Lin Jie let Shao Deyao into the office, closed the door, and said with a dark face, "You tell me carefully, how did this matter get linked to my parentage."

Shao Deyao organized his words and said, "Expert Lin, let me first declare that this is just my personal guess, and it might be far from the truth."

"I'll just say it, and you can just listen, how about that?"

"Cut the crap, get on with it!"

Lin Jie, who was in a bad mood, spoke harshly.

Shao Deyao said helplessly, "Alright, I'll say it. The reason why I guess that your father might be from the Xie Family in the Capital City is because a few days ago, by chance, I met Xie Xingze!"

"Oh, this Xie Xingze is the grandson of the elder of the Xie Family."

He explained and continued, "When I first saw him, I thought I was seeing you a few years later, you two indeed look very similar."

"This aroused my curiosity, so I did some investigation privately."

Shao Deyao said with some envy, "The Xie Family has really good genes, the men are handsome, and the women are beautiful."

"The elder of the Xie Family has two sons and four daughters, all of whom married well. With the early help of in-laws, the Xie Family developed quite well."

This introduction roughly matched what the elder Fu had said about the Xie Family.

Lin Jie remained expressionless as he listened to Shao Deyao continue, "The younger son of the Xie elder, which is Xie Xingze's father, was extraordinarily handsome when he was young, and was very popular with young girls."

Shao Deyao looked at Lin Jie and carefully said, "It is said that his life was chaotic at the time, attracting many girls. This Xie Xingze is his illegitimate child."

"But because his wife had some health issues and couldn't get pregnant, Xie Xingze was recognized back into the family."

Shao Deyao sneaked a glance at Lin Jie, seeing his face unchanged, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "The Ma Family is also an in-law of the Xie Family, the eldest son's wife of the Ma Family is a daughter of the elder of the Xie Family."

"And I've heard from the elders that the Ma family matron almost married the Xie Family elder back then, but it didn't happen for some unknown reason later."

"However, the relationship between the two elders has always been very good."

Shao Deyao paused and bluntly said, "Expert Lin, I suspect it might be the Ma Family's eldest daughter-in-law stirring things up behind the scenes."

Lin Jie noncommittally asked, "Why do you say that?"

"Because the household affairs of the Ma Family are managed by this eldest daughter-in-law, I've heard some inappropriate words that came from her, falsely using the name of the Ma family matron."

"Moreover, even though the Ma family matron is very anxious about the health of her grandson, this eldest daughter-in-law doesn't seem to care much about this nephew. I also noticed that she seems to be putting a dampener on things, as if she's reluctant to have you diagnose the child!"

"Oh, do you know why?" Lin Jie pressed further.

Shao Deyao was silent for a moment and said, "My guess is, firstly, she's worried that after the Ma family matron sees you, she might bring you back to the Xie Family, and secondly, she's wary of your exceptional medical skills."

He sighed and said, "The elder of the Xie Family has a brain tumor and is nearing the end."

Lin Jie was taken aback and couldn't help asking, "This Ma family's eldest daughter-in-law actually wishes for her own biological father to die sooner?"

Shao Deyao nodded confidently, "Although it's my own conjecture, this possibility is very high."

"What I found out is that the marriages of the Xie elder's two sons and four daughters were all arranged by him single-handedly, without considering the children's opinions at all."

"Although the Xie elder's relationship with his children, especially with his daughters, seems harmonious on the surface, there are reports of severe discord in private, and the relationships are very bad."

"The most substantial evidence is that the Xie Family's initial development greatly benefited from the support of in-laws."

"But now, the husbands of these four daughters have essentially become the main decision-makers and pillars of their respective family businesses, while the Xie Family hasn't received much support, and sometimes even faces competition or suppression from them."

Shao Deyao slowly continued, "The ownership of the Xie family's properties has always been tightly held by the Xie elder."

"If at this time, Expert Lin, you return to the Xie Family, not to mention that you might receive a share of the inheritance."

"If you manage to extend the life of the Xie elder and gain his favor, it is possible that you could receive the majority of the Xie Family's inheritance in the future."

"The children of the Xie Family should not be keen to see this, and they wish the elder would pass before you meet him."

Hearing this, Lin Jie inwardly remarked, what an exceptional Xie Family, truly bizarre.

The father treated his children as commodities and chips for profit, and as retribution, the children have no affection for this father, wishing he'd die sooner.

Lin Jie snorted coldly and said, "So, what you're saying is that this Ma family's eldest daughter-in-law, out of selfishness, has been fanning the flames and stirring up conflicts between me and the traditional Chinese medicine community, just hoping I would refuse to treat that child in anger?"

