Gu Zheng returned quickly. Xia Ran didn't say anything, but looked at Gu Zheng with a questioning gaze.
“I told my aunt and the others, and they are coming now.”
Xia Ran: "That's good."
Gu Zheng nodded in response to Xia Ran, then looked at Lin Yi, who had been sitting beside him watching Qin Hao, and said coldly,
"Lin Yi, you should go back first. My aunt and the others will be here soon. It wouldn't be good for them to see you."
Xia Ran blinked upon hearing this, looking somewhat puzzled.
Why should it be bad for my aunt and the others to see Lin Yi?
Lin Yi frowned and said somewhat reluctantly,
"Can't I say I'm Qin Hao's friend? And that I'm staying here with Qin Hao?"
"Do you want my aunt and the others to have an even worse impression of you? To let them know that you're the one who made Qin Hao like this?"
Lin Yi wanted to say something more, but then, for some reason, he nodded and acquiesced to Gu Zheng's suggestion.
As she left, Lin Yi kept turning back, her eyes filled with reluctance to part with Qin Hao.
When Xia Ran saw Lin Yi like this, her eyes widened immediately, as if she suddenly understood something.
So after Lin Yi left, Xia Ran couldn't wait to ask Gu Zheng,
"Zheng, what's the relationship between Lin Yi and Qin Hao?"
Gu Zheng glanced at Xia Ran, whose face was full of curiosity, and said,
"He likes Qin Hao, but Qin Hao doesn't know it. Lin Yi wants to gradually make Qin Hao like him, so that's why I arranged for Qin Hao to talk to Lin Yi about cooperation."
After hearing Gu Zheng's words, Xia Ran was even more shocked. He looked at Gu Zheng with an incredulous expression.
Gu Zheng felt a little uncomfortable under Xia Ran's gaze.
Why are you looking at me like that? Was what I just said wrong?
Xia Ran nodded first, then shook her head and whispered,
"Well... it's not that it's wrong, it's just... I'm just a little surprised that you would do something like this, Zheng."
After thinking for a moment, Xia Ran added another sentence.
"Besides, Zheng, Qin Hao probably doesn't know what you're doing, right? And your aunt and uncle don't know either, do they? Isn't it a bit inappropriate to keep this from them?"
In fact, Xia Ran was worried that if Qin Hao found out about it, he would be angry with Gu Zheng, and their relationship would inevitably be strained.
Gu Zheng: "Don't worry, Lin Yi is a good person, and Qin Hao should also find someone to settle down with. As for your aunt and the others, they should be satisfied with Lin Yi. Trust me, I know what I'm doing."
Since Gu Zheng had said that, Xia Ran chose to believe him, because in Xia Ran's heart, Gu Zheng had always been a wonderful person.
Just as Gu Zheng himself said, Gu Zheng knows what he's doing.
Not long after Lin Yi left, Aunt Gu and the others arrived. Gu Zheng had already told them that Qin Hao had appendicitis, so they weren't too worried and just came to check on him.
Qin Hao woke up not long after Aunt Gu and the others arrived. The anesthesia was slowly wearing off, and the surgical wound was starting to ache slightly.
Especially when he saw his whole family together, Qin Hao's eyes reddened, and he grumbled as he spoke.
"Waaaaah... Mom and Dad, brother and sister-in-law, baby Chen, it hurts so much!"
Chapter 91 Overwhelming Boyfriend Power
Hearing Qin Hao's words, Xia Ran was at a loss for words, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
Aunt Gu looked at him with a face full of disappointment and disdain, as if she couldn't bear to watch.
Neither she nor her husband are like that, so how did they give birth to such a good-for-nothing?
"How dare you say that? How dare you complain about the pain? Aren't you ashamed? You ended up in the hospital after eating hot pot. I'm being kind by not saying anything!"
Aunt Gu said with a look of disappointment, if Qin Hao weren't still a patient, she would have pinched his ear right then and there.
Gu Zheng had already given her a brief explanation earlier.
Of course, he didn't say it was because he ate with Lin Yi; he only said that Qin Hao and his friends ate hot pot that was too spicy and ended up like this.
Upon hearing this, Qin Hao's eyes looked even more aggrieved.
But then he remembered Lin Yi. Damn it, he thought Lin Yi was the one who brought him to the hospital, right? Where is he now?
They just put him in the hospital and then ignored him?
Qin Hao's eyes darted around, and Gu Zheng could tell what he was thinking at a glance.
He took you to the hospital and notified me, then left immediately.
Gu Zheng spoke calmly, considering this his revenge on Lin Yi.
Since you want to be with Qin Hao so much, you have to endure some hardships, right?
