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Chapter 180
Chapter 180
Chapter 180 - The Snobbish Aunt
The next morning, Jiang Hao was rudely awakened and promptly kicked out of the house by his mother.
“Bang!”
Clutching his bag, Jiang Hao stared at the closed door, his eyes brimming with silent reproach.
“Do I even belong to this family?”
“Snickering!”
Beside him, Guo Yifei couldn't contain her laughter at the sight of her cousin's brooding expression.
“Come on, little bro, let's get going. Once you've cured my dad, I owe you a feast!”
Guo Yifei reassured Jiang Hao as she tugged at his arm.
“Deal, sis, but remember your promise! I won't hold back when it's time to celebrate. I'm going all out!”
Jiang Hao's mock indignation made Guo Yifei crack a smile, and she playfully rolled her eyes at him, teasingly retorting.
“Looks like you're the real tycoon here, aren't you?”
Jiang Hao, ever the embodiment of modesty—a virtue deeply rooted in his culture—would never concede to being wealthy.
……
Later that afternoon, Jiang Hao and Guo Yifei found themselves at the entrance of Liuchuan City Tumor Hospital.
“Big sis, is this where uncle is being treated?”
Jiang Hao inquired.
Guo Yifei nodded in confirmation.
“Mhm.”
“Alright, let's head in,” Jiang Hao suggested, moving toward the entrance. Suddenly, Guo Yifei hesitated and grabbed his arm.
“Hold on a second, little bro!”
Jiang Hao paused and turned back, puzzled.
“What's up, cuz?”
Guo Yifei looked at Jiang Hao, clearly struggling with her words. After a moment, she spoke up.
“Brother, going inside… my mom might say things that'll upset you…”
Before she could finish, Jiang Hao got the picture. His cousin was trying to cushion the blow, worried he might storm off in a huff if things got too heated.
Jiang Hao gave Guo Yifei a reassuring smile, fully grasping her predicament.
“Don't worry, cuz. Even if your mom isn't exactly my biggest fan, your dad is more than just your father—he's my uncle too. No matter what your mom says today, I'll bear it for the sake of helping my uncle.”
Guo Yifei was deeply moved by his words.
However, she could sense that Jiang Hao still harbored significant resentment toward her mother.
“What's this ‘your mom, my mom'? She's your aunt!”
Guo Yifei rolled her eyes, not allowing Jiang Hao any room to argue, and promptly turned to head for the hospital.
Jiang Hao chuckled and shook his head, then followed suit.
Led by Guo Yifei, Jiang Hao ascended to the 19th floor and arrived at the door of a private ward.
Guo Yifei cast a concerned glance at Jiang Hao, who quickly responded with a reassuring look.
“Click~”
Just then, the ward door swung open!
A middle-aged woman, dressed like a woman of high society, emerged. Her eyes were red and swollen, betraying recent tears.
This was none other than Guo Yifei's mother, Mu Xiaohua.
Witnessing this, Jiang Hao couldn't help but muse to himself.
“It seems my aunt may be somewhat influential, but her love for my uncle runs deep.”
At that moment, Mu Xiaohua caught sight of her daughter's sudden arrival and was visibly startled.
“Consort Yi, didn't you say you were off to seek that immortal? How have you returned so soon?”
“Did you manage to find the immortal?”
Before Guo Yifei could respond, Mu Xiaohua's eyes fell on Jiang Hao trailing behind her daughter, and her expression grew stern.
She shot Guo Yifei a fierce look as she tried to explain, then yanked her by the arm.
“Come here this instant, you troublesome child!”
Watching his aunt pull his cousin away, Jiang Hao touched his nose thoughtfully, ready to enter and visit his uncle.
“And you,” she called out, turning to Jiang Hao, “come here as well!”
Jiang Hao looked back to find his aunt's gaze fixed on him.