Although in the eyes of others, Bai Ren could no longer walk, Bai Yan was actually satisfied with Bai Ren.
His son had always been outstanding since he was young, capable of doing everything well, and had strong abilities.
Even though he was a bit rebellious when he was young, under his ‘discipline’, he had become very obedient. He had completed several projects as soon as he came back, definitely a good helper by the family head’s side.
Bai Yan didn’t say it out loud, but he felt particularly proud in his heart. He felt that this was his son, and this was what they should be doing.
However, ever since Bai Ren brought this beggar back from Shencheng, everything changed. Not only did this person embarrass him publicly several times, but he also talked back repeatedly. And now, he was even secretly getting involved with such a person behind his back.
It was all this beggar’s fault, corrupting Bai Ren.
Thinking of this, Bai Yan looked at Mo Yi with hostility. “Put away your filthy little thoughts. Get out of the Bai family now, and don’t you dare come looking for Bai Ren again.”
Upon hearing the commanding tone, Mo Yi’s anger flared up instantly.
“Who do you think you are to order us around? We both are willing, it’s none of your damn business!”
Mo Yi had no intention of reasoning with this person. He had always disliked Bai Yan. If it weren’t for the fact that he was Bai Ren’s biological father, he would have beaten him long ago. How could he have just disciplined Jiang Mingda and Liu Fu last time and let him go?
But even if he didn’t resort to violence, he could still use his mouth, right?
Mo Yi couldn’t tolerate being silenced and humiliated. Besides, every time he retorted against Bai Ren, he was never stopped, which meant he wasn’t wrong!
Hearing Mo Yi’s words, Bai Yan became even more furious. Just as he was about to scold him, before he could speak, there was a loud knocking at the door.
The sound also alarmed Bai’s mother in the room. Wearing a silk dress, Bai’s mother walked out of the room, muttering, “Who is it? Knocking so forcefully on someone’s door, really uncivilized.”
As she spoke, she waved her hand, signaling for the people downstairs to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, a man rushed in. Seeing Bai’s mother in the living room, he directly wailed and threw himself at her.
Bai’s mother was startled to see the swollen-faced man resembling a pig’s head on the opposite side. She screamed while instinctively taking a few steps back.
The household servants, seeing the situation, quickly called the security guards at the door and rushed in to restrain the man, not letting him get close to Bai’s mother.
“Auntie! Please make them let me go!” The man being pinned down on the ground kept howling, louder than a slaughtered pig.
Bai’s mother, upon hearing the voice, finally reacted and exclaimed, “Mingda? Is that you, Mingda?”
Bai’s mother approached in disbelief, carefully examining the man’s appearance, only to realize that the pig-headed man was indeed her nephew.
Bai Ren knew the purpose of the man’s visit, so he didn’t bother returning to the room and had Mo Yi push him to the living room.
“Oh my God! How did you end up like this!” Bai’s mother exclaimed in shock, hurriedly instructing the servants to release Jiang Mingda.
“Auntie, you have to speak up for me!” Jiang Mingda cried out in tears.
“I was just released on bail from the police station. All of this happened because of the cooperation plan between the Jiang family and the Bai family!
Yesterday, I went to inspect the suburban land mentioned before, and I encountered Bai Ren and that kid around him. I found out that Bai Ren was secretly cooperating with the BM Group behind our backs and also wanted to acquire that piece of land.”
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Auntie, Bai Ren has already colluded with the BM Group. He must be planning to embezzle public funds and intercept the cooperation between the Bai family and the Jiang family.
You must not let him succeed. He’s nothing but a treacherous wolf in sheep’s clothing!”
“What… what are you talking about?”
Jiang Mingda’s outburst left Bai’s mother bewildered. It was only after he repeated himself twice that she realized her nephew had been beaten by Mo Yi and taken to the police station.
Bai Yan, upon hearing about Bai Ren’s alleged betrayal, was also extremely furious. He reached out to hit Bai Ren but was easily stopped by Mo Yi.
