Chapter 70
Affection
Saja turned left and accelerated towards the hospital. He drove to the parking lot, got out of the car, opened the door, and helped the congressman go to his granddaughter's room.
The congressman told the bodyguard to let go. The bodyguard smiled and understood that the grandfather didn't want his granddaughter to see weakness.
The congressman came to the door, and the staff member Angel Blouse carefully turned on the full-body scanner. All parameters were confirmed to be healthy and without contagious viruses.
In the past half month, the perfect treatment plan has made Luu Ly much better than before, so the little girl no longer needs to be isolated in a glass cage. But in order to ensure absolute safety, anyone who wants to visit the patient must scan the virus and spray disinfectant.
He didn't want a bunch of idle groins to bother his offspring. Since Angel Blouse came to Prehistoric country, grandfather asked them to warn: Luu Ly's disease is very complicated. If the little girl gets another disease, even if it's just a cold, the situation will get out of control. She must avoid contact with strangers. After receiving this information, no one with a thick face came to suck fame anymore.
Today was as quiet as usual, and there was no one in the corridor except Angel Blouse and the bodyguards of JK corporation. The congressman finished spraying disinfectant and knocked on the door. The person who opened the door was Ngoc.
In a busy month day and night, he visited every day and stayed for a long time before returning. Ngoc was used to it, so she quietly made way. The congressman saw the Lan sisters, Anh Dao, Hanna, Rose and Sam around the bed. Anh Dao, Lan and Suong chatted with him matter-of-factly. Rose and Hanna said gently:
- Hello uncle!
He smiled and nodded. Sam was annoyed and raised his hand to give a perfunctory salute. The grumpy guy found an excuse to leave to relieve the itchy feeling in his eyes.
Rose noticed that he seemed uncomfortable. She was about to chase him, but Sam suddenly turned around, took her hand and pulled her away.
Rose's face turned dark red, she bit her lip, hesitantly said goodbye to everyone, and let her lover take her to where he wanted to go.
When her grandfather came to visit, Luu Ly happily stretched out her arms to hug him, kissed his cheek, and whispered:
- I miss grandfather!
Luu Ly is carefree with her grandfather, loves every gift that grandfather buys her, and sleeps with a stuffed animal every night until morning. The joy of a child is the pain of an adult.
Everyone has to smile tenderly to their children and sister, while being reluctantly to be affectionate to their father and grandfather. Behind the loving eyes and warm smile is... tears flowing into the heart.
The angel smiled brightly with the devils, and the relatives swallowed their tears and secretly wiped away the red tears from the corners of their eyelids. The invisible pressure made they bored.
Wearing a different mask every day, was afraid that could not stand the fake life, and went crazy in front of Luu Ly to drive away the "grandfather". The little girl would lose all her spirit and seriously affect her health.
Her mother and daughter are worried that they have not revealed the secret yet, Luu Ly found that her family had conflicts, and the psychological shock made her condition worse. Tiredness has led to emotional callousness, and they still endure their fate.
If the person who gave birth to them does not act beyond the limit and ask for too much... similar to the intimacy of other families, mother and daughter will no longer be annoyed with him.
But no matter how they were treated, their father and grandfather were still ingenious, sweet soothing, gentle and warm, caring about every bite of food and sleep.
For half a month, Ngoc didn't want to see him every day, and she stayed in the hospital with the reasonable excuse of taking care of Luu Ly and her elderly mother.
Lan and Suong could not study and review in a place with strict rules. Fearing suspicion and spying from the world, the sisters had to live in a luxurious but dim villa, like an abandoned house. Every few days, Ngoc came back to accompany, encourage and talk with her daughter.
The grandfather is busy day and night, the offspring is sleeping soundly, the "relatives" go home. The offspring wake up, and the "relatives" are absent. The mother and daughter are highly alert, and they vaguely feel that someone is spying on them these days.
At first, they thought they were too nervous. Who dares to enter the young lady's boudoir? The keen senses still warn that something is wrong.
The mother and daughter spy on the servants and bodyguards to no avail, so they tell Anh Dao, and the blonde girl immediately investigates secretly, but fails to catch the pervert. The girls put their phones in a closed corner and turn on the camera recording mode before going to bed.
Since that night, the mother and daughter could not sleep, every time they closed their eyes, the phobia scene revealed the fact that it was the father who came to visit, he was melancholy, quietly to contemplate his daughter and beloved granddaughter sleeping soundly.
