Rong Lan: "???" Understand what?
The little fox was so shocked that she almost choked.
Bai Rongran also didn't understand what her mother meant for a moment, but she could tell that her mother was very sad. She reached out and gently patted her mother on the back, silently comforting her.
Bai's mother turned to Bai Rongran and gave her a smile. Then she lowered her head, covered her face, and took a few deep breaths to calm her inner rage. When she was almost calm, she spoke again, with a hint of determination in her tone. "We'll handle Bai Xiyu. You kids don't need to get involved."
Rong Lan, who was considered a "kid", Chu Hengyuan, who was also a "kid", and Bai Rongran, who was also labeled as a "kid", looked at each other, all with expressions of disbelief.
Kids???
Bai's father, who was slower than Bai's mother in seeing things, finally put down his phone. Hearing his wife's words, he nodded in agreement. "Yes, we'll handle it. Although she's my younger sister, I'll definitely make her pay for what she did back then."
Rong Lan was a bit stunned. Were they already talking about how to deal with Bai Xiyu? Was the progress a bit too fast?
"Lanlan." Bai's mother looked at the girl she had cherished for so many years, guilt flashing in her eyes. "I'm sorry. Our preconceived notions made you suffer."
The investigation results Rong Lan sent them were very detailed, but they weren't hard to obtain. As long as one was willing to put in the effort, they could find out.
However, they were convinced that there was something wrong with the people related to Rong Lan by blood. Without in - depth investigation, they reached a conclusion and even spread it. Although they all said that Rong Lan was still the eldest daughter of the Bai family, those outside who knew what Rong Lan's real relatives had done would look down on her.
After seeing the investigation results, besides anger, the most overwhelming emotion she felt was sadness. She was sad that the little girl she had raised so tenderly had to grow so brave. She insisted on finding out the truth when everyone thought the result was already set.
"Ah?" Rong Lan was confused. "Mom and Dad believe it just like that? Don't you... have anything to ask me?"
"Why shouldn't we believe the results our precious daughter found out?" Bai's mother wiped the moisture from the corners of her eyes and said with a loving smile.
Bai's father nodded in agreement.
Rong Lan: "..." Things were going so smoothly that she couldn't believe it was real.
"It's too late this year." Bai's mother sighed again. "Next year. How about we invite Mr. Zhang here to celebrate the New Year with us next year? We didn't prepare anything this year, but you kids can find a day to bring some gifts to pay New Year greetings to Mr. Zhang. Oh, and you can interact with Mr. Zhang, but stay away from that old lady in his family."
After all, she was one of the participants, just not successfully.
Rong Lan and Bai Rongran looked at each other and nodded in unison. "We know."
They weren't stupid. Why would they interact with such people?
Bai's mother thought about what else she needed to tell them. She really remembered what she had missed. "And this truth should be seen by everyone. We'll make it public. You kids don't need to worry about this. Leave it to us. You just wait to have fun during the New Year."
Rong Lan's eyes widened. Was there such a good thing? She was just thinking about how to make this result public, and now the elders would help. It would be much easier with the help of the elders. As a junior, those shrewd people in the circle might not believe what she said, but the information released by the elders of the Bai family would be more convincing.
Wasn't she about to fulfill the three wishes of the ghost Bai Ronglan?
As it turned out, Bai's father and Bai's mother worked at an astonishing speed. On Chinese New Year's Eve, Rong Lan saw the truth spreading in the circle.
At that time, she was sitting in the living room of her own home, holding her phone and scrolling through the real - time chat records in the group chat, waiting for her brother to finish making the dumpling stuffing and then call her to make dumplings together.
She was about to go to the kitchen in advance to share this good news with her brother when a corner of the tissue on the coffee table was lifted by the wind.
Rong Lan was stunned for a moment and subconsciously looked in the direction of the balcony. She remembered that the French windows between the living room and the balcony weren't opened very wide. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be such a strong wind blowing in.
Sure enough -
It wasn't the wind that moved the tissue. It was someone, or rather, a ghost, who wanted the tissue to move.
Through the French windows, she saw the ghost Bai Ronglan. When she saw other ghosts, even if they were good - looking, she would be startled. Only when she saw the ghost Bai Ronglan was she not scared.
And when the ghost Bai Ronglan saw that the little fox finally noticed her, she raised her hand and waved at the little fox.
Rong Lan first peeked at the closed kitchen door, then looked at the little puppet cat lying obediently and staring at "Tom and Jerry" on the tablet. Then she got up and walked towards the balcony.
When she got to the balcony, she closed the balcony door tightly, afraid that the little puppet cat would hear the voices and curiously follow her out.
"Happy Chinese New Year's Eve~" the little fox said with a big smile.
The ghost Bai Ronglan also had a smile on her face. "Happy Chinese New Year's Eve. Little fox, I'm here to say goodbye to you."
The night outside was beautiful. And because it was Chinese New Year's Eve, the shopping mall not far away had a long - range spotlight on. The light shot into the distance, as if playing with the stars and the moon, adding a bit of liveliness to the night sky.
Rong Lan put her hands on the balcony railing. Hearing this, she turned to look at the transparent figure. "Won't you stay a while longer? After the New Year, when I have some extra money, I can invite you to another all - seafood feast."
The last time she fulfilled her promise and invited the ghost Bai Ronglan to an all - seafood feast, she had just dealt with Han Xiaoshuang. She happily shared her achievement with the ghost Bai Ronglan. She really did think about inviting her again after the New Year. By then, she might be able to share with the ghost Bai Ronglan what happened when she went to pay New Year greetings to the Zhang family.
The ghost Bai Ronglan slowly shook her head. "No. My wishes have come true, and I can eat seafood after I'm reincarnated." She just didn't know if she would still like seafood then.
"Little fox, although I've said this many times, I still want to say it again. I'm so glad I met you." The ghost Bai Ronglan looked up at the bright moon in the sky. "I just went to the Bai family. The two elders were making dumplings with Rongran. They were sitting around a big table, making dumplings and chatting. They talked about everything, about daily life and work. From time to time, they would mention you. I secretly hugged them..."
After secretly hugging them, she came to find the little fox.
"I've imagined that if you weren't here as a variable, I would definitely plan things according to the three wishes I told you at first. At that time..."