Chapter 6
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Chapter 6: Breaking the Treasure
“Nan Yue Ran, do you even know how to come home? Otherwise, I would think you have no family!”
Nan Zhan Fei looked at the entering Nan Yue Ran and snorted coldly.
The other members of the Nan family also turned their gazes toward Nan Yue Ran.
When their eyes fell on Bai Chen, their expressions changed at once.
“Nan Yue Ran, who is he? Why did you bring a man back?”
Nan Zhan Shan said coldly.
Nan Yue Ran took a deep breath.
“He is my husband!”
At her words, the faces of everyone in the room shifted, and one could hear a pin drop in the living room.
“Your husband? What nonsense are you talking about?”
Nan Zhan Shan glared at Nan Yue Ran, suppressing his anger.
“He saved Nian Nian! What’s wrong with me marrying him?”
“Aren’t you the ones who wanted me to get married? Now that I’m married, what are you still unsatisfied about?”
Nan Yue Ran raised her head defiantly to face Nan Zhan Shan.
At that moment, Nan Zhan Shan’s gaze seemed as if it could consume her whole.
“Letting you marry is not the same as marrying a man with an unclear background! You should consider the Nan family more!”
“Marrying into the Yang family is your best choice!”
Nan Xuan Fei looked Bai Chen up and down, then burst into laughter.
“Cousin, don’t be fooled by how he looks; he’s dressed in cheap clothes!”
As she spoke, Nan Xuan Fei raised her wrist to show off her luxurious jade bracelet.
Her face was full of pride.
“This was bought for me by my fiancé, the Young Master Yang Ling from the Yang family!”
Xu Qing nodded in agreement.
“Yue Ran, your father is right. You should marry into the Yang family. If he is even more impressive than the Yang family, then I will approve!”
“By the way, who is he?”
Nan Yue Ran pressed her lips together.
“His name is Bai Chen; he just came down from the mountain.”
“From the mountain? You mean he’s just a country bumpkin?”
Nan Xuan Fei’s voice suddenly rose higher, as if afraid no one would hear her.
“Sister, even if you’re 25 and raising a child, you shouldn’t settle for a mountain man from a remote place!”
“Just look at his poor appearance. Does he deserve you? If you can’t find someone, come to me! My husband is from the Yang family, and any introduction would be a thousand times better than this guy next to you!”
Nan Xuan Fei spoke disdainfully and took a look at Bai Chen, covering her nose and moving away from him.
“Also, it really stinks! Do these mountain people never take a bath?”
“I knew it, mountain people are always like this, never wash up. It’s disgusting!”
Nan Xuan Fei looked at Bai Chen with complete hatred.
Bai Chen looked at Nan Xuan Fei indifferently.
If it weren’t for the fact that they were Nan Yue Ran’s relatives, he wouldn’t care to hold back in front of Bai Nian Nian.
He could have slapped her to pieces long ago!
When Nan Zhan Fei and Xu Qing learned that Bai Chen was from the mountain, their faces instantly turned angry.
“Nan Yue Ran! What are you doing! Finding a bumpkin from the mountain? Do you want to drive me mad?”
“You are already causing enough trouble for the Nan family, and now you want to marry a bumpkin? What are you trying to do?”
“He is not a bumpkin! He just came down from the mountain!” Nan Yue Ran argued back.
Nan Xuan Fei snorted coldly.
“A bumpkin is still a bumpkin! Just because he came down from the mountain? What, does he want to come to town to work? Isn’t he just a migrant worker?”
“Migrant workers aren’t even worthy of coming to town! Let alone entering my Nan family’s door!”
“Sister, your taste is really terrible!”
“Besides, doesn’t he know to bring a gift? He’s coming to meet the in-laws!”
Nan Xuan Fei couldn’t help but laugh at Bai Chen, who was empty-handed.
“Though I doubt you can afford anything good anyway!”
“This watch on my wrist is something you could never buy in your lifetime! Let alone other things.”
Bai Chen lightly glanced at Nan Xuan Fei.
To him, these people were nothing more than ants.
If it weren’t for Nan Yue Ran and Bai Nian Nian, what they just said would have been enough for him to wipe them out a hundred times!