Had no intention of pushing peach blood into the pit of sin, now that bottomless pit that dug self... burying my wish to reunite with family, whenever want to move, hesitant steps could not lift the burden... clinging to... a shameful mentality.
Just remember that the emotion is true... not... weak... tired... just like the phantom mocks the maudlin things, the person who gives birth will be closer to his offspring than ever before.
After thirty years of separation, the mother got a happy ending.
A father longs to live in that kind of idyllic joy... for a day... for an hour... or even for a minute, he also will be complacently.
Just one step away touching nostalgia...
Dream come true...
The man gave birth they to turned into a stone statue, his crimson eyes blurring the image of him stumbling towards his family, lowering his tear-stained face downwards, collapsing sobbing for forgiveness.
His shoulders trembled and remained motionless under the gentle touch. Father and grandfather couldn't believe that heself can feel this family emotion, dull to contemplate up at the offspring who smiled gently at him.
No longer sad and aggrieved because of being ignored, father to contemplate sad but warm smile like the sun. That beautiful angel-like smile is light... guiding the dark soul out of... the night of karma and love and hatred.
The heart wants to feel complete joy, sobbing advice should not be forced to show how enthusiastic, how too caring. Be sincere, even if shy, confused, or even clumsy, relatives will feel the heart of father and grandfather.
The stone statues without feelings with melt in the deep love of flesh and blood. Person who long for family affection do not have to live with corpses without souls.
The illusion of perfect happiness will come true, and the father has not been disappointed, and then squeezed his chest to stop the hiccup of crying... it hurt so much that he couldn't breathe like now.
Fathers and grandfathers have not yet been able to put down the burden of sin. Shame is a monster... prevents reason from listening to the call of cherish from one's own heart.
Monster still is monster.
Monster cannot become a human yet.
Unworthy of being around angel.
Although no longer inhumane.
The monster is still afraid of crossing the forbidden boundary, no longer having the chance to revive the soulless corpse.
That kind of punishment is more painful than the pain of monster who is not yet become human.
After all, monsters... can only... visit silently and return quietly the endless night.
In the end, dreams are just dreams.
The tears of loved ones wash away... the dirty sins... which only exist in illusory fantasies... that's all.
That day, the man who gave birth to his offspring did not know that his descendants had not slept all night, because the image of the devil seemed to have never collapsed had begun to break from the cracks... in the at moment the father and grandfather entered the darkness of loneliness.
She and her daughter were tormented by nightmares every night. But from that day on, they could not sleep. After those long sleepless nights, both mother and daughter felt that... the evil ghost's chest echoed the call of family affection.
That heart-breaking sound has not yet shaken their minds...
But it is no longer so far away that it is impossible to touch the heart.
Since the day they met again, mother and daughter were afraid to live together for too long, their hearts were wavering only because of... family bloodline.
They hated that bloodline.
But they can't purify of the demon blood flowing in their veins.
They hate having to live in the same home with monsters.
But the two word family is undeniable.
That bloodline exudes a strong stench...
But it's not raw water…
Want to deny it but can't reject the stain, the peach blood is about to mix in… the black mud is at the bottom of the raw water pond.
For a month, the mother and daughter have been torn between... hatred... and... letting go. They are confused because they want to... give up their hatred for their evil father.
Because even if they hate he for a lifetime, future generations cannot be ruthless about the moral principle that a the meaning of death is the ultimate meaning?[1]
Because tired of having to wear fake masks to the extent become distorted, people who live someone else's life dare not look in the mirror.
They are afraid that they will not recognize themselves in that "virtual world", and they are also afraid that the person existing in that upside-down world is not themselves... but... monster?
Or is it because forgiving relieves them of the guilt of... accidentally... giving... their... heart... to... someone... who... shouldn't... vibrate?
Every time this kind of thought began to make them selfish, only wanting peace of mind and soul, the mother and daughter angrily slapped their wavering spirits, not knowing whether they should hate or forgive the person who destroyed their lives.
They must be angry, they must hate, they must hold deep hatred in their hearts towards those who are not worthy of being human beings...
Only in this way can the mother and daughter not feel ashamed with someone is slowly dying, every minute and every second must fight for life in the face of death.
The mother and daughter couldn't help but smile bitterly, Anh Dao silently watched the smile that mocked themself.
Those legitimate reasons... are ultimately excuses for immoral emotions, even incest... with the hero sacrificed everything for them.
They can deceive to others but not to themselves, the naked truth is hard to hide from those who insider. Every minute recalls the night of sex fascinated, the rising passion of affection, the sublimation of emotions in sin... nostalgic the beating heart of when visiting someone, and then the torment of conscience, bowing in shame before the little angel.
