âWho are you?â The yellow-haired thug angrily asks, his face still white from the stinging pain in his chest.
Bai Yan smiled at the person: âYou say you are her husband? Then why donât you recognize me when Iâm her sister?â
Everyone became stunned.
Thatâs right, if heâs really her husband then why doesnât he recognize his wifeâs own sister?
Forget about the crowd, even Chu Yi Yi herself was stunned there.
Turning to look at the woman that vaguely gives off a sense familiarity, the lass couldnât quite pinpoint where though. Nevertheless, it wonât stop her from playing along to save herself.
Pouncing over to Bai Yanâs side with tears still flowing, âSister, I donât know him, I really donât know. He just came up to me and started to claim heâs my husband.â
Only now does the crowd understand whatâs happening and found a chill running through their spines. Imagine letting the thug get away with this, what would happen to the young lass then? Human traffickers are no joke, theyâre criminals that deserve to be punished heavily!
Understanding heâs been caught and exposed, the thug didnât want to linger anymore and made himself scarce, but not before shooting a glare in Bai Yanâs way. A criminal knows not to stick around at the crime scene because he wonât be able to leave anymore if the cop shows up.
âYi Yi, Iâm back, Iâm Bai Yan.â Bai Yan says after getting everyone to disperse.
âYou... Sister Bai Yan?â Bai Yi Yi appeared shocked and taken aback.
âYes, Iâm back.â
Though they are addressing each as sisters and family, but make no mistake, Bai Yi Yi wasnât biologically related to Bai Yan in any way. The lass was an orphan adopted by the family, and since she didnât have a last name, the lass was given the Bai surname and became the apprentice of Bai Yanâs mother.
Back then Bai Yi Yi wanted to follow this older sister of hers for sure, sadly, perhaps its immaturity working, but the lass got left behind as well when Bai Yan stubbornly departed on her own.
âWhy are you handing out leaflets on the street? What about the money I left you before I left? The amount should be plenty for you to live a comfortable life even if you splurged.â Bai Yan asks after finding the situation odd.
Meek and depressed, Bai Yi Yi hangs her head in shame before answering: âSister Bai Yan, shortly after you left, your stepmother and her daughter deluded your father into taking everything back. They said Iâm not a daughter of the Bai Clan so I have no right to inherit that wealth.... Sister Bai Yan, Iâm sorry, Iâm so useless and could protect Shifuâs belonging even after sheâs gone...â
Bai Yanâs heart shook at the news. Slowly closing her eyes, a cold frost filled her soul: âTell me, why is your strength all gone? How did it become like this where even a thug can bully you?â
Bai Yi Yiâs body visibly stiffed over the inquiry. Hanging her head even lower, the lass didnât even dare to look up anymore.