It felt like an eternity before Bai Junbai slowly turned around and replied expressionlessly, "Hello." That was all; he was extremely sparing with his words, as if uttering even one more word would be a crime.
"You guys chat, I'll go get the car." He didn't even glance at Mingxue the whole time before turning and leaving.
“Mingxue, it’s getting late, I have to go back now. I’ll talk to you another day, bye-bye,” Lin Taozi hurried after Bai Junbai, shouting loudly, “Hey, Bai Junbai, wait for me, I need to hitch a ride with you, you have to take me home.”
Mingxue stared resentfully at the two figures walking away, her heart aching. She was poor, and if it weren't for Lin Taozi's kindness in helping her, her whole family might have been driven to their deaths. But no matter how poor she was, she still had dignity.
Why did that arrogant man treat her like that? He wouldn't even look at her properly, as if she were something dirty that would give him an eye disease if he looked at her. It was so hurtful.
She didn't want to compare herself to others, but she still felt resentful. Why could Lin Taozi live carefree like a princess, while she could only struggle? It was unfair, so unfair.
Lin Taozi rushed forward, opened the car door, and nimbly jumped into the car, panting, "Would you die if you waited a moment? How could you leave me here so late at night?"
"What's wrong with you? It's not like you'll lose anything by greeting someone. Why are you giving them such a cold look? It's so rude." Thinking of Mingxue's pale face just now, she felt really bad.
"I don't want to know you." Bai Junbai drove with a blank expression.
Lin Taozi fastened her seatbelt, caught her breath, turned around and stared intently at his profile, noticing that Bai Junbai couldn't ignore her gaze.
"Lin Taozi, let me tell you, don't push your luck. I can tolerate your occasional tantrums, but I won't tolerate your unreasonable demands forever. That Xue girl, she's obviously not a good person. Be careful, don't let her take advantage of you." He suspected that Lin Taozi had been used after the last incident.
This person is Mingxue. Lin Taozi not only doesn't blame her, but also asks him to help Mingxue. Although Bai Junbai has never met Mingxue in person, he has heard her name from Lin Taozi more than once. He actually knew who Mingxue was just now, but he didn't have a good impression of her and didn't want to get to know her.
To avoid the other party getting involved and causing unnecessary trouble.
"Why do you keep bringing up that incident? I believe it had nothing to do with Mingxue. I've already forgiven her, but you keep bringing it up. You didn't lose anything, so can you stop holding a grudge?" Lin Taozi was certain that he was still holding a grudge about being tackled by her that day, and that's why he was taking it out on Mingxue.
It's been almost a year, this guy is so vengeful.
“I’m usually good at judging people. Mingxue is narrow-minded. You’d better not get too close to her and mind your own business.”
Well, he doesn't have superhuman insight. Actually, he did investigate the other party. Analyzing the information, he was certain that Mingxue was not sensible. Her apparent sensibility only showed that she was good at pretending. People with deep minds are not suitable to be friends with Lin Taozi.
Otherwise, Lin Taozi wouldn't even know she was being sold out. It's a pity that this stupid woman doesn't understand his good intentions and even complains that he's being unreasonable.
"...I didn't really care much about Mingxue's affairs. She just mentioned her difficult situation to me a few times, and I thought it was just a matter of lending a hand, so I helped her." Lin Taozi pouted, carefully recalling all the things they had done together, and still didn't think there was anything wrong with the other person.
Bai Junbai glanced at her, not wanting to say anything more. This fool was particularly soft-hearted. She would help even strangers in trouble, let alone her friends. Mingxue clearly knew that she was soft-hearted and simple-minded, so if someone couldn't solve a problem, she would complain to her and she would remember it and help them out later.
Once or twice might not be intentional, but if it happens repeatedly, then it's deliberate and someone is trying to take advantage of the situation.
"Do I look that stupid? Why do all my friends try to take advantage of me? Can't anyone be my true friend?" Lin Taozi was very frustrated. She looked at Bai Junbai's profile and suddenly chuckled, "Uncle Bai, I've decided to be your best friend for life."
Bai Junbai's hand on the steering wheel trembled, almost causing the car to twist. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and regained control in time, preventing the car from driving into a ditch.
The car screeched to a halt, making a very loud, piercing sound.
The car was parked on the side of the road. This area was a bit remote, and there weren't many vehicles passing by. Bai Junbai let out a sigh of frustration and looked at Lin Taozi with a cold smile, "What nonsense are you talking about? Who wants to be your friend for life?"
Lin Taozi was furious. They had spent nearly a year together, and their relationship, while not the best, was quite good. He often treated her to meals, but now he refused to acknowledge that they were friends. Did he look down on her?
“I’m a celebrity, and my brother-in-law is your nephew. You know very well what his net worth is. As his sister-in-law, I also have considerable assets and am quite wealthy. Why am I not qualified to be your friend? Explain yourself, or I’ll never forgive you.”
Look, she's so good to him that she dares to yell at his face like that, even spitting on his face.
"I will neither be your relative nor your friend," Bai Junbai said firmly.
"You, you look down on me! I really misjudged you. I genuinely considered you a friend, but you didn't respect me at all. Have you always looked down on me? Explain yourself! You have to explain yourself!" Lin Taozi was furious.
The thought of how he usually looked at people with disdain, how he didn't want to interact with people, and how he was afraid of people trying to curry favor with him made her feel like she was having a heart attack. She was sure Bai Junbai saw her that way too, thinking she was trying to curry favor with him.
Although she was indeed trying to curry favor with him because she used to be timid towards him and thought he was cold and difficult to get along with, after getting to know him better, she found that he was actually quite nice. He not only kept her secrets, but also often treated her to meals and sometimes gave her gifts.
But when did she stop being afraid of him? Lin Taozi tried hard to recall, and was shocked to realize that she seemed to have been too presumptuous in front of Bai Junbai.
“I don’t look down on you. Even if I did in the past, I don’t anymore.” They have known each other for more than ten years, almost twenty.
Back then, Bai Junbai was only twenty-five years old, young and carefree. He first met Lin Taozi in Changhe County. She was only nine or ten years old that year, fair and tender, with exceptionally bright eyes, but she was a bit silly.
Many years later, when we met again, she had grown into a young woman. Her features had just begun to develop, and she still had a gentle, childlike charm, and her smile was still so silly.
"You're lying. You still look down on me just as much as before. I thought you'd gotten better as you got older and wouldn't look down on people anymore, but I didn't expect you to be the same as you were when you were young." Although she wasn't that smart, she could still tell whether someone disliked her or liked her.
Many years ago, she realized that Bai Junbo looked down on her and thought she was stupid.
She never expected him to still be like that. He had pretended so well over the past year that she mistakenly believed he had changed his mind, treated her as a friend, and didn't care about the difference in their social status.
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