change his name. When Bai Miaomiao introduced himself to others, he often said that his name was Berlin.

"It's the same character as the capital of D country, right?" Ruan Bei took the initiative to speak, and incidentally helped Zeng Peng out of the predicament.

"Hmm." Bai Miaomiao then suppressed her anger and nodded demurely.

Ruan Bei smiled and said, "I'm Ruan Bei, hello Berlin."

Qin Gu also introduced himself. Bai Miaomiao finally turned her gaze to them. After seeing Ruan Bei's appearance clearly, she slowly frowned and said, "I think you look a little familiar."

Ruan Bei smiled naturally and generously: "Really? Some of my high school classmates said I look like a celebrity. Maybe I just have a common face."

Bai Miaomiao scoffed lightly: "If your face is considered average, then what about him? Ugly?"

He was referring to Zeng Peng, who was shot innocently, and Ruan Bei suspected that he was retaliating.

Zeng Peng was completely bewildered. He used to be the most handsome guy in his class in high school, so how could he be ugly?

Okay, all my roommates are good-looking and handsome, but he can't be considered ugly.

"Being overly modest is just fake." Bai Miaomiao pouted and stopped dwelling on his appearance, but she was trying to remember where she had seen him before and why he looked familiar.

Ruan Bei gave Qin Gu a wink, and Qin Gu immediately understood and said, "I heard there's a class meeting tomorrow and military training starts the day after. Should we go home for a visit?"

At the same time, Bai Miaomiao, who was deep in thought, suddenly had a flash of inspiration and finally remembered.

This Ruan Bei looks just like Lu Minghai, the chairman of Haiming Group!

Could it be an illegitimate child...? Lu Minghai's private life doesn't seem very clean either.

Thinking this, Bai Miaomiao couldn't help but secretly peek at Ruan Bei. The more she looked, the more she felt that his eyebrows and eyes resembled Lu Minghai's by at least seven-tenths.

The dormitory space wasn't very big, and Ruan Bei and Qin Gu didn't lower their voices when they spoke, so Bai Miaomiao, who was paying attention to them, heard everything clearly.

After Qin Gu finished speaking, Ruan Bei immediately chimed in, "I really want to eat my dad's braised beef noodles, but it's too much of a trip in just half a day. Forget it, I'll ask my dad to make it for me when I get home after military training. I want to eat my fill."

My good roommate Zeng Peng chimed in at the right moment: "I heard last time that Uncle Ruan runs a restaurant. I must try Uncle Ruan's cooking if I have the chance."

"It's not a restaurant, just a small eatery." Ruan Bei raised her chin, looking proud. "But my dad is a great cook. My sister and I both love his cooking. I'll treat you when I have a holiday."

"That's so embarrassing."

"What's there to be embarrassed about? We're roommates, what's a meal at home?"

As he spoke, he turned to Bai Miaomiao and said, "Let's go together then, Berlin."

Bai Miaomiao was filled with doubt. If he was Lu Minghai's illegitimate child, how could he possibly make him call another man "Dad"? The Lu family certainly didn't lack the money to raise a child.

If it's true that the mistress married someone else with her child, but it sounds like Ruan Bei has an older sister, that doesn't make sense either.

"Are you your father's biological child?" Bai Miaomiao blurted out without thinking, filled with doubt.

"What do you mean by that! You're not your father's biological son!" Ruan Bei immediately flew into a rage. "I kindly invited you to dinner, and you didn't want to eat, fine, but how can you talk like that?"

Qin Gu stood in front of Ruan Bei, his face cold and conveying a "I'll hit you if you dare say another word" expression.

Zeng Peng stood up indignantly, siding with Ruan Bei, and said in a fierce voice, "You're looking for trouble, aren't you!"

The Bai family's nanny team, who had been busy and quiet, were startled and rushed over, dropping their rags and standing in front of Bai Miaomiao.

The eldest son is abroad and can't come back in time, and the wife has gone out of town with the orchestra. If this ancestor gets beaten up in front of them, they will all be in deep trouble when the eldest son comes back.

"Go, go, go! What are you all doing? Why are you blocking my way?" Bai Miaomiao said impatiently, dismissing the nannies. She crossed her legs, refusing to look at Ruan Bei and the other two, and even put her headphones back on.

"Hey, you..."

Zeng Peng went up and tried to pull him away, but Ruan Bei pulled him back, saying angrily, "Forget it, you can't really fight them. Do you think you can fight them?"

He pointed at the menacing group of Bai family nannies. They were all women, mostly middle-aged women. How could he possibly fight them?

"Just ignore him." Ruan Bei patted Zeng Peng on the shoulder: "Thanks for speaking up for me, brother."

Zeng Peng laughed heartily: "It's nothing, not worth thanking."

Ruan Bei was exchanging polite words with Zeng Peng while glancing at Bai Miaomiao out of the corner of his eye. He noticed that Bai Miaomiao's eyes were fixed on a spot on the corner of the table and guessed that there might be no sound in his headphones.

After a while, Bai Miaomiao went out and returned shortly after, carrying several large bags of snacks and ice cream.

He didn't say anything, his face was cold, and he put several packets of food on Ruan Bei's tables.

Zeng Peng was playing a game when suddenly a bag of snacks appeared on the table. He was taken aback and asked, "What do you mean by this?"

Bai Miaomiao ignored them and said, "This is for you to eat. If you don't want it, just throw it away."

Zeng Peng looked completely bewildered. Ruan Bei and Qin Gu exchanged a glance, then picked up their things and placed them on Bai Miaomiao's table.

Bai Miaomiao bit her lip and snorted softly, "Never mind, I'll eat it myself."

