The next morning they all woke, ate their breakfast and got ready to leave for china, all the while Lu yao yin didn't tell them of her encounter yesterday night, since they didn't know then it was best keeping them in the dark till she was sure of what she was up against.
Somehow she felt like the people that came to attack her yesternight were connected to the people that 'Lu yao yin' mother wrote of in her letter, Lu yao yin couldn't pick point why she had this feeling but still she felt so, maybe the aura she felt from them was what gave her this feeling, those people didn't seem normally strong but they felt Weirdly strong, They had this unexplainable aura that was told in Mystery novels, there is a 70% that if they had clashed last night then her and her group would end up defeated. That's why she decided not to tell her group till she figured out if those people were her enemies or 'Lu yao yin' enemies.
Once they arrived in China, They all took different routes pertaining to the tasks they had, she too had quite some things to do. it has been quite a while since she last saw Grandpa Shi, she had come to know that his health was deteriorating, so the first place she was going to go was the hospital where he was.
Taking the car arranged for her, she drove steadily to the hospital then asked after Grandpa, after getting directions she then made her way to his private ward.
The first things that came to her sight was a frail looking old man strapped to a bunch of machines that kept making sounds and beeps at different intervals. She saw Shi jianguo and Yan meilin in the room but she totally ignored them and walked up to the man's bedside.
The old man was not completely at sleep so his eyes fluttered a little when he felt her presence
"Ya...yao yi_" he tried calling out but Lu yao yin stopped him from overexerting himself.
"Grandpa it's okay, you don't need to speak"
Her heart broke seeing him like this, a man that used to be bubbling with life and energy was now reduce to a frail old man all because of his children, she felt guilty too cause it was only after her revenge on Shi Zeyi and Shi yunya that his health had digressed to this extent.
He wasn't related to her by blood but he had taken his role as a Grandfather in her life very seriously, She wasn't the body's real soul but all the emotions that followed the memories were real in her heart, she remembered how he had been good to 'her', taken care of her like his own Granddaughter. Even when the world saw her as despicable, he always found a way of making her happy.
"Yao yin you are getting married to Shi Zeyi in a year time, make sure you're good to him, be a good wife and don't bring shame to this family!" This were the words her father said coldly to her when she was engaged to Shi Zeyi.
Her stepmother words were. "I wonder what a disgrace like you would bring the Shi family after marrying Shi Zeyi, nevertheless, get it into your dumb skull that your marriage to Shi Zeyi should bring this Lu family tremendous benefit. Don't even dare try acting all high and mighty or else I make your life a living hell!"
Lu shenqi wasn't left out in making fun of her or telling her what to do "if you think Shi Zeyi is marrying you because he likes you then you are stupid... oh I forgot you are indeed stupid,. hahaha I would love to see how you die in the hands of Shi Zeyi and his family, but first make sure you send me 70% of your monthly allowance or else I would make sure Aunty Shi deals with you severely"
She remembered how each of them had said those words with arrogance and superiority in their voice and expression, they all clearly believed she was just a tool, even the Shi family members but yet this Old man had something different to say.
"yao yao, I know I made the decision to have you and Shi Zeyi get engaged but I want you to know that I won't force you, neither would anyone if you don't want to. I promised your mother I would take care of you after her death and having you married to Shi Zeyi is the only way I can think of but I don't want you to feel pressured into doing something you don't want to"
The Old man must have read what was on her mind cause he suddenly said "Yao yao, don't feel guilty... you... you're not to blame for what has happened, I should...be the one feeling guilty for not... not taking... taking care of you like I promised"
Lu yao yin shook her head dismissingly "Grandpa I'm alright, so don't think about me, just get well and recover quickly, so that you can keep taking care of me."
Grandpa weakly shook his head "yao yao this time Grandpa ma...may never get well, the doctor saids my Heart and internal organs are weakened and I'm losing my vitality." He wanted to say something else but suddenly began coughing.
"Grandpa no need to say anything, just hush and rest" she calmed the man down.
Lu yao yin suddenly thought of little Dandan, that little herbalist might have a prescription that could strengthen Grandpa Shi's Organ and return his vitality. She would just have Little Dandan come and take a look at Grandpa's body then figure out what to do.
"Grandpa don't worry I'll make sure you get well" She whispered into the drowsy man's ear before standing up and walking out of the ward.
just as she got out of the room, she was stopped by Shi Jianguo.
"Lu yao yin" he called our to her.
Lu yao yin halted but didn't turn back "Do you need something Mr Shi?"
Shi Jianguo felt intimidated by her imposing aura, he gulped his spit and said what he wanted to say "I know you have nothing to do with our family but yet you came to see the Old man, for that I'm grateful."
"I didn't do it for you" she interjected
"I know and that's why I also want to apologise for how I and my family had treated you in the past, I hope you don't hold grudges against us?" his tone was sincere and calm, it seems the past event had humbled him a whole lot.
Lu yao yin snickered "grudges? I only hold grudges against those that make a direct offense against me, so did you?" she was not lying when she said she only hold grudges with people who make direct offenses against her. Things like gossips, criticism and even contempt had no impact on her, she would not hold a grudge with you if all you did was gossip at her back or criticize her or maybe even hated her.
But when it came down to scheming against her then hehe... only death can save you.
Shi Jianguo shivered at her cold tone, her icy tone gave him the feeling one would get when a cold hard metal was placed on your neck.
Doom!
her words held his doom, one wrong word and he might never live to see what happens.
"no no I didn't" he denied instantaneously, fortunately for him his only offense was that he once loathed her, apart from that he didn't make any direct offense against her.
"good" after saying this, she walked away not bothering to look at him, the people she intended to deal with was Shi Zeyi and Shi yunya and she had accomplished that so just like he said she had nothing to do with his family. If it wasn't for Grandpa Shi, the Shi family would be inexistent to her.
Now speaking of Grudges, she remembers that she has unpaid debt with the Lu family, the only person that has been dealt with was Lu shenqi but there was still Lu xunhe and Tang Ming, their punishment would not be grievous but still she had to teach them a lesson, sparing them would be a defamation of her character.
So what should she do to them?