The CEO’s Substitute Wife Is A Genius
Chapter 269 Slap in the Face! Grandpa Wakes Up!

Chapter 269: Chapter 269 Slap in the Face! Grandpa Wakes Up!

Hu Qingyu didn’t speak and just squinted his phoenix eyes, puffing on a cigarette by himself.

Hu Qinglin spoke up just in time, backing him up, "Are you going to bet or are you scared of losing?"

"Psh! Who’s scared?" Hu Ming scoffed coldly, scratching the center of his brow.

He just hadn’t thought of what stakes to use in response.

If the stakes were too low, he would be mocked by the eldest and second brothers.

If they were too good, he would regret it.

"I think cousin Manman is just wasting her time; she definitely won’t be able to save Grandpa!" Hu Ming said while continuously tapping his forehead, his brain working at high speed, until his eyes suddenly brightened.

"For the stakes... the villa in Shallow Bay!"

"Bro, are you playing that big?" Hu Hao asked in astonishment, blinking. "Isn’t that your planned bridal home?"

"What bridal home?" Hu Ming glanced contemptuously at his brother.

"With Miss Chen from the Chen Family, Chen Anna, the bridal home..."

"Don’t mention that bitch to me!" Hu Ming bristled suddenly, as if someone had stepped on his tail.

The Chen Family was a major clan in Harbor City; their family made a fortune through gray industry activities in the past.

Later, in order to legitimize their wealth, they pumped a large amount of capital into the entertainment industry.

They were dubbed as the second-largest financier behind the scenes of the entertainment circle; no one dared to call themselves the first.

Even Hu Zonghua could only rank behind the Chen Family.

The two families had always intended to have a marriage alliance to completely control the entertainment circle in Harbor City and jointly venture into the mainland entertainment market.

However, much to their dismay, Miss Chen Anna of the Chen Family was very dissatisfied with her family’s arrangements and extremely disliked Hu Ming, who had a reputation as a playboy.

After investigation, Hu Ming also held Chen Anna in great contempt.

Chen Anna actually kept a young lover in the entertainment industry, to whom she had thrown a lot of money, propelling him to become a rising star with a large following.

Recently, it became even more amusing when she had this young lover participate in a highly popular variety show.

He was convinced that marrying Chen Anna would guarantee him a never-ending supply of cuckoldry!

"It’s the Shallow Bay villa!" Hu Ming declared, with a hint of spite in his tone.

"Deal." Hu Qingyu’s eyes and eyebrows carried a smile, slow and leisurely as he continued to smoke self-absorbedly.

...

At the other end of the corridor, Jiang Yueping paced back and forth with annoyance, hands clasped behind his back.

Jiang Rou sat on a bench not far away, arranging her hair and putting on her headphones to make a video call to Liu Qinglong.

Seeing her husband’s irritability, Hu Fangqin took a thermos, poured a glass of boiling water, and handed it to him, "It won’t make much difference if we wait a little longer, right?"

"Do you think Manman can really bring someone back to life?" Jiang Yueping was full of doubts and couldn’t stop the drumming in his heart.

Hu Fangqin raised an eyebrow, full of disdain, "The Hu family isn’t short on money; what famous doctors haven’t they sought? So many doctors are at a loss; could she be capable? Even if she truly has studied traditional medicine, at best she’s half-baked!"

"That’s true," Jiang Yueping was somewhat reassured. "I’ve been so anxious that my mind’s been a mess. With our intelligence, could we have produced a genius?"

Hu Fangqin: "..."

They might be mediocre, but that didn’t mean they should speak such harsh truths!

"Once we get the inheritance, let’s not give Manman her share! She’s always dragging us down; she doesn’t deserve that money!" Jiang Yueping took a small sip of hot water, finally catching his breath.

Hu Fangqin nodded without arguing.

Although Jiang Man was their flesh and blood, they hadn’t spent much time together and lacked affection for her.

Their love for their adopted daughter Rourou was much deeper.

"I’m now outside the hospital ward, my sister just arrived, and she’s putting on an act, claiming she can save Grandpa! What a joke, who does she think she is, Hua Tuo reincarnate?"

