Chapter 315: Rude
’Just as I thought. Abandoning her back then was the right thing to do.’
’But why is she so lucky? How did she manage to survive, time and time again?’
In Mr. Bai’s eyes, even though his biological daughter, Shi Lan, had made him proud by becoming the first 3S Female, she still couldn’t compare to the child he had raised himself.
For all these years, it was Bai Rao’s existence that allowed him to maintain his dignity as a house-husband and enjoy the envy of many. If he had actually kept Shi Lan back then, his current self would have ceased to exist long ago.
Mr. Bai simply looked down on this biological daughter. He was even furious that she had stolen Bai Rao’s thunder. If Mrs. Bai hadn’t insisted on dragging him here to claim kinship, he wouldn’t have come at all.
Hearing Shi Lan’s words, Mr. Bai held back for a moment but ultimately couldn’t contain his anger. He cursed, "Who taught you to speak to your parents like that? You have no manners at all! No wonder you’re always hanging around with those rude brats from the Jiang and Mu families. You won’t even acknowledge your own parents..."
Shi Lan burst out laughing. She leisurely ate a strawberry. "Isn’t it normal for me to have no manners? It’s not like I had parents to teach me. Besides, I’ve already said my parents are dead, so you two should stop trying to claim a connection that isn’t there. And another thing—Jiang Xia and Mu Tangfeng are far more polite than you are. I don’t think I need to spell out who’s the one with no manners and needs a complete do-over, do I?"
After saying her piece, she turned off her chip, refusing to engage with them any further.
The few who had just been busy in the kitchen all gathered around when they heard the commotion.
Jiang Xia gritted his teeth. "Who the hell does the Bai Family think they are?"
Then, he added plaintively, "Lanlan, I’m a very polite boy. Don’t listen to his nonsense."
For once, Mu Tangfeng didn’t argue with him. His face was a mask of fury. "My own parents don’t even talk to me like that, so where does he get off? Besides, who the hell does he think he is? How dare he claim you’re their daughter, Lanlan? It’s obvious they’re only doing this because they found out you’re a 3S Female and want to profit from it."
Ye Ming knew it wasn’t that simple. He had investigated Shi Lan’s background, and she was indeed an orphan. If the Bai Family dared to show up and claim her so directly, they must have some evidence. Lanlan might really be their daughter.
He pressed his lips together, not probing any deeper. He just looked at Shi Lan with concern. "Lanlan, don’t worry yourself over these irrelevant people. Don’t let them ruin your good mood."
Yan Huoshui’s eyes narrowed, a cold glint deep within his red irises. "They dare disturb my wife. I’ll go throw them out right now."
With that, he immediately went out the door. Jiang Xia and Mu Tangfeng followed him, and Shi Lan didn’t have time to stop them.
Seeing this, Ye Ming said, "Don’t worry, Lanlan. Yan Huoshui knows how to handle things. You just keep watching TV. Dinner will be ready in ten minutes."
Shi Lan nodded and didn’t pay them any more mind.
’Besides, with the three of them and their strength, the Bai Family is bound to be the ones who suffer. The Bai Family is causing a scene at our front door. If a fight breaks out, we’re completely in the right.’
Outside, the Bai Family, blocked and ignored by Shi Lan, had started fighting amongst themselves before Yan Huoshui and the others even arrived.
Mrs. Bai was cursing Mr. Bai for being brainless, for pulling the father card before they had even successfully reclaimed their daughter. No matter what, they had to get her to acknowledge them first.
Mr. Bai looked aggrieved but didn’t dare to retort too much. Finally, after being relentlessly berated by Mrs. Bai, he snapped back, "I already told you, having Ruoru as our daughter is enough! You’re the one who insisted on acknowledging her."
When Mrs. Bai lost her temper, her words grew reckless. "Ruoru is only an S-level, no matter how you look at it! Can an S-level Female compare to the one and only 3S? What’s more, not only is Shi Lan a 3S Level, but she also has the Eldest Prince and Admiral He backing her, and every single one of her Beast Husbands is so powerful..."
Hearing this, Bai Rao, who was standing to the side, couldn’t help but feel a pang of heartache. Although she had always known her mother was vain, the family’s resources had indeed all been poured into her over the years. She thought that no matter what, she held some weight in her mother’s heart as a daughter. She never imagined she would still lose out to the title of ’3S Level’.
Mrs. Bai was on a roll, her tirade unabated. "It’s Ruoru this, Ruoru that all day long! Don’t you have any idea who your real daughter is?"
"Wife!"
Mr. Bai anxiously cut her off. "You can’t disown Ruoru as our daughter just because her spiritual power is a little lower than Shi Lan’s! Ruoru is outstanding, too! She’s already reached S-level!"
Mrs. Bai’s heart skipped a beat. She belatedly realized she had said too much and nearly let their biggest secret slip.
According to the plan they had discussed, they wanted both daughters. So, they had always told Bai Rao that she was a twin, but someone at the hospital, out of jealousy and malice, had deliberately taken one of the babies. All these years, they had believed that child was dead, which is why they never thought to look for her.
Bai Rao had believed this story because she had seen a picture of her grandmother, and Shi Lan did bear some resemblance to her.
The person Bai Rao called "Grandma" was actually Mr. Bai’s mother. However, since both Mr. and Mrs. Bai were from the Bai Family, and Mr. Bai, as the only son, shared his mother’s surname, Bai Rao didn’t call her "Maternal Grandma."
But now, hearing her mother’s words and seeing her father’s overly flustered expression, a strange suspicion bloomed in her heart.
’What did she mean, ’who your real daughter is’?’
’Why would Mother say that?’
Even though Mr. Bai tried to cover for it afterward, ripples of doubt had already spread through Bai Rao’s heart.
Just as Bai Rao was about to open her mouth to ask, the main gate opened.
Yan Huoshui and the other two walked out. The moment Jiang Xia and Mu Tangfeng saw the people at the gate, they flew into a rage.
Jiang Xia cracked his knuckles. "Well, well, what have we here? Some mad dogs blocking someone else’s front gate? If you want to argue and curse, take it somewhere else."
Mu Tangfeng was even more venomous. "At least dogs are kept on a leash. These are clearly just blind animals with filthy mouths, spewing shit everywhere."
As they spoke, their eyes were fixed on Mr. Bai. ’Heh, so this old bastard was the one who said we have no manners?’
’Fine. We’ll show him what ’no manners’ really looks like.’
"You... you... who are you cursing? You really have no manners!"
Mr. Bai was so angry he pointed a trembling finger at them. Jiang Xia frowned in annoyance. "Get your finger out of my face."
Mu Tangfeng simply kicked him away. "Get lost."
Mr. Bai’s spiritual power was weak to begin with, and his body was frail. That one kick sent him sprawling to the ground, and he couldn’t get up for a long while.
Bai Rao immediately ran over in concern. "Dad, are you okay?"
She carefully helped him up, then turned to face Jiang Xia and the others. "My dad was right about you. As 2S Level Beastmen, how can you just bully the weak like this?"
"Hmph, bullying the weak? You’re a female, so I won’t hit you, but you’d better take a look at whose house this is! Who’s the one blocking the gate and causing a scene?"
Mu Tangfeng sneered. He might restrain his temper in front of Shi Lan, but that didn’t mean it had improved.
He had always been the type to immediately retaliate against anyone who displeased him.
Jiang Xia was thrilled by the sight and offered a rare compliment, "Nicely done."
’If Mu Tangfeng had been any slower,’ he thought, ’I would have done it myself. Other than my wife and my parents, no one gets to point a finger at me like that.’