Chapter 149 Chapter 149 (Three in One) Let's let Bai...
Ao Xinyi, who was walking in the living room to digest his food after dinner, stopped at some point.
The game interface in Bai Heyun's hand vibrated and turned bright red.
He looked up blankly at Bai Qingqing and Bai Songxu in front of him, and fell into a trance for a moment.
The living room was extremely quiet, with only the gurgling sound of boiling water and the occasional sound of Jiang Muning turning the pages of a book.
"Of course it's true." Bai Qingqing nodded and smiled at her guest.
In the August day, Bai Songxu's hands, which were gripping the edge of the sofa, had long since turned ice-cold. His breathing was trembling, and he couldn't utter a word. He felt that the smile on Bai Qingqing's face at that moment stung his eyes.
“But once you become a top star, your success or failure is all in your hands. How long you can stay at the top depends on yourself.” Bai Qingqing raised her eyelids and glanced at Jiang Muning who was reading a book at the dining table in the distance.
She was concentrating on reading a book with her head down, and seemed to be unaware of the conversation here.
Bai Qingqing made a hand gesture, lowered her sitting body, and whispered in Bai Songxu's ear, "If you do it well, you will be popular forever. If you make a wrong step, you will fall from the altar, and spend the rest of your life in loneliness and atonement."
Bai Songxu's eyes were red, as if he was frightened by Bai Qingqing's next words.
Bai Qingqing was about to stand up when he suddenly grabbed the fabric on her shoulders. She heard him ask in a trembling voice, "What about our family? I...even if I really failed, how could I be alone, nameless, and without a name..."
[Of course they all died. ]
[Didn't Bai Lincheng talk to this idiot before? What did they talk about? How come he doesn't know anything? ]
The previous thought just flashed through Bai Qingqing's mind, and then he felt that there might be a reason why Bai Lincheng didn't tell him.
Bai Songxu couldn't keep things secret, and he had such a good relationship with Jiang Muning. If he told him everything, he might turn around and ask Jiang Muning about it.
Bai Qingqing didn't trust him at all and pulled his hand off her shoulder.
"Bai Songxu, if you ask again, it will exceed 500,000."
Bai Songxu felt heartache. He didn't expect that Bai Qingqing was still thinking about money at this time.
He was angry and sad, holding back his tears and opening his phone again to transfer another 500,000 yuan to her, but his action was stopped by Bai Qingqing, who interrupted him and said, "One major event is counted once a day, and more than that will not be counted."
Don’t you want money?
Didn’t Big Brother charge money even for talking to her?
Bai Songxu eagerly showed Bai Qingqing his balance: "I still have more than 10 million in my card. I can add more money. Bai Qingqing, if you want to tell fortunes, you have to tell them to the end. How can you stop talking halfway?"
Bai Songxu was confused and at a loss in the great shock. The expression on his face became pleading, like a pitiful puppy squatting under Bai Qingqing.
Bai Qingqing frowned slightly, feeling that he was a little fragile and sensitive today.
【What else can I say? 】
[Are you saying that everyone except you and Bai Si is dead? ]
[Does it mean that your second brother was exchanged by Jiang Mu Ning for a drug lord and was chopped into pieces, or that Bai San committed suicide for love, or that your fourth brother generously forgave everyone and left his homeland with peace and love? And you redeemed yourself and your family, and spent the rest of your life in repentance? ]
"It's over." Bai Qingqing sneered in her heart, shook off his hand again, loosened the hand seal she had been holding, and reached for the bowl of honeydew melon beside her.
[Those of you who died early should die early, those who forgive should forgive, those who atone should atone, who can be more miserable than me? ]
[My father didn't love me, and my mother didn't care about me. My brothers were partial to me and couldn't tolerate me as their biological daughter and sister. This made me twisted and resentful. From then on, I only had eyes for Jiang Mu Ning.]
Bai Qingqing really thought about it. Putting aside the many unexpected events in the plot, if the Bai family had treated Li Qingqing better, would she not be so twisted and insist on competing with Jiang Muning for victory or defeat?
