His eyes opened instantly, their colour a scarlet red.
Ji Guangsheng's thoughts on Ji Pianran were in no way inferior to Wu Shuhui's!
It was just that his stubborn personality never wanted anyone to know.
Ji Pianran looked at her father on the hospital bed, his face grey and pale. Before she could speak, her eyes had already reddened, and in an instant, a hundred emotions welled up within her.
She choked, and two hot tears fell unconsciously.
Once upon a time, her father was always standing straight, with his chest out and his head held high, exuding an aura that made people unable to refuse whatever he said.
But now, he was lying in bed, with grey hair, wrinkles around his eyes from the passage of time, slightly sunken eyes, a straight nose, a sickly complexion, and somewhat pale lips, his contours emaciated.
He had completely turned into an old man.
A frail old man.
'Pianran!?'
Ji Guangsheng felt like he was dreaming when his daughter unexpectedly arrived.
He stared at his daughter for a long time, and then turned his gaze to Wu Shuhui. Seeing her red eyes and her nodding her head heavily towards him, he realised that his Pianran had really returned!
Ji Pianran squatted on the ground and grabbed her father's hand, which was hanging off the side of the bed and had veins bulging out from the shock.
Her eyes were tearful.
'Dad, it's me, it's Piran,'
Gu Chen put the little girl in his arms on the ground, stroked her head, and said gently, 'That's Grandpa, go and call Grandpa.'
The little girl glanced at the hospital bed, pursed her lips, and walked over to him, her dark eyes full of innocence.
She said in a childish voice, "Hello, Grandpa.'
'This, this is?" Ji Guangsheng was simply astonished. His Piran had actually had a child?
And this child looks exactly like her when she was little.
They are both so cute.
He sat up with difficulty, and was about to touch the little one's head, but then thought about his appearance and was afraid of scaring the child.
The outstretched hand stopped in mid-air, and an old face squeezed out a complex smile.
'Can grandpa touch your little head?'
His voice trembled a little because he was so excited.
To be honest, the way Ji Guangsheng looked now really scared Tang Tang a little.
She glanced at Gu Chen and saw him nod towards her.
Relieved, she turned her head and looked at Ji Guangsheng.
Taking small steps with her little legs, she gently rubbed her head on his hand.
With a smile curving the corners of her mouth, she said, 'Yes.'
Ji Guangsheng narrowed his eyes in contentment, looking at Ji Bianran with tears in his eyes.
'This child, so cute, exactly like you when you were little.'
From beginning to end, he never once asked her when they got married or how her lover was doing.
He only knew that his child had returned, and as long as she was willing to come back, that was enough for him.
On the other hand, Ji Chu was beside himself with worry.
He walked up to Ji Bianran and embraced her, his tone full of deep sorrow.
'All these years, you never once called home, you really are heartless!'
At that time, Ji Chu was only fourteen years old. He only remembered that one day after school, he brought her a very good novel, but he couldn't find her anywhere.
She suddenly disappeared, as if she had evaporated.
Since then, the entire Ji family has been like a deep fog, and no one has been happy again.
Ji Pianran reached out and patted Ji Chu's back gently, as if comforting him, and also as if talking to herself.
'It's over, everything is over.'
Her thoughts of her parents and younger brother were finally offset at that moment by Ji Chu's warm embrace.
Instead, she felt a sense of guilt.
Guilt over her family ties.
Ji Chu let go of Ji Pianran's embrace, and although his own eyes were red, he still reached out and helped her wipe away the tears on her face.
'It's good to be back, to be home.'
Ji Pianran didn't expect that her younger brother, who was still a child, would be the first to comfort her.
She nodded and used her trembling hands to wipe away the teardrop that was about to fall.
Relieved, she said, 'Little Chu has grown taller and older.'
Gu Chen saw it all in his eyes. At this moment, Wu Shuhui, who had just cried, was also quietly wiping her tears away, and Uncle Guang was also bowing his head, as if he was afraid of people seeing his reddened eyes.
Gu Chen sighed gently. It seemed that everyone was crying except for himself and his daughter.
It was so sad. It was so easy to meet again, and they should be happy.
He secretly waved at Tang Tang.
The little girl saw her father calling her and jumped into his arms on tiptoe.
'Tantan, why don't you sing 'Two Tigers' for everyone and I'll give you a lollipop as a reward?' Gu Chen whispered in her ear.
Hearing that there would be a lollipop to eat, the little girl's eyes lit up.
Without hesitation, she sang loudly, 'Two axes for the brain, two axes for the brain, running away~running away~'
The sadness that was in the air disappeared the moment the little one opened her mouth.
Everyone was taken by surprise by the cute and innocent singing voice, and they couldn't help but smile.
All eyes were on her.
Ji Chu walked over and lovingly took the little one in his arms. 'My name is Ji Chu, I'm your uncle. How about I buy you some cotton candy?'
There was a cotton candy stand right outside the hospital, and he could see it every time he went in and out.
Hearing the word cotton candy, the little girl's eyes lit up. She licked her lips and said in a baby voice, 'Tantang wants to eat cotton candy~'
She really liked this uncle she had just met for the first time.
Seeing her nod, Ji Chu flashed a sunny smile and said, 'Let's go, I'll buy you whatever you want!'
Ji Chu really liked this cute, fluffy little thing.
'Sister, I'll take her to buy some candy and I'll be right back.' After saying this, Ji Chu hugged Tang Tang and prepared to leave. Before leaving, he suddenly tugged on Gu Chen.
Gu Chen froze for a moment, looking at Ji Chu's face with a confused expression. The next second, he saw Ji Chu wink at him, indicating for him to come out.
He smiled at Ji Pianran and hurriedly said, 'I'll go out for a bit too.'
After saying this, he followed Ji Chu's footsteps and walked out.
The two men left the ward, and it was only then that Uncle Guang's gaze fell on the bedside table, where he saw that none of the food on it had been touched.
He hastily placed the porridge on the bedside table and nodded, saying, 'Sir, you need to eat something. This porridge is good, try it.'
Ji Guangsheng waved his hand and said firmly, 'No!'
He still wanted to see his daughter, what was the point of bringing all this food over!
Seeing that his father refused to eat, Ji Bianran picked up the porridge on the table and stirred it with a spoon. Then he scooped up a small spoonful and tenderly brought it to his father's lips, saying, 'Dad, at least take a bite.'
Looking at his daughter, Ji Guangsheng, who always said no, instantly lost his temper.
He opened his mouth in cooperation.
He let his daughter feed the warm porridge into his mouth.
However, the moment the porridge entered his mouth, an indescribable fragrance instantly filled his mouth.
Ji Guangsheng, who had never been interested in food, suddenly had a twinkle in his eye.
He looked at Ji Bianran in surprise, 'What is this porridge?'
Ji Bianran smiled, 'This porridge was cooked by Gu Chen. He cooks very well.'
After saying that, she patiently fed her father a mouthful.