Song Lan glanced at Ruan Yin and nodded to Chen Zhi. In her heart, Ruan Yin was definitely more important at the moment. One reason was the relationship between mother and daughter for so many years, and the other was that she could see that Bai Ying was living a good life in the Bai family and had never suffered, so she felt more guilty towards Ruan Yin.

Chen Zhi was relieved. If Song Lan insisted on changing her back, she really didn't know how to refuse. She immediately said, "How about this? If you don't change her back, they will just think of themselves as having another pair of parents to love them. You can come anytime you want to see Yingying."

"Okay." Song Lan looked directly at Bai Ying's evasive eyes, knowing that she could not provide Bai Ying with any good conditions. She must be happy to stay in the Bai family.

Hearing Song Lan's answer, Chen Zhi's face flashed with joy. She looked at Ruan Yin and carefully asked her opinion, "Yin Yin, what do you think?" In fact, she knew that doing so was unfair to Ruan Yin, but the Bai family was in Yecheng, and she married into the Xi family, so she rarely went back to her parents' home. Yingying had been spoiled since she was a child, and she would definitely not be used to going to the Ruan family.

Ruan Yin lowered her eyes. If it were in the past, she would have agreed with a smile on her face, but she would have felt unbalanced and resentful in her heart. No matter whether it was her biological parents or Song Lan, she had never been the first. But now, her heart was calm.

People really do grow up without realizing it. She is no longer obsessed with her parents' love, perhaps because she has her own goals and trajectory in life, and focuses more on looking inward rather than looking outward. Or maybe it's because she knows that someone always puts her first, satisfying her stubbornness that she never got since she was a child, so she doesn't care so much now.

"I have no objection," Ruan Yin said. Let's just leave it at that. We can just treat each other like relatives. Everyone will feel more comfortable at this distance.

Everyone was very satisfied with the result. Chen Zhi happily asked Song Lan and Ruan Yin to go to Bai's house for lunch at noon. After the meal, everyone became more familiar with each other. Bai Ying knew that she didn't have to go back to Ruan's house, and she could relax and talk more with Song Lan.

Chen Zhi deliberately left space for the mother and daughter to talk. She and Bai Ling took Ruan Yin upstairs and took out the box from the safe and handed it to Ruan Yin in front of her.

"What is this?" Ruan Yin wondered.

"Open it and take a look," Chen Zhi said with a smile. When she was preparing to come to Yuncheng, she brought a few valuable jewelry with her and wanted to give them to Ruan Yin as a gift.

Ruan Yin opened the box, and the gems inside shone brightly. In addition to gems, there were also sparkling pearls. It was obvious that they were all top-grade jewels. She heard Chen Zhi say, "I know the Xi family must have many jewels that are more valuable than this. Even the second young master of the Xi family bought a necklace worth nearly 100 million at an auction, but this is a token of my love."

The corners of her mouth curved up, "Thank you!" Who doesn't like money? Of course, the more the better.

Seeing Ruan Yin happy, Chen Zhi breathed a sigh of relief and said sincerely: "Xi Xuanyao and Ziming mentioned that either you should be exchanged back, or you should have no contact and be strangers. It can be seen that he loves you very much, but we cannot accept either of these two options. We also know that we have wronged you."

Before she finished speaking, Ruan Yin took over and said, "I understand. This is the best outcome now. I'm married and have a pair of children. I can't be with you every day. You'll be happier with Bai Ying around." Even if she disagreed, what could she do? She couldn't change their minds.

"Yes, yes, that's what your father and I mean. But the Bai family will always be your home. You're welcome to come back anytime." Chen Zhi tucked the loose hair on Ruan Yin's forehead behind her ears and said gently.

Bai Ling also stated his position, "Yinyin, you will not lose a cent that you deserve. You will have everything that Yingying has. If you didn't have it before, I will slowly give it to you later."

Ruan Yin nodded indifferently. People's balance will be tilted, but it doesn't matter. As long as the feelings are tilted but the money is not, it's fine. Don't accuse her of being snobbish. This is what she deserves.

Bai Ling had been observing his daughter since she came in. When he saw the jewelry, he had love in his eyes but no greed or desire. When he heard that they would give Bai Ying some of the things, he did not get angry or argue. He was polite and knew when to advance and retreat. He couldn't help but like her even more and couldn't help asking, "When are you free to go back to Yecheng? I have to write your name in the family tree and introduce you to everyone as the daughter of the Bai family."

"Yes, your brother is running a company in Yecheng and doesn't have time to come this time. She will definitely be very happy when you go back," Chen Zhi added.

Ruan Yin pondered for a while, then looked up at Bai Ling: "Do I have to change my name to be included in the family tree? I don't want to change it. This name has been with me for more than 20 years, and I'm used to it." Identity can change, but name is unique, engraved with the trajectory of one's growth. Even if there was pain during the process, there were also many joys. She didn't want to forget how she got here, and she always remembered that her name was Ruan Yin.

Bai Ling looked at her in surprise, then said with relief: "If you don't want to change it, then don't change it." Compared to changing the name, he admired Ruan Yin's persistence more. As for whether the family members would object, he didn't think about it at all. Even if they objected, it would not change his decision.

"Thank you." Ruan Yin smiled slightly. It was somewhat unconventional not to change the name on the Bai family's genealogy. Bai Ling agreed without even thinking about it. From this point of view, Bai Ling and Chen Zhi were actually pretty nice people, and there was no pressure or airs in getting along with them, provided that she didn't get stuck in a rut.

Chen Zhi pulled her to sit down, glanced at Bai Ling and said, "What are you thanking me for? This is what he should do. If it weren't for him, would you have been replaced? And you would have suffered so much." Speaking of suffering, Chen Zhi's eyes were filled with tears. After watching what Song Lan said on the mediation program in Yecheng and combining it with the information obtained by Bai Ling's investigation, she couldn't help but feel sorry for her daughter.

"Yes, yes, it's all my fault," Bai Ling agreed readily. It was all because of his poor judgment of people. Fortunately, his daughter was a sensible person, otherwise the house would be a mess.

Chen Zhi said unhappily: "Fortunately Guo Xiaorou was arrested, otherwise I will never forgive you." Chen Zhi had no sympathy for a man who was almost sixty years old and had to face jail time. If it weren't for her, she would not have been separated from Ruan Yin for so long, resulting in the current estrangement between mother and daughter.

Ruan Yin tried to smooth things over by asking, "When will you return to Yecheng?" Fearing that they might misunderstand, she added, "I would like to invite you to come home and let Zhaozhao and Shushu meet their grandparents."

When they heard about their grandson, Chen Zhi and Bai Ling looked at each other and instantly decided to postpone their return date. They said in unison, "No rush. We have nothing to do in Yecheng anyway. It won't be too late to go back after seeing Zhao Zhao and Shu Shu."

"Yes, it's time for me to retire and let the young people make their own way." I originally thought that my son still needed some training, but now I think that if I don't let go, he will never learn to walk.

As they were talking, Ruan Yin's cell phone rang. She smiled apologetically at the two of them, turned and walked to the window to answer the call. Xi Xuanyao's voice was full of concern, "Where are you?" He did not ask about the results of the identification, he only cared about where Ruan Yin was now and whether she was happy or not.

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