"Bai Qianmo, please come back soon, Grandpa... Grandpa..."

Bai Qianmo's heart tightened: "What's wrong with Grandpa?"

A noisy argument came from the other end of the phone, and the voices of Bai Kangcheng, Bai Kangyan, Xu Hualan, and Old Bai could be vaguely heard.

Bai Yitang shouted into the phone, "Grandpa has gone mad!"

Bai Qianmo: "..."

"Okay, I'll be right there."

The voice on the other end of the phone was loud, and Zhu Qinghan could vaguely hear the general content of the conversation.

"What happened to Old Bai?"

Bai Qianmo shook her head: "I don't know the specifics. I need to go there. You should rest well. Now that you're awake, I'll have Gu Jingyu come over later to take you for a brain scan."

"Wait!" Zhu Qinghan threw off the covers and got out of bed.

Bai Qianmo walked over in a few steps.

"what you do?"

“I need to check on Old Bai’s condition, Qianmo. No one here knows the symptoms of the Sleeping Gu better than me. Although I can’t save Grandpa Bai, at least I can know where he is now.”

Bai Qianmo took a deep breath, feeling as if a huge stone was lodged in her chest, making her feel incredibly heavy.

"You mean my grandfather's life is in danger?"

"I don't want to lie to you. The Sleepy Gu poison can not only disrupt the brain nerves, but also control a person's mind. In the later stages, when the Sleepy Gu drains the heart blood, the host will die. What's terrifying is that this Sleepy Gu has the ability to automatically enter a dormant state. After the host dies, it can continue to live until its master summons it, at which point it will automatically leave the host's body."

Bai Qianmo stared at Zhu Qinghan in silence for a long time without saying a word.

Many familiar and heartwarming images flashed through my mind.

The moment she saw her grandfather, she found a sense of belonging to a family.

Grandpa's love for her could be described as spoiling her; he would grant her every request and always care about her well-being.

Even when the entire internet was attacking her, he never scolded her once; instead, he unconditionally chose to believe her.

At such an advanced age, he still tries to emulate young people by surfing the internet, forming fan groups, and joining various ranking organizations.

In truth, she knew that her grandfather was doing this simply to help her and to let more people know that his granddaughter was not the kind of person portrayed online.

The more I thought about it, the more suffocated I felt, and my eyes stung.

"I'll take you there."

She needed to know what state her grandfather was in.

No matter what, she couldn't let anything happen to her grandfather, and she was willing to pay any price.

Bai Qianmo found a wheelchair and pushed Zhu Qinghan to the ward where Bai Lao was.

Upon arriving at the door of Elder Bai's ward, one could hear a heated argument inside.

"Grandpa, you should see this woman clearly. She has ulterior motives and has harmed you to this state. Yet you still let her in and were so polite and friendly with her. Do you know that this woman is here to frame us?"

"Shut up! This is none of your business, you brat. Xinrou is a kind girl; she would never do anything to hurt me!"

Upon hearing Elder Bai's words, Bai Qianmo, standing outside the door, showed a hint of surprise.

Although Grandpa was kind, his heart was as clear as a mirror.

He had long known that Bai Xinrou was no good person. During the two days that Bai Xinrou stayed at the Bai family's residence, her grandfather was clearly wary of her.

Why would you say something like that today?

Sitting in her wheelchair, Zhu Qinghan's expression began to turn serious.

Everyone in the room was also taken aback by what Old Bai said.

Han Songyan couldn't help but speak up.

"Dad, this girl and her mother have been deliberately slandering Qianmo's reputation online. What wouldn't she do?"

"Grandpa, Bai Xinrou is very likely the one who caused your hospitalization. Have you lost your mind? How can you protect this vicious woman?" Bai Yitang was furious.

Old Bai's face turned ashen. He grabbed a teacup from the side and smashed it towards Bai Yitang's face.

"Yitang, watch out!" Bai Luoyu was closest to Bai Yitang, and he quickly pulled Bai Yitang aside.

That's how I narrowly avoided the water glass.

Clang

The water glass happened to hit the television, and the LCD screen shattered instantly, leaving a jagged crack.

Everyone in the ward was clearly stunned by what they saw.

“Dad…” Xu Hualan spoke softly, looking at him with a puzzled expression.

Are you feeling unwell anywhere?

"I'm perfectly fine. Now that you're all here, listen up. I really like Xinrou. From now on, I've decided to treat her like my own granddaughter. She'll even be staying at my house. You all better remember this: in my eyes, Xinrou is just like Qianmo—my own granddaughter. Do you understand?"

Upon hearing these outrageous words, everyone was momentarily at a loss for words.

Bai Xinrou was secretly delighted, but her face remained calm and composed.

“Grandpa Bai, I was just worried about your condition. I was going to leave after seeing you, so you don’t need to do this for me.”

Towards the end, Bai Xinrou began her tearful performance.

His acting was terrible; he tried to squeeze out a tear but couldn't shed a single one. His eyes were practically twitching.

Old Bai didn't care about any of that. When he saw Bai Xinrou crying, he felt a pang of heartache.

“Xinrou, don’t care about what other people think. In Grandpa’s heart, you are Grandpa’s own granddaughter. From now on, wherever Grandpa is, you will be there too.”

"Grandpa Bai, you're so kind to me." Bai Xinrou said, her face full of emotion.

Bai Yitang rushed to Bai Xinrou's side in one stride.

He raised his fist, intending to strike Bai Xinrou in the face. Bai Xinrou screamed in fright and hurriedly ran to Old Bai's side.

"Grandpa Bai..."

"Bai Yitang, get out of here right now!" Old Bai roared angrily.

Bai Yitang stared at Old Bai with a face full of shock and disappointment.

"Grandpa, you actually want me to get out for the sake of a wicked woman?"

"Get out! Get out of here right now! And I hope you never see me again!" Old Bai roared.

"Dad, calm down..." Xu Hualan tried to speak, but Old Bai shot her a glare.

Xu Hualan opened her mouth, but for a moment she didn't know what to say.

The old man is in poor health, and she doesn't want to provoke him too much.

But at this moment, the old man's attitude and words were really unfamiliar.

If she hadn't been by the old man's side, she would have definitely suspected that he had been replaced.