Chapter 816: Buried In Debt (II)
But alas! It seemed like he was thinking too simply! Yang Wei was such a proud person; how could she even feed her child? That woman had only cared about herself; if not for the fact that she wanted to climb higher on the social ladder and cling to the coattails of the Bai family, she would have never gotten pregnant. Fortunately, Bai Meiyue and the people in the safe base were kinder than he had expected.
His son might not be chubbier than the rest, but he was well fed, and he looked healthy. He was washed and wore a new and clean nappy. One could see that even though the baby boy had been treated well these past few days, no one dared to mess with him, even though he was abandoned by his mother.
Bai Wenxuan had travelled for a long time and knew that these were the times when no one would dare to take responsibility for these babies. He had run into countless parents who dumped their newborn in the wild. After all, time was like this; how could they look for nappies and milk powder when they did not have enough to eat themselves?
Compared to those people, Bai Meiyue was still better in many ways.
"I understand." Bai Wenxuan knew why the woman was telling him about the good things that Yang Wei had done and nodded at her. Only then did Shen Zhen heave a sigh of relief. She turned to look at Bai Meiyue, who nodded at her and then took her leave.
Bai Meiyue turned her attention back to Bai Wenxuan and said to him calmly, "I have no intention of ruining this reunion of yours, but I was promised ten fighter jets, including military weapons for my people. I hope that you have had them prepared before coming here?"
Bai Meiyue did not want to suffer a loss. She had a feeling that Bai Wenxuan was not as rich as Fox made him sound. Though the man had helped her, the current condition of his was not as good as Bai Meiyue expected him to be.
Sure enough, just as she finished speaking, Bai Wenxuan’s expression changed. He raised his head and looked at Bai Meiyue. "Can I get some time to prepare these things? I have prepared six fighter planes, but the remaining four...they are hard to get for the time being."
Bai Meiyue’s expression changed, and she whipped her head to glare at Fox. Was it not this man who told her that as long as she gave Yang Wei a place to stay, she would be able to get ten fighter planes and weapons as she wished? Now that she had taken care of the two of them, this man was telling her that she could not get what she was promised? How could Bai Meiyue be willing?
Fox, on the other hand, lowered his head. At that moment, he wished he could be swallowed whole by the ground. Indeed, he was the one who made the promise, but he never thought that such an easy task would become difficult for Bai Wenxuan. After all, the Bai family was connected to the military! How could they not have the power to control such a simple thing?
But from what Bai Wenxuan told him, it seemed like the situation was not as simple as he thought. In the capital, the four families were fighting to establish a common ground, and the Bai family needed the military weapons for the time being; thus, they could not provide Bai Meiyue with what he promised her earlier.
However, this had nothing to do with Bai Meiyue; she turned to look at the man in front of her and calmly stated, "Mister Bai, I am not being greedy, but this was what I was promised when I took in Yang Wei. I believe, as the father of this child, you might already be aware of the nature of his mother. I will skip the details as I don’t want to waste your and my time, but Yang Wei owes me a lot. She has not only damaged a lot of my property, but she has also caused a lot of mess while staying here."
"She even dumped her child without any payment. My place is not a public shelter where anyone can come and live. The only reason I withstood her continuous harsh remarks and tantrums was because Fox here promised me that I would be given a satisfactory payment. Now that you are refusing, it is a serious breach of my trust and efforts."
Bai Wenxuan turned his face and glanced at his good friend who dug a pit for him without asking him. However, how could Fox look at him? He looked everywhere but at him!
It was not his fault! Bai Wenxuan had no idea how hard it was for Bai Meiyue to accept Yang Wei. If not for the fact that he brought such a good offer to Bai Meiyue, did Bai Wenxuan think that Bai Meiyue would have accepted that troublemaker?
However, he pursed his lips and lowered his head and did not say anything.
Bai Wenxuan sighed. He turned his attention to Bai Meiyue and tried to reason with her. "Miss Bai, it’s not that I am breaking the promise. I am just asking for some time. The four fighter planes are not ready for the time being, but that does not mean that I will go back on my promise. Since Fox has already promised you, I will naturally fulfil it."
"I need a perfect timeline." Bai Meiyue sneered coldly. "Your bodyguards promised me that when you arrive, you will bring me crystal nuclei for their stay in the safe base, but I am yet to see them. Do not ask me to wait without a particular time period."
Bai Wenxuan: "..." for the first time in his life, he realised how it felt to be buried in a debt!
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