What if this love was just a little fair?
But now that Li Qingqing is not here, she has to bear the consequences.
Bai Songxu, who was squatting in front of her, was thinking about something and was obviously distracted. Bai Qingqing was too lazy to study his psychology, so she lay down on the sofa again and ate a piece of honeydew melon.
[From the beginning to the end, I was the villain who worked diligently and courted death the whole time... This melon is just the right softness and hardness, so delicious! ]
[After going through 9981 dead ends, being physically and mentally disabled, disfigured and crippled, with his family broken up, he still had to persist in living until Jiang Mu Ning became successful and famous, and had both sons and daughters.]
[Who can be as miserable as me...]
[I can’t eat any more. I’m so full… One last bite.]
Bai Qingqing reached out her hand to poke at a piece of honeydew melon again, but she didn't notice that Bai Songxu, who was squatting in front of her, had collapsed to the ground at some point, turned her head away, and silently, crystal tears flowed down her face.
Ao Xinyi carved his nails into the palm of his hand, and blood seeped into the gaps between his nails, oozing out as a long line of bright red blood.
It was the first time that she heard Qingqing talk about her own ending in her heart.
Physically and mentally disabled? Disfigured and lame?
How could her daughter...
Isn't this torture? !
And all this happened right next to her and Shu Ting, in the Bai family?
She had just escaped from the cannibalistic Li family.
Ao Xinyi was shaking with heartache. His body was stiff. He slowly turned his head and looked at Jiang Muning who was sitting beside him reading a book with his bloodshot eyes. His breath seemed to be stained with the smell of blood.
Is this the fate of their family in this world?
The shallow breathing sounds of everyone in the room were suppressed.
Jiang Muning slowly turned a page of the book, secretly paying attention to Bai Qingqing and Bai Songxu. At this moment, he looked up at the entire space in the room and suddenly realized that the atmosphere of the entire space had changed at some point.
Bai Qingqing's conversation suddenly stopped in the middle of the conversation. Now the expressions and states of these people were obviously a little different?
Yes...what did Bai Qingqing do secretly?
It was so quiet that the sound of boiling water was amplified in the space, like thunder.
Bai Shuting took the teapot down from the tea table, poured water into the thermos cup without saying a word, and tightened the lid.
Then he put the cup aside steadily, and his eagle eyes slowly scanned the faces of his wife and children in the living room one by one.
Bai Shuting said: "It's getting late, everyone should go to bed early."
Hearing this, Bai Lincheng put down the newspaper he had picked up and lowered his crossed legs: "Old Four, Little Five, go back to your room and rest."
Bai Heyun, who was distracted in the middle of the game, raised his head and opened his lips silently twice, as if he wanted to say something.
But he quickly adjusted his state, glanced at Jiang Mu Ning in the distance without leaving a trace, put his mobile phone in his pocket, and walked forward to pull up Bai Songxu who was slumped on the ground.
He put a hand on his brother's shoulder, gave him a throat lock, and said with a smile: "Okay, if you have time, you might as well improve your abilities instead of thinking about these trivial things."
Bai Shuting also walked to his wife, lowered his eyes to look at her clenched palms, and loosened her tightly clenched fists.
The mask on her face had become dry and white.
A pair of scarlet eyes were filled with hatred.
"Let's go back to bed?"
Bai Shuting acted as if nothing had happened, holding Ao Xinyi's hand and taking the script from her other hand. He turned his head and glanced at Jiang Muning who was sitting at the long table: "Ningning, you should also go to bed early."
Is...she overthinking it?
Jiang Mu Ning frowned slightly, stroked the book beside his finger and closed it, then stood up and said with a smile: "Okay, Dad, Mom, brothers, then I will go back to my room first."
Bai Heyun smiled and waved at her, "Good night Ningning, have a sweet dream."
Bai Qingqing lay on the sofa, listening to what the Bai family said. She chuckled, then raised her hand and took a bite of the melon and put it in her mouth.
