"Okay Mom, I’ll take Xiaoxiao right away."
After saying this, Baicheng took Xiaoxiao to register and get medication. To make it up to his daughter, Baicheng specifically used his connections to have the best surgeon prescribe her medicine.
After obtaining the medicine, father and daughter returned to the hospital room, where Zheng Niannian had already arrived.
Upon seeing Xiaoxiao’s swollen face, she exclaimed in surprise, "Niannian, what happened to you?"
Upon hearing this, Baicheng’s face was filled with shame.
However, Zheng Niannian did not notice the change in Baicheng’s facial expression.
Xiaoxiao said nonchalantly, "It’s nothing, Aunt Zheng, I just fell accidentally when I went out."
By this time, the finger marks on Xiaoxiao’s face had almost faded, and unless one was a professional doctor, it was impossible to tell that she had been hit.
Hearing his daughter’s response, Baicheng felt even more ashamed.
His daughter was still defending him, yet he had deeply hurt her...
It seemed that he would have to make it up to her twice as much in the future.
Zheng Niannian did not doubt Xiaoxiao’s response but expressed her concern, "Xiaoxiao, you really must be more careful when walking next time. Seeing you get hurt like this, your uncle and your dad must be heartbroken."
"Aunt Zheng, I’m not as fragile as you think," Xiaoxiao replied with a playful tone. free𝑤ebnovel.com
"Mom! Are you okay?" Just then, a figure rushed in from outside.
Xiaoxiao instantly recognized her, it was her aunt who had been living abroad for many years.
Mu Baiyu.
Mu Baiyu was a few years older than Baicheng and lived a childfree life with her husband, possibly because they had no children, she looked about the same age as Baicheng.
"Aunt," Xiaoxiao greeted her politely.
Seeing Mu Baiyu, Baicheng was also surprised, "Sis, why have you come back?"
"Mom is hospitalized; how could I not come back?" Mu Baiyu glanced at Baicheng, then turned her worried eyes towards Old Lady Mu, "Mom, how are you feeling now?"
"I’m very well, don’t worry."
Mu Baiyu was naturally concerned due to her mother being nearly ninety years old and suddenly being hospitalized. After all, she hurried back from overseas, fearing she might not see her mother one last time.
She did not want to leave any regrets in life.
Mu Baiyu continued, "It wasn’t clear over the phone, now that we’re face to face, you must tell me why you’re in the hospital."
Old Lady Mu didn’t answer her daughter directly but smiled and said, "Baiyu, let me introduce you. This is the third daughter of Uncle Zheng, Zheng Niannian, who came specially from the Capital City to take care of me. Just call her Niannian."
Zheng Niannian politely extended her hand, "Miss Mu, I am Zheng Niannian."
Mu Baiyu was no fool and could obviously hear the implication in her mother’s introduction, "No need to be so formal, Niannian, we are all family here. Just call me Sister Baiyu."
"Sister Baiyu."
Mu Baiyu nodded, "My return was so rushed I didn’t have time to prepare a gift for you, but I’ll definitely make it up to you next time."
"Thank you, Sister Baiyu."
Knowing that Mu Baiyu had just returned, Old Lady Mu must have a lot to discuss with her. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have suddenly changed the topic, hence Zheng Niannian very astutely said, "Mrs. Mu, I need to run an errand back at the hotel. I’ll come back to visit you this afternoon."
"Okay, Niannian, you go first," after she had spoken, Old Lady Mu then turned to Baicheng, "Chengcheng, could you please see Niannian out?"
"Sure." Baicheng nodded and escorted Zheng Niannian out of the room.
As soon as Zheng Niannian left, Mu Baiyu continued to inquire, "Mom, what really happened?"
Old Lady Mu sighed, "It’s an unfortunate family affair."
An unfortunate family affair?
Hearing this, Mu Baiyu felt even more unsettled, she looked up and saw her niece’s swollen face and frowned, "Xiaoxiao, what happened to your face?"
Xiaoxiao kept her head down, not saying a word.
"What really happened! Mom, please tell me! Are you trying to worry me to death?" Mu Baiyu looked at Old Lady Mu.
