Chapter 25

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

The Bai family was so powerful and rich that it was destined for there to be internal complications. Because of the large number of members within the family, there would naturally be numerous conflicts of interest.

Luo Yun had already looked through the Bai family’s genealogy at Bai Qihan’s place. But even when she matched them with their photos, she felt that she would not be able to remember them all. There were really just too many people, and the relationships were even more complicated. After reading it, she only remembered that the Bai family’s old master’s favorite was his grandson, Bai Qijun. Although he was the eldest grandson, he was only the second master in the family.

Another person that Luo Yun remembered was the female lead of the original book, Bai Miaomiao. She was the youngest granddaughter of the Bai family and Bai Qijun’s younger sister. That was why the amount of doting that Bai Miaomiao received was so unique.

Bai Miaomiao was only twenty-one this year and was studying at Communication University.

As for Bai Qihan, his father had always been disliked by the Bai family’s old master because of his bad intentions. As a result, Bai Qihan was neither valued nor favored. Coupled with his parents’ early death and his physical disability, he was nearly invisible to the rest of the family. In recent years, he managed to make a project, which nobody viewed optimistically, bigger and successful, allowing him rights to speak within the family.

Every family banquet of the Bai family was not a simple reminiscence of the past, nor was it a reminiscence of the warmth of the family. Instead, it was a dispute of interests.

After all, the Bai family was simply too big and had too many descendants.

Old Master Bai would divide the benefits according to everybody’s performance. To put it simply, whoever performed well would get a profitable project, and whoever did not perform well would do the thankless work. As for the so-called standard of good performance, it was in the hands of Old Master Bai. There was no solid logic to it.

Luo Yun turned to look at Bai Qihan. “Since the main purpose of today’s banquet is to welcome back your second brother, then we shouldn’t have anything to do with it, right? He has just returned from overseas, so your grandfather should miss him very much. That being the case, we should be able to leave after having a meal, right?” She really did not want to deal with any more trouble. She had patience, but her patience was also dependent on who she was dealing with. She had devoted all her patience to Bai Qihan. She really did not want to deal with the complicated Bai family.

“Just stay by my side. I’ll cover for you if anything happens,” Bai Qihan said after some thought.

He was merely acting out of his nature and did not reveal any excess emotions at all, but it still caused ripples in Luo Yun’s heart. His actions were really manly. In their marriage, he had done everything he could. He was dutiful and responsible, though he was a bit cold toward her.

The Bai family’s old mansion was quiet. Although it was located in the city center, it was isolated from the hustle and bustle of the surroundings. The house was constructed and decorated with both modern and ancient styles. There was a swimming pool, golf course, tennis court… Everything was available. Luxurious was utterly lacking when it came to describing it. This was also why the Luo family wanted to marry their daughter into the Bai family.

Even if the one who they would have to be wed to was Bai Qihan, whose legs were crippled.

Luo Yun pushed Bai Qihan toward the main residence. With her sharp eyes, she noticed that there were many kinds of expensive koi fish in the pond under the rockery. Each one probably cost at least six figures! “Let’s go and see those koi. They’re so beautiful.”

“Alright.”

The two of them walked a few more steps.

“Fourth brother!” Suddenly, someone called out to them.

Luo Yun raised her head to look at who it was and saw that it was Bai Miaomiao.

In the book, Bai Miaomiao’s appearance had probably been described by the author as magnificently and as beautifully as they could. If one had to summarize it simply, it would be that she would look good even in a gunny sack, and she could even make a vegetable leaf look like a jade accessory when wearing it. She was only 21 years old right now, and the main story had yet to begin.

Two years later, Bai Miaomiao, due to heartbreak, would go out and get drunk and end up saving the male protagonist, Ji Yansang, along the way. He was an illegitimate son of the Ji family, the overlord of Sea City. He hid his identity and pretended to be a gigolo to live off a woman, deceiving Bai Miaomiao’s body and heart.

Luo Yun skipped through most of the original book because she only wanted to read about Bai Qihan. However, she also knew that Bai Miaomiao eventually became a top-tier actress and had a great career. As for love, she had been in a cruel and deep love…

“Fourth sister-in-law, what are you thinking about? I’m talking to you!” Bai Miaomiao frowned.

The original Luo Yun did not even have much contact with the Bai family, let alone this young miss who was doted on by thousands. “What’s wrong?” she asked.

“I told you to take a rest. I can push my fourth brother around.” Bai Miaomiao had the temper of a young lady. She could not stand it when her words were ignored. After all, no one had ever dared to ignore her words.

Luo Yun smiled and said, “There’s no need for that. But you can hold an umbrella up for us if you’d like.” The afternoon sun was still a little hot. She was pushing the wheelchair with one hand and holding an umbrella with the other. She was indeed a little tired. She felt that it would be great if someone helped her.

Bai Miaomiao could not believe it. Someone was actually teaching her how to do things?