Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

”And one more thing,” Jie Siyu warned Bai Xuan, ”Having a shameless sister like Bai Xi will also affect your reputation and honor. From now on, you are not to mention her existence to anyone. Garbage like her will only drag you down.”

Bai Xuan had always remembered her mother’s warning over the years and didn’t dare mention Bai Xi’s existence to anyone.

Under their deliberate concealment, few knew that Bai Xuan actually had a sister named Bai Xi.

After ten years, encountering Bai Xi again, Bai Xuan was utterly shocked.

How had Bai Xi been living these ten years?

After her stepfather took her away that night, how had she been?

Could she really have become someone’s mistress?

If Jiang Heng found out he had a sister who was a mistress, how would he view himself?

Within minutes, many unsettling speculations flashed through Bai Xuan’s mind.

Bai Xuan hadn’t yet figured out a strategy, but Jie Siyu’s hatred towards Bai Xi had already aroused Jiang Heng’s suspicion.

”Mother-in-law,” Jiang Heng walked over to Jie Siyu, holding her arm as she attempted to hit Bai Xi, and asked in a deep voice, ”Who is this young lady?”

Jie Siyu lowered her head, her eyes flickering uneasily, unwilling to reveal Bai Xi’s identity to Jiang Heng.

In the past, if Jie Siyu didn’t want to explain, Bai Xi wouldn’t bother to explain either.

But a sentence Xu Xingguang had said suddenly echoed in Bai Xi’s mind —

If everyone considers you a jinx, then you might as well become their downfall!

Bai Xi thought: The more my mother fears people knowing I exist, the more I’m determined to let them know I exist!

Bai Xi looked straight at Jiang Heng and said, ”I am Bai Yusheng’s daughter, my name is Bai Xi. Jie Siyu is my mother, and Bai Xuan is my sister.”

Bai Xi now recognized Jiang Heng’s identity, ”So you’re Jiang Heng.”

Even though he’d already heard Bai Xi call Jie Siyu ’mom’, and was mentally prepared for this, discovering Bai Xuan indeed had a sister, and that her existence had been hidden all these years, Jiang Heng was quite surprised.

Why did she hide Bai Xi’s existence from him?

Jiang Heng turned to ask Bai Xuan, ”Xuan’er, is she really your sister?”

Bai Xuan looked at Jiang Heng, finding it difficult to speak.

Seeing Bai Xuan’s reaction, Jiang Heng realized this matter wasn’t simple.

Jiang Heng further questioned Jie Siyu, ”Mother-in-law, how come I never knew you had another daughter?”

Jie Siyu and Bai Xuan had clearly been deliberately concealing Bai Xi’s existence, otherwise, he wouldn’t have been unaware of it.

Knowing she couldn’t hide it from Jiang Heng anymore, Jie Siyu sighed, ”We’ve never mentioned Bai Xi’s existence to the outside world, because her actions have brought me too much shame!”

”I feared that revealing her existence would affect Xuan’er’s reputation and worried outsiders would slander Xuan’er, which is why I kept it hidden.”

Jie Siyu’s statement was too serious, making Jiang Heng even more curious about Bai Xi. ”What did she do that makes you feel so ashamed?”

Bai Xi also looked curiously at Jie Siyu.

She wanted to hear how Jie Siyu would explain this.

But she never expected Jie Siyu to say, ”Bai Xi went missing for a period when she was young, and when we found her, she’d picked up all sorts of bad habits. Not only did she neglect her studies at a young age, but she also liked to mix with unsavory people.”

”At 18, she ran off with a petty gangster when we weren’t paying attention. Do you see, if people found out Xuan’er had a shameless sister, how would those notable people in West Continent City view her?”

Hearing this, Bai Xi’s eyes filled with frost.

So this was how Jie Siyu smeared her!

They had clearly drugged her, knocked her out, and sent her into the room of a wealthy businessman. How did it turn into her being shameless and eloping with a petty gangster?

A real twist of truth, spoken with true venom!

After hearing this, Jiang Heng looked at Bai Xi, meeting her calm and composed gaze, feeling a stark disparity within.

This woman named Bai Xi didn’t seem at all like the person Jie Siyu described.

Suddenly, Bai Xi asked Jiang Heng, ”Mr. Jiang, do you believe it?”

Jiang Heng frowned, but remained silent.

Fearing Bai Xi might cause a scene publicly, Jie Siyu quickly turned and scolded Bai Xi, ”Why wouldn’t he believe me? I’m Xuan’er’s mother! If he doesn’t believe me, would he believe you, you immoral creature?”

What kind of mother would use such a vile word to describe her own daughter?

But Jie Siyu would.

Seeing Jiang Heng make no comment, Bai Xi added, ”Mr. Jiang is considered a smart man. What the truth is must be discerned with heart and proven with evidence. If Mr. Jiang so easily believes the woman’s words, then he is quite easily fooled.”