"Hehe..."

Grandma asked her to sit down and gently smiled. "Yunxiao, grandma is just worried about you."

"Worried about me?"

"Yes, running such a big company must be exhausting for a girl like you. Look, you've even fallen ill! Grandma knew you went to the hospital last night, so she wanted to lighten your workload by having Changjian help you. Grandma has your best interests at heart."

Grandma said.

Xu Yaxin also smiled and added, "Exactly, grandma means well. You should be grateful."

"Then thank you very much, Grandma." Xu Yunxiao responded, "However, I've already recovered from my illness, so there's no need for Grandma to worry about me anymore. Thank you for your concern."

"Already better?"

Grandma was momentarily taken aback and looked towards Xu Changjian and Xu Yaxin.

She had heard that Yunxiao's illness would require a long hospital stay and that she was only able to attend today's meeting because she wanted to uphold her responsibility as the head of the family, compelled by her own authority, despite her illness.

How could she have recovered already?

"You're talking nonsense!" Xu Changjian suddenly stood up and yelled at Xu Yunxiao, "You need to be hospitalized for at least three months with such a severe condition, and with the amount of medication you're on, it might even be up to a year or more. How could you possibly be better now!"

Before Xu Yunxiao could respond, Qin Feng smirked and coldly asked, "And how would you know all of this?"

"I, I..."

Xu Changjian, realizing his slip up, quickly shut himself up.

"Did you cause this?"

Qin Feng pressed on.

"Nonsense!"

Xu Changjian stammered, "I...I was just guessing!"

Seeing his nervous demeanor, Qin Feng intentionally added, "Cut it out! I have surveillance footage of you poisoning her."

What?!

Hearing about Xu Changjian poisoning Xu Yunxiao, everyone was instantly uproarious.

Even Grandma furrowed her brow.

Xu Changjian retorted, "Are you taking me for a fool? You don't have any surveillance! The one who poisoned her was Yaxin, not me! I just provided the medicine! Trying to trick me? You're still too naive!" Chapter source: My Virtual Library Empire (*).

He was finished speaking.

Seeing Xu Yunxiao's furious gaze, Qin Feng's complacent smile, and everyone's focused attention, he suddenly realized what he had done and hurriedly covered his mouth.

Xu Yaxin felt bewildered and cursed the fool silently.

"…"

At this moment, Xu Yunxiao felt a chilling disappointment.

She knew the siblings were not on good terms, but they were still family; yet, they could actually do such a thing!

What hurt her the most was Xu Yaxin.

Just yesterday, she was moved by Yaxin's care, thinking that the family was getting better, but it turned out Yaxin wanted to harm her!

"Grandma."

At this moment, Qin Feng turned his gaze towards Grandma and said, "You heard it too, my wife's illness is all because of Xu Changjian and Xu Yaxin. If outsiders knew that family members were poisoning each other for profit, what dignity would the Xu family have left?"

"…"

Grandma's face immediately turned ashen.

Xu Changjian felt his heart sink further as if falling into an ice cellar, murmuring to himself, "It's over... completely over..."

Grandma always prioritized face.

If this matter isn't handled well, the Xu family will become a laughingstock, and he would also suffer severe punishment!

Even worse, there might be a humiliating public punishment by Grandma to show her righteousness and protect the Xu family's dignity!

"That damn Qin Feng! He's deliberately exploiting Grandma's weakness to target me!"

Xu Changjian felt deeply frustrated.

At this point.

Xu Yaxin adjusted her expression and said with a smile, "Everyone misunderstood, actually the medicine Brother Chang Jian gave me was a tonic he specially bought from a friend, entrusted to me to supplement Yunxiao. But I knew Yunxiao wouldn't accept it, so I secretly put it in her water."

Xu Changjian brightened up and nodded in agreement immediately upon hearing this.

"Yes, yes, yes! Grandma, the thing I bought wasn't poison, it was a tonic! I felt that Yunxiao managing such a big company alone was too hard, so I wanted to show I care about her. Since we had some conflicts, I was afraid she wouldn't accept it, so I had Yaxin deliver it discreetly.

Pfft!

Qin Feng was drinking water and spit it out laughing when he heard this reason, "I say, if you're going to make up a reason, at least make it believable. This is too fake!"

"How is it fake?"

Xu Changjian said, "Then you tell me, why is Yunxiao fine now?"

"..."

Qin Feng was at a loss.

Really felt like giving this guy a thumbs up.

"Exactly!"

Grandma also chimed in, "If Chang Jian had poisoned her, why would Yunxiao be perfectly fine?"

Xu Yunxiao, seeing her defending Xu Changjian again, hurriedly said, "That's because Qin Feng cured me!"

"He cured you?"

Xu Changjian immediately laughed and said, "Don't be ridiculous, do you think we would believe that?"

"Exactly!"

Xu Yaxin also followed, "Who doesn't know, that guy who came to our door, just a country quack doctor who emerged. If you say he can really heal, then show us his medical license!"

"..."

Xu Yunxiao was choked up, anxious, and didn't know how to explain.

At that moment.

Grandma spoke up, "Alright, it seems we all misunderstood Chang Jian and Yaxin. The two of them were just concerned about Yunxiao, they didn't mean to harm her."

"Grandma..."

Seeing this, Xu Yunxiao felt resentful.

Grandma continued, "Yunxiao, you should thank them both. I know everyone has their differences normally, but we are family, we should stand united more often to protect and glorify our Xu family, not degrade and suspect each other..."

"..."

Xu Yunxiao was choked up and didn't know what to say next.

In her heart, she knew that Grandma wanted this outcome, safeguarding Xu Changjian while not damaging the Xu family's reputation.

"Alright, next, we need to discuss something."

Grandma immediately changed the subject.

Xu Changjian didn't give Xu Yunxiao another chance to question, and immediately asked, "Grandma, what is it?"

Grandma said smiling, "This is good news, a very big step forward for our Xu family!"

"Grandma, what's the good news?"

Others, seeing her cheerful demeanor, couldn't help but become curious.

Grandma sipped her tea smiling and said, "Has anyone heard of the 'adventure group' from our Lake City?"

"I have."

One of them said, "It's that gathering where the various family elites come together to participate in an annual 'adventure activity' convened by different families!"

While speaking.

The person's eyes filled with longing and anticipation, clearly regarding the "adventure group" as high-end.

"Exactly."

Grandma continued smiling, "You know, in our Lake City there are three first-rate families, seven second-rate families, and twenty-one third-rate families."

"Those three first-rate families won't participate in the event; the main members of the 'adventure group' are from the seven second-rate families and some elite youngsters from society, like Holy Doctor Su Muqing's granddaughter Su Ruolan, Antique Master Elder Lin's granddaughter Lin Xue'er, etc."

"Moreover, they also select seven families from the twenty-one third-rate families for invitations."

"..."

At this point, someone already guessed and asked excitedly with wide eyes, "Grandma, do you mean that our Xu family… has also been invited to join the 'adventure group' this time?!"