Chapter 100 Chapter 100 (Two in One) We are here to bring...
"You misunderstood. It's not what you think..."
When Bai Siqi heard his own explanation, he felt that his words were pale and powerless.
Bai Qingqing was really too confident. She was also good at fortune-telling. It seemed that she could not hide anything in front of such a fortune-teller.
Bai Siqi's eyes dodged, and thinking about what Bai Qingqing said later, he did regret coming to see her this morning.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t be…
But at this moment, even though he and Bai Qingqing both knew the truth, he couldn't admit a word openly.
He knew that it was impossible for him and Mu Ning to be together. Even if they were not siblings, it would be impossible. He knew that he had a dirty mind, but he was unwilling to taint Mu Ning's beautiful life and plunge his Moon by the Cloud into the mud.
He will keep this secret until he dies.
He came to talk to Bai Qingqing today because he didn't want Mu Ning to leave the Bai family and leave her with this impression...
In just a short moment, countless emotions and struggles flashed through Bai Siqi's eyes. Bai Qingqing saw it clearly from across from him but did not interrupt.
He supported his head with one hand on his knee and looked at Bai Siqi, suddenly feeling curious.
Does Bai Siqi like Bai Muning because of the control of the Tiandao plot, or does he like him on his own?
[If he is given the opportunity to distinguish, can he do so? ]
Bai Qingqing tapped her face a few times with her fingertips, then turned the hand that was supporting her face to cover her mouth. She quietly hid her other hand at her side, and her mouth moved silently.
Bai Siqi was brought back to his senses by her sudden voice after she fell silent, and he didn't understand the meaning of her words.
What's the difference?
What can you tell apart?
Bai Siqi looked at Bai Qingqing and was about to listen again when Bai Qingqing suddenly smiled at him and said, "Bai Siqi, I'm going to ask you a question and you must answer it truthfully."
There was something strange in the tone of her question; it did not sound like an ordinary sound to his ears.
It seemed as if it went straight into his ears clearly, like a vertical line, falling into the lake of his heart, calming his chaotic nerves and emotions.
"Do you like Bai Mu Ning?"
"What do you like about her?"
"Why do you like her? What do you like about her?"
"I like it." Bai Siqi's eyes changed for a moment, and he answered Bai Qingqing's first question without hesitation.
He was surprised when he said this, but as she asked each question, his thoughts uncontrollably dug deep into his memory, trying to find the answer for her.
"I like her..."
Bai Siqi blinked, his brows slightly lowered, and many fragments of his time with Bai Muning flashed through his mind.
He is the third child in the family, the middle one, but he and the second child, Bai Siming, are actually twins, born only one minute apart.
The eldest brother followed his father to build his career. His older brother, who was born one minute earlier than him, left home early for a special job, hiding his identity and not returning for many years. He was considered the "eldest brother" in the family and the head of his younger brothers and sisters.
The Bai family has many boys, and Mu Ning is the first girl born in the family.
She is sweet and soft, with a sweet temper, and was brought up by him.
My sister likes to wear beautiful clothes and dress up beautifully. She also likes him to draw her as the most beautiful little princess in the world, including photos of her going out to play since she was a child, her time in school, her school anniversary activities, her promotion and graduation ceremony...
Among the tens of thousands of photos that have been developed to the height of a person, more than half were taken by him.
But when did the way he looked at his sister change?
Since when did he no longer dare to include Mu Ning's face in his works?
Bai Siqi felt that there must have been such a moment, but he couldn't remember it for a moment.
The Heavenly Dao was gathering and circling in the sky outside the window. For some reason, it came today but did not come closer for a long time.
Bai Qingqing didn't look back. She pinched her fingers and asked him again with spiritual energy on the tip of her tongue: "Bai Siqi, answer me, do you really like her as a woman?"
The sky moved closer outside the window, and the wind began to blow.
Bai Siqi was startled by the sound of the wind and woke up with a start. He found himself thinking about Bai Qingqing's words. Suddenly, alarm bells rang in his heart and his eyes became serious.
When he spoke again, his face was gentle: "I like Mu Ning, of course I like her as a younger sister."