【Ning~Ning~Have a good dream. 】
[When the Bai family is completely ruined by the Jiang and Ji families, her dream will come true~]
[But... I really don't understand. In the original novel, Li Qingqing targeted Jiang Mu Ning time and time again, and even used the power of the Bai family to destroy her. This led to the Jiang and Ji families taking action, and the Bai family went bankrupt.
But now I haven't done anything, right? What is Jiang Mu Ning's purpose in setting up the Five Ghosts Bring Wealth Formation...】
【Plan ahead to prevent problems before they happen? 】
[Eh... I just hope the Bai family doesn't do anything against the rules right now, lest they find a reason to blame them.]
Bai Heyun and Bai Lincheng both glanced at Bai Qingqing who was lying on the sofa playing with her phone.
After hearing this, Bai Songxu, who was held in Bai Heyun's arms, began to cry silently again.
In front of him, Bai Shuting was leading Ao Xinyi upstairs.
Jiang Muning was also walking upstairs with a book in his hand.
Bai Heyun gritted his teeth, leaned his head close to his brother's ear and whispered, "Please stop crying. If you can't help, don't make things worse."
Bai Songxu wiped away his tears, and just as he raised his hand to dry them, the new tears that had accumulated in his eyes couldn't stop falling again.
He tried his best to control himself and adjusted his voice: "I'm going back to bed."
"Sleep, sleep, sleep quickly!"
Bai Heyun urged him with a disgusted tone, and immediately dragged him away. When turning around, Bai Heyun paused with his brother and said to Bai Qingqing, "Qingqing, good night."
Bai Qingqing was eating honeydew melon, and was worried about the plot that was constantly moving forward. She didn't bother to pay attention to the two people at all. She waved at them without even looking up, "Bye."
Many people in the living room dispersed at once.
After Bai Shuting sent Ao Xinyi back to the room, he came out soon, picked up the thermos cup he had just placed on the tea table, and met eyes with Bai Lincheng who stayed in the living room.
Bai Lincheng glanced at the thermos in his hand and understood what he meant.
The father and son walked to the door in silence and changed their shoes at the entrance.
Bai Qingqing glanced at them, wondering why the two of them went out so late at night, but she didn't take it too seriously. She reached for the fork in the melon bowl in her arms again, but found nothing.
She turned over on the sofa, looked into the bowl, and found that the whole bowl of honeydew melon was eaten. She stood up with a little disappointment, put the empty bowl on the coffee table, and went back to her room to sleep.
Nightfall.
A bronze dagger wrapped in a yellow talisman was placed on the bedside, with wisps of spiritual energy lingering around it, nourishing it.
The sound of a car door closing was heard in the garden, and Bai Shuting and Bai Lincheng got out of the car one on the left and one on the right.
Bai Shuting looked towards the third floor and said, "I won't go to the bidding meeting tomorrow. You and Wang Qing can go."
Bai Mincheng: "..."
He followed the direction of Bai Shuting's gaze and looked to the third floor. The lights in the house had been turned off. Only a few wall lamps were emitting dim light, illuminating the outline of the Bai family's main building.
As far as the eye could see, it was Bai Qingqing's room.
Bai Shuting didn't have to attend the bidding meeting in person, but he valued this project so much that he agreed early on to go in person.
Bai Lincheng looked at his father who was always calm and taciturn, and thought of what happened tonight. He felt helpless and looked towards the third floor with him: "Do you want to stay at home with Qingqing?"
"Yeah." Bai Shuting responded.
Qingqing will be leaving home again the day after tomorrow, and he wants to stay at home... and see her more.
He would start to act the day after tomorrow when Qingqing and Jiang Muning set off.
The outcome of fighting against the heaven is unknown. If you lose, in the future... I'm afraid you won't be able to live a peaceful life like today.
Bai Lincheng said: "I will not go to the bidding meeting tomorrow. I will hold a family dinner in the afternoon. The reason is... to announce the marriage news of the third brother to the outside world."
