Su Xuan was late because he had to take care of two things.
First, since he had been drinking last night, he had left his Koenigsegg parked at the Grand Emperor Hotel. After leaving his private residence on Guanhai Street, he went to retrieve it. However, sothing unexpected happened when he got there.
"Young Su, could you leave your car here for one more day?" Dongfang Hao, the owner of the Grand Emperor Hotel, had asked.
Su Xuan’s Koenigsegg, parked out front, had attracted a stream of high-end clientele. It was a form of covert advertising; if a tycoon who drove a Koenigsegg ate there, the food must be incredible! Su Xuan didn’t refuse and simply drove away in Dongfang Hao’s Rolls-Royce Phantom instead.
Second, he had gone to the bank. He wanted to open a new account and transfer one hundred million into it as a gift for soone. Because the amount was so large, the bank staff asked why he needed a new card. When he said it was a gift, they were stunned. They had never seen anyone give away one hundred million in cash. They asked him to wait while they sought approval from their superiors and prepared the funds, likely afraid that such a large outflow would affect their performance trics.
And that was why Su Xuan was late.
"Su Xuan, is this Rolls-Royce Phantom yours?" Guo Haozhen blurted out, rushing over to him.
"It’s not mine," Su Xuan answered honestly. "I’m driving soone else’s."
Phew!
Guo Haozhen imdiately breathed a sigh of relief. I shouldn’t have been so nervous. Look at how plainly Su Xuan is dressed; he’s clearly not rich! How could he possibly afford a Rolls-Royce Phantom? Alright, ti to start the humiliation process! MUAHAHA!
"Su Xuan!" Guo Haozhen’s expression turned serious as he spoke with false earnestness. "We’re all classmates here, and Teacher Wang is practically family. If you don’t have the financial ans, why put on airs by driving soone else’s car? Even if you’d shown up in a Jetta, nobody would have said a thing!"
Su Xuan was speechless.
Guo Haozhen pressed on, "And you’re being dishonest, too. A Rolls-Royce Phantom costs close to twenty million to get on the road! Who would lend you sothing like that? You obviously rented it, didn’t you? As far as I know, renting a car like this costs several thousand a day. Why would you do that?"
Su Xuan remained silent.
The other classmates fell silent as well.
"Why are you all looking at so strangely?" Guo Haozhen asked. "Am I wrong?"
"Su Xuan, you’re here!" Just then, in the midst of the awkwardness, Teacher Wang waved at him.
Su Xuan hurried over and firmly grasped his teacher’s hand.
"Su Xuan, my good boy, let get a good look at you!" Teacher Wang held Su Xuan’s hand with one of his own and patted his head with the other. Su Xuan was his favorite student. Having no sons of his own, he had always wished for an obedient boy like Su Xuan.
Su Xuan had never disappointed him, always sending gifts for the holidays and calling to check in. For that sa reason, Teacher Wang had never dared to tell Su Xuan about his illness, afraid his forr student would drop everything at work to co take care of him.
"Su Xuan, last ti you called, you said you’d resigned. What are you doing for work now?" Teacher Wang asked kindly, assuming Su Xuan had moved on to a better job.
Wang Xuehan and Teacher Wang’s wife also looked at Su Xuan with concern, hoping he was moving up in the world.
"I’m working as a courier," Su Xuan said with a warm smile for the family. "My last job was too stressful, so I decided I’d deliver packages for a while to relax."
A courier?
Hearing this, Teacher Wang and his family stared, taken aback. This was a far cry from what they had expected.
Guo Haozhen, on the other hand, was ecstatic. Haha! So, Su Xuan is a courier now! How pathetic! To think Wang Xuehan once wanted to learn from him! How interesting! How utterly ironic!
Liu Yiming and the other classmates tacitly suppressed their laughter, deciding not to reveal Su Xuan’s true financial status. They were looking forward to seeing Guo Haozhen make a fool of himself and giving him a taste of the... marvelous ntal journey they had experienced the night before.
"In that case, Su Xuan, you really shouldn’t have rented such an expensive car just to show off!" Guo Haozhen imdiately adopted a condescending tone. "A courier only makes a few thousand a month, right? You actually blew an entire month’s salary on this? Are you going to starve just to save face?"
"Alright, Guo, stop picking on Brother Su," Zhao Ankang finally interjected, unable to watch any longer. "Teacher Wang has been waiting in the car for a while. Let’s hurry and get him to his appointnt."
"Right!" Guo Haozhen nodded, his mood blissful. He then said proudly, "Do you all know why Teacher Wang is coming to the Third Municipal Hospital for treatnt?"
"You arranged it?" a classmate guessed.
"That’s right, I did!" Guo Haozhen confird with a nod. "An uncle of mine is a specialist physician here. He’s an expert in oncology and is very well-known in the country. He’s even published papers in the top-tier dical journal, ’The Lancet.’ Many officials and dignitaries travel great distances just for an appointnt with him!"
"He has cured many cancer patients, relieving them from their suffering and extending their lives!" he continued. "I was the one who scheduled Teacher Wang’s appointnt with my uncle, Expert Guo Jing, the so-called ’Cancer-Nesis’!"
After his announcent, Guo Haozhen scanned the faces of his classmates, eagerly anticipating their reactions—especially Su Xuan’s. He also snuck a glance at Wang Xuehan. He had deliberately kept his uncle a secret from her, waiting for this very mont. She’ll be so moved and grateful, her heart will flutter, and she’ll fall for ! Yes! All my efforts—arranging the hospital visit, personally driving a luxury car to pick up the family—it was all to win her over! This ti, there’s no way she won’t be moved by ! I’m saving her father’s life, after all!
"Guo Haozhen, you’re incredible!"
"You’ve really perford a great service this ti!"
"Once Teacher Wang recovers, we’ll treat you to a huge celebration!"
The classmates grew excited. If what Guo Haozhen said was true, Teacher Wang’s illness would surely be cured.
Naturally, Wang Xuehan looked at Guo Haozhen with imnse gratitude. He had truly done a wonderful thing. The mont he heard about her father’s cancer, he imdiately helped contact the hospital, drove all the way to their house without a word, and had even managed to secure an appointnt with such an influential relative.
But she had an inkling as to why he was doing all this. His eyes were constantly on her, and he rarely spared a glance for her sick father.
Hmph, they’re all impressed with now! Guo Haozhen thought, puffing out his chest with pride.
But then his face fell. Su Xuan had shown almost no reaction to his grand speech and was on his phone, talking to soone.
Is he using a phone call to hide his own incompetence? Yes! That must be it!
"Co on, let’s get Teacher Wang into the hospital!" Liu Yiming, as the class president, stepped forward and bent down, allowing Teacher Wang to climb onto his back. He then carried his teacher into the hospital.
Wang Xuehan and her mother followed closely, supporting her father.
Su Xuan, however, was still on the phone.
"Director Ma, how are Physician Guo Jing’s dical skills at the Third Municipal Hospital?"
A voice ca through the phone, "Take any oncologist from our Kangnai at random, and they could obliterate him without a trace."
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