Chapter 413: Chapter 413

After Jiang Xiaoxiao conducted a detailed inquiry about Xiao Cheng’s condition, she and Xu Meng walked to the reception room outside.

Mrs. Wu silently followed behind Jiang Xiaoxiao, her eyes fixed unblinkingly on Jiang Xiaoxiao.

Jiang Xiaoxiao felt a little uncomfortable, but she didn’t pay too much attention to it.

She couldn’t figure out what kind of peculiar habit this old lady from the Wu family had.

Staring at her as if she were a thief.

Xu Meng was embarrassed, but since Mrs. Wu was her mother-in-law, she couldn’t say anything and cautiously accompanied Jiang Xiaoxiao with a smile, fearing that her mother-in-law might upset Jiang Xiaoxiao.

Now Xu Meng almost regarded Jiang Xiaoxiao as a deity to be worshipped.

Anyone who was unkind to Jiang Xiaoxiao would have to deal with her first.

"Doctor Jiang, how’s Xiao Cheng doing now?"

In just one day, visibly to the naked eye, Xiao Cheng was recovering rapidly. If Xu Meng hadn’t witnessed it herself, she wouldn’t have believed that this ancestral secret formula could have such remarkable effects.

Jiang Xiaoxiao seriously spoke to Xu Meng.

"From what I can see, Xiao Cheng’s recovery is quite good. Tomorrow, start by giving him a third of a cup each time. Depending on Xiao Cheng’s condition, I’ll adjust the dosage accordingly."

Jiang Xiaoxiao didn’t want the effects of the peach wine to be too astonishing.

Xiao Cheng’s current state was already surprising enough.

Xu Meng nodded repeatedly, "Okay! I’ll follow your instructions! Doctor Jiang, at this rate, when can Xiao Cheng have the heart surgery?"

This was the most pressing concern for them.

Although Xiao Cheng seemed to be recovering well, it was a temporary fix. Without surgery for his heart disease, they would face severe situations like today again.

They had found a heart donor, but it was from a death row inmate whose execution had not yet been carried out.

The organ donation form had already been signed.

Essentially, they were waiting for Xiao Cheng’s time, which was only possible due to the Wu family’s influential connections.

A typical family wouldn’t have that capability.

Jiang Xiaoxiao hesitated, should she say it?

Seeing Jiang Xiaoxiao remain silent, Xu Meng’s face turned pale.

"Doctor Jiang, is there something wrong? Just tell us what materials or resources are needed, and we’ll do our best to provide them. We only ask for your help with Xiao Cheng."

"Don’t get agitated, it’s not that kind of problem. Xiao Cheng’s condition is excellent right now. It’s not about Xiao Cheng."

Jiang Xiaoxiao looked at the child, his eager little eyes, and the painful expression when he touched his wound.

Song Moting’s serious expression appeared in her mind, "Jiang Xiaoxiao, be careful! Don’t be impulsive."

Jiang Xiaoxiao forced a smile; impulsiveness is the devil.

Xu Meng sighed with relief. As long as it wasn’t a problem with Xiao Cheng.

"That’s good to hear, that’s good."

Jiang Xiaoxiao shut her mouth, suppressing what she wanted to say.

She was being selfish.

Jiang Xiaoxiao wrestled with herself, telling herself, you are just an ordinary person, without power or influence, and even if you had them, you couldn’t do anything out of line.

You have to protect yourself first.

She kept brainwashing herself.

Mrs. Wu abruptly interrupted.

"Xu Meng, you step outside! I want to have a few words with Doctor Jiang."

Xu Meng was taken aback, "Oh, alright, I’ll go check on Xiao Cheng in the ward."

Her mother-in-law was a wise and prudent elder who had never done anything improper; this was likely the first time.

She apologized with a glance at Jiang Xiaoxiao, knowing her mother-in-law wouldn’t do anything to Jiang Xiaoxiao, probably just probing due to her concern for her grandson.

Jiang Xiaoxiao looked at Mrs. Wu.

