Hearing Commander Murong's words, Yin Yali's heart tightened. She knew that the day Bai Xiuye was rushed to the hospital, after producing his will, he had already broken ties with Bai Qin. His current facade of maternal love and filial piety was entirely an act in front of outsiders.
In reality, both of them had their own agendas, striving to maximize their own interests. Therefore, she knew that Bai Qin's words would definitely be detrimental to her.
"Ah Qin, just tell me what's wrong. No matter what, I can handle it. But in this situation, I still need to think carefully about what to say and what not to say."
Her words implied to the man that if he said anything detrimental to the Bai family now, it would make him a laughingstock and cause a scene, which would benefit no one.
"Aunt Li is right, but before I get to the point, we need to wait for a distinguished guest to arrive. After all, people won't believe anything I say offhand, will they?"
Unlike her, Bai Qin didn't care about saving face in everything. He knew that if he focused on things that weren't true, he would be taken advantage of badly.
"Alright, then let's wait. But it's getting late, so I'll tell the chef to prepare some dinner for everyone. We can eat while we wait, so we don't go hungry."
Yin Yali pretended to be nonchalant and was about to get up to prepare the meal. Seeing that no one stopped her, she kept turning back to think, wondering who this so-called distinguished guest was.
She needed to find an opportunity to inform Li Erhu outside. If he discovered anyone who posed a threat to them, they had to take action. If it was someone who truly threatened them, taking the risk of eliminating them wasn't out of the question.
"Excuse me, I have a habit of changing my clothes at night. I've already instructed the housekeeper to prepare dinner. Please rest here for a while, I'll be right back."
Although Yin Yali's reasoning wasn't very convincing, no one present would bother arguing with her about it. After successfully going upstairs, she took out paper and pen from a drawer. After writing something down, she looked around and tied the note to a large rock.
The stone was used to weigh down potted plants in the bedroom; no one would pay it much attention. When throwing it out the window, they deliberately avoided areas guarded by troops.
Meanwhile, Li Erhu, who was pacing anxiously outside the villa, was racking his brains for a solution. He knew it was impossible to return to the Bai family under any other pretext; his only thought was to try and contact Yin Yali.
Let's see if her current situation is dangerous or temporarily safe.
'Thump~'
As the stone landed, he reflexively looked upstairs. After catching a glimpse of Yin Yali, he hurriedly ordered his men to search for the item.
The group effortlessly parted the bushes and tore the note off the stone. After reading its contents, Li Erhu instructed his men to secure the surrounding area, ensuring that not even a fly could get in.
A short while later, the sound of a car could be heard nearby. A group of people remained vigilant, located a suitable spot, and prepared to ambush the car.
Just as a group of people approached, preparing to intimidate the people in the car into getting out, as they were doing before, the inner window opened. Several men in military uniforms were staring at them with sharp eyes, as if they had known all along.
Li Erhu sheepishly made up a lame excuse and left with his gang. Before leaving, he was furious: Was this Yin Yali trying to kill them?
Suppressing his anger, he remained squatting in his usual spot at the back. The aroma of food wafting from inside made his stomach rumble loudly.
Yin Yali returned to the living room on the first floor and saw that the food was almost ready. She called everyone to the table to eat. She was extremely pleased with herself, thinking that no matter what these people were up to, she could solve the problem as soon as she stepped in.
"Our distinguished guest has not yet arrived. Why don't we eat while we wait?"
She didn't even bother to hide her smile, and with a victor's air, she invited everyone to their last dinner there.
"Alright, everyone must be hungry after an afternoon of eating. Why don't we grab something to tide us over?"
Bai Qin, unaware of her thoughts, went along with it and extended a warm invitation to everyone. This time, no one refused, and they all politely went to the dining table.
Just as everyone was seated, the living room door opened. A man in a suit and tie, carrying a briefcase, walked in. Behind him were two soldiers who politely greeted him as he entered safely.
"Thank you for your hard work."
Then, he pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, his face serious.
Immediately afterward, the expressions on everyone's faces underwent a dramatic change. Jiang Yu and Shen Ying looked on with satisfaction, while Commander Murong's expression remained serious. Bai Qin looked smugly at Yin Yali, who had just picked up her chopsticks, only to have those chopsticks fall to the ground with a start.
Immediately, her heart began to waver. Li Erhu had clearly promised to meet her outside. How could she let this man get here so easily? Could it be that he had abandoned her and run away?
Just as she was feeling a surge of anger and didn't know how to vent it, the lawyer spoke up, greeting everyone one by one:
"Young Master Bai, Madam, Miss, Son-in-law, Commander Murong, good evening everyone."
He addressed everyone with utmost respect, even towards Jiang Yu and Shen Ying, treating them with the utmost deference. As early as the day the paternity test results were available, Bai Qin had eagerly come to him with the results. Therefore, the lawyer held Jiang Yu's identity in high regard.
"Lawyer, I've been waiting for you for a long time. Haven't eaten yet? Come and have something to eat first."
Bai Qin spoke politely, completely ignoring Yin Yali's horribly dark face. That was the effect he wanted from the beginning, regardless of her changing expressions.
"No, I'm here today to help Mr. Bai take stock of his estate. Please come over after dinner to supervise."
After speaking, the lawyer sat down on the sofa, opened his briefcase, took out a stack of property lists, and sorted through them.
Seeing this, everyone lost interest. Bai Qin, in particular, was eager to hand over the real will.
He casually remarked that he wasn't hungry yet, pulled out a chair, and walked over to the lawyer. Seeing this, Yin Yali forced out four words from her dark expression:
Excuse me for a moment.
He followed. Commander Murong felt it was impolite for a guest like himself to remain after the host had left. Just as he was about to rise, Jiang Yu spoke up:
"Commander Murong, you've gone to so much trouble to protect the Bai family, you deserve to eat and drink well. If some people aren't hungry, let them be; we'll eat our own food."
Hearing her hint, the man nodded and sat back down at the table.
"Lawyer, you've come at the right time. Since we're here to take stock of the assets, let me show you the gentleman's will."
Yin Yali politely took out the carefully protected note from her pocket and handed it over.
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