Old Master Bai led Bai Yaoyao straight into the house. Whatever the reason for her visit, seeing her was enough to make him happy.
Hearing the commotion, Lin Wan'er hurried down from upstairs, only to suddenly miss a step.
Bai Yaoyao could have teleported over to catch her, but she didn't want to, so she tossed Little Crook over instead.
Little Crook caught Lin Wan'er securely with branches and leaves, then brought her the rest of the way downstairs.
Lin Wan'er had been badly startled. When she saw that her daughter had saved her, she instinctively took a step toward Bai Yaoyao.
Bai Yaoyao instinctively took a step back too...
Lin Wan'er quickly stopped where she was, afraid to come any closer in case Bai Yaoyao left...
Bai Yaoyao's feelings toward the woman who had given birth to her were complicated.
There was some resentment too.
Supposedly... she'd had mental health problems, but that hadn't stopped her from having two more children.
Bai Jin'an and Bai Qingqing.
They were even boy-girl twins. Looking at the knowledgeable, accomplished Bai Jin'an and the innocent, guileless Bai Qingqing made Bai Yaoyao deeply uncomfortable.
Since you're living perfectly well now, why bother acting so... toward me?
Forget it.
"Head of the Bai Family, does your family have an empty warehouse?" Bai Yaoyao asked bluntly.
Old Master Bai nodded hastily. "Yes, yes! We joined three garages together, and we haven't put anything inside yet. Do you need to use it? Come, I'll take you there!"
Old Master Bai was delighted. One look at Yaoyao was enough to tell him she'd had anything but an ordinary upbringing.
Getting her to come home... would be difficult. But the fact that she knew to come to the Bai Family when she ran into trouble was already something to