Whenever soone ca to visit Xia Liang, he would glance at the entrance and inform Wu Tong of the visitor's arrival even before they knocked. He was never wrong. Even Wu Tong had grown accustod to it. As long as Xia Liang looked toward the door, soone would be knocking by the ti she reached it.
This ti was no different. Wu Tong had just approached the doorway when a frantic knocking erupted, as if the person outside was incredibly anxious. Hearing the knocking and observing Xia Liang, who seed to know everything already, Old Master Ning Jiacheng suddenly grew tense again. The visitor outside might be bringing him earth-shattering news.
anwhile, Wu Tong opened the door. The man outside didn't even have ti to wonder why she had been standing there. He rushed into the living room, his face alight with excitent. Yet, when his eyes swept past Xia Liang, he scoffed undisguisedly before loudly addressing Old Master Ning Jiacheng.
"Old Master, the hospital just called! Xiao Yun is awake!"
The speaker was Ning Jiacheng's second son, Ning Mingjun. The Xiao Yun he ntioned was Ning Jiacheng's granddaughter, the daughter of his eldest son.
Upon hearing Ning Mingjun's words, Old Master Ning Jiacheng felt as though lightning had struck his brain. His entire body trembled uncontrollably with excitent. He froze for several seconds, as if his heart had stopped beating.
Just monts ago, Xia Liang had said his granddaughter was fine. But back then, Xia Liang had rely snapped his fingers and done nothing more. Even though Ning Jiacheng had great faith in his old friend He Hongsheng, he had harbored so doubts about Xia Liang. Still, he was ntally prepared for this.
But when Ning Mingjun confird that his granddaughter was truly awake, Old Master Ning Jiacheng couldn't conceal his ecstatic joy. He wanted to kneel before Xia Liang that very instant, but his legs gave out from the overwhelming emotion. He couldn't even stand up from the sofa.
To make sure he hadn't misheard, he imdiately sought confirmation. "Second Son, are you sure? Xiao Yun… she's really awake?"
"Dad, why would I lie to you? Xiao Yun just video-called . She's still a bit weak, so she hung up quickly, but she's really alright."
"It's good she's alright. So good," Old Master Ning Jiacheng said, grasping Ning Mingjun's hand. Tears began to well up uncontrollably in the old master's eyes.
The next second, after calming his father, Ning Mingjun stepped forward. He picked up the docunt folder from the coffee table and anxiously flipped it open.
"What are you doing?" Old Master Ning Jiacheng asked, puzzled.
Ning Mingjun flipped directly to the last page and exhaled in relief when he saw that Xia Liang hadn't signed it yet. "Dad, now that Xiao Yun has woken up, we don't need to offer this building to hire this so-called Master Xia. I've always said we should trust in science, not so charlatan."
Before his words had even faded, Old Master Ning Jiacheng shot up from the sofa.
SMACK!
He slapped Ning Mingjun with all his might. Though advanced in years, his strength had never diminished. The sound of the slap echoed throughout the room. "You unfilial son! Do you have any idea why Xiao Yun woke up?"
Ning Jiacheng, who had barely been able to stand upon hearing his granddaughter was awake, had leaped to his feet the mont he heard his son insult Xia Liang.
Ning Mingjun was stunned, instinctively touching his cheek, not understanding what was happening. His thoughts were in disarray. He couldn't understand how a few words could provoke such a fierce slap from his father. It had been decades since his father had last hit him.
Before Ning Mingjun could react, Old Master Ning Jiacheng started cursing, slapping him relentlessly again and again.
"Ouch! Dad, what's wrong?" Ning Mingjun protested, but he didn't even dare to dodge, allowing the blows to land.
Old Master Ning Jiacheng shouted, "Kneel to Master Xia! Right now! You call Master Xia a charlatan? I always thought you were the most rational and intelligent of my sons. How can you speak without thinking? If Master Xia isn't willing to forgive you, then from this day forward, you are no longer a part of the Ning Family!"
BOOM!
Old Master Ning Jiacheng's words exploded like a clap of thunder in Ning Mingjun's mind. His body reacted before his brain could process it.
THUD!
Though he didn't understand what was going on, Ning Mingjun knelt before Xia Liang the mont he heard his father's ultimatum. As the second son, he knew his father's character best. If Old Master Ning said he would disown him, he would do it without hesitation. But he simply couldn't comprehend it. Why would Old Master Ning banish him from the family for the sake of this young man? What on earth was the reason?
Seeing Ning Mingjun on his knees, Old Master Ning Jiacheng gasped for breath and sat back down on the sofa. He cast a covert glance at Xia Liang. Noticing that Xia Liang's expression hadn't soured, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
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