Mo Yi grasped the man’s wrist tightly, not letting go at all. Bai Yan felt as if his right hand was caught in a vice, his face turning red with pain.
Mo Yi chuckled sarcastically before releasing his grip.
Bai Yan quickly stepped back, clutching his wrist and glaring angrily at Mo Yi. Then he looked at Bai Ren, seemingly infuriated that Bai Ren didn’t stop Mo Yi.
However, at this moment, neither Mo Yi nor Bai Ren cared about his attitude.
Bai’s mother also expressed some dissatisfaction, saying, “No matter what, you can’t resort to violence! Bai Ren, I’ve always thought the Bai family treated you well. How could you do such a thing!”
With one sentence, Bai’s mother passed judgment on Bai Ren, clearly believing her nephew’s words.
Jiang Mingda, seeing Bai’s mother’s reaction, felt triumphant. He believed that with Bai’s mother’s support, he would definitely get justice. Then, neither Mo Yi nor Bai Ren would fare well.
He was determined to drive them out of the Bai family. After all, the BM Group’s interest in Bai Ren was because of the Bai family.
What ability did Bai Ren have? He was just a dog of the Bai family!
As long as Bai Ren was driven out, he would be nothing. He was sure he could smoothly obtain the support of the Bai family, and then that piece of land would be easily obtained.
Unfortunately, things didn’t go as he wished.
Bai Yucheng had just returned home after dropping off his fiancée when he heard the commotion in the living room. As he approached, he caught bits and pieces of the argument.
Usually, he wouldn’t intervene in matters involving Bai’s mother. Most of the time, he would defer to her and preserve her dignity. But this situation was clearly not trivial.
Bai Yucheng still trusted Bai Ren. Although they hadn’t seen each other for many years, he didn’t believe that Bai Ren would betray the Bai family for personal gain.
Approaching them directly, he said, “Mother, we shouldn’t jump to conclusions like this. I trust Mo Yi and Bai Ren’s character. We need to hear their explanation.”
His intervention was somewhat reassuring. Mo Yi had been considering storming out or giving Jiang Mingda another beating, but Bai Yucheng’s words made him nod inwardly.
Since Bai Yucheng had spoken up, he didn’t want Bai Ren to be unjustly accused. So, he explained, “It’s not like he said. Yesterday, we visited the children in the orphanage and discussed sponsoring them. Then we ran into Jiang Mingda and his group causing trouble in the orphanage, even threatening to harm the children. The orphanage headmistress confirmed that they had caused trouble there before. They attacked us first, and we defended ourselves.”
“You speak so eloquently! Defended yourselves? Can ordinary people fight as well as you? You coming to the Bai family is obviously with ulterior motives. Speak up! Who sent you?”
“Mother, we can’t just let him off the hook with a few words!”
As Jiang Mingda spoke, his gaze towards Mo Yi was filled with resentment.
Mo Yi’s expression turned complicated upon hearing this. He retorted sarcastically, “How many of you were there? There were only a few of us. I was the only one who fought back. If you’re so capable, come at me alone. Why don’t you mention that over a dozen of you couldn’t beat me? Like chickens. Who decides what’s right based on who’s more injured? I’ve only heard of the law of the jungle. I didn’t know that in this world, the weaker you are, the more right you have.”
Seeing Mo Yi’s arrogant demeanor, Bai Ren couldn’t help but smile with satisfaction.
However, Jiang Mingda was furious and argued, “I’m not discussing this with you. Shouldn’t the focus be on why Bai Ren is in contact with the BM Group? Bai Ren, do you dare say you haven’t betrayed the Bai family by colluding with the BM Group? If you didn’t take their benefits, why would you cooperate with them instead of the plan I gave you?”
Bai Yucheng was also surprised to hear Jiang Mingda mention the BM Group. Over the years, the BM Group’s main developments had been overseas, rarely collaborating with the Xia country. However, the group’s reputation abroad was well-known. If they could really cooperate with BM, it would be much better than collaborating with the Jiang family.
