Bai Ruoxi's face turned pale as if she had been struck by lightning.
What did Xing Haodong just say...that she was imitating others?
Impossible, she must have heard it wrong.
She has the aura of a heroine. If she just shows a little bit of her fragility and pity, wouldn't she be able to win the favor of high-quality men? Did Aunt Qiu lie to her?
Seeing Bai Ruoxi still lying on the ground and refusing to get up, Bai Dingxian became very angry.
"Jiwen, Jiwu, why don't you help her up quickly? She's bringing shame to our Bai family!"
In the past, Bai Ruoxi always followed Aunt Qiu's advice and portrayed a gentle, kind, cute and lovely personality very well. Naturally, others did not realize how stupid and willful she was.
Now that she refuses to listen to advice, her shortcomings are exposed one by one.
Bai Jiwen and Bai Jiwu wanted to reach out to help her, but she hugged Bai Jiwu directly and cried in his arms, "Brother, I really sprained my ankle. Ooooh... It hurts so much."
Bai Jiwu used to enjoy the feeling of being depended on by Bai Ruoxi, but after watching the interview with Jiang Mingxin, he realized that Bai Ruoxi was too pampered.
Compared with Jiang Mingxin, Bai Ruoxi didn't even complain about the hardships she endured, and the grievances she suffered weren't really grievances at all.
Moreover, this kind of coquettishness and pampering regardless of the occasion will inexplicably feel outrageous once you calm down.
He pulled Bai Ruoxi's hand off his waist and suppressed his anger, saying, "Ruoxi, we're not at home. You still have one foot to stand on. Let me help you stand up."
Bai Ruoxi couldn't believe that Bai Jiwu would reject her, but seeing Bai Dingxian's expression, she knew that she had gone a bit too far today, so she had to pout and stand up reluctantly.
At this moment, a familiar and concerned voice sounded behind her: "Ruoxi, what's wrong with you? Did she fall accidentally? Second brother, let me hold her."
Gu Mingfeng suddenly appeared out of nowhere, surprising Bai Ruoxi immensely.
With red eyes, she snuggled in his arms, curled up like a cute little rabbit, and her wounded heart was finally comforted.
"Brother Mingfeng, you are still the best to me." Bai Ruoxi called out tenderly, her eyes full of attachment, as if it was not her who disliked Gu Mingfeng before.
Gu Mingfeng held her in his arms lovingly, and his self-confidence, which had been neglected by everyone these days, instantly returned.
He glanced at Bai Jiwen and Bai Jiwu and asked, "Why are the eldest and second brothers here too?"
When he saw Bai Dingxian, he was even more surprised: "Why is Uncle Bai here too?"
With Xing Haodong's success as an example, Bai Dingxian was no longer as satisfied with Gu Mingfeng as before. However, thinking of his engagement with Ruoxi, he explained calmly, "Oh, it's a rare occasion for our family of four to get together, so let's have a simple meal here. Since you're here, let's join in."
After saying that, Gu Mingfeng hugged Bai Ruoxi and returned to the box with them.
Seeing the table full of delicious food, Gu Mingfeng couldn't help but think of what his father said to him at home.
"Director Bai apprehended the tomb robbers and recovered a number of unearthed cultural relics. He will surely be rewarded by his superiors. If you want to retire early and successfully secure a position in the public security system, this marriage cannot be canceled! Although Bai Ruoxi is a bit spoiled, she is devoted to you. After you get married, we can slowly train her."
"No matter how beautiful and charming Jiang Mingxin is, can she have such a strong support from the Bai family? You are already an adult, you should know how to weigh the pros and cons."
His mother also advised him, "No matter what, you're in the wrong this time, so you should just keep your head down. As the old saying goes, 'If you look up, you marry your daughter; if you look down, you marry your wife.' Just bear with it for now. Once you've coaxed Ruoxi back into marriage, then when you get married, there's nothing you can't talk about behind closed doors."
Gu Mingfeng felt that what they said made sense and decided to mend his ways. He did not meet Jiang Mingxin again before getting married.
No matter how much she pesters him, he will never give her any response.
He gently placed Bai Ruoxi on the chair and said in a very gentle voice, "If you don't mind, let me see your legs?"
Bai Ruoxi's eyes were red and she said "hmm" tenderly.
Lifting up the hem of her skirt, Gu Mingfeng couldn't help but frown. "How could she be injured so badly? She's even broken skin. But luckily there's no bleeding. Just wipe it with iodine."
After saying that, he went out to ask the waiter for a wet towel and iodine, and carefully treated her wound.
Bai Ruoxi's tightly pursed lips gradually regained their color, and her tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed.
Seeing that Bai Jiwen and Bai Jiwu only glanced at her twice and then stopped, she still felt a pang of pain in her nose and muttered softly, "Brother Mingfeng, you may not know this yet, but Jiang Mingxin has transferred to our school."
"It's a pity that with her grades, she can only stay in Class 7. I went to see her a few days ago. The atmosphere in Class 7 is not good. The teacher even deliberately put her next to a bully... Sigh, she doesn't even have anyone she knows around her. What if she gets bullied?"
Gu Mingfeng's expression suddenly changed, "That shouldn't be the case."
Bai Ruoxi's features were furrowed, as if she was genuinely worried about Jiang Mingxin. "Class 7 is a notorious poor class in our school. All the most disobedient troublemakers and scoundrels in the school are in that class. Alas, Mingxin is also pitiful. Why did she end up in Class 7?"
Without waiting for Gu Mingfeng to respond, Bai Dingxian raised his head.
"This kid is really something. I told her that she could come to me if she had any problems, so why didn't she say anything? She must be trying to avoid suspicion and not want to cause me any trouble. How about this, I'll go find the principal of your No. 1 Middle School and ask him to transfer Mingxin to Class 1."
Bai Ruoxi was stunned.
Her original intention was to remind Gu Mingfeng, hoping that he would go and "warm up" Jiang Mingxin when he was free, but why did her stepfather actually care about her?
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