Calm Down, Your Father Has to Change His Surname Too

Bai Hu was stunned for a moment.

In fact, not only Bai Hu, but Bai Zixuan next to him was also stunned.

Mainly because the words were a bit convoluted, making it hard for the two of them to react at once. When he finally came to his senses, Bai Hu's eyes widened.

Trembling, he said, "So..."

"So..."

"Sister Bai Li, do you mean that in the future..."

"I can no longer be called Bai Hu, but must be called Ye Hu?"

"Huh? Ye Hu?"

Bai Li nodded solemnly and said, "Yes!"

"Sister Bai Li, this... this is too... too inappropriate. How can I just change my name so casually? If I do that, how will I face my father? How will I face my ancestors?"

Bai Hu shouted quite agitatedly.

Bai Li cut him off with a single sentence, "Don't get excited yet. Your father has to change his surname too!"

"Huh? What! Huh?"

Bai Hu's eyes were as wide as saucers.

His father had to change his surname too?

"And your family genealogy, that must be changed as well!"

Bai Hu felt a rumbling in his head. Although the Bai family had long since joined the Concentric Alliance, they were still a prestigious and prominent family. Now, because of him, they had to change their surname completely?

Just for a child that wasn't even born, or even conceived yet, they had to change their entire surname?

This...

This...

This...

"I knew it, you wouldn't agree."

"Saying that you loved me was just to coax me," Bai Li said faintly, a trace of sadness and even despair appearing on her face. "Indeed, in this life, other than Brother Ye Fan, no one will ever treat me with true sincerity again."

"No, Sister Bai Li..." Bai Hu hurriedly cried out. "It's not like that, it's not what you think. I am willing, I am willing to be with you."

"But you aren't even willing to change your surname for my child."

Provoked by these words, Bai Hu's expression instantly twisted. With a fierce look in his eyes, he shouted loudly, "I will change it! Sister Bai Li, for you, and so that your and Ren Tianye's child can grow up healthy and strong in the future, I will change it."

"From today onward, I am no longer Bai Hu."

"I am Ye Hu!"

"My father's surname is no longer Bai; his surname is Ye too!"

"Our Bai family will henceforth be the Ye family."

Such a resolute vow brought a look of relief to Bai Li's face. She said, "Since that is the case, I will give you this chance. When I return from Ren Tianye, I will come find you."

This counted as a promise, and Bai Hu's heart finally settled.

Tender affection instantly swept over his heart like a spring breeze. Bai Hu's gaze softened, and he subconsciously took two steps forward, reaching out to hold Bai Li's hands.

He wanted to feel her jade-like beauty before their impending separation.

But just as he got within a foot of her, Bai Li noticed his movement. She furrowed her brows and coldly rebuked, "What are you doing?"

"Sister Bai Li, I, I..."

"Put away your delusions!" Bai Li scolded mercilessly. "Ren Tianye is such a clever man. How could I have contact with another man before becoming his wife?"

"Let me tell you, my first time must be given to Ren Tianye."

"Before that, no man is allowed to touch me, not even slightly."

"Including you!"

"Do you understand?"

Bai Hu's eyes dimmed again, but he still said unwaveringly, "Sister Bai Li, I, I understand."

"Good that you understand," Bai Li said. "Alright, now I have matters to discuss with the Left Protector. You may step down first."

"I..."

"Step down!"

"Yes, yes, Sister Bai Li."

Bai Hu retreated. Next to her, Left Protector Bai Zixuan had by now understood Bai Li's actions and, even more so, her intentions.

The Third Palace Master wasn't looking for a backer at all!

The Third Palace Master herself was the biggest backer!

Bai Hu was the Right Protector of the Concentric Alliance, yet he could so easily be infatuated with the Third Palace Master. No matter how strong Ren Tianye was, how could he compare to the elites of their Concentric Alliance?

Therefore, the Third Palace Master was using the Right Protector to demonstrate her power to him!

And he, Bai Zixuan, had truly witnessed the Third Palace Master's power!

Bai Zixuan felt both shocked and full of adoration inwardly.

When Bai Li first came to the Concentric Alliance, she was naive to the ways of the world, possessing nothing but a heart full of hatred. How much time had passed since then? Under the personal tutelage of the First Palace Master, she already had the ability to make capable men fall madly and devotedly in love with her.

If such an ability were used on Ren Tianye...

Even if Ren Tianye's heart was sealed in concrete, so what?

Wouldn't he still obediently bow down beneath the Third Palace Master's skirt?

Obediently be abandoned by the Third Palace Master and live in regret for the rest of his life?

At this moment, the way Bai Zixuan looked at Bai Li changed once again.

It had shifted from reverence to deep admiration.

He had already placed Bai Li on the same level as the First Palace Master!

Bai Zixuan no longer had any doubts.

He would work for Bai Li even more wholeheartedly.

He quickly discussed and finalized the plan with the Seven Righteous Brothers of Chifeng. The Lin Family Army would dispatch a large force to escort Bai Li into the capital, where Ren Tianye would marry her. As long as Ren Tianye married Bai Li and received a personal reply from her, they would surrender the entire army to Ren Tianye.

And Ren Tianye would not refuse such a request.

He agreed immediately.

After all, the worst possible outcome was just marrying a Bai Li. Moreover, this Bai Li didn't even demand a grand wedding, nor did she even ask to be married as his legal wife.

At worst, it was just taking in a concubine.

He wouldn't suffer any loss.

Thus, Ren Tianye sent Wang Ming to lead a group to receive her.

The two sides met outside the capital city.

Wang Ming smoothly received Bai Li and brought her into the capital.

Among the Lin Family Army outside the city gates, Bai Hu, who had come to see her off, couldn't help but feel downcast. Looking up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle, his sorrow flowed like a river.

Bai Zixuan, who was a Protector alongside Bai Hu, couldn't quite bear to watch and comforted him, "Bai Hu, don't be too sad. She's just going to be Ren Tianye's concubine for a few years and get bullied by him in the bedroom for a few years. It's not like she won't survive it. Why must you be so sorrowful?"

Seeing Bai Zixuan offering comfort, the Seven Righteous Brothers of Chifeng all chimed in to console him as well.

"That's right, brother. If you want to get by in life, you have to wear a little green on your head. Look on the bright side."

"Alas, brother, you just take things too heavily. Isn't it just changing your name to Ye Hu in the future? What's the big deal? At most, you just won't need to use a chamber pot when you get up at night."

"Brother, no matter what, Ren Tianye is a capable man, and his bloodline must be quite good. When you raise his child in the future, it might turn out even better than one you fathered yourself. When you think of it that way, don't you feel much happier?"

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