The Scheming Ex-Husband's Courtship-Chapter 504 - 449 Who Dares to Bully Our Bai Family Members

Chapter 504: Chapter 449 Who Dares to Bully Our Bai Family Members
The elderly lady cleared her throat, looking sternly at the magazine’s editor, "Are you the one in charge here?"
"Yes, Madame Bai, just call me Xiao Yu." The magazine’s editor nodded and bowed respectfully, even more so than when he met Bai Chengxi.
"Good, Xiao Yu, I want you to gather all the staff of your magazine now. I have an announcement to make." Standing there, the elderly lady straightened her back. Despite often being cranky like a child, in her youth, she was a formidable and respected businesswoman, and that presence was striking to everyone around her now.
The editor was taken aback, and Zhuo Yuqing also didn’t expect the elderly lady to take such action.
However, having reached his position by changing his tune depending on the audience, the editor hesitated only briefly before agreeing to the elderly lady’s request: "Okay, Madame, I’ll gather everyone immediately so you can take your time with your announcement."
"Grandmother." As soon as the editor left, Zhuo Yuqing tugged at the elderly lady’s sleeve, somewhat understanding her intention, "Really, there’s no need."
"No way," the elderly lady said adamantly, "I promised your mother I’d take good care of you, but more importantly, we are family. When a family member is wronged, as long as I’m still breathing, I must support you to the end."
The elderly lady took out her phone and called Bai Father: "You and your wife come over to Yuqing’s magazine office, I have something to tell."
"Mom, we’re already at the entrance of the magazine office."
Bai Father and Bai Mother, having seen the news early in the morning, were considering their options. They first called Bai Chengxi, relieved to know he was handling it, and after discussing with him, they drove to find their daughter-in-law. Finding her not at home, they had come straight to the magazine office, just where the elderly lady was. The whole family ended up gathered together coincidentally.
Soon, Bai Father and Bai Mother arrived at Zhuo Yuqing’s office, and the hurried editor came back as well, feeling honored by the presence of so many distinguished guests in his small magazine office.
"Chairman Bai, Mrs. Bai, welcome, welcome." The editor eagerly shook hands with everyone: "Madame Bai’s instructions have been carried out, now all staff from the magazine are gathered in the large conference room."
"Good," Bai Father nodded seriously, then turned to Zhuo Yuqing saying, "Yuqing, come with us."
Bai Father instructed the editor to make sure photographers and lighting technicians were ready, and to have someone draft a on-site for immediate release.
In the conference room sat colleagues from the magazine, many of whom had heard the explosive news, making it a popular topic of discussion.
The sudden meeting headed by none other than the President of Bai Group and a former President’s wife intrigued and silenced the group of journalists.
Bai Father began, "Regarding the unexpected news this morning, I am here on behalf of the Bai Family to clarify that Zhuo Yuqing is our only daughter-in-law. We have always recognized only her as such. As for Miss Su, I’m sorry, but she parted ways with my son ten years ago, and I can personally vouch that they had no contact over these years. Moreover, my son and daughter-in-law had already registered their marriage before Miss Su returned to the country, ruling out any facts about third-party interference as claimed by some. Here, I proudly announce to you all that my son and daughter-in-law will hold their grand wedding on the 16th of this month, and everyone here is invited as our honored guests."
After Bai Father finished, the elderly lady immediately took the microphone, "As a senior member of the Bai Family, I have always acknowledged only Yuqing as my granddaughter-in-law. She is kind, generous, gentle, considerate, beautiful, and filial—a nearly perfect match in our eyes. Those here who know her can attest to her character. This incident stemmed from rumors intended to tarnish her reputation. As long as I am around, I won’t let these groundless accusations demoralize my granddaughter-in-law. And I must warn the person behind these schemes to back off. What’s yours will remain yours, and what’s not should not be forced. There are no regrets in this world, and even if there were, no such remedy would be sold to you."
With a playful tone, the elderly lady’s words caused many in the room to laugh, clearly understanding that she was mocking the rumor-monger, likely Su Yingluo herself.