Anh Dao was tortured by shame. The victim regarded her as a family member, and the accomplice thought that after everything, she had a legitimate reason to forgive herself.
But every moment her relatives were tortured, every moment her family was humiliated... still carved a pain in her heart living is not equal to dying.
The that pain is the fear that one day, the next generation will sympathize with their evil father... it is finally about to coming true.
Family affection can heal all wounds.
They don't accept the affection that only reveals genuine feelings when offspring are tormented by nightmares.
Why do ask for forgiveness every time talk, shrink and don't dare hugging relatives, but can't be as sincere as was every time was with Luu Ly?
Father and grandfather cunningly found all the ways to atone for their sins, sweet as molasses, wrapping up the deepest part of hearts still is hypocritical. But that was for the offspring who were ruined by the person who gave birth to them.
She and her daughter had never seen devil... hypocritical in front of angel.
Regardless of being idle for a whole day or just an hour, the grandfather makes the most of every minute let cherishes every second with his youngest granddaughter.
No matter who is around: doctors, acquaintances, strangers, many reporters, or only just the grandfather and granddaughter, Ngoc mother and daughter and Anh Dao or anyone else, even mortal enemies like Thanh Hang, everyone feels that he is not a monster. He is not an acting who acts like he is not acting. He is not a saint, simply just a grandfather who loves his granddaughter.
Gentle and warm.
That emotion is simple as other normal people.
Although he deceived the whole world, God is always honest to his angel.
Although he is cruel to humans, God forever loves angel.
Although he regretted trampling on their dignity and torturing the angel's relative, God still wanted to take care of and protect them for the rest of their lives to make up for his mistake.
Although they are not yet worthy of being with their beloved granddaughter, the father and grandfather still want to feel the love of family in the warm embrace.
Even the devil no longer hate the sticky piece of meat in chest.
Only when they are with the angel, the bitter tears are no longer bitter, and the resentment and love hatred disappear in the tears of happiness. When the soul is peaceful, father and grandfather can live like human beings.
After all, the person who gave birth to the child does not love his offspring completely unconditionally.
But no one can deny that the affection is real...
Not fake.
The father and grandfather are living for his offspring...
At least with Luu Ly.
The loving mother and sister were forced to bury their hatred. At this point, the innocent child should not know the cruel truth.
Everyone lives for their dearest person.
Anh Dao is the only one who is lost in that warm emotional.
An notion at the wrong time and in the wrong situation... germinated in her heart. At the moment when the elder sister and her daughter felt ashamed of karma feelings, the younger sister and the aunt were moved to miss the obsession with someone... in a crazy night of sex fascinated...
Hadn't she already offered herself to save the life of... someone... or for what?
Someone was her victim, and no matter how painful it was, she only felt that she had made mistake against innocent person.
So... why... why would she be sad to a person... who only has sex but no affection?
Is it because...
Anh Dao didn't dare to speculate anymore. She forced her frustration to be suppressed like sulking and jealousy... to the deepest part of her heart.
That feeling still lingered and refused to leave, like... someone... gentle every minute and every second, as if she was his woman on the night when he took her to a berth of pleasure obsession.
The two had only desire from the beginning to the end, and the reluctant make love let to save each other, the strong feeling he gave her was enough to repay her kindness to him...
But why is she still heart oscillate?
Could is that only right for the intellect, but cannot convince the intention mind… has been silently listening to the heart for a long time?
Anh Dao asked herself foolishly, she had never visited someone, why did her intention mind linger that feeling?
That feeling had never appeared in her dreams, but now "it" was laughing at her. Her relatives were sick, her family was suffering, and aunt let "will" chase the unruly horse and disturb "heart". Her "heart" had always been firm, but now it had become a monkey that jumped chaotically according to her "will".
The abominable creature blinked and covered its mouth with a giggle, Anh Dao was confused by the laughter teasing the "intention mind" that had stopped listening to reason long ago.
She knew what that "intention mind" meant, but pride did not allow her to admit it was... for a long time, she had unconsciously hidden that "intention mind" without knowing it.
The blonde was as dumb as an idiot, not realizing that her "feelings" were exposed to the sharp eyes of her family and... Hanna.
Ngoc and her daughter were at a loss, because their dearest person was expressing their unspeakable feelings. Those insider about it could not believe that the one who had always encouraged and comforted them and revived their spirits now contained a secret private heart.
