"I don't need to explain anything, much less you. Think what you want!"
She doesn't care about their opinions at all now.
Old Bai frowned deeply, his gaze turning cold as he looked at Han Songyan and Bai Xiruo.
"You went to the Ji family's tea party yourselves. You've lost face and you still have the nerve to come here and complain? Han Songyan, if you think Qianmo is not good enough for your parents, from now on, you don't need to think of yourself as her mother, because you are not even a mother in her eyes."
“Dad, if she could be as obedient as Xi Ruo, would I have to treat her like this? This girl is deliberately going against me. She does whatever I tell her not to do, and she’s always deliberately going against Xi Ruo. I’m not trying to be mean, but she’s uncultured and ill-mannered. Now that she’s climbed up to the Ji family, she doesn’t respect us at all. You should see what kind of person this girl really is. She’s an ungrateful wretch.”
Old Bai's gaze was filled with a suffocating coldness as he gave Bai Xiruo a deep look.
"Time will tell you who the ingrate really is."
By then, I'm afraid you, you fool, will have been devoured until there's not even a bone left.
"Since you two have come together today, and your elder brother has also returned to China, I'll make an announcement to everyone."
Bai Kangyan sensed a hint of panic: "Dad, what do you want to say?"
Facing his youngest son, the old man looked disappointed: "I'm getting old, and I won't interfere in your affairs anymore. Right now, my only wish is to give Qianmo a peaceful life in her later years. Since your second branch of the family doesn't want her, I want to give Qianmo to Kangcheng and Hualan for adoption. From now on, Qianmo will be their daughter. I will announce this to the public at my birthday banquet in a few days."
"Dad, how can you do this?"
"Then let me ask you, have you two ever truly loved Qianmo? Have you ever treated her like your own daughter?"
Bai Kangyan's face was full of guilt: "I know we owe Qianmo too much, and I will make it up to her. As for letting her be adopted by my elder brother and sister-in-law, I firmly disagree."
Old Bai snorted coldly: "Are you sure you can make that decision?"
This son has been completely bewitched by Han Songyan and Bai Xiruo. Even if he has feelings for his daughter Qianmo, with that mother and daughter around, it will be difficult for him to protect Qianmo.
It's only been a few days since he took Qianmo away, and he's already caused such a commotion. If Qianmo stays with them for a long time, who knows how much ridicule she'll face.
"I agree!" Han Songyan suddenly said.
Bai Kangyan stared at her in astonishment: "Are you crazy?"
Han Songyan smiled easily: "Although I gave birth to this girl, I don't really consider her my daughter. Besides, we already have such a well-behaved and sensible daughter as Xi Ruo. If my elder brother and sister-in-law are willing to let Bai Qianmo be under their care, I completely agree."
She couldn't wait to get rid of this burden.
If Bai Qianmo goes with Bai Kangcheng and Xu Hualan, she will no longer have to live in constant fear that others will find out that she has a daughter like Bai Qianmo who is not presentable.
Even if she manages to climb up to Song Qing, so what? She grew up in the countryside and has all the bad habits of rural people. What wealthy family would want to marry someone like that?
So after weighing the options, she actually felt it would be better to leave Bai Qianmo to the eldest son's family.
Doesn't Xu Hualan like to pretend to be a saint? Let's see if she can continue to feign kindness after having a daughter like Bai Qianmo.
Bai Kangcheng stared silently at Bai Kangyan and Han Songyan for a while, his cold and handsome brows furrowing into a deep frown.
“If you two agree, Hua Lan and I will have no objections.”
"I disagree, this is utter nonsense!" Bai Kangyan insisted on his opinion.
Old Bai said, "Bai Kangyan, if you think Qianmo will be happy with you, we agree with your insistence. Can you guarantee that?"
"I……"
Bai Kangyan opened his mouth to say something, but when he looked at Han Songyan and Bai Xiruo beside him, he was speechless.
Like a deflated balloon, he helplessly covered his face with his hands, feeling as if he were in a muddy swamp, a deep sense of powerlessness washing over him.
He couldn't guarantee it, he didn't even dare to guarantee that Qianmo could reveal her identity with them. Han Songyan was wholeheartedly protecting Xiruo, and in her heart, she also regarded Xiruo as her own daughter.
He couldn't make a good balance between his two daughters.
The old man is right, Qianmo will never be happy with them.
Bai Luoyu stood outside the door for a long time before walking in with a gloomy expression.
“I agree that Qianmo should stay with her uncle and aunt. However, we should also ask Qianmo and Yitang for their opinions. After all, one of them wants to re-recognize her parents, and the other wants to give half of her parents to someone else.”
Bai Yitang remained silent, his head bowed, tearing at a tissue with both hands, his entire facial expression hidden in the darkness.
Bai Qianmo, on the other hand, was like an outsider, watching her being tossed around like a ball by the whole family.
After a long silence, Bai Yitang said, "I have no objection. It's up to Bai Qianmo to decide."
Having witnessed his second aunt's cold attitude today, he had been thinking to himself that if he were Bai Qianmo, he would feel utterly desperate and resentful in the face of such a mother.
He finally understood the injustice that Bai Qianmo had faced.
Therefore, if she is willing, he also hopes that she can be happier.
"Where's Qianmo?" Bai Luoyu walked to the empty chair next to Bai Lao and sat down, staring at her with deep eyes.
"I disagree!" Bai Qianmo's voice was clear and her gaze was firm as she looked at Elder Bai.
"Thank you for your kindness, Grandpa, Uncle, and Aunt. However, I feel that I am now an adult and have the right to decide how I want to live my life. My first 20 years were equivalent to not having parents, and I can leave those two places empty for the rest of my life as well."
After saying that, Bai Qianmo looked at Han Songyan and Bai Kangyan: "I have never regarded you as my parents. The only connection is that we have similar genes and blood, but that means nothing to me!"
Bai Kangyan dared not look into Bai Qianmo's eyes at that moment. He felt ashamed and even more afraid that her eyes were too sharp and cold, making his guilt grow deeper and deeper.
Han Songyan stared at Bai Qianmo expressionlessly: "Bai Qianmo, what exactly are you trying to say? Are you trying to play the victim? To make us feel ashamed and sad?"
Bai Qianmo let out a soft snort, her cold eyes deep and calm, without the slightest ripple.
“I want to sever all ties with you. From this day forward, as we walk out of this door, you are you and I am me. I will not mention you in front of anyone, and I hope you will not disturb my life in the future.”
It's better to cut ties completely; she should have done it a long time ago.
She used to only have a lingering thought about that father, but today she realized just how ridiculous she was to cling to that thought!
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