Once, I wanted to be a good person

Chapter 359 77. Greetings to the Bai Zhi Family! (10,000 characters 2/2)_3

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Hearing Lady Jin's analysis, Bai Zhi fell silent, not speaking anymore.

Perhaps sensing Bai Zhi's unhappiness, Lady Jin sighed, then gently stroked Bai Zhi's hair and said, "Silly child, you are grown up now. You can't always act on impulse, you should think more about your family."

"Some things, when it's time to let go, you must let go. Don't be stubborn."

Bai Zhi said, "But... I don't want him to die."

Not knowing whether she sensed something unusual about Bai Zhi, Lady Jin paused for a moment upon hearing these words.

Then she lowered her head, scrutinizing Bai Zhi closely.

After a moment, she asked, "What exactly is your relationship with... Fang Ze?"

Hearing Lady Jin's question, Bai Zhi visibly panicked.

She hastily said, "Ah? My relationship with Fang Ze? There's nothing special between us, just a normal colleague relationship."

Hearing Bai Zhi's response, Lady Jin wore a "something's not right with you" expression and tentatively asked, "Really...?"

"Just colleagues?"@@@@

Bai Zhi felt her face grow hot, but she still hurriedly nodded vigorously, "It's really just colleagues!"

Lady Jin, who watched Bai Zhi grow up, had her suspicions...

And just as the two of them were harboring their own thoughts and the atmosphere reached a tipping point, suddenly, someone knocked on the office door from outside with a "thump-thump-thump."

Seeing this as a lifeline, Bai Zhi quickly called out to the person outside, "Come in!"

Although in front of others she was the fearless Director Bai, the impulsive and crazy White Devil, in the face of Lady Jin, who raised her from a young age, she felt as weak and vulnerable as a small quail.

So, facing Lady Jin's "interrogation," she truly felt that anyone's interruption would be a relief!

While she was thinking this way, under her expectant gaze, the office door was pushed open from the outside, and a head popped in.

And a handsome, sunny face appeared before them, "Officer Bai Zhi, have you seen Little Bai Ling?"

Seeing that face, hearing that voice, Bai Zhi felt her heart thumping out of her chest as she stuttered, "Fang, Fang Ze, what brings you here?"

At that moment, Fang Ze was unaware of the situation in the room.

Ordinary clothes, ordinary pants, ordinary shoes—all indicated that he came from a poor family.

The only thing of value seemed to be the corner of a Space Folding Bag peeking out of his pocket.

Such a small-sized space-related artifact might be worth tens of thousands of Lini, but it was still far from impressive to the Bai Family.

After examining him for a while, just as Lady Jin was about to withdraw her gaze to have a chat with Fang Ze,

suddenly, her gaze was attracted to a small section of "bracelet" peeking out from Fang Ze's left wrist.

Her eyes narrowed, she looked closer, and after a moment, she was greatly shaken, abruptly turning to look at Bai Zhi.

When Lady Jin detained Fang Ze earlier, Bai Zhi was already panicking internally.

And when she saw Lady Jin's eyes land on the Superior Grade defensive artifact + the Midnight Pendant on Fang Ze's hand, her heart lurched.

Truth be told, for that instant, all she wished was to flee.

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The following doesn't count towards the word count.

At the end of this chapter, let me briefly explain the situation of the Jiang and Bai Families.

Bai Zhi is in her twenties, while Jiang Cheng is around forty – although they both belong to the third generation of nobility, they are separated by about half a generation.

Bai Zhi's father and Lady Jin are both in their fifties (Lady Jin is a woman who takes care of her appearance, so she looks younger), born during the period when the federation was established and have no memory of the catastrophe 50 years prior.

Bai Zhi's grandfather is a first-generation noble, close to eighty years old, in his prime during the disaster and was the Prime Minister of Xida Country.

Jiang Cheng's father is in his sixties, not quite seventy, and experienced the great disaster in his teens. At the time, he was a Prince.

His mother is the Queen of Xida Country, in her nineties, a first-generation noble, but almost completely retired now.

Therefore, currently, the Bai and Jiang Families are almost entirely governed by the second generation, with Old Mr. Bai occasionally making an appearance.

Because of the generational gap, Bai Zhi and Jiang Cheng differ greatly in terms of power and position.

So... from this one can see that the Yang Transformation stage is no ordinary feat...

That's roughly it.

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