The Strongest Dandy in the City-Chapter 399: A Sudden Change in the Bais

The affairs in Wu State came to a temporary close, and the Xu family, who once called the shots in Wu State, would gradually be forgotten as time passed.

After staying in Wu State for another week, Ye Chenfeng and others prepared to return to Capital City. During this week, they spent almost every day accompanying Qianqian, frolicking everywhere in Wu State. Similarly, the Victory Sky Society nearly swallowed up the Honghai Association during this week, replacing it as the number one gang in Wu State.

After the incident that night, Ye Chenfeng and Ning Yuting always felt somewhat awkward when they saw each other. Their relationship hadn’t truly clarified yet; it was a blurry male-female relationship.

Ye Dongjian saw all this and reminded his nephew, Ye Chenfeng, more than once not to take advantage of Ning Yuting. He was genuinely fearful—one day, he might be unwillingly forced to call Ye Chenfeng his brother-in-law.

As Ye Chenfeng and his group were preparing to return to Capital City, the Bais in Capital City were experiencing an enormous upheaval.

The family head of the Bais, Elder Bai, Bai Hongfang, suddenly fell ill and was admitted to the hospital three days ago. After a series of authoritative medical examinations, it was confirmed that Bai Hongfang had developed a malignant late-stage tumor in his stomach, and the likelihood of recovery was nearly zero. The hospital could only prolong Elder Bai’s life by three to six months.

For the great families of Capital City, the older generation is the pillar of the family. If Elder Bai, Bai Hongfang, were to fall, then the influence of the Bais in Capital City would significantly diminish. They might even have to step down from the ranks of the first-class families and become a second-class family. Since Elder Bai was hospitalized, the Bais had been thrown into complete disarray, with everyone busily occupied with Elder Bai’s affairs.

Elder Bai, as a high-level official of Huaxia Country, naturally received treatment in a military hospital, the only place deemed sufficiently secure. At this moment, in a special care ward of the military hospital, the room was filled with the direct descendants of the Bai family.

Bai Hongfang had three sons: his eldest son, Bai Yanxin, his second son, Bai Yanping, and his third son, Bai Yanjun, all of whom gazed unblinkingly at their father on the hospital bed, his complexion deathly pale.

Standing beside each of the three men were two young men and a woman. The pretty woman in her twenties standing next to Bai Yanxin was Bai Xueling, recognized as the number one beauty in Capital City and also Bai Yanxin’s daughter.

The young men standing next to Bai Yanping and Bai Yanjun were named Bai Shaohua and Bai Xingwei, each their respective sons.

Bai Xueling’s beautiful eyes were misty. Her grandfather, Bai Hongfang, had always doted on her. Seeing her grandfather lying on the hospital bed, his face growing increasingly gaunt, she felt terrible, especially upon learning that her grandfather had at most three to six months to live.

Among the three men, Bai Yanxin, Bai Yanping, and Bai Yanjun, apart from the eldest son Bai Yanxin whose dark eyes flickered with sadness, the other two were lost in thought, showing no sign of sorrow on their faces.

The next family head of the Bais had long been determined by Elder Bai, and it was to be the eldest son, Bai Yanxin. Bai Yanxin was highly favored by Elder Bai for both his capabilities and his character. Now that Elder Bai was unexpectedly on his deathbed, Bai Yanxin would soon naturally become the next family head of the second Bai generation.

But would Bai Yanping and Bai Yanjun be content with this? Large families typically are heartless and ruthless, let alone when faced with the temptation of the family head’s position! The two were already considering how to prevent Bai Yanxin from sitting on the family head’s seat after Elder Bai’s death.

"Yanping, Yanjun, I know what you two are thinking. However, I hope you’ll give me some peace during this time and let Dad pass his last days in peace," Bai Yanxin said, keenly aware of his younger brothers’ thoughts.

Bai Yanping and Bai Yanjun’s faces showed a hint of embarrassment. Bai Yanping feigned a cough: "Cough cough, elder brother, you’re talking nonsense. Maybe Dad still has a chance of recovery. Medicine is so advanced now, we can’t make such early conclusions."

