When Ruan Zhiyin and Cheng Yuelin arrived at the hospital, the old man had already been pushed into the emergency room.
Lin Cheng sat on a chair outside the rescue room, his face tense, and his expression seemed a little dignified.
However, Lin Jingfei sat silently on the other side, not sitting with her father Lin Cheng.
The two were far apart, and the atmosphere between them seemed a little weird.
Ji Yijun's face was stern, his brows furrowed into a deep gully, and he leaned against the wall alone.
After seeing the two of them, he got up and walked over, patted Ruan Zhiyin on the shoulder, and said in a low voice, "The doctor said it's not good."
The old man's body was at the end of the force. During this period of time, he was especially decadent, and now he was so angry that he fainted.
Before the old man was pushed into the emergency room, the doctor had already reminded his family to be mentally prepared.
When Ruan Zhiyin heard the words, her body trembled slightly, but Cheng Yuelin stretched out her hand to support her.
After a while, she raised her eyes to look at Ji Yijun: "Why did Grandpa suddenly faint?"
Ji Yijun pursed his lips silently, handed Ruan Zhiyin a document, and sighed, "The old man asked me to investigate. He had doubts in his heart and insisted on me giving him the truth."
Ruan Zhiyin took the document bag from him, and after opening it, there was a pair of mother and son documents inside.
When she saw the paternity test on the back page, she pinched her knuckles and frowned lightly.
Lin Cheng actually hid an illegitimate child.
This child is only nine years younger than Lin Jingfei, and has been secretly hidden abroad by Lin Cheng, and has now started high school.
According to age calculation, the time of the woman's pregnancy should be two months before Ruan Lingfang's death.
At that time, Ruan Lingfang was lingering on the sick bed, not knowing that her beloved husband had secretly raised a female college student by her side.
When she died, she was pregnant.
When Ruan Lingfang died, Lin Chengcai was only in his thirties. Mr. Ruan also persuaded him to marry again, but Lin Cheng refused.
If Lin Cheng had this son after Ruan Lingfang's death, Mr. Ruan would not be so angry.
But this child is fifteen years old this year, and it is the evidence that Lin Cheng betrayed his daughter back then.
As a father, realizing the grievances his daughter suffered before her death, how could he be at peace.
Lin Cheng has shown deep affection for Ruan Lingfang over the years, and even Ruan Zhiyin thought he had some affection for Ruan Lingfang.
But he hid it from everyone around him, but he risked falling short at the last moment.
No wonder Lin Jingfei has such an attitude now.
The part of the shares that Ruan Lingfang left to Lin Jingfei has been managed by her father Lin Cheng, and the term of the escrow agreement seems to be not short.
Lin Cheng had only her daughter before, but now suddenly there is a son who is about to come of age. And the old man Ruan, who has always loved her, is now in the emergency room.
As for the reason why Lin Cheng looked so nervous, it should be because he was worried that after his grandfather survived this time, he would revise his will and affect his interests.
He has played a good son-in-law for so many years, and of course he doesn't want to have nothing.
Ruan Zhiyin glanced at the changing atmosphere between Lin Cheng and Lin Jingfei, and didn't know whether to blame Ji Yijun for handing over the information to grandpa at such a time.
Since grandpa has already discovered the clue and insists on seeking the truth, if Ji Yijun deceives him, it is not necessarily good for grandpa.
After all, it was Lin Cheng who did the wrong thing.
And grandpa, should not want to be deceived at the end.
Returning the information to Ji Yijun, Ruan Zhiyin had mixed emotions, silently walked to the side with Cheng Yuelin and sat down.
The atmosphere was solemn, and time passed by minute by minute.
Outside the operating room, everyone had their own thoughts, and no one spoke.
Before arriving at the villa, he hurried to the hospital again, Ruan Zhiyin and Cheng Yuelin had not eaten dinner yet.
Cheng Yuelin was afraid that her body would not be able to support her, so she asked Bai Bo to send some food in the middle, but Ruan Zhiyin really had no appetite.
After a while, the lights in the operating room finally went out.
Dr. Jiang, who was familiar with everyone, wore a light blue surgical gown and walked out the door. After taking off the mask, he sadly shook his head at several people.
The meaning in the eyebrows is self-evident.
"Last time I said that it's hard for the old man to survive this situation for two months. If you can survive until now, it's already the last time you took good care of it. Please mourn."
After the doctor's words, Lin Cheng seemed to be relieved.
Lin Jingfei covered her face and turned her back, faintly sobbing.
The most sober and calm is Ji Yijun.
Although he moved out of the Ruan family very early, he was also the adopted son of Mr. Ruan who had gone through the adoption procedures.
Nominally, he is still the son of the old man, and he signed the surgical order just now.
After the doctor finished speaking, Ji Yijun silently followed behind him and went downstairs to issue the death certificate of Mr. Ruan.
The crescent moon hangs high, and it is already midnight.
After the doctor has issued the death certificate, he will have to wait until the funeral process is completed tomorrow before the old man's body can be taken away from the hospital.
After Ji Yijun came back, he said silently, "Let's go."
However, in the long corridor, there was a fierce quarrel between Lin Jingfei and Lin Cheng.
Ruan Zhiyin stared blankly at the scene in front of her, and clenched Cheng Yuelin's hand tightly, still at a loss in the doctor's last sentence 'Sorrows'.
When she just saw the old man being pushed out of the operating room with a white cloth, Ruan Zhiyin just supported Cheng Yuelin with empty eyes.
She didn't want to and didn't dare to lift the white cloth, but she clearly heard her too calm voice.
"Cheng Yuelin, I don't have a grandfather anymore."
