When Xia Wan returned to the ward with weary steps, night had already quietly fallen. Dim light shone through the windows into the corridor, making it seem somewhat chilly.

She gently pushed open the door and immediately saw a strange man sitting upright in front of her father's sickbed, talking incessantly.

Xia Wan was filled with suspicion. She slowly put down the items she was carrying and then turned her gaze to her father on the hospital bed.

The father frowned slightly, his face somewhat gloomy, but he did not show any intention of driving the man away.

Before Xia Wan could even ask a question, the man suddenly turned around, his gaze fixed on her. After looking her up and down, he said, "Oh, so this is the biological daughter you went through so much trouble to find, Second Brother? Our parents told me they really don't understand what you were thinking. She's just a little girl. Is it worth going to such lengths to find her? What's the use of raising a girl? In the end, it's just a waste of the family's food!"

Xia Tao could no longer contain his anger. He stood up abruptly, his eyes wide with fury, and shouted impatiently at the man, "Stop talking nonsense! This is my family matter, what's it to you? Even if we waste food, it's my own family's waste, it's none of your business! Besides, I've already severed ties with your family, so if you know what's good for you, get out of here and stop getting in my way!"

After saying that, Xia Tao crossed his arms and glared at the uninvited guest with an unusually tough attitude.

Xia Wan now clearly knew who the person in front of her was. It turned out that this uninvited guest was none other than Xia Jianlin, who had impersonated her father! At this thought, Xia Wan's anger flared up.

Xia Jianlin, with a disdainful and arrogant expression, scolded Xia Wan, "You ignorant brat, how dare you speak to your elders like that? Don't you have any manners or upbringing?"

After saying that, he turned his gaze to Xia Jianguo beside him and continued to complain, "Second brother, look at this child, you have to discipline him properly, he's becoming more and more lawless and unruly!"

You know, this kid was always very well-behaved in previous years. Even if someone beat him hard with three sticks, he probably wouldn't be able to utter a single word.

However, who could have predicted that he would have the audacity to openly insult him? Had he lost his mind? Or was someone backing him up and emboldening him?

Faced with Xia Jianlin's accusations and questions, Xia Jianguo simply looked at him coldly, his eyes revealing a hint of vigilance and suspicion.

After a moment of silence, Xia Jianguo finally spoke and asked, "How did you find out that I was hospitalized here?"

Just now, when Xia Jianlin suddenly appeared at the ward door, Xia Jianguo had already started to have some doubts.

He couldn't understand how Xia Jianlin could find him so quickly and accurately, when he hadn't told many people about his trip to Beijing for medical treatment. His motives were truly perplexing.

"I came to the hospital with a friend today for a check-up. I didn't expect to see you lying quietly on that bed as soon as I entered the ward area. Since I saw you, how could I not come over and say hello?"

At this point, he suddenly became somewhat uneasy, and began to stammer, "Um... Second Brother, it's not that I'm criticizing you, but you just love to make trouble for yourself. You should know very well that your leg is beyond saving, there's no way it can be cured, so why are you wasting this money? You might as well give it to me! You know I'm struggling in Beijing, there are always places where I need money, and I'm really worried about not having any!"

The man got more and more excited as he talked, and he muttered to himself, "I really don't understand what his parents were thinking. How could they let Xia Jianguo get the money to treat his leg so easily!"

Besides, so many days have passed, and there's still no news from home, not even a reply.

Could it be that those two old guys aren't planning to send him any more money? The thought made him panic.

Xia Wan, who had been standing quietly listening, could no longer bear it. She snorted coldly and said sarcastically, "Oh ho, you really have a good plan. Even now, you're still thinking about my family's money."

Xia Jianlin felt humiliated after Xia Wan's words. He glared at Xia Wan and scolded, "You little brat, what do you know! I'm doing this all for your father's sake. It's obvious that his leg is beyond repair. Continuing to throw money into it is just throwing money down the drain, a complete waste of money."

However, Xia Wan remained unmoved by Xia Jianlin's words. She straightened her back, her gaze unwavering as she stared directly at him, and retorted righteously, "I don't care what others say, but I firmly believe in my heart that my father's leg will be healed. And every penny of my family's money will absolutely not fall into the hands of someone like you!"

They really think they're easy targets! They even have the nerve to ask for money. It seems Xia Jianlin doesn't know that his family has been arrested!

Xia Jianlin frowned, deep in thought.

He had assumed that Xia Jianguo's long journey to the capital to treat his legs must have exhausted all of his family's savings.

But now they don't seem to be short of money!

At this moment, his eyes were constantly flashing, as if trying to see some clues through Xia Jianguo's expressionless face.

After a moment of silence, Xia Jianguo finally opened his mouth and said slowly, "Xia Jianlin, what exactly are you doing?"

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