Chapter 818: Settling In (II)
Fox felt unjust, as if no one could understand his sufferings. It was not that he wanted to make so many promises to Bai Meiyue. But he had no other choice! That Yang Wei was such a scoundrel. She did not even understand her situation and caused trouble for him everywhere. Did Bai Wenxuan even have the slightest bit of an idea how hard it was for him to make sure that Bai Meiyue would keep Yang Wei in the safe base? If not for the promises that he made to her, she would have kicked Yang Wei out of the safe base long ago! And he could not even blame her because Yang Wei was seriously itching for it.
"She really did these things?" Bai Wenxuan was speechless when he heard Fox’s response. He knew that Yang Wei was a ridiculously spoiled woman, but he had no idea that she was such a troublemaker. Listening to the good things that she had done, Bai Wenxuan was actually shocked that Bai Meiyue allowed that woman to stay until she gave birth.
"If not?" Fox scoffed, feeling annoyed. "It’s not me. It’s Yang Wei who caused you to lose out so much. So if you want to blame someone, you can only blame that woman." Fox was worried that Bai Wenxuan would haunt him with an answer, so he immediately pulled his hand back from the trouble at once. Yang Wei was the one who caused the trouble; why should he be the one to fill the pit that she had dug? He did not want to! He was not going to. And no one could make him pay for the damages that Yang Wei did.
Bai Wenxuan felt a headache coming. It was not that he wanted to back out from the promise that Fox made to Bai Meiyue, but the current situation was not at all favourable for him. His two brothers had awakened abilities and were currently trying to establish a foothold in the capital, but it was a mess, and it would take a long time for them to gain a place in the capital. After all, there were all kinds of dragons and tigers crouching there.
What was more, even his father was trying his best to establish a firm foothold.
As for him, he was sent away because he did not awaken an ability. The elders told him to hide away until the situation had returned to being peaceful, and with his two brothers taking care of the situation around the capital, Bai Wenxuan did not think that there was anything to worry about. Until he found out the good things that Yang Wei had done here.
Now looking at the situation in front of him, Bai Wenxuan knew that there was no way he could deal with it easily.
"Are you really in trouble?" Seeing the look in the eyes of his friend, Fox knew that Bai Wenxuan was really in trouble and was not crying misery for no reason.
Bai Wenxuan smiled wryly. "No matter how powerful our family was before the apocalypse, we still need to rebuild ourselves from scratch after what happened. We had no supplies, no crystal nuclei, nothing. As for the money that we had in the beginning, that was simply useless. The situation of the Bai family in the capital is not stable at all for the moment. I cannot arrange so many things when we are still trying to regain our foothold in the capital. Believe me when I say that it is a bloodbath there at the moment."
"A single mistake and we might as well lose everything."
Fox also understood that Bai Wenxuan was in serious trouble this time. He pursed his lips and then said in a low voice, "No matter what, we have to pay Bai Meiyue the rewards that were promised to her. That woman is not easy to deal with. She was able to establish this safe base in the middle of nowhere and even secured it properly. That woman would never let anyone deceive her. If you don’t give her what she wants, then I am worried that she will hunt you down all the way to the capital."
As he spoke, he stood up from the couch and said, "For the time being, I will pay for your stay here. You should also come up with a way to repay the things that you owe Bai Meiyue, or else things will soon turn ugly. The only reason she did not throw you out earlier was that your grandfather is still staying here; if not, she would have kicked you out of the safe base right away."
As if realising the reason for coming to the safe base, Bai Wenxuan’s eyes widened. "Oh dear, I completely forgot."
He came here because he wanted to see his grandfather. But because one thing happened after another, he completely forgot about him.
"Your grandfather lives in the villa next to ours," said Fox. He knew that Old Master Bai was living here, so he arranged to stay in the mansion next to him. Even though Bai Wenxuan was hard on him sometimes, the two of them were still friends. How could he not care about his friend’s grandfather? Fortunately, Bai Meiyue was not an unreasonable woman. As long as the person was willing to work, she would not treat them harshly. Old Master Bai had taken over the task of teaching the children in the safe base, and thus, his supplies were not any fewer than anyone else’s.
He glanced at Bai Wenxuan and told him what was going on with his grandfather. "Also be careful. Don’t say anything rude about your newly found aunt; your grandfather feels sorry for her. If you dare to disrespect her, then grandfather Bai will definitely chase you with a broom and hit you hard."
Bai Wenxuan nodded. Of course he knew this; after all, the reason he arrived at the safe base was because his grandfather urged him to come as soon as possible.
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