For such a long time, they talked about the cooperation between the Bai family and the Jiang family, but to put it bluntly, it was all about the Bai family subsidizing the Jiang family. Jiang Mingda had gained a lot of benefits from the Bai family.
Of course, out of respect for his mother, the Bai family could support the Jiang family, but the key was that Jiang Mingda wasn’t someone who remembered kindness. He had long realized that the Jiang family was taking advantage of the Bai family!
However, since they had found such a good cooperative partner, why had Bai Ren never mentioned it to him?
Bai Yucheng felt conflicted, but seeing the tense atmosphere between the two sides, he decided to stand on Bai Ren’s side for now.
As for Jiang Mingda, cooperating with him would only lead to further losses. If there were any issues, they could always ask Bai Ren after Jiang Mingda left.
So, he spoke up voluntarily, “Alright, I know about the cooperation with the BM Group.”
“What, you know?”
Jiang Mingda raised his voice instantly, only to see Bai Yucheng calmly nod at him and say, “Yes, as the head of the Bai family, I am aware of the cooperation with the BM Group. Is there a problem with that?”
“What’s wrong? When I suggested that you cooperate with our Jiang family, you refused, but now you choose outsiders?” Jiang Mingda angrily retorted.
His arrogant attitude only angered Bai Yucheng.
“Jiang Mingda, the Bai family is not a charity. Over the years, I believe you know better than I do what those so-called collaborations are all about. Cooperating with BM is much better than with the Jiang family. Don’t you understand that?
Cousin, don’t you want the Bai family to progress further?”
With that, Bai Yucheng gave Jiang Mingda a cold look, cutting off any further arguments.
Bai Ren was somewhat surprised to see Bai Yucheng taking the blame himself. He suddenly felt that perhaps the head of the Bai family was not bad after all.
However, it seemed to have been the case all along. Although he harbored some resentment towards the Bai family, he also understood that throughout, the only one with a completely wrong mindset was Bai Yan.
Since Bai Yucheng was so aware of the situation, perhaps he didn’t necessarily have to drag the Bai family down with him.
Bai Ren timely added, “I forgot to mention that Jiang’s proposal came nearly half a month later than the one from the BM Group, and there are significant differences in content. From the perspective of Bai’s interests, it’s only logical to choose BM.”
He didn’t want Jiang Mingda to keep harping on the fact that Jiang’s proposal came first. After all, their group had initially set their sights on that piece of land.
Moreover, Jiang’s proposal was truly not worth mentioning. He even doubted whether, if Jiang Mingda managed to get that piece of land, he would turn it into something worthwhile.
Initially looking angrily at Bai Ren, Bai Yan finally realized that he might have just wronged him. His face showed some signs of embarrassment.
As for Bai Ren, he stayed at the Bai family’s residence more out of boredom before. He wanted to stay and watch the show.
But now things were different. He had Mo Yi, and he no longer wanted to ruin this world. He had more important things to do now, like enjoying life with his little fool.
With a disdainful glance at the grotesque Jiang Mingda and the poor acting of these clownish characters, Bai Ren rubbed his slightly throbbing forehead and said, “Alright, since it has come to this, and so many people seem to dislike me and Mo Yi, we’ll leave.”
He was too lazy to come up with multiple excuses. Bai Ren was eager to start a new life.
When he mentioned leaving, it wasn’t just leaving the old Bai family mansion but also leaving Shengheng. So, he turned to Bai Yucheng and said, “I’ll go back to the company later to hand over my current work and then leave.”
After saying that, Bai Ren smiled at Bai Yan and added, “Father, will you be satisfied now?”
Initially feeling somewhat guilty, Bai Yan’s face immediately turned as red as a beetroot, and he looked at Bai Ren in disbelief.
“What did you say? You want to leave the Bai family! How can you say such a thing!”