Bai Qingqing put down her hand that was pinching the fingers awkwardly, licked her tongue between her teeth, made a "tsk" sound, and lay back on the lazy sofa.
Her little spiritual power was still not enough. She couldn't even hold up time and space for a moment and was immediately discovered by the Heavenly Dao.
Bai Qingqing smiled and didn't say anything else. She just nodded and agreed with him: "Okay, since we are all sisters, then I only want one thing from you."
"My love and care for her should not be based on my concessions. If she bullies me, I will definitely fight back. Do you understand, my sensible and reasonable Third Brother?"
Bai Qingqing was pointing at him. What she did last night was a revenge after being bullied.
His trip today was completely useless.
"I understand." Bai Siqi nodded.
He stood up and prepared to leave.
Bai Qingqing stood up with him, of course without any intention of seeing him off. She walked back to the bed in her slippers, grabbed the pillow and lay down on the bed, saying to Bai Siqi, "Please close the door for me, thank you."
Bai Siqi closed the door gently.
*
The Bai family held a coming-of-age ceremony for the two little princesses. Since Bai Qingqing had no friends, almost none of the two younger generations' friends were invited. Only Bai Muning invited her best friend Bu Yufu and two other close playmates who had been friends since childhood.
The rest of the invited guests were all family members of the Bai and Ao families.
When making this arrangement, Bai Shuting and Ao Xinyi thought it was a good idea. The coming-of-age ceremony has special significance, so it would be better for the elders to hold the ceremony around them.
Ao Xinyi personally ordered two diamond crowns, hoping that at the coming-of-age ceremony, in front of the elders in the family, she and Bai Shuting would put them on the two little princesses, implying that the princesses would grow up and become queens in their own lives and rule their own country.
Starting from early morning, flowers transported by air began to arrive at the Bai family's home, decorating the house with a sea of flowers.
The relatives of the Bai and Ao families who arrived early entered the venue and were arranged by the servants to stay in their regular guest rooms. They did not rest in the rooms, but ran to the main building to find Ao Xinyi to inquire about the situation of the two little princesses.
One by one, obviously because of the hot searches that have been making a lot of noise in recent days.
I heard something happened in the middle of the night yesterday. An ambulance drove out of the Bai family and the eldest brother’s family went to the hospital late at night. I don’t know what happened.
No one has found out yet.
Ms. Xu entertained the curious relatives in the living room and did not allow them to go upstairs.
Relatives who live a little further away don’t know what happened in the Bai family last night.
However, the four elders from the Bai and Ao families knew about it.
They were originally going to attend Bai Qingqing and Bai Mu Ning's birthday party, but just as they heard that Bai Mu Ning's biological parents had been found, they heard that their granddaughter had injured Mu Ning. They were all shocked.
Ao Xinyi's father was already in poor health, and he became so angry that he wanted to stay in the manor to continue recuperating.
He said it bluntly and directly on the phone. His original intention was to come and see his precious granddaughter's biological parents and meet the Jiang family. But now that Bai Qingqing had cut them like that, he was too embarrassed to see them.
Not coming!
He would wait for Xunkong to come back and ask Mu Ning to come to the manor where he was living. He would give his grandson the coming-of-age gift and birthday gift.
Bai Shuting's parents were also very angry, but they couldn't say anything to their granddaughter whom they had never met. They had already given her a low rating in their minds before they met her.
Bai Qingqing changed into today's dress and got her hair done in the styling room.
Ao Xinyi stayed by her side and told her in advance that her grandparents could not come, so that the child would not be sad because she could not see them at the ceremony.
Ao Xinyi did not repeat his father's exact words, but only said that he was not in good health and was not suitable for long distance travel, and would come to see her when he was better.
Bai Qingqing saw Ao Xinyi's depressed look in the mirror and knew that things might not be that simple, so she didn't care.
If she doesn’t want to come, then don’t come. She has no interest in seeing the old man.
Ao Xinyi stayed upstairs mainly to talk to her about the Jiang family.
Bai Muning changed into a simple dress, but due to health reasons, he could not attend for a long time today. When the Jiang family came to watch the ceremony, they would definitely ask what happened.
