Baiyue Old Man

  Bai Fu, Yue Yuan.

  Bai Yue, who had not completely cleared the toxins from his body, was still asleep. The sound of his snores reassured Bai Liu Li that with just one more day's worth of medicine, Grandfather would be fully recovered.

  Bai Luli sat on the edge of the bed, gazing at Bai Yue's peaceful sleeping face, her eyebrows and eyes calm.

  This is her grandfather, the closest relative to her, who risked his life to protect his loved ones. The taste of kinship was truly warm and something she had never experienced before, an unprecedented warmth.

  Bai Yue, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly kicked the quilt, which was kicked askew, revealing half of his shoulder. Bai Liuli smiled faintly and reached out to tuck in the corner of the quilt. Just as she withdrew her hand, Bai Yue suddenly opened his eyes and stared fixedly at Bai Liuli's smiling eyebrows.

  Seeing Bai Yue open his eyes, the smile at the corner of Bai Liu's eyes softened a bit, "Grandpa is awake, are you hungry?"

  Who would have thought that Bai Yue not only didn't answer Bai Liu's question, but instead grabbed her wrist and sat up abruptly, leaning in close to her face, staring at her even more intensely, as if afraid she would run away.

  "Is that so, old head?" Bai Liuli was amused by Bai Yue's expression and movement, a long-forgotten phrase naturally slipped out of the corner of her mouth, but it made Bai Liuli herself slightly taken aback.

  The older he gets, the more affectionate the nickname becomes, as if the person in front of him is not his elder but a close friend. If Bai Yue were to find out that the person standing before him was no longer the carefree White Luli who used to call him Old Man Yue, but rather someone else entirely, would his aged heart be able to withstand such a blow?

  She absolutely cannot let him detect any difference, she wants to protect this warmth that she has never experienced in her previous life.

  "Hahaha——" After staring at Bai Luli for a moment, he suddenly burst out laughing excitedly, and at the same time, his hands tightly grasped Bai Luli's shoulders. His turbid old eyes shone with excitement as he exclaimed loudly, "You little scamp, something wonderful is going to happen in the White Manor! Something earth-shaking! Hahaha——!"

  At this time, Sha Mu, who was carrying dinner, saw Bai Yue's excited face and hurriedly put down the tray in her hand to walk to Bai Liu Li's side, saying in a low voice: "Young Miss, Old Master has repeated this sentence more than thirty times since he returned from the ancestral temple today. I asked him what good news it was, but he wouldn't say, only saying that he would wait for Young Miss to come back before speaking."

  Shammut's words had just finished when he was suddenly shot by a sharp glance from Baiyue, who snorted and scolded: "Little girl, I didn't ask you to speak so much, get out of here!"

  "Yes, old master." Shamu quickly shut his mouth and obediently stood aside with his hands hanging down.

  Bai Luli was just about to ask Bai Yue what good news had made him so excited, but before she could even open her mouth, Bai Yue slapped his palm on her shoulder with a loud "slap slap slap", the force of which made Bai Luli's head shake violently. Fortunately, she was not weak-bodied, otherwise she would have been shocked into illness.

  Bai Yue didn't consider at all whether Bai Liu's body could withstand it, and instead laughed loudly with a big smile on his face, "Dead little boy, you're going to get married! I'm going to hold my little grandson! The White family is going to have an heir!"

  Even if Bai Liuli was calm and composed, she was still stunned at this moment. Sha Mu was shocked to the point where her body leaned forward, almost falling to the ground. Did she hear that wrong? The old man said... the young miss... is going to marry a wife!?

  Even if everyone in the imperial city knows that Bai Yue treats Bai Luli as a son, she is still a woman after all. Not to mention whether anyone dares to marry this evil woman in the entire Ze country, would they marry a pretty boy or really marry a woman?

  Bai Luli was at a loss for words, she had no interest in men and even less interest in women. This grandfather of hers seemed to be really out of his mind.

  Bai Yue looked at Bai Liu Li's crying and laughing eyes, raised his palm and slapped it on Bai Liu Li's forehead, loudly scolding: "You little brat, what kind of eyes are these! You don't want to marry a wife and let the White family cut off their descendants!? If you dare, you see if I won't——"

  Bai Yue was scolding and cursing while looking around, then his eyes locked onto the target. He hastily put on his shoes and rushed down from the bed, straight to the corner of the wall. He picked up a wooden stick as thick as a child's arm, held it in his hand and charged towards Bai Liu Li, "I'll break your legs!"

  "Old master! Absolutely not allowed!" Sha Mu was frightened, his face turned pale as he rushed to the front of Bai Liu Li, opening his arms to protect her, but then closed his eyes tightly in fear.

  But Shamu didn't feel the expected pain, and she boldly opened her eyes to see Bai Yue's face twisted in a scowl, his hand still raised with the stick, frozen in place because his wrist was being pinched by Bai Liu. Then Shamu wisely bowed her head and retreated to one side.

  "Bai Yue, you're older. Head." Bai Liuli's face was stern as she stared at the man in front of her, who was a head taller than her. She enunciated each word clearly, and Bai Yue's angry eyes twitched, his hand gripping the wooden staff also trembling violently. His momentum weakened instantly. With an icy gaze, Bai Liuli effortlessly took the staff from Bai Yue's hand, pointing it at the bed and staring at him with a low voice, "Bai Yue, you old man, sit down immediately, or do you believe I'll beat you up?"

  At the last moment, Bai Yue was still in a rage, but now he obediently sat down on the edge of the bed, hanging his head like a naughty child who had done something wrong. In her heart, Bai Luli found it amusing, but her face remained cold and stern. There was no other way; this old man only responded to toughness when facing his granddaughter. Only then did Bai Luli order: "Shamu, help the old master put on his clothes and shoes."

  After Shamu helped Baiyue put on his clothes and shoes, Bai Luli handed the wooden stick in her hand to Shamu, then sat down beside Baiyue and said: "Old Yue, you haven't been anywhere today, who told you I'm going to marry a wife?"

  He also wants her to be pretty enough to marry a wife.

  "It was your wife who said it." Bai Yu lowered his head, looking embarrassed, "No, it was your not-yet-married-in wife who said it."

  They say old people become more like children as they age, and it's really true. This old man is indeed interesting.

  Shamu surreptitiously raised her eyes to glance at Baiyue's silly expression, then looked at Bai Liuli's calm demeanor, listening to Baiyue's words that sounded like a child admitting their mistake, and finally couldn't help but secretly smile.

  "Which daughter-in-law of mine hasn't passed the door yet?" Bai Liuli was somewhat helpless, but still coaxed this old man to take his medicine early. After things had stabilized, she would study how to treat his half-demented illness, "And when did she tell you that?"

  "It was just now! In the ancestral hall! You little brat, are you blind or what?! Didn't you see?!" Bai Yue said, suddenly gaining momentum again, lifting his head and staring at Bai Liu Li, pointing to his own ears with his finger, "She whispered in my ear, if none of you saw it, then all of you are blind!"

  "...Baili Yunxiao... How did she become his wife without even crossing the threshold?"

  "What did he say to you?" She almost forgot about it.

  "She said to marry you off... no, not that, she said for you to take her as your wife! To continue the Bai family line!" Bai Yue's eyes lit up with excitement again as he spoke. "And also, she said that if you marry her, she'll help us investigate the matter of Bai Zhi. By the way, when are you going to bring me to meet that rascal Bai Zhi?"

  Her eyes flashed with a fierce light.

  Baili Yunxiao, what does he know!？

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