Chapter 122 Chapter 122 After all, I raised him with my own hands...
At five o'clock in the evening, Bai Qingqing's car drove into the Bai family's gate on time.
The sky was a little dark, and it looked like it was going to rain, with thin dark clouds gathering overhead.
Bai Qingqing lowered the window a little and looked out. She saw the taillights of a car passing by at the end of the turn in the lane. She frowned and asked the driver, "Is Jiang Mu Ning going back to the Bai family today too?"
"Miss, yes, it seems that the eldest son of the Ji family is also traveling with them."
These two were together, no wonder she didn't sense any signs.
Bai Qingqing leaned back on the car seat and said to Ji Kui beside her, "What's wrong with you Ji family members? After finishing your work, you don't go back to your own homes, but come to my house instead."
"How can there be a show if the people are not all here?" Ji Kui tilted his head slightly, nodded and smiled at Bai Qingqing.
Bai Qingqing lowered her eyes and muttered softly, "I asked you to act, but not today..."
But she had not expected that after the Jiang family asked the Ji family to rescue people, they would not return to the capital, but would return to the East City together. This must be Jiang Mu Ning's intention. She came back to the Bai family...what was she going to do?
The current plot has deviated a thousand miles from the original.
According to the timeline of the original novel, the dating show has already recorded its fourth episode, and Ji Ke and Jiang Mu Ning's identities as an engaged couple have been made public. They should be having a hot relationship on the show now.
The hot search about the real and fake daughter of the Bai family has just exploded. The original Li Qingqing cut her dress on the eve of her birthday party, causing a big fuss at home. She still refused to give up and insisted on following Jiang Mu Ning to the fourth episode of the show with her injuries.
The fifth brother Bai Songxu supported his fake sister with whom he had been in a relationship for 18 years on the show. He called Ji Ke's brother-in-law bad and mocked Li Qingqing, who was in the control group.
Bai San saw that Jiang Mu Ning had someone in his heart, and he was sad and drunk, and said a lot of harsh words to Li Qingqing who had returned home after recording the show.
Li Qingqing was disappointed that her third brother, who had been kind to her since the first day she returned home and showed her a family photo, had always treated her gently, but all his kindness to her came from Jiang Mu Ning.
The news that she was not doing well after finding her biological parents spread all over the Internet. Li Wu and his wife read the entertainment news and traveled thousands of miles to find her. They pretended to be her parents, sent her to school, and tried to get some benefits from her.
How could Li Qingqing not see what Li Wu and his wife were thinking?
I just feel like I've been abandoned by the whole world.
She clearly has two families, but one is a cannibal and the other doesn't want her.
When all hope is lost, Li Qingqing meets Wu Shang who comes to visit her, bringing the hidden metaphysical thread to the surface and into the second half of the book.
Now... Bai Qingqing held the gourd in her palm and tapped the leather seat with her index finger.
The scene of Bai Family Manor outside the window flashed by. After not seeing it for three days, it felt like a lifetime ago.
Ji Kui, who was sitting next to him, was someone who should not be here at this time and in this scene.
The first metaphysical case she tackled after entering this world was about her uncle Ao Teng, who had fought with Wu Chang in little Zhou Hao's memory.
He got to know the Special Investigation Bureau in the subsequent bone pit case, and Ji Lincun followed the ghost soldiers across the border to see Wu Shang's Yin and Yang official road. In the corpse sewing case, he destroyed his vessel for evil spirits... All these things had long been related to Wu Shang, and now he had just been named an evil god in Baotong.
The plot order of the entire book has been messed up. No matter how much Tiandao tries to move the characters and events back to their original places, and the stage is set up as it is, the play will be different.
The mistakes will only increase.
The world is formed by cause and effect. If hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of errors are gathered in one place, can the small world in this book still operate normally?
Crash or...
Bai Qingqing put the gourd back into her pocket, turned her head and looked into Ji Kui's eyes, smiling gently, "Mr. Kui, welcome to my home."
Outside the car.
Ao Xinyi and Bai Shuting were standing in the doorway, as if they had just hurried out of the house. Bai Lincheng, wearing a white shirt and trousers, was standing at the bottom of the steps. He watched her get out of the car calmly, and then cast his gaze on another open door in the direction of the back seat.
Bai Qingqing stretched out her arms and said, "Brother, you just got off work."
"Yes." Bai Yancheng nodded, his eyes still on Ji Kui. Bai Qingqing also turned her head and stretched out her hand to invite him: "This is..."
