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Chapter 428: Xiao Zheng, You Fraud

Chapter 428: Chapter 428: Xiao Zheng, You Fraud

Hua Muran neither heard nor asked about anything, merely gazing at her ailing father on the bed. His pallor was ashen, breaths faint, he appeared remarkably weak now.

"Doctor, how is my father doing?"

Hua Muran lifted her head, asking the question.

At that moment, although her heart was filled with immense anxiety, she had regained her composure.

Xiao Zheng witnessed this scene and couldn’t help but nod in approval. This girl, to have reached where she was today, truly had exceptional ability. To maintain her composure under such circumstances.

"Family Head... please, restrain your grief."

The doctor let out a heavy sigh, speaking those words.

It meant there was no hope left to save him.

"What?" Hua Muran’s face turned utterly pale upon hearing this, her ability to remain composed notwithstanding, it was almost too much to bear.

After all, the man on the sickbed was her dearest relative! Tears began to flood Hua Muran’s eyes as she looked at her father lying there.

Yet at that moment, there came a snide and sarcastic voice, "What’s the point of these false pretenses here? I didn’t see you by his side when father was ill. Only now are you putting on an act."

It was the same youth who had spoken earlier.

Hua Muran gave him a cold glance, "Hua Youwei, remember that I am the Family Head! Another disrespectful word, and beware, I will have you thrown out."

"You..."

Hua Youwei was furious.

But he didn’t dare say more, for he knew that Hua Muran indeed had the capability and courage to do so.

Hua Muran still wasn’t giving up hope and asked the doctor again, "Is there truly no hope left for my father?"

The doctor sighed, "Your father has been beset by illness for many years, his body weakened. This time, the disease is complex, and it really is beyond our power to turn things around."

Hua Muran was overwhelmed with grief upon hearing these words. Meanwhile, Hua Youwei’s lips curled into a sly smile, evidently very pleased.

It turned out that Hua Muran’s position as Family Head was only temporary. With her father’s death, there would have to be a new selection for the Family Head. As a male, and Hua Muran’s elder brother, Hua Youwei had a better chance of securing the position. Naturally, he was ecstatic.

However, in the presence of everyone, he performed an act of seeming sorrowful.

"Hahaha..."

While everyone was morose, suddenly, a burst of laughter rang out. Everyone was taken aback and looked towards the source of the noise, spotting a youth.

It was Xiao Zheng.

Hua Youwei was the first to snap angrily, "What are you laughing at here?"

He had noticed from the start that Xiao Zheng had come in with Hua Muran. He considered Hua Muran his greatest opponent, hence he had no good feelings for Xiao Zheng.

Xiao Zheng chuckled and replied, "I’m laughing at you all, for Hua Muran’s father clearly still has a chance, yet all of you are declaring there’s no salvation."

The renowned doctors in the room changed their expressions when they heard Xiao Zheng speak. His words implied they were not skilled enough!

Immediately, one of the doctors became discontent, giving Xiao Zheng a sideways glare and said with a sneer, "Such arrogance. Since when can a green boy challenge an expert’s opinion? Medicine is not something to merely talk about, it’s a profound and extensive field of study!"

The other doctors also nodded their heads, their looks toward Xiao Zheng filled with dissatisfaction.

They were all nationally renowned doctors, full of confidence, and naturally could not tolerate being doubted.

"I’m not deceiving you, I really can cure it."

Despite the renowned doctors’ mixture of cold mockery and heated ridicule, Xiao Zheng remained very composed, smiled, and repeated the statement.

The doctors were instantly even more furious.

Even some of the influential figures of the Hua Family were frowning at this time, believing that Xiao Zheng was talking nonsense and causing trouble.

Seeing this, Hua Youwei’s face darkened, and he barked angrily, "Guards, throw this nonsensical brat out! Really, can we just bring in any Tom, Dick, or Harry into our Hua Family?"

Hua Youwei’s words, ostensibly directed at Xiao Zheng, were actually an attack on Hua Muran. He was implying that Hua Muran had befriended undesirables and had brought shame to the Hua Family.

Hardly had Hua Youwei’s voice faded when several bodyguards charged in, reaching out to grab Xiao Zheng and drag him out of the room.

"Everyone, stop!"

However, at that moment, a stern voice suddenly rang out. The bodyguards, who had been ready to lay hands on Xiao Zheng, shuddered at the voice and dared not move.

The speaker was, of course, Hua Muran!

At that moment, she had already walked over from beside the bed, her expression cold as she said to Hua Youwei, "Brother Xiao is my guest, how dare you be rude to him?"

"Ha! A guest? I see nothing but a charlatan trying to deceive others for money and attention," Hua Youwei scoffed.

Just now, he had seen the bodyguards become jittery and stop immediately at Hua Muran’s command, which irked him greatly.

This was because it showed that within the Hua Family, Hua Muran’s authority was much stronger than his own, Hua Youwei’s.

Now, hearing Hua Muran reprimand him like that, Hua Youwei became even angrier. Considering that their father was about to die and the struggle for the position of Family Head would soon begin, he boldly contradicted Hua Muran.

With this in mind, Hua Youwei no longer intended to spare Hua Muran any face, and in a taunting tone, he said, "Sister, the man’s not bad-looking. I think you’ve been charmed by him. You are supposed to be our Family Head, how can you indulge in these matters of love? Even if you indulge, you could have chosen someone normal. But instead, you’ve brought a charlatan! Where do you expect our noble Hua Family to place its face?"

Upon these words being uttered, the influential figures in the room all looked towards Hua Muran. Their gazes were tinged with dissatisfaction.

In their view, when even these famous doctors could not treat Hua Muran’s father’s illness, and this young man claimed he could, he was obviously boasting!

Therefore, what Hua Youwei said seemed to have some merit. Perhaps it was indeed because Xiao Zheng was handsome that he had captivated her.

Applause erupted.

Just as everyone looked at Hua Muran with suspicion, a round of applause suddenly sounded. When they looked over, they saw Xiao Zheng clapping with a smile on his face.

Angered by this, Hua Youwei shouted, "What more do you want?"

Xiao Zheng laughed and said, "I’m applauding for you."

Hua Youwei was taken aback, "For me?"

Xiao Zheng nodded, his voice cheerful, "What an act of talking nonsense with utmost seriousness! If you could star in movies, you’d definitely win an Oscar. It’s just a pity your mouth spews crap!"

Hua Youwei was furious, "Are you insulting me?"

Xiao Zheng smiled and nodded. Then his expression suddenly turned cold as he said, "Not only do I intend to scold you, but I also intend to hit you!"