When Bai Xiaoruo stood in front of the old man, the old man, who had been staring blankly, paused for a moment and looked up at her.
My eyes instantly welled up with tears.
He grabbed Bai Xiaoruo's hand tightly, as if afraid she would run away at any moment. "Lan'er... Lan'er, you're back... Lan'er, Daddy missed you so much... How could you bear to leave Daddy here alone..."
"You, you've mistaken me for someone else. I'm not Lan'er."
Bai Xiaoruo tried her best to break free, but Xuan Zhengsen had already come over.
"Brother Zhiyuan, she is indeed not your Lan'er. Take a good look again. Can you remember who she is?"
Feng Zhiyuan looked at Bai Xiaoruo's face more carefully. Although her current figure and eyebrows were five or six parts similar to Feng Lan'er back then, she lacked the gentle and refined temperament of a lady from a prominent family. With a different face shape, she was indeed not his Lan'er.
Feng Zhiyuan immediately released Bai Xiaoruo's hand, "You are not Lan'er, you are not!"
Lan'er... My mother's name is also Lan'er. Who exactly is this old man? Does he really have any relation to my mother?
"Grandpa..." Bai Xiaoruo looked to Xian Zhengsen for help.
“Brother Zhiyuan, look at me, do you still recognize me?” Xian Zhengsen sat down next to Feng Zhiyuan.
After losing his daughter years ago, Feng Zhiyuan fell seriously ill, and his health deteriorated significantly. His memory declined day by day, and he would sometimes be lucid and sometimes forget everything around him. Back then, Bai Minglei secretly arranged for someone to send him here and assigned someone to watch over him. Having lost his power and often speaking unclearly, Feng Zhiyuan naturally could no longer pose a threat to him. However, Bai Minglei was still worried that he might be faking his madness. Even if he had really forgotten everything, the consequences would be unimaginable if he remembered it again one day.
It was only a few years ago that Xian Zhengsen found this place and learned that Bai Minglei not only secretly arranged for people to guard it, but also frequently drugged Feng Zhiyuan with some psychotropic drugs, causing his condition to worsen.
Until finally, true dementia develops, and death ensues.
Later, Xuan Zhengsen bribed the person Bai Minglei had placed there, so that he could replace the medicine Bai Minglei gave him with medicine that could prevent his condition from worsening. He was to continue reporting the situation to Bai Minglei as usual, but he would not tell Bai Minglei that Xuan Zhengsen had come here to see Feng Zhiyuan.
Xian Zhengsen originally wanted to take Feng Zhiyuan away from here directly, but he refused to leave no matter what. He kept muttering to himself, and it was impossible to hear what he was saying. It seemed that he had some unfulfilled wish.
The reason why Xian Zhengsen brought Bai Xiaoruo here is that he hopes that with her help, Feng Zhiyuan can regain his senses as soon as possible and be taken away from here to a better and safer place.
After all, Bai Xiaoruo was Feng Zhiyuan's granddaughter, and the only remaining relative he had in the world.
"You? Aren't you that Third Brother Xian? How come you've aged so much?" Feng Zhiyuan chuckled foolishly, while Xian Zhengsen felt much more at ease.
As long as he still remembers himself, that's good. The original medications have been completely stopped now. As long as he hasn't completely forgotten things, there's always a chance for things to turn around.
"Brother Zhiyuan, she is your granddaughter, your own granddaughter. Her name is Bai Xiaoruo. Do you remember her?"
"Granddaughter? Is she really my granddaughter?" Feng Zhiyuan was still somewhat skeptical. After all, the Bai Xiaoruo he had met back then was only about thigh-high, a tiny little girl, but now she was completely different.
It wasn't until Xian Zhengsen said these words that Bai Xiaoruo finally understood why he had brought her here, and what her relationship was with this old man.
"Grandpa?" This is a very distant title for Bai Xiaoruo.
Bai Xiaoruo vaguely remembered that when she was very young, she met her maternal grandfather with her mother. It was only once, a very brief meeting, and because she was so young at the time, her memories of him were already very blurry...
Is this old man in front of her really her maternal grandfather? After so many years, Bai Xiaoruo had almost forgotten that she had another relative besides her father, her maternal grandfather.
But how did Grandpa end up like this? So destitute, living in such a place?
When I was little, my mother often told me about my maternal grandfather's family. He was very rich, lived in a big house, had many servants, and could drive different cars every day...
At that time, the Bai family was not as wealthy as the Feng family, and seemed much more petty. However, after her mother passed away, the Bai family suddenly rose to prominence. At that time, Bai Xiaoruo was young and did not understand these things. But now, thinking about it, there are really many suspicious points.
Bai Xiaoruo put down the cake in her hand, squatted down next to Feng Zhiyuan, and took his rough, withered hand in hers. It was a hand that had weathered many storms and had many calluses, but it was so warm. Bai Xiaoruo's nose immediately felt sore. "Grandpa, I am Xiaoruo. I am really your granddaughter. Do you still remember me?"
“Xiao Ruo…it seems I do have a granddaughter…Are you really my granddaughter?” Feng Zhiyuan reached out his other hand and slowly stroked Bai Xiao Ruo’s head. “You’ve grown up…you’ve grown taller…Grandpa can’t carry you anymore…”
"Grandpa!" Feng Zhiyuan's words pierced Bai Xiaoruo's heart. She leaned against his knees and could no longer hold back her tears. "Grandpa, it's all my fault. I didn't find you sooner, and you have suffered so much... Although Mom is gone now, I will take her place and continue to take good care of you."
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