Chapter 35
Jiang Nuo was too lazy to pay attention to him and put on the blindfold. "Anyway, if I see you bullying Gu Jiangkuo again, I will deduct your pocket money."
Jiang Nuo was not the kind of brother who advocated violence - he was too lazy to beat his younger brother, as it would hurt his hands - and before the old man was sick, his way of punishing his younger brother was very civilized: he would complain to Old Jiang.
Now that Lao Jiang is not here, we will switch to economic sanctions.
Winning without bloodshed is Young Master Jiang's style.
And it was quite effective. Jiang Su indeed shut up, muttering to herself, "You'll regret protecting him sooner or later. There's something wrong with the way Brother Gu looks at you!"
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After all, Jiang Su still wanted to see his father very much.
Lao Meiqin would complain to him, "Your eldest brother is the real head of the Jiang family now. He transferred your father to another hospital without consulting us. How can he even consider you, his own brother, so much? It's obvious that he doesn't want you to visit him!"
But now the only person who takes him to visit his father is still his brother.
Lao Meiqin keeps saying how much she loves this family and her father and son, but now her father is still alive, yet she's already openly having sex with another man...
Jiang Su pulled off the eye mask. The more he thought about it, the more upset he became. He couldn't fall asleep at all.
He whispered to the stewardess: "Can I have a glass of white wine?"
Before the flight attendant could respond, Jiang Nuo, who was resting with his eyes closed beside her, said coldly, "Minors are not allowed to drink. Please bring me a glass of juice."
Jiang Su: “…”
Jiang Su wanted to be angry, but he inexplicably longed for the feeling of being controlled by his "parents". With an older brother, it seemed as if he was a child under someone's care again.
"Just juice," Jiang Su said softly, then asked, "Brother, do you want some?"
Young Master Jiang said disdainfully, "I'm not used to drinking on the plane."
Jiang Su: "..." Okay, it's still that spoiled and troublesome eldest young master brother.
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After landing, a driver was arranged to pick us up, and we went straight to the hospital without wasting any time.
Lao Jiang still hadn't woken up. When they arrived, the nurse had just finished giving him a muscle massage. Chairman Lao Jiang looked even thinner, with his eyes closed and lifeless, as if he had fallen into a long sleep from which he would never wake up.
When Jiang Nuo saw this scene with his own eyes, his heart sank.
Although he didn't come, he kept in touch with the doctor and the news he got was always that his vital signs were stable, but there was no sign of waking up.
But this is much better than his previous life. In his previous life, Old Jiang died shortly after he took over the Jiang family. Being able to persist until now is already a reversal of fate, so Jiang Nuo has always held on to hope and expected a miracle.
When the younger Jiang Su saw his father, he couldn't help but have tears in his eyes. He rushed over and half-knelt in front of the bed, holding his father's hand and calling "Dad" all the time.
Jiang Nuo actually wanted to go over and act coquettishly with the old man, but in front of Jiang Su and so many medical staff, he couldn't do that. He could only play the role of a "person in charge" and remain calm and composed.
Somehow, Jiang Nuo suddenly missed Gu Jiangkuo a little. If he were there, maybe he could quietly give her a hug of encouragement.
Young Master Jiang looked calm. He left Jiang Su in the ward to express his longing for his father, and went to the door alone to discuss the condition with the doctor.
"Thankfully, the transfer was timely... We tried our best... Maintaining the status quo is already the best-case scenario. The chances of him waking up are slim. What's the probability? No, we don't usually talk about probabilities..."
The more Jiang Nuo listened, the heavier his heart became. Suddenly, he heard Jiang Su yelling, "Brother! Brother! Come in quickly, Dad's awake!"
"Awake? How is that possible?" The old professor in a white coat was shocked.
Jiang Nuo had no time to pay attention to him. He rushed into the ward at the fastest speed in his life. Sure enough, he saw Chairman Jiang open his eyes, his mouth slightly open, and his mouth shape seemed to be calling "Nuonuo".
This was Jiang Nuo’s nickname before he started elementary school.
It is said that he was white and soft when he was a child, like a ball of glutinous rice cake, so Lao Jiang gave him this nickname. Later, when he got used to it, he simply changed his full name on the household registration book to "Jiang Nuo".
The year Young Master Jiang started elementary school, he suddenly felt a surge of masculinity. He felt his nickname was shameful and stopped his father from calling him that. Only then did the old man start to restrain himself. But whenever he got sick with a fever, he could always sense Old Jiang sneaking into his room in the middle of the night, secretly touching his forehead and whispering, "Nuonuo, it's okay. Dad's here."
How many years has it been since I heard this name?
Jiang Nuo could no longer hold back his surging emotions, tears welling up in his eyes. He knelt beside Jiang Su and held Old Jiang's hand, "Dad, Dad, I'm here."
He sniffed, "I brought Xiao Su to see you."
Old Jiang's cloudy eyes lit up, his gaze wandered over his two sons' faces, and the corners of his mouth lifted up, revealing a subtle, relieved smile.
He even managed to squeeze out a complete sentence: "Nuonuo, don't force it."
Jiang Su's excitement was like being poured with a bucket of cold water. She forced back her tears and said with a forced smile, "Dad, don't worry too much. Everything will be fine."
Jiang Su interrupted: "Dad, wuwuwuwuwuwu, don't die!"
Jiang Nuo, who had always disdained to subdue others with force, quietly and fiercely pinched Jiang Su.
Jiang Su paused and shut up in grievance.
Lao Jiang struggled to squeeze out the second sentence: "Son, take good care of the second one."