As soon as Ao Xinyi opened his mouth, Bai Qingqing understood and said, "You want me to apologize to the Jiang family, right?"
The original plot is like this. Li Qingqing stabbed herself with a pair of scissors, but still insisted on attending the birthday party the next day. When the Jiang family heard that she had cut her dress, they asked her to apologize to Bai Muning.
Li Qingqing was unwilling, so the Jiang family said that the daughter of the Bai family had made a scene, and that Mu Ning from their family had repaid the Bai family for their kindness in raising her.
The status of the Jiang family in Jing City is extraordinary. Most people cannot get close to them. The Bai family and the Jiang family had the wrong child, and their own bloodline was lost in the countryside, but the daughter of the Jiang family was brought up in great love.
Although the Bai family's conditions are not as good as the Jiang family's, looking around China, who doesn't know that the Bai family dotes on their daughter?
From now on, it was obvious that the two families could treat each other as one, but Li Qingqing made such a fuss that all their friendship was ruined.
The celebrities who attended the banquet that day started talking about it on the spot, laughing that the Bai family was not destined to have that fate, and some people even directly advised Li Qingqing to apologize quickly.
Later, after the guests left, many relatives of the Bai family regretted their decision, saying that the Bai family was in the wrong after all and that Li Qingqing should have apologized at the time.
Now Bai Qingqing looked into Ao Xinyi's eyes in the mirror, waiting for her to say those words.
I had thought about the refusal, no reason, she just wouldn't apologize.
Entering the room in the middle of the night was controlled by God, and the wound was inflicted by Bai Muning himself. She just added a little bit of interest at the end. What was her fault?
No apology.
"No apology." Ao Xinyi said.
"Huh?" Bai Qingqing was stunned for a moment, obviously not reacting. She turned her head and raised her face high, looking at Ao Xinyi. Seeing the surprised look on her face, she smiled and gently placed her hand on her hair.
Bai Qingqing got goose bumps all over her body, the hairs on her back stood up, and the muscles on both sides of her neck and shoulders were all tense. She was not used to Ao Xinyi's gentle touch.
Even though she was in her own world and she had a good relationship with her parents, she never had close contact with them.
When it came to Ao Xinyi, she felt even more uncomfortable.
"Mom knows that you've been feeling wronged since you came home. This is the fault of your dad and I as parents. We made the mistake to you, not to others. Qingqing, Mom will try to correct it in the future. If you feel that your parents have done something wrong, please tell them, okay?"
"I want to be a very good mother to you..." Ao Xinyi said with red eyes.
She didn't sleep last night.
From the first time I saw Qingqing in the hospital and the first words I said to her, to when I took Qingqing home and every moment I spent with her, all the scenes replayed in my mind frame by frame.
It was the first time for her to have the wrong child, but the heart of the children was the same.
Qingqing was right in saying everything. She was the one who caused the most harm. She was such a bad mother...
[What stimulated you...]
Bai Qingqing was caught off guard by Ao Xinyi's hug. Her eyes widened. She didn't dare to say a word, but silently complained in her heart.
Ao Xinyi was crying sincerely now, but she was soft-hearted and hesitant between her two daughters. She felt distressed for everyone she saw.
Bai Qingqing was held in her arms, her face facing behind her, her eyes calm.
Today, Bai Mu Ning will go home. She will forget these words soon...
Bai Qingqing raised her hand and patted her on the back gently, as if to comfort her. After patting her a few times, she put her hand down and said, "Don't cry. The banquet will start soon."
Ao Xinyi felt bitter in his heart. He let go of his daughter and stood up, wiping the tears from his face: "Well, don't cry. Today is my baby daughter's birthday. It's her first birthday at home. I have to celebrate it happily! I'll go touch up my makeup!"
"Go ahead." Bai Qingqing watched her leave.
…
At ten o'clock in the morning, the elegant and noble Ao Xinyi appeared in the garden in a white dress and entertained most of the guests who had arrived with her husband.
A team of photographers took photos and videos of the banquet and the arriving guests.
The four young masters of the Bai family who entered the scene one after another were captured on camera.
"All the boys are here, but your Ningning and Qingqing are still reluctant to come out?"
