Chapter 293 Bai Hui Suffers Repeated Setbacks

Chapter 295 Bai Hui Suffers Repeated Setbacks

Bai Hui’s body trembled with suppressed anger, and she even doubted her own appearance, reaching up to touch her face.

Ye Shengsong woke up when she heard the noise but habitually lingered in bed.

“Sister Shengsong isn’t up yet.”

“No, young master Zi said Miss Shengsong was too tired yesterday and didn’t want to be disturbed.”

Bai Chumo walked into the kitchen and frowned upon lifting the lid of the pot.

“It’s already past ten o’clock. If we eat breakfast now, we won’t have lunch. How can anyone have a good body like this?”

A Liang dared not speak. What could he do? They were all big shots, and he was insignificant.

Ye Shengsong smiled in bed and then got up. Her habit of sleeping until she woke up naturally had followed her for two lifetimes and was her only indulgence. She simply loved sleeping in too much to change.

After Ye Shengsong got dressed, she opened the door.

“Good morning, third cousin!”

“Good morning? Hurry up and wash up and eat breakfast.”

Ye Shengsong was now very familiar with her cousins and wasn’t afraid of them getting angry. She made a funny face playfully and went to wash up.

When Ye Shengsong sat down in the courtyard to eat, A Liang walked over.

“A woman came from outside just now, saying she was here to thank you for saving her life yesterday.”

Ye Shengsong smiled. She knew they would come eventually.

“Open the main gate and see if she’s still there.”

A Liang opened the main gate and saw Bai Hui sitting at the doorstep. He let out a silent sneer and retreated without a word.

Bai Hui hurried to her feet when she heard the door open. Turning around, she saw Ye Shengsong slowly eating in the courtyard, with a young master from the Bai family sitting beside her, seemingly about to feed her.

“Shengsong, I’ve come to see you.”

Ye Shengsong swallowed the egg custard in her mouth and looked up.

“You know my name now.”

Bai Hui was speechless again. She realized that this family’s members were all unpredictable. Shouldn’t they be welcoming her right now?

“Heh, I specifically asked for your name yesterday. Shengsong, what a beautiful name.”

Bai Hui didn’t stand on ceremony and walked directly into the courtyard, placing a gift on the table.

At this moment, A Liang also came to sit beside Ye Shengsong. He had to guard against people with ulterior motives.

“Sit down. I’m sorry to have kept you waiting outside; I was sleeping.”

Bai Hui pulled up a chair and sat down. She looked at the breakfast on the table: a bowl of egg custard and a piece of sweet potato. She had expected the Ye family’s meals to be much better; this was hardly anything special.

What Bai Hui didn’t realize was that the egg custard contained minced meat and a considerable amount of bird’s nest. However, Ye Shengsong had eaten most of it, leaving only the bottom layer, so the hidden richness was not apparent.

Bai Hui spoke only after Ye Shengsong finished her meal.

“Shengsong, thank you so much for yesterday. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have made it back.”

As she spoke, tears began to fall again. Ye Shengsong took the tissue handed to her by her third cousin, wiped her mouth, and watched Bai Hui cry. She almost wished she had a bowl to catch the tears, to see how much water she could shed in a day.

Bai Hui cried for a while, but the words of comfort she expected never came. She looked up at the three people beside her and found them all staring at her expressionlessly.

“Hiccup.”

Bai Hui was so surprised by her own crying hiccup that her face immediately turned red.

Ye Shengsong propped her chin on her hand, observing the melodramatic performance before her. In her previous life, she would have been an excellent actress, capable of tears on demand and blushing instantly.

“Um, Shengsong, I didn’t come for any other reason than to thank you. I don’t have many friends in the educated youth dormitory. Could we be friends?”

Ye Shengsong smiled, her voice incredibly gentle.

“I’m sorry, but I don’t even know your name yet.”

Bai Hui was once again left speechless. Hadn’t she introduced herself?

“My name is Bai Hui, I’m nineteen years old, and I’m an educated youth from the city. I like you very much. Can we be friends?”

“Again, I apologize, but I never make friends.”

“Pfft, cough cough cough.”

Bai Chumo, who was sitting nearby, couldn’t help himself. It was the first time he had seen Sister Shengsong speak so cuttingly. Usually, Sister Shengsong spoke softly and gave everyone some face.

It seemed this person was not to his sister’s liking, and she wasn’t even willing to maintain the most basic courtesy. Although he didn’t know the reason, if his sister didn’t like her, he wouldn’t show any mercy.

It happened to be Bai Chumo’s turn to accompany his sister today, so he would protect her. He deliberately glared at Bai Hui, his biceps bulging.

“Didn’t you hear my sister? You can leave now.”

Bai Hui had thought her previous day’s failure was just bad luck, but now she was certain that Ye Shengsong was doing this intentionally. Hadn’t she offended this person? Why was she so impolite?

Bai Hui’s guess was correct. Ye Shengsong had deliberately undermined the white lotus yesterday. Ever since she learned that Bai Hui was Baili Hui, Ye Shengsong had no intention of showing her any respect. Enemies didn’t deserve courtesy.

“Shengsong, did I offend you somehow? Why don’t you want to be friends with me?”

Bai Hui started to cry again, her voice trembling. Ye Shengsong watched her tears fall with a blank expression, making no move to tell her to leave. She wanted to see how much Bai Hui’s tolerance would last.

Bai Hui cried for a while this time, about ten minutes. She stopped crying only when she heard a crisp cracking sound near her ears.

But that glance almost made her faint from anger. She was clearly crying herself weary, yet no one spoke to her. The three of them were leisurely eating fruit.

“Shengsong, is there no chance for me at all? I came to the countryside all alone, without the protection of my family or any close friends. When I saw you, I felt we would be good friends. You haven’t been moved at all, even with my utmost sincerity?”

Ye Shengsong slowly chewed on the apple. After swallowing, she finally spoke.

“Comrade Bai, when you inquired about my name, didn’t you hear that I never associate with outsiders? I have too many brothers at home; their company is already more than enough for me. I genuinely don’t have the energy to make more friends.

As for Comrade Bai not being able to make friends, I do have a suggestion: humble yourself, be sincere, and with over a thousand people in the village, surely there isn’t a single person you can get along with?

Therefore, Comrade Bai, why not take your pastries and distribute them around? I believe you’ll have many friends soon.”

Bai Hui, holding her pastries, walked back to the educated youth dormitory with a heavy heart.

“Oh, pretending to be a young lady, are we? You’ve been here a few days, and whenever it’s your turn to cook, you run off. Who are you trying to find to do your work for you today?”

Liu Dandan’s sharp tongue struck again. She couldn’t stand these girls who considered themselves ladies from the city. Who wasn’t from the city? Who was nobler than whom?

She could do all the chores perfectly; why should some people avoid everything just by shedding a few tears? She wasn’t like those short-sighted male educated youths. In this dormitory, anyone who didn’t work would be kicked out.