Chapter 51 Farewell

There were a lot of things to do in the company today, and it was already five o'clock in the afternoon when Sheng Yize came out after finishing his work.

After taking the key, he saw a vermilion wooden jewelry box on the desk.

Sheng Yize picked it up and gently stroked the plush on the wooden box with his fingertips, which felt soft.

He opened it and inside was a diamond pendant.

The pendant is in the shape of irregular round petals, with a row of small diamonds inlaid on the petals. Several concave surfaces going inward are connected in series, connecting to a large diamond centered at the center.

The diamonds inlaid in the setting surface have facets that sparkle brightly under the light, creating a dynamic and fashionable design.

On the back of the diamond, four words are engraved: Peace every year.

"Sui, Sui, Ping An?"

Chen Yi's voice suddenly sounded behind him.

“Pah—”

Sheng Yize quickly closed the lid of the wooden box and glanced at him: "What are you doing?"

Chen Yi smiled: "For Sang Sui?"

Someone didn't speak.

"Yes, that's right. There's nothing wrong with admitting it."

Sheng Yize turned and left.

"What are you doing?"

"Back to school."

Chen Yi followed from behind: "I heard Luoluo say that today is Sang's birthday. Are you planning to sue that girl today..."

Before he finished speaking, Sheng Yize's phone rang suddenly.

He picked it up and it turned out to be Sheng Guohua.

Sheng Guohua seldom called him unless there was something urgent.

He thought of something and quickly picked up the phone.

Sheng Guohua's heavy voice came from inside: "Grandma suddenly had a heart attack and is in the hospital for emergency treatment. She is dying, please come back..."

-

Ever since Zhang Xueying suffered from Alzheimer's disease and her condition became increasingly serious, to the point where she could not recognize people in the later stages, she always asked him who he was, and he always patiently answered her over and over again, "I am Sheng Yize, Xiaoze, your beloved grandson."

Then every time, she would murmur: "Xiao Ze... my beloved Xiao Ze, grandma will give you candy."

She could still speak at that time, but she always forgot things, so she had to confirm who he was over and over again.

Sometimes, even if she couldn't recognize him, she would always remember that her most beloved grandson was called Xiaoze.

He had imagined her death countless times and had made many preparations for what he would do if she left.

But when she was really lying on the hospital bed dying, with various medical instruments inserted into her body, and the doctor used a defibrillator to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on her over and over again, Sheng Yize was still deeply moved by the scene before him.

The dull pain that spread seemed to be suppressed by something, and when he ran to the door of the hospital ward, his feet were too heavy to take a step.

There was a buzzing in his ears, but Sheng Yize could not hear any sound. His eyes were fixed on the person on the bed.

The doctor performed the resuscitation operation over and over again. With the sound of "beeping" coming from the ECG blood monitor, Sheng Yize fell into despair.

He just stayed where he was, staring blankly at the doctor putting away the defibrillator, and shook his head at Sheng Guohua: "I'm sorry, we have tried our best, but the old man's condition... is still not optimistic, please be prepared."

Sheng Yize ran in directly and grabbed the doctor's clothes: "What do you mean by be prepared! Isn't she still breathing? Why don't you continue to rescue her!"

The doctor was frightened by this sudden situation.

"Xiao Ze!" Sheng Guohua quickly pulled his hand down.

Sheng Yize suddenly came back to his senses, realized that he had lost his composure, and hurriedly grabbed the doctor's hand, begging: "Please, she is my grandma, I beg you to save her!"

The doctor looked at the young man in front of him and shook his head. "I understand your feelings as a family member, but I'm sorry. We have already made our last effort. The old man is holding on. If the situation is good, he can make it through tonight. If the situation is not good, he may not survive tonight."

"Just... say goodbye to her properly."

After the doctor and nurse left, the ward was extremely quiet.

Sheng Yize staggered and stood there in a daze.

"Xiao Ze." Yun Man stepped forward and supported him.

His eyes turned away, disgust overflowing from them, and he twisted his arms to break free from her grasp.

"Don't touch me!"

“…” Yun Man’s face was hurt and he quietly stepped aside.

Sheng Yize sniffed, resisted the discomfort that surged up throughout his body, turned around and walked over.

He half bent down, gently brushed the old man's hair aside, and gently stroked the old man's cheek with his hand.

Old age and illness have made the old man thinner and thinner. There is no flesh on his face and his whole face is as skinny as a stick.

Sheng Yize slowly squatted down, held the old woman's hand tightly, and rubbed his face against her palm.

"grandmother……"

The old man seemed to hear his voice and moved his fingers.

Sheng Yize noticed it, looked up suddenly, joy in his eyes, and stood up quickly.

"Grandma?" Sheng Yize called out tentatively.

Sheng Guohua also leaned over and called softly, "Mom..."

The old man was too thin and weak, and his oxygen mask was lightly covered with a layer of white mist.

Her breathing was very shallow, so shallow that Sheng Yize could only hear a little when he leaned over to listen.

Perhaps hearing the sound, the old man slowly opened his eyes.

"Grandma, you're awake!" Sheng Yize was delighted and was about to call a doctor when the old woman clenched her fingers.

Sheng Yize was slightly startled and looked at her.

Her lips moved, her eyes were red, and a tear slid down.

She seemed to have something to say.

Sheng Yize's heart tightened and he leaned forward to listen carefully.

In fact, her current condition is very bad. Alzheimer's disease has damaged her language function system, and Zhang Xueying has not been able to speak for a long time.

But perhaps it was her last moments and she was reluctant to leave. The old woman opened her mouth and tried her best, but her words were still unclear.

"If you can't say it, let's not say it. Let's have a good rest first..." As soon as Sheng Yize finished speaking, the old man suddenly grabbed his hand and used all his strength to spit out two words -

"What?" Sheng Yize leaned over to listen.

"Cheating."

As the words fell, the old man's hand slipped softly from his palm and finally fell on the bed.

Sheng Yize opened his eyes wide and stared blankly at his empty palm.

He looked at the hand that fell on the bed in disbelief, and in panic he grabbed it again and put it against his cheek.

"No, grandma, please don't go..."

"Please don't ignore me..."

"I'm sorry, I will be obedient next time, I'm sorry... Grandma, I beg you, can you please open your eyes..."

…

But no matter how he shouted or yelled, the body temperature of the hand against his cheek was slowly disappearing, until it finally cooled down.

The old man slowly closed his eyes.

Time seemed to stand still, Sheng Yize just stared at the silent old man with his eyes open.

The overwhelming grief made him fall into a self-protection mechanism. He could not feel the pain or sadness, but only felt liquid sliding down his face.

They are very cold...tears.

-

Sang Sui received a call from Chen Yi in the early morning.

When she knew that she would never see Sheng Yize and was planning to go back to the dormitory.

Chen Yi's voice trembled slightly, revealing grief: "Sang Sui, Brother Sheng's grandmother... is gone."