Chapter 67 - 064 Abnormal is demonic
"Aunt Bai, are you here looking for Dad?" Yun Ya asked with a sweet smile.
"Can’t an aunt come to see you?" Bai Ran’s eyes landed on Yun Ya’s fair little face as she spoke with a smile.
"You’re now a little child star known to every household. Could I get your autograph, Auntie?" Bai Ran said teasingly, instantly closing the distance between her and Yun Ya.
"Heehee, Aunt Bai is joking." The little girl’s eyes were innocent and pure, adorable under the sunlight, as if she had sprouted a pair of white wings on her back. Bai Ran’s smile was gentle, but her heart shuddered.
"How can it be a joke? Auntie really likes you." Bai Ran walked over and took Yun Ya’s hand as the three of them headed into the manor.
Yun Ya’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, as if troubled, she said, "Actually, I really like Aunt Bai too, but there’s already Aunt Jiang, how can one person hold two people in their heart? What should I do?"
Bai Ran’s eyes narrowed slightly, looking down at the girl’s innocent face, "It’s simple, choose whoever makes you happy."
"It is indeed simple." Yun Ya suddenly looked up into Bai Ran’s eyes, "Then will Aunt Bai make me and Miaomiao happy?"
The girl’s eyes were black as glazed porcelain, resplendent and dazzling in the sunlight, deep as an ancient well, where she could clearly see her own reflection.
——
"Madam, Miss Bai is here."
Yun Shu, who was pruning branches in the garden, paused, confused. Which Miss Bai?
"The eldest daughter of the Bai Family, Bai Ran." Perceiving Yun Shu’s confusion, the maid replied respectfully.
So it was this woman.
Her scandal with Yun Shen had just settled down, and now she was coming over—what for?
Yun Shu didn’t have a shred of fondness for Bai Ran—she was disgusted to the core.
When Yun Shu entered the living room, Bai Ran was laughing as she talked to Yun Ya, as intimate as if they were mother and daughter.
Ha...
Yun Shu let out a cold laugh and stepped forward.
"I had no knowledge of Miss Bai gracing us with her presence, my apologies for not welcoming you sooner," her gentle voice could not hide the sarcastic undertone.
"Lady Yun." Bai Ran nodded with natural ease, the oppressive arrogance from their first meeting had vanished. Though she wore the same fiery red dress, her whole demeanor was now much brighter, a contrast that made Yun Shu pause.
An abnormality is a sign of a demon. Yun Shu’s internal alarms sounded, and she said with a smile, "Please sit down, Miss Bai. Someone, bring tea."
Bai Ran gracefully took a seat, but her other hand pulled Yun Ya to sit beside her, "I watched the show Yun Ya participated in. She’s really a well-known little child star now. If I could have such a well-behaved daughter too, how wonderful that would be," she said, gently ruffling Yun Ya’s hair.
"Miss Bai, blessed by good fortune, will surely have your wishes come true," Yun Shu smiled, as a cold gleam briefly flickered through the depths of her eyes.
Yun Ya just smiled, a pure and naive smile, seemingly oblivious to Yun Shu’s gaze.
"Taking your words to heart, Madam, I indeed got my wish," Bai Ran said.
Before Yun Shu could react, Bai Ran had already pulled a document from her purse and placed it on the coffee table, "I’m pregnant, one month and ten days."
Yun Shu’s pupils suddenly contracted, then rippled gently like waves on a lake, her smile unchanging, but the coldness in her eyes intensified.
"Congratulations to Miss Bai. However, you might be mistaken. If you’re pregnant, you should go home and share the good news... My heart is taut; this woman is really pulling such a stunt on me."
Bai Ran’s eyebrows rose with a light laugh, "I’m not mistaken. At least, the grandmother of the child should be informed first. Lady Yun, wouldn’t you agree?"
As Yun Ya watched the two women’s tit-for-tat exchange, she almost wanted to clap and cheer. Bai Ran, as she’d hoped, did not disappoint her with her strength—she hoped Bai Ran wouldn’t be knocked out by Yun Shu so easily.
Yun Shu gritted her teeth and took a deep breath, her voice gentle, "Not to be rude, but given your free nature, Miss Bai, you might not even know who the father of the child is. Though I sympathize with the difficulties of an unwed mother, my Shenshen is not the kind of man to be casually accused. I hope that you, Miss Bai, will conduct yourself properly."
Old bigot, you just don’t want to acknowledge the child, but I will make you accept it.
"As a woman, Lady Yun should understand, we women can make all kinds of mistakes, but the one thing we mustn’t get wrong is the child’s father, which ties to our happiness for a lifetime. How can it be mistaken? I came today just to inform you. After all, as the child’s grandmother, you have the right to know," Bai Ran said.
In Yun Shu’s increasingly cold gaze, Bai Ran placed one hand on her abdomen, her eyes softened significantly.
"Even though I could raise the child on my own, I don’t want him to lack a father’s love. I want to give my child a complete family. President Yun is so busy, he must not have time for these matters; therefore, I can only come to inform you beforehand."
"Ha... Who knows where this bastard comes from, and now you have the nerve to pin it on my son? Keep dreaming," Yun Shu said with a chilly tone, unable to hold back her scorn at Bai Ran’s affected behavior.
Bai Ran’s captivating eyes flickered with mirth, "The dates on the medical report serve as proof, and many journalists won’t forget the scandal from over a month ago. Once I make my pregnancy public, they will associate it with President Yun by themselves. If any unpleasant rumors start spreading and affect the company’s image, there’s nothing I can do."
Blinking her bright, innocent eyes, Yun Ya curiously asked, "Will Miaomiao and I get a little brother or sister? That’d be great to finally have siblings to play with."
Bai Ran mused that this little girl really knew how to twist the knife. Was it a slip of the tongue, or was it intentional? Though the latter seemed more likely, she smiled and pinched Yun Ya’s cheek, "Does Yun Ya prefer a little brother or a sister?"
"Definitely a sister, I have so many pretty clothes for her to wear, I’ll do her hair nicely, dress her up like a doll, how fun that’ll be."
"Enough." Yun Shu suddenly raised her voice sharply, her cold gaze fixed on the composed Bai Ran and the sweetly smiling Yun Ya. The hand hidden in her sleeve clenched into a tight fist.