Chapter 544 - Chapter 544: 219 has returned to her rightful place_1

Chapter 544: 219 has returned to her rightful place_1

Ji Mulan’s relationship with the Bai Family was strained.

When the news of Bai Shaoke first came out, the Bai Family didn’t hesitate to ignore Ji Mulan’s personal appeal and went to ask Bai Shaoke to come back. She, always accustomed to pride, faced setbacks in both marriage and her children.

She took it to heart.

The current attitude of the Bai Family…

Thinking back to the college entrance exam, Ji Mulan knew that Bai Lian might have performed better than she imagined, but surely not well enough for the head of the Bai Family Clan to personally call?

“Alian?” Ji Mulan’s hand stopped moving, her tone casual, “What do you want with her?”

She knew that Bai Lian had transferred her household registration to Ji Heng’s name but was unaware that Bai Lian had been struck from the Bai Family’s genealogy.

“There were indeed some improprieties in how Qiming and the others handled Shaoke’s incident back then; fate has played cruel tricks on us all. But now, you have married into a good family, which is a blessing in disguise,” the head of the Bai Family gently persuaded, “I know the Xu Family has considerable assets, but after all, Bai Lian carries the Bai Family name, with our blood flowing in her veins…”

The Bai Family Clan typically favored sons over daughters; if it weren’t for Ji Mulan’s support when Bai Lian was born, she wouldn’t have had the privilege of being included in the family tree.

Now, to protect her, the head of the Bai Family had even learned to grovel.

“She won’t take pride in the blood of your Bai Family,” Ji Mulan scoffed, “When you kicked her out, I didn’t see you rushing to Xiangcheng to find her. What’s changed now, suddenly remembering she’s part of the Bai Family? Forget about it, she doesn’t even want to join the Xu Family, let alone return to the Bai Family.”

The audacity.

She didn’t wait for the other party to respond and directly cut off the call, blocking the number.

Staring at the screen, she picked up her phone and dialed a call to Ji Heng.

They usually didn’t talk much, and Ji Heng was silent upon receiving the call; ever since Ji Mulan arrived in Jiangjing, she and Bai Lian had grown increasingly distant from Ji Heng.

With new expectations, she thought much less about Bai Lian.

She didn’t say much, only reminding Ji Heng that the Bai Family had been looking for him, then paused before asking, “Her… how many points did she score on the college entrance exam? Why would the Bai Family go looking for her?”

Welcoming her at the clan gates?

“Her?” On the phone, Ji Heng’s voice was as light as a breeze, “She’s the national top scholar.”

“What?” Ji Mulan’s fingers froze, her eyes slightly unfocused; Xu Zhiyue only scored 725.

“National top scholar, you can look it up in the Xiangcheng news.” On the other end, Ji Heng heard someone knock on the door and casually mentioned it to Ji Mulan before hanging up.

Ji Mulan was still in shock.

Inside the house, the Xu Family butler beckoned Ji Mulan with a cheerful smile to come in for a meal.

Ji Mulan entered as if in a trance.

The old Madam Xu glanced at her but didn’t pay much heed, continuing to look down at the list.

Pointing to a name with her Buddha beads in hand, she turned to instruct the butler, “Make sure to invite the Qi Family, especially Shuyun.”

The butler nodded, “Rest assured.”

Xu En, who had just washed his hands, noticed Ji Mulan’s odd demeanor, “What’s wrong with you?”

“I…” Ji Mulan sat down, her hands cradling her tea cup, she lifted her head, her voice wavering, “Dad said, Alian is the national top scholar, with a perfect score…”

Across from her, the old Madam Xu, who was pointing at the list, suddenly looked up.

**

Xiangcheng.

Ji Heng hung up the call and went to open the door.

Three people stood outside; Ji Heng recognized Bai Lian’s homeroom teacher, Lu Lingxi, and asked with confusion, “Teacher Lu, what’s going on?”

His gaze shifted to the two people with Lu Lingxi.

On the left stood a man in a dark gray coat, with a buzz cut, a rugged profile, and one hand behind his back, exuding an imposing aura.

With a serious expression, Lu Lingxi slightly turned to introduce him to Ji Heng, “This is Principal Shi Yu, the president of Jiangjing University.”

There were many people trying to get information about Bai Lian.

Lu Lingxi didn’t know why these people couldn’t find Bai Lian’s home address, but she didn’t reveal anything.

The president of Jiangjing University was different; Lu Lingxi knew that Bai Lian wanted to attend Jiangjing University.

Bai Lian’s classmates came to see her that afternoon, which was one thing, but now Ji Heng saw the president of Jiangjing University come in person, he was speechless…

He began to seriously consider whether Bai Lian’s claim of wanting to relax after experiencing great pressure in her senior year of high school was just a farce.

“Are you saying that Bai Lian has gone out?” Principal Shi Yu stood up anxiously upon hearing of Bai Lian, “Where has she gone?”

Did another school arrange a trip for her?

Ji Heng brewed tea for the visitors, “Right now, she should be arriving in Jiangjing.”

Having traveled all the way to Xiangcheng only to find out that Bai Lian had headed to Jiangjing, Shi Yu exhaled a long breath, took out his phone, and sent a message to immediately arrange a trip to Jiangjing for him.