Chapter 3: Whose Father Are You? _1

Xiao Qiang was contemplating how to leave the hospital. He understood clearly that staying here made him even more vulnerable. After all, he was right under other people's watch, and in his current state, he was more susceptible to being taken advantage of.

"Wang Yue, I want to be discharged," Xiao Qiang looked around to make sure no one was nearby before lowering his voice to Wang Yue. Even though he did not know why, Xiao Qiang knew that Wang Yue was a trustworthy and good person. To be precise, Wang Yue had been subtly hinting him that the Xiao family had ill intentions towards him.

At this time, lacking the strength to protect himself, Xiao Qiang had no choice but to trust Wang Yue.

Upon hearing Xiao Qiang's words, Wang Yue's eyebrows slightly furrowed, and she also lowered her voice in response, "The director said you still need to be observed..."

The underlying meaning was clear; the Xiao Family was against Xiao Qiang's departure.

Hearing that, Xiao Qiang felt even more worried. He was currently too weak, having no cultivation base at all, let alone the power to protect himself. If he had a powerful cultivation base, he wouldn't have needed to care about the Xiao family's reaction.

Power is the basis for survival!

Having thought of this, Xiao Qiang sighed and didn't say anything more.

Wang Yue saw that Xiao Qiang wasn't very interested, she knew his mood wasn't good, and after finishing the checkup, she left the room.

As he lay in bed, Xiao Qiang silently ran his cultivation technique. Over the course of a week, while he hadn't been able to recover his strength, he had rediscovered the sensation of True Qi flowing through his body. When the cooling flow of Qi appeared within his body, Xiao Qiang almost cried with joy. After all, not everyone gets the chance to experience such a sense of recovery.

"Damn it, if only I had half a year, I could open all thirty-six meridians and reach the innate realm," Xiao Qiang gave a bitter smile, this body was previously too weak and had no foundation of cultivation. His cultivation technique was extremely profound, but he had only just managed to open six meridians. His current power was just slightly better than an average person's, he simply had no means to protect himself.

He was placed in a high-grade ward. After his body recovered, the Xiao family had moved Xiao Qiang into this single-person ward. Wang Yue had been assigned to take care of Xiao Qiang exclusively, which gave them plenty of opportunities to be alone together.

The hospital room was equipped with a TV. Xiao Qiang, having fused with the memories of the body's original owner, knew how to use it. Bored, he turned on the TV to watch the news, the content caught his attention.

"This station reports, the only heir of the Xiao Corporation, Executive Deputy President Xiao Wen, has been missing for a week. The Xiao Corporation has externally announced that Xiao Wen is on a business trip, but rumors are circling that Xiao Wen might be leaving this world due to a car accident. This news has greatly affected the Xiao Corporation's stock prices..."

This was an economic news report, but Xiao Qiang felt as if he caught onto something. Back then, when Han Qiang and Xiao Zhengxun were outside his hospital room, the lip reading revealed that Xiao Zhengxun had requested to strictly keep his existence and Xiao Wen's incident confidential. Could it be that someone in the Xiao family had leaked the news?

"Perhaps, this might be an opportunity," Xiao Qiang thought for a while, then made a bold decision. Whether he could survive temporarily now depended on this.

That night, Xiao Qiang said to Wang Yue, who came to change his medicine, "Can you get me some paper and pen?"

Wang Yue was surprised, "What are you going to do?"

Xiao Qiang smiled, "You know my current state, I need to survive."

Some things didn't need to be said explicitly. Wang Yue sighed and nodded in agreement. The next morning, she brought Xiao Qiang paper and pen. As the nurse specifically taking care of Xiao Qiang, bringing items into the room was extremely convenient. Although the Xiao family also had people keeping an eye on Xiao Qiang, they all did so covertly. No matter how audacious they were, they wouldn't just barge into the hospital room during the day.

At noon, Xiao Qiang handed several sheets of paper to Wang Yue, and said in a low voice, "If you have time, help me courier these to the newspapers and TV station as soon as possible."

Wang Yue nodded without hesitation, "Don't worry, I will get it done."

Xiao Qiang laughed, "Why are you helping me so much?" He was genuinely curious. Ever since he woke up, Wang Yue had been assisting him, but he had no impression of her in his memory.

Hearing Xiao Qiang's words, Wang Yue's face was slightly gloomy, but she quickly laughed and said, "How could you not allow me to help when I see an injustice?"

Xiao Qiang nodded without pursuing the matter further.

After leaving the ward, Wang Yue let out a breath of relief. She was scared that Xiao Qiang would continue asking. Her face was slightly flushed as she muttered, "How could you possibly remember that clumsy and ugly little girl who always wanted your protection in the orphanage?"

