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Hai Xiaotang froze when she heard the news.
In her previous life, it was around the same time when her grandfather took a long trip to visit a war comrade, only to suffer a bad fall that required a long hospital stay.
His health was never the same after that, deteriorating day by day.
And, it was due to her being sentenced to death, that he never fully recovered, ultimately succumbing to his condition.
Although in this life she wouldnât be facing a death sentence, she couldnât let her grandfather suffer that fall again.
Hai Xiaotang immediately asked, âGrandfather, are you leaving now?â
âYes, the car is already ready to go. If I donât go now, Iâm afraid I may not have enough time to spend with my old comrades, who knows for how much longer he can hold on.â Hai Zhiyuan said, a hint of melancholy in his voice.
Hai Xiaotang immediately ran upstairs, âGrandpa, wait for me, Iâll go with you!â
Hai Zhiyuan looked surprised, âWhat for?â
âJust wait for me, Iâll be right there. I donât trust you going alone. If you leave without me, Iâll find you, in any case, wait for me!â
âYou childâ¦â
âGrandpa, remember to wait for me!â Hai Xiaotang hung up the phone and started rummaging for her identification and bank cards.
She grabbed a few changes of clothes and headed out the door.
The housemaid Zhang looked puzzled as she bustled about, âMiss, where are you going?â
âI have something to do and Iâm going with my grandfather.â
âYou and the old master are going to whereâ¦â
Hai Xiaotang didnât answer her question, she had already run far away.
Hai Xiaotang rushed to the Hai familyâs old residence in her car, just in time to see Hai Zhiyuan about to leave.
The car door was already open, and the driver was helping him into the car.
âGrandpaâ â Hai Xiaotang hurried over with her luggage.
On seeing her with the luggage, Hai Zhiyuan couldnât help but laugh, âYou really want to come with me?â
Hai Xiaotang smiled, âOf course, Iâm not busy anyway, and I donât trust you going alone.â
Hai Zhiyuan shook his head, âYou donât need to go. Itâs sufficient that Acheng accompanies me. Besides, now that you are married, you canât just go around travelling.â
Acheng was Hai Zhiyuanâs driver and bodyguard. Even though heâd be accompanying Hai Zhiyuan, Hai Xiaotang still felt uneasy.
Acheng had also come along during the last life, and that didnât prevent the accident from happening.
Hai Xiaotang went over and held her grandfatherâs arm, laughing, âGrandpa, Dongfang Yu is leaving on a business trip tomorrow, and heâll be gone for a long time. Iâll be bored at home, let me come with you.â
âReally?â
âReally!â Hai Xiaotang nodded vehemently.
Hai Zhiyuan instantly believed her words.
Because he didnât think she had any reason to lie. If Dongfang Yu wasnât going on a business trip, she would never have left C City.
Hai Zhiyuan laughed happily, âIn that case, come along with grandfather. You can also pay a visit to your grandpa Tao, whoâd held you as a baby and liked you a lot, he even once mentioned you being his granddaughter-in-lawâ¦â
Talking about this, Hai Zhiyuan looked sad, âI hope that he can pull through this tough time, otherwise I would never be able to see him again.â
Hai Xiaotang had heard Hai Zhiyuan talk about Grandpa Tao before.
When they were young, they fought side by side on the battlefield, repeatedly saving each otherâs lives, their friendship was deep and unshakeable.
One could say, they were each otherâs closest comrades and friends.
So when Grandpa Tao fell critically ill, her grandfather was understandably anxious and worried.
Hai Xiaotang couldnât stop him from visiting his old comrade in arms, so her only choice was to go along.
Moreover, she also wanted to temporarily leave C City, to get away from Dongfang Yu..