CHAPTER 542: CHAPTER 543: SORRY, I HAVE A FIANCÉE.

At this moment, his reaction was a bit too composed.

If it wasn’t for complete ignorance, Shi Lingyan believed that a person who suddenly hears their secret, no matter what, could not possibly be as calm and collected as he was now.

At this time, Mr. Bai’s expression, besides suspicion and anger, had no other emotions.

Shi Lingyan squinted his eyes, speculating in his heart how much of Mr. Bai’s current emotion was real and how much was false.

"No one deserves to die, Lingyan," after a long while, Mr. Bai sighed heavily, and he walked over slowly, patting Shi Lingyan on the shoulder, "I know you’ve been holding a grudge about Tang Wu’s death, but nobody wants such things to happen. Tang Wu’s death was an accident, yes, I won’t deny, Yuejie’s survival indeed depended on Tang Wu’s heart saving her life, so I am grateful to Tang Wu. All these years, I have been trying to express gratitude to the Tang Family, to repay them, and you know that. But these years have been tough on Yuejie too. She truly considered Tang Wu a friend, often looking at Tang Wu’s photos secretly alone in her room, missing this friend of hers dearly. If it’s because Yuejie received Tang Wu’s heart that you suspect her, that you suspect us, then I would be truly disappointed as an uncle."

Shi Lingyan pursed his lips, squinting slightly.

"Your father and I were good friends, and I’ve always regarded you as a nephew in this world, Lingyan, I don’t ask for anything else from you now. I just ask you to be a little nicer to Yuejie in her last days, at least while she is still alive, can you treat her well?" By the end of the statement, Mr. Bai’s voice even carried a hint of pleading, "She’s my only daughter, and she’s liked you for over twenty years. I’m not asking you to marry her or even to like her, just that you could be a bit nicer to her, is that okay?"

Shi Lingyan’s lips tightened into a straight line, "I’m sorry, I have a fiancée, and we’re about to get married. She doesn’t like me getting too close to other women. I’m afraid I can’t fulfill your request."

Mr. Bai’s face twisted with an even uglier expression, "That woman, is she that ’Senior Sister’?"

Shi Lingyan didn’t answer and turned to leave.

"I know I can’t interfere with your decision, but I hope you’ll consider, I’m in my fifties now, and I have only this one daughter. For her, I could do anything."

Shi Lingyan paid him no heed and kept walking towards the interior.

Behind him, Mr. Bai’s voice followed, "You can try it."

Shi Lingyan paused, his voice subdued, "We haven’t reached a point of irreconcilable differences yet. I respect you as an elder, and I hope you won’t force me."

With that, he did not look back and walked into the interior.

Mr. Bai had never expected that Shi Lingyan would actually threaten him.

This child, who always liked to run around behind his old friend, had now grown up. For so many years, he had been growing, and by now, he had unmistakably become a towering tree.

When Shi Lingyan entered Bai Yuejie’s hospital room, Bai Yuejie had already finished her meal. She was lying weakly on the bed resting, and seeing Shi Lingyan, her pale face seemed to show not much emotion.

Madam Bai was somewhat pleased to see Shi Lingyan, "Ling Yan, come over, take a seat."

Uncle Liu already moved a chair over, placing it next to Bai Yuejie’s hospital bed.