Because his parents died young when he was young, he was raised by his grandmother. Now, even she cannot understand how painful he is in his heart.
"The family affairs are left to you. You have to be strong and don't let anyone bully you." Old Mrs. Xi warned her.
Tang Zhixia pursed her red lips and nodded, "Okay, I will."
Mrs. Xi started to pant slightly, as if it was difficult for her to say a few words. Tang Zhixia hurriedly advised her to take a rest, and Mrs. Xi said to her, "Call Jiuchen in too!"
Tang Zhixia gave instructions to the nurse behind him, and the nurse went out to call. After a while, Xi Jiuchen walked in. He half-knelt in front of the bed and got closer to the grandma, "Grandma."
Mrs. Xi held his hand and said, "Jiuchen, take good care of Zhixia from now on, and never let her down in this life."
"I know, I love her more than myself, and I will risk my life to protect her." Xi Jiuchen swore to her grandma.
Tang Zhixia pursed her lips, her eyes filled with tears.
And this man's voice spoke to her heart and moved her.
"Grandma has no regrets in this life. You are the most powerful person in our family, and you still have to take care of Qingye and the others." Mrs. Xi said.
"I will, grandma, take a rest." Xi Jiuchen reached out and stroked grandma's silver hair.
Old Mrs. Xi didn't want to rest. She didn't have much time. She wanted to spend the last moment of her life to see the people she couldn't worry about the most.
"Chenchen, I originally wanted to see him, but thinking about it, I still haven't seen him like this, for fear of scaring him."
"Grandma, Chenchen won't be scared, I'll bring him to see you!" Tang Zhixia swallowed.
But Mrs. Xi didn't want to scare her grandson who was too young. She shook her head resolutely, "Don't scare him. Just tell him that I'm going to see his great-grandfather."
Xi Jiuchen respects her grandma's thoughts. It's not that she doesn't love her grandson, but she loves her grandson too much.
Tang Zhixia also nodded in understanding. At this time, Mrs. Xi's breathing worsened, and Xi Jiuchen quickly stood up and called the doctor.
Mrs. Xi needed to rest, so everyone went to the lounge. When Tang Zhixia sat down, someone thoughtfully handed her a tissue. She looked up and saw Ye Wanwan, and gave it to her with a grateful look.
After a while, Zhan Qingye hurried over, his eyes full of sadness. He sat next to Xi Jiuchen. The two cousins looked at each other, both speechless.
A little later, Tang Zhixia asked Ye Wanwan to go back first, and they would stay here to accompany the old lady on her last journey.
When picking up Tang Yuchen in the afternoon, Xi Jiuchen sent bodyguards to pick him up and asked Zhan Qingye to take him home. They would all stay here.
At this moment, the relatives of the side branches of the Xi family also heard the news, and they seemed to be relieved in their hearts. Finally, the most authoritative old lady of the Xi family was leaving, and the new Mrs. Xi was much easier to deal with.
All of them were waiting for Mrs. Xi to die. At the same time, they also sent several elders to visit the hospital.
But Xi Jiuchen refused first, because grandma didn't have much time, and he hoped that the people who would accompany her in the end were not those who were scheming, but all those who loved her.
This night was extremely long. In the quiet hospital corridor, even the nurse's steps were as light as possible.
Mrs. Xi took a good nap, but all her conditions continued to worsen, as if it was the final moment when the candle flickered and went out.
When it was almost dawn, she woke up. Xi Min held her hand and called her gently, "Mom!"
The old lady struggled to speak, and she said hoarsely, "It's dawn, it's time for me to get up and set off."
"Mom, don't leave." Xi Min couldn't control her sadness and cried loudly.
Xi Jiuchen and Tang Zhixia, who came in from outside, also rushed in. Listening to Xi Min's cries, tears welled up in Tang Zhixia's red eyes. Old Mrs. Xi seemed to be thinner and weaker.
"You are all here..." Mrs. Xi looked at the person in front of her, her eyes were moist and reluctant to let go, but she closed her eyes without regret.
And the hand holding her daughter suddenly dropped.
Suddenly, the whole room was full of crying, from Xi Min, from Tang Zhixia, and from the housekeeper. The men's emotions were more depressed, but the sadness in their hearts was equally strong.
The director and the senior management of the hospital also stood silently in front of the bed, sending this great old lady off for her final journey.
In the morning, Zhan Qingye sent the little kid to school. He couldn't control the redness of his eyes. He asked the little kid, "Chenchen, you must always remember my great-grandmother's appearance, do you understand?"
"What's wrong with Grandma?" the little guy asked, blinking.
"It's nothing. Grandma went to a place far, far away." After Zhan Qingye finished speaking, he kissed the little guy on the forehead, "Let's go into the classroom!"
The little guy hugged him and then went into the classroom. Zhan Qingye also stood up and exhaled, wiped away a trace of tears from the corner of his eyes, and got up to go to the hospital.
In a villa.
Xi Siyao's father, Xi Zhiyuan, breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm finally gone. I've been waiting for this day for too long."
"Dad, even if Mrs. Xi leaves, Tang Zhixia will not be easy to deal with." Xi Siyao had personally experienced Tang Zhixia's power.
"What are you afraid of? She is an inexperienced young woman, so there is nothing to fear." Xi Zhiyuan said with a disapproving look, and then said happily, "We will definitely be able to get a share of the Xi Group's pie in the future. Maybe we can still win with you."
Can have future inheritance rights.”
"Dad, how is it possible? How can we have it?"
"If you are pregnant with Xi Jiuchen's child, it is possible."
"I..." Xi Siyao's eyes were lost, "He only has Tang Zhixia in his eyes now."
"Who said there is only one way to get pregnant? I heard that Xi Jiuchen kept some things in Xi's Hospital. They were saved from the past because old lady Xi was afraid of having an abortion."
Xi Siyao's face flashed with blush, "Dad, do you mean to let me?"
"As long as you are pregnant with his seed, you won't be afraid of him denying it when you are born." Xi Zhiyuan had made all the plans, and his plan could only be carried out if Mrs. Xi died.
Xi Siyao's breathing quickened slightly. Did she really have to treat Xi Jiuchen in such a despicable way?
But Xi Siyao was still very angry when she thought about the way Tang Zhixia warned her in front of her last time. In her heart, if her father hadn't stopped her, she would have gone back to China to pursue Xi Jiuchen.
Maybe Xi Jiuchen fell in love with her first, because she had investigated and found that after she became pregnant with Xi Jiuchen's child five years ago, the two of them had no interaction at all.
Old Mrs. Xi forced Xi Jiuchen to marry her. Xi Jiuchen initially rejected Tang Zhixia, so she once thought that she just lost the opportunity and it was not that she was inferior to Tang Zhixia.
"But, in addition to us pursuing the Xi Group's idea, that Xi Kai also wants to fight for an asset for his children and grandchildren, hum! Then let's compete together!"
Xi Siyao raised her lips and smiled, "They can't do the trick you just said, Dad."
"Of course, they are still related by blood, but we have no blood relationship with the Xi family."
"Dad, I will never let you down." Xi Siyao promised.
She now also realizes that without a strong background to support her, her future will only be ordinary. But with someone like Xi Jiuchen as her backer, her life will be dazzling.