Zhou Yanchen was extremely anxious all the way, and the car sped back to the Zhou family's old house at almost full speed.
As soon as he entered the house, the silence that greeted him made him feel even more uneasy.
He didn't dare to delay for a moment, and ran towards the old man's bedroom.
He pushed the door open violently, and saw the family doctor doing basic examinations for Mr. Zhou at the bedside. The gentle sound of the instruments seemed particularly harsh in this tense atmosphere.
Zhou Yanchen took no time to adjust his rapid breathing, and walked closer in two or three steps. His voice was full of anxiety and concern, and he asked the doctor softly: "How is it? Is Grandpa okay?"
The doctor looked up when he heard the voice, and seeing Zhou Yanchen, he bowed slightly and replied politely, "Young Master, I was so angry that my blood pressure increased. Don't worry too much."
"I immediately gave him blood pressure medication. Normally, his blood pressure will slowly drop after a while."
"Yeah, okay."
His eyes naturally turned to the old man on the bed, but since he entered the room, the old man seemed not to see him and never even gave him a glance.
The tightly pursed lips and stern profile all showed that the old man was extremely unhappy at the moment.
After the family doctor packed up his instruments and quietly left the room, Zhou Yanchen turned around and looked at Lin Shu beside him.
His face was full of doubts, and he tried his best to keep his tone calm and steady: "Uncle Lin, Grandpa has always been in good health, how come his blood pressure suddenly increased?"
Before Lin Shu opened his mouth to respond, Zhou Laoyezi, who had been silent the whole time, spoke angrily: "Why? Why do you say that? You did a good deed yourself, don't you know it in your heart?"
Zhou Yanchen was confused by this sudden scolding, and was completely at a loss. He quickly recalled the recent events in his mind, but he really couldn't figure out what he had done to make his old man so angry.
Helplessly, he could only bite the bullet and look at his grandfather with an innocent face: "Grandpa, what did I do? Just tell me."
The old man was so angry that his chest rose and fell violently, his hands trembled slightly, and his eyes were wide open: "Are you going to divorce Xiao Li?"
Zhou Yanchen's body suddenly stiffened, and the expression on his face froze for a moment. He was stunned for only a moment, then slowly lowered his eyes.
After a long silence, he looked up at the old man again, "Grandpa, who told you?"
There was a hint of weakness, fatigue, and a barely perceptible evasion in that voice.
The old man was even more furious when he saw him like this. He pointed at his hand and trembled, "Who told me that you care about me now? I never thought that you would dare to hide such a big thing from me!"
"What a good child, Xiaoli, she is, well-educated, kind-hearted. She has been doing filial duty for you during the past two years when you were not at home. She is even more devoted to you. You said you want to leave her?"
"Do you still have an old man like me in your eyes, and do you still have the rules of our Zhou family?"
Zhou Yanchen frowned, bitterness spreading on the tip of his tongue. Is she devoted to him?
If she was devoted to him, she wouldn't rush him to divorce as soon as he came back.
In order to get a divorce, she didn't reject him that night!
Zhou Yanchen considered it again and again before slowly opening his mouth: "Grandpa, this matter is not as simple as you see and hear."
"Things in marriage are like drinking water. Only the person who drinks it knows whether it is hot or cold. Shen Qingli and I may not be suitable for each other."
Master Zhou snorted coldly, "You and Xiao Li are not suitable, so are you suitable for that Su Xinyao?"
"If you treat Xiaoli with the same care you have for her, Xiaoli won't feel so miserable."
"In the two years since you and her got married, she knew that if she made her identity public, she would be treated differently in terms of her work and other aspects, but she never revealed a word to anyone."
"She is the one you have always been concerned about. You are afraid that others don't know that she is close to you. I think you should know clearly who is right and who is wrong."
Zhou Yanchen's silence angered Master Zhou even more.
"Zhou Yanchen, why do you take such good care of that Su Xinyao? She saved your life and gave you food to eat."
"You and Xiaoli divorced, and you will regret it someday."