"I know him. He's from the Ji family, Ji Kui." Bai Lincheng interrupted, frowned slightly at Ji Kui, and extended his hand to shake his: "Bai Lincheng."
When the two parties shook hands, Ao Xinyi and Bai Shuting stood there in a daze for a moment, then came to their senses and hurried down the stairs. They walked quickly to Bai Qingqing, took her hand, and walked around her.
"It's okay, I'm glad you're back. Qingqing, you're not hurt, are you?"
Ao Xinyi's eyes were red and he had been worried for two days. He had felt uneasy since they left. Now that he saw them in person, he finally felt relieved and at peace. He couldn't help but hug her tightly in front of everyone.
"Didn't I tell you I'm fine?"
Bai Qingqing used to dislike Ao Xinyi's intimate touch, but now seeing her worried look with red eyes, she lowered her half-raised hands and raised her head in her arms and asked, "Are people from the Special Investigation Bureau coming to our house?"
Ao Xinyi let her go and explained, "They've left now. On the first night you left, a director named Zi came with two people. He said he was still your friend and left with them last night."
It didn't seem like there was anything going on when I came here. I just wanted to watch them and prevent them from going to pick up people.
Ao Xinyi felt resentful, but it was inconvenient to say it because there were outsiders present. She immediately adjusted her expression, took her daughter's hand, greeted Ji Kui, invited them in, and enthusiastically asked him if he had dinner, and if he wanted to stay for a meal.
Bai Shuting leaned close to his wife and whispered, "This is Mr. Kui from the Ji family. He is the uncle and nephew of Mr. Ji."
Ao Xinyi was stunned. He didn't expect that the legendary uncle of the Ji family was so young. He wondered in a low voice: "Then why didn't they come together..."
That Ji always came back with Mu Ning.
Logically speaking, since both members of the Ji family came to visit her home, they should have come together, but now they came back one after the other with her two daughters.
Ao Xinyi frowned, and as soon as he entered the room, he coughed twice to suppress the itch in his throat, then smiled and said to the group of people in the room: "It turns out that Mr. Kui and Mr. Ji are uncle and nephew. Look at the fuss I made. Everyone, take a rest first. I will have someone prepare dinner now."
Ji Ke and Jiang Mu Ning were already sitting on the sofa, with Bai Siqi beside them. He stood up specially to greet Ji Kui.
Ms. Xu served two cups of tea and invited Ji Kui to take a seat.
He stood there without moving, smiled slightly at Ji Ke's slightly puzzled expression, and said politely to Bai Qingqing beside him: "Excuse me."
Bai Qingqing also smiled and nodded to him, inviting him to take a seat. She glanced at Ji Ke and Jiang Muning who were sitting opposite her, and then looked out the huge French window.
The sky was darker than before.
She took a long breath, held it in her lungs, and slowly exhaled, the smile on her lips deepening.
Although it is earlier than planned, now that the stage has been set and the main characters are basically here, let's take a look at how many mistakes there are in it.
Ji Kui has already gone to sit down.
Bai Qingqing took two steps back and asked Ao Xinyi, "Mom, why can't I see Fourth Brother? Has he left?"
Ao Xinyi was coughing with his hands covering his lips, and after walking a few steps away with his daughter, he said, "This program is so dangerous, and you haven't come back yet, how could your fourth brother leave? He must see that you are safe before he can rest assured.
He has some work to do now, ahem, he will come down after the meeting is over."
"You don't know, Mu Ning was so weak when she came back, she couldn't even stand, and now she doesn't look well. If she's like that, how badly must you be injured as a kid who was at the forefront? Cough cough cough... We were so worried about you, Qingqing, cough, this show from now on..."
Bai Qingqing patted her on the back and added: "This show is a little special, it won't be like that in the future. Director Wu probably won't be able to shoot many more episodes of this variety show, it's okay.
But your cough, you said it was getting better, why does it still feel quite serious?"
"I'm also confused. It comes and goes, and it seems to get better outside..." Ao Xinyi waved his hand and stopped thinking: "I'll ask Sister Qiao to make chicken soup with nourishing herbs tonight. You and Mu Ning should drink more to replenish your body."
"Okay, then I'll change my clothes before coming down." Bai Qingqing nodded and ran upstairs to her room.
Everyone in the living room watched her disappear.
Jiang Muning looked at Ji Ke, who nodded slightly to show that he understood. He then leaned towards his uncle and asked in a low voice, "How is she?"
Ji Kui shook his head imperceptibly.
Ji Ke frowned slightly, turned around and looked at Jiang Mu Ning. Before he could say anything, she understood and frowned thoughtfully.
