"And take this as well."
By the time Mother Bai was done packing a little something for Bai Feng, Bai Zhan felt his arms were going to go numb. He looked at the large number of boxes in his arms and turned to look at his mother. He couldn’t help but remind Mother Bai, "Mom, Bai Feng is Bai Qingshi’s illegitimate son. Do you think that Yueyue will be happy with you trying to take care of Bai Qingshi’s son? What’s more, that man is too filial; he will give these good things to Bai Qingshi and his family. Yueyue will not be happy if she finds out the truth."
Mother Bai also knew this, but what could she do? For some reason, her heart felt a little troubled and lost when she thought of Bai Feng trapped in the safe base fighting those mutated bugs on his own. It was the same kind of worry that she had whenever her children went out to hunt zombies, the old mother’s worry. But she couldn’t understand why she was feeling the same kind of worry for someone like Bai Feng? As far as she knew, the two of them had no connection. If anything, she should be hating that man just like Bai Meiyue and her two sons.
And yet she couldn’t bring herself to hate that man.
"I know," Mother Bai sighed. She raised her hand and patted her chest where her heart lay. "I just can’t help but worry about that poor boy. Of course, I know that there is something wrong with what I am feeling, but I can’t help it, Ah Zhan. Please don’t tell this to Yueyue, and help your mom bring these packages to Bai Feng. I promise that I will try to control my own feelings."
Bai Zhan wanted to stand his ground and refuse, but when he saw the pleading expression on his mother’s face, he could only close his eyes and nod. "This is the last time. Yueyue is working hard for this family; we cannot hurt her by supporting her enemies."
"Enemies—"
"Mom, that boy is Bai Qingshi’s son! And he is protecting Bai Qingshi and Bai Xue, who tried to ruin your daughter, and they almost succeeded if not for Yueyue’s luck. If she had not run into Lei Qian, a good man, she would have been ruined thoroughly." He inhaled deeply and exhaled. "Please try to understand this. Alright? I know that Bai Feng did nothing wrong, but that man is protecting Bai Qingshi. Trying to keep that man safe is no less than supporting him, so please try to understand what Yueyue feels. Alright?"
After he finished speaking, he turned to walk out of the mansion, leaving Mother Bai to ponder in silence. She knew it. Of course, she did, but Mother Bai covered her face with her hands and sighed. But she still cared for Bai Feng. How was she supposed to stop caring about that boy when her heart just wouldn’t stop fretting over him?
On the other side, Bai Zhan carried the boxes and placed them at the back of the helicopter. He turned and looked at Bai Jixuan and Lei Qian, who were also done putting the remaining supplies in the back of the helicopter. Sure enough, as soon as he turned, he saw Bai Jixuan staring at the many boxes with a frown on his face. He raised his head, and asked, "Is this what Mom sent for Bai Feng?"
The frown between Bai Jixuan’s brows turned even more severe. He parted his lips but didn’t say anything, as they had a lot to do at the moment. Lei Qian turned and looked at the two brothers, but didn’t speak. He also understood the dynamics between Bai Meiyue and Bai Feng. he knew that the two of them had some old grudges that they could never solve, not unless Bai Feng came to stand next to Bai Meiyue and killed Bai Qingshi with his own hands, but Lei Qian knew that it was almost impossible!
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