These words were like instructions for final arrangements, and Jiang Nuo could hardly control his emotions. In the blink of an eye, another tear fell, and he could only nod with sobs.
Jiang Su, on the other hand, was a bit heartless and kept talking: "Don't worry, Dad. I have a very good relationship with my brother. Now that I've run away from home, I live in his house."
"..." Jiang Nuo felt that the sad atmosphere was about to be diluted by this foolish brother. He was about to pinch him a second time, but saw Lao Jiang laughing again, as if he was very satisfied.
Jiang Nuo silently withdrew his hand that was about to strangle someone.
Jiang Su kept chattering, worthy of being the most troublesome problem child for teachers since childhood. He talked a lot and densely, from family matters to the thriving company. Everyone praised his brother, and also talked about Jiang Nuo finding a very powerful bodyguard.
——He even talked about his bodyguard, but didn’t mention his biological mother, Lao Meiqin.
Old Jiang didn't seem to plan to ask, and only said a simple sentence occasionally. Before they knew it, the father and his two sons had been chatting for more than half an hour. The doctor was hesitant to speak, but Old Jiang couldn't hold it any longer, and slowly closed his eyes, saying that he wanted to sleep for a while, and ended the conversation.
The old professor hurriedly brought several white coats and carefully set up various instruments for further inspection.
It was naturally not appropriate to continue visiting the patient at this time. Jiang Su didn't remember to ask until he left the ward: "Brother, they were so anxious to do the examination, why didn't they interrupt us just now?"
Jiang Nuo didn't say anything, but he had a vague answer in his heart: because the doctor also suspected that what happened just now was a last-minute burst of energy.
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Jiang Nuo had this suspicion in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it or ask directly. He just asked for leave from Jiang Su's school and arranged for remote work. In the end, he stayed in City A for three more days.
As a result, Lao Jiang's condition stabilized again, and he fell into a coma similar to a vegetative state again. The company had too many backlogs of things to do, and they could not be delayed any longer, so Jiang Nuo had to book another flight and hurried back to Yanlin.
For the remaining half of the week, I was busy from the moment I sat down in the office until seven or eight in the evening, when the weekend finally arrived.
Fortunately, this kind of busyness has diluted those heavy emotions a lot.
As get off work neared the end of Friday, Gu Jiangkuo sent a message to Jiang Nuo: "I'm home now. Aunt Mei asked if you'll be home for dinner tonight."
When Jiang Nuo saw the news, his tense mood for a week suddenly relaxed - Aunt Mei would never ask such questions. She always made preparations based on his going home, because whether he ate or not, she had to prepare dinner for Jiang Su and Old Lady Wang.
The only one who wanted to know whether he would return home was Gu Jiangkuo.
The question is so roundabout.
Jiang Nuo asked Xiao Wang for his schedule and found that he could probably get off work on time tonight, so he replied, "Go home for dinner."
Gu Jiangkuo immediately responded with an expression of a little dinosaur happily spinning in circles.
Jiang Nuo: “…”
Who did you learn this from? A muscular man who is 1.9 meters tall, why is he trying to be cute?
Although he was complaining in his mind, his mood inexplicably improved. In a blink of an eye, it was time to get off work. Jiang Nuo packed up and was about to leave, but he didn't expect to be blocked at the door of the president's office.
"..." Jiang Nuo, "Why are you here?"
Xiao Wang apologized nervously, "Mr. Jiang, I told her she can't come in without an appointment..."
"It's okay," Jiang Nuo said gracefully, "Ms. Jiang is a friend, no appointment is needed."
Jiang Xia smiled brightly and opened his arms: "I knew you were the best!"
Jiang Nuo tactically moved back, avoiding her hug, "What's the matter, Miss Jiang?"
Jiang Xia wasn't annoyed, but with a hint of regret, she retracted the hug and said, "I wanted to ask you for help with something, but I didn't expect you to be so busy. Your appointments are all booked up until next month, so I'm sorry to cut in line. Can you please come into the office to discuss it in detail?"
Jiang Nuo glanced at his watch and frowned slightly. "I promised my family that I would go back for dinner. If you don't mind, tell me in the car."
Young Master Jiang meant to use the commute time to discuss things, and then have Lao Liu take her home after the discussion, killing two birds with one stone and being efficient. Unexpectedly, Jiang Xia misunderstood and happily agreed: "Okay, okay, I haven't had dinner yet!"
"...Actually," Jiang Nuo instinctively felt that bringing this young lady home was a bit inappropriate. He was thinking about how to politely refuse when he heard Jiang Xia rambling on about her business plan: "Didn't we fail to film Jin Chuang last time? The beauty salon plan was forced to be shelved, so I came up with a crazy plan. I might as well expand it. I want to start my own makeup brand."
Jiang Xia kept talking until she got in the car. "The well-known brands nowadays are all foreign brands. The domestic cosmetics market is still blank. There are only a few low-end brands, and they have no competitiveness at all... I want to create a cosmetics brand with a similar positioning to the high-end cosmetics brands in Japan, which is affordable for students and ordinary working people, but with guaranteed quality."
Mr. Jiang was listening with two minds focused, and kept wanting to interrupt and politely decline Jiang Xia's invitation to dinner at his home without hurting the girl's reputation. Although there was nothing wrong with it, Mr. Jiang felt that if he suddenly brought a girl home for dinner without any prior notice, he might get into trouble.
"It's a good idea, but..." Jiang Nuo finally found an opportunity and tried to change the subject by choosing his words, but at this time, the driver had already parked the car at the door of his house.
Looking through the car window, I could just see the tall figure of Gu Jiangkuo waiting at the door.
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