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

I remember when she was in high school, she was ostracized by the girls. Because of her family situation, she didn't like to talk and had no friends. At first, I also thought she was not fun and didn't want to talk to her. But gradually, we became deskmates and I gradually learned about her family situation. I started to help her, started to talk to her, and started to become friends with her. But friends are just friends. In the end, depression still led her to take her own life that summer.

I will always remember how carefully she handed me the snacks she bought, as if afraid I would refuse. She was kind and beautiful, but fate always seemed to torment her.

Murong Liyue is the prototype of my senior in college. She is the kind of person who is aloof and has a bad temper. Although she is very sexy, we have never dated, but we have talked a lot about our innermost thoughts. She is someone who has been controlled by her highly educated mother since childhood. It is likely that she was arranged to go to college without her consent.

After she graduated, we kept in touch at first. She would often ask me out for meals when she returned to school. But after I graduated, left school, and started working, she would ask me out, but I didn't have time. When I asked her out, she was rarely in the province, so we gradually lost contact. Now we have each other on WeChat, but it's like we don't exist.

These are all based on my true stories. The story is perfect, but in reality we all missed each other, and nothing can be started over like Bai Yu did.

Cherish the people you can cherish right now. If you like each other, don't be shy about it. Once you miss the chance, there won't be another one.

That concludes my author's closing remarks. I will use the experience gained from this book to write the next one. Thank you all for your support. The new book is expected to be released in about three days. Thank you.

Side Story - Reencounter with an Old Friend

"Hey, hey, hey, don't crawl around. Come to Daddy. Hey Bai Qing, don't bite Daddy's toes. You're just as naughty as your mom, Qing Sisi. Oh, oh, oh, don't cry, don't cry. Bai Xiaosu is the best girl. Don't cry, sweetie. You can see your mom, Xiaoxue, when she comes back from the postpartum care center, okay? Be good, be good."

"Hey, Bai Ruo, don't hit your little brother Bai Murong Yue! Hey Bai Murong Li, your brother is crying, don't cry too! Your brother Bai Ruo didn't hit you, why are you crying?"

Standing beside a custom-made six-by-six king-size bed, Bai Yu had secretly gathered her six children together after her parents left.

His main concern was that the mothers of these children disliked each other and had conflicts, which would be difficult for them to resolve on their own. Therefore, he needed to find a breakthrough by working through the children.

There's a saying that goes something like this: children need to be nurtured to grow up healthily from a young age so that they can become pillars of the nation when they grow up, and incidentally, they can also help their fathers.

Although becoming a father at less than twenty-one years old was a bit too rushed, Bai Yu was still overjoyed to see his children, who all looked somewhat like him.

However, while he was happy to see his baby, he now truly understood how difficult it is to raise children when he actually took them in and cared for them himself. Let alone the difficulty of childbirth, just raising them can be half-dead, not to mention that Bai Yu foolishly brought all six children to a villa.

Of course, it's not that he's taking care of all six children by himself. After all, all six children's mothers are wealthy, and each child has a full-time nanny to take care of them. Bai Yu is just thinking that the children should start to develop feelings for each other so that they won't have any conflicts later on when they are older and have memories.

Now things have turned out well. The six children are just like their mother, each with their own temper. Bai Ruo is Si Yu's son, but he has a noticeably short temper. He grabbed Bai Murong Yue's younger brother and pinched his face all over.

She truly vented all the resentment her mother had towards Murong Liyue.

It's good that each child has their own unique personality, but Bai Luo, like her mother Lin Ying, sits quietly in the corner, not causing trouble for anyone, and doesn't play with the other children. She just watches from there, completely giving off the feeling that no one should touch her and that she wants to be invisible.

Of the six nannies, the one who took care of Bai Luo had the easiest job. Bai Luo never cried or made a fuss. If you didn't know she was a baby, you would think she hadn't finished drinking the Meng Po soup in her previous life. She was so obedient.

clap clap ~

Bai Yu clapped her hands, drawing the attention of all the little kids to herself, and said with a smile.

"Come here, come to Daddy, let's see who can roll over here first!"

Bai Ruo is the oldest of the six children. She can slowly learn to crawl in less than a month. The other five can't do it yet. They can only roll around on the bed and make ruaruarua noises.