"Exactly! Elder brother, we must do everything we can to cure Dad’s illness," Bai Yanjun immediately echoed.

Bai Yanxin looked at his two affected brothers with a helpless sigh. He knew they both coveted the position of Family Head of the Bais, but they failed to realize that if Elder Bai were to die, the Bais would quickly decline to a second-rate family, continuously deteriorating until one day they would completely fade from the ranks of the leading families in Capital City.

After all, the Bais did not have anyone capable of being the pillar of the family; even the most outstanding Bai Yanxin was not up to the task. So, once Elder Bai passed away, the Bais’ influence in Capital City would inevitably shrink by a hundredfold. Ironically, Bai Yanping and Bai Yanjun were still preoccupied with their own ambitions at this time.

"Dad, Grandpa won’t have any problems. Nothing will happen to Grandpa, right?" Bai Xueling’s beautiful eyes shimmered with tears as she asked Bai Yanxin, deluding herself.

Bai Yanxin patted Bai Xueling reassuringly on the shoulder and said, "Xueling, why are you crying? Your Grandpa, when he wakes up, definitely won’t want to see your tears. Hurry and wipe them away. I also hope your Grandpa will be alright, but sometimes, we must accept reality. During this time, you should spend these last moments of his life with him."

Bai Xueling sniffed a couple of times, wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes with the back of her hand, and choked up, "Right, I can’t cry. I can’t let Grandpa see me crying. I want to make Grandpa happy."

"Who are you trying to impress with that act? It’s truly disgusting." Bai Shaohua said disdainfully in a low voice from the side.

"Indeed! The so-called number one beauty of Capital City. Your acting skills are quite impressive," Bai Xingwei also whispered.

Elder Bai was always incredibly strict with his two grandsons, Bai Shaohua and Bai Xingwei; any mistakes resulted in severe punishment. But for Bai Xueling, all he had was love, which caused the two brothers to be very hostile towards their sister Bai Xueling, feeling irritated at the mere sight of her.

In fact, this was just Elder Bai’s way of upbringing: boys needed to be treated strictly since they would be the ones shouldering the responsibility in the future, the hope of the family. Unfortunately, Bai Shaohua and Bai Xingwei completely failed to appreciate Elder Bai’s good intentions.

The door to the special care ward was pushed open, and the commander of the military hospital, Duan Nan, walked in. Shaking his head to the Bai family members, he seemed to have no other choice. In his heart, he believed there might be a person who could potentially cure Elder Bai—Ye Chenfeng.

Previously, when Wu Anguo suddenly fainted during the engagement ceremony between Ye Chenfeng and Wu Xiaofei and was taken to the military hospital, the hospital had determined that Wu Anguo only had two to three days to live. Yet, Ye Chenfeng intervened and within a mere half hour, he had cured Wu Anguo’s illness—an almost miraculous feat.

Right then, Duan Nan had promptly taken Ye Chenfeng as his teacher. However, Ye Chenfeng’s exceptional medical skills were not made public in Capital City. Duan Nan found it inappropriate to reveal this to the Bais, so it seemed Elder Bai’s fate would have to take its course.

"Director Duan, is there really no way at all? Even if it just allows my father to live another year or so, no matter the cost, we’re willing to bear it," Bai Yanxin said to Duan Nan.

Duan Nan gave a wry smile and said, "If I had a way, I would do my best to treat him, but sadly I’m at a loss. Our hospital can only extend it by three months to half a year at best. There’s nothing more I can do."

"During this time, keep him company and talk to him more. There might be a miracle, you never know. There have been such cases in medicine where a patient’s improving mood can slow the progression of their illness," Duan Nan continued.

"Then thank you, Director Duan. We will make sure to talk with him more, hoping that a miracle really will happen." Bai Yanxin did not believe in miracles—could someone suffering from terminal cancer really wake up one day completely free of the disease? It was pure fantasy. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

Duan Nan’s words almost seemed to seal the death warrant for Bai Hongfang. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for it, buy a monthly ticket; your support is my greatest motivation.)