Xia Wan raised an eyebrow, observing her father's current attitude, it was clear that he had no intention of acknowledging her at the moment!

After all, there is no DNA testing technology in this day and age. Are we going to make them do a blood test to determine their kinship?

Such an approach is simply too absurd and ridiculous.

Therefore, if Grandpa Xia truly wants to reunite with his long-lost son, he will likely need to put in a lot of thought and effort!

However, looking at his father's expression, it seemed that he was not entirely unwilling to admit his relationship with Grandpa Xia, but rather that he was stalling for time!

This made Xia Wan curious, and she wondered what had happened here before she arrived.

Just then, Xia Xiong seemed to know what everyone was thinking and calmly said, "This matter is actually very easy to verify. Please be patient."

Do you remember your younger brother from back in Huaihua Brigade? The one named Xia Jianlin. I'll send someone to fetch him right now!

Back then, it was this very person who impersonated you. I'm sure he can explain the whole story clearly!

Xia Wan slightly raised her slender eyebrows, secretly pondering that the little old man in front of her seemed to be somewhat different from the image she had originally imagined.

She smiled slightly and said slowly, "Oh, so you're talking about Xia Jianlin? You'd better hurry and go find him."

“Just yesterday, he came to this ward to chat with my dad, constantly talking about buying a train ticket to go back to Yongmao County. Maybe he’s already on the train right now!” Xia Wan said, subtly observing the changes in Grandpa Xia’s expression.

The reason she brought up Xia Jianlin's visit to her father yesterday was actually to test how the old man would react.

Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, she clearly caught a fleeting look of surprise on Xia Xiong's face.

This look of surprise was as fleeting as a shooting star streaking across the night sky, but it did not escape Xia Wan's keen eyes.

Immediately afterwards, as if he had suddenly realized something crucial, a flash of barely concealed anger crossed Old Master Xia's eyes.

He frowned and asked in a slightly anxious tone, "You just said that Xia Jianlin came here yesterday? Did he let you know that your father is in this hospital?"

Faced with Grandpa Xia's questioning, Xia Wan crossed her arms, shrugged, and replied innocently, "I don't know. Someone must have leaked the information to him. Anyway, we haven't been in contact with him!"

Xia Wan shrugged helplessly, a half-smile on her face, and then said in a half-joking, half-serious tone, "When Xia Jianlin came over yesterday, he kept urging us to hurry back to Huaihua Brigade! He also specifically emphasized that if anything happened, we shouldn't ask him for help, because he was adopted by relatives in Beijing a long time ago and has no relation to the Xia family in Huaihua Brigade at all!"

Upon hearing these words, Xia Xiong's previously calm expression instantly turned extremely gloomy, as if a storm was about to break.

He had always been extremely careful and secretive in his investigation of his biological son, afraid of letting even the slightest word slip out.

He only just found out that his son had come to the hospital in Beijing.

He was utterly shocked that someone had gotten this information before him.

Given Xia Jianlin's incompetence, he could never have done that, so that good-for-nothing must have been used as a pawn!

Thinking of this, Xia Xiong frowned and fell into deep thought!

Who exactly is behind this?

Seemingly feeling that Xia Xiong's experience wasn't traumatizing enough, Xia Wan sighed softly and continued recounting her previous ordeal.

"Sigh... A few days ago I went to the department store to buy some new clothes, but not long after I went in, that manager surnamed Guo led a group of people and rushed over aggressively, trying to take me away without saying a word."

If it weren't for a few kind-hearted comrades who happened to run into me and promptly reported the case to the police... I probably wouldn't know what miserable fate awaited me right now..."

She narrowed her eyes slightly, parted her lips slightly, and deliberately emphasized the word "Guo," subtly observing Xia Xiong's reaction.

This action is clearly intentional, seemingly intended to convey some veiled message or hint through this particularly emphasized word.

However, before the other party could even ask a question, Xia Wan, as if unaware, began to chatter on and on.

"Alas, it's truly bizarre! Ever since our family came to this capital, our luck has been absolutely terrible! We encounter people deliberately making things difficult for us in everything we do, constantly tripping us up and causing trouble. Tell me, which deity have we offended...?"

As Xia Wan muttered to herself, she shook her head and swayed her body, looking exactly like a street storyteller recounting a bizarre tale.

However, before she could finish speaking, Xia Jianguo abruptly interrupted her. "Xiao Wan! Don't talk nonsense! What gods or immortals? Don't spout such nonsense!"

Xia Jianguo's face darkened, and he glared at his daughter with a hint of reproach.

He felt that his daughter's words today were a bit too exaggerated, and her tone sounded like a theatrical performer.

Don't think he didn't see it; apart from Old Master Xia, who had a sullen face, everyone else in the ward was holding back their laughter!

Xia Wan, however, was not angry at her father's reprimand.

She paused for a moment, then a slightly shy smile quickly appeared on her face. She stuck out her tongue and said, "Oh dear, look at my mouth! Once I start talking, I just can't control myself. I've said too much. I'm so sorry!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Xia Xiong, who was sitting on the other side, suddenly pointed at Xia Wan with his finger, followed by a burst of extremely hearty laughter: "Hahahaha...you little rascal, you're so clever and mischievous!"

Xia Wan looked completely innocent, as if she had no idea what you were talking about!

She wasn't saying this hoping that Old Master Xia wouldn't understand; after all, she was a seasoned old fox!

She just wanted to tell them about all the difficulties they had encountered these past few days.

Mentioning the incident at the department store was merely a way of subtly mentioning Guo Guanghua through the surname Guo, to test whether Grandpa Xia knew about it.

Didn't we find out as soon as we tried?