After teasing the children, all the toys and baby bottles were brought out. Bai Ruo, Bai Murong Yue, Bai Murong Li, Bai Xiaosu, and Bai Qing all reached out to grab them like kittens, but Bai Luo alone showed no intention of raising her hand and remained sitting motionless in the corner.

The more lively a child is, the more lively their personality will be when they grow up. But now Bai Luo is just like her mother Lin Ying, with no liveliness at all. Instead, she gives people the feeling that she doesn't like to talk to people.

Walking around to the foot of the bed, Bai Yu clapped her hands and made a gesture as if she wanted to hug Bai Luo. When Bai Luo saw that Bai Yu wanted to hug her, she first stretched out her chubby little hand and grabbed Bai Yu's index finger. Then, she, who had been expressionless all along, suddenly smiled.

"Wow wow~"

She kept laughing and shouting "Wah wah wah!" No wonder she's a girl with the same personality as her mother; she smiles happily whenever she sees her father.

Looking at Bai Luo's pair of small, bright blue eyes, they were exactly the same as her mother Lin Ying's.

"Come here, let Daddy give you a hug, ouch~"

Bai Yu picked up Bai Luo, who was reaching out her little hand, and although she had held the little girl when Lin Ying gave birth to Bai Luo, she was still very careful every time she held her, afraid of making the slightest mistake.

Of course, the same was true for the other babies. Bai Yu held them as if they were something important, afraid that she might not be able to hold them properly if she wasn't careful.

"Let's go, little Bailuo, let's go for a walk with Daddy."

After saying that, Bai Yu opened the door, walked out of the room, gave some instructions to the six nannies in the living room, and then left with Bai Luo.

It wasn't that Bai Yu favored Bai Luo, but rather that although Bai Luo was usually quiet and didn't cry or make a fuss, she would only laugh when her father held her and teased her; otherwise, she was like a silent gourd.

If you didn't know better, you'd think this little girl had some kind of mental problem. She can eat and drink, but she just doesn't express any emotions.

After leaving the villa, Bai Yu led the little girl Bai Luo on a stroll around the villa area.

These days, because several girls have given birth, they've all gone to the best postpartum care centers. Some have taken leave from school, while others have stopped attending classes. As a result, Bai Yu has basically stopped going to school since having her baby.

Although he wasn't going, with his connections with the girls, he was sure he'd get his diploma even without going. Afterwards, Su Rongxue's mother would give him some start-up capital to start his own business.

As for Bai Yu's previous talk to Su Rongxue's mother about joining the army, that was just a pretext. After he had the start-up capital, he would start his own business. If it succeeded, it would be his own company. If it didn't succeed, he would obediently assist Luo Er Ai Li and slowly inherit everything from the Su family.

"Oh, oh, oh~"

Holding Bai Luo in his arms, Bai Yu smiled and walked aimlessly forward. But just as he reached a corner, he saw a rather familiar person.

Short hair, long legs in black stockings, knee-high boots, a cropped top paired with a leather jacket—she looked very sophisticated. Bai Yu hadn't seen this person in a long time.

Just as Bai Yu noticed her, her gaze also fell upon Bai Yu. Their eyes met, and Ju Qingliu revealed a flustered expression.

"Bai...Bai Yu..."

"Ju Qing..."

Their eyes met, and they exchanged names, but they didn't talk much.

"Do you know?"

Turning his head, he saw that the person who asked the question was a young man standing behind Ju Qing, who looked to be about the same age as Ju Qing.

"I know him, he's a junior from university."

"Hey, is that your little brother or sister you're holding? They're so cute."

Ju Qing raised her hand, intending to reach out and stroke Bai Luo's small hand, but Bai Yu's words made her stop what she was doing.

"This is my daughter, Bai Luo. She is indeed very well-behaved and adorable."

"Daughter...?"

Staring blankly at Bai Yu, Ju Qing was completely stunned by Bai Yu's words.

Side Story - Reencounter with an Old Friend 2

"Oh right, you haven't introduced me yet. Who is this...?"

Bai Yu turned her gaze to the young man beside Ju Qing.

"Oh, I'm Ju Qing's good friend. Today she said she wanted to see what the villas in the villa area are like. I happen to live here, so I took advantage of the holiday to bring her over to see them and have her visit."

Their eyes met, and although the young man's smile was sincere, Bai Yu could sense his wariness towards her.

