Around eight o'clock in the evening, the temperature dropped sharply.
Jiang Mingxin felt the soles of his feet getting cold and immediately closed the balcony door.
The flowers in the flowerpot were blown all over the place, and a fallen leaf was swept up into the sky and blended into the night.
Under the dark night, the inpatient department of the county hospital was as bright as day, with lights on.
Bai Dingxian paced back and forth in the single room with his hands behind his back, his face gloomy, like an overturned inkstone.
"What were you doing when I first came in? Hugging and kissing each other! What will others think if this gets out?"
"Jiwen, what did I tell you before? Ruoxi is already eighteen years old. Even if you are brother and sister, you should avoid suspicion!"
He hurried over but was called over by the political commissar halfway, because the testimony of a tomb robber was inconsistent, and he was asked to send someone to re-examine the case.
He was in a hurry at the time and just said a few perfunctory words, but this angered him on the spot and he put a big hat on him, saying that he had been slacking off recently and his work attitude was not serious enough.
Bai Dingxian had no choice but to explain the reason, but the political commissar was unreasonable and thought that his work should not always be affected by family matters.
But does he have it?
It's just that I got off work a little early recently, but he is so persistent and makes a big deal out of it. He simply doesn't take me, the director, seriously!
The two started arguing. After they finally resolved the issue, they rushed to the hospital and saw their eldest son and adopted daughter hugging each other. Their clothes were disheveled and their postures were ambiguous. Most of the skin on the adopted daughter's shoulders was exposed.
How could he not be angry?
Bai Ruoxi wiped her tears silently and carefully pulled Bai Jiwen's sleeve, but was violently pushed away by the latter. She cried even harder.
She had suffered enough grievances today. Just now, she just wanted to hug her eldest brother's waist and act like a spoiled child, asking for his forgiveness, hoping that he would hug her and comfort her. As a result, she was seen by her stepfather.
Because of Jiang Mingxin, does she no longer even have the qualifications to let her elder brother hug her?
Bai Jiwen explained to Bai Dingxian in a low voice, "No, it's not what you think. Ruoxi suddenly said she had a stomachache, so I walked over to the bed to see what was going on. But she suddenly jumped on me, and I... before I could push her away, you came in."
Bai Dingxian stared into his eyes, as if trying to see into his heart.
"Are you telling the truth?"
"Of course it's true, Dad. Don't you believe what I said?" Bai Jiwen frowned, regretting his actions immensely.
He glanced at Bai Ruoxi coldly, "Does your stomach still hurt?"
Bai Ruoxi hesitantly covered her lower abdomen, frowning in pain: "It still hurts a little."
Bai Jiwen sneered, as if he was unwilling to believe her anymore.
"Since she said she has a stomachache, let's ask a doctor to come and check it out." Bai Dingxian turned around and went out, then kindly invited the doctor on duty at night to come over.
The doctor on duty examined Bai Ruoxi carefully and said curiously, "Nothing's wrong. Once all the test reports come back tomorrow and everything is fine, you can be discharged."
Bai Ruoxi clutched the quilt and replied softly, "Hmm," then raised her face and looked at Bai Jiwen pleadingly with her watery eyes.
Bai Jiwen turned a blind eye and told everything that happened today.
"Ruoxi, are you crazy?!" Bai Dingxian flew into a rage, pointing at her nose and scolding, "Do you know what her relationship with Xing Haodong is? You..."
Bai Ruoxi bit her lips in grievance, her eyes swollen like walnuts.
"Dad, I know I was wrong, and I regret it so deeply. My eldest brother has already scolded me. Could you please... stop scolding me? Things have already come to this. What's the point of scolding me again?"
Bai Dingxian's eyes widened in disbelief, and he said to Bai Jiwen, "Listen, listen to what she's saying."
"If Mingxin hadn't been so clever and found a way to clear this up, wouldn't her reputation have been completely ruined? Ruoxi, do you know how serious the consequences of doing this are? She's your own sister!"
Bai Ruoxi couldn't help but cover her ears and shook her head irritably, "Sister, sister, you only know how to criticize me? Why is it that when she shows up, you always side with her in everything, without caring whether I'm willing or not, or whether I'm happy or not? I'm family to you guys!"
Hearing this, Bai Jiwen and Bai Dingxian were stunned.
"Ruoxi, is this what you, as a sister, should say? According to you, we shouldn't care for her, nor should we feel sorry for her. We should just stand by and watch, not ask anything, and let you draw a clear line like before?"
Bai Jiwen couldn't understand, so he said in a harsher tone, "If you can't even tolerate this, why did I accept you and treat you like my own sister?"
He never thought that as the only girl in the family, Ruoxi's possessiveness would be so strong.
Bai Dingxian also felt that she was being unreasonable: "That's ridiculous. According to common sense, shouldn't you care about Mingxin the most, wanting to give her everything and find ways to make up for her?"
A trace of resentment flashed across Bai Ruoxi's eyes. Besides hatred, the current situation also made her feel unprecedented panic.
She closed her eyes, trying to force herself to calm down, and recall what Lin Qiu had taught her.
"Ruoxi, you must remember that if you want to be loved by everyone, you must learn to show weakness and use various means to arouse a man's pity. Also, your kind and weak personality must not collapse. If it accidentally collapses at any time, then madly express your love to them and boldly confess your feelings to stop the situation from escalating as soon as possible."
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