Bai Da’s face unexpectedly displayed a triumphant air.
It made Ye Xiu feel sick. What was this supposed to be?
Because he felt inferior to Nan Jin, was that why he orchestrated all this, hurting Xingxing just so he could gloat over Nan Jin’s daughter being tormented?
No, no, no, to call it triumphant was to overpraise him—it was rather a petty man smirking at his own success.
What kind of scum was he?
"All Xiuxiu had to do was show her love, and I’d deal with her. She’s just a wild child. What right does she have? Let Xiuxiu be nice to her.
Even if I hinted over and over, Xiuxiu still loved her. It really was baffling."
Ye Xiu could no longer restrain himself and wanted to rush over, but Bai Zhi held his hand.
Now, Bai Da finally spoke; not clarifying this would be a waste of an opportunity.
"What happened later? Since you succeeded, why did Nan Xi come back?"
Bai Zhi actually wanted to ask about that hypnosis directly, but Bai Da’s guard was still up. What if he became alert? Then it would all be for naught?
"It’s still because Nan Jin is useless, claiming his family had a big business. And then, trouble arose; he had to go back and deal with it, just dumped Xixi with that old hag.
That old hag took all of Xixi’s money, even hit her, my precious daughter. To have her treated that way, I truly wanted to kill that old hag.
Xixi came home, my daughter, my sweetheart."
Even now, though Bai Da wasn’t very clear-headed, his expression softened a great deal when he spoke of Nan Xi.
Indeed, it made Ye Xiu tremble with anger.
You can’t even recognize your own daughter, and you still have the nerve to call yourself a father.
Didn’t you check what your daughter looked like when you exchanged her?
Is it overconfidence in yourself?
Bai Da’s expression changed again.
Like shifting masks—joy, sorrow, anger, happiness—now mixed with anger and hatred. Hadn’t he just felt happiness, and now it turned into grievance?
"I just don’t understand why Xiuxiu is just indifferent towards Xixi. She’s our daughter after all; she should naturally feel close to her."
Ye Xiu: "..." I’m not interested in someone else’s child.
"Xixi cautiously approached Xiuxiu, but Xiuxiu’s gaze settled on Bai Zhi. No, absolutely not, I must make Xiuxiu like Xixi.
But this time, I don’t know why, Xiuxiu was particularly resistant; it took me a long time to shift her love for Bai Zhi onto Xixi.
"Xixi is sweet, sensible, and obedient, always sweetly calling for mom and dad. She also talks about interesting things, and she gets along quite well with Bai Yu and Bai Ye. We are just a happy family.
As for Bai Zhi, she might as well be air. Just providing her a place to stay, food, and drink, she should be grateful.
Xixi’s arrival made our lives flavorful.
I’ve come to understand, being together as a family, those days were good."
Thinking back to those days, Bai Da truly felt, exceptionally happy.
Son and daughter polite and sensible, coming home every day without a worry, always had food and drink.
Xiuxiu’s return, they all got along very pleasantly.
But everything, everything was ruined by that wild child, Bai Zhi.
Bai Da’s face grew darker, and his eyes filled with increasing hatred.
"That wild child, Bai Zhi, constantly challenging my limits.
Even daring to resist, to leave.
She dumped all the chores on Xixi, did my Xixi need to work?"