Chapter 159: Chapter 152: Thrown Into a Cowpie! (Part 1)
"Knock knock!"
The nurse knocked on the door and then entered with Bai Fengmao’s attending doctor.
The doctor and nurse were taken aback by the scene for a moment...
Bai Sixian then got up from her father, wiped her tears, and stood to the side a bit embarrassed.
The doctor seemed to be in his early thirties, a gentle and refined man.
"Mr. Bai, let’s take your temperature."
"Oh oh!" Bai Fengmao nodded, then wiped his tears, pointed at Bai Sixian beside him, and said to the young doctor, "My daughter, my youngest daughter!"
"Is this the daughter you’ve been longing for? Haha, congratulations, Mr. Bai, you must be feeling better now?"
Bai Fengmao nodded cheerfully.
The nurse watched for quite a while in amazement.
After measuring the temperature and doing a check-up, the nurse hung a bottle of IV for Bai Fengmao.
Bai Sixian went to wash her face in the restroom and saw the doctor and nurse were about to leave, so she hurried out of the ward.
"Doctor, excuse me, wait a minute."
Bai Sixian approached the doctor, her eyes and nose red...
The doctor chuckled gently, "Miss Bai."
Bai Sixian pointed to the ward, "That, that... my dad, what’s exactly his condition?"
Her voice was still choked as she asked.
"It’s a cardiovascular issue. It can be significant or minor; the main thing is for the patient to maintain a good mindset and regular lifestyle, leave the rest to the hospital."
"Then... my dad doesn’t need to make a will... does he?"
The doctor looked into Bai Sixian’s watery eyes, gently blinked, and said, "Of course not, Mr. Bai is relatively healthy for someone of his age."
"Thank you, thank you, doctor."
Bai Sixian quickly said.
"Miss Bai, Mr. Bai is always so serious, but today seeing him smile, he looks so kindly..."
The young nurse said adorably.
Bai Sixian smiled and nodded, "Thank you both."
After the doctor and nurse left, Bai Sixian re-entered the ward.
She composed herself before reluctantly opening her mouth, "Brother."
Yet, she only called once; Tan Qianmei ignored her completely.
"Hey! Little sister."
Bai Zhengxiang, twelve years older than Bai Sixian, although not the closest among siblings, had always cared deeply for his little sister.
He stepped forward and hugged Bai Sixian, "I’m sorry, little sister... back then..."
"It’s okay, brother, don’t say anymore."
Bai Sixian emerged from Bai Zhengxiang’s embrace, sniffed, "I just asked the doctor, Dad’s in good health, don’t mention wills again, it’s not auspicious."
Tan Qianmei frowned slightly, but said nothing.
Bai Sixian’s arrival was too sudden, she wasn’t sure how much Bai Sixian overheard of the argument she had with Bai Fengmao just now.
"Right, right, let’s not mention it!"
Bai Zhengxiang quickly replied.
Bai Fengmao patted his bed and extended his hand to Bai Sixian, "Come, baby, sit here."
Bai Sixian walked over, holding her father’s hand. She gently touched her father’s face, smiling slightly, "Dad is still very handsome."
"Of course!"
Bai Fengmao replied without reservation.
"Little sister is back, so Dad is relieved too. Well, Dad, little sister, Zhengxiang and I will be going back first."
Tan Qianmei really felt she couldn’t stay any longer.
"Then you all head back."
Bai Fengmao said decisively.
If they stayed, he couldn’t chat comfortably with his precious daughter.
"Then I’ll go see brother off downstairs."
"They know the way, why do you need to see them off?"
Despite what Bai Fengmao said, Bai Sixian still followed Bai Zhengxiang and Tan Qianmei downstairs.
They left the ward and walked to the elevator at the corner.
"Little sister, don’t take your sister-in-law’s words to heart, you’ve been away for so many years..."
"I’ve been away for so many years." Bai Sixian interrupted her elder brother coldly, looking at him with a slightly cold expression, "Yet the first thing I hear when I return is Tan Qianmei discussing inheritance with you and Dad."
Bai Zhengxiang’s thick eyebrows furrowed.
He was Bai Fengmao’s eldest son, though he didn’t resemble Bai Fengmao much, perhaps only in the nose.
"Speaking of which, our Bai family is considered well-off as Dad has been in politics for years, but if people were to know that as he grows old and remains healthy, his eldest son and daughter-in-law are coming after his inheritance... brother, what do you think others would say?"
"Sixian, your sister-in-law and I absolutely have no intention of wishing anything bad for father, you’re overthinking."
Bai Zhengxiang sighed, before coming, he had reminded his wife not to mention Yijing Manor, but she just wouldn’t listen.
"Little sister, you haven’t been home for twenty years, yet Dad wants to leave the entire Yijing Manor to you, no wonder you can talk so righteously."
"And who orchestrated my inability to come home for twenty years, your wife Tan Qianmei should know very well in her heart?"
Bai Sixian’s beautiful eyes narrowed...
Her gaze at Tan Qianmei carried a hint of resentment.
Bai Zhengxiang stood to the side, his brow almost knotting.
Fortunately, the elevator arrived just in time; the door opened, and Bai Zhengxiang pulled Tan Qianmei inside.
