Mommy, the wealthy daddy has come to propose again.

The atmosphere filled with power made her feel suffocated, as if she was kneeling in a cold palace, without any warmth of home.

Shen Ruxue listened patiently, then asked softly, "Why did you feel depressed at the dinner? Did you not like being with so many people? Or was there some other reason?"

Bai Ning felt that there was no need to hide anything from his mother, so he said frankly: "It's not because there are too many people. We can sit down and have dinner together. Even if we are not on the same page, it won't be annoying. It's just that after Grandpa announced the news of choosing an heir, I didn't like everyone's behavior."

As she spoke, she lowered her head and thought of what happened at the dinner just now, and even her voice became a little weaker.

"It's not that I want to criticize anything, but I don't like people who are too eager for quick success. Everyone is so ambitious that they don't even bother to put on a show. The whole family dinner loses its original meaning, so I felt a little uncomfortable at the time."

Bai Ning was afraid that Shen Ruxue would be affected by him, so he quickly pretended to be relaxed and smiled. His eyes were bright and he looked normal, and he certainly didn't look like he was hiding anything.

Shen Ruxue felt relieved for a moment, and after a moment's thought, she asked tentatively, "Ningning, what do you think about the position of the heir to the Gong family?"

Bai Ning didn't think too much about it. He thought she just wanted to understand his thoughts, so he told her the truth. "I don't have any ideas. I don't want to compete for the position of heir. I just hope that no one will regard me as an imaginary enemy."

As he was about to ask Shen Ruxue what she thought, he turned around and found that her expression was a little strange and became a little solemn.

Bai Ning called her out of confusion and asked worriedly, "Mom, what's wrong? Why do you look like you're worried?"

Shen Ruxue did not answer immediately. Her frown showed that she was in deep thought. She only looked at her and then asked carefully, "Do you mean that you want to voluntarily give up your position as the heir to the Gong family?"

Bai Ning should have replied "yes" without hesitation, after all, that was what she planned to do, but looking at Shen Ruxue's expression, she was unable to say "yes" after all.

After hesitating for a moment, she tentatively said, "I really don't want to compete for this position. Doesn't mom think so?"

Bai Ning thought Shen Ruxue would give her a positive answer, but unexpectedly, she responded directly: "Yes, Mom doesn't want you to give up. On the contrary, I hope you will fight for this position."

Bai Ning was stunned immediately. She had never thought that her mother would have such expectations for her.

She looked at Shen Ruxue in confusion and asked, "Why? Don't I have to inherit the Shen family? How can I have the energy to inherit two positions at the same time?"

Shen Ruxue seemed a little unimpressed by her reasoning, and just said, "You are still so young, so why worry about not having the energy? What's more, your father and I are here, and we will help you. You don't have to worry about not being able to manage it. The Gong family is large and powerful, with deep roots and strong influence. It is necessary to compete with them."

Bai Ning was still a little dazed. After all, she had already told herself in her heart to give up this position, and she never thought that she would be persuaded by anyone, let alone that the person who persuaded her would be her mother.

"But I think that having the Shen family is enough. I don't need such overwhelming power. What's more, there are uncles and others. Everyone wants this position. I don't want to share it..."

Before Bai Ning could finish her words, Shen Ruxue interrupted her.