The mother and daughter understood that Anh Dao could not share that feeling with anyone. But they still did not yet believe... the tight-lipped girl was better than her cunning father, but she could not control the feelings that needed to be hidden the most.
Who?
Who is the person who is lingering on the iron woman's mind?
She and her daughter suddenly thought of a person, reputation and dignity were worthy of the proud girl's nostalgia.
The insider laughed at himself, although that even in the worst nightmare, this kind of karma fate did not exist.
Everybody's life was arranged by the devil, all still suffered the humiliation of fate. Destiny could not be so cruel as to be so paranoid.
But there was no reason to doubt the family, the girls still thought they were sentimental, and then gathered around Anh Dao one by one, patted her shoulders, and gently put her hands on dearest person cheeks.
Anh Dao woke up, embarrassment dyed her peach cheeks red, but the rational people immediately recovered their mental and talked calmly.
Hanna watched intently from beginning to end, her eyebrows were bent into zigzags road, every road made her lost in the maze. The pure flower was surprised by the way the congressman expressed his emotions.
The grandfather held his granddaughter in his arms, his eyes red with tears, but he didn't know that his arms kept squeezing, causing the little girl to say she was suffocated.
Normally he would apologize, today he just relaxed his arms, but didn't let go of the spiritual support. The grandfather buried his head and cried silently on his granddaughter's shoulder.
- I want to hold you for a little while longer, just a little longer...
He didn't speak flowery words, nor did he show boundless love, simply just hugged his granddaughter tightly, but it was completely different from usual. Hanna couldn't recognize what it was, but she saw that he was more impulsive, more intense, and much warmer than before.
The same is true for the statue. The flower is just an outsider, she doesn't know the truth, but she vaguely realizes that there is something unusual in the statue's family. From father to daughter, from grandfather to granddaughter, everyone has an invisible void. Everybody can't find each other in that blank space.
Person who lack family affection also feel that… that void has a bottomless pit… separating dearest person from each other… and… swallowing up anyone who falls.
Hanna was not finished with the strange things that happened, and she was confused about what Anh Dao was thinking.
The blonde girl was the strangest, and she could not explain why Anh Dao felt confused, as if the iron woman was embarrassed.
Hanna felt that Anh Dao was ashamed of the Ngoc and daughter. The pure flower was shocked and stole secretly glance at the statue family, but quickly regained her composure and timely evasion before the four girls felt back of neck tickle and one by one turned to her.
She distracted them by playing with the little angel. Hanna secretly thanked Luu Ly, because she was able to get out of the dilemma thanks to the little girl's like playing with her.
Since the day Hanna saved the little girl's life, Luu Ly would pester Hanna all day long whenever showed up, asking to play various childish games and guess numbers. Now Hanna had another chance to explore the people self cared about.
Luu Ly just saved her from her confusion. Ngoc's mother and daughter and Anh Dao thought they had something to hide, and they couldn't bear to suspect that Hanna was examining them, so the four girls found excuses to solve the dilemma.
Ngoc said she was going to the canteen to buy lunch, the Lan sisters caressed their sister's cheeks, said goodbye to everyone, and then took the books to school. Anh Dao said she had some personal matters to deal with, drove her niece to school.
Only the congressman and Luu Ly were left in the room. Hanna felt it was inconvenient to be here, so she said goodbye to him and Luu Ly.
- I'm please allow to go home and study!
The congressman nodded slightly and smiled at his sad granddaughter:
- I want to invite sister to play guessing numbers!
Hanna stroked Luu Ly's hair and said softly:
- I will play with you all day when I am free, okay!
Luu Ly happily asked for a pinky promise, and Hanna smiled brightly pinky promise, and walked away. She closed the door and saw through the glass that the congressman was happily playing with his granddaughter. A moment later, she left the hospital with countless unanswered questions.
Notes
[1]There is a saying in Vietnamese culture that "the meaning of death is the ultimate meaning".
Death is the greatest misfortune; death of a person means the end of all relationships, which means that should persuade people to forgive so that they can die peacefully. Do not ask for anything from the deceased. Perform duties to the deceased without hesitation.
It also means to act in a humane way. For outsiders, especially acquaintances or family members, forgiveness and reconciliation should be made, whether alive or dead.
In many cases (not all), when alive, there are frictions, conflicts, and not looking at each other's face, but after a while, some people still forgive each other.
Especially in serious illness, or death, despite the hatred and resentment towards each other, what crimes have been committed, no matter which party is at fault, many people still visit the sick, or attend the funeral of the deceased family. And the family of the deceased should also allow people on the other side to visit. .