Jiang Rou ranted madly to Liu Qinglong on the video call.

Liu Qinglong’s face was iron blue throughout the conversation, "Rourou, haven’t I told you? You should try to cozy up to your sister; following her could elevate us greatly!"

"I know, she’s Mrs. Lu of the Lu Family, but with Lu Xingzhou there, Lu Zhendong is just a mere accessory!"

"Ah, it’s no use talking to you," Liu Qinglong sighed.

He was the one struggling with an unspeakable sorrow.

The Lu family is nothing!

He was referring to the Lisite family, Jiang Man’s adoptive father!

"Anyway, be nicer to your sister, okay? Go ahead and be her workhorse if you have to!"

He’d chosen to be with Jiang Rou because he wanted to bask in Jiang Man’s future glory.

Being Jiang Man’s brother-in-law, even if just in name, would be enough for him to live a life of luxury and peace.

"I got it, I got it," Jiang Rou pouted unhappily.

Why did he always bring up Jiang Man whenever they talked?

The script was almost always the same, telling her to cozy up to Jiang Man.

Cozy up my ass, would sucking up really skyrocket her to success?

Jiang Man was the type to disregard all ties of kinship, would sucking up even be effective?

Feeling displeased, she hung up the video call and searched for her four uncles around her.

She slipped away quietly and ran downstairs.

Twenty minutes later, she returned holding several bags of Starbucks takeaways.

She approached her four uncles with eagerness, "First Uncle, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, Fourth Uncle, would you like some hot drinks?"

The four uncles glanced at the items in her hands and simultaneously waved them off: "No, thanks."

"Don’t really like coffee."

"Then..." Jiang Rou was somewhat at a loss: "I’ve already bought them."

"Ask your brothers, those youngsters like this kind of stuff."

"Okay," Jiang Rou obediently agreed and headed towards Hu Qingyu and the others with the coffee.

"Brothers, would you like some coffee?" Her voice was sweet, her smile blooming like a flower.

Men couldn’t resist such a sweet young lady, especially brothers, who loved such dutiful sisters the most.

"Thanks," Hu Qingyu took a cup of hot coffee first.

Seeing this, Hu Qinglin also picked up a cup.

Hu Ming and Hu Hao walked up one after the other, rummaged through the bags, and made their choices.

Hu Ming took an iced Americano and glanced at his watch, "An hour has passed already. I think this is doubtful."

He looked towards the direction of the ward, the door was tightly closed, showing no signs of activity.

"What’s the rush? Traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture in particular, requires a steady and gradual approach, it’s not something that gets done in one fell swoop."

"Aiya, I’m just afraid our little cousin is making empty shows, busying herself for nothing, and in the end, causing the elder to suffer. All those needles driven into the flesh, just thinking about it hurts."

"Exactly, it seems pretty tough," Jiang Rou immediately agreed: "Brothers don’t know, but sister is exactly like that when it comes to problems. She loves to stick her neck out and always has to be the one who attracts attention. But the truth is, her abilities are limited... she tends to expose her weaknesses easily..."

"She’s like that?" Hu Qinglin frowned.

"Exactly, I’m not exaggerating at all," Jiang Rou said confidently: "She often bites off more than she can chew and ends up being the butt of the joke pretty quickly..."

"Big brother, looks like I’ve got this one in the bag!" Hu Ming said delightedly, bursting into laughter upon hearing this.

Hu Qingyu frowned slightly.

Could it be that he really misjudged the situation?

While they were noisily chatting and the atmosphere heated up, suddenly there was a stir from the direction of the ward.

A girl opened the door and stepped out, closing it behind her.

The crowd immediately surged towards her.

She quickly made a shushing gesture.

"How did it go?" Hu Guanghua asked, anxious and hopeful.

Jiang Man met his gaze, her voice calm as water: "Grandpa woke up, he wants to see you."

At that announcement, there was dead silence.

The entire corridor with dozens of people went instantly quiet, all stunned into stillness.

"Grandpa really woke up?" Jiang Rou was the first to speak, her neck stretching out, her eyes nearly popping out in shock...

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