Bai Bai was secretly delighted, wishing he could spend more time alone with Ruan Ruan. But the next moment, someone grabbed his arm and pulled him out of the cell.
"Father, you've come to see that witch again."
"Don't talk nonsense. What witch? Ruan Ruan is a good girl. After I express my feelings to her, I will marry her. She will be your mother from now on."
Upon hearing this, Bai Yun's expression was priceless; she had already imagined a dramatic power struggle within the household.
She shook her head, banishing the jumbled thoughts from her mind, and pouted, "Father, there are so many women in the world, why do you have to like her? She's so ugly, why are you and Mu Bai so infatuated with her? I don't accept it."
Besides, she's a year younger than me. If you marry her, how will I feel?"
Bai Bai gazed into the distance, his eyes filled with endless laughter. "What do you know? Ruan Ruan and your mother not only look alike, but they also make the same living. Whenever I see Ruan Ruan selling tofu, I am reminded of how I first met your mother."
You're too young to understand! No, you're not young anymore, but you still don't understand! It must be your mother who couldn't bear to part with me, that's why she let your father meet Ruan Ruan.
Bai Yun was so angry she almost spat out a mouthful of blood; her not-so-fair face turned red with rage.
"Anyway, I disagree. She was kidnapped by a lecherous thief this time, and she has already lost her reputation, and perhaps even her innocence. Father, I will not allow you to marry this ruined woman."
Bai Bai, finally enraged, slapped her across the face. "You unfilial daughter! Don't you know how important a woman's reputation is? What nonsense are you spouting? What did your father teach you? Have you forgotten it all?"
Even if what you say is true, as long as Ruan Ruan is willing to marry me, I will not look down on her.
Your father isn't a virgin, nor is this his first marriage. He's over thirty, and whether the woman is a virgin or not is none of my concern.
Forget it, forget it. How could I have given birth to a daughter like you? It's like we're talking at cross purposes. Go cool off somewhere else!
Bai Bai, with his hands behind his back, strode into the prison cell again.
Baiyun glared fiercely at the prison cell before storming off in anger. Back in the backyard, she brandished her whip, ruthlessly destroying the flowers. None of the blooming flowers in the yard were spared, and in no time, only a mess remained.
When Bai Bai entered the cell, he saw Su Ruanruan wrapped tightly in the blanket, even her little head was hidden.
He stepped forward and whispered, "Su...Ruanruan?"
But the other party remained motionless.
Bai Bai tentatively lifted a corner of the thin blanket, revealing a small face no bigger than the palm of a hand, with a pair of wet eyes tightly closed and her little mouth murmuring.
I don't know what they were saying.
Su Ruanruan felt as if she were back in her previous life, in that pitch-black basement, crying and screaming, but no one opened the door for her.
No one knows the suffering Su Ruanruan endured in her previous life.
She was the envy of everyone, a wealthy heiress, but who knew that behind her life of luxury, her father had been having an affair with another woman since she was very young, and they had two children together? She grew up severely lacking in paternal love and experiencing a distorted form of maternal love. Even when her father returned home once every year or two, she was met with endless arguments between her parents.
From the time she could remember, she saw her mother crying every day, venting all her emotions on her. Even the smallest thing would trigger her mother's hysterical outbursts, and if she was slightly displeased, her mother would lock her in the dark basement.
She went to that house several times to beg her father to come back, but they beat her out each time.
Thinking about her own experiences, she cursed him as an ingrate, saying that if it weren't for her mother, how could he have achieved such success? But her father, with bloodshot eyes, slapped her face until it was swollen.
She tried to persuade her mother to let go, but her mother was too deeply in love and even blamed her for going to see her father alone, which resulted in him signing a divorce agreement.
He vented all his hatred on her, and even locked her in the basement for three days and three nights.
If she hadn't been discovered by the cleaning lady, she would have been dead long ago.
The mother eventually developed severe depression, and on a stormy night, she jumped from the top floor, ending her life.
A flash of lightning illuminated the dark night, and she saw her mother lying on the ground, covered in blood.
At that moment, she cried out for help like a madwoman, and at that moment, she completely became a wild child without any relatives.
Later, her father swindled her out of all her inheritance and took her to a new home, but what awaited her was another hell.
She lived a Cinderella-like life, but she wasn't as lucky as Cinderella; she never found the person who would save her.
Bai Bai squatted down and called out softly a few times, but the girl didn't respond.
He reached out, ready to touch her forehead.
"Master Bai?"
These three simple words startled Bai Bai, who quickly withdrew his hand before it could touch Bai Bai's forehead.
Su Ruanruan was also startled awake by the loud voice, and opened her eyes blankly.
When he saw Huo Yan and Niu Mang standing at the door, he flinched and instinctively grabbed Bai Bai's sleeve.
"Lord Bai, I did not steal his things."
Bai Bai patted the back of her hand to comfort her.
Niu Mang raised an eyebrow and whispered, "Brother, are they having an affair?"
Huo Yan scoffed, "Lord Bai, what makes you believe she's innocent? It was me who lost the things, not you! Whether you believe her is your business, but what does it have to do with me?"
Huo Yan was tall, and Bai Bai had to look up to see his incessantly chattering mouth.
He immediately took a few steps closer to Huo Yan, wanting to whisper a few words to him.
But when he looked back, Su Ruanruan was staring at him with her wet eyes.
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