Chapter 005: The Bai Family’s Illegitimate Daughter

Bai Guofu gazed at Bai Chuwei with a face full of reverence and replied, "It's the Ancestor."

Over the long span of sixty years, he had transformed from a child into a white-haired old man, yet Bai Chuwei remained with the appearance of an eighteen-year-old girl. Time itself seemed partial to her, making it impossible to discern her true age.

Bai Yinyin was so furious she nearly coughed up blood. Her grandfather's answer made her suspect he was suffering from senility.

Bai Chuwei lazily twisted her neck and asked, "Has the matter of me attending Henghua No. 1 High School been settled?"

Bai Guofu nodded respectfully. A sudden glint of brilliance flashed in his clouded eyes as he cautiously suggested, "Ancestor, it's all arranged. However, it's more appropriate for a student to have parents while studying outside. I was thinking, perhaps you could be registered under my second son, Bai Hongguang, as his adopted daughter? How about that?"

The old man had his own little schemes. He had two sons: the eldest was stable, his grandson capable and the undisputed heir to the Bai family enterprise. The second son, however, was a failure—incapable, frivolous, and a source of endless headaches. But if his family could be connected to the Ancestor, then even after Bai Guofu passed away, he wouldn’t have to worry about his second son's family falling into poverty.

Bai Chuwei curled her lips into a meaningful smile. She was well aware of Bai Guofu's little plans.

Inwardly, she marveled at how powerful the plot was. In the original story, the protagonist had indeed attended Henghua No. 1 High School as the adopted daughter of the Bai family's second branch. Even with such a major system failure, events still moved according to the script.

Before Bai Chuwei could agree, Bai Hongguang and his wife, Liu Man, who had been silent, suddenly changed their expressions.

Liu Man’s face turned ashen. She suddenly grabbed Bai Hongguang’s tie and demanded, "Is this your illegitimate daughter?"

She understood now! The old man’s strange behavior—calling a young girl Ancestor, kneeling and bowing—was clearly a ruse to help his son bring an illegitimate daughter into the family.

Bai Hongguang had been messing around outside and likely fathered a child. Now, with the old man’s lead, Bai Chuwei would be registered as an adopted daughter, and perhaps in the future, her true identity as an illegitimate child would be revealed and recorded in the family genealogy.

Liu Man was a strong woman at home, but ever since giving birth to Bai Yinyin, her health had suffered and she’d been unable to conceive a second child. She had secretly consulted renowned doctors, but to no avail. She knew Bai Hongguang secretly called her a hen who couldn’t lay eggs and was always scheming to bring an illegitimate child into the family.

Bai Hongguang waved his hands in panic, denying, "No, she's not my daughter!"

But Liu Man didn’t believe him. If it weren’t for the old man’s presence, she’d have slapped her husband then and there.

Bai Chuwei propped her delicate chin with a hand, watching the couple's quarrel with great interest.

In the original story, these adoptive parents had sold the protagonist to the black market for money to help Bai Yinyin, resulting in her being enslaved, beaten, and forced to endure unspeakable suffering.

Bai Chuwei’s crimson lips parted slightly, and, relishing the drama, she called out to Bai Hongguang, "Father."

Upon hearing this, Liu Man was certain Bai Chuwei was Bai Hongguang’s illegitimate daughter. Enraged, she viciously kicked Bai Hongguang’s ankle.

The middle-aged man let out a wretched scream and rolled off the sofa onto the carpet, writhing in pain.

Bai Chuwei nodded with satisfaction in her heart. Excellent—she enjoyed nothing more than watching a pack of dogs turn on each other.