Conquering That Black Lotus 28

Chapter 28

Gu Tang looked at the elderly woman who had been kindly treated by time. She looked at Jiang Huaisheng with a gentle expression, but when alone with Gu Tang, she didn’t hesitate to exude the authority of her position.

Under her gaze, Gu Tang didn’t flinch: “Our relationship is, of course, that of a bone marrow donor and recipient.”

“You mean the relationship where he said he would drag you to hell if it failed? Just such a pure relationship?”

The sharp-eyed old lady stated bluntly: “Wyatt’s eyes don’t look so pure when he looks at you.”

Seeing his relationship exposed, Gu Tang remained calm, lying on the hospital bed, and retorted: “So? Mrs. He, what do you intend to do to me now?”

“Mrs. He? I thought you would address me as Mrs. Waite.” The old lady, Mrs. He, was taken aback. It had been a long time since she had heard that name.

Since marrying her second husband, people usually called her “Mrs. Waite” or “Duchess.”

In this country, after a woman married, her name was even prefixed with her husband’s surname. She had almost forgotten her original surname.

Gu Tang said: “But to me, you are just the outstanding diplomat, Mrs. He.”

During summer vacations, Jiang Huaisheng would sometimes spend his holidays at his grandmother’s estate, partly to practice his foreign language skills and partly to build a good relationship with his uncle’s family.

After all, the ambitious Jiang family and Mingyuan Group had been actively expanding into overseas markets, and his grandmother’s family were clearly suitable local partners, providing much convenience for their expansion.

During winter vacations, Jiang Huaisheng would stay in the country because many guests would visit the Jiang family’s old mansion, and important holidays were clustered around that time. According to Jiang family tradition, they might also visit ancestral graves at the end of the year.

Gu Tang usually didn’t spend the entire summer vacation with Jiang Huaisheng because his father’s death anniversary was during that time.

His connection with the Jiang family was solely due to his deceased father, who had only him as his child. The Jiang family, for their reputation, couldn’t stop Gu Tang from returning to his hometown to pay his respects.

When Jiang Huaisheng went to his grandmother’s house, Gu Tang would go to his old home, so he had never met Jiang Huaisheng’s grandmother before this year.

However, this didn’t prevent him from knowing her name and her illustrious past.

Mrs. He had been a diplomat for a time, leaving a significant mark on the world stage with her outstanding abilities.

Mrs. He fell silent again, her eyes unfocused, apparently lost in memories, but she quickly recovered.

“Even if you flatter this old woman, I won’t agree to you and Wyatt’s affair.”

“I didn’t intend to gain any benefits from you.” Gu Tang said, “If you hadn’t pointed it out, I would have ended things smoothly with Jiang Huaisheng.”

In his original plan, after the donation, their contract would have ended there.

The old lady looked at him in surprise: “You can resist this temptation?”

She had seen a lot and suffered a lot in her early years. Although she missed the honors she had received when she was young, she wasn’t willing to give up what she currently had and return to the past.

She wasn’t bragging for her grandson, but her Wyatt was indeed outstanding, whether in appearance, family background, or personal ability, his only flaw being his slightly difficult temperament.

Of course, to be fair, the young man in front of her wasn’t bad either, only lacking in family background, but this single point was an insurmountable chasm.

Gu Tang smiled: “Yes, I might not be able to resist this temptation, so please help me.”

He didn’t want to claim that his relationship with Jiang Huaisheng was unbreakable, nor did he want to undergo any so-called tests of their relationship. The old lady’s arrival was just right. He wasn’t powerful enough yet to disappear from under Jiang Huaisheng’s nose.

After all, they had gone abroad together, come to the hospital together, and had the surgery together. He could sever ties with Jiang He and Wen Xinyi with Jiang Huaisheng’s help, but this also meant that all his actions would be completely under Jiang Huaisheng’s control.

To heal, simply removing a piece wasn’t enough, he had to completely excise the rotten flesh.

The old lady’s arrival was perfect for him.

She paused: “What if I said I wasn’t going to do anything?”

She looked into the young man’s clear eyes, and he looked back at her calmly: “I believe you are willing to help me. After all, I saved your beloved grandson, Wyatt, didn’t I?”

Mrs. He was a woman of strong emotions, vengeful and grateful.

A day later, Jiang Huaisheng woke up in his hospital room. As the recipient of the surgery, he was much weaker than Gu Tang, the donor, and had fallen into a deep sleep after the operation.

“Where’s Gu Tang?” Jiang Huaisheng asked, “Where did that guy go?”

He was happy to know the surgery was successful, but he was still under observation. For his health and to avoid any complications, he had to stay in the hospital for a while longer before he could leave.