Bai Shuting was a little surprised.
Bai Siqi and Zhuang You's two children agreed to have three more meals together. Now they have not yet gone to the second meal at Zhuang's house. Isn't it a bit too hasty to announce it so quickly? It's not very polite to Zhuang You either.
This is not Xin Cheng's habit.
"What are you planning?" Bai Shuting frowned and looked at his son.
"I'll tell you when it's confirmed." Bai Lincheng looked at the empty thermos cup in his father's hand, smiled slightly, walked towards the door and said, "Come back, Dad."
…
Early the next morning.
Bai Shuting, who had spent the whole night in the study, tiptoed back to the bedroom, gently turned the doorknob, and slowly pushed the door open a crack.
As I tiptoed halfway through the crack in the door, I saw Ao Xinyi, who I thought was fast asleep, sitting on the bed, leaning against the headboard, as if he had not moved all night.
Bai Shuting was silent for a moment.
He opened the door completely, went into the room and closed the door: "Xinyi, why aren't you asleep?"
"...I think we should let Qingqing go abroad."
Ao Xinyi's voice was slightly hoarse.
His face looked a little gray and dull after a sleepless night.
Bai Shuting paused briefly, sat down beside the bed, frowned and looked at his wife's solemn expression.
Ao Xinyi took a deep breath and looked at her husband calmly, "Brother Ting, I've been thinking about this all night. We've heard a lot from Qingqing's heart. Now that things have come to this, we can all see that the so-called plot is something that neither Qingqing nor we can avoid."
"Qingqing is better. She has some ability to resist, but we can only obey."
Ao Xinyi sat up straight and spoke quickly and firmly: "I recalled everything that happened in the past two months. Did you notice that every time when it comes to the plot, it is actually still dominated by us."
"Hmm?" Bai Shuting asked softly.
Ao Xinyi shared his own analysis: "When Qingqing first returned home, we were first exposed because of the car accident. Then, in front of so many people at the dinner party, Qingqing entered the entertainment industry and was going to appear on variety shows. Later, Xiaowu had an accident, and Mu Ning and Xiaowu went on the same variety show..."
"Every time, the people appear first, and then the plot appears."
"Just like a drama, the script has been written, but the stage needs to be built and the actors need to be in place before the plot can begin." Ao Xinyi's eyes were filled with deep thought.
They did indeed do many things according to the plot without realizing it, and Qingqing was forced to take part in it.
"Qingqing doesn't have the ability to completely escape from the plot. I think... she has always wanted to leave home, but she never left because she couldn't. We didn't give her the opportunity, so what if we give her this chance now?"
"We make the plot more reasonable and offer to let her go abroad. This way, Qingqing will have a reason to leave. As long as she is not in the country, the actors on the stage will not be able to gather together. Can she be out of the plot?"
Ao Xinyi became a little excited as he spoke.
"You also heard what happened to her in the end. She couldn't go through those things. If we must follow the plot, then let's continue the story."
Whoever the soul in that body is now.
She couldn't bear to let the scenario in her mind happen to her daughter.
Ao Xinyi grabbed Bai Shuting's hand and said, "After all, isn't the plot about us being the villains? Let Qingqing go, and we'll continue to fight the Jiang family. The plot can still move forward. We won't allow Mu Ning or Jiang Mu Ning to do anything they want to do."
"If the Jiang family and the Ji family want to hate us, then let them hate us. Just hate the two of us. This is our fate anyway."
"Brother Ting, let's do it," Ao Xinyi's eyes turned red, and his eyes were wet with enthusiasm: "Let Yancheng leave the company, Siqi marry Xiaoyou as soon as possible and move out of the house, and the fourth and fifth brothers don't have to worry... In this case, it's good enough to be alive. Give them some money and separate part of the property from the group..."
Except Siming.
She didn't know what to do...
Siming had insisted on becoming a drug enforcement officer, and she had objected no matter how hard she tried. Now it was difficult for him to retire early, and Siming didn't know the situation at home, so he wouldn't believe her even if she told him...