Three days quickly passed. In this time, Xiao Qiang had been working hard on his cultivation and managed to open another meridian. He was aware that his current cultivation speed was fast, but that was only because his cultivation technique was highly profound; reaching the innate realm in this world without much spiritual Qi wasn't the hard part. The challenge was how to break through innate realm to reach the fasting realm. After all, that's the starting point of a cultivator's journey - the so-called realm where one doesn't need to eat food.

On the morning of the fourth day, Wang Yue entered with a glowing face, "The reporters are here, they're just outside the door."

A smile finally appeared on Xiao Qiang's face, "Let's go check it out."

Wang Yue helped Xiao Qiang away from the hospital bed. When they reached the door and followed the direction Wang Yue was pointing, they saw a horde of reporters blocking the entrance of the corridor. The hospital staff were trying to hold them back, with Xiao Qiang faintly hearing them saying, "Sorry, but the patient is not yet fully recovered and needs a quiet time for rest. We can't allow interviews at the moment."

Soon, a reporter shouted, "Xiao Wen, the son of the Xiao Corporation, is hospitalized here, isn't he?"

"Yes, but..."

"Then let us in. When people from the Xiao Corporation leave, we will naturally leave."

"Right, since Xiao Wen is here, then Mr. Xiao will surely come. Having both a son and an illegitimate son, he's really something!"

The reporters seemed to have received accurate information and were determined not to leave until they achieved their goal.

Meanwhile, Xiao Zhengxun was sitting in his car with a gloomy look, heading towards the hospital. Han Qiang, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, also looked quite upset, never expecting the news to leak so quickly.

Xiao Zhengxun looked out the window and suddenly spoke out. "Have someone immediately handle that guy's household registration. We can't let anyone find out anything."

Han Qiang was taken aback. He knew that the boss was referring to Xiao Qiang, who was labelled as the illegitimate son in the hospital. But now that the reporters know about his existence, did the boss intend to give up?

Thinking about this, Han Qiang hesitated and said, "Sir, there are too many reporters at the hospital, I'm afraid..."

Xiao Zhengxun furrowed his brows, suddenly having a bad premonition.

Xiao Qiang had no idea how accurate Xiao Zhengxun's premonition was. Upon hearing the reporters' discussion, he knew that his plan had worked, so he gently pushed Wang Yue away and whispered, "Stay away from me, be careful not to get hurt."

Wang Yue was taken aback, but before she could react further, Xiao Qiang started walking towards the reporters.

"Ah, it's Xiao Qiang!"

A sharp-eyed reporter spotted Xiao Qiang, his head still bandaged, and quickly cornered him, loudly asking, "Mr. Xiao Qiang, are you really the illegitimate son of Mr. Xiao Zhengxun?"

"Ah, for all these years, what is the reason that has kept you from acknowledging him?"

"What is the reason that made you and your father acknowledge each other? Is it because Xiao Wen is critically ill and you think you are the only heir to the Xiao family? Please answer my question!"

Under the glare of the spotlights, Xiao Qiang looked at the reporters with a slightly bewildered look, as the reporters' questions rang out again, "When did you find out that your father was Xiao Zhengxun?"

Xiao Qiang glanced at the reporter, his face taking on a speculative look as he replied, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

The reporter was taken aback, "Aren't you Mr. Xiao Qiang?"

Xiao Qiang was stunned for a moment and nodded in surprise, "I am Xiao Qiang, but who is this Xiao Zhengxun that you lot are talking about?"

"What!" The reporters were dumbfounded as they exchanged glances. Their sources had told them about Xiao Qiang, the illegitimate son who popped out of nowhere and was hospitalized just like Xiao Wen, the eldest son of the Xiao Family. The man they saw did resemble the one in the photos, but he was now claiming that he didn't know Xiao Zhengxun, his supposed father. Could the Xiao family be lying?

At this moment, a deep voice rang out among the crowd, "Little Qiang!"

Everyone froze as they followed the familiar voice and saw Xiao Zhengxun standing there with a smile on his face while Han Qiang followed behind with a serious demeanor.

"Mr. Xiao is here, Mr. Xiao is here!" The reporters quickly swiveled their cameras towards Xiao Zhengxun.

Xiao Zhengxun had a look of extreme joy on his face as he rushed over to Xiao Qiang, crying out in emotion, "Little Qiang, my son!"

With a look of bewilderment on his face, Xiao Qiang watched as Xiao Zhengxun approached him and took him in his arms, patting his shoulder and looking happy yet sorrowful.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Qiang pushed Xiao Zhengxun away and said in surprise, "Sir, I think you may have mistaken me for someone else. I'm an orphan with no parents."

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