The next day, at the Bai family's villa, the two elders insisted on having breakfast in the living room while watching the news. Bai Yonghui and his wife, Meng Zhihui, looked at each other in dismay, not knowing what was going on with those two today.
"Third Master, the old master and the old madam said that they wanted to watch the morning news." Butler Shi came over to plate the breakfast spread and explained it to Bai Yonghui and his wife simultaneously.
"Why though? Is there something important today?" Meng Zhihui asked.
"I don't know about that," Butler Shi said truthfully.
Butler Shi had been working for the Bai family for so many years. He always did whatever the old master and the old madam told him to do. He never asked anything more than what was necessary.
"Where's Yunfei?" Bai Yonghui asked, looking around.
"Young Master Yunfei hasn't woken up yet," Butler Shi said.
"Get someone to wake him up. He does nothing all day. Today, he'll come to the office with me. His cousin came to Jing City to do some serious work. The brat should learn from his cousin."
Bai Yonghui could not help but feel angry when he thought of his unaccomplished son. What a disgrace it was to sleep until the sun was high up in the sky every day!
His grandparents and parents had woken up, but he was still in bed.
"It's alright, he came home late last night. Let him sleep a little longer." Meng Zhihui had only one son, and it was difficult for her to conceive a child back then. Of course, she would dote on him.
"You're just pampering him. A kind mother spoils her child," Bai Yonghui said.
"How is he..." Meng Zhihui wanted to retort but before she could finish, she heard Old Madam Bai calling the both of them anxiously.
"Yonghui, Zhihui, come over quickly. Quick, come and see if this person is Jingnan." Old Madam Bai pointed excitedly at a certain figure who had appeared on TV.
At this moment, the Jing City's television station was broadcasting the morning news. The main focus was the big fire that happened in Zijing District on Guangfu Road last night.
The three rescue parties had gathered. The fire department, the medics, and the police force had all arrived to work together.
At this moment, the reporters were interviewing the people in the neighborhood who had survived the disaster. The scene of Lu Jingnan and Song Ruyi embracing each other was on camera for a long time. The reporters at the scene did not get an opportunity to interview them, but the cameraman captured that scene and returned to the television station to edit the footage.
Following the fire accident, the affectionate embrace of a loving couple was a highlight and also a selling point for the story.
Old Madam Bai was certain that it was her grandson. What she was not sure about was whether the woman Lu Jingnan held in his arms was Song Ruyi.
The camera did not capture the woman's face for long. Moreover, Song Ruyi from three years ago was definitely different from now.
Meng Zhihui had seen Song Ruyi before. Old Madam Bai wanted Meng Zhihui to confirm her suspicions for her.
Fortunately, the hottest news was still on TV.
"Yes, that's him." Bai Yonghui was very straightforward. Since his old mother asked if that person was Jingnan, he only needed to confirm that.
As for Lu Jingnan hugging a woman, he saw it but he did not think much about it.
"Mom, the woman he's hugging looks so familiar. Do we know her?" Meng Zhihui was a woman, so she was naturally very observant.
Meng Zhihui pointed at the TV. Although Song Ruyi's image was no longer there, her face was imprinted in her mind. She had seen Song Ruyi three years ago, and at that time, Song Ruyi had short hair.
The woman on TV had long hair, but the features on her face were still familiar.
Meng Zhihui had seen her before, but she could not remember.
"Is Lu Jingnan hugging a woman? Where?" Old Master Bai and his son, Bai Yonghui, asked at the same time.
They were typical men, ones who would listen to conversations and not remember a single thing afterward.
The moment the question was asked, the two women rolled their eyes.
Old Madam Bai and Meng Zhihui looked at each other. In the end, it was Old Madam Bai who said the name. "Zhihui, look at the woman with Jingnan. Is she Song Ruyi?"
"Is Song Ruyi from Jing City in the first place?" Meng Zhihui's mind started to mentally recall Song Ruyi's facial features from three years ago. Then, it overlapped with the woman she saw on TV. They were quite similar, but she still had a trace of doubt.
If Song Ruyi was from Jing City, then there was a 70-80% chance of the woman just now being Song Ruyi.
"There's someone who can give us an answer. Someone call Bai Yunfei down." Old Madam Bai was extremely impatient.
She could not wait to figure out this matter. If that woman was Song Ruyi and Lu Jingnan wanted to get back together with her, the old madam would raise both hands and feet in agreement.
If the woman was not Song Ruyi, the old woman would also have to figure out who she was.
Butler Shi went upstairs to call Yunfei.
Meng Zhihui was also with Old Madam Bai and waited for her son, Bai Yunfei, to come downstairs to give them an answer. She also wanted to know what was going on.
She had heard that Lu Jingnan had relented on getting engaged to the young lady of the Lin family. Just this year, Lu Jingnan was getting involved with another woman at the same time. Was he not afraid that the Lin family would come knocking on his door?
Also, her son was outrageous. He knew so many things, yet he did not reveal a single word. It was too much. She was not going to defend him today.
Old Master Bai and Bai Yonghui were still a little confused.
In the end, Bai Yonghui had his deductions about the situation. However, seeing the serious expressions of his old mother and his wife, he did not dare to theorize further.
Bai Yunfei was woken up from his sleep and had a bad temper. When he opened the door and saw Butler Shi, he was forced to restrain his temper.
"Uncle Shi, what's the matter? I don't really eat breakfast." Bai Yunfei rubbed his hair. He was feeling frustrated.
"The old madam and Third Madam are asking you to go downstairs." Butler Shi passed on the order in all seriousness.
"My mother and grandmother are looking for me? It must be because of Lu Jingnan." Bai Yunfei pushed Butler Shi away, then he ran to Lu Jingnan's room and pushed open the door. The blanket on the bed was neat and tidy. It was obvious that Lu Jingnan had not returned for the entire night.
Bai Yunfei guessed that was why his grandmother was looking for him so early. He changed his clothes before he went downstairs.
After he went downstairs, he did not wait for his grandmother to interrogate him. He told her the truth immediately, "Grandma, Mom, let me say this first. I really don't know anything about Lu Jingnan. All I know is that there was a sudden fire in Zijing District last night. He has a friend there, and he asked me to send him over. After I sent him over, I left. I don't know anything else. I just found out that he didn't come home last night."
There was a pregnant silence.