What’s important is that Siming’s identity is an important part of driving the plot. Even if Siming really returns to ordinary life, his identity will be revealed and the possibility of retaliation is extremely high.
This plot cannot be avoided...
Ao Xinyi was disheartened. He closed his eyes helplessly and said in a trembling voice, "The rest will be up to us..."
Bai Shuting understood what his wife said, held her hand tighter, and continued with the second half of her sentence: "Well, let's make the Bai family bankrupt."
Although his wife's decision was different from what he had originally intended.
But what they did in the end was the same.
Bai Shuting nodded calmly, with a slight smile on his lips. He took his wife, who had not slept all night, into his arms and patted her back slowly: "It's okay, Xinyi, everything will be fine."
…
Bai Qingqing was woken up by hunger in the early morning, her stomach growling louder than the alarm clock.
She didn't set an alarm though.
After checking the time, Bai Qingqing reached out to touch the bronze dagger on the bedside. The aura of the dagger became much stronger, and now it was finally worthy of people's attention.
"This little thing is really good at eating..." If everything goes well, it will be almost fully nourished today. When it comes to the final stage, Bai Qingqing put the dagger close to her body, sighed, and got up to wash.
In the family group, Bai Lincheng informed everyone about the family dinner.
Bai Qingqing was quite speechless when she saw the news when she came out of her room. As she walked downstairs, she muttered quietly, "The Bai family holds so many banquets every day."
【Is there any plot? 】
The Bai Ao and his family who were in the group replied with a bunch of "received", "ok", and "see you later".
Bai Qingqing thought about it, but couldn't remember what was about to happen.
According to the timeline, now is the part about Bai San's alcoholism and dual personality. Recently, the Bai family has indeed been focusing on Bai Siqi's love drama, but it is not about him and Jiang Mu Ning, but his marriage to Zhuang You.
The plot was so confusing now that she didn't know which part would come next. Bai Qingqing sighed and had no intention of following the plot.
Anyway, she has made up her mind. Now everything is up to her. She will decide what play to perform next.
Living room on the first floor.
There are so many people here.
Bai Qingqing saw Ao Xinyi and Bai Shuting at a glance, and was surprised that one of them didn't go to the set, and the other didn't go to work.
When the couple saw her coming downstairs, Ao Xinyi came up to them and asked, "Qingqing, good morning, would you like to have breakfast? Sister Qiao cooked a pot of pork ribs, it's just right for eating now, would you like a bowl?"
When Bai Qingqing heard that there was meat, she laughed and said, "I want a big bowl."
Ao Xinyi smiled and urged her husband to go to the kitchen and inform the people to serve the ribs. As she walked up the stairs, she stepped forward and took her arm: "Qingqing, school will start soon after you finish filming the fifth episode, right? How are the preparations for school going?"
"Very good." Bai Qingqing answered casually.
What should I prepare for when I start my freshman year?
Just report on the day.
Bai Qingqing didn't take school very seriously. She thought that if she was lucky, she wouldn't even have to go to school. But if she was unlucky...
Bai Qingqing asked, "Why are you suddenly having a family dinner today? I didn't even hear about it yesterday."
"Oh, aren't your third brother and Xiaoyou getting married soon? After September, each family will be busy raising their own children, so they may not be all together. So take advantage of the holiday to come and see Xiaoyou."
"They are all relatives you met at the last family dinner. Don't be nervous."
Bai Qingqing thought it made sense.
I saw a lot of naughty kids last time.
The Bai family and the Ao family are such large families with many young people in school. It makes sense that every household must be busy with their children.
She easily accepted the family dinner in the evening. When she went downstairs, she glanced at the dining table, then looked at Jiang Mu Ning who was drinking scented tea and studying the script on the sofa, and sat down next to her.
Jiang Muning was a little surprised. He glanced at her and didn't notice that Ao Xinyi, who came with them, also paused for a moment. Then he sat down next to them with a normal expression.
