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

Qing Sisi never bothered with these property matters, but even so, her mother's share was all put in her name.

Qingyu left her family fortune to her son, Qingsiling, while Yu Yuning entrusted hers to her daughter.

Although Yu Yuning did not receive half of the family fortune, she still received 30% to 40%, which was no small sum and was enough for Bai Yu and Qing Sisi to use for several lifetimes.

Closer to home——

After Bai Yu arrived at Qing Sisi's current residence from Beicheng University, the girl was already crying her eyes out, her eyes red and swollen from crying.

She didn't go to the scene, not because she didn't want to, but because after receiving the news, she simply didn't have the courage to see her mother being taken away.

All the relatives rushed over, and the entire Qing family was thrown into chaos because of the couple's desperate act.

But all of this represents a break in the chain of interests for the Qing family members. No one really cares what will happen to the two of them if they go in; they only care about how to make more money in the future.

Only Qing Siling and Qing Sisi were concerned about what would happen to their parents after they went to jail.

Standing by Qing Sisi's bedside, Bai Yu never imagined that one day she would witness the process of a family that had only just started to have some problems go from being warm and cozy to falling apart.

Fortunately, Qingma's sentence wasn't too serious; it was only a few years, much lighter than Qingyu's.

Although that's what she said, she still found it very difficult to accept that her mother, who cared about her the most in the family, had been imprisoned.

“Sisi, it was Mom’s choice to go in. You and I both know that. She did it for you. Your father will never understand you, so it’s better to let him go in and calm down.”

Bai Yu shouldn't have said these words at this time, but rather than offering useless comfort, he hoped the girl could accept reality more quickly.

There's no need to get stuck on things you can't change. Try to accept them. A few years isn't a long time; it might pass in the blink of an eye.

"Senior...Mom and Father are both in jail, and my brother must be super busy right now. I have no family left. Will you abandon me?"

Looking up at Bai Yu, Qing Sisi's eyes revealed grievance and fear. She was aggrieved that her loving mother was imprisoned, and fearful that Bai Yu might deliver another fatal blow by abandoning her at this time.

However, such a melodramatic plot will never happen to Bai Yu, much less to this girl.

"Don't worry, Sisi. No matter who abandons you in this world, I will never abandon you. As long as I have food to eat, you will have a dish to wash."

What was supposed to be a serious matter turned into a joke by Bai Yu, and the tearful girl couldn't help but laugh instantly.

Seeing Qing Sisi unable to stop laughing through her tears, Bai Yu reached out and affectionately pinched her cheek, speaking softly and gently.

"Sweetie, Sisi, you should think more positively. In a few years, when your mother comes out and sees us married, with a baby, and a family, and you're happy every day, won't she be happy too? Right?"

Nodding, Qing Sisi was easily drawn into a daydream about the future by Bai Yi's words.

Seeing the girl nod, Bai Yu intensified her imagination.

"And think about it this way: although you haven't seen your mother for the past few years, you won't be controlled by your grandparents anymore, and no one will bully you anymore, right? Besides, you have a brother who loves you very much, and Qing Siling will never bully you, right? Sometimes you can't be too pessimistic; you have to think positively. Our future will be better, won't it?"

Bai Yu's way of comforting people isn't effective for everyone, but it's 100% effective for Qing Sisi.

"Senior, so...so where will we live in the future? Do we need to buy a house? Do we need a car? Does Sisi need to go to work? Are we still going to school? Is it okay if we don't go?"

Bai Yu patiently answered all of Qing Sisi's sudden questions one by one.

“We’ll live here from now on. All the houses here belong to Siyu. I know you don’t want to owe anyone anything, so we can just buy them. We can also buy a car. As for work, it’s up to you. Do what you want to do, or don’t do it. Going to school is also up to you. You don’t have to go. If you want to work for a high-end company, then it’s still necessary to get your diploma. If you don’t go, it won’t affect anything.”

Bai Yu's answer was very reasonable and indeed similar to what Qing Sisi had thought.

"So... will you go to school after this? If you go, I'll go; if you don't, I don't want to go either."

