CHAPTER 513: CHAPTER 513

When the surname Jiang was mentioned, the smile on Jiang Moxi’s face clearly faded a bit.

Old Master Feng also put down his chopsticks: "Why do these people always linger like malevolent spirits?"

Having watched the live broadcast of Yunshang’s charity dinner, Old Master Feng was well aware of how preposterous the Jiang Family’s behavior had been towards Jiang Moxi.

Seeing that Jiang Moxi was silent, Old Master Feng instructed the butler: "Go and send them away."

"Yes!" The butler, understanding Old Master Feng’s intention, hurried back to the front gate.

At this moment, Jiang Tairan was standing at the Feng Family’s entrance with Jiang Guosheng, Yu Man, and others, looking expectantly.

They were carrying various expensive gifts, claiming to be there to apologize to Jiang Moxi.

But in fact, Jiang Tairan simply wanted to use this gesture to move Jiang Moxi.

He hoped Jiang Moxi would let go of her grudge against the Jiang Family and, with the influence of the Feng Family, help them establish a foothold in Emperor City.

Of course, Jiang Tairan was even more hopeful that Jiang Moxi could cure him...

So, seeing the butler approaching them, Jiang Tairan quickly straightened his collar and stepped forward to greet him.

But faced with Jiang Tairan’s smiling face, the butler did not show any warmth: "Miss Xi isn’t seeing visitors today, please return home."

Nonsense, the butler was also someone who watched the broadcast.

Knowing that these people, upon getting their precious Miss Xi back home, had refused to acknowledge her and even let her fall into a state where she had to work tirelessly every day, how could the butler show them any courtesy?

However, Jiang Tairan wasn’t willing to give up, and even asked the butler: "Did you mention to Miss Xi that our family has come to apologize to her? We’ve also brought her many gifts, and..."

Without waiting for Jiang Tairan to finish, the butler interrupted: "Our Miss Xi lacks nothing! Every year, our young master would scour various auctions to collect antiques for her, saying that he wanted to prepare a trousseau of ten miles for her when she marries."

"Our master is even more so. All kinds of rare collections from around the world, he has collected them for Miss Xi, now they’ve accumulated into warehouses."

Towards the end, the butler even gave a cold glance to the bags with obvious luxury brand logos held in the hands of Jiang Tairan and the others.

The implication was clear: do you really think our Miss Xi would care about those trinkets you’re holding?

Realizing that his gifts were scorned, Jiang Tairan could only insist, with a thick skin: "Then please tell Miss Xi that we’re waiting for her at the entrance, and we’ll enter when she wants to see us."

The butler frowned, knowing that Jiang Tairan wanted to use his seniority to pressure Miss Xi into seeing them.

But he also had to go back and convey Jiang Tairan’s message to Miss Xi accurately.

Just as Jiang Moxi was about to say something, Old Master Feng spoke before her: "Ignore them, if you have to report to the Chinese Medicine College, then go. Let them wait at the door if they wish."

So, Jiang Moxi could only follow Old Master Feng’s arrangement and drove out of the Feng Family’s back door, heading to the Chinese Medicine College.

Meanwhile, Jiang Tairan and the others were still looking forward at the entrance of the Feng Family’s house.

They waited for more than an hour, but Jiang Moxi never came out.

Zhao Guangmei, having worn high heels, stood for no reason for over an hour, leading to sore feet, she couldn’t help but say, "Dad, I think Moxi has no intention of seeing us, shall we go back first?"

"Just over an hour, let’s wait a little bit longer. What if Moxi suddenly decides to meet us at the gate, and she finds us gone when she comes?" Jiang Tairan insisted.

With Jiang Tairan’s words, Zhao Guangmei and the others could only continue to wait foolishly at the door.

In a blink of an eye, another two hours passed, and it was almost mealtime.

This time, even Yu Man was getting restless: "I think she won’t meet us, let’s go back first."

Jiang Guosheng also agreed: "Dad, let’s go back first. Otherwise, standing any longer might be too much for your body."

But Jiang Tairan still insisted: "If you want to go back, then go back first. I don’t have anything else to do right now, so I’ll wait a little longer."

The truth was, Jiang Tairan’s face was already looking awful, and he was constantly coughing.

But he still gritted his teeth and persevered, all for the sake of seeking a cure for his illness.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Dinghai advised, "Old sir, about that divine doctor matter with Moxi, I have also inquired about it in the vicinity recently, but they all say they haven’t heard such a thing."

Zhao Guangmei agreed: "Right, these past couple of days, I’ve also asked our social circle’s people in Emperor City, and they say that if the divine doctor in the Feng Family really had such medical skills, it would have spread far and wide by now and everyone would know."

Jiang Tairan’s face became stern: "What are you implying?"

Zhao Guangmei said, "Meaning that the whole thing about Moxi being able to cure cancer might just be a publicity stunt by the Feng Family, but realizing it wasn’t very successful, they retracted it."

This tactic, in fact, Jiang Tairan had seen it in Yan City.

When the daughters of influential families in Yan City reached marriageable age without having found a match, they would release such news, saying for instance that they were outstanding at playing the piano or that they had won awards for the violin.

Right, they would aggrandize their talents to make them appear in a better light to potential suitors.

But such exaggeration usually accompanied a deficit in looks.

And Jiang Moxi most certainly had no faults in her appearance.

Could it be because she was just an adopted daughter of the Feng Family, that the Fengs feared her status might invite criticism, so they inflated her medical skills?

While Jiang Tairan remained indecisive, Yu Man added, "I think what Guangmei said makes sense. Think about it, if Moxi had medical skills, why didn’t we ever see her treating anyone back in Yan City?"

Jiang Guosheng also said, "I’ve never even seen her flip through a medical book."

"But she used to work on designs, and we didn’t get to see much of that either, yet she quietly became designer X, right?" argued Jiang Tairan.

"Design relies on talent to decide everything. But with Chinese medicine, if you haven’t studied for over a decade and have some practical experience, how could you achieve success?" Jiang Dinghai stated.

Zhao Guangmei also chimed in, "Exactly, the Chinese doctors we’ve met, aren’t they all around sixty or older?"

Grasping the rationale presented by his son and daughter-in-law, Jiang Tairan also began to think that perhaps Jiang Moxi’s ability to cure cancer was indeed just hype by the Feng Family.

Just then, Zhao Guangmei added, "Besides, if you really want to seek treatment, it’s better to find Fu Wangning. She’s the person in charge of the Chinese Hospital in Yan City and she’s done specialized research abroad for a while. Recently, she came to Emperor City for academic exchange. If you wish, I can pull some strings and arrange a meeting for you."

In the Chinese medicine community, Fu Wangning’s reputation was not a small one, especially after her research stint abroad in recent years, which had made her quite renowned in Yan City.

Now hearing Zhao Guangmei could help arrange a meeting with Fu Wangning, Jiang Tairan suddenly dismissed the idea of continuing to wait for Jiang Moxi.