Jiang Meilin walked up to Bai Ning and looked at her face, which was exactly the same as her when she was young. Her eyes turned red, and she looked at Bai Yiyi beside her, feeling very emotional.
When Bai Yiyi was young, Jiang Meilin would always be teased every time she took her out to meet her best friends. They would say that this child didn't look like her biological daughter and didn't look like Jiang Meilin at all.
It wasn't that she wasn't good-looking, but that the other children in the family were too attractive. In comparison, Bai Yiyi's looks seemed too ordinary.
Now that she thought about it, they were right. The one in front of her was her real daughter. No one would doubt this.
She stopped letting her thoughts run wild and carefully called out, "Ningning,"
Bai Ning's expression was calm, and she just nodded lightly, without showing any joy of meeting her biological parents.
Seeing Bai Ning's cold expression, Bai Yiyi seized the opportunity and quickly said, "Mom, Ningning just came back and isn't used to this yet."
When they first met a few months ago, Jiang Meilin had understood more about Bai Ning and knew that her personality was like this. She didn't blame her for this, but she was a little disappointed.
It was no wonder that she had a cold personality. She had been raised in the wrong home ever since she was young and was abandoned by her adoptive parents in the countryside. She was only close to her grandmother. Even if she returned to her biological parents 'side, she would still need some time to adapt.
Jiang Meilin wasn't in a hurry anyway. It was fine as long as her daughter was back.
Thinking of this, Jiang Meilin glanced at her adopted daughter and put on a distant and polite smile. "Yiyi, thank you for picking Ningning up from the airport. It's getting late. If your parents know you're here, they'll be unhappy."
Without giving Bai Yiyi a chance to speak, Jiang Meilin said to her son, "Little Ze, you should drive Miss Bai home."
He had just called her Yiyi, but now he was calling her Miss Bai. Bai Yiyi panicked and subconsciously said, "Mom, I ..."
Jiang Meilin looked at the child she had raised for more than ten years and felt sad, but she didn't show it.
She sighed, and the smile on her face became more and more polite. She interrupted Bai Yiyi and said, "Please call me Aunty Jiang in the future. Otherwise, your biological parents might overthink things."
When Bai Ning, who had been daydreaming, heard these words, she raised her head in surprise.
Jiang Meilin had taken good care of herself. Although she was already 50 years old, she looked like she was in her 30s. She had a good figure and an elegant temperament, but the gentle smile on her face now gave off a firm aura that did not allow anyone to refuse.
That was not the aura that a young woman from an ordinary family should have.
Things were getting more and more interesting. Bai Ning was suddenly filled with interest at the Bai family.
Bai Yiyi, on the other hand, did not have it easy. Looking at her distant adoptive mother, she did not feel sad, but instead, humiliated.
She just couldn't understand why her mother, who had doted on her so much, was so mean now and insisted on drawing a clear line with her. Could this be because of this biological daughter whom she had only met a few times?
She bit her lower lip and her eyes became misty. She lowered her head and looked pitiful as if she had been bullied.
In reality, she was feeling particularly resentful in her heart. She hated her adoptive mother's heartlessness, and she hated Bai Ning even more for appearing out of nowhere and stealing her love.
The room was abnormally quiet, and the atmosphere was extremely cold.
"Little Ze, don't just stand there. It's getting late. Send Yiyi home." Bai Shijie, the Father of Bai family, who was standing behind, broke the tense atmosphere and quickly said.
Bai Ze didn't say anything. He just nodded and pulled Bai Yiyi out. Although he didn't quite understand why his parents were being so distant from Yiyi, he didn't ask much and just did as he was told.
As soon as the two entered the elevator, Jiang Meilin's expression immediately became cautious again. She said in a gentle but not overly distant voice, "Daughter, let's go in and talk."
Bai Yiyi, who was still in the elevator, saw the change in her adoptive mother's attitude and her face instantly darkened.
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Jiang Meilin took Bai Ning on a tour of the house. The Bai family's house was not huge, but because it was a duplex, it was not small either. The house was decorated in a classical style, and the tables and chairs were all made of mahogany, looking it look exquisite and elegant.
Bai Ning leisurely looked at the decorations in the house. Her eyes suddenly locked on a calligraphy piece, and there was a trace of spirit in her eyes.
However, she quickly averted her gaze and denied the thought in her heart. That calligraphy piece was unlikely to be authentic.
Even if the Bai family wasn't as poor as his adoptive mother had said, they didn't seem to be as rich as the latter. After all, if this piece of calligraphy was authentic, it couldn't even be bought with money. It should just be a high-quality imitation.