Bai Family Old House

A ghostly figure broke into Old Master Bai's room late at night.

Squeak

A soft sound came from the door, and Old Bai, who was not asleep, immediately became alert.

He slowly opened his eyes and looked towards the door, where he saw a tall figure walking towards him.

Find the call button by the bedside; press it, and your son and daughter-in-law will immediately receive the signal.

Since he suffered a stroke, Xu Hualan installed the device according to the hospital's specifications to prevent any accidents from happening to him at night.

"who?"

Old Bai suddenly spoke, and the dark figure paused for a moment.

"It's me!"

The shadowy figure spoke, and it was a clear, cold male voice.

Upon hearing the other person's voice, Old Bai's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally calmed down.

"Oh, it's you. What are you doing in my room so late? Trying to scare me to death?"

The old man complained unhappily, and it was clear from his words that they knew each other, and seemed to be quite familiar with each other.

"Qianmo has already retrieved that item from the pawn shop."

"Oh? It was taken out so quickly? Hehe, my granddaughter is incredibly smart."

The shadowy figure didn't speak, and its expression didn't show much emotion.

Old Bai glanced at the dark figure.

"What message did your master have for me this time?"

"Did Old Master Huo leave behind a marriage certificate before he passed away?"

"A marriage certificate?" Old Bai thought carefully for a while.

Suddenly remembering something, she looked at the other person warily: "Why are you asking this?"

"Back then, the ancestors of the Huo family and the Gu family made a marriage agreement. Some time ago, Huo Xiuxiu sent that marriage certificate to the Gu family, but she did not have the jade pendant. The Gu and Huo ancestors made this marriage agreement based on the jade pendant. Therefore, whoever has that jade pendant is the one who is engaged to the Gu family."

Old Bai was silent for a while: "There's such a thing? My father-in-law only said on his deathbed that the Huo family ancestors had arranged a marriage for a daughter of the Huo family, but I only have two sons in this generation, and the Gu family doesn't have a daughter either, so we can only wait for the next generation..."

Thinking of this, Old Bai sighed helplessly.

It seems that fate is indeed predetermined.

Qianmo and Aye are destined to be together, and no one can stop them.

Why are you suddenly bringing this up?

"You knew all along that Qianmo was the one engaged to Gu Jueye, but you didn't want to make this marriage happen, which is why you kept making things difficult for Gu Jueye before. Am I right?"

Old Bai, having his secret exposed, let out a cold snort of exasperation.

"I'd say you're meddling too much, kid. And what exactly is your purpose in getting close to the Bai family?"

To be honest, he hadn't known this person for very long.

It all started on the day Bai Xinrou cast a spell on him.

That day, Bai Xinrou was making tea in the kitchen while he sat in the living room watching TV.

This person appeared before him like a ghost. He was stunned for a moment. In broad daylight, the person was dressed in black and wore a bronze mask. The person exuded an eerie aura.

To Bai Lao's astonishment, where did this guy come from?

While he was speechless with shock, the other party simply coldly uttered a single sentence.

"The tea is poisoned!"

Then, just as it had come, it suddenly vanished again.

Old Bai was left standing there, his eyes wide open. Just as he came to his senses, Bai Xinrou came out carrying a cup of freshly brewed tea.

The words that person said involuntarily flashed through my mind.

Is there poison in the tea?

Did Bai Xinrou want to poison her? But this is the Bai family home, and there are other people here. If Bai Xinrou wanted to poison him, she wouldn't be able to escape herself.

Moreover, what was her purpose in doing this?

I pondered this for a while, but I still couldn't figure it out.

However, he didn't drink the tea. Instead, while Bai Xinrou was away, he poured the tea directly into a potted plant next to him.

The tea quickly seeped into the soil in the flowerpot, leaving no trace.

After breakfast

He had a habit of going to his study to tinker with his writing implements, and then that mysterious person appeared again.

This time, Old Master Bai was not as shocked as before.

"Who are you? Why do you say that the tea Bai Xinrou gave me was poisoned?"

"You don't need to know who I am, but I can guarantee one thing: I won't hurt you. Bai Xinrou was instructed to put a poison in that cup of tea. Once you drink it, you will be controlled by a sleep-inducing poison."

"Gu poison? Are you sure you haven't been watching too much TV and come here to scam people?" Old Bai didn't believe it at all.

Although he didn't know much about Gu poison, such things have always existed in legends and dramas. In reality, especially in a first-tier city like the capital, how could such a thing possibly exist?

The man in black seemed to have anticipated that Old Bai wouldn't believe him: "You can go and look at the flower in the living room."

Old Bai got up and went to the living room with suspicion. The potted plant that was originally placed in front of the sofa now had all its leaves wilted and looked listless.

He had taken meticulous care of this plant for two whole years, and there had never been any problems.

He had initially not believed the other party at all, but now he was starting to have some doubts.

Back in the kitchen, the other person stood in front of the desk, their eyes, hidden behind a copper mask, coldly staring at him.

"how?"

"Even if that potted plant died, it doesn't necessarily mean it was caused by a Gu poison."

"If you still don't believe me, why don't we make a bet?"

Old Bai's interest was piqued: "How do we gamble?"

"Start pretending to be asleep now, and stay in a deep sleep for no more than three days, and you'll know whether what I'm saying is right or not! Also, during this period, you must treat Bai Xinrou with extra care, and treat her like your own granddaughter."

Mr. Bai was full of doubts, but in the end he did as the other party suggested.

Then something unexpected happened.

Bai Xinrou would often ask him about the jade pendant in private, and secretly instill in him some of her cold and distant thoughts about the Bai family.

Bai Lao was glad that he was a qualified actor, and Bai Xinrou still hadn't realized that he wasn't actually under the influence of the curse.

Pulling himself back to reality, Old Bai looked at the dark figure in front of him.

“Although you saved my life back then, if your purpose is to obtain this jade pendant, I'm afraid you will be disappointed. This jade pendant is a family heirloom of the Huo family, and I, Bai Yixian, will protect it with my life, even if it costs me my life.”

The shadowy figure suddenly chuckled: "I didn't come for that jade pendant. I saved you back then only because I didn't want her to be sad! You can no longer interfere with the marriage between the Gu and Huo families; instead, you must do everything you can to make it happen."

Old Bai frowned; he no longer objected to Qianmo and Gu Jueye's marriage.

But why does it seem like this shadowy figure cares more about the marriage than he does?