Chapter 628
Everything began when Tang Wan brought Tang Tang back to Beijing .
Heeding the request of Master Tang, the crucial figures of the Tang clan had all gathered together to hold an internal family meeting . The meeting was held to clear up some of the unresolved conflicts and clean up the messy internal structure of their family .
Tang Wan and Tang Huang, being the main candidates for the future successor, were naturally the main topic of focus .
At the very end of the meeting, Master Tang Zhechen indicated that there were only so many years left he had which he could use to still manage the enormous family with a clear state of mind . Thus, he decided to use the following year to assess Tang Wan and Tang Huang .
Tang Huang was mainly in charge of the family business in the north, whereas Tang Wan was mainly in charge of the Jiangnan area . In the end, the growth percentage of their net profit would determine who should inherit the position of clan master .
Once this decision was made, it made the already secretly competitive and scheming situation between the two parties even more aggressive .
But both the figures in question chose to omit their input into the matter . They just agreed to come according to Tang Zhechen’s decision, and they planned to resume work at their respective positions once the family meeting was over .
But the night before Tang Wan returned to Zhonghai, she suddenly fainted during the dinner ceremony!
The two parties of people within the Tang clan were slightly flustered . They hired doctors to diagnose Tang Wan’s condition, yet the results returned as undetermined . All they knew was that some unknown virus had appeared within Tang Wan’s body . The poison wouldn’t kill one in the short term, but it would weaken all the organs significantly which could only result in death!
A virus like that is somewhat similar to HIV—reducing the strength of the body’s immune system . It’s aim was to make it’s victim extremely susceptible to minor illnesses .
Within the Tang clan, suddenly contracting a virus made all of the clan members realize that the situation was grave . Firstly, if there was someone willing to poison Tang Wan, it only made sense for the perpetrator to be a member of the clan . Looking at it from the motive to do so, Tang Huang’s people were the most likely suspects . But precisely because of that, if it was truly Tang Huang who did it, then it would make them seem a little too impatient and cruel .
The second issue was that if Tang Wan had contracted such a virus, then was it contagious? Was it actually a type of virus like HIV?
A virus that even these professionals who had studied medicine could not recognize . Naturally it started to worry some of the members present . They were all seriously worried that they might have contracted the virus as well .
With these, Tang Wan, one of the candidates for the clan master who had been poisoned, immediately became quarantined as an ‘agent of disease’ . Even if Tang Wan’s body was extremely weak, the entire family were not reckless enough to take care of her in fear of contracting the same thing . They just sent Tang Wan to the quarantine room in the hospital, and let the doctors and nurses wearing barrier gowns look after her .
As the matter had happened inside the Tang family, under everyone’s eyes, the clan members thought of it as an ugly scandal . It was better for them to keep matters like these under wraps . They tried their best to suppress the news . While they were actively trying to cover up the information, they took Tang Wan’s blood sample to the science institution to get it tested hoping to find a cure .
After hearing a vague outline of what happened, Yang Chen heaved a brief sigh of relief . At the very least, Tang Wan’s life was not in danger now yet . He heard Tang Tang sob even harder . He said gently, “Kid, crying won’t help solve anything . But such a big issue had happened, why did you call me only now?”
Tang Tang said softly, “I’ve wanted to call you since the beginning, Uncle . You could invite Miss Jane to cure great grandfather, surely you can help mom too . But… everyone in the family was worried that if anyone outside of the family were to learn of the news, it would affect the Tang clan’s reputation . After Mom fell sick, my great grandfather’s health has declined considerably . He has been resting at home, and he left all the matters to Uncle Tang Huang to handle . I’ve been looking for a chance to contact you but have had no such luck before this… I—I’m hiding under my blanket . ”
Yang Chen sneered . Affect their reputation? What is one’s reputation when it has been tainted by the blood of a family member? Situations within major clans are as deep as the ocean . Being born in such a clan is truly a misfortune . There are definitely some who’re not letting Tang Wan receive any help deliberately . Even if they had not done it, they were probably hoping for her to just die like this .
Yang Chen couldn’t let this matter drag on any longer than it already has . This time, things were different from previously when Master Tang had contracted ‘hysteria’ . No one knew how long Tang Wan could hold on for . Inviting Jane over from England would take some time . He had to go to Beijing personally to resolve this problem .
Fortunately, his cultivation had already achieved new heights during this period . Although he hadn’t tried before, Yang Chen believed that he was capable of curing Tang Wan of her illness .
Although Tang Wan wasn’t truly one of his women, their relationship had been wavering on a borderline . Besides, there were also the ties between him and Tang Tang, Yuan Ye and the likes . Of course he had to try his best to cure her .
However, this matter came rather suddenly . Yang Chen knew that he would have to break the promise that he had made with Cai Yan . He would be heading to Beijing in advance, so he could only wait till Cai Yan returned to Beijing to meet up with her .
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