âUncle, what are you doing?â This sound was very familiar, so familiar that it caused Bai Xiao to tear up on the spot. He slowly turned around, and in that moment a small tiny figure appeared before his eyes.
A bit messy in the hair, a bit dirty on the face, and a few holes in his clothes, but the baby boy was perfectly fine otherwise. If anyone needs to complain here, it should be Little Rice because he has a few burnt patches of fur on his body.
âXiachen!â
Bai Xiao only needed a few big strides to step up to his nephew here. Holding the precious boy in his arms, he couldnât stop his hands from violently shaking due to how happy yet fearful he was.
âItâs good that you are fineâ¦â
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Seemingly aware of his uncleâs fear, Bai Xiachen didnât make any movements here and simply allowed Bai Xiao to firmly hug him.
âTell me, what happened?â Still shaky in his voice, he only relented that firm hug after a long while because he canât even imagine what sort of fate would befall this little guy if he didnât come out.
âUncleâ¦â Shrinking his tiny body further into his uncleâs chest, that tender voice was rather pitiful to the ear when heard: âI want to go home. These people are all bad and mean.â
âOkay, Iâll take you home.â Seeing the aggrieved look on the little steam bun, Bai Xiao can only feel his heart tensing up in pain. Standing up with the boy in his embrace, the two headed for the outside without bothering with the burning wreckage in the background.
But as it so happens, this was exactly the moment when Yu Rong and Old Madam Yu came over with their people to help put out the fire. Seeing the boy wanting to take her prize away, Yu Rong immediately grew furious: âWhere are you going with that twerp!â
Forming a sneering smirk, Bai Xiao laid it out bluntly: âIâm sending him back to his mother.â
âAnd who said you can leave?â Seething in her eyes, she roars, âWithout my permission, no one is leaving this household!â
Donât joke around, I still need this little beast to build up a relationship with the Flower Brothel!
Seeing his uncleâs fist tightening into a ball, Bai Xiachen swiftly hooked his tiny hands around the boyâs neck and cried: âUncle, run!â
As soon as that abrupt cry came out from below, Bai Xiao didnât even need to think twice and made a dash for the outside. He knew far too well what sort of people they were so it didnât even strike him as odd his nephew would say something like this.
âChase after them, donât let them run away!â Yu Rong angrily stamped her feet as she gave out that order. Then looking to the side, she made another order to a maid: âGo find my husband right now!â
After escaping from the crowd inside, it didnât take long for Bai Xiao to flee out of the estate with the baby boy in hand. Then like a pre-orchestrated act, Bai Xiachen suddenly burst into tears here, raising the awareness of every pedestrian nearby on the street to that miserable cry.
Though many of these people never met the baby boy here, but they are perfectly aware of his identity and that heâs Bai Yanâs son. The reasoning, itâs because of the incident earlier today where Bai Xiachen made such a big scene in front of the open public. Pretty much the entire city are talking about it now.
âDonât cry Xiachen, I will bring you back to your mother now and will never bring you here again.â Watching the weeping child in his arms, Bai Xiao became very distressed inside.
That fire must have scared himâ¦.
It was also at this moment that the guards came running out from the building. Making a circling formation, they blocked off any path for escape for the two here.
Then as if frightened by the appearance of Yu Rong and Old Madam Yu that came out soon afterwards, the baby boyâs cry grew even louder.
âWahhh, I beg you, please donât sell me! Donât light me on fire! I really, really am good and obedient!â
âUncle, I want to go find Mother, I donâtâ want to be sold to the Flower Brothel!â