Lord Bai: "..."
Of course I know my daughter is not an outsider.
Bai Su Ning was a little embarrassed.
"Ahem." City Lord Bai coughed twice, frowned, stared at him, and said, "You haven't gotten married yet. Some of you might be better off after you get married. Ningning isn't that big..."
He didn't know what to say next.
As a father, he finds it difficult to discuss many things with his daughter. If only her mother were here, he wouldn't have to be so embarrassed.
"Dad." Bai Suning called him, probably knowing what he was going to say.
"Don't interrupt, I'm talking to Jun Yunyan." City Lord Bai's expression was very serious, and there was a hint of other emotions in his furrowed brows.
"You misunderstood." Bai Suning was afraid that the situation would become more awkward if she continued, so she continued appropriately, "There's nothing between him and me. We were just playing around. I'm an adult now, and I know everything I need to know."
Lord Bai coughed twice, feeling very uncomfortable.
Seeing this, Jun Yunyan stroked the cup in his hand and spoke nonchalantly, "She and I are both adults. We know everything we need to know. You don't have to worry about us."
Lord Bai: "!!!!"
That's my daughter, how can I not worry about her!
Bai Suning looked at this awkward situation and didn't know how to react.
"I didn't know what you were doing in there before." City Lord Bai mentioned the previous incident as an indirect reminder to the two of them, with a hint of discomfort between his brows. "Next time I enter your room, I will knock on the door first."
In the past, he always knocked on the door when entering Ningning's room.
But since he knew that Jun Yunyan's cultivation was much higher than his, he forgot to knock and walked in directly.
In his mind, a person with a high level of cultivation like Jun Yunyan would be able to detect anyone approaching him immediately. If it was inconvenient, he would raise a protective shield outside. Who knew that this would happen?
"You really think too much." Bai Suning felt helpless again.
Lord Bai glared at her.
Bai Suning didn't want to make things worse, so she explained frankly, "I just drew on him as a prank, and to punish me he asked me to choose between chopping off my arms or kissing him. I chose the second one."
City Lord Bai felt even more embarrassed. He heaved a sigh of relief when he learned the truth: "Why are you telling me this? This is your business."
"Hasn't that what you've been asking?"
"When did I ask?"
“…”
Bai Suning decisively stopped talking to him, knowing full well that continuing like this would do her no good.
She ate her meal angrily and ignored everyone.
As for Lord Bai.
After Bai Suning said that, she felt a little worried, and the look she gave Jun Yunyan became more complicated.
Jun Yunyan saw through it and knew what he was going to say: "We are family, so don't worry about what father-in-law wants to say."
"Well..." City Lord Bai pursed his lips, his narrow eyes flickering twice. "Even if you and Ningning aren't married yet, you're still engaged. It's not good to chop off someone's arm all the time. Even if you're an engaged couple, you should live in harmony and love each other."
"I know." Jun Yunyan uttered two words through his thin lips.
Lord Bai was stunned and suddenly didn't know how to respond.
The meal was spent with everyone having their own thoughts.
Not long after the meal, the guard at the door rushed in, reporting the situation with a panic on his face: "Master, it's bad, the Chen family is here again!"
"Kick them away!" City Lord Bai roared domineeringly.
"They can't be driven away..." The guard said with an embarrassed look on his face, his brows furrowed. "They brought experts with them this time, and the leader is the young master of the Chen family."
City Lord Bai stood up, looking majestic and dignified in his loose robes. "I will go meet him."
Bai Suning was confused after hearing this conversation. Not knowing what was going on, she could only ask, "What's wrong?"
"Second Miss, the people from the Chen family..." The guard started to explain to her but was interrupted by City Lord Bai.
He stared at him seriously, and said in a more serious tone: "You told the second lady such a small matter? Are you guys itching for trouble? Don't you know she must be very tired when she comes back?"
The guard nodded and saluted: "Yes."
The two turned and walked out the door.
Bai Suning always felt that things were not as simple as she imagined. She reached out to stop the man, her face a little more serious than before, and said: "Stop!"
"Second Miss..."
"What are you doing, girl?" City Lord Bai cursed.
"Tell me honestly, what exactly happened? Why are the Chen family here?" Bai Suning stood with her hands behind her back, looking at him seriously. She added at the end, "Don't look at him. I'm asking you this question now."
The guard honestly didn't go to see City Lord Bai and explained: "Not long after you left for the academy, the Chen family came to provoke you, wanting to use force to decide the next City Lord. This is their third visit."
"Doesn't he know that the position of city lord was appointed by the emperor?" Bai Suning frowned and asked with some confusion.
"I know, but he said we'll have a duel first. After the results are in, they'll have the emperor deliver the appointment edict here." The guard continued to answer honestly, but his words were a bit more serious. "It seems they have relatives serving as officials in the capital."
The aura around Bai Suning suddenly turned cold. "It's amazing to have a relative who's an official in the capital. Where is he? I'm going to meet him!"
"Outside our house."
"Walk."
Seeing the person rushing out, City Lord Bai was anxious as the wind and tried to call out to her, "Ningning!"
Bai Suning didn't listen at all and disappeared in a short while.
"This girl really doesn't know her place." City Lord Bai felt a little more worried and hurried after her, fearing that something might have happened to Bai Suning.
Jun Yunyan didn't care at all and walked outside slowly.
By the time they all reached the door, Bai Suning and the young master of the Chen family had already started arguing.
"Your Bai family has served as the city lord for so many years. Now it seems that you are no longer capable. You might as well give up the position to someone more capable." The young master of the Chen family was wearing yellow clothes and looked thin and shifty.
Bai Suning cast a look of disdain on him, and said bluntly, "You won't live long. Do you want me to give you a ride?"
"You!" The young master of the Chen family was angered by her words.
"Either get out or I beat you back, your choice." Bai Suning was arrogant and didn't give any face at all.
The Chen family's young master was furious. Just as he was about to retort, he saw Jun Yunyan standing at the door. His eyes became obscene and mean. He touched his chin and smiled, "If you want me to not cause you any trouble, just bring that man home to me."
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