Bai Siqi was watching the eyes and expressions of the three people, especially Ji Ke and Mu Ning, and there seemed to be an invisible tacit understanding flowing between them.
Ji Ke should be someone Mu Ning met in Beijing after he returned to the Jiang family. In just a few days, they developed such a tacit understanding.
The girl he watched grow up had a life he didn't know about...
Mu Ning used to tell his third brother everything, but when it came to Ji Ke, it became special...
Bai Siqi unconsciously clenched his palms, and suddenly stood up and said to the others, "You guys chat first, I'll go upstairs and call my fourth brother."
"Third brother..." Jiang Muning raised his head and looked at him, as if he noticed something was wrong with him, and called him softly.
But Bai Siqi didn't even turn his head and left in a hurry as if he hadn't heard anything.
Her delicate eyebrows were wrinkled, and she was breathing weakly and laboriously. With trembling fingertips, she picked up the teacup in front of her and took a sip. After drinking the warm and nourishing scented tea, her complexion looked better.
Ji Ke came to pick up Jiang Mu Ning at the request of the Jiang family. He was supposed to take her directly back to the capital. If Jiang Mu Ning hadn't been worried about her adoptive mother's health and insisted on coming to see her, they would never have made the trip to the East Market.
Seeing her pale face, as if she was extremely weak, he said after a moment's hesitation, "Miss Jiang is not feeling well. Why don't you go back to your room and rest? Master Cen's apprentice is attending a seminar nearby. I can ask him to come and see you first. Otherwise, if anything goes wrong with Miss Jiang, I won't be able to explain to my uncle and aunt."
"I'm fine. I'm leaving tomorrow morning. I can't stay at home for long... I want to stay with my parents..."
The moment Jiang Mu Ning said this, his eyes turned red. He looked around the room with longing, and finally set his gaze cautiously on Ao Xinyi, who was just a few steps away.
Ao Xinyi originally felt a little awkward towards Jiang Mu Ning.
Hearing this, he couldn't help but look at her face, and his heart softened.
After all, she was the child she had raised, the daughter she had pampered like a pearl in the palm of her hand. Which mother could resist the admiration in her child's eyes?
Ao Xinyi instantly put aside the fact that she had contacted her biological parents without telling him, and even the fact that she had deliberately misled everyone to misunderstand Qingqing.
She sighed and walked forward, touching Jiang Mu Ning's hand, "Why is it so cold? Ning Ning, tell me the truth, what happened to you in Baotong? Are you injured?"
"Nothing really happened in Baotong..."
There was a sound of a door opening from the direction of the upstairs bedroom. Jiang Muning glanced upwards and naturally raised his face higher to look at Ao Xinyi. He made way for the seat beside him and patted the sofa gently: "Mom, please sit down. You are the one who needs to pay attention to your health now."
Ao Xinyi sat down next to her and held her hand. His face clearly showed that he still didn't believe what she said. He said to Ji Ke and Ji Kui, "Boss Ji, Mr. Kui, my daughter is afraid that I will worry, so she won't tell the truth. Can you please tell me what happened in Baotong? Did that evil Buddha hurt them?"
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The sound of conversation downstairs floated up into the air, muffled and unclear.
Bai Qingqing lowered her eyes to look at the living room downstairs, where the mother and daughter were sitting close together and behaving intimately. She smiled indifferently and pushed open Bai San's door.
The sound of glassware hitting the wooden table could be clearly heard from the inner room.
Bai Qingqing strolled into his studio. She was familiar with the place and immediately saw Bai Siqi sitting in front of the huge workbench.
An empty glass lay at hand, and next to it a bottle of liquor.
"Are you drinking now?" Bai Qingqing approached and asked.
"Why didn't you knock on the door..." Bai Siqi restrained his disordered breathing and straightened up. The burning feeling in his stomach made him even more upset.
Bai Qingqing saw that he looked impatient, as if he was going to ask her to leave in the next second. She chuckled, "Third brother, you are so polite. I was thinking of coming to help you. Knocking on the door seems awkward."
"Can you help me?" Bai Siqi frowned, and Jiang Mu Ning's face subconsciously appeared in his mind. He asked vigilantly, "Is there anything you can do to help me?"
"Let me help you see if you really like Jiang Mu Ning. She has brought her fiancé to your house today. If you still can't see your true feelings, it will be embarrassing."
"fiancé?"
Bai Siqi only heard three words in the conversation. She strode to Bai Qingqing in disbelief and confirmed, "Ji Ke is her fiancé?"
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