And now, simply not retaliating was already the greatest gift.
Meanwhile, Bai Nian Nian pouted, looking at Bai Chen, then at her grandparents, with tears welling up in her eyes.
She had finally gotten a dad, but he wasn’t being treated well. She didn’t want to see her dad being mistreated like this.
“Dad brought a gift!”
Bai Nian Nian took the jade pendant that Bai Chen had given her.
“Grandpa, Grandma, Auntie, don’t say anything bad about my dad; he gave me a gift.”
Seeing the jade pendant in Bai Nian Nian’s hand, the three of their expressions changed.
Nan Zhan Fei and Xu Qing’s faces softened a bit.
After all, she was their granddaughter.
However, Nan Xuan Fei snatched the jade pendant out of Bai Nian Nian’s hand.
“What a worthless thing! You think this street vendor junk is valuable?”
“It wouldn’t be something you bought online, would it?”
“Wearing those things for too long is bad for your health! I think you are harming Nian Nian!”
Seeing this scene, Bai Chen’s gaze turned cold, and an icy aura surrounded him.
Everyone in the hall felt a chill run down their spines.
“Give it back to Nian Nian.”
Bai Chen stared at Nan Xuan Fei with indifference.
Nan Xuan Fei, seeing Bai Chen like this, became a bit irritated.
How dare a bumpkin challenge her?
“What does this worthless jade pendant you gave count as a gift? You still have the nerve to show it?”
“If Nian Nian wears it too long, she might get sick!”
Bai Chen’s gaze grew colder.
“I’ll count to three. If you don’t give it back, you will face the consequences!”
Hearing this, Nan Xuan Fei grew even angrier, and a rebellious feeling arose within her.
Not only would she not return it, but she would also destroy it! But in a different way.
“It’s just trash! Here you go!”
Saying this, Nan Xuan Fei threw the jade pendant to the ground.
The purplish-red jade pendant shattered with a loud crack, breaking into pieces.
In an instant, the shards dissolved away.
Seeing this, Bai Chen’s eyes were full of killing intent as he looked at Nan Xuan Fei.
“You’re asking for death!”
Bai Chen stepped forward, his emotionless gaze fixated on Nan Xuan Fei, as if looking at a corpse.
Nan Xuan Fei looked back at Bai Chen and saw that his eyes were vacant.
The aura emanating from Bai Chen made her legs go weak, and she fell to the ground.
“W-What are you going to do! I warn you not to act recklessly! This is the Nan family!”
Nan Xuan Fei looked at Bai Chen with a pale face, feeling fear and panic rising within her.
Nan Zhan Fei and Xu Qing also stood up, scolding Bai Chen.
“What do you want to do? Are you going to make a move in front of us?”
“It’s just breaking a jade pendant, right?”
“We can get as many of those as we want!”
Upon hearing this, Bai Chen’s anger surged.
Having lived for thousands of years, his heart had long been calm and undisturbed.
But now, this wretched woman had provoked his killing intent.
“That’s not just any jade pendant; it’s the one that can heal Nian Nian! You deserve to die!”
Just as Bai Chen was about to take action against Nan Xuan Fei, Nan Yue Ran suddenly stepped in front of him.
“Bai Chen, calm down.”
Nan Yue Ran’s expression was complex, and her emotions were conflicted.
On one side was her husband, and on the other were her relatives.
No matter what she did, it was difficult to handle; the only thing she could do was to prevent things from escalating.
At that moment, Bai Nian Nian also felt very guilty, grabbing Bai Chen’s shirt.
“Dad…”
“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have taken it out, Dad. I’m sorry.”
“Please don’t fight, okay…”
Seeing Bai Nian Nian’s guilty expression, Bai Chen instantly felt heartbroken and quickly picked her up.
“It’s okay, Nian Nian, Dad won’t fight.”
Tears filled Bai Nian Nian’s eyes; the gift Bai Chen had just given her was lost.
At that moment, her feelings of guilt and self-blame nearly overwhelmed her.
Bai Chen, realizing this, also lost the desire to fight and promptly comforted Bai Nian Nian.
At that moment, nothing mattered more to him than his daughter.
