After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 695: Joining the Family, Calling Each Other Sisters?

Chapter 695: Chapter 695: Joining the Family, Calling Each Other Sisters?

"Kids, you know, might not have a very high IQ, and that’s understandable."

For Bai Tangyuan, this statement was an outright insult!

Bai Tangyuan considered himself a child prodigy, not like the average little friends.

In this context, Shi Yaoguang treating him like a regular kid was naturally an affront to him.

Even if Shi Yaoguang didn’t mean that, in Bai Tangyuan’s heart, she couldn’t escape suspicion.

Of course, Shi Yaoguang didn’t care whether Bai Tangyuan would hold a grudge against her.

After all, their identities were naturally antagonistic.

With this in mind, Shi Yaoguang’s gaze at her took on a more appraising quality.

"Little brother, you don’t think I’m wrong, do you?"

"Of course, you’re wrong!" Bai Tangyuan snorted coldly, "I’m not what you think I am, I’m super smart!"

"You’re super smart? Really?"

"Of course, it’s true!"

"Then tell me, how smart are you."

Shi Yaoguang took a skeptical stance, wanting him to clarify exactly what he meant.

Facing Shi Yaoguang’s skepticism, Bai Tangyuan snorted proudly, "Since you’re so eager to ask, I’ll tell you, my intelligence is beyond your imagination, understand?"

Shi Yaoguang shook her head, "Sorry, I don’t quite understand."

Bai Tangyuan was all set to show off, and he never expected Shi Yaoguang to respond with a lack of understanding.

"Have you never heard of my great achievements?"

As Bai Tangyuan spoke, his gaze fell on Tang Nade, wanting to know if Tang Nade had ever mentioned them.

This...

Tang Nade really hadn’t mentioned them.

But that wasn’t important.

Tang Nade felt that the current issue was not whether Bai Tangyuan was smart or not.

The pressing matter at hand was to figure out what should happen to Bai Ruoxi and Bai Tangyuan next.

It was one thing not knowing about their existence before, but now that he knew, there was no way he could just ignore them.

But...

Quan Jinbei clearly wasn’t willing to support the two of them, and besides, he was now a married man.

Mrs. Quan was still by his side, so the idea of simply bringing Bai Ruoxi back with him was unrealistic.

After making various assumptions, Tang Nade couldn’t help but wonder what he should do.

Having always treated Bai Ruoxi as a goddess, he never expected that one day the goddess’s image would collapse so thoroughly in his eyes.

Truth be told, when he realized the goddess was aware of Bai Tangyuan’s antics and did not stop him, he felt uneasy.

But after all, she was the goddess he had loved for so long, and to give up just like that seemed unrealistic as well.

Tang Nade continued to struggle with his thoughts and didn’t catch the pleading glance Bai Ruoxi threw his way.

Bai Ruoxi gave Tang Nade a hint, but he failed to see her, resulting in her coquettish eyes appealing to a blind man.

Now that it’s come to this, anything she says to Quan Jinbei has to bring about a conclusion.

After a moment, she finally found a suitable reason.

"Jinbei, whether you’re willing to accept Tangyuan or not, Tangyuan is still your son, and there’s no denying that."

"So what?" Quan Jinbei asked indifferently.

Bai Ruoxi pursed her lips, a smile not reaching her eyes, "I don’t need you to do anything, just take us back to the country."

Faced with this, Quan Jinbei retorted, "Your son, you can’t take him back yourself and need me to do it for you?"

"Jinbei, I know that you may not be able to accept me and the child right away, but after all, we once had some old affection. Isn’t it a bit too heartless of you to say such things?"

Quan Jinbei countered, "Do you think you are heartless? Tang Nade has been raising your son all these years, right? Oh, and probably even you."

"In such a situation, not to say you’re grateful enough to devote yourself to him, but you’re just taking for granted the benefits he has brought you, even encouraging your son to target his fiancée because he has one. May I ask, what did his fiancée do wrong to be targeted by you and your child like this?"

Bai Ruoxi’s face changed, and she stammered out an explanation, "It’s not like that, you misunderstood..."

As she spoke, she sniffled, her tone becoming even more filled with helplessness, "After I parted from you, I felt utterly despondent. I had no wish to live anymore, but then I happened to meet Tang Nade."

"Tang Nade is a good man; he has been very kind to me and my son. I am very clear about this, and I will repay him when the opportunity comes."

"Repay him when the opportunity comes?" Quan Jinbei scoffed, "I want to know what kind of opportunity you’re talking about."

Bai Ruoxi’s eyes flickered, "I will definitely repay him, and you don’t need to worry about that."

Continuing, her tone grew defensive, "Right now, I am just discussing Tangyuan’s matters with you."

Looking towards Shi Yaoguang, her eyes pleaded, "Mrs. Quan, I know it’s too difficult for you to step aside, and don’t worry, I won’t make such a request."

"Even if you haven’t given birth to a child for Jinbei up until now, I wouldn’t have any statement."

"I wouldn’t try to usurp your place, rest assured, what was yours before will still be yours in the future, and I will definitely not have any other thoughts."

"What I’m asking for really isn’t much, I hope Mrs. Quan can give me a chance, and give Tangyuan a chance too, Tangyuan really can’t grow up without a father."

As Bai Ruoxi spoke, she became unable to hold back her tears.

"I’ve been a person without a father since I was young, Mrs. Quan, you might not understand how hard the life of a child without a father is. The hardship I’ve endured, I truly don’t wish for my son to experience it as well, can you understand my feelings?"

Shi Yaoguang waited until she was sufficiently moved before she responded slowly, "I cannot."

Bai Ruoxi was dumbfounded by her straightforward refusal.

She had already made such a serious plea, so why wouldn’t Shi Yaoguang agree?

What on earth did she want?

While she complained internally and mentally cursed Shi Yaoguang, she finally asked the question.

"Why, why not?"

Her expression was one of complete incomprehension, "I don’t understand why Mrs. Quan would be so petty. Even if you haven’t had children and don’t know the feelings of a mother wanting the best for her child, you should still understand the issue of a child lacking a father."

"If the child’s father were gone, that would be another matter, but Jinbei is alive and well. Why can’t you just agree?"

Shi Yaoguang looked at her with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile, "You want me to agree? Then tell me, in what role do you expect me to agree to you?"

"This..."

Bai Ruoxi bit her lip, seeming unsure of how to respond.

"Miss Bai, we are both adults now, you surely don’t still naively think that bringing your son to my husband’s side doesn’t mean you’re looking to disrupt my family, but to join it?"

Biting her lip, Bai Ruoxi looked at her with a "why not?" expression, "Wouldn’t that be nice? I believe, we would certainly get along very well; in the future, we could call each other sisters, and Tangyuan could even call you mom."

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