Starting with a beautiful woman's private doctor

Xu Yi's hand holding the teacup paused in mid-air, his expression remaining largely unchanged.

Having lived half his life, he had long since learned to control his expressions in front of strangers.

But his fingers were trembling slightly, and the tea in the cup rippled with a very fine circle, spreading outwards in circles.

"W-What did you say?!"

Chu Nan tried to speak in the most appropriate tone: "Stergowski-Weber syndrome is indeed a congenital disease, but it did not occur naturally in Xiao Ran. I found a very faint trace of fetal toxin in her pulse."

"This fetal toxin had already entered her body before she was born, and was transmitted from the mother to the fetus through the umbilical cord, affecting the normal development of blood vessels in the brain."

He paused, letting Xu Yi process the information, before continuing, "The person who did it knew how to control the dosage. It wouldn't cause the mother to show symptoms immediately, but it would be enough to leave the fetus with lifelong, irreversible damage."

"In other words, your wife was poisoned during her pregnancy. This person not only understands pharmacology, but also had the opportunity to get close to your wife. There probably aren't many people who could meet both of these conditions during your wife's pregnancy."

Xu Yi didn't say anything, put the teacup back on the coffee table, then stood up and walked to the window, standing with his back to Chu Nan for a while.

After a long silence, he finally spoke in a hoarse voice, "For so many years, I've been thinking, is there something I didn't do well enough? Is it because I didn't take my wife to the hospital in time when she had a high fever? Is it because our Xu family ancestors did something heinous that has brought retribution upon Xiao Ran?"

"I went through every possible reason I could think of, and then took all the responsibility upon myself."

He turned around, his eyes glistening with a thin layer of tears.

"Now it seems it wasn't my fault, not retribution, not an accident, not any reason I once thought it was... it was because someone didn't want me, Xu Yi, to have any offspring!"

Xu Yi looked at Chu Nan and remained silent for a long time.

When he spoke again, his voice had regained its usual calmness, but Chu Nan noticed that his hands, which were in his pockets, were still trembling slightly.

"Xiao Chu, do you have a way to cure this illness?"

In the past, Chu Nan would have had a maximum of only a 30% chance of success.

But now the lotus on his chest has fully bloomed, and his strength is far greater than before. He is at least 80% confident.

"About 80%..."

Chu Nan explained, "The essence of Sturge-Weber syndrome is cerebral vascular malformation, where fetal toxins cause irreversible damage during development."

"To repair this damage, we need to use Qi therapy in conjunction with acupuncture to gradually eliminate the glial proliferation zone around the malformed blood vessels, while guiding the new blood vessels to grow in the right direction."

Xu Yi continued, "How long will it take?"

Chu Nan pondered for a moment, "The brain structure is too intricate. Each treatment can only treat a limited area, taking at least six months to a year."

Xu Yi stood by the window, silent for a long time, before finally speaking: "I've waited for over twenty years, what's a year?"

After saying that, he walked back to the coffee table, picked up his phone, and quickly tapped the screen a few times.

A few seconds later, Chu Nan's phone vibrated.

He looked down and saw a bank notification that five million had been deposited into his account.

Seeing that Chu Nan was about to speak, Xu Yi interrupted, "This is just a deposit. Once Xiao Ran has fully recovered—"

"Uncle Xu, that's not what I meant."

Chu Nan turned off his phone screen. "Xiao Ran hasn't even started treatment yet, and you're already asking for a consultation fee. It's too early, and I really don't deserve it."

"I'm a businessman, and I really don't know how to repay you. Talking about money might be a bit vulgar."

Xu Yi watched as Chu Nan put his phone back in his pocket, leaned back on the sofa, and thought for a while. "I have several properties in Beihai. Since you don't want to take the consultation fee now, then consider the houses as payment for Xiao Ran's medical expenses."

"Don't refuse. A house is nothing to me, but you've enabled Xiao Ran to live like a normal girl. I, Xu Yi, can never repay this kindness in my lifetime."

Chu Nan did not refuse the suggestion, as he was indeed lacking a place to stay.

Seeing that Chu Nan was no longer being polite, Xu Yi dialed a number directly and said, "Help me organize those vacant properties I have and send them to me."

After hanging up the phone, he turned to Chu Nan, a smile appearing on his face.

It wasn't the polite smile you'd give in a business setting; it was the overwhelming, uncontainable joy that welled up from the depths of a father's heart after confirming there was still hope for his daughter.

"If Xiao Ran wakes up and finds out you've left, she'll definitely make a scene again. You should go back while she's still asleep."

Chu Nan knew that Xu Yi's emotions would no longer be calm once the truth was revealed.

Normally, he might have tried to persuade her to stay longer and spend more time with Xu Ran.

After Chu Nan left, the smile on Xu Yi's face vanished instantly.

He stood by the window, watching the car drive out of the yard until its taillights completely disappeared around the corner.

"Brother Gang."

Xu Yi's voice wasn't loud, but every word was like the cold glint of a blade.

The butler walked in from the entrance hall.

He had followed Xu Yi for most of his life, and had been Xu Yi's close attendant ever since Xu Yi was still fighting alongside Tang Wanfu.

He simply stood there, waiting.

"Go and investigate everyone who has ever had a grudge against me, everyone who had the opportunity to get close to my wife during her pregnancy."

Xu Yi turned around, his eyes devoid of any extra emotion, only a cold and ruthless intent that had finally found an outlet after being suppressed for more than twenty years.

"I must find every single one of those responsible for my wife's death and mental breakdown!"

The butler bowed slightly, said nothing more, and turned to leave.

Xu Yi was left alone in the living room.

He picked up the cup of tea, which had gone completely cold, brought it to his lips, and then put it back down.

I could faintly hear Xu Ran turning over upstairs. She mumbled something inaudible in her sleep, then fell silent again.

Xu Yi leaned back on the sofa, closed his eyes, and could no longer find the image of his loving father on his face...

In Yaotai Residential Area, Chu Nan had just walked to the clinic entrance and hadn't even taken out his keys when a familiar cherry-red Panamera stopped behind him.

The car window rolled down, revealing Xia Wantang's smiling face.

"Sweetie, what a coincidence!"

Xia Wantang walked over in high heels, naturally linking her arm with Chu Nan's. "My leg is still injured, so... won't you take care of me tonight?"

"Sister Tang, your legs should have been back sooner—"

"Yes, my leg lost weight because of you. It was a serious gunshot wound. The doctor said I need someone to take care of me."

Xia Wantang looked up at Chu Nan, her almond-shaped eyes filled with a half-true, half-false innocence.

Chu Nan recalled how steadily she stood up from her wheelchair and took his arm at the sales office earlier that day, and then he remembered how fast she walked in her high heels when she got out of the car just now.

He opened his mouth to retort, but Xia Wantang had already pulled him towards their villa...