After being attacked by the rich young ladies with hatchets, I chose to enter "sage mode".

In fact, Bai Yu has learned a lot of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting since she was a child.

While I can't say I'm an expert in every single skill, I'm certainly qualified to show off my abilities.

Bai Yu turned off her phone, intending to ignore Qing Sisi, but the girl then made a video call.

Yes, it's a video call.

Aunt was in the middle of a lively conversation when Bai Yu's sudden phone call made her frown.

Bai Yu hung up immediately after receiving the WeChat call.

But less than two seconds after I hung up, the girl called again.

Out of desperation, and also because she didn't want to see her aunt's expression, Bai Yu got up and went out to answer the phone.

Stepping out of the living room, Bai Yu went to the courtyard and answered the phone. She saw Qing Sisi's charming smiling face appear on the phone screen.

"Hey senior, have you been missing me?"

"No, why are you calling me all of a sudden? Didn't I say I was eating?"

Bai Yu frowned slightly, somewhat puzzled as to why Qing Sisi insisted on making a video call.

Just as Bai Yu was frowning, Qing Siling appeared in the video. After the camera zoomed out, Bai Yu could see clearly the environment Qing Siling was in at that moment.

Goodness, this is a scene of a whole family eating together, with Qing Siling right next to them.

"Wow, Bai Yu, it's been a while! You've gotten even more handsome lately. My sister insisted on making a video call to you. Hope I didn't bother you?"

Looking at Qing Siling's pretty face, Bai Yu raised a middle finger and replied in dissatisfaction.

"Excuse me, can I hang up now?"

"Brother Bai Yu, don't be so stingy. I'll take you to do something fun next time, okay?"

"Brother, don't block me from talking to my senior. Go eat your food."

Qing Sisi pushed Qing Siling aside, and the camera angle changed with the girl, revealing Qing Sisi's mother.

While Bai Yu could be impolite to Qing Sisi, she naturally couldn't be so impolite to Qing Sisi's mother; on the contrary, she had to show some respect.

Hello, Auntie.

Bai Yu smiled gently and greeted Qing Sisi's mother.

When Qing Sisi's mother saw Bai Yu, her smile was exactly the same as Qing Sisi's. However, a young woman is still a young woman, full of charm. If you didn't know they were mother and daughter, you would actually think they were sisters.

"Bai Yu, have you eaten yet? Si Si insisted on calling you, saying you should come eat with us, haha~"

Seeing her mother covering her mouth and chuckling, Bai Yu felt that something was off.

Chapter 199: The pacing is quite fast! (Month 16)

"After eating at Auntie's, I'll definitely come back to get a pair of bowls and chopsticks when I have time, haha."

Bai Yu was just being polite; normally, most people wouldn't take it seriously.

As it turned out, Qing Sisi immediately took it seriously and laughed at the screen.

"When will you be coming, senior? Is tomorrow okay?"

When Bai Yu heard Qing Sisi's words, he really wanted to scold her, "Doesn't this girl understand polite language?"

"Sisi, judging from the surroundings, everyone knows Xiaoyu has gone back to her hometown for the New Year. How could she possibly be here so soon?!"

Bai Yu wholeheartedly agreed with what Qing Sisi's mother said.

But what she said next left Bai Yu speechless.

"No matter how much I invite you, we'll have to wait until Xiaoyu comes back next time, or until she's free, right? You're always so impulsive."

Hearing this, Bai Yu really wanted to ask his aunt if she was really so unguarded towards him. After all, he was a boy.

Qing Sisi always calls herself "senior," but that's just a joke. She didn't even attend Beicheng University, so the "senior" title is completely fabricated.

To put it bluntly, Qing Sisi is a senior from another school who is from a different grade level. What if she has ulterior motives?

However, Bai Yu could only think these things in her heart. If she were to actually say them out loud, what would happen?

"Auntie, you're joking. I'm embarrassed by what you've said."

Just as Bai Yu and Qing Sisi were video chatting with Qing Sisi's mother, a middle-aged man with slicked-back hair suddenly appeared behind the camera. He was shirtless, a muscular man with a prominent bulge over his shoulder.

After seeing the middle-aged man plop down on the sofa, light a cigarette, and then turn his gaze to himself in the video.

For a moment, Bai Yu was startled by the middle-aged man's gaze.

If it were just a petty thug, Bai Yu wouldn't be intimidated at all. But this middle-aged man's gaze alone gave Bai Yu a nakedly domineering and menacing feeling.

"Senior, may I see your hometown?"

Upon hearing Qing Sisi's words, Bai Yu looked at the darkening sky, raised her phone, and casually showed Qing Sisi the view of her grandparents' villa.

After all, with his mother, who was still quite young, watching over him, he couldn't very well refuse.

Just then, the middle-aged man who had been smoking threw his cigarette into the ashtray on the coffee table, got up, and walked over.

Without saying anything to Qing Sisi, he reached out and grabbed the phone, his square face reflected on the screen, and a deep voice followed.

"So you're the one named Bai Yu?"

Holy crap, the moment Bai Yu heard that voice, she had an urge to hang up.

This middle-aged man looked fierce and menacing, and his words were rough, powerful, and intimidating.

