Li Yuan looked at the white-haired old man in front of him. Twenty years had passed, and everything had changed.
“Uncle Ji,” Li Yuan said.
Upon hearing Li Yuan's voice, the old man swayed, and his eyes quickly filled with tears.
"Young Master Li..." the old man said hoarsely, struggling to get out of bed.
The maid was pushed by the old man, and she lost her grip on the bowl, which fell directly onto the bed.
The remaining half-bowl of hot porridge was poured directly onto the quilt.
"Ah!" The maid jumped in fright.
Li Yuan strode forward and immediately lifted the blanket that was soaked with hot porridge. He turned to the maid and ordered, "You can go out now."
The maid was quite frightened, but nodded upon hearing Li Yuan's words: "Yes."
Grandpa Ji held Li Yuan's hand, his usually cloudy eyes now exceptionally clear. Due to his frail health, the old man looked particularly haggard and much thinner than before. But when he saw Li Yuan, his rough, thin hands, covered with veins resembling earthworms, suddenly became incredibly strong, gripping Li Yuan tightly.
An elderly man in his sixties, who had weathered many storms and was half-buried in the earth, cried like a child the moment he saw Li Yuan, tears streaming down his face.
"You're not dead. Back then, Miss Luo and I both thought you were gone..."
Li Yuan choked up, his eyes dimming.
He thought they were gone back then.
"That's it!" Suddenly remembering something, the old man became excited: "Nan Nan, Nan Nan!"
Because he was in such a hurry, the old man didn't get to the point for quite a while.
"Your and Miss Luo's daughter, Nan Nan!"
"I know." Li Yuan squeezed Old Master Ji's hand back and whispered reassuringly, "I've already seen her."
On the way, Bai Chuan had already explained the old man's health condition to him, so Li Yuan did not tell him about Ji Zhinan's accident.
"That child's eyes...look a lot like her mother's."
"Yes, yes, yes!" Old Master Ji nodded repeatedly, laughing and crying at the same time: "That child is smart and has inherited the best qualities of you and Miss Luo. She has been a beautiful girl since she was a child. Many old folks have been thinking about introducing their own grandsons to Nan Nan, but I have refused them all. Our Nan Nan should be matched with the best."
“Uncle Ji.” Li Yuan stared at him intently.
Seeing Li Yuan's serious gaze and solemn expression, Old Master Ji subconsciously suppressed his smile.
Li Yuan spoke up: "I want to know what happened twenty years ago."
He wanted to know how Xiao Luo escaped, why she left their daughter with Uncle Ji, and where she was now.
"..." Old Master Ji remained silent for a long time before speaking: "Back then, when Miss Luo and I were arrested, we were originally going to be sent to the crematorium. Fortunately, Miss Luo was clever and tricked the people escorting us. Miss Luo used their own people to take the blame, and we... took the opportunity to escape."
Knowing Xi Luo's importance to Li Yuan, they sent many people to help with the escort, and it was impossible to tell whether there was one more or one less escort.
Xi Luo took advantage of this loophole, having her two men escorting them push them into the incinerator, while she and Old Master Ji took the opportunity to escape.
"..."
Li Yuan remained silent. When he arrived, "Xi Luo" and "Uncle Ji" had already been reduced to ashes. In addition, he received news that his father had been framed. The situation was urgent, and he had to rush back to Europe. He had no time to verify the information.
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