Hearing her eldest son say that made Bai's mother even more uncomfortable.
He turned to look at Bai's father and asked if there were no other options.
Even now, Bai Qingzhi is still in a daze.
In the end, it was Bai Qinghuan who cleared up her doubts.
It turns out that someone had calculated for the eldest brother that he would face a fatal crisis at the age of thirty-two, and that he would surely die.
The only hope for survival is this girl; with her around, the older brother has a chance of living.
The wealthier a family is, the stronger their belief in this matter tends to be.
The only drawback is that this girl is a bit slow-witted and her reactions are a little slow.
In other words, their IQ is somewhat lower than that of the average person.
No wonder Bai's mother was so sad. Bai Qinghuai is such an outstanding man, yet he wants to marry such a woman.
"To be honest, I never planned to get married in my life, but it's great to have a woman like this now. I'm very satisfied," Bai Qinghuai said nonchalantly.
He was telling the truth; deep down, he didn't really reject the arrangement.
Since the parties involved had said so, the Bai family members couldn't say anything more and just smiled to themselves.
Only after the family had all gone to rest did Bai Qingzhi cautiously approach her eldest brother, then open her earnest eyes and say:
"Brother, I think this girl must be a really, really good person."
Bai Qinghuai's smile widened slightly, and then he nodded in reply:
"That's what I think too."
The days went by as usual, and the weather in City A gradually warmed up, soon allowing people to take off their heavy coats.
Bai Qingzhi dropped out of school and focused on her hobbies at home. She would occasionally go out shopping and eating with Nuannuan, and visit her grandmother at the old house.
But recently she noticed that Nuannuan was acting strangely, often falling asleep while chatting with her.
Feeling somewhat worried, Bai Qingzhi took advantage of Lin Nuannuan's absence from her part-time job one day and went to her house without prior notice.
Nuannuan's parents passed away long ago, and she is now all alone in this world; otherwise, she wouldn't be going through such a hard time.
It was thanks to the house her parents left her that she was able to stay home.
She knocked on the door but no one answered, which made Bai Qingzhi's heart jump even higher.
She knew that Nuannuan had a habit of hiding her keys on the door frame, so after looking around to make sure no one was watching, she took the keys down.
The moment the door opened, a blast of hot air rushed out. Logically speaking, it's already springtime, and the temperature inside the house is warm enough that there's no need to turn on the air conditioner.
Someone was washing up in the bathroom. Looking at the figure, Bai Qingzhi recognized it as Lin Nuannuan.
Seeing that she was alright, I felt relieved and quietly sat on the sofa to wait for her.
Bai Qingzhi didn't speak until the bathroom door opened.
But her voice quickly faded from her throat, simply because she saw that Lin Nuannuan's belly was big!
"Qingzhi, what brings you here?" Lin Nuannuan was clearly flustered and hurriedly tried to grab a loose garment to cover her stomach.
Bai Qingzhi's expression also turned serious. She stood up, grabbed her hand, and then slowly placed her own hand on top of it.
It's hard and looks like it's been four months.
Bai Qingzhi breathed a sigh of relief when she learned that it wasn't caused by illness.
"Whose is it? Why didn't you tell me?" Bai Qingzhi pressed.
She and Nuannuan had only seen each other a few times during this period, and each time Nuannuan was not in a good state. When she asked her, Nuannuan only replied that her studies were too tiring and that part-time jobs were not easy to do.
It was also because she was careless and didn't notice.
Knowing she couldn't hide it any longer, Lin Nuannuan slumped down and rubbed her hair.
“Xiao Yangjing’s, he doesn’t know.” Lin Nuannuan answered with her head down.
Bai Qingzhi knew the two had something going on, but she never imagined it would lead to someone's death!
"Do you want it?" Bai Qingzhi didn't need to ask to know the answer in her heart. If she didn't want it, why would she have waited until now?
Sure enough, as soon as the question left her mouth, Lin Nuannuan immediately clutched her stomach.
“This is my child, and he has nothing to do with her! I can raise her myself!”
“But you’re only nineteen! You haven’t even finished university yet!” Bai Qingzhi said, frowning.
The excitement on Lin Nuannuan's face instantly faded.
Looking at her friend's expression, Bai Qingzhi hesitated.
"Xiao Yangjing is in a relationship." Lin Nuannuan's voice was soft, but her sadness was genuine.
Bai Qingzhi knew about this. Recently, Xiao Yangjing had been acting strangely, changing girlfriends one after another.
Seeing her friend's condition, Bai Qingzhi felt extremely distressed.
Gritting his teeth, he grabbed Lin Nuannuan's hand.
"Give birth! I'll raise it for you!" That's right, she's rich, raising a child is no problem for her.
Lin Nuannuan has a strong personality. Although she is good friends with Bai Qingzhi, she never asks Bai Qingzhi for help.
She wanted to make their relationship more genuine.
But without money, the child wouldn't receive proper care, so Lin Nuannuan didn't refuse this time.
She looked at Bai Qingzhi with tears in her eyes, then choked out:
"Qingzhi, it is my blessing from my past life to be able to be your friend."
Bai Qingzhi pressed the other person's head onto her shoulder and then stroked her hair to comfort her.
After half a month of peace, Bai Qingzhi accompanied her to a prenatal checkup, and the results were very good.
But one evening two weeks later, Bai Qingzhi received a panicked phone call from Lin Nuannuan.
I was wide awake. The Bai family was far from the Lin family; even by car, it would take an hour and a half.
Lin Nuannuan across from me kept crying. After listening for a long time, I finally realized that Xiao Yangjing was getting engaged recently.
Lin Nuannuan also mentioned in the phone call that she wanted to leave City A.
Bai Qingzhi didn't object; she had too many sad memories here, so leaving was better.
The date was set for three days later.
The next day, Xiao's mother invited Bai Qingzhi again, and after thinking about it, she agreed.
In the past few months, Xiao Yangjing and Lin Nuannuan's relationship has been sometimes close and sometimes distant, and the two have broken up and gotten back together many times. Bai Qingzhi felt that even if Xiao Yangjing got engaged, the two should not be separated more completely.
What's more, there's now a child in the middle.
Lin Nuannuan was unwilling to be a mistress, nor was she willing to give up her child; leaving was the best option for her.
Once Xiao Yangjing finds out about the child, it's hard to say how he'll react, but finding Lin Nuannuan is definitely a certainty.
Bai Qingzhi lacked the confidence to give Lin Nuannuan a new life, but she also lacked the confidence to prevent Xiao Yangjing from finding her.
At this moment, a figure appeared in Bai Qingzhi's mind, and she decided to take advantage of tonight's banquet to get a hint.
Having learned from her previous experience, Bai Qingzhi wore a tracksuit today and combed her hair up, looking exactly like a high school student.
Xiao Yangjing was indeed at home, but his expression was very unpleasant.
He was half-lying on the sofa, fiddling with his phone.
"Now that you're engaged, don't have any more contact with other women, lest people say the family has bad morals," Xiao Yuan said to his younger brother.
Xiao Yangjing became even more agitated; he had no intention of getting engaged at all.
Xiao's mother hadn't returned yet. Bai Qingzhi's eyes darted around, and then she walked over and sat down next to Xiao Yuan.
Xiao Yuan kept peeling oranges for her, her favorite fruit.
"Brother Yuan..." Bai Qingzhi's voice was very soft, and she was also a little guilty.
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