Old Master Bai has always been decisive and efficient, but his health has been poor these past two years. With his dutiful daughter-in-law, Xu Hualan, constantly nagging him, the old man's temper has softened considerably.
However, within the Bai family, the old man's authority remained strong. He was a man of his word, and what he said today would inevitably be carried out.
Han Songyan felt flustered, her mind buzzing.
The old man was determined to drive Bai Xiruo out of the Bai family. Given Xiruo's personality, she would definitely use those photos to threaten him. At that time, the fact that Qingyun had taken indecent photos of her would be completely exposed.
Thinking of the consequences, Han Songyan felt a wave of despair wash over her.
"Dad, can we not announce this to the public yet? After all... after all, today is Qianmo's birthday."
"You can't bear to part with her, can you? Even though she used such vicious methods to hurt Qianmo, you still can't bear to drive her away? Han Songyan, I've always known you're a short-sighted person, but I never expected you to be so foolish, it's simply... simply beyond redemption."
"Dad, I didn't... I didn't mean to protect Xi Ruo, I just..." Tears welled up in her eyes, and she had nowhere to express her grievances.
Xu Hualan comforted Old Man Bai: "Dad, calm down. Let's reconsider this matter."
Old Bai waved his hand impatiently: "My mind is made up. There's no need to persuade me anymore. I've wanted to do this for a long time."
Bai Qianmo remained silent, glancing indifferently at Han Songyan.
Seeing the panic in Han Songyan's eyes, she had already guessed the reason.
"Grandpa, I appreciate your kindness, but let's talk about this later."
Old Bai raised an eyebrow and glared at Bai Qianmo with displeasure: "Why are you even advising me?"
"I'm not trying to persuade you, but today is the first time in 20 years that I'm celebrating my birthday at the Bai family's house, and I don't want these trivial matters to ruin the atmosphere of this birthday party."
Old Bai pondered for a moment and said, "What you said does make sense. Today is your birthday, and Grandpa can't spoil your fun. Let's announce Bai Xiruo's matter another day."
Han Songyan looked at Bai Qianmo gratefully, secretly relieved.
Before the old man publicly severed ties with Bai Xiruo, she had to find a way to get the negatives of those photos, otherwise they would become Bai Xiruo's long-term leverage to threaten her.
Bai Kangyan went upstairs to invite Old Master Bai downstairs to meet with all the relatives and friends, and the old man gladly agreed.
Bai Qianmo originally wanted to go downstairs with Bai Lao, but Han Songyan stopped her.
"Qianmo, you're the star of the show today, so you should wear something appropriate. I've picked out a few for you, and they're all in your room. Go pick one out."
Bai Qianmo could tell that Han Songyan had something to say to her, so she didn't refuse directly.
Returning to the room where Bai Qianmo had lived before, she looked around. The room was still the same as before, and it was spotless.
Han Songyan went to the dressing room and took out three dresses: a red fishtail gown, a white princess dress, and a sexy black halter dress, all of which perfectly suited Bai Qianmo's temperament.
Han Songyan laid the clothes out neatly on the bed and said with a smile, "Take a look at these three outfits and see which one you like best?"
Bai Qianmo's gaze fell indifferently on the three pieces of clothing, but she did not go forward to choose any.
Han Songyan said to herself, "I think all three outfits suit you very well, so I had Zhou Mei negotiate with the brand and bought them all. Oh, and I also prepared a small crystal crown for you. Today is your birthday, so you must wear this."
Like presenting a treasure, Han Songyan opened a square jewelry box, inside which was a beautiful crown.
"I can wear what I'm wearing. Just tell me what you want to say."
Seeing what Han Songyan had prepared, Bai Qianmo felt inexplicably annoyed, and her tone revealed a hint of irritation.
Han Songyan's excited expression slowly froze, and a pang of pain shot through her heart.
“Your dress is a little dirty. I heard you climbed over the back wall to get in. That's too dangerous. I'll give you a spare key to the house after the banquet. You can use that if no one's home in the future…”
Before he could finish speaking, Bai Qianmo stopped him with a cold look.
"You called me to your room alone just to show me these clothes?"
"Qianmo, I know you won't forgive me, but I still want to thank you today. Thank you for standing up for me and stopping your grandfather despite past grievances."
Bai Qianmo's lips curled slightly: "You're overthinking it. The reason I stopped Grandpa just now was because I didn't want Bai Xiruo's matter to spoil the fun. It has nothing to do with you. If you've said what you wanted to say, I have other things to do, so I won't keep you company any longer."
After saying those words, Bai Qianmo resolutely turned and left.
Han Songyan's eyes immediately welled up with tears, which she could no longer hold back and streamed down her face.
"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry..."
Bai Qianmo had already left the room and closed the door, but she did not leave immediately.
I applied a layer of frost to my face, took a deep breath of cool air at the door to suppress my irritation, and strode away after calming myself down.
Han Songyan stood on the open-air balcony, the biting cold wind making her shiver, but at this moment Han Songyan was completely oblivious to her surroundings.
A series of footsteps gradually approached from behind her. By the time Han Songyan noticed them, the other person was less than a meter away from her.
She turned around abruptly: "Qianmo..."
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