Chapter 17 Chapter 17
The call was from Assistant Zhao Feng.
After ringing for a while, it stopped when Ruo Ruo wanted to open it. Ruo Ruo was not in a hurry. Instead, she picked up the book beside the bed and sat on the edge of the bed to read.
The time when she was anxious had passed. Some time ago, she took the initiative to contact Zhao Feng many times, but Zhao Feng ignored her every time. Eight out of ten calls were unanswerable, and he kept making excuses for the other two.
Ruo Ruo didn't know if he was really busy or was just making fun of her, but luckily she didn't have to rely on him for help.
She found some jewelry deep in the hospital cabinet, which was her birthday present every year. From birth to age nineteen, the gifts for the last nine years were especially expensive, and she didn't know if it was to make up for not being able to be with her, or if it was the same for her and her sister.
But I think it is a little different. Some things may only exist once in the world, and it is just a coincidence to get them. If there are more, let alone the Bai family, even more powerful and wealthy families may not be able to find them.
Some parents are like this. They try hard not to be partial. If they realize that they are partial, they will make up for it in other ways, regardless of whether it is what the child wants or not, but at least they can feel at ease.
This was the case when she was little. Because of her illness, she needed extra care, which prevented her older sister from making as much noise as other children. So, they built another villa next door, and every weekend they would take her older sister and her family of three there to live. She was later abandoned, but no parent wants to admit they've voluntarily abandoned their child, so they have to make amends in other ways.
The crying child gets candy, but she can't cry, so she can only calmly accept what others are willing to give.
But she never expected that one day these things she had put aside would become her life-saving straw.
She could sell any of these items and the money she could get would be enough to support her in her two-year wait. If she were her former self, she might have been reluctant to part with them. Of course, she didn't really understand the value of those things before, living in a daze, in agony, waiting for death.
But now she is willing to learn this knowledge and has a firm belief in wanting to survive. She can no longer ignore many things that she didn't care about before.
Ruo Ruo knew that there were many bad parents in this world who brought their children into the world without thinking and then failed to take any responsibility. Her parents might not be perfect, but they were still better than those parents.
Ruoruo was glad that she was born into the Bai family. At least in the past twenty years, they had never put any pressure on her life.
About ten minutes later, her phone rang again. Ruo Ruo didn't hesitate this time and answered it directly.
"It seems that Miss Bai really doesn't want your property anymore!" The person on the other side spoke in a bad tone from the beginning, thinking that he had Ruoruo in his control, so he became more and more arrogant.
Zhao Feng deliberately ignored Bai Ruoruo at the beginning. On the one hand, it was because he felt unbalanced and envied her for being born into a good family. On the other hand, it was also to scare Bai Ruoruo so that he could make conditions later.
Unexpectedly, things happened just as he expected at the beginning, but not long after, Bai Ruoruo seemed to have disappeared and stopped contacting him.
Of course Ruoruo would not be intimidated by him again.
"So, Mr. Lu, what do you have that can help me? I've already learned everything. I just need to ask an agent to file a lawsuit. If nothing goes wrong, I can get half of Mom and Dad's property."
Honestly, the asset transfer agreement signed by her sister was a joke if you really wanted to argue with her. It might be useful if she died, but she wasn't dead, and without her signature, it was just like a piece of waste paper.
I don't know whether they are ignorant of the law, even more ignorant than her who is trying to cram for the exam at the last minute, or whether they have never regarded her as a living person.
Ruo Ruo thought it might be the latter.
It's normal for a novel world to have loopholes. After all, everything is for the benefit of the hero and heroine. The heroine can give up her property if she wants to, and take it back if she wants to. But even so, Ruo Ruo still can't understand how they, as the heir, can operate without her.
Of course, this is not the point. The point is that Ruo Ruo wants to know what kind of leverage Zhao Feng has in his hand, but she really can't think of it.
"I have a way to turn all those agreements into scrap paper! Of course, Miss Bai knows there's a price to pay." Zhao Feng was quite proud. Not only had he kept the recording of Bai Yougen's threats and inducements, he had also tampered with the ink used to print the contracts. Of course, he wouldn't reveal everything just yet.
Ruo Ruo: “Oh…”
...I didn't expect him to come up with this after all this time! No wonder he didn't end up well in the end.
She doesn't need to pay any price, and she can also make those contracts become waste paper, because without the consent of her, the only one of the two first-line heirs, the distribution or transfer of those properties has always been a joke... Ruo Ruo thinks that Secretary Zhao beside her father is a little stupid?
Zhao Feng was displeased when he heard his perfunctory "Oh". Was she really a rich girl who didn't know common things?
