Xia Xingchen felt somewhat regretful, but there was no explanation at the moment.
He just said, "I'm on a business trip these two days. I'll be free anytime when I come back."
"Okay. It just so happens that we in the Bai family are all busy these two days. Since you were making a fuss outside our door for so long yesterday, I guess you must have seen Lan Ye who came over in the evening, right?" The old lady was straightforward, with no intention of being euphemistic at all.
Xia Xingchen pursed her lips tightly and didn't answer. Her eyelashes drooped slightly, and she only heard the old lady continue, "Tonight is our Bai family's family dinner, and Lan Ye will also be there. Lan Ye and Ye Qing have grown up together and are very familiar with each other. This time they meet, our Bai family and the Lan family are all very happy, so please don't call Ye Qing to bother him when the time comes. I believe Miss Xia must be different from your mother. She must be a girl who understands etiquette, has quality and self-esteem, so you must know what to do."
Xia Xingchen was stunned for a moment, "Have you looked for my mother?"
"That's all I have to say. Miss Xia, I hope you know yourself. Since I've already given you 10 million, you should keep your word. Before we both get too embarrassed, you should know how to advance and retreat. That's a smart girl." Old Madam Bai said calmly, but she didn't want to reply to Xia Xingchen at all. In the end, she didn't even give her a chance to speak, and said, "Well, I'm hanging up now. I hope to meet Miss Xia in a few days."
In the end, the old lady's words seemed so polite, but it was obvious that every word she said was so aggressive.
Xia Xingchen hung up the phone and sat there. For a moment, she felt all kinds of emotions pouring out. She felt uncomfortable and powerless in her heart, and her chest seemed to be pressed by a huge rock, making her unable to breathe.
She didn't even know what she had done wrong. From the beginning of giving birth to the child, she had no right to choose... Later, she was sincere to him...
But in the end, in the eyes of the Bai family, she was just an ignorant climber and a clinger...
"Miss, please turn off your cell phone and fasten your seat belt. Our plane is about to take off." The flight attendant came over and spoke to her. She was immersed in her own thoughts and did not come back to her senses.
Yu Zenan snatched the phone from her hand and turned it off. He leaned over and helped her buckle her seat belt. Xia Xingchen looked at the back of his head and asked in a light voice, "Is it true that in your world of rich and powerful people, love and relationships are inherently unfair?"
Yu Zenan was startled for a moment, then raised his head. There was a faint sadness in her eyes, which made people feel distressed. However, he said bluntly, "If even the identities of each other are unfair, how can love be fair? The four words "equal status" will not be passed down for so long if there is no practical support."
Xia Xingchen fluttered her eyelashes slightly, turned her head away and cast her eyes out of the porthole. Her expression was sad.
He... shouldn't really be with Lan Ye...
Just thinking about this possibility made my chest ache.
… …
evening.
Bai Yeqing went to pick up Xia Dabai. The place the old lady had booked was at Shi'an Mansion. Shi'an Mansion was the most famous vegetarian restaurant in Kyoto. It was an octagonal pavilion building, located on the riverside with a beautiful view. Usually, it received guests from Kyoto, a place that was not necessarily accessible even if one had money.
Six cars stopped in a row. Leng Fei respectfully opened the car door. Bai Yeqing said, "You don't have to follow us in. Wait here."
He also came out after picking up the child.
"Yes, sir." Leng Fei stepped aside.
Bai Yeqing walked into the mansion alone. From the waiters to the owner of the mansion, everyone came out to greet him in a grand manner.
"Mr. President, please come this way. The old man and the old lady are already waiting." The owner of the mansion made a gesture of invitation.
When he reached the top floor of the pavilion, Bai Yeqing realized that he had been tricked by the old lady. Dabai was not there, but the whole Lan family was there. Lan Zhan, Yun Xiang and Lan Ye.
"Mr. President." As soon as he appeared, the three members of the Lan family stood up, bowed and greeted him.
Bai Yeqing glanced at the old man and the old lady's expressions, then nodded slightly, "Please take a seat, all three of you. There are no outsiders here. Just call me Yeqing."
"That's right. Lao Zhan, you watched him grow up, it's strange to call him that." Mr. Bai smiled and winked at his son to sit down. Bai Yeqing knew the importance of the matter and knew his limits, so he would not deny the Lan family face.
It was obviously arranged in advance. Among the few people, only the seat next to Lan Ye was empty. Bai Yeqing sat down and knew what was going on.
It turned out that this was a blind date party under the cover of his son. Why did the two old men enjoy this so much
Throughout the whole process, his attitude was always polite and measured, and Lan Ye was very generous, not minding his distance, and finding topics to talk with him. He would occasionally join in a conversation.
Lan Ye was different from Song Weiyi. They had some affinity. When they were 18 years old, they joined the Marine Corps together. At that time, men and women were paired together, and his partner happened to be Lan Ye. At that time, Lan Ye was only a 16-year-old girl, but she was fearless and endured a lot of hardships in the same group with him. They persisted to the end even with skin and flesh bruised. The two of them won the championship.
Therefore, the Land King medal in his cupboard was half due to her.
After dinner, the old lady invited the Lan family to stay at the house, and the task of sending Lan Ye back to the Lan Mansion naturally fell on Bai Yeqing. He did not refuse and let Lan Ye follow him into the car.
On the way, he received a call from the housekeeper, saying that Xia Dabai had been sent back to the Presidential Palace by someone sent by the old lady. He hung up the phone without saying much.
He took out his cell phone and dialed the familiar number. After a moment's hesitation, he dialed it.
However, the person who responded to him on the other end of the phone was:
Sorry, the number you dialed is powered off...
He was stunned for a moment, frowned, threw the phone aside, and didn't dial again. But he was in a bad mood.
"Ye Qing." Lan Ye suddenly spoke up, and Bai Ye Qing said 'hmm' as a response, and fiddled with the phone in her hand. She rarely turned off her phone. After her phone got soaked in water last night, he had replaced it with a brand new one in time, and it was still fully charged. Logically, it shouldn't be out of power now.
"You should be able to guess the reason why my parents and your parents arranged this dinner today?" Lan Ye's words interrupted his thoughts.
Bai Yeqing looked at her and said decisively: "That's their wishful thinking. I have no plans to get married."