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Three months later, the Xiao and Su families held another funeral.
After being in a daze for three months, Grandma Xiao suddenly regained her senses one day. She called her son, daughter-in-law, grandson, and granddaughter-in-law to her side, gave them her instructions, and then said with a smile, "Ningning has come to pick me up with Xiao Ruanruan. I should go now."
With just this one sentence left behind, Old Mrs. Xiao closed her eyes, a smile still lingering on her lips.
Su Xiaowu was the first to break down, crying out and rushing towards her grandmother. The sound of crying and suppressed sobs filled the room.
At the old lady's funeral, Gu Chen did not remain silent as he had at Xiao Ruanruan's funeral.
Instead, from the moment he learned of the old lady's passing, he appeared at the Su family home, bustling about like everyone else in the Su and Xiao families, wearing mourning clothes and acting as if he were one of them.
It wasn't until the funeral ended and Gu Chen was about to leave that Li Mo'er nudged Su Yiqing's elbow and said to him, "Old Su, why don't you go and talk to Gu Chen?"
I heard from Uncle Zhong that in the years since Xiao Ruanruan passed away, Gu Chen has become a completely different person. He has never smiled and hardly speaks.
Every night I would lock myself in my study to look at Xiao Ruanruan's photos and old things, and then go back to work as usual the next day.
Look how thin he is now. How can he keep going like this?
Su Yiqing glanced at Gu Chen. He didn't think Gu Chen was particularly thin; he had the normal build of a teenager, slender but well-built.
Just thinking about Gu Chen's methods in the business world...
He used to be the ruthless king of the business world, and anyone who messed with him would die. Now, it's Gu Chen who has taken his place.
Gu's business is in the high-tech industry, and small businesses generally can't compete with him. However, some reckless people in the entertainment industry somehow found out about Xiao Ruanruan and wanted to use her to create a sensation.
Without exception, all those media outlets disappeared completely overnight.
Although he originally intended to make a move, it wasn't his turn at all.
Aside from his family, no one else would do such a thing except Gu Chen.
Su Yiqing handed Su Nianxiao, whom she was holding, to Li Mo'er and walked towards Gu Chen.
When Gu Chen saw him, his attitude was aloof but respectful: "Big Brother."
After Xiao Ruanruan passed away, the Su brothers no longer displayed the same sharp wit and tension when facing Gu Chen.
Su Yiqing patted Gu Chen on the shoulder and said, "Come to the study with me first."
Just like when Xiao Ruanruan was still around, Gu Chen obediently followed Su Yiqing to the study.
Su Yiqing sat with him on the balcony of the study, watching the leaves of the plane trees in the yard outside fluttering down.
Su Yiqing poured Gu Chen a cup of tea. Gu Chen picked it up and took a sip, but he didn't seem inclined to speak. He rarely spoke these days.
Su Yiqing withdrew her gaze and looked at him, saying, "It's been more than three years, and you still haven't let go?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Chen frowned slightly, and for the first time in front of Su Yiqing, his dark and deep eyes showed obvious anger. "Has Big Brother let go?"
Su Yiqing slightly curled the corners of his lips and said calmly, "We are Xiaoruanruan's brothers, her blood relatives. No matter how long she is gone, we will never and cannot let go of her."
But you're different; you can let go.
You can go and live your own life.
The body had been tested for DNA, examined for bones, and even drawn to resemble her as a child. Little Ruanruan was no longer there.
Even if none of us are willing to admit it, it is the fact, and you can't let things continue like this forever.
At this moment, Gu Chen's eyes were not only cold but also filled with mockery as he looked at Su Yiqing. "That's not Xiao Ruanruan. Even if she were, since I was able to come back with her once, I can go back to the past and find her again!"
Looking at the anger and persistence in Gu Chen's eyes, Su Yiqing sighed inwardly and said, "Actually, I don't believe that it's Xiao Ruanruan either."
Gu Chen realized that his tone had been too harsh. "I know. Because after you buried that body, you never gave up looking for Xiao Ruan Ruan."
Su Yiqing looked at Gu Chen and nodded gently, "Yes, Xiao Ruanruan came back for the sake of us brothers, and that's why she encountered all this. No matter what, I can't believe that she's no longer in this world."
I know I can't persuade you to accept this reality.
But I hope you can move on from this, at least outwardly. As for privately, it doesn't matter how much we continue to look for each other.
Gu Chen quickly understood what Su Yiqing meant.
Su Yiqing hoped that he would not show in front of the other members of the Su and Xiao families that he thought Xiao Ruanruan was still alive, because if the other family members thought that Xiao Ruanruan was dead, although they would be grieving, their grief would eventually fade with time.
But if they are allowed to hold onto hope but see no hope at all, that would be a vicious cycle of endless torment.
"I understand," Gu Chen nodded and said.
After handling the old lady's funeral, the maternal grandfather and the three grandfathers called the Su family, the Xiao family, and Gu Chen together. Looking at the room full of grandsons and granddaughters, the maternal grandfather showed a somewhat difficult but gratified smile. He looked at Su Yiqing and said, "Yiqing, you've all grown up now, and you and the third brother have started your own families."
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