Bai Xiaowen felt a little guilty. He cleared his throat. "Well..." His gaze wandered toward Qiao Rui.
Qiao Rui and Cecilia took seats on the guest sofa in perfect unison, settling in to watch.
Bai Xiaowen glanced at Han Xu. Great. He had already retreated behind the door.
Zhen Mi, at least, admitted it openly. "Yes, Uncle. I admired the young master's talent and learning, so I took the liberty of asking to follow him. Please rest assured that in the White Family, Shu Yi will still come first..."
"Wait. You said your name was... Zhen Fu?" Li Beihai looked bewildered.
"Oh, Dad! It's Zhen Mi! Zhen Mi, the one known as the Goddess of the Luo in the Three Kingdoms Plane World!" Li Shuyi said helplessly, feeling a little embarrassed.
Li Beihai pointed his carrot-thick finger at Bai Xiaowen several times. "You, you, you..."
Bai Xiaowen knew when to keep his head down. He lowered it, ready to take whatever Li Beihai had to say.
Some might have argued that Bai Xiaowen's status now far surpassed Li Beihai's, so he had no reason to act so meekly.
They would have had a point, but Bai Xiaowen chose to take it quietly out of respect for Li Beihai.
Fortunately, Li Beihai did not let loose. He sighed. "Forget it. I won't lecture you."
He had remembered that he, too, was a man—and had three wives. On this subject, he hardly had the standing to lecture his son-in-law.
"Dad, aren't you curious about what we went through in the Three Kingdoms Plane World?" Li Shuyi asked, changing the subject in an attempt to dispel the awkwardness.
Bai Xiaowen breathed a silent sigh of relief. He glanced at Qiao Rui, Cecilia, and Han Xu, thinking, *My Shu Yi is still the most