bacchusnovels Chapter 308 The Bai Family
Chapter 308 The Bai Family
Li Ze looked at the glass of warm water that Bai Qianyue had placed on the coffee table.
He didn't pick up the glass of water, nor did he sit down immediately.
He stood there, looking calmly at Bai Qianyue.
A few seconds passed.
Li Ze took a step forward, walked to the sofa, and sat down a little distance away.
He leaned back on the sofa, his hands crossed on his knees.
"Okay, I'll sit down."
"You can start speaking now."
Bai Qianyue smiled gently as she looked at Li Ze's guarded expression.
She had put on a very exquisite makeup look today, and the white dress she was wearing also looked very high-quality.
If an ordinary man were sitting here, seeing such a beautiful woman looking at him with such tender eyes...
There will definitely be some fluctuations in my heart.
But Li Ze did not.
All he could think about was hearing the truth as soon as possible and then going back to the manor to be with Ruoran.
Bai Qianyue stood up and slowly walked to Li Ze's side.
She didn't sit on the sofa opposite her, but sat down directly next to Li Ze.
The two people were very close together.
Bai Qianyue even deliberately leaned her body closer to Li Ze.
She reached out, trying to pull Li Ze's arm.
"Brother Li Ze, you must have suffered a lot these past eighteen years working hard on your own outside, right?"
Bai Qianyue's voice was very gentle, with a tone that made people feel very sorry for her.
"I know you're rich now, but money can't buy real care."
"If you'd like, I..."
Before Bai Qianyue could finish speaking, Li Ze interrupted her.
He pulled his arm back and took a big step to the side.
Li Ze turned his head and looked at Bai Qianyue.
His eyes turned icy cold, and his tone became very serious.
"Bai Qianyue, I already made myself perfectly clear to you outside."
"I'm here today to hear the truth from you."
"I'm not here to reminisce about the past, nor am I here to talk about feelings."
Li Ze looked at Bai Qianyue and warned her, word by word:
"If you try to get close to me again, or if you make any more inappropriate physical contact with me."
"Then I'll leave right away."
"And I assure you, from this day forward, you will never see me again in your entire life."
Upon hearing this...
Bai Qianyue's hand froze in mid-air.
She looked into Li Ze's eyes, which were completely devoid of any emotion.
She knew that Li Ze was not joking with her.
If she continues to pester him like this, Li Ze will really just leave.
Bai Qianyue bit her lip and withdrew her hand.
She took a deep breath and composed herself.
The gentleness and grievance on her face slowly disappeared, replaced by a very serious expression.
"it is good."
"Since you want to hear the truth, then I will tell you everything exactly as it is."
Bai Qianyue sat up straight and looked at the coffee table in front of her.
She paused for two seconds, then spoke:
"Brother Li Ze, actually, we met eighteen years ago in college."
"Much of what I'm telling you is a lie."
Upon hearing this, Li Ze raised an eyebrow slightly.
He looked at Bai Qianyue and asked:
"What do you mean? What's false?"
Bai Qianyue turned her head, looked into Li Ze's eyes, and answered very directly:
"My identity."
"I told everyone at the time that I was just a little girl from an ordinary middle-class family."
"My parents are ordinary businessmen who run a small business."
"These are all fake."
Bai Qianyue's voice became very calm:
"My true identity is not that of a middle-class family's daughter."
"I am the eldest daughter of the Bai family in the Dragon Kingdom."
Upon hearing the words "Bai family".
Li Ze's eyes widened immediately.
He was deeply shocked.
In the Dragon Kingdom, there are only a handful of families that can be called aristocratic clans.
The Bai family is undoubtedly the most prestigious and mysterious of these aristocratic families.
The Bai family has a very long history and a very profound heritage.
They wield enormous influence in many important areas of the Dragon Kingdom.
It can be said that the Bai family's status in the Dragon Kingdom is similar to that of ancient noble families that have been passed down for hundreds of years.
Ordinary people have absolutely no chance to come into contact with them.
Even people who know their names are few and far between.
Li Ze had worked abroad for eighteen years, and although he had never directly dealt with the Bai family.
However, his intelligence network had also gathered some information about the Bai family.
He was very aware of just how terrifying the family's power was.
Li Ze looked at Bai Qianyue, his mind racing.
"Are you the eldest daughter of the Bai family?"
Li Ze asked, somewhat incredulously:
"Since you are the eldest daughter of the Bai family, why did you go to that ordinary university? Why did you hide your identity?"
Bai Qianyue gave a wry smile and replied:
"Because of our family rules."
"In our Bai family, all young members must conceal their identities and live ordinary lives before they reach adulthood."
"Our family requires us to understand the realities of society and to learn how to survive independently."
"So, I was assigned to that university. Apart from a small amount of basic living expenses each month, my family didn't provide me with any other assistance."
Bai Qianyue looked at Li Ze, a hint of reminiscence in her eyes:
"It was around that time that I met you."
"Brother Li Ze, back then you were a poor student, but your confidence and drive were really attractive to me."
"I really, really liked you back then."
Li Ze listened as Bai Qianyue recounted the events of the past.
He didn't reply, but just listened quietly.
Bai Qianyue sighed and then said:
"However, this good fortune didn't last long."
"It was during our senior year of college. That is, the year you suddenly disappeared and went to America."
"My training period is over."
"My family sent someone to pick me up and take me back."
"From the day I returned to my family, I was no longer the ordinary college student Bai Qianyue."
"I am the eldest daughter of the Bai family. I must shoulder the responsibilities entrusted to me by my family."
Bai Qianyue looked at Li Ze and said very seriously:
"Brother Li Ze, do you know how I've lived these past eighteen years?"
"I was sent to America by my family to take over their vast overseas businesses."
"I face all sorts of business battles every day. I have to scheme against others and also prevent myself from being schemed against."
"I transformed myself from a clueless young girl into a cold-blooded and ruthless female CEO."
"All the companies and businesses under my control—all the information you had them investigate before—are true."
"The reason I am able to control such a vast industrial empire is because I have the support of the Bai family behind me."
After listening to what Bai Qianyue said...
Li Ze sat on the sofa.
The tension that had been hanging over him slowly disappeared.
He let out a long sigh of relief.
Actually, before this, Li Ze's biggest worry was not that Bai Qianyue had any powerful family backing.
He is the world's richest man and has an army of 100,000 cyborgs under his command.
Even if it's a top-tier family like the Bai family, Li Ze is absolutely not afraid if it really comes down to a head-on confrontation.
What he was really worried about was whether Bai Qianyue would also be someone who had awakened a system, just like him.
If Bai Qianyue also had a system, she could summon some strange things or possess supernatural powers.
That really made things very complicated.
Because the power of the system is unknown and cannot be dealt with using common sense.
But now.
After hearing Bai Qianyue's confession.
Li Ze was completely relieved.
So it turns out that Bai Qianyue has such great power that she can open a coffee shop overnight and mobilize those highly skilled special forces.
It's all because she's the eldest daughter of the Bai family.
She relied on her family's resources and money, and on her power in the real world.
Not any system.
As long as it's not a system, everything will be easy.
In this real world, it's a competition of wealth and strength.
Li Ze has never been afraid of anyone.