A big bowl of pork rib soup was served.
Jiang Muning lowered his eyes silently, looked at the fragrant flower tea in his hand, and frowned.
She put down her teacup and greeted with a smile: "Qingqing, good morning. Did you sleep well?"
Bai Qingqing looked at her for a few seconds and replied, "Very good."
The last time Jiang Muning saw her, he was a little afraid of her. He was weak the whole time and stuck to Ji Ke all the time.
Ji Ke was not there this time, but she had no intention of avoiding him.
This means that confidence is back.
Bai Qingqing held the pork rib soup in her hands and tapped the edge of the bowl with her fingertips twice. Naturally, she couldn't figure out what changes had taken place in Jiang Mu Ning's fate.
However, she felt that there was a breath covering her fate, floating up and down, very unstable.
And the things in the gourd...seem to be quite different.
I can’t tell. I need to explore further.
Or wait until this breath becomes more stable...
"What's wrong? Is there something on my face?" Jiang Muning touched his face.
"Nothing, I just noticed that you don't look much like my parents." Bai Qingqing laughed, lowered her head and took a bite of a piece of tender stewed pork ribs, squinting her eyes in satisfaction.
Jiang Muning: "..."
Her heart ached, and her eyes instantly turned red. She sat there, looking somewhat at a loss. She glanced at Ao Xinyi beside her with a hurt expression: "Qingqing, I know you blame me, but it was not my intention to be taken away by mistake..."
"I know, I just saw you always appearing in this house, and I suddenly felt something."
Bai Qingqing chewed some spareribs and asked in a very natural tone, as if chatting, "By the way, are you going to the Bai family's family dinner today?"
No! What!?
She was already at the Bai family, so were they asking her to leave? To avoid them?
Jiang Muning didn't expect her to be so aggressive now.
She had clearly acted like she didn't want to bother with me before, but now she came up to me and started trouble.
As expected, no matter whether it was the Bai Qingqing in the previous life or the Bai Qingqing now, both were particularly hateful.
Perhaps it was because she always said these things at the Bai family that Ao Xinyi's attitude towards her changed so much...
Jiang Muning was caught off guard by her and was unable to utter a word. Tears welled up in his eyes. He pursed his lips and trembled the corners of his lips, waiting for Ao Xinyi to speak.
Sure enough, she took his hands, clasped them together in her palms and patted them in a comforting gesture.
"Qingqing, Ningning has lived in our family for eighteen years, so of course she has to attend the family dinner."
Jiang Mu Ning raised her head with red eyes. Ao Xinyi said, smiling and looking at her again, touching her head: "Ning Ning, don't get me wrong, Qingqing has no other intentions. You are a member of the Bai family and will always be... my daughter."
Bai Qingqing lowered her head to drink the soup, and her hands paused for a moment.
My heart ached uncontrollably.
You will always be my daughter...
On the side, Jiang Muning held Ao Xinyi's hand, his expression moved: "Mom..."
She hugged Ao Xinyi gently and whispered in her ear: "Thank you."
"Silly child."
Ao Xinyi let go of her, his eyes sighing, "Xiaoyou was at home yesterday, I didn't have time to ask you, you and Ji Ke are going to get engaged, have you set the date?"
"Well...the elders in my family hope that we get engaged." Jiang Mu Ning nodded.
Ao Xinyi looked a little sad: "Such a big thing, but you didn't tell me at all. I saw it on the Internet! I thought it was fake, but I didn't expect..."
"Forget it, Ningning. If Ji Ke treats you badly, remember that I am also your mother. If you are wronged, come and tell me, okay?"
Bai Qingqing finished a large bowl of pork rib soup, with half a bowl of boneless meat still left in the bowl. She stood up with the bowl in her hand and called out to Aunt Qiao, "Aunt Qiao! Add some more soup!"
Aunt Qiao hurried out of the kitchen.
Bai Qingqing held the bowl in her hand, took a big step, and went to the kitchen to meet him.