Shao Deyao hesitated for a moment and explained, "She mainly tries to dampen the situation."

"Now the entire Ma Family, only the matron is desperately hoping you would treat that child sooner."

"As for the other members of the Ma Family, even the child's parents, they can be said to have no hope in your treatment of that child."

He further explained, "In stirring up relations with traditional Chinese medicine, the Ma family's eldest daughter-in-law played a role, mainly people from the Capital City's Liu Family, saying many inappropriate things furiously."

"Yes, the daughter of the Liu Family, who's the wife of Xie Old Master's youngest son."

Lin Jie suddenly understood and continued Shao Deyao's words, "This Liu Family is also collaborating with our Limin Hospital here and is building a new hospital in the Phoenix Mountain District."

"The Liu Family inciting tensions between me and the traditional Chinese medicine community is like killing two birds with one stone."

"That should be a very important reason too!"

Shao Deyao echoed, feeling a bit strange, and couldn't help scrutinizing Lin Jie a few times.

Lin Jie's face remained gloomy, as if nothing was amiss...

Suddenly, Shao Deyao realized that Lin Jie was quite calm while listening to his narration, which didn't seem like someone hearing such news for the first time.

He cautiously asked, "Expert Lin, you seem quite composed about this matter. May I ask, have you known for a while about your ties with the Xie Family?"

"Or have you already known about your own parentage, that your parents are indeed someone else?"

At this point, Lin Jie no longer hid it and said indifferently, "I indeed knew about this for a while, it's just been buried in my heart."

"My father... is from the Xie Family!"

Lin Jie said heavily, "At the time when my sister and I needed family the most, he didn't appear."

"Now that he appears again, it means nothing. My sister and I won't have any ties with him."

Hearing this, Shao Deyao awkwardly said, "Expert Lin, I'm terribly sorry, I was presumptuous. I thought this news might have some impact on you."

Lin Jie managed a smile and said, "Mr. Shao, the information you've provided is still very helpful to me."

"Such an unfeeling, utterly terrible Xie Family further solidifies my resolution not to have any ties with them."

Shao Deyao nodded in agreement and said, "Indeed, with Expert Lin's current status, there's indeed no need to be entangled with them further; I was thinking too shallowly."

He hesitated for a moment and asked nervously, "Expert Lin, about the Ma family's child?"

He sighed and then explained, "Years ago, the Ma family's old lady had a good relationship with my grandmother. The startup capital for my business was provided by the Ma Family."

"That's my connection with the Ma Family, and I couldn't refuse the Ma family's old lady's request at that time."

Shao Deyao smiled and said, "Now that things have changed, if Expert Lin refuses, I can understand. I'll head back and explain to the Ma family's old lady properly."

Lin Jie waved his hand and said, "This is something you exchanged with a favor, and since I agreed, I won't back out. Moreover, my connection with the Xie Family will eventually be revealed..."

Saying this, a thought occurred to Lin Jie, and he suddenly smiled.

"Mr. Shao, I'm not boasting, but these past few months, especially recently, I've become quite a sensation, and the online coverage of me is quite substantial."

"The Xie Family and many friends and in-laws of the Xie Family can't all be so oblivious to not know about my existence, can they?"

He gave Shao Deyao a meaningful look and said, "Perhaps my existence has already become a well-known fact to many?"

"It's just..."

"It's just that these people aren't willing to break the silence; they're all silently waiting for the old fellow of the Xie Family to kick the bucket?"

Shao Deyao awkwardly smiled and said, "Perhaps, perhaps that's the reason."

Lin Jie suddenly found it very uninteresting and said, "Mr. Shao, you go back and tell the Ma family's old lady to bring the child to the hospital for admission this Friday."

"You need to tell her, I'll do my best to diagnose, but I can't guarantee to confirm the illness, and I can't guarantee my treatment will be effective."

"Perhaps that child coming to Binhai is only to suffer some pain in vain. If the Ma family's old lady can't accept this possibility, she should reconsider bringing the child."

Shao Deyao seriously said, "Expert Lin, I will convey your words verbatim..."

After Shao Deyao left, Lin Jie remained in the office, frowning deeply.

"Now that the Ma family's old lady is coming to Binhai to see me, my heritage might be impossible to hide. Should I tell Miaomiao in advance? And Kexin, Sister Xiaoxiao, I should mention it to them too?"

Lin Jie felt a headache.

An Kexin, Zhang Xiaoxiao, and others are easier to talk to, as they don't have any personal experience, but Lin Miao...

Lin Jie was very worried about Lin Miao's reaction when she found out about this.

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