Although it was just a sentence, it moved Su Muxi to tears.
Regardless of whether she is a child of the Su family or not, the Su family is her home.
"Grandpa, your granddaughter will remember!"
Now that Su Muxi had come in such a grand manner, Su Hongshuo naturally no longer needed to avoid suspicion. He hurriedly ordered people to prepare a banquet and also had all the members of the Su family invited over.
He said he was introducing Su Muxi to his family, but Su Xing saw through Su Hongshuo's ulterior motives.
Nothing more than showing off.
"Xi'er, this is your third grandfather!"
"Xi'er, this is your fourth grandfather!"
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Su Hongshuo introduced Su Muxi to everyone, and Su Muxi greeted them all with a smile, showing no airs of a princess. If she saw a junior, she would generously give them a small gift.
This poised and confident demeanor made Su Hongshuo so proud that his mustache almost stood on end.
Some people suggested seeing Su Muxi's true appearance.
"Niece Xi'er, could you please take off your veil so your eighth uncle can see you? If someone asks and I say I don't even know what my own niece looks like, wouldn't I be laughed at!"
Everyone echoed this sentiment, their eyes filled with curiosity.
The women's curious gazes intensified, and they also began to compare themselves to each other.
After the conversation, Su Muxi felt that although the Su family members all had their own ulterior motives and some of them were only pretending to be kind to her, they were generally not malicious.
Out of respect for her grandfather and father, she was willing to maintain a superficial politeness with these people and become a family in name only.
So Su Muxi smiled and slowly removed her veil, revealing her true face.
The entire hall fell silent the moment Su Muxi removed her veil.
Both men and women stared blankly at Su Muxi's angelic beauty, some sighing, some jealous, some shocked, and some puzzled.
"Brother, why does this niece Xi'er look nothing like you or your sister-in-law? Did you adopt her?"
It was just a casual joke, but these words made Su Xing's face turn cold instantly.
"What nonsense are you talking about! Xi'er is my daughter!"
"...Big brother, don't be angry, I was just joking..."
"If I said your son wasn't your biological child, would you think it was a joke?!"
This was the first time anyone had ever seen Su Xing lose his temper.
Seeing Su Xing's state, Su Muxi understood why and hurriedly stepped forward to comfort him, "Father, it's alright. I know Seventh Uncle was joking. After all, my medical skills are entirely inherited from you!"
After the banquet, it was almost midnight.
Su Muxi simply slept at the Su family home.
Su Xing personally brewed a bowl of medicine to help with the pregnancy for Su Muxi. "Come on, Muxi, drink it while it's hot. You must be exhausted from all this late. Drink it and get some sleep. Dad will accompany you back to the capital the day after tomorrow."
Su Muxi took the medicine bowl from Su Xing. Although the medicine inside was slightly bitter, Su Muxi found it sweet and drank it spoonful after spoonful, as if she were drinking some kind of sweet soup.
Su Xing smiled and said with emotion, "A mother's love is truly strong. When you were little, I had to coax you to drink your medicine. After you finished, you would eat a big bag of candied fruit. The way your eyebrows and eyes were all scrunched up still makes me laugh when I think about it now."
As he spoke, he took out a packet of candied fruit from his pocket, slowly opened it, and handed it to Su Muxi.
Although Su Muxi is now grown up and about to become a mother, in his eyes she will always be a child, and he can't bear to see his daughter suffer.
After Su Muxi finished drinking her medicine, she picked up a candied fruit and put it in her mouth, but for some reason, she couldn't help but cry.
"Why is Xi'er crying? Is the medicine too bitter? Here, have another one!"
As Su Xing spoke, he fed Su Muxi another candied fruit.
Unexpectedly, this action made Su Muxi cry even harder.
Su Muxi hugged Su Xing and choked back tears in his arms, saying, "Father, I want to be your daughter again in the next life!"
"Silly child, if possible, I would naturally wish you were my daughter. I'm just afraid that I won't be able to protect you in the next life and that you will suffer."
Su Muxi's marriage to Qiao Ziming has always been a thorn in Su Xing's side.
Su Xing kept blaming himself. Even though Ye Zeyu was treating Su Muxi very well now, he still couldn't forget the grievances Su Muxi suffered in the Marquis of Anyang's mansion.
But then Su Muxi said, "Father, you've given me everything you could, and that's enough! Also, I know I'm not your biological daughter, so thank you for always treating me like your own..."
At this point, Su Muxi clearly felt Su Xing's body stiffen, so she quickly hugged Su Xing even tighter.
"Dad, I want you to know that no matter if I am your biological daughter or not, you are still my dad, the person I care about most in this life. No matter what others say, it cannot change the fact that I am your daughter and you are my dad!"
Upon hearing this, Su Xing gradually softened, reached out and patted Su Muxi's back, saying with a slight sob, "Since you already know, then I won't hide it from you anymore. You are indeed not my biological daughter, but you are a daughter bestowed upon me and Xinyue by heaven!"
Nineteen years ago, Su Xing was out making house calls and didn't leave a patient's house until late at night.
The street was unusually quiet at the time, and Su Xing didn't pay much attention to it. However, just as he was about to reach his doorstep, he bumped into a young woman wearing a veil and holding a child.
Upon waking up, Su saw that the woman's dress was still bleeding and hurriedly tried to treat her.
The woman was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, and then when she looked at Su Xing, it was as if she had seen a savior.
Without saying a word, he immediately knelt down in front of Su Xing, holding the child.
"Sir, I've seen you before. You're Dr. Su from Shancitang. I know you're kind-hearted and never charge for your medical treatment for the poor. So I beg you, please save my daughter!"
Su Xing initially thought the child in the woman's arms had some kind of birth defect, so he didn't think much of it and quickly took the child from the woman's arms.
Unexpectedly, upon seeing this, the woman kowtowed to Su Xing and then got up and ran away.
Upon seeing this, Su Xing naturally understood what the woman meant.
When the woman asked him to save her child, she didn't mean she wanted him to treat the child's illness; she meant she wanted him to raise the child.
Su Xing originally intended to chase after the woman while holding the child, but instead encountered Zhong Changqing, who had come out looking for him.
"Master, please come back to the manor quickly! Madam is about to give birth!"
Upon hearing this, Su Xing could only take the child and return to his residence first, hoping to find the woman another day.
Unexpectedly, after he had been assisting his wife with childbirth for a long time, she gave birth to a stillborn baby.
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