The fingers holding the bowl were a little forceful.
Li Qingqing, don't be sad. If you want to die, just die. Just be quiet!
*
In the afternoon, people from the Bai family arrived one after another.
In the evening, the gentle evening breeze lowers the temperature from the scorching heat of the day.
The dinner started as scheduled.
Bai Lincheng's notification was sudden in the morning, so many people from the Bai and Ao families were unable to come. Those who could come were those who lived nearby or had very close relations and had specially rushed back.
When they heard that the third son of Bai Shuting's family was getting married, they all came with gifts to congratulate him.
Zhuang You was naturally there too.
Bai Ao's and his family didn't dare to make a big fuss, for fear of making the scene too formal and scaring his fiancée, so they tried to give the gifts one by one in a natural and casual manner.
Several younger sons of the Bai family were at the banquet.
The eldest brother, Bai Lincheng, stood aside today, not too far from Bai Qingqing, watching the dinner scene silently.
Bai Qingqing asked: "Why don't you go over there?"
Bai Lingcheng held a glass of wine and smiled: "I am the eldest brother, I will be urged to get married if I go there."
Bai Qingqing thought of Bai Lincheng's beautiful snake, and said with a smile: "Brother, you are so handsome, there must be a lot of boys and girls who like you. There are so many people around you, but no one is attracted to you?"
Bai Mincheng: "...No, I don't plan to get married."
His eyes were fixed on the family of three getting off the shuttle bus. The butler, wearing white gloves, helped the girl in a white long dress down from the bus.
Of the three, the mother and daughter walked arm in arm towards the banquet table together.
Bai Qingqing followed his line of sight.
I didn’t see this family of three at the last family dinner.
When the three of them got closer, she exclaimed, that girl... She raised her head with some understanding: "Brother, do you like girls like that?"
Bai Lingcheng glanced at her silently and whispered, "That's the child of your fourth cousin."
【Look at the face...】
Bai Lingcheng paused and added: "Adopted."
He raised his head and drank the remaining sip of wine in the glass, put it on the tray, and replaced it with a new glass. He said to Bai Qingqing, "The child's name is Bai Yitong. She has a bad heart. At the last family dinner, my fourth cousin and aunt were abroad to accompany her for surgery and couldn't make it back. They have a good relationship with our family, so I'll take you to say hello."
"Yitong is older than you, you should call her cousin."
As they were talking, my fourth cousin and his family of three were approaching.
Bai Mincheng waved at them.
The couple looked over, and Bai Yitong quickly raised her hand and waved to him, then she lifted her skirt with a smile and strode over here first.
"Brother Min Cheng!"
The couple behind her kept asking her to slow down.
The family of three seems to have a good relationship.
Maybe because they have been together for a long time, the three of them have somewhat similar temperaments and looks.
Bai Qingqing looked at Bai Lincheng, then at Bai Yitong, who was smiling brightly and radiantly. She smiled slightly and took a glass of sweet sparkling water in her hand.
[…As for an adopted daughter, she is not related by blood and they are so far apart, so it is not impossible for her to be with someone…]
Bai Yitong, who was trotting forward with her skirt lifted, paused, frowned slightly, and looked at Bai Lincheng and Bai Qingqing, who were only three or five steps away from her, and looked around.
Bai Lincheng noticed her look, glanced at Bai Qingqing beside him without leaving any trace, and greeted her: "Yitong."
Bai Yitong didn't find the person who had just spoken, and quickly put the voice behind her mind without thinking. Her eyes fell on Bai Qingqing's face, and she smiled friendly and said, "You are Qingqing, right? I'm sorry that I was abroad and couldn't make it back for the family dinner last time, but I have seen your variety show, you are amazing!"
"It's okay," Bai Qingqing smiled politely at her, "My elder brother just introduced you to me. Hello, cousin Yitong."
The smile on Bai Yitong’s face paused.
How come Qingqing's voice was so different from the voice she just heard...
When her fourth cousin and aunt came closer, Bai Qingqing greeted them again.
