GodofMedicine:theNationalGuardian

Chapter 71 Lin Zixiao

Wearing a poker face, Lin Hao walked forward and put a chair near the bed. Then, he sat with legs crossed and looked at the man on the bed without saying anything.

Lying on his bed, Lin Zixiao turned his head with difficulty to Lin Hao. As soon as he saw Lin Hao, tears filled his eyes.

They looked at each other without saying anything. Neither of them had tried to break the silence for a long time...

After a few minutes, Lin Zixiao came to his senses. Tears dripped from the corner of his eyes but he looked a bit delighted.

He shot a glance to Liu Rende who had worked as his butler for years. The latter immediately knew what he wanted. Later, Liu Rende led Lin Zixiao's relatives including Lin Ran to leave the room.

Other than 7 or 8 private doctors, only Lin Zixiao and Lin Hao were in the room. After those loud relatives left, the room finally quieted down.

"You look good. You're taller but thinner..."

A few minutes later, doctors helped Lin Zixiao take off the oxygen mask. Then he looked at Lin Hao and talked to him.

While speaking, he wanted to reach out to touch Lin Hao's face. But given his current condition, he would even find it a bit hard to do so.

When Lin Hao saw that, his eyes also turned red. He took out a cigarette with a shaking hand and put it in his mouth.

"You can't smoke here. It will kill your father!"

Some private doctors started to complain and looked at Lin Hao hostilely before he took out the lighter.

Right after the Chief Health Adviser finished, Lin Zixiao waved his hand feebly.

"No need to stop him. Can you leave us alone? I have something to tell him."

"Manager Lin!"

Hearing Lin Zixiao's faint voice, the Chief Health Adviser wasn't sure whether he should leave them alone.

When he tried to persuade Lin Zixiao, the latter scowled and interrupted, "Get out. I won't say it again!"

As a big name in the business circle in Modu, Lin Zixiao remained majestic and awe-inspiring when he put on a serious look, although he was seriously ill now.

As Lin Zixiao stared at them coldly, the Chief Heath Adviser and other private doctors who had accompanied him for days couldn't help trembling with fear.

Looking at each other, they lowered their heads and left the room at last.

At this time, Lin Zixiao supported himself with two arms, trying to sit up. He tried very hard but still failed.

Lin Hao who stuck the cigarette between his lips frowned. Having hesitated for a while, he stood up to help Lin Zixiao sit up and put a pillow behind him.

Lin Hao seemed to do so unintentionally but Lin Zixiao still felt gratified. A big smile could be seen on his wrinkled face.

"You didn't smoke before. When you were a kid and saw me smoking, you always walked away."

Lin Zixiao croaked slowly. However, Lin Hao just looked up. He didn't answer Lin Zixiao until he lit the cigarette and took a puff. "People will change, won't they?"

Lin Zixiao who leaned on the pillow wore an apologetic bitter smile and nodded. "Hao... I'm sorry for what I did to you. I apologize."

"I have kept sending people to look for you and Lan these years..."

"Don't mention that name!"

Lin Hao directly interrupted Lin Zixiao in a low voice. At this moment, anger could be seen in his eyes and several blue veins stood out on his forehead.

Lin Hao's shout scared Lin Zixiao and made him cough violently as if he would have coughed out his lung.

Seeing Lin Zixiao's red face, Lin Hao calmed down and puffed on the cigarette after taking several deep breaths.

Nevertheless, Lin Zixiao wasn't mad at him. Instead, he looked more apologetic.

Leaning on the pillow, he tried a few times to talk to Lin Hao. But he didn't say anything until he thought for a while.

"Hao, you may think I'm partial to your brother so I kicked you out of our family. That's not true."

"So what? Isn't it pointless to talk about this now?" Lin Hao sneered with disdain. He continued, "I don't care whether you like me or Lin Ran more."

"I know you don't care but...I want to tell you..."

Lin Zixiao was eager to explain, which made him cough violently again. He even coughed blood this time. Lin Hao looked at him with mixed feelings.

After a moment's hesitation, Lin Hao whipped out a piece of tissue from the tissue box on the bedside table. He handed it to Lin Zixiao so that the latter could wipe away the blood on the corner of his mouth.

Lin Zixiao grinned in delight. Wiping away the blood, he said, "Actually... I thought highly of you when you were young. Your brother is an idler and has made no achievement. But you demonstrated your sharp business acumen when you were eight."

"Having graduated from middle school, you skipped high school and went to Didu University to study finance. You may not know how proud I was when meeting my friends."

"Hao, although you're a business genius, you have a big shortcoming. You're too straightforward!"

"And that's why many people in our family see you as their biggest rival. Your brother is different. He is good at winning others' favor. Also, he's a good-for-nothing. So our relatives like him very much."

"I want you to marry Lan, too. But Hao, I will die someday. I can't rest in peace if it is someone else that takes over the family business!"

"So... To help you gain enough power to bring our relatives under control, I wanted you to marry Chen Xueli. Although her family isn't as influential as ours, they can still help you avoid much trouble when you take over the family business."

"Besides, Xueli really likes you. So I thought you would accept my proposal...However, I didn't expect that this wrong decision would result in serious consequences!"