Since earlier, the old lady hadn’t quite been herself; Xu Meng wasn’t someone who’d let anyone with potential harm be near her.

Unless Xu Meng wasn’t concerned about her son at all.

On paper, Mrs. Wu was Xu Meng’s mother-in-law, and the head of the Wu family.

She definitely wouldn’t do anything to her.

"Ma’am, if there’s something you want to say, please go ahead!"

Mrs. Wu pulled Jiang Xiaoxiao to sit on the sofa.

The strength in her fingers led Jiang Xiaoxiao to have no doubts that the old lady was in a rather agitated state.

Jiang Xiaoxiao was practically dragged to the sofa.

Seeming to realize her own lack of composure, the old lady released Jiang Xiaoxiao’s wrist.

Yet her gaze kept darting around Jiang Xiaoxiao’s face.

"Doctor Jiang, may I ask an inappropriate question? Who are your parents?"

"Mrs. Wu, my father is Jiang Laoshi, and my mother is Fan Xiuying!"

Jiang Xiaoxiao answered without hesitation, to anyone.

In her heart, Fan Xiuying and Jiang Laoshi were her biological parents.

Mrs. Wu internally repeated, Fan Xiuying?

She hadn’t heard of this name before.

"I mean, are you their biological child?"

Asking this, the old lady realized that her question was rather inappropriate.

She apologized, "Doctor Jiang, you just look familiar to me, like someone I know, so I asked. No other meaning implied."

Jiang Xiaoxiao felt a sudden jolt in her heart, whom did she resemble?

In her previous life, no one had ever mentioned she looked familiar.

She had reached the status of a national treasure-level surgical expert and hadn’t heard of this either.

But Jiang Xiaoxiao was certain that Ye Hua was indeed her biological mother.

A paternity test had been done.

A surge of anxiety arose; could there be discrepancies about her biological father?

Ha, could Ye Hua have cheated on Fang Zhiyuan!

This was interesting.

In her past life, she took her and Ye Hua’s hair for the test, not Fang Zhiyuan’s, and having a confirmed mother-daughter relationship with Ye Hua made her instinctively believe that she was Fang Zhiyuan’s daughter.

Now in retrospect, was she being naive?

Perhaps the truth wasn’t like what she perceived in her past life.

So who was her biological father?

"Mrs. Wu, to tell you the truth, a couple once approached me, claiming there was a high possibility I was switched at birth in the hospital, and that I’m their daughter. But I didn’t believe them."

Jiang Xiaoxiao responded tentatively.

As expected, the old lady’s eyes showed a touch of eagerness.

Jiang Xiaoxiao was sure that something about her background might relate to the old lady; otherwise, why would she look so delighted!

"Fang Zhiyuan and Ye Hua, as you might have heard, Mr. Fang’s son and daughter-in-law."

The light in Mrs. Wu’s eyes instantly dimmed, not how she had expected.

"Why don’t you believe them?"

"Why should I believe them? Without concrete evidence, just because of someone else’s few words, would I go from being my loving parents’ little daughter to becoming the abandoned daughter of another family?"

Mrs. Wu understood too; she had no evidence to support her claim that Jiang Xiaoxiao looked... similar.

Sigh, it didn’t really make sense.

"Ma’am, who do you say I resemble?"

Anyone would be compelled to ask this question.

Jiang Xiaoxiao, knowing she was Ye Hua’s daughter, especially couldn’t resist asking.

No one doesn’t want to know where they come from.

Even though she wasn’t expecting much from Ye Hua, it didn’t mean Jiang Xiaoxiao didn’t want to find out where she came from at all.

Mrs. Wu sighed, "Maybe I was mistaken, when people get older, they tend to misjudge."

This was an indication of reluctance to speak.

Jiang Xiaoxiao became even more convinced Mrs. Wu was hiding something.

Nevertheless, she chose not to press further.

Her curiosity about her origins only deepened.

Could Ye Hua really have done something ?

Truly bold, yet Fang Zhiyuan hadn’t even discovered it.