Xia Ran's eyes widened as she listened to Gu Zheng's words.
Ah Zheng, is this... is this a lie to Qin Hao? Lin Yi clearly stayed here for a long time, and was even forced to leave in the end.
As if knowing what Xia Ran was thinking, Gu Zheng reached out and squeezed Xia Ran's palm, signaling her not to speak.
Xia Ran blinked, as if she suddenly understood what Gu Zheng meant, and a smile couldn't help but appear in her eyes.
He never expected Ah Zheng to be so mischievous. He's discovering more and more of Ah Zheng's different side, but he also really likes this side of Ah Zheng. This side of Ah Zheng makes him feel that the distance between them isn't so far.
Upon hearing Gu Zheng's words, Qin Hao rolled his eyes several times in anger.
That Lin Yi is truly heartless! He just dumped him in the hospital and left?
He even found Lin Yi's gesture of bringing him here quite touching, and planned to treat Lin Yi to another meal next time, even if it meant skipping hot pot.
But now he's changed his mind! He's even offering Lin Yi a meal? More like a fart!
“Aunt, Uncle, and Ranran, take the child back. I can stay here and watch over him. There’s no point in having so many people here,” Gu Zheng said.
Xia Ran paused, then said, "A-Zheng, I'll stay here with you."
Aunt Gu shook her head slightly and said,
"Ah Zheng, you and Xiao Ran take Xiao Chen back, and let your uncle stay here and guard Qin Hao alone."
Gu Zheng wanted to say something more, but Qin Shi spoke up at that moment.
“Ah Zheng, take your wife, son, and aunt back. I’ll stay here and watch over things. You have to go to work tomorrow, so don’t waste your rest time on that brat Qin Hao.”
Qin Hao: "…………" I'm afraid I'm really not his biological son!
Since both of them had said so, Gu Zheng thought about it for a moment and then nodded in agreement.
Gu Zheng: "Then Aunt, let's go back."
Aunt Gu shook her head: "I'm not going back. I'll stay here with your uncle. You all go back."
In the end, Aunt Gu and Qin Shi stayed here with their good-for-nothing son.
Gu Zheng then left the hospital with Xia Ran and Gu Chen.
As soon as she got in the car, Xia Ran couldn't wait to say...
"Ah Zheng, how could you be so cheeky just now? You didn't even tell Qin Hao the truth. If Lin Yi knew what you said, who knows how angry he would be."
Perhaps because Gu Zheng has become much gentler towards her these days, Xia Ran is no longer so afraid of Gu Zheng, and even dares to joke with him now.
Gu Zheng wasn't angry; instead, he gave a slight smile and said,
"He deserves it."
Upon hearing this, Xia Ran couldn't help but burst out laughing again.
Why does it sound so funny coming from Ah Zheng?
Gu Zheng gave Xia Ran a loving look, then drove away.
Gu Chen looked at his two fathers, his round eyes filled with confusion.
However, no one could answer his questions, because he couldn't explain them either.
Moreover, Xia Ran teased Gu Chen while they were in the car, successfully making Gu Chen forget his doubts.
Xia Ran was so focused on talking to Gu Chen that she didn't notice that Gu Zheng wasn't driving home until they reached the city center. Only then did Xia Ran look up and realize something was wrong.
"Ah Zheng, aren't we going home? What are we doing here?"
Gu Zheng parked the car, turned to look at Xia Ran in the back seat, and said,
"No rush to go back, let me take you to get something to eat."
"Huh?" Xia Ran exclaimed instinctively.
"Come down."
Gu Zheng had already gotten out of the car and even opened the back door for Xia Ran.
Xia Ran blinked and then got off the bus.
As soon as he got out of the car, Gu Zheng took Gu Chen away.
There were many people around, so he didn't ask Gu Chen to get down and walk by himself.
Gu Zheng carried Gu Chen in one arm and held Xia Ran's hand with the other, walking forward.
The family of three are all very good-looking, which naturally attracted the attention of many passersby.
Especially Gu Zheng, who now exudes both boyfriend-like and fatherly charm.
If he weren't holding a baby in one arm and holding the hand of someone who was clearly his lover in the other, many young men and women would have already come over to chat him up.
Xia Ran looked both proud and envious.
He feels a pang of envy because so many people like his man, and he's proud because the man so many people like now belongs to him!
"Zheng, what are we going to eat?" Xia Ran asked in a low voice, moving closer to Gu Zheng.
"Hot pot," Gu Zheng blurted out immediately.
"What?" Xia Ran was stunned for a moment, and even stopped in her tracks.
He couldn't believe that Ah Zheng would actually take him to a hot pot restaurant!