"Yes, my name is Bai Yu, and you are...?"

Although Bai Yu was a little scared, she had already died once, so how could she really be afraid of anything in this situation?

The middle-aged man suddenly laughed when he saw that Bai Yu dared to look him in the eye without any panic.

"Hahaha, you little brat, I can tell you have some guts. How about you work for your uncle?"

Just as the middle-aged man was laughing and saying these very worldly words, Qing Sisi's delicate little hand, in a show of filial piety, slapped her father on the forehead.

"Dad, if you've been drinking, don't talk to my senior. If you scare him, I'll hate you for the rest of my life!"

Goodness, upon hearing this, Bai Yu realized that Qing Sisi's father was actually quite burly, a far cry from her delicate and charming appearance.

"No, no, no, your dad was just saying hello to Xiaoyu!"

Just moments ago he had looked fierce and menacing, but now, facing Qing Sisi, the middle-aged man immediately cowered.

At this moment, Qing Sisi's mother smiled gently and said apologetically.

"Xiaoyu, don't mind him. That's just how your uncle is. He looks like Zhang Fei, fierce and menacing. He didn't study hard when he was young. He's covered in tattoos and looks like a gangster. He likes to talk nonsense when he has a few drinks."

He told Bai Yu not to mind, and even teased Qing Sisi's father, Qing Yu, but little did he know that what he said was all true, not a lie.

"Auntie, you're overthinking it. Uncle didn't do anything wrong, why would I care?"

"Yeah, this kid isn't afraid of me at all. He even dared to look me in the eye without flinching. This kid has a lot of potential!"

Listening to Qingyu keep using the word "I" repeatedly, he really has that street smarts vibe.

"Senior, I have to talk about my dad. He always swears, which makes it impossible for me to have a proper conversation with you."

Hearing Qing Sisi's words, Bai Yu knew that the girl was about to hang up, which was good news.

With Qing Sisi's parents around, Bai Yu didn't dare to hang up the phone first, as it would seem a bit impolite.

However, Bai Yu discovered a very serious problem during Qing Sisi's call.

The problem is that Qing Sisi's family doesn't seem to be unfamiliar with me at all. In fact, they recognize Qing Sisi's father, whom I've never even met. What's going on here?

Logically speaking, if Qing Sisi, a delicate and beautiful girl, meets some weird and inexplicable senior outside, she should at least be wary of him, even if she doesn't want to resist him.

After all, she's a daughter, and judging from Qing Sisi's family background, she's definitely a wealthy woman. She should be careful about what's more important than what's less important.

But now the whole family knows him, and even his mother, who is of marriageable age, is inviting him to their home for dinner. This is just ridiculous.

Looking at Qing Sisi's playful gesture of waving goodbye to the screen, Bai Yu couldn't help but sigh.

He didn't even fully understand Qing Sisi yet, and now her whole family was treating him like an outsider. It was outrageous, utterly absurd.

Looking at her phone screen, Bai Yu still couldn't understand how she had managed to get Qing Sisi to directly enter into a family relationship.

I haven't interacted with this girl much. Could it be that there's something wrong with her that I haven't noticed?

Or perhaps you did something that improved your impression of Qing Sisi's family when you visited them last time?

Unable to figure it out, Bai Yu naturally couldn't understand either. She could only hope that Qing Sisi would take it easy, even though things didn't look too good right now.

Ultimately, it's still a relatively stable situation. I just hope it doesn't end up like Si Yu. It's okay if someone is a little abnormal, as long as they don't fixate on themselves and refuse to let go.

Although Bai Yu herself felt this idea was a bit far-fetched, she could only face it with this hope, after all, things are unpredictable. Chapter 200: Unable to Keep a Low Profile (Reward +3 for votes)

Back in the living room, when they sat down to eat, Bai Yu's aunt was still bragging.

So-and-so bought a house somewhere, so-and-so has a girlfriend, a car and a house are all ready, and they'll get married after graduation, so-and-so.

These are the topics that their elders discuss.

The topics that Bai Yu and Bai Qi Ji discussed were nothing more than games, social interactions, and beautiful women.

Games are all about what you play, how much money you spend on in-game purchases, how strong you are, how good your skills are, and so on.

Socializing is about knowing who someone is, how they are at school, how impressive they are, and it demonstrates one's personal influence.

As for the "beautiful women" part, it naturally refers to knowing which beautiful women one knows, how pretty they are, and how they treat one's partner.

These topics were discussed by Bai Qiji and Bai Yu on their own. From Bai Yu's perspective, these topics might have been quite interesting in her previous life, but not so much now. Of course, the main reason was that she really had nothing to talk about with Bai Qiji.

Spending money on in-game purchases is pointless; it's better to enjoy food, drinks, and entertainment than to spend so much money on in-game purchases.

As for knowing any big shots at school or how powerful they are, Bai Yu felt that he didn't know any of them and didn't need to. He wasn't involved in the underworld, so he was just like a little kid.

If I had to name one, maybe Qing Siling would be one, but Bai Yu wasn't sure, since he hadn't seen the real deal.

As for beautiful women... Bai Yu has seen plenty of them.

Su Rongxue, Si Yu, Qing Sisi, and Murong Liyue—which of these four isn't a beauty?