Magic City First People's Hospital.
Inside the ward.
"Uncle, Aunt. You're here!"
Seeing Xu Shuyun and her husband hurry in, Lin Xuan raised a hand and greeted them.
"Mm, Lin Xuan! Sorry to trouble you! And about Chu Ling… thank you."
"That's right! If it weren't for you, we might never have seen Chu Ling again in this lifetime."
"...…."
Looking at their nephew, whose image and demeanor were worlds apart from back then, the Tang couple's expressions were complicated.
They had once thought that in this life they would probably part ways with this nephew forever and never see him again.
Who could have guessed… man proposes, but heaven disposes!
The two sides would actually meet again under these circumstances, for this reason—and even accidentally overhear their nephew's inner voice.
All one could say was that life is unpredictable—intestines wrapping intestines.
"Uncle, you really don't have to be like this, it was just a small effort!"
"Even without me, Cousin is blessed by heaven. She would've returned to your side sooner or later anyway."
"...…."
The corners of Lin Xuan's lips curved into a gentle arc, graceful and elegant, without the slightest air of claiming credit.
This made the Tang couple's eyes soften, their goodwill in their hearts +1, +1, +1, +1, +1…
...
'Damn ( ‵o′)凸! Is Eldest Uncle and Eldest Aunt really this shameless? Just thanking me with their mouths?'
'Don't they know they should show some real sincerity?! I may not lack money, but if you insist on stuffing ten billion or so into my hands, I can reluctantly accept it.'
'(ˉ▽￣～) Che~~ What a total lack of sincerity!'
'If it weren't for me, Cousin would already have been defiled by several old men by now! I practically count as her second set of parents!'
'Sigh! Doing good without leaving a name—that's me, a great hero of our time!'
...
The heart-voice that suddenly rang out made the couple's eyes light up.
What they most wanted now… was to overhear Lin Xuan's inner voice…
After all, some of that inner voice hid information about the future and was extremely precious.
But after they actually heard what their nephew was thinking this time, dark lines appeared on both their foreheads at the same time.
￣□￣｜｜.
All that goodwill just went straight to the dogs! →→
This kid, does he have to be this two-faced? Polite gentleman on the surface, and this is how he complains about us in his heart, is that appropriate?!
However, after finding out that if not for their nephew's interference, their daughter would have been ruined by several old men…
The two of them instantly became solemn, deeply shocked, and even more grateful to their nephew.
[Ding! Male supporting character Tang Guo'an's favorability has increased, reward 500 Contact Points.]
[Ding! Female supporting character Xu Shuyun's favorability has increased, reward 500 Contact Points.]
Huh??? (?◇?) What's going on?!
I clearly didn't do anything, so how did these two suddenly raise their favorability toward me at the same time???
Lin Xuan froze for a moment, a head full of black question marks?!
He glanced at Eldest Uncle and Eldest Aunt and found the two of them looking at him with blazing eyes…
"Lin Xuan, there are five hundred million in this card, it's Auntie's private stash. Take it."
Before Lin Xuan could even react, Xu Shuyun had already taken a black gold bank card out of her bag and shoved it into his hand.
...…
"Ah… huh?! Auntie, what are you doing? |?)"
"I helped Cousin purely out of my conscience, not for this measly few hundred million."
"And I'm not short of money. I've never been interested in money; I never touch money."
"Money is nothing but an external thing. You can't bring it with you when you're born, can't take it away when you die. In my eyes, it's all just dirt."
"Sigh, but since Auntie is being so polite, if I don't accept it, I'll seem too cold. Since you're begging me so sincerely, I'll reluctantly take it then…"
"...…."
Lin Xuan's mouth was working hard to say "no," but his hands moved in one smooth motion. He slipped the card into his pocket in a flash, as if afraid it would be snatched back the next second.
Everyone else in the ward: "...…."
(???(??? ;) Huh?!
They really had never seen someone so shameless!!!
For a moment, Xu Shuyun even suspected she might have given too much.
After all, five hundred million wasn't a small sum to her either—it was pure private money, and it did sting quite a bit.
But when she thought of her pitiful daughter…
Fine, no matter how much she spent, it was worth it!
"Lin Xuan, this is just a token of our appreciation, just take it!"
"In the past there were some conflicts between us uncle and nephew, let's write it all off and let bygones be bygones. You're still my good nephew!"
"...…."
Looking at that face of his nephew which resembled his deceased little sister somewhat, Tang Guo'an felt a rush of emotion and couldn't help stepping forward to pat Lin Xuan on the shoulder.
...
'Damn you, Eldest Uncle, to just casually say the words "write it all off" like that.'
'In my memory, three years ago you gave me several vicious big face-slaps!!!'
'Sigh, forget it! Who told you to be my uncle. As the saying goes, "Endure for a moment and the sea is calm, take a step back…" and damn it, the more I think about it, the angrier I get!'
'I've decided, I'm giving up on saving Uncle's innocence tonight!!!'
'I have to wait until Eldest Aunt finds out her husband cheated and gives him a round of furious combo slaps to quench the anger in my heart…'
'Then I'll jump out and explain the whole story! I'll even gain the goodwill of both uncle and aunt at the same time, perfect! This plan is too perfect!'
'????乛?乛????. Speaking of which, that first love of Uncle's even has an STD on her…'
'Tsk tsk tsk… though genital warts aren't exactly some incurable STD! At most you just grow some cauliflower on your body!'
'I believe with Uncle's physique, if he's lucky he might not even catch it.'
...
Tang Guo'an: "(òωó?)!!!!!!!!"
Sinister, so sinister!
You little brat, you've really got a rotten heart!!!
It happened years ago already, do you have to hold such a grudge?!
Besides, I'd just lost my mind back then!!!
I was only reacting the way any normal father would…
Thank goodness I can hear your inner voice, or my lifetime of good reputation would truly be ruined.
Cold sweat broke out on Tang Guo'an's forehead as he shuddered with fear inside.
Off to the side.
Xu Shuyun's gaze turned strange, and she muttered to herself inwardly…
Looks like tonight's cheating-catch operation has to be fast, ruthless, and accurate!
After all, she only wanted to give her husband a profound lesson and make him forget about that so-called first love once and for all; she never intended to let Old Tang catch some disease because of it…