The doctor was very polite to Jiang Huaisheng, the grandson of the hospital’s owner: “The donor has been discharged and left.”

Jiang Huaisheng’s expression changed instantly, a sense of foreboding washing over him: “Who allowed you to discharge him?!”

“Why such a temper?” Jiang Huaisheng’s grandmother walked in, “You haven’t fully recovered yet, don’t get too emotional.”

The old lady said gently: “Wyatt, the hospital isn’t a pleasant place, it’s normal for him not to want to stay here. If you want to see him, just call him and ask him to come over.”

“Grandma, ask him to come over now!” Jiang Huaisheng’s tone softened slightly, and he said coquettishly, “I want to see him.”

He had this feeling before, but he couldn’t tolerate Gu Tang flying away from under his nose.

“What is your relationship with him?” The old lady asked her grandson again.

Jiang Huaisheng’s tone became subtle: “What relationship could we have? We grew up together.”

He said: “After all, he has been with me since we were young. I’m unhappy that he’s not with me at such an important time.”

His family knew what kind of person Jiang Huaisheng truly was. He wasn’t a kind and saintly person, his angelic side was just a facade.

The old lady seemed persistent: “Is that the only relationship you have?”

Jiang Huaisheng’s eyes changed: “Does it matter what kind of relationship it is, Grandma? I know you love me the most, you’ll help me, right?”

The old lady sat by the bed and said to Jiang Huaisheng: “You just focus on recovering, don’t think about anything else. If there are any problems, he will appear in front of you immediately.”

She knew her grandson very well. Precisely because he had been sick since childhood, Jiang Huaisheng cherished his own body even more and wouldn’t harm himself for the sake of an outsider.

Jiang Huaisheng didn’t see Gu Tang that night, but he made a video call, and Gu Tang answered after 30 seconds.

He asked aggressively: “Where did you run off to?”

Gu Tang said: “I don’t like the smell of disinfectant in the hospital, so I’m staying at a hotel.”

He showed Jiang Huaisheng the background: “I can see the hospital from here, I’m at the Winston Hotel across from you.”

Jiang Huaisheng was relieved, but he still said harshly: “What if I don’t recover well? What if there’s a rejection reaction? You have to stay near the hospital during the observation period.”

Jiang Huaisheng said: “The contract can only be considered fulfilled after the observation period. Gu Tang, you can’t go back on your word.”

Gu Tang agreed: “Okay, I’ll come over tomorrow.”

He kept his word and came over the next day, carrying a food container.

The food was, of course, made by his grandmother’s chef. After all, the Chinese restaurants here were generally expensive and unpalatable. To eat decent Chinese food, you either had to cook it yourself or, like his grandmother, hire a specialized chef.

Gu Tang didn’t hand-feed Jiang Huaisheng, of course. Although he was lying in a hospital bed, he wasn’t incapacitated and could eat by himself.

But smelling the spicy and fragrant aroma, Jiang Huaisheng was annoyed: “Why are you eating this in my ward? You’re deliberately provoking me.”

Gu Tang retorted: “You asked me to come and keep you company, can’t I eat what I want?”

Perhaps people were inherently a little cheap. Hearing him say this, Jiang Huaisheng felt somewhat reassured.

The doctor came for a check-up every day: “The surgery is progressing well, there are currently no signs of rejection.”

After about a month of observation, the donated bone marrow stem cells had started to function normally, and Jiang Huaisheng’s condition was excellent, as if those healthy stem cells had always belonged in his body.

The doctor said: “Congratulations, you can be discharged today.”

Jiang Huaisheng said: “I’ll be discharged tomorrow.”

He wanted to send a message to Gu Tang. Since he was being discharged, there should be a sense of ritual, of course. Today was too rushed, he had to let that guy Gu Tang prepare.

Gu Tang sent a message: “Understood.”

But for some reason, Jiang Huaisheng still had a bad feeling. Trusting his intuition, he decided to be discharged early: “Where are you now? I’ll come find you.”

“Sorry… the subscriber you dialed is powered off…”

Jiang Huaisheng knew his premonition had come true. Fortunately, he hadn’t completely let his guard down and had arranged for someone to keep an eye on Gu Tang.

But when he called the other person, he didn’t reply. Two hours later, he finally said: “Sorry, I lost him. I was knocked unconscious and locked in a restroom.”

“Useless!” A bunch of useless people, Jiang Huaisheng directly threw his phone.

When he put his SIM card into a new phone, Gu Tang’s discharge ritual arrived.

Although the plane landed on the helipad of the nearby Winston Hotel, an elderly man with freshly dyed black hair, looking excited, walked into the hospital with a cane, surrounded by people.

Jiang Huaisheng’s grandfather, Old Master Jiang, and his parents had all come.