Most of the time, Ji Anning spent time with her grandfather. In the blink of an eye, Ji Anning had lived here for more than a year, and the current her, dressed in clothes, his demeanor and even more, was like a young miss of a rich family. The childish aurahe had back then, would only occasionally reveal when she was with her grandfather, during his normal travel, she would give off a calm and relaxed aura.
In regards to her father, she had thought that her grandfather would bring it up, but she had waited for almost a year and a half, and her grandfather had never taken the initiative to tell her about her father.
Since Grandfather did not say anything, Ji Anning did not dare to ask, as he was afraid of touching his grandfather"s sad past. She thought, when her mother left her alone in this world, could it be that something happened back then?
Had her father become a taboo? Someone my grandfather didn"t want to talk about?
Ji Anning could only endure and continue to ask. Ji Tianci also did not mention his father"s ident.i.ty to her, but from beginning to end, in Ji Anning"s heart, he longed to one day know what that man who brought her into this world with his mother looked like.
Old Man Ji had been concealing his illness the entire time. Although Ji Anning"s return had made him happy, it had also affected him greatly when his daughter had pa.s.sed away back then.
Illness comes like a landslide, and when it occurs, many complications follow.
In the morning, she would go to the piano room to practice her zither. In the afternoon, she would pick up a horse farm nearby to practice riding, shooting, or even practicing her elegant golf.
She was smart and also good at studying. After a year, she had basically succeeded in her studies.
The first time Old Master Ji coughed blood was three days ago. At that time, Louis was the only one accompanying him and he told him to hide the matter from him.
The second time he coughed blood was when Ji Anning was riding out on his horse. It was at this time that Ji Tianci rushed back from the airport in a hurry.
Because Ji Anning also had some school work to do, she came back early today. When she saw a few hospital cars in the courtyard, her heart immediately tensed up, so she quickly dropped his bag in the hall and rushed upstairs. Sure enough, he saw his grandfather lying on the bed with a ventilator on.
"Grandpa …" Ji Anning walked in fearfully, and called out gently.
Ji Tianci was standing by the side of the bed. When he saw Ji Anning suddenly return, he was slightly startled, but immediately stood up and spoke to her.
"Grandfather, what"s wrong?" Xia Ran asked him eagerly.
Ji Tianci led her to a small hall by the side. He was quiet for a few seconds, but he did not want to hide anything from her.
"What?" What did you say? No! Grandfather is so healthy. " Xia An shook his head in disbelief. In her eyes, it wouldn"t be a problem even if her grandfather was a hundred years old. Right now, her grandfather was only sixty-eight years old.
"When you came back, the old man had already diagnosed the late stage of liver cancer. The reason he did not have any disease for the past two years was probably because of you coming back, being in a good mood and also actively cooperating with the medicine and chemotherapy. However, the old man"s condition still did not seem to be good."
When Ji Tianci said these words, his calm expression revealed obvious sorrow and powerlessness.
If he could save Master Ji, money wouldn"t be a problem. However, right now, there was no way to do so in the medical field.
Ji Anning had lost a family member before, and at this moment, it had only been a little more than two years.
Tears rolled down from her clear eyes. Ji Tianci reached out and gently pulled her into his embrace, then patted her shoulders and said, "I"ve always been hiding this from you, but I know that there will come a day when I won"t be able to hide it. Calm down, let"s accompany the old man in his final moments of life!"
Ji Anning immediately hugged him tightly, and cried out loud in his arms, "Don"t … I don"t want to leave my grandfather... I want to live with my grandfather all the time. I don"t want him to leave. "
Ji Tianci stroked the back of her head, as though he was an elder comforting a junior, and advised his in a low voice, "Your appearance here has already filled the old man"s last moments with joy and antic.i.p.ation. He once said that I was a gift from the heavens to him, but now, you are the best gift from the heavens!"
Ji Anning was unable to accept this reality. She cried for a while, but Grandpa Ji woke up, and she sat beside Ji Tianci on his bed. Old Man Ji looked at Ji Anning"s eyes and knew that she already knew of his situation.
Li Sen Yang could only sigh, "Child, don"t cry, and don"t be sad. It"s normal for people to die from old age."
"No!" I don"t want Grandfather to leave. If you leave, what should I do? " Like a stubborn child, Ji Anning hugged his arm and pressed his face against his wrist.
Old Master Ji couldn"t help but laugh. "Grandfather is gone, let Tian Ci accompany you! Heaven will definitely take good care of you for me. "
"Rest a.s.sured old man, I will take care of An Ran for the rest of my life." Ji Tianci"s voice was filled with a comforting firmness.
Old Man Ji Senyang nodded his head in satisfaction, "Tian Ci, if I leave, I will depend on you for peace and quiet. You must make her happy."
Ji Tianci could understand the meaning behind the old man"s words. His gentle gaze fell on Ji Anning, and the light in his eyes made him look at Ji Anning as if he was a junior or a lover. He nodded seriously, "I will! "Don"t worry."
Ji Anning had been in deep sorrow the entire time, but he had not realized that just like that, his Grandfather would entrust her entire life to Ji Tianci to take care of.
The old man was in a very bad condition, he spoke to Ji Anning who was holding onto his arm, "An Ran, Grandfather wants to drink the Da Hong Pao that you made yourself, can you get Grandfather a cup? The tea that you make, Grandfather loves to drink. "
Hearing that, Ji Anning immediately nodded his head and replied, "Okay, I will go and soak for you to drink now." Whatever his grandfather wanted, she would fulfill it.
The moment Ji Anning left, Ji Tianci"s gaze looked at the old man, waiting for him to continue speaking.
It was clear that Old Master Ji had sent Ji Anning on his way. Ji Senyang sighed and said to him, "I can rest a.s.sured that you will have peace and quiet, but, there is one thing I can"t rest a.s.sured that An Ran looks like she is very happy. However, she still has a bunch of questions to answer."
"About her father?" Ji Tianci asked.