"Grandfather!" Xian Guiying rushed to the side of the bed and grabbed his hand. He's obviously still warm, but why wasn't he moving? In the blink of an eye, she looked at the Heart Surveillance Monitor and felt her body grow cold.
Several doctors heard the scream and entered. They looked at the device, then walked over to the bed and inspected the Old Man's body. The doctors exchanged glances at each other and quietly shook their heads.
Xian Guiying laid on the bed and cried out. Qin Gengxin hurried in to help her. "Guiying, don't be like this. The Old Man is leaving peacefully. He will feel sad if he sees you like this."
Xian Guiying suddenly looked at the chair by the bed and looked at the silent Old Woman. Qin Gengxin was afraid Xian Guiying would be upset with the Old Man's death and cause more trouble to his grandmother, so he helped her up. "We are here for you, you're not alone now. Are you listening to me?"
Xian Guiying just cried and did not say anything. Qin Gengxin forcefully pulled her out of the ward.
• • • •
Old Man Xian's funeral was not something that can be done in G City. Instead, they specifically send the Old Man's body back to H City, burying him at the green mountain of H City, the place where he loved.
Qin Gengxin was always on Xian Guiying's side, and at the same time, he also received many calls from the United States but right now, he could not be distracted. He only focused on accompanying Xian Guiying. She was very calm, but Qin Gengxin knew that her heart was in pain. He was afraid that something would happen to her, so he could not be separated from her for the last few days.
On the day of Old Man Xian's funeral, Xian Guiying wore a black dress with small white flowers on her chest, stood outside the auditorium, looking quietly into the distance.
The Xian Family was prestigious in the country. Their relationship with other people was good, and therefore, the funeral lasted from morning until night.
In the meantime, Qin Gengxin let Xian Guiying go to rest first.
When Xian Guiying went to take a seat next door, he stood outside the funeral hall and politely nodded his head and thanked the guests who had come to send Old Man Xian off.
Jiang Ruolan, who was standing nearby, saw that Xian Zihao was busy handling the funeral and Xian Guiying had gone in to rest, so she asked Qin Gengxin, "We've been busy with the Old Man's funeral these past few days, so we haven't paid much attention to it. Guiying has always been in good health and condition, moreover with her character, even if she was sad, she should have calmed down by now. No matter how I look at her recently, she has been very tired. Is she sick?"
Qin Gengxin raised his eyebrow at her and whispered, "She's pregnant."
Jiang Ruolan glared at him, looking if he was joking or not, before smiling. "Really?"
"Why would I lie to you? But right now, sending the Old Man peacefully is more important, we can talk about it after the funeral. Everyone's not in a good mood right now, so we didn't say anything about it." Qin Gengxin nodded as he spoke.
Jiang Ruolan didn't expect herself to be accurate. It seemed that Guiying intended to keep this child, otherwise she wouldn't be so careful and obedient.
She smiled lightly and said, "Yesterday, Nanny Cheng took out some things from grandfather's study room. There was a small box in it. I thought it was a cigarette holder; however, when I opened it, I found that there wasn't any cigarette holder, but rather very old letters."
Qin Gengxin looked in another direction with an indifferent expression as he replied in a low voice, "I've heard so too."
"I didn't see clearly what was written on the letters, but I heard from Zihao that it was two suicide letters that your grandfather had left behind. Inside the box, there is grandfather's military emblem when he was a general in the north and a wedding ring with emeralds on it."
"Where is the box now?" Qin Gengxin sighed softly.
"After Zihao and his parents read the letter, they handed the box and everything to your grandmother." Jiang Ruolan looked at him and said, "Qin Gengxin, Guiying is very rational. She knows that it was her grandfather who owed your grandmother, so she doesn't blame you for her grandfather's death. You must treat her well, and don't disappoint us again."
Qin Gengxin immediately retorted. "When have I ever let you down?"
The corner of Jiang Ruolan's mouth twitched. "You're still trying to show off again."
• • • •
When Xian Guiying went to sit in the next room to the auditorium, she saw Qin Gengxin's grandmother sitting there as well.
She did not go to the auditorium. Xian Guiying knew that the people from the Qin Family had also come, but she did not pay attention to where the Old Woman was. She thought that since the Old Woman was old, she (Old Woman) was resting at a hotel. Unexpectedly, the Old Woman was here.
She had a box at her side and when Xian Guiying came in, she looked up at her.
Xian Guiying sat on the chair beside her. "How are you doing?"
The Old Woman didn't say anything. She only looked at her and slowly opened her mouth. "Child, when can you and Gengxin remarry?"
Xian Guiying smiled bitterly. "Didn't you say you didn't want me to be with Qin Gengxin? Even if we remarry now, it's because we truly love each other. I didn't think that you would actually urge us to remarry. "
The Old Woman sighed. "There are some things that…When I found out the truth, my heart calmed down. I don't hate Xian Tingfeng, nor do I hate Gengxin's grandfather. Seeing that you and Gengxin both love each other, as his grandmother, I can only wish you two well. There's nothing else. "
"I'll think about it after my grandfather's funeral." Xian Guiying took the mineral bottle from the servant and took a sip. She then looked at the box beside the Old Woman's hand.
She knew that Xian Zihao had asked her mother to give it to the Old Woman. The things inside were all very old things that her grandfather had never brought out.
After locking the box, Xian Zihao handed the key to the Old Woman. Xian Guiying didn't look at the contents of the box, but since her mother gave it to the Old Woman, it must be something related to their story.
Seeing the Old Woman's hand lightly resting on the small box, Xian Guiying asked softly, "Grandfather must have told you a lot before he left."
"He just told me some old stories. At the end, he said he should go find your grandmother." The Old Woman sighed and laughed, "Guiying, actually, your grandfather was not that vicious. In my entire life, I have never been able to figure out why he did what he did back then."
Xian Guiying only looked at her and didn't ask anything.
The Old Woman stood up and stood outside the auditorium with the small box. She looked inside but did not enter.
The two letters in the small box were left behind by her husband in the past. One of them was left for her, and it was filled with deep affection and devotion, causing people to be moved beyond belief.
As for the other one, he left it for Old Man Xian.
The letter said how he had married the Old Woman after spreading the news about her pregnancy, how he had won her heart, how he had solidified their marriage, how he had allowed her to finally break the rules and give up on Old Man Xian and become pregnant with his child.
Also, he sent someone to the barracks that Old Man Xian had just arrived using the prestige of the Wan Family. He was inciting people to frame Old Man Xian for stealing something from the camp. After being beaten up and driven out of the barracks, Old Man Xian was really short of manpower after the outbreak of war.
The Old Man never told her about this. The Old Woman never thought that the culprit behind all this would be her gentle husband
