CHAPTER 562: CHAPTER 546: FIRST APPEARANCE

Jiang Xiaoxiao appeared once again at the Mu family’s villa.

This time, it was still for Ziluo.

Mu Feng cornered her early in the school classroom, saying that his sister’s condition was very critical, hoping she could bring her ancestral secret recipe medicine and go with him to see his sister.

Any glimmer of hope is better than none.

Jiang Xiaoxiao hadn’t heard any news from Jin Dachuan these past few days, and until now, she didn’t know if Jin Dachuan had found Song Moting’s whereabouts.

Nor did she know if the information she had obtained was what Jin Dachuan wanted.

Going back to the study was imperative.

So even though she already noticed that Mu Feng’s excuse didn’t seem very convincing, she still pretended not to understand and followed Mu Feng to the Mu family.

The atmosphere seemed off these past few days, and Jiang Xiaoxiao could clearly feel that there were some strangers around her.

Always following her not too far nor too close, she didn’t know if they were from the Mu family or Jin Dachuan’s people.

Was it to protect her or to monitor her?

Right now, Jiang Xiaoxiao could only feign compliance, otherwise, what could she do.

Without a definite whereabouts of Song Moting, Jiang Xiaoxiao would never completely cut off contact with the Mu family.

She could need intelligence from the Mu family at any time.

Instead of Ziluo, Jiang Xiaoxiao saw Mu Shaocheng.

"Mr. Mu, take me to see Ziluo. Didn’t you say Ziluo’s condition was dangerous?"

Jiang Xiaoxiao sensed the malice behind Mu Shaocheng’s smiling face.

From the moment she entered the Mu family’s house, she noticed four or five obviously armed guards in the living room, different from those patrolling guards she saw in the yard.

Strong and burly, their presence was palpable.

These are people who have walked out of slaughter.

Their eyes dangerous, expressions stern, especially the way they looked at her, seemingly with a trace of malice.

Mu Shaocheng gestured with his hand, his attitude still gentlemanly.

"Doctor Jiang, please sit. Actually, the reason I invited you here today! Ziluo is just an excuse, it’s actually because I want to see you."

Mu Shaocheng shed that layer of hypocritical facade, revealing the sharpness of a formidable figure.

His gaze sharp, lacking the trace of lust from that day.

Calm and self-controlled, this was the demeanor Mu Shaocheng should have.

"Mr. Mu, what do you intend to do?"

Acting fragile to disarm the opponent’s vigilance was indeed feasible, but Jiang Xiaoxiao was not that kind of person, she couldn’t bring herself to do it.

Jiang Xiaoxiao sat with composure, showing no sign of unease.

This elicited a nod of approval from Mu Shaocheng, "Doctor Jiang, I need your help. Of course, I want to see how magical your ancestral secret recipe is, and also I need your identity."

Frank enough.

Warning bells went off in Jiang Xiaoxiao’s mind, Mu Shaocheng dared to speak so boldly, meaning he had something to rely on.

Too many of her weaknesses.

Fan Xiuying, Old Jiang, Jiang Yue, Jiang Xin, Jiang Lei, any one of them could be used.

Not to mention Tang Yuan.

She had a deep conversation with the old lady last night.

Although she didn’t say it directly, she vaguely conveyed that there might be some people with unclear motives around, hoping the old lady could strengthen protection for Tang Yuan. The old lady, having long been wary since Old Sir Song was poisoned, would definitely keep Tang Yuan from harm, that Jiang Xiaoxiao believes.

"Mr. Mu, the ancestral secret recipe isn’t something that can be used casually, and my ancestral secret recipe lacks many herbs now. I can’t gather enough, so it might not work for Miss Ziluo. Also, I’m just an ordinary medical student, if you think because I am the granddaughter-in-law of the Song family, I’m afraid I can’t help Mr. Mu."

Jiang Xiaoxiao would not easily relent, especially when it involved her peaches.

Mu Shaocheng’s intentions were unclear, but what he was doing was definitely not above board.

Her peaches were already temptation enough, if used by someone like Mu Shaocheng, who knows what harm to society could be manufactured.

"Doctor Jiang, you are too modest. I’ve heard of your ancestral secret recipe’s reputation long before, wasn’t Old Sir Song saved precisely by it? Now being modest, is it because we outsiders are not worthy of your secret recipe?"

"But if I remember correctly, Wu Xiaocheng also used your secret recipe from the Wu family, is it possible you accept a house from the Wu family but wouldn’t accept one from the Mu family?"

Jiang Xiaoxiao had long known that such things in their circle were impossible to hide from.

The Mu family was not just ordinary, unremarkable citizens, as such matters could be inquired about with some methods.

"Mr. Mu is too polite, indeed a house from the Wu family exchanged for the ancestral secret recipe, but back then I had already prepared the medicine, yet after the Wu family used it, I am now lacking in the medicine stock, so I can’t gather the herbs for these prescriptions at once, hence I can’t make this medicine."

She would never relent.

Mu Shaocheng’s expression did not change, as a formidable character, he had encountered such things in his lifetime.

This young woman before him really didn’t know her place, she dared refuse him?

Did she not understand that asking for her ancestral secret recipe, if not for the sake of the Wu family’s measures, he couldn’t care less about her ancestral secret recipe.

Despite the Wu family’s exaggerated words, everyone knew how many good doctors the Wu family had enlisted.

The Wu family itself was a giant in the medical field, they could hire any doctor they wanted.

Moreover, the Wu family had even prepared a death row inmate’s heart, they’d been preparing for that child for many years!

Though ultimately it’s unknown why the heart transplant wasn’t performed, the effort the Wu family put in was definitely not less than that of the Mu family.

The Wu family probably used some other means, but publicly they only used Jiang Xiaoxiao as a cover.

Presumably to earn Jiang Xiaoxiao a good reputation, after all, she was Wu Weiguo’s daughter.

Not paving a road for his biological daughter, crafting a bright path, that isn’t rational.

Mu Shaocheng was indeed not chasing after the ancestral secret recipe, knowing fully well about his daughter’s illness, he had seen many ancestral secret recipes, and what use did they have? None for his daughter’s illness.

"Doctor Jiang, you may not have a way to help Ziluo, but I know someone who does. I invited you because only you can invite this person."

Mu Shaocheng’s words made Jiang Xiaoxiao wary, this person was definitely not from the Song family.

"Mr. Mu, you should know. Elder Meng specializes in brain surgery, it has nothing to do with the heart, moreover, a heart transplant requires a suitable heart source, something that’s not easily found."

With Mr. Mu’s wealth and connections, you should be able to do it, as long as you find a new suitable heart source, you should be able to invite countless doctors to perform such surgery."

Jiang Xiaoxiao thought he was referring to Old Mrs. Song.