The "groom" glanced at the door before hurriedly getting up and fleeing. His primal instincts told him it was best to leave now and avoid any entanglement with the Luo family.
Luo Cheng got up, rubbing his sore waist, a ruthless look on his face. He swore he would regain this humiliation!
"Dad, are you okay, Dad?!"
He then went to his father's side and called out a couple of times.
Luo Buwei gestured frantically, his emotions running high. Finally, all that escaped his lips was a roar that echoed through the hall: "I want him dead!"
...
"Now, we've offended the Luo family," Li Xin said with a frown as they walked out. "You wanting to stand up for Qinghan, I have no objections. But you were so impulsive, do you know what you'll face now? And the Old Master is in the hospital. If he really doesn't make it, Qinghan will be in the spotlight. Did you think about that?"
"Mom, please say less," Luo Qinghan quickly said to her mother, knowing her mother meant well.
"I have it all planned."
Lin Xiao wasn't worried by Li Xin's words. Instead, he scooped up Lin Xun'er, his face beaming. "Xun'er, do you like your great-grandfather?"
"Great-grandfather?" Xun'er instinctively reached for her finger. She tilted her head, her big eyes blinking, then nodded vigorously. "I like him! Great-grandfather is so good to me. He gives me delicious food every day and plays with me."
Although the Old Master had been sent to the hospital due to Luo Qinghan's unwed pregnancy and her stubborn decision to give birth to Lin Xun'er, after Xun'er was born, her great-grandfather became the person who doted on her most, besides Luo Qinghan's immediate family.
Normally, with the Old Master's protection, the Luo family wouldn't dare to do anything to Xun'er. But these past few days, the Old Master's health had been declining, and naturally, no one could protect Luo Qinghan's family, which led to this 'chongxi' ceremony today.
"Then shall we go and help your great-grandfather, alright? Then, your great-grandfather can play with you every day like before." Lin Xiao gently tapped his daughter's nose, his eyes filled with affection.
"Okay!"
Hearing his words, the little girl's eyes lit up, and she clapped her hands enthusiastically.
Li Xin frowned. "Lin Xiao, how can you lie to Xun'er? The Old Master's condition, those experts have consulted him many times and are all helpless. What are you talking about?"
Her impression of Lin Xiao worsened. She already had many reservations about him, blaming him for ruining her daughter's life, causing their family to be unable to lift their heads in the Luo family, and making her daughter, who had worked so hard for ten months, be targeted by the Luo family. If not for Lin Xiao, her daughter would have been the most likely successor to the Luo family business. And her precious granddaughter, even more so.
Now, Lin Xiao was brazenly claiming he could cure the Old Master's illness. What right did he have?
"Qinghan!"
Luo Qinghan quickly tugged at her mother's clothes.
"Qinghan, don't let this scoundrel fool you." Li Xin remained as she was.
This left Luo Qinghan flustered.
Xun'er, nestled in Lin Xiao's arms, blinked her eyes, looking at her grandmother, then at Lin Xiao. "Daddy..."
"Be good, Xun'er. Don't worry, Daddy will keep his word." Lin Xiao showed no anger at Li Xin's attitude. He knew that because of him, Luo Qinghan had a difficult time these past few years, and Xun'er was always targeted at home. Li Xin's resentment towards him was understandable. He looked at Li Xin, "Please believe me, Mom."
Li Xin had intended to say a few more words to Lin Xiao, but at that moment, she noticed his eyes.
In them, she saw a light she had never seen before.
She instinctively chose to believe him.
"...Let's go see the Old Gentleman first."
...
Hospital.
This was the best hospital in Shashi. On the top floor, in the intensive care unit, Old Master Luo lay in bed, surrounded by medical equipment.
Outside the room, a group of people, like bodyguards, stood guard.
The Luo family's Old Master's hospitalization had not only caused anxiety throughout the Luo family but also great concern for the hospital.
Especially since the expert consultations had yielded no solutions for Old Master Luo's condition.
One had to consider that Old Master Luo was now ninety years old. His face was covered in age spots, his skin dry and wrinkled. His silver hair was interspersed with strands of black. At this point, the Old Master was not simply ill.
His time had come.
However, the blows from Luo Qinghan's situation and the accident involving Luo Qinghan's father had hastened his final moments. Now, he could only prolong his life in this hospital.
The Luo family members were well aware of this. Yet, they still had to maintain appearances. Thus, the Old Master remained here.
In the past, sometimes visitors could make him open his eyes.
However, to everyone except Luo Qinghan, the Old Master wouldn't even bother to open his eyes, as if, in his eyes, no one else was considered a descendant of the Luo family besides Luo Qinghan.
When Lin Xiao and his group arrived at the door, they were stopped.
"What do you mean?"
Luo Qinghan's face darkened. Before, no matter what, if she brought Xun'er to visit her grandfather, she would have been allowed in.
But this time, she wasn't even allowed to visit her grandfather?
"The boss said that no one is allowed to disturb the Old Master's rest, except for Professor Lu," the bodyguard said emotionlessly, glancing at Luo Qinghan.
He had received orders. He was just there to earn money. Given the Luo family's current situation, he had to comply to secure his livelihood.
"My uncle said that?"
Hearing the bodyguard's words, Luo Qinghan clenched her fists, her voice almost a growl from between her teeth.
"Apologies, Miss Luo, we're just doing our job for the money," the bodyguard said. As he spoke, the two men stood firm at the door, blocking Luo Qinghan's path.
"Move aside."
Lin Xiao kissed Xun'er's cheek, then carefully put her down. He looked at the bodyguards at the door.
His tone was like a command. Although these two bodyguards saw Lin Xiao for the first time, as soon as those two words were uttered, the two bodyguards who had been blocking their path suddenly moved aside obediently.
It wasn't that they wanted to move aside. It was as if their bodies were beyond their control... It was more like their bodies instinctively began to fear Lin Xiao and acted accordingly.
"Let's go in."