Chapter 64: I’ll Be at Your Doorstep Soon

“It’s just a misunderstanding. They have no connection to Bai Xiaoya, and what happened afterward has nothing to do with me either.”

Bai Xia also encountered the same problem on her side, but she answered Li Butler’s doubts with just one sentence.

Just one—believe it or not.

Li Butler naturally didn’t think much about it.

Still, as always, even though the Second Miss matured early and had a past she’d rather forget, there was no way she could be like that.

Friday night was a time for relaxation and rest.

Especially after today’s events.

Both girls came home, though at different times, but both rested early.

And so, on Saturday morning, when Bai Xiaoya got up and left her bedroom, she saw Mr. Bai and Madam Bai in the hall.

“Xiaoya, you’re finally up,”

Madam Bai greeted her, concern in her voice.

“Go have some breakfast, the kitchen kept it warm for you.”

Bai Xiaoya shook her head.

“No need, I’m not hungry. Dad, Mom, today you—”

“We’re not working today. We came back to spend time with you,”

Madam Bai patted the seat beside her.

“Come, sit.”

With Mr. Bai and Madam Bai’s status, there’s naturally no such thing as attendance rules.

If they gave themselves a holiday, it meant they really could take one.

Before Bai Xiaoya arrived, Bai Xia was already sitting beside them, looking as if she had already chatted with her parents for a while. Her posture was obedient yet elegant, her face calm and quiet, like a perfect child—and a Three-Good Student.

“So that’s how it is. But…I thought you’d be busy lately, especially after what happened yesterday.”

She thought that, with such a big company, doing business with Xinglong International and also overlapping and competing in some fields, now that the opposing owner had suddenly died, her parents would surely seize the opportunity to snatch the market and business—or even swallow the whole company in one bite.

But instead, her parents remained motionless and even took a holiday to come home.

“Xinglong International is also a big company in Baiyuan City,”

Mr. Bai said leisurely, holding the newspaper.

“When a whale falls, fish and shrimp feed. It’s better for ecological growth that way.”

Bai Xiaoya blinked.

“If Xinglong International is the whale, then our family is…the sea monster?”

“Cough, cough, cough.”

Madam Bai was drinking tea and almost choked at those words, giving Mr. Bai a blaming look.

“Xiaoya, your father just likes to say things that sound meaningful but are actually strange. You don’t need to pay attention to him, and definitely don’t learn from him!”

Ah, is that so? But somehow, it kind of made sense.

Bai Xiaoya slowly walked over and sat down, sitting on one side of Madam Bai while Bai Xia sat on the other.

Madam Bai held both their hands—one was the obedient daughter she had raised, the other her own flesh and blood. Her heart was filled with emotion.

“I still remember when Xiaoya first entered middle school. In the blink of an eye, you’ve grown so much.”

Although she didn’t mean anything else, Madam Bai’s gaze still instinctively fell to Bai Xiaoya’s chest.

Bai Xia’s gaze was drawn there too.

Gravity—it’s mysterious, isn’t it?

But from her words, it seemed Bai Xiaoya started developing back in middle school.

So nice.

Bai Xia felt a little envious of her classmates back then.

Madam Bai then looked at Bai Xia, intending to say something emotional like before, but suddenly remembered she had already said it during breakfast.

So instead, she switched to asking about school life.

Bai Xia continued her Three-Good Student act, saying everything was fine at school—teachers were kind, classmates friendly, lessons good, food delicious, and the dormitory comfy for sleeping.

She spoke so well that Madam Bai began to doubt her own memories of school.

“So, do you have any good friends at school?”

“Not yet. Maybe because it’s almost the end of term, everyone is busy.”

“Alright,”

Madam Bai looked at her other daughter.

“Xiaoya, what about you? University isn’t as busy, so you must have good friends, right?”

She wasn’t truly worried—after all, Bai Xiaoya had been enrolled for a year, unlike Bai Xia, who’d only been there a month.

She just felt she shouldn’t favor one over the other, only talking to one daughter and neglecting the other.

“Of course I do. I’m popular in my class, you know.”

Bai Xiaoya said.

At that moment, Bai Xia suddenly snorted coldly.

“Yes, you’re so popular.”

So popular I want to surpass you. How could you not be?

Madam Bai looked at one daughter, then the other, sensing, as before, something odd—was there a faint hint of jealousy in the air…?

Ding dong~ ding dong~

Bai Xiaoya froze reflexively, but soon realized it wasn’t the System notification sound, but rather the doorbell of her own home.

Mr. Bai and Madam Bai turned in confusion toward the entrance.

“Is there a guest today?”

“Don’t know, I didn’t hear anything about it.”

Usually, those who came to visit were old family friends—and if they were coming, they’d call ahead.

Not long after, Zhang Butler came forward.

“Sir, Madam, there’s a young lady outside. She says she’s the eldest miss’s classmate and good friend.”

Madam Bai looked at Bai Xiaoya, but before she could ask, and before Bai Xiaoya could reply, Bai Xia spoke first.

“Blonde?”

“Yes. She also said she knows the second miss.”

“…”

Not right. Very, very not right.

Madam Bai felt it once again.

“Since it’s a friend, of course they’re welcome to visit,”

Mr. Bai put down his newspaper.

“Please invite her in.”

***

Su Qingyu was visiting the Bai family for the first time.

She felt that her first impression on Uncle and Auntie was pretty good.

Mainly because Uncle’s attitude was very friendly and he kept smiling at her.

“Good, good. Xiaoya and Xia have such a good friend like you—good.”

Mr. Bai’s good mood was normal.

Because earlier, when he heard from Zhang Butler that it was his eldest daughter’s friend visiting, the old father’s heart instinctively sank.

Then, after learning it was a girl and not a boy, his mood shot up like a roller coaster.

So now, looking at Su Qingyu, everything about her was good.

She looked gentle and well-behaved, spoke softly—what a lovely daughter.

Just not very good at addressing people—who comes in and calls someone Uncle and Auntie right away?

As for Madam Bai, it wasn’t that her attitude was bad or that she had any prejudice.

She was just still immersed in that strange feeling.

Especially after Su Qingyu arrived, the atmosphere among the three girls grew even stranger.

Maybe she was overthinking…

“Let’s go upstairs.”

Bai Xiaoya suggested.

“Yes, young people’s topics—we won’t get involved.”

Mr. Bai said with a smile.

He was happy.

Seeing that none of his daughter’s friends were male was a joy beyond words.

If possible, he wished it could be this way forever.

Bai Xiaoya and Bai Xia had no idea what their parents were thinking.

As for Su Qingyu, the newcomer, she was even more clueless.

She just thought Uncle and Auntie were good people—and as for future mother-in-law relationships…ahem, that was a bit early to think about.

Because right now, the greatest obstacle was sitting right in front of her, staring intently.