Clearly, Ju Qing is still the same as before, having good relationships with boys and being very good at understanding men's thoughts.

It's a pity that most of the young men in front of him probably think that Ju Qing has feelings for him.

"Oh, I see. It just so happens that I live around here too. It's been a long time since I've seen you, Senior Juqing. Why don't you come over to my place for a visit?"

Upon hearing this, the young man beside him immediately tried to refuse on Ju Qing's behalf, but Ju Qing refused first.

"Oh, no need, Bai Yu. I... I'm just curious about what it's like inside. There's no need for me to go in and sit down or anything. I just want to take a look, haha."

Although Ju Qing refused decisively, the embarrassment in her words was still quite obvious.

"It's alright, there's no one at my house, just the nanny and my daughter Bailuo. It's fine to come and sit for a while, what are you afraid of? Are you afraid I'll eat you?"

Bai Yu's smile was cheerful, but his cheerfulness made Ju Qing feel very uncomfortable.

She had originally thought that she would be with Bai Yu, that she would win over this junior from elementary school, and that she would no longer be ambiguous with other boys and would live a peaceful life with him.

But things are not as she expected. When they met again after a long time apart, he already had his own child.

"You...you married Siyu?"

Although Ju Qing was very reluctant to say this, her curiosity ultimately led her to ask.

Upon hearing Ju Qing's question, Bai Yu nodded in response without hesitation.

"Yes, Siyu and I are married. She is currently in a postpartum care center, and I am taking care of the baby at home with the nanny."

"Oh...oh, I see. No wonder Bai Luo looks so much like her. She's so cute."

"Huh? Yeah, definitely."

Ju Qing's statement that Bai Luo resembles Si Yu is absurd. Bai Luo is Lin Ying's child, how could she possibly resemble Si Yu?

Bai Yu was almost embarrassed when he heard this, but he wasn't stupid. He could tell from the girl's words that she was embarrassed. She probably hadn't really looked at Bai Luo properly, otherwise she wouldn't have said that.

"Well... I'll be going now, Bai Yu. I have some things to do this afternoon. See you later..."

Ju Qing felt very sad, so sad that she wanted to go back alone and have a good cry.

He didn't actually have anything wrong with him, but he felt awkward and upset when he saw Du Baiyu. The thought that the person he had finally fallen for hadn't ended up with him and was now sharing his life with him made him feel a pang of sadness.

She had originally intended to say that they would keep in touch, but before she could finish speaking, she suddenly realized that she didn't have Bai Yu's contact information at all.

As for WeChat, Bai Yu has already deleted her, and now there is no way to contact her at all.

"Okay, see you later. If you have time, let's go out for dinner together. Si Yu and you used to be such good friends. I don't know what happened between you two. Why did you suddenly stop seeing each other? Let's find an opportunity to catch up and clear things up. It's not easy to have a good friend in your life."

After saying that, Bai Yu smiled and turned to look at Bai Luo, who was burying her head in his chest.

When the little girl saw Ju Qing approaching, she tightly grabbed the hem of his clothes with her small hands, just like her mother Lin Ying.

"Let's talk about it another time. It's not a big deal between Siyu and me. That's all for now. Goodbye."

After saying that, Ju Qing turned around and did not linger any longer, but her eyes couldn't help but redden as she turned away, and a tear slid down her cheek.

The young man standing to the side initially thought that Bai Yu might be a threat to him, but after seeing that Ju Qing had only met him, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

However, just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he immediately perked up again when he saw Ju Qing suddenly burst into tears.

"What's wrong, Juqing? Why are you crying? Don't scare me! Are you feeling unwell?"

Upon hearing this, Ju Qing shook his head, then bravely and calmly wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, before forcing a smile.

"No, I just thought about how the juniors I met when I was a freshman are all so mature now. I feel a little happy and a little sad. Things have changed and people are no longer the same. I think I understand this feeling of wanting to speak but having tears before I can speak."

Although Ju Qing forced a smile and spoke lightly, no one is a fool. The young man could sense that Ju Qing's perception of Bai Yu was definitely not as simple as that of a junior.

However, when you like someone, no matter how much you feel it, you will try to suppress it, so he doesn't believe in his own feelings for me.

"Ju Qing, I think you're alright..."

The young man was about to say something to comfort Ju Qing, but Ju Qing interrupted him.