Chapter 37
Father Bai had come to see Shi Nian.
Ever since the day they found out about Shi Nian, the Bai family and its allies had been keeping an eye on him. Especially when they found the screenshots he had posted on Starnet with the 200 million balance. Where could a small star get 200 million? He must have gotten it from Lu Bo Ting for some merit. But after checking his background, it turned out that this person was actually not cultivated by Lu Baiting, but was also related to their Bai family.
It was none other than the child who had been taken away back then.
Bai Bingyanâs biological son.
He was the grandson of Senator Bai.
At that time, the eldest son of Senator Bai changed his face. Then he said, with envy, jealousy, and a little reluctance, âCongratulations, little brother. Who would have thought that after so many years, your son not only grows up well without your support, but also becomes so useful? â
âItâs just that you didnât care at all. The boy has been on the Main star for almost three years now, and you didnât even know about all the commotion he caused on the Internet. â
Bai Bingyan snorted coldly, âI am still better than you without a son.â
But no matter how the two brothers sneered at each other, at this time, the only person who would come to see Shi Nian would be Bai Bingyan, the biological father.
Principal Wu, on the other hand, was already frowning at this time. How could Shi Nian have come at this time.
Their school, although not as good as the First school, is, after all, one of the most prestigious in the empire. Some big people often come over to contact some talented freshmen in advance. However, Shu Nianâ¦..
After all, it was Lu Bo Ting who called yesterday in the name of Shi Nianâs guardian.
The entire Os Empire knew that the Lu family and the Bai family had always been at odds. And now, that the Bai family is looking for Shi Nian, who knows what it means?
The principal was also born in the military and had been on the front line. He naturally had a higher opinion of the Lu family than politicians like the Bai family. So he was planning to drag the issue along and ask Marshal Lu again what the charter was on his side.
Who would have expected that Shi Nian would come here.
âOh, Shi Nian!â No matter how much he complained in his heart, Principal Wu had seen the world. I Â the end, he calmed down and immediately looked up at Shi Nian: âWhatâs the matter ?â
The school uniform in his hand was lifted upwards. He indicated, âItâs about the school uniform.â
Shi Nian stepped inside: âNo, this school uniform is too ugly, so Iâve decided to donate money to give all our students a new school uniform.â
Principal Wu: ââ¦â¦â
âYou deliberately didnât wear the school uniform this morning because you thought it was ugly?â
Shi Nian certainly couldnât admit that. âPrincipal, donât accuse me, ah, I obviously didnât have the money to buy a school uniform then, so I never had one.â
Bai Bingyan looked at his son, whom he hadnât seen in ten years. He had inherited his and his motherâs strengths: he was very good-looking. He probably didnât recognise him, as he was at that moment, talking nonsense to the principal in a deadpan manner.
âPrincipal, why donât you think about it? When our school students organise to go out, people will take a look, and wonder which school that is, and why it has such an ugly school uniform. Thatâs not a good thing to hear, eh? If only our school uniform could look better⦠â
âDonât give me nonsense. Our school uniform has been like this for hundreds of years.â Principal Wu said.
Shi Nian immediately climbed up that pole and said, âYes, hundreds of years. This is so outdated, we have to â¦â¦â
âI will think about it.â PrincipalWu hurriedly interrupted him.
He could not handle all those hits. He could only incline his head to indicate Bai Bingyan, who was sitting over there, âThis is Bai â¦â¦â
âNo need to introduce us.â Shi Nian said, âThat is my son. I know him very well.â
For a moment, Bai Bingyan had actually not heard what was wrong with this statement, and he muttered in his heart that Shi Nian knew him.
He didnât realise what was going on until he saw Principal Wuâs stunned expression.
Only then did he react, âWhom are you calling your son?â
âWhoever shall be, shall be.â
Shi Nian leaned back on his desk and swept him with a sidelong glance, âI didnât name you. What are you getting excited about? Youâre so old and still so unsteady.â
This was a complete attitude of an old man teaching his son, and Principal Wuâs entire body was frozen in shock.
He hurriedly said, before Bai Bingyan became angry, âShi Nian, speak properly.â
âFine!â He turned to Principal Wu and said, âSorry, Principal, I didnât mean to do that. Itâs mainly because I knew a guy surnamed Bai. We used to fight about who should be the otherâs father. So it caused me to want to be a father to someone whenever I hear the surname Bai.â
He said it with a sincere face, and if his words werenât so outrageous, who wouldnât think he was telling the truth.
Principal Wu: âYou..â
âItâs really the truth.â Shi Nian spread his hands.
He really did not lie about it. The one surnamed Bai was Bai Xiaoye, the one from the cultivation world who sort of saved him.
Bai Xiaoye thought that because he had saved him, he should be his father. But Shi Nian thought he was older than him, so the two of them fought on who should be the father until he transmigrated here, with neither having convinced the other.
Even his first name, which he was determined not to use, was Shi.
But Principal Wu had no idea of this strange past, and felt that the more he talked, the less sense he made.
