After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 699 Bai Tangyuan Looks for Dad

Chapter 699: Chapter 699 Bai Tangyuan Looks for Dad

xx Search for Relatives Interview.

The host read a sentimental opening script and invited Bai Ruoxi and her son Bai Tangyuan to come out.

Bai Tangyuan was dressed as handsome and adorable as ever.

Bai Ruoxi’s face, however, showed a touch of weariness, with a tear-streaked visage that looked very heart-wrenching.

"Ms. Bai, you’ve brought your son here today to find his father, is that correct?"

The host asked straightforwardly.

Bai Ruoxi nodded her head with an air of awkwardness, "Indeed, I’ve brought Tangyuan to find his father, but... I didn’t mean to disturb Tangyuan’s father."

The host had seen the speculation online before.

Bai Tangyuan looked too much like Quan Jinbei.

To say they had no relation at all would simply be lying.

But if they indeed had a relationship, that would be big news.

With such big news at hand, she naturally wouldn’t let it go.

She immediately pressed on, "Ms. Bai, what do you mean by not wanting to disturb Tangyuan’s father? Could it be that Tangyuan’s father is already married?"

Bai Ruoxi hesitated a bit, "I’m not sure about that..."

As she spoke, a forlorn expression crossed her face, "I haven’t seen him for seven years."

"Seven years?" The host exclaimed with exaggeration, "Why haven’t you seen each other for seven years? How did you and Tangyuan’s father meet?"

"I and Sicheng..."

Bai Ruoxi stopped mid-sentence.

She seemed to have mentioned something she shouldn’t have, her face showing panic as she hurriedly explained, "I mean, I’ve known Tangyuan’s father for a long time, I used to call him ’brother.’

"Tangyuan was conceived when I was nineteen and he was twenty."

Having said this, Bai Ruoxi breathed a sigh of relief, "We could probably be considered each other’s first love."

The host continued to inquire, "If you were each other’s first love, why did you leave him?"

Bai Ruoxi’s smile was bitter, "When I was with Tangyuan’s father, he already had a child, even though that child wasn’t his biological son, but he was already a father in name."

"After I found out I was pregnant with Tangyuan, I worried that Tangyuan’s existence might affect his son, so I left..."

The host nodded, "So you mean, you left because Tangyuan’s father already had a son in name and you didn’t want Tangyuan to become an illegitimate child?"

Bai Ruoxi bit her lip, evidently struggling, and finally nodded her head.

"That was indeed my thought at the time. I was also young, and when I found out I was pregnant with Tangyuan, I panicked. I didn’t know if Tangyuan’s father would be happy about Tangyuan’s existence."

"I also didn’t want Tangyuan to become a target, so I made a terrible decision to leave with Tangyuan."

Speaking to this point, it was obvious she regretted her attitude.

The host continued her questioning, "Since you left with Tangyuan before, why do you want to find his father now? Is it Tangyuan who wants to find his father?"

Bai Ruoxi showed a troubled expression, and Bai Tangyuan took the opportunity to say, "I want to find my father."

The host looked at Bai Tangyuan, asking, "So, why do you suddenly want to find your father?"

"Is there something that triggered your desire to find your father?"

Bai Tangyuan nodded, then sniffed, showing a fragile expression, "I didn’t want to find my father at first, my Mommy and I could live well enough, but all the classmates at school have both a mom and a dad."

"I thought having just my Mommy was great, she is the best Mommy in the world, but..."

He paused, slowly lowered his eyes, and looked like a delicate porcelain doll, instantly stirring a wave of maternal sentiment in anyone watching.

The host felt the same way, looking at the pitiful Bai Tangyuan, she couldn’t help but feel sympathy for the poor little guy.

"Has Tangyuan been bullied at school?"

Bai Tangyuan hung his head low and nodded vigorously.

It can be said that it took playing the sympathy card to the extreme.

Even adults garner sympathy with their sob stories.

Not to mention a human cub who looks utterly harmless.

Bai Tangyuan’s actions successfully hooked the empathy of both the live host and the audience watching on TV.

Because Bai Tangyuan was pitiable, they all subconsciously wanted to find out who could be so cruel as to prevent such a cute child from finding his father.

In such times, no matter the reasons, anyone who prevented a little baby from meeting and recognizing his dad was detestable.

"Tangyuan doesn’t want to be bullied anymore because he doesn’t have a daddy. Tangyuan is very, very good. Daddy, please don’t abandon Tangyuan, okay?"

All of a sudden, Bai Tangyuan lifted his head, his eyes red and teary, with the tears leaving streaky marks down his face.

The host instinctively softened his voice as he asked about the father, "Tangyuan, do you know who your father is?"

When the host asked the question, his gaze also fell on Bai Ruoxi.

If Bai Tangyuan was unaware of his father’s identity, Bai Ruoxi, who had a past relationship with Tangyuan’s dad, couldn’t possibly be clueless.

Bai Ruoxi did indeed know who Tangyuan’s father was.

However, she had no intention of telling everyone.

When faced with the host’s question, it was Bai Tangyuan who actively responded.

"My mommy knows who daddy is."

The host’s eyes lit up, "Who is it?"

Bai Tangyuan suddenly covered his mouth, showing a determined expression not to reveal it.

The host grew more curious at once, "Tangyuan, you know who your dad is, right?"

Bai Tangyuan’s eyes darted around, silent for a long while.

The host sighed, looking towards Bai Ruoxi, "Miss Bai?"

Bai Tangyuan glanced at Bai Ruoxi, then said, "Don’t ask my mommy, let me tell you!"

"I know who daddy is, but mommy said daddy might not like us, doesn’t want to disturb daddy rashly! If daddy loves us, he will definitely come to find us. If daddy doesn’t want me, even if we go to him, he still won’t acknowledge me."

It must be admitted, these words were very reasonable.

The host sighed, "It seems Miss Bai already has her own plans."

...

The interview program was broadcast live with a delay.

To prevent any unexpected occurrences during the show, even though it was live, there was a delay.

So, by the time the host had finished the interview, the official live broadcast had just begun.

They say the eyes of netizens are sharp, and this saying is absolutely true.

Indeed.

The "Third Brother" that Bai Ruoxi called out on the program had been caught by the netizens.

Combining this with Bai Ruoxi’s words that her first love at age twenty, which is also when Tangyuan’s father was twenty, was already a father.

And Tangyuan’s father’s son at the time was not his own biological child.

If not his own, that means he was adopted.

Interestingly enough, Quan Jinbei ranks third in the Quan Family.

Quan Jinbei also adopted a child back then.

Although later it was revealed that the child was actually the illegitimate son of the old man of the Quan Family.

But during that time, Quan Sicheng lived in the Quan Family under the identity of the fourth young master of the Quan Family.

And most importantly, Bai Tangyuan’s face that was almost identical to Quan Jinbei’s!