"Hello, Old Master Bai." Bai Meiyue stretched out her hand politely, in an attitude that was neither too humble nor too overbearing.
"Hello, hello." Old Master Bai reached out and took Bai Meiyue’s hand in his. The more he looked at her, the more his eyes softened. It was as if he were looking at his own granddaughter. Even Bai Yi, who was the daughter of his eldest son, didn’t receive such a warm welcome from Old Master Bai.
As the two of them pulled away, Old Master Bai said to Bai Meiyue, "I heard from Old Feng here. You are the one who has helped the elderly living at the small supermarket nearby. Aren’t you? He keeps praising you by saying how capable and strong you are."
Old Master Bai looked at Bai Meiyue and took a good look at her. Though he didn’t say anything, he knew that there was something different about Bai Meiyue at a glance. The girl was barely twenty, and yet, the look in her eyes was really fierce, as if she had seen all kinds of storms and faced them head-on.
It made his heart ache.
Bai Meiyue’s face remained calm even though Old Master Bai was looking at her with a gaze which made her slightly flustered. She simply blinked her eyes and said, "It’s nothing; I just did what I could."
After she finished speaking, Director Feng, who was standing on the side, chimed in, "Always so modest; didn’t I tell you? She is the sweetest little girl I have ever seen in the apocalypse. She has what it takes to be called human. Not like some backstabbing bastards and jerks who walk away as soon as they get some benefits," he spat once he finished speaking.
It was clear that even if Bai Meiyue had told Director Feng not to blame himself for the actions of Wang Ba, the man had yet to forgive or forget what Wang Ba had done. He had taken Wang Ba’s actions as a personal blow to his judgement.
Bai Meiyue didn’t say anything. She simply glanced at Director Feng, who was fuming and then turned to Old Master Bai, who simply looked amused by the antics of the two men.
She said, "You can arrange a place for Old Master Bai to stay as you like, Director Feng. I have told you that you are bringing in enough supplies for you to make these decisions." And she was not lying. Ever since Director Feng had awakened, he had become much stronger and more powerful.
He was even more energetic than most of the young men in Bai Xue’s team.
Thus, even if he were to bring someone to their team, Bai Meiyue didn’t care because the supplies that Director Feng brought could easily feed five or six people.
"I know, but I should still let you know," Director Feng said to Bai Meiyue. Ever since Wang Ba abandoned them and walked away, Director Feng felt like he had let down Bai Meiyue, which was why he couldn’t even dare to raise his head in front of her and felt guilty.
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