She didn't want to say more and didn't notice Xie Ziyuan's thoughtful expression.

That evening, Xie Ziyuan noticed that Xie Li hadn't returned and was somewhat surprised. "She has to go to school tomorrow, isn't Xie Li coming home this late?"

Ding Huizhu had no idea where Xie Li was, nor did she care at all.

After Xie Li humiliated her some time ago, she deliberately ignored Xie Li's existence. Although they lived under the same roof, the mother and daughter hardly ever met.

She tried to contact Xie Li to no avail regarding the events that had been unfolding on Weibo these past two days, but Xie Li eventually called her back, asking as soon as she answered, "Is something the matter?"

Ding Huizhu was so angry that she hung up the phone, only then did she feel a little better.

“She’s always out and about, and I can’t control her,” Ding Huizhu said calmly. “She also told me not to interfere.”

Xie Ziyuan glanced at Xie Zian, and seeing that the young man also had a cold expression, she couldn't help but frown: "We can't just leave him alone, it's dangerous for a girl to be out there..."

“Miss Xie Li has been staying at the Xishan Sanatorium for the past few days,” Butler Wu explained as he stepped forward.

Xie Ziyuan then stopped asking questions.

Ding Huizhu, however, complained to Aunt Wan after returning to her room: "What kind of excuse is that? She clearly went to the capital for fun and never came back!"

She went to the capital and disrupted Xie Ziyuan's participation in the auction, and then when Old Master Xie fell seriously ill, she didn't even show up.

It's a good thing that Grandpa Xie always favored her, and as a result, he spoiled her into having such a heartless and ungrateful child.

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The following day, Xie Ziyuan went to visit Grandpa Xie again.

Grandpa Xie had just briefly regained consciousness.

Xie Ziyuan was just about to tell him about her treatment plan: "...This is currently the best treatment plan available."

Seeing that Grandpa Xie was being helped to take his medicine, she paused for a moment and then said, "I know it's not good for you to travel so far, but as you know, only the Shen family has the Cold Jade Bed, and it can't be transported out, so we have to go to the capital."

"Besides, the facilities in the capital are complete and the environment is better than here... Grandpa, please believe me."

Grandpa Xie remained silent, his face grim.

Seeing that he couldn't move his limbs, Xie Ziyuan didn't take it seriously, probably because Grandpa Xie couldn't speak anymore.

She still had two high-grade antidote pills on hand, which she planned to give to Grandpa Xie in the next couple of days.

In addition, "Grandpa, tomorrow is my birthday banquet. Mom has already made arrangements. I will use Sacred Heart Fruit to make a fragrant soup so that you can attend."

Since Old Master Xie fell ill, the Xie family has not held a banquet for a long time.

"Then we can formally recognize my sister at the banquet, and our whole family will be together."

Grandpa Xie remained silent and didn't even look at Xie Ziyuan.

Xie Ziyuan didn't feel embarrassed at all. If it were in the past, she might have had to go to great lengths to please Old Master Xie, since he was the head of the family and controlled what she wanted.

But now, looking at Grandpa Xie's emaciated appearance, she sighed slightly.

He was just a pitiful old man on his deathbed, with no ability to resist.

Because of this sympathy, Xie Ziyuan didn't care about Grandpa Xie's attitude.

She wanted to give the high-grade antidote pill to Old Master Xie, but was stopped by Pharmacist Chen, who was adamant in his stance. Furthermore, Old Master Xie remained conscious and did not help her.

Xie Ziyuan was somewhat displeased, but after thinking about it, she gave up: "Your current condition is not too bad, so you don't need to take medicine."

Tomorrow is her birthday party, and she's very busy; she doesn't have time to waste here.