"Cousin, the little girl needs to dress up and will be here in a while." Ao Xinyi was detained and soon surrounded again.
"Our two little princesses must be very beautiful today. Xinyi is hiding her secrets, haha."
"Hey, He Yun is back. It's rare to see you. Come over and take a photo with your aunt."
"I heard that the new CTA at the headquarters is interested in our Yan Cheng. Are you satisfied with him? How is it going? Is it possible? When can Yan Cheng bring him home to see us?"
"I didn't see your second son. It's your precious daughter's eighteenth birthday. Siming hasn't come back yet?"
"What's going on with the Jiang family, Xinyi? Can you tell me in detail?"
“…”
Before the banquet officially started, the garden specially used for family banquets was already bustling with activity. After asking around for the whole morning, they finally caught the real culprit, and they all held on to Ao Xinyi and refused to let him go.
The four sons of the Bai family were also surrounded by relatives, who either chatted with them, introduced them to potential partners, or asked them about gossip that had happened recently.
There was a lot to talk about in the old family. Even Bai Qingqing, who they didn't know very well, they often heard about her doing feng shui in some house and doing some big things.
Everyone wants to hear some details.
Bai Muning stood by the upstairs window, looking down from afar. Wherever her eyes fell, she could hear E01 reporting in her mind, repeating their conversation one by one.
After listening for a long time, it was all meaningless chatter.
Without points, the system is much less convenient than before, but something is better than nothing.
Although all system services were shut down, leaving only some basic functions on standby for 24 hours, fortunately the favorability she had turned on was still visible.
As long as the favorability is there, it’s not impossible for her to not have other functions for the time being.
At the end of the corridor on the fourth floor where people live, the window facing the garden lawn has a narrow view. Bai Muning looked for a long time but only saw Bai Songxu, Bai Siqi and Ao Teng walking past the window. She could not see the main position.
Bai Muning was worried about what E01 said about Ao Xinyi's decreased favorability, but he stood by the window for a long time without seeing her, and felt a little uneasy.
"How long will it take for the Jiang family to arrive?"
She didn't plan to stay downstairs for too long in advance. Since the Jiang family didn't come, if she went downstairs she would just be surrounded by the Bai and Ao families for chatting.
The official banquet starts at 11 o'clock, so the Jiang family should arrive around 10 o'clock.
〖I can’t retrieve the information for now. Once the Jiang family’s helicopter enters the four-kilometer range, I will be able to find it!〗
Bai Muning: "..."
Then she can hear it too...
"Has Bai Qingqing gone down?" Bai Muning took a deep breath and endured the inconvenience of E01.
E01 could still see it within this range, and reported back two seconds later: "She is lying in the styling room playing with her phone, and it seems she will go down before the show starts."
"knew."
Bai Muning waited patiently for a while, looking at his watch frequently. When it was 10:20, he finally couldn't sit still anymore and decided to go downstairs first.
As soon as she moved, E01's voice immediately shouted: "Ningbao, your wheelchair! Do you want to walk out by yourself? It's very far!"
〖I detected the Jiang family's helicopter. It will land in ten minutes.〗
〖Hey, Bai Qingqing has stopped playing with her phone. It seems she is about to go downstairs...Okay, Ning Bao, we don’t have to wait too long after we go downstairs~〗
Bai Muning didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. She had just walked downstairs a few steps when she received messages one after another. For a moment, her steps became lighter and she felt that everything was in order.
She went downstairs, went out from the side door of the Bai family, and walked to the banquet venue. As soon as she went out, she saw dozens of pairs of eyes staring at her, all looking at her with different expressions on their faces, obviously full of warmth and joy.
There were greetings coming from the crowd one after another, and everyone walked towards her, congratulating her:
"Ningning is here!"
"Our little princess is here! Happy eighteenth birthday, Ningning."
"Ningning is so beautiful today. You have grown into an adult from today. Happy birthday."
Bai Muning smiled and nodded to thank them, without responding to the female elder's warm hug. His eyes shuttled through the crowd and moved towards Ao Xinyi who was surrounded at the back. His eyes fell on the top of her head, his pupils immediately shocked, and his brows frowned in disbelief.