He pulled out an ice cream, scooped out a big spoonful and stuffed it into his mouth, staring at the ice cream spoon, and mumbled, "Where is your restaurant?"

Zeng Peng: "?"

Ruan Bei: "..."

He knew Bai Miaomiao was awkward before, but he didn't expect her to be this awkward because she was still young.

Bai Miaomiao's face flushed, whether from embarrassment or anger, she took a few bites of ice cream and said to herself, "I don't want you to treat me, I'll treat you if you want to. You have no idea how rich my family is."

Ruan Bei: "..."

Qin Gu: "..."

Zeng Peng: "..."

I couldn't get angry at all; I even felt a faint urge to laugh.

Ruan Bei sat back down: "Fine, you can treat me, I won't fight you for it."

He felt completely relieved. Bai Miaomiao's attitude meant that she had let go of her suspicions about him, and after this experience, he would no longer have any wild thoughts.

"Want some ice cream? Mine's pretty good." Bai Miaomiao muttered, throwing away the hollowed-out box, taking a few more, and tossing them to Ruan Bei and the others, then opening one for herself.

An older nanny immediately stopped him loudly: "Young master, you can't eat ice today, or you'll get a stomachache again."

Bai Miaomiao froze, realizing that Ruan Bei and the others were looking at him. Her face flushed red, and she retorted, "It's just eating ice cream, what's it to you!"

The nanny was not intimidated at all and said confidently, "It was the young master who asked me to supervise you. If you don't want me to take care of you, then I'll call the young master."

Bai Miaomiao angrily threw the ice cream back: "Fine, I don't want to eat it anymore, how annoying!"

He sat back down angrily, his lips pursed, his face clearly saying "I'm super angry".

Qin Gu opened the ice cream, took a bite, and said in a serious tone, "It's really delicious, Xiao Bei, you should try it."

Ruan Bei glanced at him and smiled, "Mine is delicious too, let me try yours."

The two of them started eating, and Zeng Peng joined in, emptying most of the food in just a couple of bites. He exclaimed, "Delicious! Cool and refreshing! Berlin, you have a good eye for food, thank you!"

Ruan Bei turned his head away, trying hard to suppress his laughter, while Bai Miaomiao almost rolled her eyes to the sky.

The nanny quickly went over and picked out all the ice cream, saying as she did so, "Young master, you can't finish it all. Share it with the other students. It'll melt if you don't eat it soon."

Bai Miaomiao remembered the ice cream box he had just eaten from, and closed her eyes to avoid seeing it: "Share it, share it, give it all to them."

Anyway, I have money, I can buy more. After you leave, let's see who will care about me.

Ruan Bei and his two companions couldn't eat that much either, so he suggested, "Why don't we share it with the dorm next door?"

Zeng Peng raised his hand and said, "I know him. We played games together yesterday."

Zeng Peng went and distributed all the ice cream. When he returned, the Bai family's nanny had already made Bai Miaomiao's bed clean and tidy.

Bai Miaomiao pointed at the table, wishing they would leave as soon as possible.

The same older nanny, who was in charge, politely said to Ruan Bei and the others, "Gentlemen, our young master has a sensitive stomach; he gets a stomachache from eating too much cold food..."

Bai Miaomiao stood up warily, and said with dissatisfaction, "Just that one time!"

He ate hot pot for dinner, woke up thirsty in the middle of the night and ate three boxes of ice cream, then collapsed.

The nanny smiled and said, "That's what the young master said."

Bai Miaomiao: "..."

"Hey classmates, could you please keep an eye on our young master and make sure he doesn't eat too much ice? Here's my contact information, and here's our eldest son's contact information. Feel free to call us anytime if anything happens."

Author's Note:

The comments section is full of talented people!

Are all those who come up with sloppy names friendly? Thanks, I feel like I'm being subtly insulted. Yes, I came up with all these names.

White cats and stuff like that are really great, but what about Boson? Black Cat Sheriff?

Finally, I'd like to recommend another novel by one of my buddies. It's a sweet and satisfying story of face-slapping, and it's already finished, so you can start reading it now!

Your Substitute Grandpa Has Returned (by Lin Yue)

Feng Li only realized after her death that she was a villainous cannon fodder in a scumbag novel, used as a substitute for her white moonlight by a scumbag boyfriend, and ultimately met a terrible end.

Then, he traveled through time.

He was a top pianist of the empire, an Oscar-winning actor, a royal court painter, and the strongest in the interstellar world... After completing his missions to rise through eighteen worlds, he returned to the past.

In the bar, he was splashed with drinks and mocked as a beggar by everyone, but the scumbag protected his white moonlight, slapped him, and told him to get lost.

Feng Li chuckled.

This time, he's going to live up to his reputation as a vicious villain! He'll kick out the scumbag, slap the innocent-looking woman in the face, steal the man, and reach the pinnacle of life!

Wait, how come she slept with the male god that even the white moonlight couldn't win over right from the start?

This abstinent old man, fourteen years his senior, had probably never tasted meat in eight lifetimes. He rolled up his sleeves and gave him all-around, thorough "care".

From then on, Uncle Fu started pressuring him to do his homework every day, lecturing him on morality and teaching him to study hard and improve every day.

On Valentine's Day, Fu Junhe took Feng Li to a hotel.

Fu Junhe: Little one, there's a surprise under the blanket.

Feng Li: Oh, Uncle, I didn't expect you to like this kind of thing... "Five Years of College Entrance Examination and Three Years of Simulation"!?

Fu Junhe: Children should act like children.

Feng Li: ? ? ?

Other couples were having sex, while they were doing practice tests.

Feng Li: No, doing a test is fine, but being asked to do it while doing it yourself is going too far!