Yu Ruoruan came out of the party and searched around but couldn't find anyone. She called Huo Xu.
The call went through.
Yu Ruoruan was very worried and her tone became cautious, "Huo Xu, are you okay?"
"I'm fine."
The man's low voice came from the phone, and it was obvious that he was not in high spirits.
Yu Ruanruan held the phone and fell into silence. She didn't know what to say to comfort him.
She thought that the Qin family's grandfather was seriously ill and was on the verge of death. It would be impossible for Huo Xu not to feel pain and itching.
After all, he has hated the Qin family for so many years, and now the Qin family has become a mess. His revenge can be regarded as revenge, but revenge cannot solve the pain.
Huo Xu is not a heinous and evil person.
Although he looks cold on the outside and keeps away from strangers, he is soft and kind on the inside. His current divisions and entanglements are due to emotional conflicts.
He couldn't let go of the harm caused by the Qin family, but there might be a little bit of softness in his heart.
After a few seconds, the man on the phone said in a deep voice, "I'm on the terrace at the end of the corridor on this floor."
Yu Ruoruan hung up the phone and walked towards the terrace.
At this time, the hotel was bustling with diners, and there were many people on the terrace. However, Yu Ruanruan caught a glimpse of the man sitting on the outdoor chair, looking up at the sky.
A firework roared in the distance and illuminated the dome, then disappeared in an instant.
When Yu Ruoruan saw the vulnerability in the man's eyes, her heart ached inexplicably, and she wanted to go over and hug her, so she actually walked over.
Huo Xu heard the girl's voice when she appeared within a hundred meters of her. He calmed down and looked around.
There are many people walking around, men, women, old and young, you can see them everywhere.
He didn't find Yu Ruanruan, and felt a little anxious. Suddenly, the warm fragrance came from behind, and a pair of arms hugged him from behind.
Huo Xu stiffened and froze on the spot.
A girl's voice came to my ears: "Why are you here alone? What are you thinking about?"
【This fool.】
Huo Xu maintained his sitting posture and let the girl hug his neck from behind. He relaxed and looked up at the night sky.
Fireworks are easy to cool and fleeting.
He leaned gently on Yu Ruanruan's arms, as if he was distracted, "Ruanruan, tell me, is there really karma in this world?"
"Why do you ask?"
"The Qin family has suffered retribution." Huo Xu sighed.
Yu Ruanruan rested her chin on the man's shoulder, her voice was very low and as gentle as water, "Follow your heart. If you want to go, don't hesitate. If you don't want to forgive, don't force it."
Huo Xu turned his head and glanced at the girl. After a long time, he stood up from the chair, took her hand and said, "Let's go."
"where to?"
"Hospital."
Mr. Qin's condition was so serious that the Binhai hospital refused to admit him and was transferred to the Imperial Capital Hospital.
Yu Ruoruan accompanied Huo Xu to fly back to the Imperial City Hospital overnight. When they arrived at the ward, Mr. Qin was still breathing heavily.
There are many flower baskets and fruit baskets in the ward.
Yu Ruanruan ordered a bouquet of lilies on the way here and placed them on the bedside.
Looking at the old man in the hospital bed, he sighed sincerely.
There was only one nurse guarding the ward, and Huo Xu's uncle did not come over. Mr. Qin had worked hard for the Qin family all his life, but when he was about to die, there was no one around him to die for him.
Is this retribution?
The movement woke up the sleeping old man. Qin Tiandong, who was wearing an oxygen meter, slowly opened his eyes and suddenly looked at Huo Xu emotionally.
"Ruolan..."
He opened his dry lips and squeezed out his daughter's name from his throat.
With Ruolan's voice, Yu Ruanruan could clearly feel that Huo Xu's body beside her was a little stiff.
The old man stretched out his hand towards Huo Xu, apparently reflecting on his past, mistaking Huo Xu for his daughter.
Huo Xu looked at the critically ill old man with deep eyes. He slowly stepped forward and held his grandfather's hand.
The old man looked at him hard and asked hoarsely, "Ruolan, do you forgive dad?"
At the last moment of his life, what the old man seemed to care about most was the hatred between him and his daughter.
Perhaps the reason why I still refuse to swallow this sigh of relief is because of such an unsolved matter.
Huo Xu took a deep breath and closed his eyes. When he opened them again, his eyes returned to indifference, "I won't forgive you."
He spat out these three words from the gap between his lips.
Ruan Ruan said that he should follow his heart and don't hesitate if he wants to go. If he doesn't want to forgive, don't force him.
There is no conflict between him coming to see grandpa and not forgiving grandpa.
The things my grandfather had done were not worthy of his and mother's forgiveness.
The old man suddenly took a breath, and then let out a hoarse laugh, like an old bellows. He smiled, and a line of tears fell from the corners of his eyes.
The hand holding Huo Xu slowly dropped.
At this moment, the electrocardiograph on the side turned into a straight line.
The sharp sound of instruments attracted the medical staff, who were doing final cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Standing in the chaotic ward, Huo Xu felt that everything around him was far away from him, and there was only tinnitus in his ears.
Grandpa passed away.
The source of his hatred has disappeared.
But there was a huge hole deep in his heart, as if it was about to swallow him up.
Just when his eyes were dizzy, a warm little hand clasped his palm.
【Huo Xu, Huo Xu, Huo Xu.】
The familiar voice brought back his consciousness, the ringing in his ears was no longer there, and the world in front of him was no longer shaking.
He saw Ruanruan raising her little face and looking at him with worried eyes.
Huo Xu felt that the disguise he was holding on to was completely falling apart. He bent down and slowly hugged the girl in front of him tightly.
The fulfilling embrace made his heart no longer lonely, as if the darkness in the past was just a long, long nightmare.
Now, I woke up from the dream.
What greeted him was the room full of sunshine and warmth.
The hospital notified the Qin family to collect Qin Tiandong's body, while Huo Xu and Yu Ruanruan returned to Qiangyuan.
It's too late today, too late to go back to Binhai.
"came back?"
Walking into Qiangyuan Villa, a familiar voice came from the living room, it was Grandpa Huo standing in front of the window admiring the moon.
The old man's back looked a little lonely. He had already heard about his grandson going to the hospital to visit his in-laws, and he also guessed that they would be back tonight.
"grandfather."
"grandfather."
Yu Ruanruan and Huo Xu shouted in unison.
The old man turned around, holding a cow cat in his arms.
The old man was combing the cat's hair with a comb. The cow cat was enjoying it especially. He squinted his eyes and didn't even glance at Yu Ruanruan who came in. That little look with a proud look was like the queen of cats.
"My life is really good with you, Oats. I'm treated like a royal." Yu Ruanruan was a bit confused about whether to laugh or cry.
"That is."
With the company of cereals, the old man's life now has a lot more fun.
Huo Zhengang was old and had only one son, Huo Yan. Although Huo Yan had many illegitimate children, Huo Zhengang only recognized Huo Xu as his direct grandson.
In fact, it is more of a debt to Huo Xu.
If he hadn't taught his son well, he wouldn't have let his daughter-in-law suffer, and he wouldn't have let Xiao Xu go through so many hardships.
"Have you met your grandpa?" Huo Zhengang sighed and patted Huo Xu on the shoulder, "Death is like a lamp going out. Let the past grudges go away."