The man raised his eyebrows, his expression less gentle than before, now carrying a hint of displeasure.

snort!

What a grand display!

Zhou Yi was just an unknown doctor, yet he acted with such a big fuss.

They also heard that Zhou Yi had not only rejected the Shen family, but also other prominent families in the capital!

The man was somewhat dissatisfied!

Zhou Yi, who puts on airs as soon as he starts to make a name for himself, is likely destined to live a mediocre life.

Even if Zhou Yi truly possesses extraordinary medical skills, if he lacks social skills and offends so many powerful families!

No matter how talented he is, he will only be sidelined by powerful families, limiting his fame to a niche circle and preventing him from ever becoming a nationally renowned figure.

If he wants to join the Medical Association, there's absolutely no way he'll get in.

The man gave Zhou Yi a deep look and chuckled, "Mr. Zhou, this is Kyoto, not Luzhou. I hope you can think this through carefully."

After saying that, he placed the invitation on the bedside table in the ward before turning to leave.

After everyone left, Leader Yang picked up the invitation letter that was placed on the cabinet, opened it, and glanced at it.

It turned out to be an invitation personally written by the Shen family.

Leader Yang remarked with emotion, "Zhou Yi, the invitation from the Shen family is written with utmost sincerity; it was actually written by a direct descendant of the Shen family."

"However, your opinion is still the most important. If you are unwilling, no one can force you."

"But you don't have a good family background to protect you. If you refuse rashly, although the aristocratic family won't make things difficult for you openly, you probably won't be able to get into the Physicians' Association."

"In the end, this world is still a society based on personal connections. Many things cannot be made famous simply by having the ability; you still need someone willing to support you."

Leader Yang confided in Zhou Yi, hoping that Zhou Yi could take this opportunity to network with these powerful families.

Leader Yang couldn't help but think back to when they were in Luzhou, Zhou Yi seemed quite intelligent and knew how to navigate social situations. How come he didn't even understand such simple social interactions in Beijing?

For ordinary people to dream of climbing into a prestigious family is simply wishful thinking.

However, Zhou Yi coldly rejected all the invitations from these aristocratic families.

Leader Yang couldn't understand Zhou Yi's thinking, but Zhou Yi understood perfectly.

He never thought about developing his career in Kyoto, nor did he think about joining the medical association. He just wanted to recover his medical skills as soon as possible to save his grandmother and find the murderer behind his parents' deaths!

After that, he lived a simple and ordinary life with his grandmother, Aunt Zhou, and Shen Bingyan.

As for the murky waters of Kyoto, that's not something he can get involved in.

"I understand what you're saying, but it's not important to me."

"Director Yang, have you found out anything about the matter I asked you to investigate before?"

Before treating Mrs. Yang, Zhou Yi asked Leader Yang to help him investigate which Kyoto leader issued the announcement regarding the Zhou Group.

After all the events in Lucheng, the only thing Zhou Yi was certain of was that the mastermind behind his parents' murder was from Kyoto!

As a member of the officialdom, Leader Yang could help him investigate this matter.

Then he'll know who's targeting the Zhou Group!

When Zhou Yi asked about this, Leader Yang's expression turned grim for a moment. He said, "There is some news. I sent people to investigate. It's the Qi family!"

"Zhou Yi, do you have a grudge against the Qi family?"

God knows, even Leader Yang was stunned when he saw the survey results.

How could it be the Qi family?

Why would the Qi family want to target a company in Lucheng?

Could there be some connection between them?

But Leader Yang knew the Qi family's entrepreneurial history and there was no way that Old Master Qi was bullied when he was young and then took revenge after achieving success.

Therefore, when he was young, Mr. Qi joined the army!

By the time he left the army, he was already a high-ranking official in the capital, enjoying immense prestige.

The Zhou Group and the Qi family have no connection whatsoever, so how did these two families become entangled?

Seeing that it was the Qi family who made the move, and recalling the evidence on the USB drive, Leader Yang could only think of one thing: the Zhou family and the Qi family were enemies, and they were enemies who had to be killed.

The Qi family?!

Hearing this name, Zhou Yi wasn't surprised: "It's them again..."

After learning from Leader Yang that the person who poisoned the body was the adopted daughter of the Qi family, Zhou Yi had already made a guess.

In the past few days, he had inquired about the Qi family from both the Yang family and the minister. Based on the Qi family's history of prosperity, it was impossible for the Zhou family to have any connection with the Qi family.

Why must the Qi family destroy the Zhou family?

Although the Qi family has invested in some businesses, they do not conflict with the Zhou family's businesses, so there is no animosity between them.

But everything needs a reason.

"No!"

Zhou Yi shook his head firmly and said, "I have no connection with the Qi family, let alone any grudges. I'm also very puzzled as to why the Qi family is keeping an eye on the Zhou family?"

"To be precise, are you staring at me?"

"By the way, I've been hearing you mention the Qi family's adopted daughter. Who exactly is in the Qi family? And where was she from before she was adopted?"

Seeing that his wife was already drowsy, Leader Yang whispered a few words to her and then gestured for Zhou Yi to go outside with him to talk.

The two went to chat in the garden behind the hospital.

Leader Yang said with a somber expression, "Old Master Qi adopted the daughter of his comrade-in-arms. In order to prevent the family line from dying out, he did not allow the adopted daughter to change her surname."

"I think my adopted daughter's surname was Su?"

"Over the years, I have been treated like my own daughter by Grandpa Qi. Unfortunately, his health has been declining for the past two years."

"In the past two years, he has handed over the management of the family business to his adopted daughter... As for her name, I don't know; everyone generally calls her President Su..."

Leader Yang told Zhou Yi everything he knew, and Zhou Yi's eyelids twitched when he heard the surname Su.

This reminded him of another person with the surname Su.

But he quickly rejected it!

He remembered that in his previous life, Su Qingjiao's father had been addicted to smoking and drinking for a long time, which led to organ failure and hospitalization. At that time, he accompanied Su Qingjiao to the hospital and saw with his own eyes that Su Qingjiao's blood was compatible with her father's.

Moreover, given the Qi family's connections, it's impossible that they wouldn't know how many daughters their comrade-in-arms had.

Therefore, these two people could not possibly have any interaction.

Hearing this surname alone made Zhou Yi feel somewhat disgusted.

Zhou Yi was lost in thought for a moment, and when he came back to his senses, he vaguely heard Leader Yang mention the disappearance of Old Master Qi's biological daughter. Zhou Yi's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

"Your biological daughter went missing? When did that happen?"

When Leader Yang heard Zhou Yi ask this question, he was surprised and asked, "You don't know?"

Then it dawned on me that Zhou Yi wasn't from Kyoto!

How could he know such a secret?

Leader Yang cleared his throat and began to tell Zhou Yi about Old Master Qi's biological daughter: "It was about twenty years ago, and the story goes like this..."