The old woman sighed and closed her eyes, "I don't know what sins our Xie family has committed..." Suddenly, she thought of something and said, "Find the private investigator you hired for me last time. I want to investigate Yang Shasha again. She has done more than just one bad thing to our Xie family. We must thoroughly investigate all her background."
"Okay, okay, don't get agitated, take care of yourself. I'll contact the private investigator right away." Lian Ma took out her phone and did as the old woman instructed.
Soon, the old woman had a second paternity test done, and the result was the same: Jie Jie had no blood relation to their Xie family.
The old woman had returned to the nursing home from the hospital. The environment here was better and more suitable for her chronic illness.
She hadn't been to Xie Group for a few days. Old Zhou reported to her via video every day.
"Lock Yang Shasha up. Letting her live in such a nice house is too easy on her." The old woman sat on the bed, patting the mattress forcefully with her hands.
Lian Ma quickly agreed, comforting her, "Miss, it's good that you found out in time and didn't let Young Master Jie Jie... become the heir. You shouldn't be angry anymore. The doctor said coronary heart disease patients cannot get angry."
The old woman couldn't calm her anger when she thought about how she had doted on that child like a treasure, only to find out he wasn't even a member of their Xie family, and who knows where this bastard came from. She then said to Lian Ma, "Fire all the nannies for that child and lock them up with Shasha!"
"Understood." Lian Ma replied and asked, "Miss, how do you plan to deal with them? Will you keep them locked up indefinitely?"
"Yes, lock them in the containers at our family's freight terminal first!" The old woman hated Shasha and her son immensely.
"I understand. I'll notify those people now."
With great effort, the old woman finally managed to calm herself down a bit.
After Lian Ma finished her call, she reached for the cane beside her, wanting to get out of bed.
Lian Ma supported her and asked, "Miss, just tell me what you need."
The old woman leaned heavily on her cane and said, "I want to go to the room next door."
Lian Ma's heart sank. She didn't say anything further and accompanied her to the door of the adjacent VIP room.
Lian Ma stepped forward and gently pushed open the door. She saw Young Master Zhendong still lying motionless on the bed, tubes inserted into his nose and mouth, and several medical instruments in the room. It was clear to anyone that he was alive, but in a coma.
Seeing her son in a vegetative state, the old woman couldn't help but shed tears again. Without Lian Ma's support, she walked to Xie Zhendong's bedside, sat down, and couldn't control her sobs.
She tightly held Xie Zhendong's hand and cried, "My son, your lifelong reputation, how could you have been so muddled in your old age!"
Lian Ma stood behind the old woman, wanting to comfort her, but knowing it was useless. Anyone would be unable to bear such a situation. The old woman was already very strong to endure it. Letting her speak to her son might make her feel a little better.
"Do you know, Jie Jie is not a descendant of our Xie family at all. We were all deceived by that Yang Shasha. Qi Ning, that brat, was tricked and didn't even know it until he died!" The old woman spoke with great grief and indignation.
Tears seeped from Xie Zhendong's eyes, and a finger of the hand the old woman was holding moved slightly.
He had been lying in this bed for a long time. Doctors had already declared him a vegetative state, and no one could say for sure if he would wake up.
Upon hearing this, the old woman took charge and had him quietly moved to the nursing home, into the room adjacent to hers, where his life was being maintained by medication and instruments.
No rumors were leaked to the outside world. Besides the old woman and Lian Ma, no one knew Xie Zhendong's condition or whereabouts.
The old woman wanted to protect her son well and prevent Xie Zhendong from suffering any further harm.
"Miss, Miss, look, didn't the young master's finger move?" Lian Ma, with her sharp eyes, noticed it.
The old woman quickly released Xie Zhendong's hand and stared intently. Indeed, two of Xie Zhendong's fingers moved again, and his eyelids were also twitching.
"Go call the doctor here, quickly, quickly!"
...
Zhan Jiayi was finally able to be discharged from the hospital.
Her brother helped her pack her belongings and completed the discharge procedures. Still, no one from the Xie family had contacted her.
Although the doctor said she could be discharged, she needed to recuperate at home.
For a moment, her brother didn't know which home to take her back to. He asked her, "Sis, why don't we go home? Mom and Dad can take care of you."
"No, I want to go back to the Xie family," Zhan Jiayi said firmly.
"Sis, we don't know the situation at the Xie family right now. Why don't we wait until we contact your brother-in-law..."
"Back to the Xie family," Zhan Jiayi repeated, "Zhendong must be seriously injured. The Xie family needs me at this time!"
Her brother had no choice but to agree and nod. He hailed a taxi to take her back to the Xie family.
As soon as she entered the Xie family mansion, she felt it was extremely quiet. There were no children crying, nor did she see any servants busy around.
It wasn't until she reached the living room that she saw a servant sitting lazily on the sofa eating fruit.
"What are you doing?" Zhan Jiayi questioned sharply.
The maid was startled and quickly stood up, throwing the banana in her hand aside. She choked out, "Madam... you, you're back."
Zhan Jiayi, with a face full of anger, lashed out, "What did I hire you people for! How long has it been since the floor was cleaned, and look at the dust on the ornaments! If you don't want to work, get out!"
"Madam, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. This house was cleaned inside and out yesterday..."
Zhan Jiayi didn't listen to her explanation and said angrily, "Where are the others? Call them all out!"
"Yes, yes."
The maid, scared, went to call the others. Her brother advised her, "Sis, your waist injury needs rest. You can't get angry."
Zhan Jiayi calmed her anger and said, "I know, I'm fine. Put my things down, and you can go back to your work."
Her brother, Zhan Zhipeng, was worried about her and said, "Sis, I don't have anything to do recently, and I'm idle anyway. I'll stay with you."
"Okay." Zhan Jiayi saw that with all the masters of this grand mansion gone, the servants had become lawless.
Before finding Xie Zhendong and understanding his situation, she indeed needed a helper to manage these servants with her in the Xie family mansion.
Not long after, all the servants of the mansion gathered in the living room.
Zhan Jiayi glanced around and didn't see the two nannies who took care of Jie Jie, nor did she see Jie Jie. She asked, "Where is the young master, and where are the nannies who took care of him?"
A servant timidly replied, "Madam, it was the old lady who sent people to dismiss those two nannies and took the young master away."
Zhan Jiayi said "oh," thinking that the old lady probably feared the nannies wouldn't take good care of Jie Jie and had him taken to the nursing home.
Just then, Lian Ma walked in from outside the house. As soon as she saw Zhan Jiayi, she said, "How is your recovery?"