When Ning Yanshu was hospitalized due to a misdiagnosis of leukemia, Zhao Shuigen was searching for mugwort downstairs when Grandma Chen encountered him.
After learning the whole story, Grandma Chen helped him prepare mugwort water and a brazier.
Watching Grandma Chen's skillful movements, Zhao Shuigen couldn't help but ask curiously, "You know so many things!"
Recalling a past life's memory of those swindlers in yellow Taoist robes, Grandma Chen said casually, "You'll naturally learn how after seeing it many times."
The car returned shortly afterward.
They came back too.
Grandma Chen gently raised the mugwort leaves in her hand and murmured with anticipation, "May you always be safe and healthy. I don't ask for great wealth and status, but only for everything to go smoothly."
"May you always be safe and healthy, and may everything go smoothly for you, not for great wealth and honor..."
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Grandma Chen had never understood how someone as intelligent as Shen Fu could be deceived by those charlatans.
Now she understands.
Gods need to be believed in.
People's faith all comes from the people they want to protect.
Because there are people I long to protect, I will try my best to seize even the slimmest hope.
Grandma Chen always reminded herself that for their own good, she must stay away from them.
But she is also a human being, and she also has a longing for family and kinship.
Every time Grandma Chen saw Shen Fu and Ning Wan's happy family of three, she would feel a pang of jealousy. But it was only for a moment.
If their imperfections from countless lifetimes can be fulfilled here, then sacrificing herself would be something she would do willingly…
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On Lunar New Year's Eve, Grandma Chen celebrated the New Year with everyone.
Having lived for so long, she had never experienced such a lively atmosphere.
Xu Xiufeng, Zhao Shuigen, Ning Wan, and Shen Fu.
Even Secretary Yi brought her brother, surnamed Jia, along.
To Grandma Chen's surprise, she actually had the chance to see Ning You again.
My older sister was strong-willed and outstanding; she always outshone me.
From childhood to adulthood, Ningyou enjoyed her parents' doting love and privilege, and was able to obtain the best learning opportunities and resources.
Unlike her, who was just a useless abandoned child discarded by her parents.
She used to resent her older sister. But now, after experiencing so much, she has slowly come to understand many things.
Grandma Chen also met Song Mengwan and 057.
Just as they said before, they had no memory of themselves after arriving in the mission world.
Grandma Chen clearly saw 057, but she could only pretend not to see it.
It turns out 057 was right.
No one in this world will ever know who she is again...
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The dinner table was lively, with everyone chatting and laughing together.
Ning Wan took everyone's tastes into account and prepared a large table of delicious dishes.
Ning Yanshu was like a clown, making everyone at the dinner table laugh out loud.
Grandma Chen couldn't help but laugh.
Seeing the smiles on everyone's faces, she couldn't help but think to herself.
If life could continue like this, whether or not anyone knows who she is isn't really that important.
However, she sometimes feels very tired and exhausted.
A door separates two worlds.
On one side, there was laughter and chatter, endless joy shared; on the other side, there was complete silence, as if the air itself had frozen.
Grandma Chen closed her eyes and pretended to sleep, but she still couldn't help but let tears slide down her cheeks.
She misses her Ah Man.
Ah Man, who doesn't have a short ponytail, but still loves herself unconditionally...
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Soon after, Shen Fu regained his memory.
He's not as easily fooled as the simple-minded Ah Man.
Grandma Chen often noticed that Shen Fu's gaze towards her was filled with deep scrutiny.
In front of Shen Fu, she was so flustered that she had nowhere to hide.
She was terrified that one day in the future, her exposure would ruin everything.
But it's okay, that day is coming soon.
Everything will soon be over...
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As the day Ning Yanshu jumped into the river drew closer, Grandma Chen became increasingly anxious.
She began to have sleepless nights, unable to sleep at all.
What started as a daily routine of simply wandering around the neighborhood gradually evolved into a straight line between home and the boxed lunch restaurant.
Because she couldn't predict when Ning Yanshu would have an accident, she had to travel back and forth several times a day.
Without changing the general plot, this was the stupidest, yet most effective, method that Grandma Chen could think of.
Finally, that afternoon, Grandma Chen discovered the two children walking home alone from the boxed lunch store.
And a van that was suspiciously following behind the child.
The changes happened very quickly.
Seeing that Wang Zihao had already been tied up and put into the car, Ning Yanshu cried out in fear, "Mom, save me!"
At that moment, Grandma Chen's body suddenly surged with boundless power.
She bit the assailant's arm tightly, trying to buy Ning Yanshu more chances to escape.
But her strength was too weak.
With a dull thud, Grandma Chen was thrown into the van.
She could almost hear the cracking sound of her bones breaking.
Fortunately, the children are still safe.
Grandma Chen curled up in a dark corner, wiping the blood from her mouth.
Turning her head, she smiled and comforted Ning Yanshu, saying, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid... Mommy's here, don't be afraid..."
But Ning Yanshu kept crying and shedding tears.
Perhaps she had lost too much blood from her head, and no matter how much she wiped, it wouldn't come off...
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The journey was somewhat bumpy for those who were bound.
The original route out of the city was suddenly reversed.
As she got closer and closer to the river, Grandma Chen's heart pounded even harder.
When she saw the car door open and Ning Yanshu being lifted high, Grandma Chen's ears went "buzz," and she could no longer hear anything.
The scene that kept flashing through his mind was Ning Yanshu jumping into the river and dying right before his eyes.
A small body, wet clothes.
A person who can't be woken up no matter what, a body that can't be warmed no matter what...
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No!
She doesn't want to go through any more of this!!!
don't want! ! ! ……
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Like a mad she-wolf, Grandma Chen suddenly charged forward and rammed into the man.
The massive impact caused both of them to tumble down the riverbank behind them.
Suddenly, the world spun around her, and before she could even react, she fell straight into the river…
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"grandmother!……"
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