You Must Believe Me (1)

"By the way, what's going on with Auntie? She's always been devoted to scientific research—how did she get into such a mess?" Bai Shuang asked, perplexed. "My father reaped what he sowed, but Auntie… why would she…?"

Bai Shuang's voice trailed off. She knew that her father had deserved his fate because of his treachery, but he had been a doting, loving father to her nonetheless. It had been difficult for her to look upon his lifeless body with her very own eyes.

Bai Jinyi had always acted as a role model for the younger generation in the Bai family. As children, they had all heard the adults around them praise their aunt excessively—"Look at your Auntie, see how accomplished she is!"—at every opportunity, and it had stuck with them.