After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 709 Just Want to be Your Son’s Dad

Chapter 709: Chapter 709 Just Want to be Your Son’s Dad

The person behind the scenes actually asked Bai Ruoxi, that "mistress," to find Shi Yaoguang, the original partner, and persuade her to join their side.

What’s the difference between this and the famous saying, "I’m not here to destroy your family, I’m here to join it"?

Bai Ruoxi even felt that she was being targeted.

The other party wanted to get rid of her for good.

Too bad.

Her thinking was wrong.

The person above really did intend to have Shi Yaoguang get close to Shi Yaoguang and persuade her to defect.

If it weren’t for the need to maintain her own image, Bai Ruoxi would’ve liked to curse out loud right then.

Damn, has the person above had their brain chewed by a dog?

Otherwise, they wouldn’t have proposed such an impossible hypothesis.

Unfortunately, the decision of those above was already made.

Even if Bai Ruoxi resisted further, there was no way to change the minds of the people above.

Reluctantly, she had to bring Bai Tangyuan to meet Shi Yaoguang.

"Mrs. Quan, please forgive my presumptuous visit..."

When Bai Ruoxi came this time, she was very humble and polite.

During the last meeting at Tang Nade’s place, all kinds of hints, both obvious and subtle, were non-existent.

She looked like a normal person.

But...

Shi Yaoguang did not relax her vigilance toward her because of this.

"What advice does Miss Bai have for me?"

Bai Ruoxi, thinking of her purpose, looked somewhat embarrassed: "I was thinking..."

She hemmed and hawed for a long time, too embarrassed to say it out loud.

What was she to say?

Tell Shi Yaoguang that she’s here to ask her to join them?

She’d probably get thrown out by the security immediately!

Just as Bai Ruoxi was internally criticizing the callousness of those above, she heard Shi Yaoguang say, "You wouldn’t be here to extend an invitation, would you?"

Hearing this, Bai Ruoxi’s eyes widened, looking at her incredulously.

Shi Yaoguang blinked, and it seemed...

...that she had actually guessed correctly?

While Shi Yaoguang was pondering, she heard Bai Ruoxi say, "The incident before was my fault. Actually, I and Mr. Quan... I and Quan Jinbei have nothing between us."

Bai Ruoxi expressed her willingness to be open: "My Tangyuan, by accident, looks a lot like Mr. Quan, even though they have no relation at all. But just because of that connection, I harbored inappropriate thoughts."

"I thought, with Tangyuan and Mr. Quan’s strikingly similar faces, you would never doubt Tangyuan’s identity. So, I wanted Tangyuan to be recognized as Mr. Quan’s son..."

After listening to Bai Ruoxi’s tearful explanation of her plan, Shi Yaoguang asked coldly, "Then why have you suddenly come to tell me this? Aren’t you afraid I’ll cause trouble for you?"

"I realize I was wrong," Bai Ruoxi admitted quickly: "I shouldn’t have harbored such thoughts, I’m remorseful!"

As she spoke, she looked expectantly at Shi Yaoguang, "Mrs. Quan, could you give me a chance to start anew?"

Shi Yaoguang asked with interest, "What kind of opportunity do you want?"

"I... I want to be friends with Mrs. Quan."

As Bai Ruoxi spoke, she seemed somewhat embarrassed: "I know, given my status, you won’t believe I want to be friends with you, but... I truly believe we have a connection."

"Nearly got my husband stolen by you, indeed we have quite a connection," Shi Yaoguang replied, with a smile that was not quite a smile, and looked at Bai Tangyuan who had been silent all along: "Little fellow, what do you say?"

Bai Tangyuan is a smart kid; Bai Ruoxi had already instructed him before they arrived, not to say anything out of turn.

They weren’t here to find a daddy for him.

But to get on good terms with Shi Yaoguang.

Therefore, Bai Tangyuan was unusually well-behaved today.

Upon Shi Yaoguang’s cue, he tenderly called out, "Aunty is always right."

After speaking, he even showed a sweet smile.

Shi Yaoguang: "..."

She glanced at Bai Ruoxi and was a bit at a loss for words.

Do these mother and son believe she couldn’t see through the ruse?

However, the arrival of Bai Ruoxi and her son was exactly what she needed.

She had tried various methods but still couldn’t locate the secret lair of the illegitimate children’s group.

Clearly, their ability to stay hidden was extremely high.

Unless she swept the entire world with her Divine Sense, there was no way she could find it.

But using Divine Sense like that was not realistic.

If she really did that, there was no guarantee she wouldn’t end up insane.

So, she could only think of other methods.

Luckily, while she was concerned about not finding the enemy’s lair,

they were also wary of her and took the initiative to send Bai Ruoxi and her son to make contact with her.

With a breakthrough, naturally, she would find an entry point.

However...

She would not show her feelings.

Otherwise, wouldn’t that raise suspicion?

Bai Ruoxi came to her directly, to say she was stupid, well, there seemed to be a bit of that.

But to say she knew nothing at all, that wasn’t entirely true either.

If she really were a fool, she wouldn’t have been sent here.

One could only say that what Bai Ruoxi showed was her tactic.

"Auntie, it was Tangyuan being naughty earlier. Tangyuan will be good from now on. Please don’t be mad, okay?"

Seeing that Shi Yaoguang had stopped talking, Bai Tangyuan tugged at her sleeve and shook it.

Shi Yaoguang snapped back to reality, looked at Bai Tangyuan, and spoke with a tone of indulgence, "Tangyuan is really a good child."

Bai Tangyuan immediately smiled with little dimples showing.

Bai Ruoxi, watching Shi Yaoguang getting along well with Bai Tangyuan, was somewhat flabbergasted.

What’s going on?

She couldn’t believe that Shi Yaoguang would trust her just because of a few words.

There must be a catch!

Thinking this, her look at Shi Yaoguang became more guarded.

Shi Yaoguang, as if nothing had happened, played with the little one for a while, and then prepared to see the guests out.

But before she could send them off, Quan Jinbei returned.

Quan Jinbei, seeing the two women sitting opposite each other on the sofa and the child standing beside Shi Yaoguang, was dumbfounded.

What is this situation?

Quan Jinbei’s feelings, at that moment, were the same as Bai Ruoxi’s.

Neither understood what kind of development this was.

Shi Yaoguang glanced at Quan Jinbei and then explained, "Miss Bai came today with Tangyuan to apologize to me."

"Apologize?"

"Miss Bai said she shouldn’t have harbored improper thoughts just because Tangyuan looks a bit like you. Tangyuan is not your son."

As she spoke, she asked with a taunting tone, "How about it, the son you had at your fingertips has flown away, are you sad?"

Quan Jinbei: "..."

He looked at Shi Yaoguang helplessly, "Why would I be sad?"

"Aren’t you regretful that you can’t be a happy father?"

Shi Yaoguang asked with such genuine emotion, Quan Jinbei even doubted if she had some other ploy up her sleeve.

After careful thought, he realized he hadn’t done anything wrong, so he didn’t feel guilty anymore.

With utmost confidence, he responded to her: "I don’t want to be a happy father; I only want to be the father of your son."

"So you don’t want to be the happy father to Tangyuan, is that it?" Shi Yaoguang deliberately misinterpreted his words, "If you want me to bring a child home, it’s not impossible."

Quan Jinbei’s expression instantly became one of terror, "What do you mean?"

"I mean it literally," Shi Yaoguang looked at him harmlessly, "Shall I go out and bring back a child right now?"

"No need!" Quan Jinbei directly refused, "I have you, that’s enough. I don’t need a child to make me a happy father."

"So you’re saying, you don’t want to be a father anymore?"