"Seeking my help?" Ye Shu felt genuinely awkward. Bai Xue, who once was almost her future mother-in-law, had incessantly slandered her after Gu Zuocheng got together with Ye Xinyu. And now this woman claimed she was here to seek her help—was the sun about to rise from the west?
Bai Yueru was also quite surprised, "Bai Xue, you have something to ask Xiao Shu for? Am I hearing things? What in the world is going on?"
"Sister, it’s ," Bai Xue sighed, then thickened her skin and said, "Regarding the incident where Ye Shengli fell from the building, I know Ye Shu is innocent. It’s all because Xinyu didn’t have enough discernment, took the provocations of those online at face value and nearly caused serious trouble for Ye Shu, so..."
"So you’re here to ask Ye Shu for forgiveness? Nothing else?" Bai Yueru knew the nature of so-called younger sister well; she wouldn’t have come so readily to beg for Ye Xinyu’s forgiveness.
"Nothing else, just seeking forgiveness," Bai Xue said with a face full of sincerity, "Actually, we’re all one family. Seeing the younger generation at odds with each other truly upsets me. I hope that everyone can get along well in the future."
"Bai Xue, so you also know we’re relatives?" Bai Yueru asked, quite surprised, "I thought you didn’t know. Since that’s the case, why didn’t you properly talk to that Ye Xinyu? And let her falsely accuse our Xiao Shu? Is this how you act as an elder?"
"Sister... I..." Bai Xue’s face turned red from being called out, "Actually, we did advise Xinyu, but she wouldn’t listen. That’s why I didn’t even attend the trial. Sigh, Ye Shu, considering the past—where Zuocheng and you once—"
"Ahem!" Bai Yueru interrupted, displeased, "Bai Xue, let’s not bring up the past. Zuocheng is just not as fortunate as our Ah Chen. Alright, Xiao Shu has an injury on her hand, so you shouldn’t disturb her here. Go back."
"No, it’s not that, Ye Shu, sister, I want to ask, to ask that Ye Shu consider her family status, to spare Xinyu. As long as she withdraws her lawsuit, I think Xinyu might be able to avoid going to jail!" Bai Xue said urgently, all her usual pride gone, eagerly awaiting Ye Shu’s reaction.
Ye Shu and Bai Yueru were truly dumbfounded at this point, because Bai Xue’s reaction today was extremely abnormal. Everyone knew her as sharp-tongued, snobbish, status-obsessed, and pretentious, but today, she repeatedly pleaded for Ye Xinyu, which made them suspect her underlying motives.
"Spare her the suffering of prison? I don’t have such great power. Even if I were willing to withdraw the lawsuit, the court’s verdict on the case, already in effect, might not change just for her. The evidence of her illegal act is incontrovertible; everything is her own doing, and no one can help her." Having said so, she turned and intended to leave.
"Ye Shu, would it be enough if I knelt down before you?" Bai Xue said and attempted to kneel in front of Ye Shu, frightening her into quickly supporting her, "What in the world is going on with you?"
Actually, Ye Shu supported her not for any other reason. Had she encountered Bai Xue on the street, even if she knelt for a lifetime, Ye Shu wouldn’t spare her a glance. However, in front of her future mother-in-law, she didn’t want to cause Bai Yueru embarrassment. After all, Bai Yueru and Bai Xue had a sisterly relationship; some things couldn’t be chosen or avoided.
Bai Yueru sighed and said, "Bai Xue, just tell the whole truth. What exactly is going on with you today?"
Bai Xue hesitated for a moment before finally opening up, "Alright, I’ll say it, I’ll say it, it’s because..."