Chapter 17 Let Go of My Yingying

Grandpa looked at Lin Meizhen, and the kindness in his eyes vanished completely.

"Ayan is gone. I didn't want to live anymore. Why are you dragging me along? You just can't bear to give up the life where someone supports you and you don't have to lift a finger!"

"No, I'm worried about how much money our family will have for food, drink, and even basic necessities in the future..."

Lin Meizhen tried to argue, but her grandfather interrupted her.

"You're only 45 and you can't find work? You wouldn't starve if you washed dishes at a restaurant, would you?"

“Dad,” Lin Meizhen protested, “I’ve finally managed to stop doing manual labor these past few years and spent hundreds of thousands of yuan at beauty salons to make my skin smooth and hydrated. I can’t go back to the way things were.”

Grandpa frowned instantly.

“Our family isn’t wealthy; you’re just an ordinary woman. Why spend so much money on skincare?”

Lin Meizhen touched her meticulously styled hair bun. "What if my destined love comes late?"

Grandpa clutched his chest.

Ji Ying quickly comforted him, "Grandpa, Aunt Lin is just joking, don't take it seriously."

"Yingying, I am..."

Lin Meizhen was about to emphasize that she was serious, but Ji Ying's sharp gaze made her swallow her words.

Grandpa held Ji Ying's hand.

“If Lin Yan hadn’t passed away so early, you wouldn’t have to shoulder the burden of the Lin family. Girl, we didn’t raise you for anything in return. Don’t ruin your future for this family that has nothing to do with you, cough… cough…”

Seeing that his lips were turning blue, Ji Ying knew he had another attack of his illness and quickly gave him some medicine.

“Dad, please stop being so high and mighty. This house is about to be expropriated, and they're only offering five thousand yuan in compensation. If Yingying leaves the Gu family, who will buy us a house to live in?”

Grandpa caught his breath and glared at her.

"I'll sleep on the streets, and you can stay in a hotel, is that alright?"

Seeing that he was truly angry, Lin Meizhen quickly shut her mouth and left.

"Is our house going to be demolished?" Ji Ying asked.

Grandpa's lips didn't regain their color. He snorted, "This is the house my grandfather built. I was born here, and I'll die here. I won't move!"

As the sun set, Ji Ying went to the nearby cemetery to visit Lin Yan.

At the time, they only found his cell phone and shoes by the river, but they couldn't retrieve his body. So his grandfather built a cenotaph for him, hoping that he would be doing well in the other world.

Throughout his life, the person my grandfather cared about most was Lin Yan.

Without Lin Yan and the Lin family, Ji Ying doesn't know if she would still be alive today.

She couldn't possibly abandon the Lin family; even if she divorced Gu Yanchen, she couldn't stop giving her grandfather his medicine.

As night fell, Ji Ying returned to the Lin family home.

Before they even reached the courtyard gate, they saw several thugs standing in front of it with shovels, and an excavator parked next to them.

Lin Meizhen helped her grandfather stand at the gate, confronting them.

One of the thugs with blond hair pointed at the grandfather and said, "You old codger, this is a dangerous building. Giving you five thousand is charity. Don't let it interfere with the construction of a luxury hotel in the village. This place must be demolished by tomorrow."

Grandpa was furious. He gasped for breath and said, "The foundation of this house alone is worth more than 50,000! You're robbing us!"

Yellow Hair laughed, "Yeah, it's robbery. You're already childless, what do you need so much money for? You might as well just die."

Lin Meizhen angrily spat at him, "You're the one who's childless! Your whole family, the men's genitals are all impotent, and the women's are all solid. You were born of a stray dog ​​from the back mountain."

Her words successfully angered the other party.

"Tear down the house for him!"

Just as the excavator swung its shovel, Ji Ying rushed into their midst.

"Do you have any official documents for demolishing the houses?"

The blond-haired man said arrogantly, "My dad is the village chief. His word is law. Who do you think you are?"

Ji Ying remained calm. "I've already called the police. Let's wait for them to arrive before we talk about it."

"Call the police?" the blond-haired man sneered. "The police station is run by my second uncle. We'll see if he comes to arrest me or you."

Ji Ying said seriously, "I don't believe that the law has been eaten away by your family."

The blond-haired man was extremely arrogant and grabbed her hand.

"Where did this woman come from? She's quite pretty. Come with me to play in the back mountain."

"You beasts, let her go!"

When his grandfather saw that they were about to insult Ji Ying, he leaned on his cane and went to hit them.

The thugs Huang Mao brought swarmed forward, some kicking the old man over, others grabbing and tearing at Ji Ying's clothes.

"stop!"

At that moment, several bodyguards rushed in and instantly separated them.

One of them bowed his head to Ji Ying.

"Madam, Mr. Gu sent us to protect you."

Ji Ying didn't have time to pay attention to him and stumbled to her grandfather's side.

Grandpa had collapsed to the ground, his body convulsing uncontrollably, a trickle of white foam escaping from the corner of his mouth, yet he was still muttering incoherently, "Beast... let go of my Yingying..."

Ji Ying quickly pried open his mouth, stuffed two nitroglycerin pills into his mouth, and then shouted uncontrollably, "Hospital! Take him to the hospital!"

...

At this moment, at the Gu family's old residence.

Upon receiving Ji Ying's message, Chen Yuan rushed to the study.

Just as he was about to push the door open, he heard a crisp "snap" from inside, and he froze.

After slapping Gu Yanchen, the old lady pointed at his nose and cursed, "What kind of skill is it to lock up your wife? Only a coward would seek a sense of accomplishment by bullying women."

Gu Yanchen accepted the slap without offering any explanation.

The old lady's anger couldn't be quelled by a single slap.

"What terrible things have I done? My son is useless, my other grandson is not human, and I finally have a single heir left, but he still deceives me."

"She'll leave tomorrow after paying respects to her father," Gu Yanchen said.

The old lady clearly didn't believe that Gu Lingxue could be so carefree.

"You need to understand, in the Gu family, the only person who doesn't have any ulterior motives towards you is Ji Ying. Do you think I, this old woman, let you marry her so casually?"

Four years ago, she went to the hospital for a medical check-up and accidentally lost the jade thumb ring she had worn for many years.

Ji Ying found the jade ring at the hospital entrance. Several people with impure motives saw that she was in a hurry for money, so they surrounded her and tried to buy the jade ring from her, but she refused.

Later, Old Mrs. Gu came and gave her a considerable reward, which the girl accepted without hesitation.

I thought that at her age, she would keep some money for herself, but when the old lady finished her doctor's appointment and left the hospital, I saw her squatting on the steps of the cafeteria eating a steamed bun.

Only after inquiring did I learn that she had given all the money to her foster parent who was not related to her by blood.

"This child may seem gentle, but she is actually clear-headed and opinionated. If she stays by your side, she will not be swayed into betrayal, and she will remain loyal because of your kindness. Do you understand my intention now?"

This was the first time Gu Yanchen had a heart-to-heart talk with his grandmother about Ji Ying.

He lowered his head. "I will treat her well."

"Be good to her, and then stop worrying about Gu Lingxue."

However, Gu Yanchen was unable to respond to this request for a long time.

Chen Yuan felt it was time.

He quickly knocked on the door, opened it, and reported, "Mr. Gu, there's a situation with Madam."