Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

The more he walked, the stranger Bai Xi felt.

How come he’s still heading in the same direction as her?

Jiang Heng, walking ahead, suddenly changed direction and headed down the left path.

But more coincidentally, Bai Xi also needed to go left.

How could it be such a coincidence?

Could it be that he and her destination are the same?

Bai Xi raised her head in surprise, her gaze passing over Jiang Heng’s shoulder to look ahead, and then saw Jie Siyu and Bai Xuan standing in front of Bai Yusheng’s grave.

An absurd and ridiculous thought sprang up in Bai Xi’s heart.

The next second, Bai Xi saw Jiang Heng, who had been walking in front of her, suddenly stride toward Jie Siyu and Bai Xuan, and say to Bai Xuan in a familiar tone, ”Xuan’er, the lighter indeed fell into the car.”

It turned out to be Jiang Heng!

Immediately, Bai Xi withdrew her grateful mindset.

A scumbag who deceived and manipulated innocent women to save his first love doesn’t deserve her gratitude!

Thinking of him sitting in Cheng Xizhou’s car and touching the steering wheel, Bai Xi felt disgusted. She decided to find time to wash the car, cleaning even the interior thoroughly, to rid herself of the scumbag’s bad luck.

Bai Xuan noticed a woman standing behind Jiang Heng and asked him, ”Who is that?”

Today, Bai Xi was wearing a sun-protection shirt and long pants, with a sun hat on her head, and kept it lowered. Bai Xuan didn’t recognize her.

Jie Siyu, who hadn’t seen Bai Xi for many years, also didn’t recognize her own youngest daughter.

Jiang Heng turned back, saw Bai Xi standing not far behind him with her head down, and raised an eyebrow before saying, ”Met on the road, I don’t know her.”

That’s what he said, but Jiang Heng’s gaze at Bai Xi carried suspicion.

This woman, could she be deliberately approaching him?

This thought had just emerged when he was interrupted by Bai Xi’s address to Jie Siyu.

”Mom.” Bai Xi called out to Jie Siyu, addressing her as mom.

Hearing this, not only Jiang Heng but Bai Xuan and Jie Siyu both showed shocked expressions.

After recognizing the woman in front of them as Bai Xi, Jie Siyu hurriedly rushed towards Bai Xi, her face darkening, ”What’s wrong with you, didn’t I tell you not to come? How do you still have the face to come!”

As soon as Jie Siyu spoke, she reminded Bai Xi that she was the culprit who caused Bai Yusheng’s death, thus unqualified to pay her respects.

Bai Xuan also recognized Bai Xi by this time.

Looking at the girl wrapped tightly holding flowers in front of her, Bai Xuan felt only unfamiliar.

In reality, Bai Xuan was not familiar with Bai Xi.

They parted ways when they were very young, until Bai Xuan was in her third year of high school and Bai Xi was found by the police.

Only then did Bai Xuan learn that her sister was, in fact, still alive.

Bai Xi was silent and unpleasant, but she was very beautiful. Upon her return, her stepfather’s gaze would often uncontrollably wander to Bai Xi.

Her mother, Jie Siyu, felt a sense of crisis, fearing a greater scandal might erupt, thereby hinting to her stepfather to give Bai Xi to a wealthy merchant in exchange for cooperation opportunities.

The stepfather, restricted by moral boundaries, dared not make a move on Bai Xi, but the feeling of being within sight yet out of reach was truly torturous.

Therefore, upon hearing Jie Siyu’s suggestion, the stepfather also thought it was a good idea. The couple plotted and decided to send Bai Xi as a mistress to a business tycoon.

Afraid Bai Xi wouldn’t cooperate, they exploited Bai Xi’s trust in her sister Bai Xuan, having her deliver a spiked glass of milk to Bai Xi’s room.

Bai Xi was defenseless against her only sister, drank the milk happily, and fell into a deep sleep that night, getting driven by Jie Siyu and her stepfather to a hotel where the wealthy merchant was staying.

In the middle of the night, hearing noises, Bai Xuan woke up and saw through the window her stepfather carrying her sister to the car, only realizing then her unwitting complicity.

Yet she dared not rescue Bai Xi.

At that time, she depended on her stepfather’s money to maintain a dignified and glamorous life. Coincidentally, during that period, West Continent City’s wealthiest son, Jiang Heng, was pursuing her.

Fearing she might ruin her stepfather’s plan and be punished, and afraid of losing her financial source rendering her unable to sustain a flashy lifestyle, resulting in losing Jiang Heng’s attention.

After wavering for some time, Bai Xuan ultimately decided to ignore the matter.

After that day, she never saw Bai Xi again.

Suppressing her inner fear, Bai Xuan asked Jie Siyu about her sister’s whereabouts. Jie Siyu answered, ”Your sister has been wandering outside all these years and was led astray by those bastards. Last night she surprisingly eloped with a street punk! From now on, don’t ever mention that dead girl in front of us!”