Bai Yitong didn't have time to think about it and waved her hand: "It's too unfamiliar to call me that. We are about the same age. Just call me by my name, or Sister Tongtong."
As she spoke, she took out a gift box from her bag and stuffed it into Bai Qingqing's hand, saying that it was to make up for the gift she missed last time.
Bai Yitong seems to have a cheerful personality.
Bai Qingqing had a good impression of her and accepted the gift and thanked her.
Bai Yitong could not wait to look deeper into the banquet hall, stretched her neck and asked, "Where's Brother Siqi? I've met Sister Xiaoyou once before, and that was many years ago. If I had known that they would get married now, I should have taken a closer look!
I'm so curious, where are they? Take me to see them!"
My fourth uncle and aunt looked helpless.
Bai Lingcheng pointed inside and said, "It's over there. Let's go together."
He took Bai Qingqing with him, and the group walked in together.
Bai Siqi and Zhuang You were surrounded by a group of people and could hardly move. It seemed that they had been trapped for a long time.
Zhuang You openly took Bai Siqi's arm and looked more calm than him.
The Bai family was still teasing Bai Siqi: "Tell me the truth, have you been in love with Xiaoyou for a long time?"
"Of course they are. Remember when they were little? Siqi was Xiaoyou's follower. If Xiaoyou hadn't gone abroad later, they would have been childhood sweethearts!"
"It's destiny that can't be broken up. Let alone not seeing each other for 20 years, even if it's 30 years, people who are meant to be together will still be together."
Outside the crowd, Jiang Muning's gaze passed through the layers of people and fell on Bai Siqi's face.
Remain silent.
When Bai Lincheng and Bai Qingqing came in, they glanced at her who was standing alone outside the crowd.
Bai Yitong entered the crowd and waved to Zhuang You in a very familiar manner, "Sister Xiaoyou! I'm Bai Yitong. We met once at your concert five years ago. I gave you flowers. Do you remember?"
Zhuang You obviously had a good memory: "You were also wearing a white dress at that time, right? You gave me a bouquet of champagne roses and irises."
"Yes, yes, it's me, it's me!"
The two girls raised their hands happily and shook their hands with their fingers clasped together.
Jiang Muning, who was outside the crowd, looked even more lonely.
After Zhuang You let go of her hand, he looked down at his bag, took out the invitation and handed it to her: "I will be having a concert in China next month, please come and see me, Sister Yitong."
Bai Yitong lifted her skirt, bent her knees, and accepted the invitation.
The two girls smiled at each other.
Zhuang You said, "I'm going to try on a dress for a concert the day after tomorrow. Do you want to come with me? I originally asked your brother to go with me, but I was afraid he didn't have good taste. Yitong, please help me choose."
"Sure, no problem!"
Bai Siqi smiled lightly: "I have good aesthetic taste too."
There was a booing from the crowd.
Jiang Muning heard the conversation inside, paused, and recalled the conversation yesterday.
It turns out that they were not going to look at wedding dresses, but to try out dresses for the concert...
Jiang Muning smiled faintly and turned to leave.
Bai Siqi's marriage was a big happy event for the Bai family. The banquet lasted until around nine o'clock in the evening when the relatives gradually dispersed.
Ao Xinyi stood under a tree in the back garden and spoke to Bai Qingqing alone. He whispered, "Qingqing, Dongda was your best choice at the time, but you are in a different position now. We have the opportunity to make a better choice."
"Have you ever considered going to a better school? Like...going abroad?"
Ao Xinyi said this without any warning.
Bai Qingqing looked at her and frowned.
The other side.
Bai Siqi stood by the swimming pool holding a glass of whiskey, watching the guests at the banquet gradually disperse. From time to time, she turned around to glance at Zhuang You who was still chatting in front of the door, waiting for her silently.
Someone was approaching silently.
Bai Siqi saw a figure approaching the swimming pool, turned his head, saw the person coming, and raised his head to take a sip of wine.
"Third brother..."
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