"Miss Bai, I know you think you can get nearly half of the property by filing a lawsuit, but I'm afraid your health and knowledge aren't enough to control the company. At this point, it makes a big difference whether your biological sister or your ambitious uncle controls the company. Furthermore, Miss Bai doesn't seem interested in the money. Even if you really want to control the majority of the shares yourself, there might be room for maneuver."
If Bai Minmin's transfer agreement takes effect, at least half of the Bai family's property will belong to Bai Yougen, but if the agreement is invalidated, how to distribute all the inheritance will be a matter between the two sisters.
Bai Ruoruo didn't listen to what he said because she felt that none of what he said made sense.
How could someone not be interested in money? Even if there really was one, that person definitely couldn't be her beloved sister. After all, later in the novel, after running away with the ball, the heroine showed extraordinary talent in business!
It's easy to imagine that her parents were not lax in educating their children, nor did they let them do whatever they wanted. It was okay with her because she was born with a disease and it was uncertain how long she would live, so they never set strict standards for her. But that was not the case with her sister.
How could a child raised like this not know the importance of money? Her parents didn't work hard all their lives for charity.
Compared to having half of the assets, especially the shares, in the hands of her sister, it is actually worse if they are in the hands of her uncle whom she has never met.
Of course, Ruo Ruo would prefer to keep it in her own hands. If that's not possible, she'll have no choice but to find a way to grab some fixed assets. Having shares is great, and everyone wants to make money without doing anything, but there has to be a guarantee that there will be actual profits, that they won't be ripped off, and that they can even be spent alive.
"If that's all Mr. Zhao wants to say, then I don't think we're suitable for cooperation because you're not worthy of cooperation."
Zhao Feng didn't understand, but he was getting anxious. "Huh? Don't you need money? Miss Bai, I know how much your hospital expenses are. If you plan to file a lawsuit, it's hard to say how long it will take. But if you cooperate with me, I can at least guarantee that you won't be kicked out of the hospital. Besides, Miss Bai, can you still afford the lawyer's fees?"
Zhao Feng has been with Bai's father for many years. Although he doesn't know much else, he still knows the situation of the second young lady of the Bai family. After all, he is usually responsible for paying the hospital fees and the nurse's salary.
But I didn't expect that in less than two months, this little white rabbit seemed to have grown a lot.
Well, Ruoruo was annoyed by his yelling. She silently took out her phone and selected some things. If she hadn't taken out her "confidence", she might have really fulfilled his wish. After all, the hospital is not a place where you can buy things on credit.
But now... there's no need, no need. Ruo Ruo felt it was boring to talk to Assistant Zhao.
Some people think they are the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware that there is an oriole behind. They all think her sister is a little white flower, but Ruo Ruo vaguely guessed that Bai Minmin did it on purpose.
It wasn't that she was speculating maliciously, but rather that the real events combined with certain places occasionally mentioned in the novel provided sufficient reason.
One reason is because of the character of the heroine. How could it be possible that the innocent little white flower in the early stage suddenly became a strong and talented woman, and returned strongly in less than three years with the "ball" she successfully gave birth to, and smashed the male protagonist's face.
Another thing is that it was too easy for the heroine to snatch the property back from the uncle, and the evidence proving that she was deceived into signing the agreement was just right.
Moreover, the manager that Uncle Bai valued was not revealed to be the heroine's suitor until the later part of the novel. Under his persuasion, Uncle Bai "lived frugally" and was determined not to become a nouveau riche. By the time the heroine took back her property, her assets not only did not decrease, but even increased a little.
Coincidence aside, was this manager dead before the heroine ran off with the baby? Did he awaken after the heroine gave birth to her son? He wasn't the one the heroine gave birth to! How could he be so invisible at first, then transform into the heroine's right-hand man later on?
Ruo Ruo thought that Zhao Feng had some important leverage in his hand, but it turned out that he only had a way to invalidate the agreement.
Ruoruo: I’m disappointed. Thanks for the invitation. Please don’t disturb me.
Suddenly, there was another soft knock on the door. "Ruoruo? Are you there? Someone's looking for you again. Do you recognize him?"
It was the voice of the hospital's head nurse.
Ruo Ruo ignored Zhao Feng and just said she needed to think about it before hanging up. Zhao Feng wanted to say something else, but the call was hung up before he could finish.
Telephone communication always requires the willingness of both parties. He used to act arrogantly, but now he has been unilaterally hung up on.
Normally, aside from Aunt Qin, the medical staff, and Xia Peizhi, her place was rarely visited. But today, it was bustling with activity. Honestly, Ruo Ruo felt a little tired and a bit irritated. Given her physical condition, she was lucky to be able to handle just one thing a day, yet here came a visitor and then a phone call. Before the call was over, another visitor arrived.
It was okay with acquaintances, but people she wasn't very familiar with made her feel tired even when in contact.
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