At this point, Bai Bingyan said, âPrincipal Wu, can you give us a moment to talk?â
Principal Wu was a bit hesitant, as he could see at a glance that the two were not on good terms, so he was not comfortable leaving them alone to talk. After all, Shi Nian was still a student at their school, and he couldnât be bullied at school.
However, the student himself did not care and said, âIf you have something to do, go ahead and lend me the office.â
He added: âDonât worry, I know my son. Heâs filial. He wonât do anything to me.â
Principal Wu has been teaching for so many years and has seen many astonishing scenes, but this is really the first time he has seen such a thing.
âShi Nian, you â¦â¦â
You are only a small student. Do you really think that you are invincible because Marshal Lu is standing behind you? so crazy. Do you know who the person opposite you is?
âYou, you talk wellâ¦â He then turned to Bai Bingyan, whose face was already black, and said, âIâm sorry, the school didnât teach well, but he is not usually like this.â Maybe there was some misunderstanding between you.â
The word âmisunderstandingâ was also in Bai Bingyanâs mind, and he thought, âThatâs what it is.
After all these years of not seeing him, who knows what Shi Nian would think of him, and what his mother told him at the time.
âItâs a misunderstanding. Itâs a misunderstanding.â Bai Bingyan told himself to calm down. First calm down, then coax the person home first. That woman was dead anyway, and he was the only family member Shi Nian had left.
And what kind of family was the Bai family? How could he not want to come back if he could?
Lu Bo Ting was also really stupid. Where did he get the confidence to dare use the Bai familyâs people.
Therefore, Bai Bingyan could barely maintain his poise and only said indifferently, âPrincipal Wu, donât worry, I canât do anything in your office.â
Principal Wu had nothing more to say, so he left the office.
But he still didnât feel comfortable. He looked up the communication records left by Xue Chi when he called yesterday and dialled back.
One side was the one who was getting Shi Nianâs school passes, and the other was the one who was being taunted as Shi Nianâs son. It was clear which side was the friendly one.
That student inside is too impulsive. He still had to talk to his parents⦠ah no, adults.
He did not know that once he closed the door on his side, Shi Nian on the other side stood up from the side of the desk, and occupied his chair. He sat there like a big boss, as if he was not a student who came to see the big man, but the principal himself.
âI thought that you would at least pick a hidden place, at least not at school, and be seen by so many people.â Shi Nian spoke up.
Ever since the last home invasion, he knew it would be impossible to keep it under wraps. He expected the Bai family to quietly approach him first.
Bai Bingyan said: âYour school has new school rules; it is difficult to find opportunities.â
Shi Nian nodded.
It was also true.
He rarely roamed around, and aside from that time when he invited everyone to dinner, he had always run between school and the villa. If the Bai family wanted to find an opportunity, they could only find him when he went out for lunch.
But now, with the new school rules, he probably wonât even go out for lunch in the future.
âCame to apologize?â Shi Nian asked.
When Bai Bingyan looked at him like this, he always felt that the pace of this conversation was different from what he had imagined.
What he had imagined was that he would identify himself and say a few kind words, and Shi Nian would be weeping with joy. After all, the information gathered from over the years showed that he was not doing well on the outside.
Who knew it would be like this?
But Bai Bingyan still picked up the conversation, nodded, and said, âYes, I was the one who wronged you and your mother back then. But son, you have to know that I didnât want it either. Back then, the Bai familyâ¦â¦ â
âStop.â Shi Nian said, âIâm not talking about back then, Iâm talking about now.â
Bai Bingyan: âWhatâs wrong with now?â
Wasnât it you who attacked me as soon as you came in and had to make me your own son? I havenât even come after you yet, and youâre still acting like you have a point.
Shi Nian smiled, âA while ago, there was a big thing on Starnet, about me. You know that, right?â
Of course, Bai Bingyan knew about this. He saw the screenshot of the 200 million deposit when he was going through the records. If it werenât for that money, they wouldnât have believed that Lu Bo Tingâs new pharmacist would be Shi Nian.
But thinking back, Shi Nianâs mother had been very talented in pharmacy back then.
âThat Ji Yiqing is indeed abominable. How could he use you as a stand-in and spread the news about you being adopted on the internet.â His Bai familyâs person was being adopted. How much more should this farce be.
Bai Bingyan was really angry when he mentioned this, âDonât worry, when I go back, Iâllâ¦â
âWhatâs the point of cleaning him up? Itâs just a stupid person who was being used. â Shi Nian opened his light brain and clicked on a picture.
On it, there were all the chat records between Bai Zihan and Ji Yiqing.
Shi Nian clicked one into a projection and laid it out flush in front of Bai Bingyanâs eyes.
âThe people on here are my ex-boyfriend, the scumbag who used me as a stand-in, and the white moonlight in his heart. One is your precious good son, Bai Zihan. Oh, he found out that Ji Yiqing liked him and deliberately approached him after he found out we were dating. â
âThis mind, tsk. Really, whose parent is he like? His disgusted mother did the same thing.â
Bai Bingyanâs face immediately darkened at the mention of past events back, âSpeak properly.â
âWhat? They can do it, but Iâm not allowed to say it?â
âMr. Bai, you should stay away from me in the future. Or else next time, Iâm afraid next time it wonât be just rumours that Iâve been adopted by someone. They might decide to directly attack me. â
After saying that, he got up, opened the door, and walked out.
