Zhan Jiayi nodded, thinking it was good to clarify matters concerning the child. Now she only needed to figure out how Xie Qining died.
Nanny Lian saw that her reaction to the matter wasn't overly strong, and she seemed very rational about everything at her young age.
"The young master has dedicated doctors and nurses taking care of him. The old madam has something to tell you, let's go over first."
"Okay." Zhan Jiayi released Xie Zhendong's hand. Now that she knew his condition and that he was here.
She just wanted to stay by his side and take care of him.
The old madam saw the tear stains on her face and knew that Nanny Lian had told her everything that needed to be said.
Zhan Jiayi immediately knelt before the old madam's bed and said, "Old madam, I want to stay here and take care of Zhendong. I want to help him and help him recover as soon as possible."
The old madam looked down at her and, after a moment of thought, said, "Get up, you don't need to kneel to me. Nanny Lian, get a cushion to make her more comfortable."
Nanny Lian responded by bringing a cushion and placing it on a nearby chair, saying, "Miss knows you hurt your back, so don't kneel. Sit down and talk."
Zhan Jiayi looked at the old madam with confusion and asked, "Old madam, Nanny Lian, how do you know everything?"
Nanny Lian helped her up and had her sit down, smiling as she said, "After you were injured and admitted to the hospital, it was the old madam who notified your family. The old madam has also been paying close attention to your recovery."
After sitting down, Zhan Jiayi understood that although the old madam hadn't outwardly accepted her as a daughter-in-law, she had still been concerned about her in secret. Moved, she said, "Thank you, old madam."
The old madam spoke slowly, "Now we indeed need you to go to Xie Corporation to stabilize the group. I am old and cannot manage the group all the time."
"But I only worked as an assistant in the group before, I don't have this capability..."
The old madam interrupted her, waving her hand, "Don't be modest. I asked Old Zhou. You were the most instrumental member of the team for the overseas project last time. Also, you handled Qining's lawsuit very well. If you had been fully responsible at the time, he wouldn't have been sentenced so heavily, and then in prison... Forget it, let's not talk about these things. Are you willing to temporarily manage the group for Zhendong?"
"Okay, I will do my best. But I want to take care of Zhendong and watch him get better."
"I've thought about it. In a few days, I'll have someone move Zhendong back to the Xie family mansion and convert a room into a specialized ward. This way, it will be convenient for all of us to take care of him."
Zhan Jiayi immediately agreed, saying, "Okay, I'll have someone renovate the room right away. If you don't dislike me, you should move back too. Don't stay alone in the nursing home."
"Silly child, I'm not in the nursing home because of you. I like the quiet environment here. When you reach my age, you'll understand my state of mind," the old madam said.
"Then you agree to move back to the Xie family mansion too. I'll have someone clean your room thoroughly right away."
The old madam nodded slightly, signifying her agreement.
Soon, the old madam frowned again and said, "There's one more thing I need to resolve. For all these years, I haven't wanted to do anything ruthless, but I cannot let Yang Shasha and her son go. Let this be the last bad deed I do in this life."
"Actually, I also suspect that Jiejie is not Qining's biological son. I've asked a lawyer abroad to investigate. However, you, old madam, are much more decisive than I am. You found out immediately, preventing Shasha from causing more trouble." Zhan Jiayi didn't think the old madam was wrong in doing this and her attitude was approving.
"Oh, you've also noticed. Tell me how you noticed," the old madam asked with some surprise.
Zhan Jiayi explained how she became suspicious and that Qining's death in prison was likely not a suicide.
The old madam's emotions became agitated again upon hearing this, and she asked, "Qining didn't commit suicide, then who did it? Who harmed him!"
"We don't know yet. William is investigating, and we should have results soon," Zhan Jiayi said. "Qining wrote me a letter a week before he died, I still have it, but I didn't bring it today. It's in my room at the mansion. I can show it to you."
"Who has our Xie family offended? What sins have we committed to be so unfortunate as to be without heirs, without heirs!" the old madam said indignantly.
Nanny Lian thought of something and said, "Didn't Young Master Qining go to jail because he offended someone from Aoxiang Group? Could it be them?"
The old madam said hatefully, "Yes! Last time Qining invested in land, he was also swindled by them. That person named Xiao, who is now Lan Yu's husband, is he helping Lan Yu get revenge on our Xie family!"
"I don't think it's them." Zhan Jiayi did not expect the old madam and Nanny Lian to suspect Qin Tianyi and his group. She didn't want to involve Gu Susu.
"Why?" the old madam questioned.
Zhan Jiayi thought for a moment and said, "When I was handling this matter for Qining, Xiao Anjing just wanted him to be punished by law. If he wanted to resort to private retribution, he could have directly dealt with Qining. Moreover, his adopted daughter was found later, and Qining was sentenced. There was no need to kill him. However, this is just my personal guess. Who did it and how it happened still depends on the facts that are investigated."
"Right." The old madam's emotions calmed down a bit, and she felt some admiration for Zhan Jiayi. "We cannot jump to conclusions. Since you have sent people to investigate, we will wait for your results."
"Then how do you plan to deal with Yang Shasha and her son?" Zhan Jiayi asked curiously.
Killing intent flashed in the old madam's eyes, and she said, "For now, we'll keep them in a container. When the next ship departs, we'll transport them to Africa and sell them. Let them taste what it means to wish they were dead!"
Zhan Jiayi felt a sense of relief in her heart. That Yang Shasha deserved it!
After the old madam rested, she went to the adjacent room to take care of Xie Zhendong.
As for converting a room in the Xie family mansion into a ward, she left it to her younger brother, Zhan Zhipeng.
She leaned by the bedside and tried to talk to Zhendong, only to find that he had already regained full consciousness.
He could hear everything she said, but his body and limbs couldn't move, so he could only respond by rolling his eyes or blinking.
As the doctor instructed, she lifted his limbs and helped him with his rehabilitation exercises, chatting with him intermittently to improve his mood.
When he fell asleep at night, she was also tired. As she rested in a chair, she suddenly thought of Gu Susu's expression every time she talked about Yang Shasha. It was clear that she was hiding something.
Did Gu Susu know all along that the child was not Xie Qining's biological son? Did she know that Yang Shasha had deceived the Xie family but deliberately not say anything?
The more Zhan Jiayi thought about it, the more something felt wrong. She took her phone and went to the courtyard outside, dialing Gu Susu's number.
At this hour of the night, Susu was in the garden playing with the children. Her phone suddenly rang. Seeing that it was Zhan Jiayi, she put down the children and walked aside to answer.
"Zhan Jiayi, is something wrong?"