Bai Da wanted to hide just like when he was a kid. His dad never hit someone for no reason, but whenever he made a mistake, he definitely couldn’t escape the consequences.
Clearly, Bai Dan wasn’t the type to beat someone to death; he preferred to reason things out. But Bai Da was still afraid of his old man.
"Dad, can we talk this out peacefully? My uncle has already doled out family punishment, and I know I messed up. I didn’t take good care of Bai Zhi, and she got bullied—that’s my fault, you..."
Bai Dan stepped closer, step by step, and Bai Da’s heart started pounding...
Especially in fear, he even began to stutter in speech.
Why was his dad so terrifying? He suddenly felt some regret,
"Dad, listen to me, just listen, I have something very important to tell you."
If he revealed that Xixi was actually his granddaughter, would his father perhaps go a bit easier on him?
No, he can’t tell him. His dad has always been a fair man. Even if he said it, the punishment that was due would still need to be faced. The fewer people who knew about this, the better.
"I don’t need to know, Bai Da. I’ve always been aware that expecting anything from you would be pointless. But I could never have imagined that you could go so far as to lose all sense of decency.
Bai Dan walked straight over and extended his hand toward Bai Da with a grim face.
Bai Da instinctively recoiled. In front of Bai Dan, Bai Da was just like a lump of dough, to be kneaded however one wished.
"Hand it over, the bracelet."
Bai Dan was already getting impatient because previously the bracelet had been given to Ye Xiu, and he couldn’t possibly just watch his daughter-in-law’s bracelet all the time. Furthermore, they’d always gotten along well, so he hadn’t noticed anything was amiss.
Now that he knew there was an issue with the bracelet, he naturally wouldn’t ignore it.
Bai Da instinctively clutched at the spot over his heart.
Indeed, that gesture was just like Nan Xi’s—so it’s true what they say about birds of a feather flocking together. After spending so much time together, who knows who learned from whom? In Bai Dan’s eyes, it was just an eyesore.
Bai Dan didn’t wish to waste words and went straight for the cloth that Bai Da was tightly guarding, tearing away his clothes, snatching the wrapped bundle, and looking at the bracelet inside, he frowned slightly. There wasn’t much of a scent left now, but the hollow bracelet still had a faint medicinal smell. Ye Xiu, who had been wearing it, felt drowsy and lethargic, so what about Bai Da, who had been in close contact with it all this time?
Who knew? But it was undeniable that he was the instigator.
Bai Dan placed it directly in his own bag, then looked at Bai Da’s foot.
"I find that foot of yours very bothersome; let me take a look for you."
Bai Dan walked over and forcefully twisted it.
The foot dislocated, then Bai Dan set it back in place, only to start again.
He repeated this process over and over. Bai Da bit down hard on the bedding, not daring to make a sound.
After what seemed like an eternity, Bai Da thought he was going to die.
Bai Dan finally let him go and looked down at Bai Da’s half-dead appearance with disgust.
"I just haven’t found a needle here, no need to rush; I’ll go out and buy one in a moment."
Why did he have to treat him this way? Just when Bai Da felt he was at death’s door, he heard Bai Dan’s voice ring out close to his ear again.
"I heard that Ye Xiu wants to divorce you, and I agree with the decision."
Bai Da’s entire being widened his eyes because of this sentence, and he finally couldn’t help but shout out loud.