After the elderly lady finished, Bai Mother also took the microphone to state, "The news claimed that my daughter-in-law Yuqing is a humble journalist with no significant background. To such ignorant assertions, I can only respond with a laugh—’Hehe’. Let’s set aside who Yuqing’s parents are; even if she was born in a poor district with ordinary working-class parents, it wouldn’t have stopped us from welcoming her into the Bai Family. I want to say, such a daughter-in-law, I am one hundred, a thousand, ten thousand times satisfied with."
The three influential figures of the Bai Family have spoken, and their statements were shocking enough for those below them.
The editor was taken aback listening to it, not expecting Zhuo Yuqing to be so popular in the Bai Family. Even the elderly lady of the family, who hadn’t appeared on camera for decades, came out to support her. Moreover, when Mrs. Bai said earlier, "Let’s not talk about whose daughter our Yuqing is," it seemed to imply that Zhuo Yuqing’s father was someone significant. Since entering their press, Zhuo Yuqing has always kept a low profile, working hard and enduring hardship, not at all like someone from a wealthy background. The editor thought, perhaps her parents were also businesspeople, and her family had some money, not just ordinary civilians.
After all three had spoken, Zhuo Yuqing was moved to tears. She hadn’t expected her grandparents and in-laws to support her so strongly, running to the magazine office to clarify and back her up because they knew that outsiders might not know the identity of that ’Z’ surname, but people in the company did. Thus, they wanted to shut these people’s mouths at the first chance, lest they gossip behind her back and affect Zhuo Yuqing’s mood.
Such considerate care left Zhuo Yuqing speechless and choked up; she could not help but embrace the elderly lady who had just stepped down from the podium, tears uncontrollably streaming down: "Grandma."
"Silly girl, this is all we can do, the rest is up to Chengxi. I believe my eldest grandson will handle this matter smoothly. No one can hurt our Bai Family’s members, or else, this old lady, even at the cost of my life, will not forgive them."
Zhuo Yuqing tightly hugged the elderly lady, moved to tears again, while expressing her gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. Bai standing by her side: "Thank you, Dad, Mom."
"We are all family, there’s no need for thanks," Mrs. Bai said, wiping her tears with a handkerchief.
At this moment, the people in the conference room hadn’t left yet; seeing such a loving scene from the Bai Family made that piece of news instantly fragile and unstriking.
Zhuo Yuqing was able to gain such recognition from the Bai Family naturally because her character and charisma moved them. And such a person could hardly be the rumored ’other woman’. Moreover, those photos were taken many years ago, and things from many years ago don’t represent the present.
"Everyone, look quickly, there’s new news coming out," someone yelled, holding up their phone.
Hearing Bai Chengxi’s name, Zhuo Yuqing immediately wiped her tears dry.
The elderly lady held up the phone to everyone, "I knew he would counter-attack."
Although Zhuo Yuqing was eager to see what Bai Chengxi had posted, she still tried to remain composed in front of Mr. and Mrs. Bai, though she was already extremely anxious.
The moment the elderly lady extended her phone, Zhuo Yuqing leaned in to look; Bai Chengxi almost never posted on Weibo, and his most recent post was during the New Year, when he uploaded a picture asking netizens which place it was, a picture Zhuo Yuqing had shared in her circle of friends, featuring a little bird.
It turns out that was how Bai Chengxi had found her home through the help of netizens.
"Don’t worry, this is just the first step from Chengxi. I think next, he will turn his focus to that Su person," Mrs. Bai knew her son well and understood that if her son is passionate about someone, he is utterly devoted. If someone provokes him, he can be merciless and unforgiving.
Zhuo Yuqing had always believed that Bai Chengxi would resolve the matter; however, this incident had a massive impact and couldn’t just disappear in a short time.
At this moment, the elderly lady suddenly asked, "Yuqing, do you know where Chengxi went?"
Zhuo Yuqing was about to ask the elderly lady the same. She had been unable to reach Bai Chengxi’s phone all day, and he had disappeared after meeting with Su Yingluo today.