Chapter 521: Chapter 521

If one were to delve deeper into the origins and consequences of the situation, Zhang Sanfeng would not believe that Gu Nuan could have accomplished all this on her own.

Xiao Yebai lifted his gaze, which carried a touch of laziness as he looked at his expression. The corners of his mouth curved upward, displaying the unmistakable pride of a favored son of heaven as he directly denied, "No."

"No?" Zhang Sanfeng asked in a tone of utter disbelief.

"You know I’m not one to lie, I hate lying the most," Xiao Yebai said.

Zhang Sanfeng could not deny this point, but such a statement made Gu Nuan an even more significant figure, seemingly not as simple as others believed her to be.

"My wife is quite capable; anyone who underestimates her will suffer a loss," Xiao Yebai said, his mouth curving into a smile, his joy obvious.

Seeing his expression, Zhang Sanfeng felt a different emotion and said, "What pleases you is not that she bought that house to give to you, but—"

It was his mother’s approval of this daughter-in-law.

Otherwise, how could Gu Nuan have gotten her hands on that house? That house was one of his mother’s most treasured possessions, something she would never easily hand over to anyone, something even his father had failed to obtain.

Xiao Yebai responded to his words with an upward curve of his mouth, seemingly not denying this guess.

Following along, Zhang Sanfeng’s mouth curved into a smile, "Do you like her because you think she meets your mother’s preferences?"

"When I was born, my mom died."

"But nobody understands your mom better than you, right?"

Xiao Yebai looked up at the ceiling, his eyes narrowing slightly, neither affirming nor denying.

His mother was a very mysterious figure, especially for someone like him who lost her at birth. All he knew was that his four older sisters particularly despised him because his birth had taken away their mother.

Now, he could feel that his sisters, perhaps like him, were gradually warming up to the daughter-in-law he had chosen.

But back to the matter at hand.

As the opponents were aggressively on the offensive, they could not just sit around and wait for doom.

Zhang Sanfeng sighed, "Have you cooled off yet?"

Yebai was indeed angry, mainly at his own father, who, lying in the hospital in front of him, refused to take his medicine.

"The old man wanted to play with fire; thinking he could never get burnt himself, I just wanted to teach him a lesson, what real playing with fire is. Now that he’s bedridden and cannot move nor die, he can only watch helplessly as everything unfolds. This is unexpected for him, just the right education," said Xiao Yebai, a hint of ruthlessness in his tone as if speaking of someone other than his father, a flash of sharpness in his eyes. "I’ve already spoken to him, but he just wouldn’t listen. As if killing my mother wasn’t enough, now he wants to take down my wife and himself too; it’s only right he lies there now." ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹⟡𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⟡𝙣𝙚𝙩

Zhang Sanfeng listened quietly. Every family has its own challenges. He had his, Xiao Yebai had his, and so did everyone else. So one should not judge them by their appearances; after all, nobody knows what sorrows they harbor. Outsiders can only watch and make comments as if enjoying a spectacle.

Then, the head of Mingxin Hospital made a phone call.

This was something that even Xiao’s grandmother, who had been vigilantly staying day and night at the hospital, would not have expected.

"Young Master." The head of the hospital on the other end of the line addressed Xiao Yebai with utmost respect, his voice ingratiating, echoing Tang Sili’s to a T, but even more devout than Tang Sili’s.

Zhang Sanfeng, feeling amused, touched the English tea cup in his hand, thinking that even the cunning Professor Tang Sili of surgery might not have expected this.