Watson didn't expect Bai Xiaoru to answer like this, and finally he couldn't help but ask, "Miss Bai, have you really thought it through?"

"Yes." Bai Xiaoru nodded hard.

"But if you return to City A, you may have to be separated from your child." Watson said, "After all, the Qiao Palace is not likely to give you the child to raise. However, if you agree, you can spend every day with this child."

Bai Xiaoru's hand trembled as she held the child.

She knew this, but she still wouldn't go back to the Qiao Palace.

Bai Xiaoru sniffled.

She said, "Colonel Watson, do you know why I like there? Besides my friends and my career, there is one thing I really like. That is the simplicity and purity."

"There is no calculation, there is no difference between people. Me and my staff are talking and laughing together. There is no difference."

"Although Xiaoyu is the boss, she never puts on airs. Over there, we're friends and there is no inequality."

"But the Qiao Palace is different." Bai Xiaoru said bitterly, "I don't want my child to see that his mother is such a humble person who is always looked down on. It is not good for my child."

"Miss Bai, that's in the past." Watson said, "If you take Fang Liyuan's place, how could they despise you?"

"They will." Bai Xiaoru said, "Colonel Watson, you are not a pariah, so you don't understand that in a place like the Qiao Palace, your origin determines your whole life. Even if I became the young madam, they would still remember what my origin was like."

"In their eyes, I'll always be a humble servant. Some people even feel it unfair and want to take my place. I don't want to get involved in one storm after another anymore."

"So this is probably for the best." Bai Xiaoru sniffled, "I'm content to be able to see my child once in a while."

"Miss Bai." Watson said, "Mr. Qiao is already promoting equality for everyone."

"Yes, I know." At this point, Bai Xiaoru's eyes finally flashed some light, "Mr. Qiao is a good president, but," Bai Xiaoru changed her tone, "I had been in the Qiao Palace for too long. I understand very well that no matter how hard Mr. Qiao promotes equality, a place like the Qiao Palace won't treat everyone equally."

Watson didn't say anything else.

He had already said what he should say.

Watson nodded to Bai Xiaoru, "Miss Bai, I know what you mean, and I'll pass it on to Mr. Qiao."

"Thank you, Colonel Watson." Bai Xiaoru said.

...

Qiao Palace.

Fang Liyuan had disappeared for several days.

Qiao Shaoting did not declare Fang Liyuan's crime.

To Old Mrs. Qiao, Qiao Shaoting said that Fang Liyuan had gone back to her parents' home.

At first, Old Mrs. Qiao didn't say anything, but when Fang Liyuan didn't come back after several days, Old Mrs. Qiao became a bit dissatisfied.

She said, "What's wrong with Liyuan? It's been so many days and she still hasn't come back."

A maid nearby said, "Probably the young madam wants to stay with her family for a while."

Old Mrs. Qiao said, "In the past, when she went back to her family, she stayed there for two days at most, why does it take so long?"

(To be continued)