章 19: Thank You Properly
編集者: Atlas Studios
What a silver tongue indeed. Her narrative squarely pegged Xia Jinmian as an ungrateful person.
If an ordinary couple heard this, they would definitely misunderstand that Xia Jinmian was vain and their fondness for her would be greatly diminished. They might even give up on adopting her immediately.
Unfortunately, Ye Yelin and Dou Manni were very perceptive and trusted their son unconditionally. How could they casually misunderstand the girl their son was smitten with?
"You're a bad woman, aren't you?" Ye Moliang suddenly retorted. He did not like Bai Yumo's delicate demeanor. He held Xia Jinmian's hand and said to her adorably, "Sister, don't be afraid. Bubba believes in you. You're way better than her. Only a fool won't like you and like her! Bubba likes you the most!"
Xia Jinmian did not know whether to laugh or cry. This little munchkin was simply too adorable.
"Ahem!"
Ye Yelin coughed lightly and looked at Bubba helplessly. He then turned to look at Bai Yumo. He narrowed his eyes, and his cold gaze made Bai Yumo's heart pound.
Bai Yumo was driven up the wall by that brat. What nonsense was he spouting?
Hmph! He was just a brat. As long as she proved that Xia Jinmian's character was flawed—no matter how much that brat liked her—that couple would not adopt an ungrateful and vain person!
Tang Zhuang saw that the atmosphere was awkward. Seeing that Bai Yumo's words—which had hit home—were criticized by the little boy, he quickly said, "I think Bai Yumo is right. While it's good that the file can be reconstructed, there are still many hidden dangers. Sir, why don't you have a look at the other girls in the courtyard?"
"NO! NO!" Ye Moliang roared angrily. He turned around and hugged Xia Jinmian's long legs. "Daddy, Mommy, I want Xia Jinmian to be Bubba's Sister! Otherwise, Bubba will stay in the orphanage and not leave. I will live with Sister!"
Dou Manni panicked when she heard that. Bubba was not an orphan. How could he stay in an orphanage?
"Hubby, quickly think of a way! If not, I'll call Big Bub!"
Ye Yelin was having a headache. Since the file could not be reconstructed, the process could not be carried out—which meant that Xia Jinmian could not be adopted.
Even if Ye Mohan came, his modus operandi would be to strong-arm and bulldoze his way through.
A glint flashed across Ye Yelin's cold eyes as he had an epiphany. His thin lips curled up slightly.
Bai Yumo saw that the couple still wanted to adopt Xia Jinmian, so she said, "No matter what Xia Jinmian thinks of me, I have her best interests at heart as a friend. If Sir and Madam sincerely want to adopt Xia Jinmian, let's put the issue of the file aside first. Xia Jinmian still has two months before she sits for the National Examination. If she can get accepted into any college in the country, the file can be transferred from the orphanage. The college will arrange for supplementary files. This way, there will be fewer hidden dangers than Sir reconstructing the file."
If they put the issue of the file aside, it meant they would not be adopting Xia Jinmian now.
In addition, she needed to get accepted to college…
Adopt her after she got accepted to college? That was as good as asking this couple to raise Xia Jinmian for nothing.
There were many variables in the National Examination. Only an idiot would raise a student with poor grades for nothing.
Bai Yumo had it all mapped out. This man had already seen Xia Jinmian's abysmal results from the file. Fat chance that Xia Jinmian would get accepted to college.
Therefore—logically speaking—this couple would not want to adopt Xia Jinmian anymore. Xia Jinmian was now a pain in the a*s!
Just as Bai Yumo was smugly waiting for the couple to reject her, Ye Yelin's mellow voice said happily, "Let's do that!"
He had thought of the same idea too. There was no difference in adopting now or a few months later. The crux was to make his wife and son happy.
Bai Yumo's face froze.
"Yay! That's great! Sister, let's go pack up and go home!"
Ye Moliang was overjoyed. He circled Xia Jinmian again.
Xia Jinmian picked up the cute little munchkin and looked at Bai Yumo, who had an ugly expression on her face. She smiled meaningfully and said, "Thanks for the great idea. I'll thank you properly when we get to the Capital."
The words "thank you properly" carried an undertone.
Bai Yumo shivered.
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