Chapter 697: Chapter 697

"What are you looking at?"

Xu Hao slowly removed his shirt using Qi Force and said indifferently.

"You... you..." Chen Suyi pointed at Xu Hao, but was unable to utter a word.

Xu Hao frowned slightly and said, "I was just joking with you earlier, I can bathe myself without your help, but later please tell Xiao Yao to come over to take care of me tomorrow. It's always not convenient to rely solely on Qi Force."

Why not use his own wife?

Xu Hao thought to himself.

"You... you big liar! Such a big liar! I'll never believe your words again!"

Chen Suyi suddenly cried and, covering her face, she ran away.

Xu Hao frowned and muttered, not understanding why Chen Suyi suddenly burst into tears. She clearly didn't want to help him bathe, and now he had told her he didn't need her help, shouldn't she be happy?

But since he seemed not to have provoked her, he stopped fretting over it.

After running to the living room, Chen Suyi stopped her tears, wiped them away, and pretended as if nothing had happened while turning her attention to the computer, ignoring Anna's questions without giving any answers.

Chen Suyi was infuriated deep inside; she had finally mustered the courage to help, and he had just said he didn't need it!

Moreover, Chen Suyi felt there were some other thoughts involved, but she wasn't quite clear about what they actually were.

The next day, Qin Yao arrived at the villa early on.

Seeing Xu Hao's arms hanging weakly, she immediately burst into tears, and it took Xu Hao quite a while to console her and stop her crying.

After that, she started to take meticulous care of Xu Hao's diet and daily life.

The relationship between Xu Hao and her had long been extremely close, and there was nothing that could make them feel embarrassed around each other.

When evening came, Xu Hao would "exchange poems" with her, and no matter how much Qin Yao tried to persuade him to take it easy, Xu Hao wouldn't listen.

During this period, Xu Hao also made sure to take special care of Guo Lan and her daughter, arranging for Guo Lan to work at Huadu No.8 Primary School and ensuring that they had sufficient food and clothing and were not bullied.

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The reason for this, Xu Hao did not have time to address at the moment, but he guessed that most likely her savings had been taken by someone.

When he found some free time, Xu Hao was determined to bring justice to Guo Lan.

Chen Suyi felt it was a bit awkward for several people to be living in one villa and wanted to leave, but Qin Yao wouldn't let her go and managed to persuade her to stay.

Xu Hao hadn't been idle these past few days, constantly practicing his leg techniques, which Qin Yao saw and it pained her heart.

Xu Hao's arms might truly never recover.

Under Xu Hao's guidance, her own strength was improving quickly, and Anna was even more determined in her cultivation, no longer indulging in play, with all her toys locked away in a closet.

Seeing them all diligently cultivating, Xu Hao felt very comforted; the act he had put on this time seemed to be entirely correct.

The three-day deadline Wu Kui had mentioned was approaching on the 13th of September.

In these few days, the powers within Huadu were all making covert moves.

Even the staunch allies of Xu Hao, the Qian Family and the Sun Family, had different opinions emerging within their clans.

Within Xu Hao's own company, there were employees causing a stir about resigning or even directly defecting to the Wu Family and other factions.

Looking at the files on the computer, Xu Hao chuckled, "Let them go if they want to leave, don't bother with them, and report anyone from the other families who wants to break away from us."

Standing behind him, Qin Yao said softly, "Most of the Qian Family firmly stand with us, but Qian Jinsheng from the third branch of the Qian Family, along with his wife and son, think that supporting us is the wrong choice, even believing that the Wu Family will inevitably prevail and we are bound to fail."

Xu Hao nodded slightly; he was familiar with Qian Jinsheng, the third son of Qian Jiuyue, an ambitious and thoughtful man. However, as the control of the Qian Family lay with his elder brother, he could never really take over the family power.

Qin Yao continued, "As for the Sun Family, they seem faithful from top to bottom, with no one looking to break away from us. The Wei family, the Han Family, and the Jin Family also had individuals with similar inclinations, but they were quickly suppressed by Wei Sheng, who stripped that individual of their status as members of the Wei family."

Xu Hao said with a smile, "The old fox Qian Jiuyue must have guessed some of my thoughts, which is why he didn't act personally and chose to let me take action instead. After all, Qian Jinsheng is his own son, and it wouldn't look good for him to handle it himself."

Suddenly, Qin Yao said, "I've heard about the dispute between the Zhou Family Eldest and the second son. Don't you think the Zhou Family Head is too ruthless, or perhaps he's too indifferent toward his two sons? They are fighting each other so fiercely, yet he doesn't intervene."

"Zhou Changcun and Zhou Jiandong from the Zhou Family?"

Xu Hao shook his head, "Their family situation is somewhat unique. Zhou Talang indeed doesn't manage the affairs much, but I think the deeper reason is that both Zhou Jiandong and Zhou Changcun once had a significant conflict with him. Although I suspect there are other reasons, those I have no way of knowing. Why do you ask about this all of a sudden?"