Chapter 240 The Three Bai Siblings
Qin Yuechuan had only been gone a short while when Jiu Xuan also went out, rushing off to find Jiang Mian.
Jiu Xuan: "Whether it's real or fake, Jiang Mian's ashes must still be of great use. We can't leave them in that silly little fish's hands. I have to take them back and hide them well."
Zhang Mo nodded, deeply agreeing.
Just as she stood by the window of the guest room, her slender fingers gently parting the curtains, quietly watching Jiu Xuan's departing figure, she received a message on her phone from private investigator Sister Jin: "Are you free? I've found out what you asked me to investigate."
Detective Jin: There's a lot of information. If you have time, give me a call and I'll give you a brief introduction.
The next part is a PDF file that is several hundred megabytes in size.
The PDF file is titled: Bai Family Survey Results.
Zhang Mo raised an eyebrow. The phone screen was too small. She turned around and walked to her desk, opened her laptop, opened the PDF on the computer, and then made a phone call.
Sister Jin teased, "So fast? It seems you really care about this family."
I even saw a video on a short video app of you and Bai Tianjiao being paired up as a couple. You don't actually like him, do you?
Zhang Mo's fingers tapped unconsciously on the table, making a soft clicking sound, her eyes fixed on the computer screen: "What are you thinking about? It has nothing to do with him."
I'm planning to do some business with his brother, who's a lawyer, so I'm doing some research beforehand.
Before this, I always thought Bai Tianjiao was an only child.
"As expected, you really need to find a professional for this kind of thing. Now it's time to show off your expertise; let me see what you've found."
Sister Jin's laughter became even louder: "Okay, okay, it's fine as long as it's not."
"Come on, turn to the first page and look at the tree diagram. I'll explain the basic structure of their business to you."
The tree diagram on the screen was exactly what was displayed on the first page.
The structure is also very simple.
It consists of the father, mother, and their three children.
Mr. Bai (66 years old), Ms. Bai (65 years old, passed away six months ago)
The eldest sister is Bai Tianjin (42 years old). Behind her, a small, unsightly branch sprouts the name Qin Yuechuan (29 years old, adopted son).
Second brother Bai Tiancheng (41 years old, adopted son).
Third brother Bai Tianjiao (21 years old).
Sister Jin's tone became serious as she began to introduce: "Their family is the classic old money family; they've been wealthy for generations."
However, you know, wealthy people in the last century always had some patriarchal ideas.
When the eldest sister, Bai Tianjin, was born, Bai's mother was injured and thought she could no longer have children, so she adopted a boy.
This is the second brother, Bai Tiancheng.
The family of four was living a good life, but when she was 15, the eldest sister, Bai Tianjin, fell seriously ill and was bedridden for two years.
The Bai family spent a lot of money and consulted many famous doctors, but none of them could cure the disease.
It is said that later they consulted a fortune teller who predicted that the second brother's fate was to harm the eldest sister. The Bai family parents made a tough decision, gave him a sum of money to study abroad, and kicked the second brother out of the house.
If you do the math, that second brother, Bai Tiancheng, was only 16 years old that year.
Surprisingly, this woman actually recovered.
After she recovered, she was very unhappy with her parents' decision to kick her younger brother out.
But Bai's parents refused to forgive their second brother and wouldn't let him come back.
So this older woman also ran away from home.
That's why you might assume he's an only child.
Because the two older children left the family at a very young age.
Zhang Mo exclaimed, "...What an absurd reason!"
Sister Jin's tone returned to its usual nonchalant tone: "Oh, that's just how things are in the wealthy families. It's something we poor people can't understand."
However, I have reservations about the idea of 'incompatible destinies'.
According to my investigation, the eldest sister had already recovered her health a few days before her second brother was kicked out of the house, so this claim is unfounded.
It's highly likely that they had some major conflict over something else, and this was just an excuse.
The timeline is on page 22; you can take a look yourself.
But what kind of major conflict could a 16-year-old boy have with his family that would lead to his adoptive parents kicking him out of the country?
"Okay, go on," Zhang Mo said, her voice calm to the point of being almost mechanical.
Sister Jin: "Anyway, Bai's parents were so angry with the two older ones that they thought they might as well open a new account."
She consulted traditional Chinese medicine doctors, Western doctors, and finally even used the most advanced in vitro fertilization procedure, and finally gave birth to her youngest son, who is this Bai Tianjiao.
Having a child late in life, she spoiled him rotten from a young age.
Zhang Mo: "Okay. I understand the general situation now. I can handle the rest myself. Thanks, I've transferred the payment to you."
Sister Jin smiled broadly: "Thank you, boss!"
After hanging up the phone, the room fell into an eerie silence, and Zhang Mo's gaze lingered on the number indicating Bai Tianjin's age for a long time.
42 years old.
Zhang Mo is 25 years old this year.
42-25=17.
And 17 years old is exactly the period of that so-called "serious illness".
If her guess is true...
Having a baby at 17 is not a very pleasant story.
After a long silence, the twilight outside the window had somehow spread across half the sky, much like the indelible bloodshed in tales of wealthy families.
Zhang Mo sat quietly in front of the computer, her shadow stretched long and projected onto the wall behind her.
After a long silence, Zhang Mo finally made a decision, opened Lu Lu's chat window, and typed each word with great effort—
I'm willing to bring Zhang Chenxiao and [Jiu'er] to the final episode of "Heartbeat Echoes". My condition is that Bai Tianjiao must bring his sister along.
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That night, the Bai family villa was brightly lit.
In the restaurant, the butler and a maid stood with their hands behind their backs against the wall, both looking very nervous and barely daring to breathe.
Over the years, although the eldest daughter and the second young master would occasionally come back, they would leave as soon as they finished talking, because if they stayed any longer, they would easily start arguing.
This was the first time they had come home for a meal after being away from home for so many years.
For many years, the relationship between the two sides had been very cold. It wasn't until after the lady passed away that the master finally softened his stance, and things finally eased a bit.
The villa's crystal chandelier illuminated the dining room as bright as day, and the silver cutlery gleamed coolly against the bone china plates.
A snow-white tablecloth covered the long dining table, and each dish was placed perfectly.
The father sat alone in the main seat, the red wine glass in his hand gleaming with a dark red luster under the light, the reflection of his three children on the glass.
Bai Tianjiao sat to his right. It had been a long time since he had eaten with his older sister and brother, and his young face was filled with excitement.
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