Invincible Immortal Doctor
Chapter 175 Bait

Chapter 175: Chapter 175 Bait

"Patriarch Xia, do you recognize her?" Jiang Hongying’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, a look of surprise flashing in her eyes.

Zhou Shihao also appeared confused.

Instead of answering directly, Xia Hongbo’s face tensed as he looked at Xia Yi.

Xia Yi was equally shocked as she gazed back at Xia Hongbo.

She had never imagined that her reunion with her father would occur under such circumstances.

"Recognize her? She’s the discarded daughter of my Xia Family, and as of now, has been expelled from the Xia Family," Xia Hongbo said, withdrawing his gaze from Xia Yi, his expression impassive.

Though Jiang Hongying was taken aback, she still smiled and said, "Given that, using them as bait shouldn’t be an issue for Patriarch Xia, right?"

"No objections," Xia Hongbo replied, still without expression.

Hearing this, Xia Yi bit her lip hard.

"Mommy, is he... is he my grandfather?" At that moment, Nian Nian suddenly spoke up.

At these words, Xia Hongbo’s complexion shifted slightly.

He had instinctively overlooked Nian Nian originally, but her statement made him unavoidably turn his gaze towards her.

"What wild brat dares to call me grandfather?" Xia Hongbo snorted coldly.

Nian Nian felt somewhat intimidated.

Xia Yi quickly crouched down and pulled Nian Nian into her arms, trying to keep her voice calm, "Nian Nian, he is not your grandfather."

However, it was obvious that Xia Yi’s voice was trembling.

In Xia Yi’s arms, Nian Nian nodded quietly and said no more.

Zhou Shihao, clearly interested, looked at Xia Hongbo and then asked, "What’s their relationship with Su Luo? Don’t tell me these are Su Luo’s wife and daughter?"

He had investigated before; Su Luo was neither married nor had a daughter.

Meanwhile.

Shen Qingzhi’s gaze also fell on Xia Yi and Nian Nian, her eyes holding a trace of confusion.

What relationship did this mother and daughter have with Su Luo?

Why would Jiang Hongying think to use them as bait to threaten Su Luo?

Xia Hongbo too looked towards Jiang Hongying, his face unsightly, but he was curious about the answer and wanted to know the relationship between Xia Yi and Su Luo.

Jiang Hongying nodded and said, "Exactly, they are indeed Su Luo’s wife and daughter!"

Xia Hongbo’s face grew even uglier.

Su Luo had crippled his son’s arm and caused the Xia Family to lose all face; he wouldn’t be satisfied until he had flayed Su Luo alive and scattered his ashes. Yet, infuriatingly, the daughter he had expelled from the household had become involved with Su Luo and even bore him a child?

Zhou Shihao furrowed his brows, "Madam He, are you certain that they are Su Luo’s wife and daughter? To my knowledge, Su Luo is not married and has no children!"

He had looked into Su Luo before and was confident of this fact.

Furthermore, if Su Luo had a wife and child, how could Lin Songbai possibly consider him for a son-in-law?

Jiang Hongying laughed and said, "Not being married does not mean one cannot have a woman or father a child. My people have inquired around Xia Yi’s residence and the kindergarten and have confirmed that Su Luo is indeed the father of that little girl."

Zhou Shihao fell silent.

Xia Hongbo’s face was ashen, and he too said nothing.

Shen Qingzhi’s pretty brows were also slightly furrowed.

Did Su Luo have a woman, and they even had a child together?

"If Su Luo is a man of strong feelings and we have his wife and daughter, what’s stopping him from yielding?" Jiang Hongying sneered.

Not only did Xia Hongbo want revenge for his son, but she also wanted to avenge her own son, and it was imperative to capture Su Luo before he could return to Jinling.

"That’s right, with Su Luo’s wife and daughter in hand, he won’t dare not to show up," Zhou Shihao also snorted coldly.

Xia Hongbo’s face turned an even deeper shade of iron blue as he finally looked at Xia Yi again, "Call Su Luo and tell him to come here immediately."

Xia Yi clenched her teeth hard, hugging Nian Nian tightly, and did not respond.

Seeing this, Jiang Hongying waved her hand, and a man in a suit stepped forward, about to snatch Nian Nian away.

"What are you doing?"

Xia Yi quickly shielded Nian Nian.

"It’s simple. Right now, you only have two choices: either you call Su Luo and have him come here, or we kill your daughter in front of you," Jiang Hongying said coldly.

Xia Yi’s face changed dramatically.

She looked desperate and ultimately turned to Xia Hongbo.

However, Xia Hongbo had no intention of considering father-daughter affection. His voice was also frigid: "If you had listened to me from the beginning, how could this have happened? Everything now is your own fault. If you are willing to call Su Luo obediently, then you might still save that scourge. If you refuse, you won’t be able to save Su Luo or that scourge."

Hearing these words, Xia Yi felt completely hopeless.

She knew that counting on Xia Hongbo to have any consideration for sentiment was now impossible.

"Su Luo, he... he..." Xia Yi bit her lip; she wanted to reveal the truth that Su Luo was not Nian Nian’s father, to tell everyone that they actually had no relation to Su Luo, and that they couldn’t threaten Su Luo with them.

Even if doing so would hurt Nian Nian, letting her know she was deceiving her along with Su Luo, she was willing to take that risk.

Although she didn’t know what grudge Su Luo had with these people, she knew that no matter what, she couldn’t betray Su Luo because of her own sake.

However.

Just at this moment, her phone suddenly rang.

Only.

Her phone was not in her hands but in the hands of the man in the suit; it had already been snatched away when she and Nian Nian were taken.

"It’s Su Luo."

The man in the suit looked at the incoming call on the phone and immediately said.

Hearing this.

Xia Yi’s face immediately showed a distressed expression.

"Su Luo, he’s not Nian Nian’s..." Xia Yi hurriedly said.

However, before she could finish, Jiang Hongying interrupted her with a scoff: "Do you think that if you say Su Luo has nothing to do with you, we’d believe it?"

She took over the phone.

Looking at Su Luo’s incoming call, she suddenly changed her mind.

She answered the call.

"Sister Yi, why aren’t you replying to messages?" came Su Luo’s voice from the phone.

Jiang Hongying said, "Su Luo, I don’t care where you are now, but I’m giving you three hours to get to Spring Wind Teahouse, or you will never see your wife and child again."

In the call, Su Luo’s voice clearly paused.

Then he asked in a grave tone, "Who are you?"

"Before answering your question, let me first let you confirm things, so you don’t think I’m deceiving you," Jiang Hongying said.

Then, she walked up to Nian Nian with the phone: "Your name is Nian Nian, right? Tell your daddy that you and your mommy are with us."

Nian Nian turned her head away: "You are bad people, I won’t speak."

As soon as Nian Nian spoke, it was impossible to hide anything; Xia Yi also hurriedly said, "Su Luo, don’t come. They are trying to harm you."

Jiang Hongying smiled: "You heard the voices, right?"

"Who are you?" Su Luo’s voice came again.

"Jiang Hongying!" Jiang Hongying said, "Oh, and Mr. Zhou Shihao, Mr. Xia Hongbo, they are also here. If you come a bit late, even if I can stay patient, I can’t guarantee they will."

"Remember, no more than three hours!"

"You wouldn’t want anything to happen to your wife and child, would you?"

After a pause of silence.

Su Luo’s voice came through the phone: "Fine, I will be there within three hours. But if they lose even a single hair before then, I will make all of you pay a price beyond your imagination."