Chu Meng's eyes were slightly red as she looked at Bai Xi, then at Chu Xiao, who was pinned to the ground.
In truth, she had forgotten many things from the past.
But when Cao Jian came looking for her today, and mentioned that past incident, she remembered it all again.
The reason her brother had entered the cage back then was because she had placed her doll inside the cage. When she couldn't retrieve it, she ran to open the cage, intending to go in and get her doll.
Later, her brother discovered her. He told her to wait to the side, and that he would help her get it.
After her brother went in, Da Xiong discovered his presence and ran over, intending to pursue him.
It was at this time that Cao Jian's father also arrived. To save her brother, Cao Jian's father told her brother to run ahead, and he would lure the large brown bear away. However, after her brother left, he remembered her, who was still near the cage, and afraid she would run back in, he eventually locked the cage and ran to call for help.
Unfortunately, by the time her brother called for people, Cao Jian's father had already been bitten to death by the large black bear.
All of this had been her fault back then.
She was only four years old at the time. She had also seen Cao Jian's father being bitten to death from the bushes on the other side, so scared that she covered her mouth and even fainted.
Cao Jian should have hated and sought revenge on her the most.
Bai Xi glanced at Han Mo indifferently.
Han Mo took out a porcelain bottle from his embrace and handed it to Chu Meng. "Feed this to him, and the poison will be neutralized."
Chu Meng immediately nodded, spread her hands, took the medicine bottle, and went to feed Chu Xiao the antidote.
Bai Xi frowned and said lightly, "Do not touch his blood directly, or you will also be poisoned."
Chu Meng realized and nodded. She ran to get a pair of gloves before giving her brother the antidote.
Although Chu Xiao's poison was neutralized, he himself was also seriously injured.
After all, the force of a human body exploding was not insignificant. Thus, Han Rui called an ambulance to send him to the hospital.
Bai Xi and Han Mo sat waiting in the banquet hall. Just then, the middle-aged man with the monocle walked over with several beautiful women.
The man with the monocle had also been quite frightened today. Now, seeing Bai Xi, his eyes held a hint of admiration and respect. "Thank you, Eldest Miss, for your help today. If you hadn't been here, everyone at today's banquet would likely have died."
Bai Xi said faintly, "Sir, there is no need for such politeness. I am merely doing what I should."
Although Cao Jian had issues with Shangyang's upper class and wanted revenge, if it weren't for the Kui Hall supporting him from behind, he would have at most waited for the right time to exact revenge on his true enemies, rather than implicating the entire Shangyang aristocratic family.
Therefore, she also bore an undeniable responsibility for this matter.
In fact, a person's goodness or badness had no direct relation to their status or position.
For instance, among these so-called aristocratic families, there were degenerate second-generation heirs who bullied men and dominated women, their wickedness reaching the heavens. There were also people like Han Rui, who spent their days finding more useful and cheaper alternatives for ordinary people. There was the Zhao family, willing to spend money to buy someone's life for their girlfriend, forcing organ transplants. And there was the Tong family, like Tong Yao, who insisted on doing their own business, simple and down-to-earth.
The only difference was perhaps that when bad people lacked powerful status and position, they would consider the consequences of their actions. Once they gained power and status, they would believe they could cover up their wrongdoings with their abilities and that they were unshakeable.
It wasn't that wealth turned people bad, but rather that those people were already bad before they had money. They simply hid their wickedness as much as possible because they couldn't be seen.
Kind people, having experienced the rain themselves, wanted to hold up an umbrella for others in the night rain.
Malicious people, having experienced the rain themselves, wanted to tear up others' umbrellas in the night rain.
This world was like this, a mix of black and white, good and evil difficult to distinguish, light and shadow chaotic.
The purpose of the Dark Division's existence was to deal with all the bad people that ordinary people could not handle.
When the man with the monocle heard Bai Xi say this, he thought she was being modest, doing good deeds without seeking reward, and his admiration for Bai Xi reached its peak. "By the way, Eldest Miss, do you still want the item you bid on earlier?"
After speaking, he looked at the beautiful woman who had brought out the jade pendant earlier.
The beautiful woman understood and brought over the brocade box, opening it.
Inside was the mutton-fat jade pendant that Bai Xi had bid on earlier.
Bai Xi looked at the jade pendant before her and nodded. "Yes, shall we sign the contract now?"
The middle-aged man with the monocle immediately waved his hand, took the brocade box from the beautiful woman, and handed it to Bai Xi. "It belongs to you now, Eldest Miss."
At these words, Bai Xi frowned slightly and did not accept. "No reward without merit."
The man with the monocle smiled. "Eldest Miss is absolutely right. No reward without merit. But today, Eldest Miss not only saved my life and my team's lives, but also allowed me to earn six million yuan for free. If I still charged Eldest Miss for this forty-one-thousand-yuan jade pendant, would I still be considered human?"
At these words, Bai Xi understood.
At the auction, after the reserve price, the remaining proceeds were to be divided equally between this team and the Chu family.
They provided the personnel, services, venue setup, and refreshments.
The Chu family, in turn, was responsible for hosting the guests...
Thinking this way, it wasn't unreasonable for her to have Chu Meng take nothing, allowing him to pocket six million yuan cleanly.
She wasn't short of money, but this indirect remuneration was considered her own earnings from her labor, and it was foolish not to accept it.
"If that is the case, then thank you, sir."
Seeing Bai Xi accept it, the man with the monocle left with a smile.
Bai Xi gently opened the brocade box and looked at the jade pendant within.
The jade pendant was fine and lustrous, indeed a piece of good quality mutton-fat jade. It was carved with dragon and phoenix patterns, quite exquisite. Only at the dragon's head was there a fine crack, as if it had been lightly scratched by something.
Looking at this mark, she felt an inexplicable feeling.
It seemed... from this jade pendant, and this mark, she could perceive an emotion.
An emotion of joy yet also sorrow.
This feeling was very peculiar.
The man with the monocle who had hosted the auction earlier also said that jade had spirituality. Perhaps... she had a connection with this jade. Most importantly, she had another feeling... a feeling that arose the moment she saw this jade.
With this thought, she looked up at Han Mo, who was standing beside her.
At that moment, Han Mo was also looking at her.
Their eyes met, and both of their gazes gradually softened without them realizing it, as if there was a natural understanding.
Han Mo whispered, "Does Xi'er like jade?"
Bai Xi shook her head. "I never felt particularly fond of such things before, but... this jade seems a little special."