Old Master Bai looked at Xiao Li and said, "Child, do you know why I never caused trouble after that incident?"
Xiao Li thought for a mont, "Was it because Great Grandfather used the family law?"
Old Master Bai gently shook his head, "The pain from the whippings, I could endure. The hardship of kneeling in the ancestral hall, I could endure as well.
The only thing I couldn’t bear was seeing your grandmother take that whip...
Your grandmother was cherished at ho since she was young. Even though I was younger, I understood that as a boy, I should protect the girls...
Whenever the siblings wanted to bully her, I would never allow it.
But this ti, I was the reason she got whipped.
With my tougher skin, the lashes healed quickly, but your grandmother’s delicate skin took a long ti to recover...
Since then, I resolved not to cause trouble anymore because I knew, if I caused trouble, your great grandfather would punish , and your grandmother would definitely step in to protect again.
I couldn’t let your grandmother be hurt again!
Just like that, I grew up slowly, no longer needing your grandmother to cover for , and no longer worrying your great grandparents.
Later, I gradually took over the family business and beca quite ambitious.
When it ca ti for your grandmother to marry, your great grandmother arranged for her to choose from a few noble families who moved overseas around the sa ti as ours...
If your grandmother had chosen from those families, she would certainly have been extrely happy.
But who could have guessed that your grandmother insisted on marrying Wen Xiaowen, who was studying in M Country at the ti.
When we heard that your grandmother wanted to marry Wen Xiaowen, both your great grandmother and I were shocked because we didn’t know when the Wen Family had co overseas.
After investigating, I found out that Wen Xiaowen was from B City’s Wen Family. Wen Family’s status was decent, but they were based in the country, not overseas. If your grandmother married him, she would have to return to the country.
At that point, your grandmother would be separated from us by two countries, and I also found out that Wen Xiaowen had an awkward position in the Wen Family. How could we agree to let your grandmother marry him?
Neither your great grandmother nor I agreed, but we were left with no choice!
Because your grandmother was pregnant.
Your grandmother had known Wen Xiaowen for a long ti, and they were deeply in love, but respected each other’s boundaries.
They never crossed the line...
However, at that ti, your grandmother’s best friend, Chen Jue, also fell for Wen Xiaowen and knew that Wen Xiaowen liked your grandmother.
So she sched against your grandmother. She took advantage of her own birthday, invited your grandmother, and drugged her.
Your grandmother considered her a friend and never guarded against her, and thus fell into the trap.
After being drugged, Chen Jue threw her into a hotel room and then tried to call Wen Xiaowen to see your grandmother’s disgrace.
But, even though your grandmother was drugged, she fought hard to stay conscious, using a vase in the room to knock out a man trying to take advantage of her...
She then stumbled out of the room, coincidentally running into Chen Jue and Wen Xiaowen.
Seeing your grandmother like that, Wen Xiaowen understood what had happened and planned to drive her back to the Bai Family.
However, on the road, the drug in your grandmother’s system fully kicked in, and next to her was the man she liked.
In the car, they ended up being intimate.
After the incident, their relationship was solidified.
Your grandmother brought Wen Xiaowen back to the Bai Family.
But at first, she didn’t ntion what had happened, and we disapproved. They continued their relationship anyway...
Until over a month later, your grandmother was pregnant, and her health couldn’t allow her to abort the child, so we had no choice but to approve the marriage.
To this day, I deeply regret agreeing to your grandmother marrying Wen Xiaowen, and your great grandmother and great grandfather were also regretful on their deathbeds for marrying her off to him.
Back then, I should have stopped it. Our Bai Family could have supported your grandmother and her child.
But at that ti, your grandmother was deeply in love with Wen Xiaowen, and we agreed to the marriage to fulfill her wishes.
But that Wen Xiaowen turned out to be a useless man who couldn’t even ensure a proper wedding ceremony for your grandmother.
A daughter of the dignified Bai Family ended up with just a marriage certificate, without a proper celebration with friends and family.
After the marriage, Wen Xiaowen couldn’t even protect his wife and child. If it weren’t for the Bai Family standing behind them, your grandmother’s life would have been much harder...
Later, when the Bai Family encountered trouble, both your grandmother and your mother ended up in dire straits, revealing just how useless Wen Xiaowen was."
From Old Master Bai’s words, it was clear that he held a significant grudge against Wen Xiaowen.
Xiao Li remained silent for a mont, then softly asked, "Uncle, can you tell what happened back then to my grandmother and my mother?"
As soon as Xiao Li asked this question, not only the three mbers of the Bai Family but even Qin Xiao beca suddenly tense...
Bai Yu quickly said, "The food has been prepared for a while, let’s eat first!
We can talk after eating..."
Bai Yu’s father, Bai Shilin, also said to Old Master Bai, "Dad, it’s normal to be happy seeing Xiao Li, but no matter how happy, we should eat first!
Xiao Li just ca from a shift, we shouldn’t let her go hungry."
Old Master Bai urgently agreed, "Yes, yes, yes... Let’s eat first..."
With these words, they moved to the dining table.
The dining table wasn’t suitable for heavy topics, so the reminiscing halted, and Old Master Bai only asked Xiao Li about the taste of the dishes.
After the al, Old Master Bai, citing that he was old and tired, excused himself...
Leaving Bai Shilin and Bai Yu to attend to Xiao Li, who understood from Old Master Bai’s changed deanor that she wouldn’t learn about the past from the Bai Family.
What really happened back then?
Why is everyone tight-lipped about it?
After leaving Bai Yu’s ho, Xiao Li continued to ponder over this question, sothing Qin Xiao noticed, getting tangled up in his thoughts...
On their way ho, the car remained unusually silent as both were lost in their thoughts.
Upon arriving ho, Xiao Li saw Mianmian in the living room, so she put aside her thoughts and started playing with Mianmian...
Seeing them play, Qin Xiao felt reluctant to spoil Xiao Li’s mood...
Forget it, the full truth hasn’t erged yet; only the tip of the iceberg has been revealed.
It’s better to wait until everything is clear to tell Nini!
Even though he knew that revealing everything to Xiao Li would be hard for her to take, Qin Xiao planned not to hide anything.
Nothing would be hidden between him and Xiao Li; she would know the truth, and he would be there to share in the pain.
And those who caused the pain, Qin Xiao wouldn’t spare any of them.
After playing with Mianmian for a while, Xiao Li noticed Qin Xiao standing there motionless, so she whispered sothing into Mianmian’s ear.
She then watched as Mianmian toddled over towards Qin Xiao...
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