Old Lady Mu turned to Mu Baiyu and slowly started to speak about what had happened between Baicheng and Lin Guixiang.
After hearing the whole process, Mu Baiyu’s brows furrowed, "Mom, are you saying Baicheng ended up with an uneducated country woman, and she came with a child in tow?"
As his sister, Mu Baiyu naturally hoped that her brother would have a happy second half of his life.
After all, his earlier life had been hard enough.
Being both a father and a mother.
But the threshold of the Mu Family was right there, and if Mu Baicheng was to marry, he had to at least choose someone from an equal social standing.
Even if the social status was slightly lower it wouldn’t matter, but it shouldn’t be someone who couldn’t even recognize characters and was illiterate!
What was this?
No wonder Mother was angry.
If it were her, she would be angry too!
As a mother, who wouldn’t want their child to find a woman of equal status to love and spend a lifetime with?
Old Lady Mu nodded, "Not only this, that woman has completely bewitched Chengcheng. Look at the injury on Xiaoxiao’s face; it was your brother who hit her because of that woman outside."
Mu Baiyu stood up from her chair and yelled angrily, "Madness! I think Baicheng has really gone mad!"
For that woman outside, he even dealt such a harsh hand to his own biological daughter.
Mu Xiaoxiao looked utterly wronged, "Aunt, don’t be angry, it doesn’t hurt at all."
It doesn’t hurt?
With her face injured like that, how could it not hurt at all?
Mu Baiyu squinted her eyes, "Mom, we absolutely cannot let such a woman enter our family! I’ll go and talk to Baicheng right now and make things clear."
Old Lady Mu grabbed Mu Baiyu’s hand, "Yuer, you should know Chengcheng’s temperament. The more we oppose, the more he wants to achieve his goal. Therefore, we must counter by doing the opposite."
Mu Baiyu was startled.
"Aunt, don’t worry. Grandma had already planned everything; you just need to cooperate with us," Mu Xiaoxiao quickly followed up.
On the other side.
Mu Baicheng took Zheng Niannian to the hotel.
Zheng Niannian smiled, "Brother Baicheng, sit down and have a cup of coffee, and we can talk about Aunt’s matter."
Mu Baicheng did not intend to sit down, but when he heard Zheng Niannian mention his mother, he nodded his head and followed Zheng Niannian into the room.
It was a suite.
The living room was big.
Zheng Niannian smiled, "Brother Baicheng, take a seat, I’ll make you some coffee."
"Okay," Mu Baicheng nodded.
Before long, Zheng Niannian came over with a cup of brewed coffee, "Brother Baicheng, be careful, it’s hot."
Mu Baicheng stood up, ready to take the coffee from Zheng Niannian’s hand, just as he was about to grasp it, Zheng Niannian lost her grip.
Bang!
An entire cup of scalding coffee spilled all over Mu Baicheng.
Zheng Niannian immediately apologized, frantically wiping Mu Baicheng’s clothes, "I’m so sorry, Brother Baicheng, I didn’t do it on purpose, are you okay?"
"It’s okay, it’s okay," Mu Baicheng stepped back a few steps, "I’ll go wash it off in the restroom."
He casually placed his mobile phone on the coffee table as he spoke.
Zheng Niannian was full of guilt; she really hadn’t done it on purpose!
Just then, the phone on the table rang.
"Brother Baicheng, there’s a call for you." Zheng Niannian took the phone to the bathroom door.
Mu Baicheng, who was in the middle of showering, wasn’t in a position to answer the phone, "Just leave it there."
Zheng Niannian glanced at the caller ID.
Ah Xiang.
Who was Ah Xiang?
Zheng Niannian frowned subtly, "Brother Baicheng, shall I answer it for you?"
"Sure," Mu Baicheng responded almost reflexively.
Zheng Niannian answered the call, "Hello."
Hearing a strange female voice, Lin Guixiang on the other end was momentarily taken aback, then thought that maybe she was Mu Baicheng’s assistant, "Hello, is Mr. Mu there? Please let him take the call."
Zheng Niannian looked towards the direction of the bathroom, her tone gentle, "Brother Baicheng is taking a shower right now."
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