Bai Sixian didn’t follow in, she just stood at the door, maintaining eye contact with Tan Qianmei...
Tan Qianmei and Bai Sixian were actually similar in age, Tan Qianmei was three years older.
But they never got along from the start, when Tan Qianmei first entered the Bai Family, she used a stick to break the head of Bai Sixian’s pet dog.
Speak softly, it’s just a dog.
But Bai Sixian treasures that dog dearly; as the saying goes, look at the owner before hitting the dog.
When Tan Qianmei swung that stick, it shattered the good impression Bai Sixian had of her.
However, Bai Sixian wasn’t always at odds with Tan Qianmei over the dog incident; she’s not that immature.
After all, the one who married her is my brother, the one living life with her is my brother too.
Yet, when Bai Sixian discovered that since Tan Qianmei entered the family, my brother began to change bit by bit...
She developed a deep-rooted disgust for this woman.
Bai Sixian knew why Tan Qianmei went to such lengths to force her out back then...
"Sister-in-law Qianmei, be careful on the road."
The elevator doors closed.
Bai Sixian closed her eyes momentarily, then stepped away.
Though the phrase "be careful on the road" carried some hidden meaning, Bai Sixian merely emphasized the tone and had no real intention to do anything to Tan Qianmei.
Resentment was there, but twenty years had already been wasted; she couldn’t afford to waste the remaining time on this woman.
However, the deliberately emphasized tone was merely a pretense of intimidation; to Tan Qianmei, it was a precursor to the arrival of a storm!
"She’s back with ill intentions."
Tan Qianmei said coolly.
"Don’t overthink it."
Bai Zhengxiang saw the reflection of Tan Qianmei’s furious face on the elevator’s steel surface.
"Among your siblings, Bai Sixian is the most scheming, even if she’s the youngest!"
"Alright, Qianmei, stop talking."
Tan Qianmei glared at Bai Zhengxiang, "Stop talking? As if not talking will prevent things from getting worse? If the Elder leaves the manor to Bai Sixian, what will our son get in the end!"
Bai Zhengxiang’s face darkened...
Tan Qianmei glanced at him, "Say I’m vicious or ambitious, I don’t care, as long as I can fight for more for my son, I won’t settle for less."
Bai Sixian returned to the ward; Bai Fengmao was devouring a bowl of food.
"Dad... heat it up before eating!"
"It is hot, really hot!"
Bai Fengmao said quickly.
Bai Sixian sighed lightly, sat beside her father, "If you’re hungry, why didn’t you eat more earlier?"
"I didn’t have an appetite earlier, but now I do."
Bai Sixian frowned, somewhat speechless...
She got up—
"Baby, where are you going?"
Seeing her stand up, Bai Fengmao immediately asked, sounding anxious.
Bai Sixian’s heart ached for a moment, she held back her emotions, then turned around, quite helplessly saying, "I’m going to get some water to wipe your face!"
"Oh, oh oh!"
Bai Fengmao let out a sigh of relief.
Bai Sixian then continued into the bathroom, she sniffed, slightly tilting her head.
After washing Bai Fengmao’s face, she sat by the bed, held his large hand, and slowly said...
"Chengji treats me well, never let me suffer any grievances... but you know, he can only be described as ’goofy,’ he’s never associated with anything sophisticated in his life..."
"But I’m very happy, truly happy..."
Bai Sixian stared at his thick palm, "It’s not like I haven’t thought about going home... but I’m scared..."
Whenever she thought of her father, who was so strong, a father who dominated the political scene with his rhetoric, who considered her the greatest shame of his life...
She couldn’t bring herself to go home.
"Baby, you’re truly ruthless..."
Bai Fengmao sighed gently.
Bai Sixian nestled against him, closing her eyes, "Father... can be ruthless too..."
"Alright, alright, blame me... as long as you’re willing to come home and call me Dad again, without hating me, say whatever you want."
Bai Sixian hugged his waist tightly, remained silent for a long time.
"By the way, baby, how did you know I was in the hospital?"
Speaking of which...
Bai Sixian suddenly chuckled, she straightened up, looking at Bai Fengmao, "Dad, there’s one thing you’d absolutely never guess."
"Hm?"
"You mentioned earlier that a young girl came to see you today?"
"...yes."
Bai Fengmao nodded, then seemed to realize something...
Bai Sixian grinned, quite proudly saying, "That’s my daughter, my and Chengji’s daughter, Su Xiaomeng."
The expression on Bai Fengmao’s face vanished in an instant, he blinked, his face full of bewilderment, then his eyes suddenly brightened, he was about to rejoice, but before his mouth could form a sufficient smile, his expression immediately became solemn again!
Seemingly... with a hint of anger.
"Dad?"
Bai Sixian was baffled by her father’s brief change in demeanor over a few seconds.
"Yin Shixiu..."
He uttered those three words...
Bai Sixian quickly cleared her throat, "Shixiu should have come along this afternoon to see you, right? They have a set of twins..."
"I know! My very own granddaughter nearly got killed by the Yin Family!"
"It was that time! On Jiuling Mountain! When I met Meng Meng that time!"