Special Forces Medic

Chapter 877 - 850: Family Ties Built on Power

When the news of Master Ma’s mysterious death in a hotel was still being digested, a new piece of news swept from all directions, catching those just waking up by surprise. Compared to Master Ma or the Xia family’s young lady, it was more memorable; idle people always enjoy following the renowned, and scandals from public figures’ private lives are their real interest.

Several months ago, the romantic entanglement between the Xia family’s young lady and the Wang family’s young master reached its conclusion at Elder Xia’s birthday celebration. A mysterious little school doctor used one hundred million as a birthday gift to successfully snatch the beautiful wife from Wang family’s young master, initially thought to form a celestial couple, but who knew this sensation would soon split the couple asunder.

Xia Xue, the CEO of the ’Rhine’, was suddenly stripped of her husband overnight; her fiancé publicly flaunted sweetness and affection with another woman in public places, making many envious, while the abandoned woman suffered alone in heartbreak. Reports with similar themes, accompanied by various texts and photographs, were published in magazines, almost becoming the focal point of post-dinner conversations in households. Compared to the one hundred million incident at that time, this seems to be even more tantalizing.

Although regarded as post-meal pastime, for the newly inserted mistress, having overshadowed the Xia family’s young lady, apart from curses and insults, more speculations arise about her background.

Most people sympathize with the weaker party, and after explosive news, voices siding with Xia Xue and those denouncing the mistress became the second wave of assault. Be it online or in newspapers, only the lack of TV interviews made this large-scale report less spectacular.

Xia Yusheng tossed away the newspaper in his hand; he was very angry, facing Elder Xia’s questioning while also having increased blame towards Xia Xue.

Though seen as a rightful victim in others’ eyes, for the Xia family, this was a loss of face issue. Moreover, what kind of person is Xiao Lin? Securing such a son-in-law could save the Xia family decades of effort. Finally entering the political scene meant the start of a new pinnacle moment, but now this esteemed person retreated; isn’t this making the Xia family look bad?

Xia Yusheng snorted coldly, facing Xia Xue’s eternally indifferent expressions, ignoring the reports, he didn’t know how to begin speaking, while Elder Xia, with a clear mind, sipped tea nearby, leaving the three in silent confrontation.

Xia Xue was already too lazy to look at any tabloid news; Xiao Lin would never act so high-profile. Parading Lian publicly to show affection seemed more like acting, was it really necessary? If he hoped she would forget him sooner, then she would quietly live her own life, alas, her head ached, she didn’t want to think about these things.

"’Rhine’ still has many matters to deal with, I’ll leave first," Xia Xue didn’t want to sit before these two people any longer. Being summoned to Elder Xia’s room early in the morning was just for mutual silence; she’d had enough of other Xia family members’ cold sarcasm, there was no need to continue sitting here.

"Sit down!" Elder Xia put down the cup in his hand, casting a sidelong glance but not looking at Xia Xue, instead staring at Xia Yusheng. "What’s going on?"

"No feelings left, so breaking up is the only option, isn’t this the most common thing between men and women?" Xia Xue calmly answered Elder Xia’s question to Xia Yusheng; her grandfather seemingly never treated her as a member of the Xia family, even a simple question would not be addressed to her directly, she was close by, yet he looked at others.

"I’m not asking you about this!" Xia Xue paused for a moment, she raised her head to stare at the grandfather over fifty, suddenly feeling sad, then resigned to her fate. "Xiao Lin isn’t like that, I just have no feelings with him anymore, father’s path in politics won’t be affected."

"Humph, so you say it won’t be affected? You can’t even hold onto a man’s heart, what else can you do?" Elder Xia completely ignored Xia Xue’s words; deeply ingrained feudal thoughts were momentarily broken with Xiao Lin’s appearance, faced with his power he turned a blind eye, but now with no such barrier, he needn’t have any concerns.

"Grandfather, I haven’t relied on anyone else, you’ve seen ’Rhine’s’ performance, you can’t disregard my efforts." Xia Xue refuted Elder Xia’s denial of her efforts, she could withstand others’ cold sarcasm, that was reality, but disregarding her hard-won achievements was unacceptable to her.

"Xiaoxue, don’t be rude," Xia Yusheng voiced, stopping Xia Xue. "Father, Xiaoxue’s contributions to ’Rhine’ have caught many people’s attention, including Secretary Hua in the city committee, who praised her endlessly."

"Humph, don’t think that just because I don’t go out now I don’t know what’s happening outside, who do you rely on for your current achievements?" Elder Xia asked sternly. "Now that you’ve lost that support, who will back you?"

"Grandfather..."

"Xiaoxue, you should head to the company now!" Xia Yusheng dismissed Xia Xue, faced with Elder Xiao, Xiaoxue’s personality would surely argue for herself to the end. "Apologize to grandfather."

Xia Xue bit her lip, ultimately lowered her head to admit fault. "Father, Xiaoxue she..."

"I see you are regressing as you get older." After Xia Xue left, Elder Xia slapped directly across his face. "’Rhine’ can no longer be managed by Xia Xue, raising a tiger for trouble, understand? She is after all not Xia family’s legitimate offspring."

"Father, you cannot do this, she is my daughter after all, you cannot just not recognize her because of this affair!"

"Recognize? You having a child with a maid is already embarrassing enough, and you want me to recognize the existence of this person? Don’t even think about it, let go of someone who has no use value!"

"This is unfair to the child."

"Worry about yourself first, ’Rhine’ will be handled by someone else, don’t argue with me anymore, you should consider producing a legitimate heir for the Xia family, I’ve heard you haven’t had marital relations with Wen Cui all these years, isn’t it time to fulfill a husband’s duty?" Elder Xia approached Xia Yusheng. "Don’t let me down too much, doing something shameful for the Xia family because of an illegitimate child."

"Yes!"

Heh, listening outside the door, Xia Xue, upon hearing her father’s response, any remaining trust and reliance faded away in that moment. She truly ought to thank Xiao Lin for once bringing her a hint of family affection, turns out this too could be based on a foundation of power (to be continued. If you like this work, feel free to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote recommendation tickets, monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation.)