The Bai brothers who were sitting in front of the TV were also shocked.
Bai Ruoxi caught a cold ever since she came home from the rain that day and has been lying at home for several days. In order to take care of her, they also didn't go out for several days.
Seeing this extremely impactful scene, they remained motionless for a long time, as if in a stop-motion animation.
Bai Dingxian came out of the study holding a teacup. He originally wanted to make tea, but was attracted by the sound coming from the TV.
He walked over unknowingly and found that the person in the camera was Jiang Mingxin. A dull pain suddenly arose in his heart.
"Why is this kid... still on TV?"
Bai Jiwen turned to look at him, "Dad, you already knew this?"
Bai Dingxian sighed heavily. "I knew it the night Yan Laoer was arrested. Mingxin is a good child, but her life is too hard. Jiang Dawei has been abusing her for so many years, and she was almost raped by... tomb robbers."
"What?" Bai Jiwu was stunned.
Bai Jiwen was also dumbfounded and couldn't believe it at all.
Who dares to believe it?
Jiang Mingxin, who was so dazzling at the birthday party that day and overshadowed Bai Ruoxi, turned out to be in such a miserable situation.
If it were any other woman, she would have jumped into the river and committed suicide long ago!
"Then why didn't you tell me earlier?" Bai Jiwen felt both annoyed and embarrassed. "If we had known this would happen, we wouldn't have said that to her that day."
Bai Jiwu also frowned in annoyance. "It's all Gu Mingfeng's fault. If he hadn't messed around, how could we have misunderstood Jiang Mingxin? It seems that we two brothers are too domineering."
"She's more than just overbearing; she lacks any manners at all." Bai Dingxian shook his head helplessly. "Forget it, I'll find another opportunity to make it up to her later. The timing of the TV interview was quite fortuitous. If I hadn't known she had no connections, I would have suspected she did it on purpose. That false report in the Morning Post not only portrayed her as scheming, but also implied that I had an affair with her. It's outrageous!"
"Is there such a thing?" Bai Jiwen and Bai Jiwu looked at each other.
Their attention has been on Bai Ruoxi these days and they have no time to care about anything else.
Bai Dingxian snorted in dissatisfaction. "Ruoxi has Aunt Qiu to take care of her. Why does she need you to stay home every day? You finally have a vacation. You should go out and make some friends!"
Just as Bai Jiwen was about to explain, Bai Ruoxi staggered out in her pajamas, "Brother, I feel dizzy and a little nauseous... Can you carry me to the bathroom?"
"Okay, I'll be right there." Bai Jiwen was about to pick her up out of habit, but Bai Ding stopped him, "What are you doing? Ruoxi is already eighteen, a grown-up girl. How can you still carry her around like this?"
He was busy with work and didn't pay much attention to how his two sons and adopted daughter got along. When he saw it today, he found it strange no matter how he looked at it.
Bai Jiwen glanced at Bai Ruoxi and said, "But Ruoxi is dizzy. What if she falls while walking?"
"Then just hold on to the wall and walk slowly! You can just lend a hand or just watch, why do you have to carry me?" Bai Dingxian's brows were twisted like a knot. "Do you understand the strict rules between men and women? Ruoxi is still young and doesn't understand, do you know too?"
Bai Jiwu said impatiently, "Dad, you're too old-fashioned. Ruoxi has been carried around like this since she was a child, and you never said anything. Besides, what's wrong with us loving our sister? What are you imagining?"
"That was in the past. Now Ruoxi is eighteen years old and will be married soon! Do you still think you are right?" The more Bai Dingxian thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. He just stood by and stared at the two of them, not allowing them to hug Ruoxi.
Bai Ruoxi's head was buzzing, and she felt so wronged that she sobbed anxiously, "Dad, don't you love Ruoxi anymore? I'm really dizzy and feel so uncomfortable."
Bai Dingxian was indeed a little reluctant, but his attitude was very firm.
"Ruoxi, you're grown up now. You can't be as delicate as you were when you were little. It's normal to feel dizzy because of a cold. Just walk slowly and you won't fall. Also, you're getting married soon. Will you be like this in your husband's family?"
His words made sense, but Bai Ruoxi simply couldn't hear them.
"Dad, do you really want to marry me off? Wouldn't it be good for me to stay at home with you for a few more years? I know I don't look as much like my mother as Mingxin does. Tell me honestly, do you want to bring her home and adopt her as your daughter?"
Bai Dingxian was dumbfounded.
"Where did you get this from? When did I say I wanted to adopt Mingxin?"
Bai Ruoxi couldn't help but shed tears, "Wow, you said it, I just dreamed about it..."
After hearing these words, Bai Dingxian was speechless.
"You, read more books when you have time. Don't spend all day doing nothing and thinking about random things." After saying that, he turned and left.
Bai Jiwen and Bai Jiwu couldn't help but feel dissatisfied when they saw Bai Ruoxi acting unreasonably.
Jiang Mingxin had suffered such a great injustice, but she didn't cry during the interview. Instead, she remained calm and patient. In comparison, Ruoxi was truly spoiled by them.
"Brother, Dad has left, just come and hug me." She stretched out her arms towards Bai Jiwen in a delicate voice.
Bai Jiwen decisively rejected her, "No, you can go alone."
Bai Ruoxi's eyes widened in disbelief.
"You all think I'm bad, don't you? Wuwuwu, I don't want you anymore. Why do you bully me too?"
She stomped her feet hard, turned around and ran back to her room, crawled into the quilt and cried.
Bai Jiwu was upset by the crying and asked, "How about you go and comfort her?"
Bai Jiwen pinched his brows and said, "I haven't finished watching the interview yet. If you want to go, go ahead."
In the end, no one went.
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