"Eighty-six? How could Ao Xinyi be eighty-six?" she shouted in her heart.
"Is this the reason why you refused to report your favorability to me?"
〖Well... since yesterday, Ao Xinyi's favorability has been fluctuating. Ning Bao, don't worry. I think it will go up soon.〗
Bai Muning heard the implication of E01's words and felt that his guess was absurd. He asked without hesitation, "Could this 86th one have just been promoted?"
E01 didn't say anything, it was a rare moment of silence.
Bai Muning felt very disappointed.
Even in her previous life, when Bai Qingqing pretended to be her and had her face scratched by Ji Ke, when she ran back to Ao Xinyi crying, Ao Xinyi's favorability only dropped to the lowest level in history, 87, and then quickly recovered.
When will we see the number eighty-six?
She calmed down and asked herself, "Was it lower before? What was the lowest?"
〖Eight...Eighty-one...〗
As E01 finished speaking, Ao Xinyi turned around in the crowd surrounding her, looked at her across the crowd, and smiled at her.
Bai Mu Ning saw her mouth opening and shouting: Mu Ning.
Bai Muning felt a chill in his heart. He smiled faintly at her from a distance and was almost speechless.
The drop in Ao Xinyi's favorability was more painful than Bai Qingqing stabbing her.
When she didn't know, what did Bai Qingqing say to them?
Bai Muning was thinking wildly in her heart. At some point a hand appeared in front of her and stopped her aunt from hugging her warmly.
The aunt took back her hand: "No way, Bai Lao San, you are reluctant to let your precious sister hug you, what is today? Are you the flower protector today?"
Bai Siqi stood in front of her and smiled warmly at her aunt: "Well, today I am the flower protector."
Bai Muning felt relieved when he saw the number "98" above Bai Siqi's head.
He was now standing in front of her, obviously worried that when everyone hugged her, the wound on her abdomen would be affected.
Bai Muning smiled at Bai Siqi with emotion and grabbed his sleeve: "Where's Dad?"
Bai Siqi knew that she was just asking casually, looking for an excuse to slip away from the encirclement. He smiled, held her wrist, waved to the relatives, and signaled that he was going to take her away: "Let's take our birthday girl to meet our parents first."
The relatives smiled enthusiastically and called them in, then continued to look into the building to see if Bai Qingqing had come out with Bai Mu Ning.
Sure enough, after a while, a figure in a long skirt was seen walking through the living room.
I couldn't see her face clearly, but it was definitely Bai Qingqing.
As everyone was waiting, they suddenly heard a huge propeller sound overhead, and a huge helicopter appeared overhead, slowly landing on the lawn with a gust of wind.
The Jiang family is here.
The Bai Ao and other families had the same thought in their minds. They stared intently at the hovering helicopter as it came to a steady stop and slowly opened its door.
Bai Qingqing appeared at the entrance to the banquet.
Several sons of the Bai family looked at Bai Mu Ning. Ao Xinyi and Bai Shuting walked through the crowd from both sides and gathered around Bai Mu Ning. They patted her on the shoulder and said, "Ning Ning, your parents are here."
When he said this, Ao Xinyi's heart trembled.
She thought it would be difficult to say this, but she didn't expect it would be so easy to say. Her heart suddenly felt empty, and she thought she would cry out of sadness, but she didn't.
Instead, he raised a decent smile and looked at the two figures that appeared at the hatch.
Jiang Jin, Nie Wanqing.
The fate of life is really sad and unpredictable.
After not seeing each other for decades, these two people are not much different from what I remembered. Jiang Jin's temples are slightly gray, and Nie Wanqing is thinner than before, but she has maintained herself well, and she looks just a little more charming and mature than someone in her twenties.
She glanced at Bai Muning beside her.
How come I didn’t realize all these years that the child I raised actually looks like this couple.
Bai Muning realized what was going to happen next, his eyes turned red in an instant, and he immediately looked at Ao Xinyi, no longer looking at his biological parents, his eyes full of attachment.
Ao Xinyi understood.
She said she couldn't bear to do so.
"...Go ahead, they have been waiting for you for a long time." When Ao Xinyi spoke, his throat felt hot and a little hoarse.