Just a few hours ago, Grandpa smiled and told her to take care of herself and not be too tired.
Things happened so fast, Ruan Zhiyin never thought that this moment would come in this form.
She even failed to say goodbye to the old man.
The trembling in her palm revealed her emotions. Cheng Yuelin looked at her red eyes and whispered, "Ruan Zhiyin, if you want to cry, don't hold back."
The quarrel in the hallway continued.
When Ruan Zhiyin heard his words, she shook her head in a daze: "No, Cheng Yuelin, I just... I really want to go home."
Although she knew that she should not escape, she had no way to stay here calmly.
She didn't want to see the quarrel between Lin Cheng and Lin Jingfei, nor did she want to see the death certificate that Ji Yijun brought.
She just wanted to go home, albeit capricious.
"Okay, then we'll go home."
Cheng Yuelin said without hesitation, he knew that Ruan Zhiyin could not relax in this environment.
So he took her hand back and comforted: "Don't worry, Bai Bo is here, everything will be handled for Ji Yijun, I'll accompany you home."
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Bentley drove very fast, and Ruan Zhiyin didn't speak any more along the way, as if she hadn't recovered yet.
Half an hour later, the two dragged their hungry and tired bodies back to the villa.
Cheng Yuelin pressed the fingerprint lock, pushed the door and walked into the living room, surrounded by quiet darkness.
He habitually reached out to press the switch of the hall light, but was stopped by Ruan Zhiyin—
"Cheng Yuelin, don't turn on the light."
Her voice was a little choked.
Finally, I couldn't hold back my emotions.
Cheng Yuelin sighed and took her into his arms, feeling Ruan Zhiyin's thin shoulders twitching and trembling, and the dizzy wetness around his neck scalded into his heart.
In the dim living room, Ruan Zhiyin was buried in the man's arms, and she didn't know how long she had been crying.
She knew that she must be very embarrassed now. She had just held back her emotions in the hospital, but when she returned to the familiar environment, she couldn't hold back.
The doctor had repeatedly told Ruan Zhiyin that this day would come soon. However, her only relative left in the most regrettable way, and her heart still seemed to be suddenly empty.
Cheng Yuelin tightened his arms and patted her back gently. When her choking gradually subsided, he lowered his voice and said, "Isn't it still me? Ruan 嘤嘤, we are also... family now."
Ruan Zhiyin paused when she heard the words, as if she did not expect that he would use 'family' to define the relationship between the two.
After a long silence, her voice was muffled—
"Cheng Yuelin, am I being selfish?"
"Why do you say that?"
"Grandpa has been really kind to me these past few years, but I've always been very polite to him..."
Ruan Zhiyin paused for a long time before she found the words to describe the sense of distance between her and her grandfather.
Perhaps, grandpa is also regretful.
It's not that Ruan Zhiyin didn't know how good her grandfather was to her, but her grandfather not only treated her well, but also loved Lin Jingfei, her granddaughter. And in such an environment, she didn't know how to put down her burden and face her grandfather.
Old Man Ruan felt sorry for her experience of being lost when she was young, so she was a little more favored after she returned home, and even caused Lin Jingfei's dissatisfaction.
It's not that Ruan Zhiyin didn't care about her grandfather, but she still couldn't be like Lin Jingfei's wanton coquettishness, expressing her unhappiness that her grandfather favored her, intentionally or unintentionally.
Maybe it's a flaw in her character.
She is too selfish, so she is unwilling to open everything up to others, burying herself the possibility of being hurt.
"Ruan 嘤嘤, don't think so, you have done a good job."
Cheng Yuelin's eyes were deep, and with a little moonlight outside the window, the warm fingers gently wiped away the tears from the corner of Ruan Zhiyin's eyes.
"You don't want your grandpa to be uneasy when you leave, and you don't want grandpa to make things difficult for you, so you keep hiding what the Lin family has done. It's not selfish."
After speaking, he raised his eyebrows slightly and patted her on the head: "However, there is one thing you did wrong, and you have to correct it in the future."
Ruan Zhiyin was stunned for a moment, then followed his words and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Don't worry so much, you should think about how to make yourself happy."
The last sentence was too soft, and Ruan Zhiyin couldn't see the dizzy emotions in his eyes.
She had just barely eased from her intense emotions, and couldn't bring herself to think deeply about his words.
He just frowned, regaining a little calm from the mood that had just gotten out of control.
"Cheng Yuelin..."
"I said, don't thank me again." Cheng Yuelin interrupted her, paused for a while, and sighed again, "Ruan Zhiyin, have you ever heard a saying?"
Ruan Zhiyin raised her eyes: "What do you say?"
"The real death of a person is not when his life disappears, but when he is forgotten by everyone. Grandpa doesn't want to see you sad for his departure. As long as you remember him, he will not leave you."
Ruan Zhiyin rarely heard Cheng Yuelin speak to her in such a serious tone, but she also knew that he wanted to comfort herself by saying this.
In fact, the doctor has hinted to them many times during this period that the old man may die at any time.
Ruan Zhiyin was not unprepared for this matter.
She just regretted not being able to say goodbye to grandpa in the end.
Thinking of this, Ruan Zhiyin lowered her red and swollen eyes and asked in a low voice, "Last time you went to the old house, what did grandpa tell you?"
What did you say
Cheng Yuelin looked down at her, and knew in her heart that what she wanted to ask was whether the old man had mentioned her to herself.
After a pause, he said warmly, "Well, Grandpa said that he hopes that Yinyin will be able to be happy in the future."
Grandpa may have regrets too, but he selfishly didn't want her to bear this regret. As for Grandpa's entrustment about her, Cheng Yuelin will also promise.
But those things are for him to do.