"Of course I have to go. If I don't go, I won't get my diploma. If I don't get my diploma, it will be much more difficult for me to develop my career later."

Bai Yu isn't the kind of person who would do nothing if she had money; on the contrary, she wants her own career rather than living under someone else's roof.

Chapter 195 Expressing One's Feelings

This day was supposedly spent with Qing Sisi. Although I did spend it with the girl, it wasn't entirely about being there for her. After the incident at her home, she hadn't left the house at all. She seemed to prefer staying at home, and would only get up to eat before going back to bed.

Bai Yu is not some saintly figure who can't bear to see people suffer, nor is she the kind of impatient person who has to make Qing Sisi better in an instant.

No one could have predicted that this girl's family would suffer such a huge misfortune.

The only way to help him recover his cheerful state now is to encourage him. There's no other way.

After Wednesday came Thursday, and Bai Yu had to keep her promise to accompany Lin Ying on that day.

Although Lin Ying had the fewest opinions and complaints among the girls, Bai Yu couldn't ignore her feelings the more that was the case.

After all, no matter what kind of personality others have, he has to treat everyone equally, otherwise problems will inevitably arise sooner or later.

After getting up in the morning, Bai Yu prepared breakfast for Qing Sisi, who was still fast asleep, before leaving.

Of course, they didn't go to school or anything; they went directly to Lin Ying's house.

It's been several days since Bai Yu last saw Lin Ying, and he misses her quite a bit.

dong dong dong~

A gentle knock was made on Lin Ying's door, and soon the sound of footsteps approaching the door grew louder and louder.

Bai Yu stood at the door and waited a few seconds before the door opened.

Her long, golden hair was loosely draped behind her, her azure eyes were still a little hazy, and her rosy lips were slightly dry. It was clear that this girl had just gotten up and did not look like she had washed up.

"Boss lady, I hope I didn't disturb you by coming so early?"

"No, I just woke up too."

After saying that, Lin Ying stepped aside to indicate that Bai Yu could come in.

"You haven't had breakfast yet? I'll make you some. You need to take care of your health lately, so avoid strenuous exercise. You can leave your dirty clothes for me to wash; just send me a message if you need them washed and I'll come over."

Bai Yu wasn't joking; he planned to say the same thing to all the pregnant women, promising to be available whenever they needed him.

Of course, there might be a situation where several girls call out to him at the same time. In that case, he would need to decide the order of his calls, and Bai Yu had thought this through very clearly.

As for what to do with the girls' babies, that's easy to handle as long as it's not a matter of the girls taking turns having babies on the same day.

"I haven't eaten, but I can cook for myself. Bai Yujun, just come in and sit for a while and wait."

"It's okay. All you need to do right now is rest. Leave everything else to me. It's alright. I said I would take care of you, and I meant it. I'm not joking or making empty promises."

After saying that, Bai Yu ignored Lin Ying's obstruction and went into the house and headed towards the kitchen.

"Bai Yujun, I...I have some business to attend to and need to go back to China, is that alright?"

Just as Bai Yu entered the kitchen to start washing the pots and pans in preparation for making breakfast, Lin Ying suddenly stood at the kitchen door and asked this question timidly.

"Are you going back to China?"

Turning to look at Lin Ying at the kitchen door, Bai Yu's eyes were full of doubt and confusion.

For Lin Ying, the island nation was not a place with any pleasant memories; in fact, it could be described as utterly terrible.

Moreover, if she goes back, there's a risk that she might not be able to come back, since Fujiwara Ishio wouldn't let her leave easily again.

"I want to go back and be with you. I...I...could we have a wedding there?"

Bai Yu originally thought Lin Ying had something very important to do and had to go back, but it turned out that she wanted to go back to hold a wedding.

Bai Yukai said that the wedding held in his own country was what he longed for, with its long procession of red bridal processions. But for Lin Ying, she preferred a Japanese-style wedding.

In the past, Lin Ying would never make any demands or offer any opinions to Bai Yu. However, since Bai Yu told her to be a little more willful and consider her own feelings, some of her thoughts have changed slightly, and she has slowly begun to express her own ideas.