Principal Wu was right outside the door.
Shi Nian saw him and froze for a moment, then smiled, âPrincipal, I said my son is very filial. You werr still worried ah â¦â¦â
The moment Principal Wu saw this playful look on his face, he became angry and said, âYou stand up straight. Look at your self.â
He glanced inside through the half-opened door. What the hell did they talk about?
Itâs good to know that his student is not at a disadvantage.
But it was back to the old story again: âPrincipal, about the school uniformsâ¦â
âWhat do you want to change it into?â Principal Wu was speechless: âDo you know how big a deal it is to change the school uniform? It has to be redesigned. You canât just directly buy them. You also have to buy materials, among other things. By what virtue should your style become the school uniform? â
âOf course, because itâs good.â Shi Nian said. He then pointed at his outfit: âThis is a bit expensive, but we can go with it. As long as you give your approval, Iâll buy one for the whole school, and it will be the new school uniform. â
Principal Wu: âGet lost!â
Right now, itâs just the students who donât like it. If I were to replace it with what youâre wearing, the door to the principalâs office would be broken by parents.
âLook at what youâre wearing. Are you a big rooster?â
Shi Nian: âPrincipal, you have no vision. This isâ¦â
âCome on, donât be headstrong.â Principal Wu pulled him a short distance away and whispered, âI sent a message to Marshal Luâs side earlier. They said theyâd send food over later.â
The more Principal Wu thought about it, the more he felt that their reaction was not right. The Bai family had obviously made this trip with bad intentions. Why was Marshal Luâs side only thinking of sending food?
Peincipal Wu really couldnât resist and asked again, âYou tell me the truth, the one inside with you â¦â¦â
What did you discuss?
âMy son.â Shi Nian thought he was asking about the relationship. He did not even think about it. âI have said it many times, he, Bai Bingyan, is my biological son.â
Principal Wu: ââ¦â¦â
âYou get lost!â He couldnât resist raising my hand and giving Shi Nian a blow to the head.
If you could produce a son that big, youâd be a great man.
However, Shi Nian was smart enough not to want to be hit and dodged to the side.
âThen the Principal said, âIâll go first. I have to eat. I am starving to death. I blame that unfilial son. Why did he have to come at a bad time, delaying his father from eating.â
Principal Wu: ââ¦â¦â
Bai Bingyan, who had just stepped : â..â
Bai Bingyan couldnât help but yell, âShi Nian!â
But at that moment, Shi Nian had already walked away. And even if he hadnât, he didnât intend to talk to him anymore.
When he got out of the office building, Xue Chi had already arrived and brought in his flying machine, which was loaded with a large pile of food.
âMr. Shi, come up to eat first.â
Shi Nian nodded and got into the flying machine, becoming more and more satisfied: âDelicious!â
Adjutant Xue immediately said, âThis was ordered by the marshal himself. Heâ¦â
âIsnât that the way it should be?â Shu Nian immediately interrupted. âIf it wasnât for your lack of effort, how would the Bai family have found me? Would they have come to me if they couldnât? How would they have delayed my lunch if they hadnât come to me? â
Xue Chi: ââ¦â¦â
Adjutant Xue had to admit that it was still the Marshal who was powerful. At that time, Principal Wu called and he was about to rush over. After all, the relationship between Shi Nian and the Bai family was clear to them all. However, his marshal was the one who asked about the specifics, and then went ahead and ordered a meal. He sent his adjutant over personally to make sure the person was happy before he was allowed to return.
Xue Chi remembered asking, âWhy?â
Lu Bo Ting gave him a look and said, âDo you want him to come back in the evening and blame me for him not getting his lunch?â
Adjutant Xue was puzzled, âItâs not your fault as to why he didnât, that is clearly the Bai family â¦â¦â
âThe Bai family is not in his sight. He canât blame them. He has to pick on the one right in front of him. â Lu Bo Ting knew Shi Nianâs nature and temperament too well.
âOr, when the time comes, are you ready to sacrifice yourself to fight the thunder?â
Adjutant Xue quickly pushed the food forward, âYou eat, you eat!â
The door was still open at this moment, and Bai Bingyan, who came out one step later, happened to see this scene. He became so angry that his face turned green.
Damn that Lu Bo Ting.
And that Bai Zihan too. No wonder the last time he found him looking at Shi Nianâs photos, he had a panicked look. Bai Zihan thought he was looking at a starlet, but who knew it was because he was afraid he would recognise the person.
He got into his flying machine with a look of anger.
Shi Nian saw this and sneered, âIâm afraid Bai Zihan is going to be out of luck.â
Xue Chi: âHmm?â
âWhen I went to see Ji Yiqing last time, I specifically asked for his chat logs with Bai Zihan.â It wasnât for the sake of reading it, he could already guess what was on it.
That was preparation for today, of course. Day after day, Bai Zihan tossed and turned, plotting against him. He must have thought he was good-tempered! What a joke.
Youâre lucky I didnât burn your house down.