Half an hour later
Bai Xinrou, dressed in designer clothes, carrying her newly bought limited-edition Hermes handbag, left the Bai family home with a radiant smile on her face as she walked in high heels.
Just as I reached the gate, I ran into Bai Yitang, who had just returned from playing ball.
Bai Yitang gave Bai Xinrou a mocking look, "Dressed up like a rooster, are you going on a date?"
Bai Xinrou glared at Bai Yitang fiercely: "It's none of my business to report to you where I go."
With a soft hum, Bai Xinrou went straight out the door.
Bai Yitang didn't stop her. He leaned against the door frame and watched Bai Xinrou leave the alleyway. A hint of surprise suddenly appeared on his usually unruly face.
He took out his phone and made a call.
"Bai Qianmo, Bai Xinrou went out today. Zhang Cuiyan used to accompany Bai Xinrou when she went out, but today she went out alone. I feel that she might go to see that person today."
"I see."
Bai Qianmo was on her way to the film set. After hanging up Bai Yitang's call, she immediately sent out a message.
About a minute later, the reply came: "Received!"
This way
After Bai Xinrou walked out of the alley, she stood by the roadside for a while, and a taxi slowly drove up in front of her.
Bai Xinrou glanced around, then opened the car door and got in.
Less than a hundred meters away from where she was, a dark shadow flashed by.
Haiyue Hotel rooftop
Bai Xinrou stepped out of the elevator, feeling a deep sense of tension and oppression.
She felt these people were dangerous, but undeniably, the temptations they offered were too great, and they shared the same enemy.
She walked to a doorway where two men in black stood, giving Bai Xinrou a cold look.
One of them opened the door.
"Go in!"
Bai Xinrou didn't dare to say a word and walked in with her head down.
Today is a rare sunny day, and the temperature is warmer than usual.
Upon entering the room, a bone-chilling cold swept over you.
Bai Xinrou shuddered and looked around the large room, searching for someone.
All the floor-to-ceiling windows in the room were covered with heavy blackout curtains, and there were no lights in the room, making the whole room pitch black.
Bai Xinrou could vaguely see two figures, one sitting and one standing, on the sofa through the gap in the curtains.
She asked cautiously, "Are you Mr. Feng?"
No one answered, and the spirit spoke again, trembling.
"Mr. Feng, I need to speak with you."
"I thought Miss Bai wouldn't come to me for help again." The man's deep voice carried a hint of coldness.
Like this cold room, it made one's whole body stiff with cold.
“Mr. Feng, I have no ill intentions towards you, you must believe me.”
"Hehe, Miss Bai, don't be nervous. As long as you can help me find that thing, I won't hold it against you even if you have ulterior motives."
His seemingly magnanimous words did not make Bai Xinrou lower her guard at all.
Including this time, she has only met this Mr. Feng three times.
To be more precise, I've only ever heard his voice, because every time I saw him, it was in this dark and gloomy environment.
She could only vaguely see a dark figure; she had no way of knowing whether the other person was old or young.
“Mr. Feng, I have been trying my best to find the jade pendant you are looking for, but I have turned the Bai family upside down and still haven’t found any trace of it. Even Elder Bai has never heard of the Bai family having such a jade pendant. I just wanted to ask Mr. Feng if you have made a mistake in your information?”
"Nonsense!" A cold female voice rang out from inside the room.
"It's because you're so incompetent that you want to blame the master instead?"
"No, I'm not blaming Mr. Feng. I just want to confirm something. After all, Mr. Feng is looking for a treasure. Logically, the Bai family should know about it. But Old Master Bai is currently controlled by the sleep-inducing Gu worm and listens to me completely. He won't hide anything from me. I've asked him about the jade pendant many times, but every time his answer is very certain. He says he has never seen any white jade pendant."
The man's long legs were lazily crossed, and his thin lips could be vaguely seen slowly curving upwards.
“It’s normal that he didn’t know. But the jade pendant must be in the Bai family’s old house.”
Bai Xinrou frowned, not understanding the deeper meaning of Mr. Feng's words for a moment.
As the head of the Bai family, how could he not know what family heirlooms he might possess?
Furthermore, why is Mr. Feng so certain that the jade pendant is in the Bai family's possession?
The woman beside her said coldly, "This Bai family mansion wasn't originally owned by the Bai family; it was the Huo family's residence."
"The Huo family's ancestral home? Then why did it become the Bai family's residence?"
The woman said, "Because Master Huo did not have any sons in his generation, he only had one daughter. Master Bai was an apprentice who learned his craft at the Huo family. Later, he married the eldest daughter of the Huo family. After Master Huo passed away, this house naturally became the property of the Bai family."
Bai Xinrou looked surprised. There was actually this connection?
The woman said, "The jade pendant that you are looking for was originally a family heirloom of the Huo family. It was later passed down to Fourth Master Huo. Perhaps Fourth Master Huo did not mention the jade pendant before he died, so Old Master Bai did not know that the jade pendant was hidden in the Bai family."
Unable to contain her curiosity, Bai Xinrou asked, "Even Grandpa Bai doesn't know the whereabouts of the jade pendant, so how does Mr. Feng know?"
The dark room fell silent for a moment.
The woman snorted: "That's not your question. You just need to help Mr. Feng find that jade pendant. Once it's done, Mr. Feng can grant you anything you want. You'll get more than just the Bai family mansion. But if you fail to complete the task Mr. Feng gives you, it's quite normal for one or two people to go missing in this vast capital."
Bai Xinrou's heart tightened suddenly, and her face turned pale with fright.
"I...I will definitely do as Mr. Feng instructed, I will absolutely...I will never betray Mr. Feng."
The man's deep laughter echoed in the empty room, a grating sound like the scraping of a saw against wood.
"Hehe, Mei, don't scare Miss Bai. Miss Bai, don't worry, as long as you do as I say obediently, I will definitely not treat you unfairly after it is done."
"I...I understand."
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