"And did Bai Ye Qing know this?" she asked.
"He did. He was a little bitter but he smiled and nodded as always."
Qian Meng felt pity for this man.
"Receiving a favor can be oppressive. It means he was chosen because he was family and not because he was deserving," Bai Yu said slowly. "Ye Qing wasn't very friendly with his brother for a period of time, but he was still nice."
The fake niceness had ebbed away.
"Friends and family are like the jaws and teeth of a dangerous animal. If you are not careful, you will find them chewing you up," Qian Meng warned. "I find the circumstances of Bai Wenxi's death suspicious."
"And now, I can't even trust my own son…" he trailed off.
"Do you really wish to retire, Mr. Bai?" Qian Meng asked finally.
