Chapter 187: Eggs Hitting a Rock

After finishing, Lawyer Huang left the dining table impatiently.

Bai Shuruo was stunned and wanted to call out to him, but how could she stop him? Lawyer Huang's chubby figure slipped away quickly, and in no time, he was out the restaurant door.

Bai Shuruo had no choice but to look at Bai Shunan.

Bai Shunan knew clearly in her heart that this case was indeed difficult to fight; Bai Shuruo was like an egg hitting a rock.

To avoid awkwardness, she deliberately said to Gu Yunting, "President Gu, your lawyer is no good; he is too unreliable."

Gu Yunting said, "Alright, it is my fault. How about I find you another lawyer? It's just that for a case even Lawyer Huang doesn't dare to take, I don't know if anyone else would dare to take it, or I can think of other ways for you."

The problem returned to Bai Shuruo once again.

Bai Shuruo was already disheartened at this moment.

She looked at the empty cup in front of her in disappointment, feeling only that her body was very cold.

……

Bai Shunan and Bai Shuruo returned home, and Aunt Fen had already prepared lunch.

Although the meeting with Lawyer Huang was at a restaurant, Bai Shuruo had been preoccupied with the case and hadn't eaten anything. Now that she was back home, thinking of Xiaofeng, she had no appetite either.

As soon as she returned, she hugged Xiaofeng tightly, as if she were about to lose her the next second.

Xiaofeng, however, seemed to be in a very good mood and excitedly pointed to the toys beside her, saying, "Mommy, an uncle gave me a set of toys today; they are very fun."

Bai Shuruo saw them and asked, "Which uncle gave them to you?"

"It was that chocolate uncle."

"Chocolate uncle?" Bai Shuruo did not know who that was.

Lin Wanfen felt a bit guilty; she was the one who let him in, so she explained, "It's Han Yangting. He came not long after you left this morning. You know, he used to give me gifts often, and we have kept in touch all these years, so I didn't have the heart to refuse him entry. But he didn't say anything; he just played with the toys with Xiaofeng, made Xiaofeng a pancake, and then left."

Xiaofeng added, "Chocolate uncle also asked me to memorize his phone number. His phone number is 138……"

Xiaofeng had a very good memory, and memorizing a phone number was no challenge for her.

Bai Shuruo suddenly felt a wave of irritation.

It seemed that all sorts of unpleasant things were following one after another, as if everyone was working against her.

What made her even more furious was that Han Yangting could easily win Xiaofeng's affection.

And after he gained custody of Xiaofeng, he was going to marry someone else.

At that moment, she really wanted to tell Xiaofeng that Han Yangting was not a good person and to tell Xiaofeng not to see him again in the future.

However, her reason and upbringing told her: she must never speak ill of her father in front of the child, and she could not plant the seeds of hatred in the child's small heart; she deserved her father's love.

Even if she lost the lawsuit in the end, Xiaofeng would still be happy under Han Yangting's care.

Bai Shuruo said nothing and only held Xiaofeng in her arms.

……

Han Yangting returned to Sunshine Garden.

For the past few days, he had been staying in 1601.

After returning, he looked at his phone photo album.

He had taken many photos of Xiaofeng today; the more he looked at this child, the cuter she was, and the more she looked like him.

And although she was a girl, there was a heroic spirit between her brows; she would surely be a very magnanimous woman in the future.

After watching for a while, his phone rang; it was Nana calling.

"Brother Yangting, I haven't seen you lately." Nana's tone was polite and sensible.

Han Yangting walked to the window with the phone and said, "Nana, there are some things I want to tell you."

……

For dinner, Bai Shuruo and Meng Ze took Xiaofeng to eat at a small restaurant outside.

Meng Ze could see that Bai Shuruo had no interest at all and only spoke and smiled when responding to Xiaofeng's questions, so he knew the meeting with the lawyer hadn't gone well.

Actually, he had wanted to come over to see Xiaofeng all day, or give her a call or send a message, but when he picked up his phone, he didn't know what reason to use to comfort her.

He was neither Xiaofeng's father nor Bai Shuruo's husband.

In terms of ability, he couldn't compare to Bai Shunan, and in terms of cooking, he was inferior to Lin Wanfen. One could tell just by looking at how slowly Xiaofeng was eating now.

In the past, when he took Xiaofeng to a small restaurant to eat a chicken leg, the little girl could be excited for a long time. But she clearly didn't like the rough fast food of the small restaurant now, only the little girl was kind by nature and wouldn't say it directly if she was unhappy.

Just then, Bai Shuruo said, "Xiaofeng, if you can't eat it, then don't eat it."

Xiaofeng immediately put down her spoon and started playing with her toys.

Bai Shuruo knew that Xiaofeng had no appetite because she had eaten a lot in the afternoon; Lin Wanfen had used an air fryer to make her french fries and popcorn chicken, and steamed pumpkin buns. As long as a child wasn't hungry, they wouldn't really want to eat.

Bai Shuruo was heavy-hearted now and naturally didn't consider Meng Ze's feelings.

Meng Ze, however, began to feel inferior.

The fact was just that; this mother and daughter had been following him and could only live a life of poverty.

Thus, after finishing the braised pork in his plate, he said to Bai Shuruo, "If there is no chance of winning the lawsuit, then give it up."

Bai Shuruo's body stiffened abruptly, and her eyes turned red uncontrollably.

But she couldn't cry; she couldn't let Xiaofeng see her vulnerable side.

She said, "But I cannot live without Xiaofeng."

"She is only returning to her father's side temporarily, it's not like he doesn't want you. Xiaofeng is a good child; she won't forget you."

Bai Shuruo said disappointedly, "Even you say so."

Meng Ze looked toward the street, watching the pedestrians coming and going outside, and then said, "I lived a life of poverty since I was a child. In elementary school, I wanted to buy a set of *Slam Dunk* books, but I couldn't bring myself to ask my mother. At that time, my mother was already sick, and my grandfather often hit me. I often fantasized that if only I had a very rich father, I hoped he would descend from the sky like Superman and take me out of the sea of misery."

Bai Shuruo said, "Your biological father is indeed very rich, so why don't you go back and acknowledge him?"

Meng Ze said, "When he appeared, it wasn't when I needed him most. My entire personality had already been shaped; his arrival couldn't change anything. Moreover, he has a family, and I am an illegitimate child. Beside him, I could get some money, but nothing else. Xiaofeng is different; Xiaofeng is his legitimate daughter, and he also likes Xiaofeng. He will definitely create the best environment for Xiaofeng to grow up in."

Bai Shuruo's eyes couldn't help but turn red again.

……

After the meal, the three of them went for a walk by the river; Xiaofeng was very interested in the cargo ships on the river and leaned over the railing to watch them.

Meng Ze, meanwhile, chatted idly with Bai Shuruo.

Meng Ze asked Bai Shuruo, "If Xiaofeng returns to Beishi, what are your plans?"

Bai Shuruo said, "Naturally, I will go to Beishi to stay with her in the place closest to Xiaofeng."

"What about Dali? Do you not intend to go back?"