Bai Mu Ning didn't need to get close, Nie Wanqing had already run towards them. Jiang Jin was behind her and wanted to put a tweed coat on her but he didn't have time, so he had to hang the coat on his arm and followed her.
As he walked, he looked across the lawn to a group of Bai family members standing under a big tree.
It fell on the only young girl in the crowd.
Then it fell towards the woman beside her.
“Mu Ning, Mu Ning…!” Nie Wanqing shouted as she ran closer. She couldn’t run fast in her high heels and almost stumbled and fell.
Bai Muning couldn't help but stepped forward to help her from a distance. Seeing that she had stood firmly on her own, he withdrew his hand and stood timidly back beside Ao Xinyi.
The distance of just a few steps was enough for both parties to see each other's faces clearly.
Bai Qingqing watched from a distance, hands behind her back, silently walking through a crowd of people staring at them to an open space not far from them, and drank a glass of sparkling water from the table.
Nie Wanqing felt heartbroken when she saw Bai Muning withdraw his hand.
When a pair of eyes fell on Bai Mu Ning's face, he felt a dull knock on his heart at that moment.
She had imagined what her daughter would look like if she grew up successfully, and she looked just like she does now, exactly the same as what she had longed for and repeatedly sketched in her mind.
More vivid, more real.
Nie Wanqing stretched out her hand, wanting to touch Bai Mu Ning's face. Two lines of tears had already fallen from her eyes, and her eyes and nose were red. "Mu Ning, it's mom, it's my daughter."
She was somewhat incoherent.
Jiang Jin arrived soon after and put his coat on her. He looked at Bai Muning and Ao Xinyi with a steady gaze. He was also shocked. He didn't expect that there would be a day when he would meet his lost daughter again.
She is all grown up.
Although she looked at them with strange eyes, this was indeed their daughter.
"Mu Ning, I'm your father..."
When Jiang Jin opened his mouth, Nie Wanqing could no longer hold back and hugged her daughter, holding her tightly in her arms and crying.
Bai Muning's wounds were a little painful from her hug. He stood stiffly without moving, and let Nie Wanqing hug him blankly, with his hands hanging in the air. He put his hands down awkwardly and touched Nie Wanqing's shoulders.
"you……"
My mother looked worse ten years ago than she does ten years later.
She must be sick now, worried to death. She would get sick every year on her birthday, which is also her death anniversary, and the year we met was no exception.
Bai Muning felt distressed, but he resisted the urge to rush over to hug her. He pretended to be unfamiliar and didn't dare to recognize her, then turned to look at Ao Xinyi helplessly: "Mom..."
"Yes, it's mom. Mom is here to see you, my daughter." Nie Wanqing thought Bai Muning was calling her and let go of her excitedly.
Ao Xinyi, Bai Shuting and Jiang Jin were all a little embarrassed.
No one cleared up the misunderstanding.
Bai Muning also closed his mouth, thinking that now was not the time to speak.
In the distance, the eighteen-year-old Bai Mu Ning passed by and almost missed her. Her aunt Jiang Zhenru slowly approached them and patted Nie Wanqing on the back: "Sister-in-law, calm down. It's a good thing that we found Mu Ning. It's easier to talk if you calm down."
"Yes, yes, I lost my temper. I'm sorry. I'm sorry..." Nie Wanqing wiped her tears and apologized to her daughter embarrassedly. She was crying and laughing at the same time.
No one laughed at her, even Ao Xinyi couldn't help but be moved.
Putting yourself in Nie Wanqing's perspective, who would have thought that the daughter she had lost for eighteen years after being worshipped every year could come back to life and appear in front of her in such good health?
No one can be prepared. When the life that you have imagined countless times in dreams is actually happening before your eyes, even if you are inappropriate, it will be understandable.
Ao Xinyi took a deep breath and patted Nie Wanqing's hand: "Thank you for being willing to celebrate Ningning's eighteenth birthday at the Bai family. Why don't we take a seat first?"
Nie Wanqing was crying when she was suddenly stunned: "What do you mean we are celebrating Ningning's birthday at Bai's house? We are here to take Ningning home."
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