Bai Xinrou and Zhang Cuiyan escorted Bai Lao back to his room.

Zhang Cuiyan anxiously winked at Bai Xinrou.

"Grandpa Bai, I heard there's a couplet writing event at the nearby park tomorrow morning. Would you like to go check it out?"

"Really? Then we must go and see." Old Bai said with a smile, looking very interested.

"I'll go with you at seven o'clock tomorrow morning, is that alright?"

After thinking for a moment, Old Bai said, "Then let's invite Qianmo and Yitang. It'll be more lively with more people."

A hint of panic flashed across Zhang Cuiyan's face.

If Bai Qianmo and that brat Bai Yitang go together, won't their plans be ruined?

“Grandpa Bai, it’s already four in the morning. I’m afraid Bai Yitang and Qianmo won’t be able to get up at seven in the morning. I don’t have any objections, but as you know, Bai Yitang and Qianmo have a deep misunderstanding about me…” Bai Xinrou looked troubled and hesitated to speak.

Old Bai blinked slightly, a glint of light flashing in his deep pupils.

After a moment of silence, he said, "Then let them sleep in. It'll just be a hassle for you to get up early and come with me."

Bai Xinrou immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "I'd love to go with you, so it's settled then. You should get some rest!"

"Yes, you should all get some rest too."

After Bai Lao lay down, Bai Xinrou and Zhang Cuiyan left the room.

"Xinrou, will anything unexpected happen tomorrow? Do you think if we do what Mr. Feng says, he might eventually discard us after we've served our purpose?" Zhang Cuiyan asked with concern.

Bai Xinrou wasn't much better off.

I feel like I'm walking on thin ice right now.

"Their power is too great. If we hadn't done as they instructed, we would have lost our lives. Let's see how things go tomorrow."

*

Bai Qianmo returned to her room and pushed open the door, immediately sensing that there were other people in the room.

She stood at the doorway, her sharp gaze fixed on a dark figure inside the room.

The other person stood in the pitch-black room, their deep eyes gleaming with a hint of cold light.

"It's me!" the other person said first.

Upon hearing this voice, Bai Qianmo lowered her guard.

He stepped inside, turned on the lights, and closed the door in one smooth motion.

What happened at the Bai family's house while we were away today?

Bai Qianmo asked the question directly.

When she first arrived, she noticed that Bai Xinrou and Zhang Cuiyan looked pale and flustered.

It looked like something had just happened.

“Those who were looking for the jade pendant came here.”

"What did you say?"

The man said in a deep voice, "You're forcing that mother and daughter to do something for them!"

When the man mentioned the other party's agreement, Bai Qianmo's lips curled up slightly, a cold smile flashing across her face.

next day

Bai Xinrou, who hadn't slept all night, got up at 6:30 and went straight to Bai Lao's room.

"Grandpa Bai, are you up yet?" Bai Xinrou knocked on the door a few times.

After a while, a series of muffled footsteps came from inside.

The door opened with a sound, and Old Bai came out wearing a thick down jacket and a black old man's hat.

Bai Xinrou's face immediately showed a very obedient look.

"Grandpa Bai, you're awake so early! I was worried that arriving too early would disturb your rest."

Mr. Bai looked to be in good spirits, with a rosy complexion and a refreshed demeanor.

"Hehe, older people don't sleep much. They only sleep three or four hours a day and don't feel sleepy. By the way, Xinrou, where's your mother?"

Bai Xinrou came over alone, and Bai Lao asked her a question with some puzzlement.

"Oh, my mom caught a bit of a cold last night. Let her stay home and rest this morning. I'll go with you."

"How did she suddenly catch a cold? Do you have any cold medicine? If not, we'll buy some for her when we get back."

"Don't worry, I have cold medicine in my room."

"Oh, that's good. How did you catch a cold during the Chinese New Year?"

Bai Xinrou anxiously took Bai Lao out, fearing they would run into Bai Kangcheng, Xu Hualan, and Bai Qianmo.

"Grandpa Bai, let's go."

To avoid any unforeseen complications, Bai Xinrou urged anxiously.

Old Bai didn't ask any more questions and left the Bai family's old house with Bai Xinrou.

Not long after Bai Lao left, Zhang Cuiyan also hurriedly walked towards the door.

Unlike Bai Xinrou, who was carefree, Zhang Cuiyan carried large and small bags and hurriedly rushed out.

They clearly seem to be heading on a long trip.

After safely leaving the Bai family's residence, Zhang Cuiyan looked back once more.

Once she was sure no one was following her, she took out her phone and dialed an unknown number.

There were two sounds from the other end, followed by a male voice.

"Hello, is this Attorney Cui? How's Xi Ruo's case going? When will she be released?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, then the man said impatiently, "She's charged with attempted murder. How can we expect to get her out of there anytime soon?"

"But you said you would definitely get the person out within ten days!" Zhang Cuiyan suddenly became anxious.

Ten days ago

She went to see Bai Xiruo in the cell where she was being held, and Bai Xiruo cried and begged her to rescue her.

The daughter he carried for ten months, plus the guilt he felt for not being by her side for twenty years.

For some inexplicable reason, Zhang Cuiyan helped Bai Xiruo hire a lawyer.

The other party is a very well-known lawyer in Beijing, so the fees are naturally very expensive.

The lawyer surnamed Cui confidently assured him that as long as he received 20 million yuan to smooth things over, he would definitely get the person out of there within ten days.

She believed this lawyer Cui's nonsense and gave him all the 20 million she got from Bai Lao.

At the time, she thought that she and her daughter could still get a lot of benefits from the Bai family; that old house alone was worth hundreds of millions.

So a mere 20 million is nothing, as long as Xi Ruo can really be rescued.

Who could have imagined that things would suddenly change like this? That 20 million might be the only huge sum of money they managed to get. Xinrou is still unaware that she has used that money to bribe officials.

Thinking of this, Zhang Cuiyan felt like her world was collapsing.

"I only said I would do my best to get her out within ten days, but your daughter's situation is much more difficult than I imagined. The lawyer they hired is the famous top lawyer in Beijing. Why didn't you tell me about this sooner?"

"You mean to say that my daughter can't be saved, Mr. Cui?"

"The lawyer they hired is so powerful; it's obvious they want your daughter to spend the rest of her life in jail. I think you should forget about saving her."

Zhang Cuiyan looked furious: "If you can't save the person, then give me back my money. I gave you a full 20 million, and in the end you didn't do anything for me."

A cold laugh came from the other end: "I already used that money to bribe my insiders. Where can you not bribe someone if you want to smooth things over? Hmph, I haven't even asked you for your agency fee yet. Since I didn't manage to rescue the person, we're even. Don't call me again to bother me."

Snap

After the other party launched into a tirade of accusations, they promptly hung up the phone.