Bai Yu did not refuse at this moment. He knew very well how difficult it was for Lin Ying to express her thoughts to him. If he refused now, it would be extremely difficult to get her to express her thoughts to him in the future.

“Boss lady, it’s fine if you want to go back to hold the wedding, but if we really hold the wedding after we go back, it will be a bit difficult to come back. Fujiwara Ishizo might stop you. But getting our marriage certificate is different for Murong Liyue and me... Oh right, getting a marriage certificate abroad is different from getting one in China. Right, let’s get our marriage certificate in the island country.”

Bai Yu initially thought that since she and Murong Liyue had already registered their marriage, she couldn't register with Lin Ying as well. However, she then realized that the island nation and her own country, China, were not the same. Wouldn't it be okay for Lin Ying to register with her in the country where she was born?

In this way, as long as the five women each obtain their marriage certificates in five different countries, they can all obtain a marriage certificate with each other and be considered legally married.

Bai Yu was excited at this thought, but the next moment he thought of the difficulties Su Rongxue and Murong Liyue faced.

Murong Liyue will not give up her marriage certificate, and neither will Su Rongxue's mother. Both are processed within China, and there is no way to change that.

He is still unaware that Su Rongxue has already discussed with her mother about getting their marriage certificate abroad, so he remains worried.

As for why Su Rongxue didn't tell Bai Yu immediately, that girl did it entirely on purpose.

It could be said that her resentment and hatred led her to punish Bai Yu in this way, so that he would live in fear for a while.

Among the five women, Lin Ying is probably the only one who doesn't hate Bai Yu. The other four women all harbor hatred towards him, but they hide or suppress it in their hearts because they are afraid of losing him again.

It's not that Bai Yu didn't know these things; after all, didn't he know how he died in his previous two lives?

Hatred is not something that can be easily resolved; it can only be melted away little by little with time and emotion. It is impossible to resolve it all at once.

Closer to home——

Seeing Bai Yu's startled expression, Lin Ying felt a little uneasy. She didn't know whether Bai Yu wanted to agree or not.

After all, this was the first time in so long that she had made a request of Bai Yu; she would never have done so in the past.

Looking up at the girl's anxious gaze, Bai Yu knew what she was expecting and afraid of, so he smiled and nodded in reply.

“We can get our marriage certificate in an island country, and having a wedding is no problem either, but we need to hold it in a place that’s quite far from Fujiwara Ishihata. Whatever you say is fine, since I don’t know anything about those procedures and customs, right?”

As soon as she finished speaking, Bai Yu could clearly see the fleeting surprise and light in Lin Ying's bright blue eyes.

The fact that he granted her request on her first attempt was tantamount to encouraging Lin Ying to habitually express her true feelings.

"Bai Yujun, can we really get it done?"

Although Baiyi had already agreed, she still asked again, somewhat incredulously.

"It can be arranged. You've already taken my surname Bai and given name Lin Ying. If I don't even give you a proper wedding, am I a qualified husband?"

Bai Yu patiently answered Lin Ying's questions, even adding a lot of personal information to the answers, which made Lin Ying overjoyed.

She had once fantasized about countless weddings she and Bai Yu would have, as well as countless intimate gestures and declarations of love at those weddings.

But now that Bai Yu has truly agreed to hold a wedding for her, the shock of her past fantasies being realized makes her feel both breathless and overwhelmed with joy.

"Thanks..."

He bent over at a 90-degree angle and said "thank you" heavily.

However, this action made Bai Yu slightly dissatisfied. It was fine for the girl to be excited, but it was too much to say thank you so casually.

“Madam, we’re all family now. You can thank me, but you absolutely can’t act so distant or formal. If outsiders see this, they might think I’m the kind of person who… Madam, you wouldn’t want your husband to lose his job, would you?”

Seeing Bai Yu's impatient expression as she waved the spatula in her hand, Lin Ying couldn't help but laugh.

That smile was so relaxed, so natural.

At this moment, she finally looked like a girl in her early twenties, instead of a timid, worried, and depressed princess who acted all the time.