“Back then, it was the former head of the family who saved my life. Without him, how could I exist, and how could you? You show no gratitude and instead of thinking of repaying the Bai family’s kindness, now you want to leave!” Bai Yan’s reproachful tone was relentless, but as he spoke, Bai Ren’s gaze grew colder. However, seeing Mo Yi beside him, coiled like an angry little dog about to explode, his emotions strangely eased.
Ignoring Bai Yan’s tirade, Bai Ren instead patted Mo Yi’s hand and reassured him, “Don’t be angry, I’m used to it.”
“What are you saying? Is this how you treat your own father, with this attitude?” Bai Yan’s anger knew no bounds, fueling Mo Yi’s heartache for Bai Ren to its peak.
Growing fonder of Bai Ren, Mo Yi not only carefully watched the parts of the plot related to him but also unintentionally learned some things from the aged servants here that were not mentioned in the plot.
Now, seeing Bai Yan’s attitude, he couldn’t bear it any longer and angrily exclaimed, “If you want to repay kindness, go ahead, but why involve Bai Ren? Hasn’t Bai Ren done enough over the years? If not for him, would his legs have been broken? The former head of the Bai family saved a life, yes, but it was your life, not Bai Ren’s! Did Bai Ren ask you to bring him into this world? If you hadn’t been so preoccupied with the Bai family back then and had neglected your pregnant wife, how could she have suffered from depression and died in childbirth? What have you done for Bai Ren since he was born? Have you ever spent a day with him? In all the time he’s been back, have you said a single kind word to him or shown any concern? Every time you see him, it’s nothing but blame and more blame. Hasn’t he created enough value for the Bai family? Even if there’s a debt of gratitude, he’s already repaid it many times over!”
Mo Yi finally understood. Some people consider themselves noble, addicted to repaying kindness, and insist on dragging their children along, as if generation after generation could never fully repay this debt. But in reality, Bai Ren already owed no one anything. He grew up in the Bai family, but he was tightly restrained by Bai Yan from a young age. In the short time since returning to the country, he had earned tens of millions of times more money for this family than it cost to raise him.
Since Mo Yi mentioned Bai Ren’s mother, Bai Yan remained silent and didn’t say anything further.
After his fiery outburst, Mo Yi ignored everyone else in the room and simply pushed Bai Ren out of there.
He couldn’t stand to stay in this Bai family for another second!
He understood that as long as Bai Ren stayed here, he would suffer. It was better to leave.
They had money now, they could live anywhere. Bai Ren was so capable, he could easily find a job.
Besides, didn’t he have himself? With his strength, he could surely provide for Bai Ren!
Except for Bai Yucheng, who didn’t want them to leave, but was stopped by Bai Ren’s determined gaze, they were sent to the door.
But as Mo Yi pushed Bai Ren out of the Bai family gate, he suddenly realized they hadn’t packed anything. After hesitating for a moment, he lowered his head and said to Bai Ren, “Wait for me, I’ll be right back.”
Then Bai Ren watched as Mo Yi actually went back to the Bai family, packed their meager belongings together, and hurried back with the luggage.
When he approached, Mo Yi smiled at Bai Ren and said, “These are our own things, of course we have to take them. Thriftiness and frugality are virtues!”
Seeing Mo Yi’s smiling face, Bai Ren couldn’t help but smile too, feeling an unprecedented sense of relief.
He reached out and held Mo Yi’s hand tightly, kissing the back of his hand. From now on, they would never be apart again.
Mo Yi telling Bai Yan off was so satisfying!! It seems like it’s the end of this arc? Really enjoying this novel. Thanks for the chapter!!
Thank you for the chapter! ❤
Hoping there’s gonna be smut before we end off the arc :”)
Proud of our baby wolf standing up for his hubby like that!! 😤
This dude claims he is proud of Bai Ren but at a moment’s notice he is so quick to raise his hand against him? Some father he is.
Kuah!! So lovely!! Go Go Go build your love nest!
I’m really getting suspicious about bai ren’s father, like is he fukin Inlove with the past bai’s family head, like bitch why so obsessed? Baby calma hahaha