Since Xia Jianjun had already decided to discharge his son from the hospital, Xia Wan naturally didn't want to linger there any longer. She said without hesitation, "Then I'll go pick up Grandpa first, and I won't take up any more of your time. Brother, do you want to come with me?"

Hearing his sister's question, Xia Tao had no reason to refuse. He nodded hurriedly and replied, "Okay, of course I'll go with you. Anyway, Uncle and the others are also planning to go home."

Just as the two turned to leave, Xia Jianjun rushed forward and grabbed the departing siblings, urgently calling out, "Hey, don't rush off! Wait, wait! Taozi, Xia Wan, don't go yet, your older cousin and I want to go with you too."

It turns out that Xia Jianjun had his own ulterior motives.

He absolutely had to personally confirm whether his father could really be picked up smoothly by Xia Wan.

After all, it was he who first came up with the idea. He just said it casually at the time and didn't have much hope. Who would have thought that things would go so smoothly?

It seems that Xia Wan really cares about her older brother Xia Tao.

Xia Wan didn't refuse him and nodded directly, saying, "Okay, Uncle, go and complete the discharge procedures. Let's go to the police station to pick up Grandpa together."

Xia Jianjun nodded and hurriedly left the ward. At this moment, someone in the ward could no longer suppress their strong curiosity and leaned up to Xia Wan and asked, "Young lady, your family situation seems quite complicated and chaotic. Why did you have to go to the police station to pick up your grandfather?"

Upon hearing this, a fleeting, almost imperceptible glint flashed in Xia Wan's eyes, but she quickly replaced it with a pitiful and endearing expression.

She lowered her head slightly, her voice trembling slightly as she said, "Auntie, you don't know, sigh... actually, the reason my cousin sent people to... try to humiliate me was all because my grandfather was behind it all... I... I..."

At this point, Xia Wan seemed to suddenly have something stuck in her throat, and after stammering "I" for a long time, she couldn't utter another word. She just kept her head down and sobbed softly, her thin shoulders heaving with each cry, looking utterly pitiful.

Xia Wan's hesitant manner successfully evoked the sympathy of the other elderly men and women in the ward, who were all filled with righteous indignation and uncontrollable anger.

Although Xia Wan didn't reveal any more substantial information afterward, it was clear from what she had said that her cousin's attempt to bully her by hiring thugs was actually orchestrated by his own grandfather.

This infuriated everyone. One of the more outspoken and fiery older women even spat on the ground and cursed without any mercy:

"Hmph! Bah! He's supposed to be an elder, yet he can do such a heinous thing, treating his own granddaughter like this. How important is a young woman's chastity? He's a complete old bastard!"

"If you ask me, young lady, you're too soft-hearted. Why bother saving a relative like that? Just let the police convict him of hooliganism and make him eat peanuts."

Xia Wan gently rubbed her slightly red and swollen eyes, took a deep breath, and then slowly spoke again: "Thank you all for standing up for me, I am really very grateful to you."

However, no matter what, he is still my grandfather. Even if he is cruel and heartless, I really can't bear to see him suffer.

Moreover, my grandmother at home has been relentlessly pressuring me... Sigh, I really have no other choice but to do this..."

At this point, Xia Wan lowered her head, her voice becoming increasingly low and choked with emotion.

Xia Wan's performance was so moving that the others in the ward didn't know her true identity, but Xia Shitou and Xia Tao did.

So when I saw her performance, I almost burst out laughing. It was absolutely terrifying!

At this moment, everyone in the ward stared intently at Xia Wan, their eyes filled with endless pity and tenderness.

The group shook their heads and sighed, thinking to themselves: What a kind and sensible child she is, it's just a pity that she was born into such a family!

Xia Wan continued to feign a pitiful appearance in the ward, trying her best to gain everyone's sympathy.

When Xia Jianjun finally completed the discharge procedures and returned to the ward, the way everyone in the ward looked at him changed dramatically.

Those who had initially held a sliver of kindness in their eyes were now completely replaced by disgust and contempt, as if he were nothing more than a pile of repulsive garbage.

Xia Jianjun was very puzzled by this. He turned to his son with a bewildered look, hoping to get some explanation from Xia Shitou.

Xia Shitou simply shrugged indifferently, showing no intention of answering his father's questions.

Xia Jianjun seemed indifferent to all of this, and simply led everyone away from the hospital in a hurry. Right now, his only concern was his father at the Public Security Bureau.

Xia Wan didn't delay and led everyone straight to the police station. Coincidentally, they arrived just in time to find Officer Sun on duty.

Xia Wan succinctly explained her purpose and wrote a letter of understanding on the spot.

After some twists and turns, they finally managed to rescue the haggard and exhausted old man Xia from the police station.

The moment she stepped out of the police station, Xia Wan's smile vanished instantly. She threw the Xia family's household registration booklet at Old Man Xia with a blank expression.

“From now on, I owe you nothing! I’ve already discussed the terms with your grandmother and I can write this letter of understanding for you, but I only have one request: to transfer my father’s household registration out of your Xia family. Now that our requests have been met, I’ll be leaving now.”

Xia Wan spoke these words crisply and decisively, without the slightest hesitation.

As soon as she finished speaking, she pulled her brother away, leaving Old Man Xia standing there alone.

It took Old Man Xia a while to realize what Xia Wan's words meant.

He hurriedly opened the household registration book in his hand and examined it carefully.

Xia Jianguo and Xia Tao were no longer on this household registration book. Old Man Xia's eyes widened in fury, and his already unsteady body swayed twice, almost falling to the ground.