Zhou Yanchen pursed his lips, not knowing what to say.
He was very conflicted.
In fact, he had always only taken care of Su Xinyao's career. He only came during the two years she was abroad because she was diagnosed with depression.
Why would she do this? Because her mother once saved his life.
But he didn't want to mention these things again. The car accident had always been a shadow in his heart, because he had lost his parents in that car accident.
땤She was able to survive at that time늀놆because a woman saved him.
땤That woman늀놆Su Xinyao's mother.
If she didn't save herself, Su Xinyao would still have a complete family.
Because of this incident, Zhou Yanchen has always felt indebted to her.
Zhou Yanchen looked at Grandpa Zhou, whose chest was heaving with anger. After a moment of silence, he softened his voice and tried to calm the old man down: "Grandpa, don't be angry. Shen Qingli and I... maybe we are really not meant to be together."
The old man was originally furious because of the sudden divorce news. Hearing this, he became even more furious and said hatefully, "You have no fate with Xiao Li, but you have something with that Su Xinyao, right?"
"Humph! I see you've been so obsessed with Su Xinyao that you've even pushed your good wife away!"
"Okay, stop standing here and getting in my way. Get lost!"
Zhou Yanchen was afraid of making his grandfather so angry that his blood pressure would rise, so he could only swallow the explanation that was on the tip of his tongue and turned to look at Lin Shu who was standing beside him, "Uncle Lin, please stay with grandpa. If there is anything wrong, call a doctor immediately."
After saying that, Zhou Yanchen turned around and walked out with slightly heavy steps.
The moment he gently closed the door, he seemed to have lost all his strength. He stood against the door for a few seconds before dragging his feet towards the balcony at the end of the corridor.
Standing on the balcony, he raised his hand and took out a cigarette box from his pocket. With trembling fingertips, he took out a lighter. With a "click", the flame rose, illuminating his face that was full of fatigue and loneliness.
In the past, he was extremely disgusted by the pungent and stinging smell of nicotine, and always thought smoking was a bad habit, so he tried to avoid it.
But who could have expected that ever since his divorce from Shen Qingli, during those sleepless and lonely nights, only the wisp of smoke from the burning incense could slightly comfort his wounded heart, and before he knew it, he had become unable to leave.
He brought the cigarette close to his lips and took a deep breath. The spicy breath instantly filled his lungs. After a moment, he slowly exhaled a puff of lingering white mist.
As the smoke rose, the thick and insoluble sorrow between his brows became more and more obvious, and his tightly furrowed brows seemed to hide endless worries.
At the same time, the atmosphere in the bedroom was still solemn and depressing.
Lin Shu stood beside the old man's bed, leaning forward slightly, and gently advised, "Old man, why are you doing this?"
"As for the affairs between Master and Miss Shen, we are distressed, but in the end, they have to live their own lives."
"Perhaps... it's really like what the young master said, the two of them just don't get along."
Mr. Zhou leaned against the head of the bed, his hands resting weakly on the quilt, looking lonely. He sighed and said slowly: "Lao Lin, you have followed me for many years, there are some things I can't hide from you."
"Do you know why I let Chen'er and 께 Li get their marriage certificate?"
Without waiting for Lin Shu to respond, the old man continued to talk, "First of all, I liked Xiaoli the moment I saw her. She is gentle, dignified, well-educated, and kind-hearted. I think she and Chen'er are a perfect match. Come on, our Zhou family really owes Xiaoli."
At this point, the old man's eyes were slightly red, and his voice was choked with sobs: "In the car accident that year, my mother, who was in great pain, risked her life to save me, but Chen'er is gone!"
"I have always remembered this life-saving grace in my heart. I wanted to let Xiaoli enter the Zhou family, treat her well, and ensure that she has a stable life for the rest of her life, as a way of repaying her."
"Who would have thought that these two children would not be able to make it to the end? How can I be worthy of my deceased benefactor..."
Lin Shu couldn't help but burst into tears as he listened. He knew that the old man had lost his only son and daughter-in-law in that car accident.
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