“Prelude to turning dark?”
Jiang Yan put down the things in his hand, “Am I your brother or your nanny?”
“You are my brother, my most beloved brother.” Jiang Zhi giggled, leaned in front, and hugged him.
Jiang Yan pushed him away with disgust, raised his eyes and nodded to Fu Yunting, which counted as a greeting.
“You guys eat. I have a general understanding of Grandfather Fu’s situation. I’ll go back and tell Mom and Dad.”
“Oh, alright then. You tell them not to worry.”
Jiang Yan was sent to the hospital entrance by Fu Yunting. He glanced sideways at this person who was always serious, even if he didn’t like him, he was his own brother-in-law.
“Not just the old man’s affairs, you also need to pay attention to the Fu Corporation.” He said, “Jiang Zhi doesn’t understand company matters, and there are many rumors outside right now…”
“I will handle it.” Fu Yunting understood what he meant.
“It’s best if you can handle it yourself. Jiang Zhi is very protective of his own; I’m worried he might do something irrational.”
“Rest assured, I won’t let him get involved in these matters.”
Watching Jiang Yan get into the car, Fu Yunting made a phone call, then walked back.
As soon as he returned, Jiang Zhi was at the door asking Fu Yunting, “What’s going on? Those few from your family just now, why did they all leave in a rush?”
“Not too sure. Let’s go eat.”
Jiang Zhi was suspicious, “Really?”
“Do you want to know? I can let Sheng Yuan ask around.”
“That’s not necessary.” Jiang Zhi waved his hand, “They must have had some urgent matter and won’t be back for a while. Why don’t we go eat in Grandfather’s ward? We can know the first moment he wakes up.”
Fu Yunting curled his lips, “Okay.”
Seeing the smile on his face, Jiang Zhi finally moved back to Old Master Fu’s ward with satisfaction.
He had asked Sheng Yuan just now, this person had actually been guarding the bedside since yesterday. Jiang Zhi now felt a stomachache on his behalf.
As long as an adult has the habits of staying up late and irregular eating, they basically have some stomach problems, especially under high stress; people don’t feel very comfortable.
Jiang Zhi rarely took on the role of a “mom” between the two of them, first scooping a bowl of soup for him, “Drink the soup first, then eat.”
Fu Yunting had no words, picked up the spoon and started drinking soup. After half a bowl went down, his stomach finally felt more comfortable, and he started eating the main food.
The dishes on the table were all very light. Jiang Zhi had things on his mind and couldn’t eat, so he stared at the man opposite him eating.
This person’s expression was normal, his chopsticks didn’t stop, but he kept eating from the same dish repeatedly.
Jiang Zhi felt helpless, reached out and picked up a piece of spare rib for him, then put down his chopsticks and started peeling shrimp.
“Hey, let me tell you, usually it’s only others peeling shrimp for me. You are really lucky today.”
Fu Yunting looked at Jiang Zhi’s hands and chuckled lightly.
“Then I must seize this opportunity.”
It would have been fine if this person didn’t smile, but when he did, Jiang Zhi’s “Virgin Mary” heart overflowed even more, “You’d better not smile. I always feel like tears are starting to flow backward into my heart; it’s ugly.”
Fu Yunting was helpless, “Has anyone ever told you that you really don’t know how to comfort people.”
“Sorry, no.” Jiang Zhi said, “If I didn’t calculate wrong, you are the first person I’ve wanted to comfort.”
“Still need to count with fingers, are you sure I am really the first?”
“Otherwise?” Jiang Zhi put the white, chubby shrimp onto Fu Yunting’s plate, “I don’t have many friends either, everyone doesn’t like to hang out with me, let alone needing my comfort.”
“How could you have no friends?” In Fu Yunting’s perception, Jiang Zhi should be loved by everyone.
“Then what about you? Do you have a lot of friends?” Jiang Zhi asked back.
Fu Yunting thought about it, “Seems like neither.”
Jiang Zhi couldn’t laugh or cry, “From this perspective, we are really a match.”
Fu Yunting, “…That also counts as one of the few pieces of good news.”
Jiang Zhi, “.”
The two of them had almost finished the meal when they heard the housekeeper and Old Master Fu talking.
Fu Yunting was answering a phone call outside, and Jiang Zhi was the first to arrive at the old man’s bedside, “Grandfather?”
When the old man saw it was Jiang Zhi, his expression showed a smile that was visible to the naked eye, “Zhizhi is here.”
“Yes, Grandfather.” Seeing him wanting to get up, Jiang Zhi and the housekeeper helped adjust the bed, and put a cushion behind him, “Are you hungry? Yun Ting and I just finished eating.”
“When did you come back?” The old man looked at him with a smile, his complexion finally having some color, which made the housekeeper feel emotional.
Yesterday the Fu family had guarded here all day, and the old man hadn’t woken up. Today, once these people left, the old man woke up very quickly.
He hurriedly went outside to call Fu Yunting.
“You woke up not long after we arrived.” Jiang Zhi poured a cup of water, inserted a straw, and fed the old man two sips.
“I heard from Yun Ting that your work is very busy, often flying everywhere, are you tired?”
“Not tired.” Jiang Zhi smiled, “I don’t farm the land, I’m just tossing around a bit.”
When Fu Yunting walked in, he saw the old man sitting up with spirit. His heart felt a bit complicated; for these two days, the time he was awake was getting less and less, and even when awake he couldn’t sit up.
Seeing this scene suddenly, besides being stunned, there was only sadness left.
“Yun Ting, come here…”
Jiang Zhi looked at the man standing blankly at the door, a bit puzzled, “What’s wrong? Is it because you are so happy to see Grandfather awake?”
The man walked a few steps forward and sat down beside Jiang Zhi, “Yeah, happy to the point of exploding.”
The old man raised his hand and touched Fu Yunting’s face, rarely without throwing a tantrum at him, his tone kind and gentle.
“The dark circles under your eyes have fallen to the floor. If your grandmother saw this, she would blame me again for not taking care of you. Busy every day, not knowing what you are busy with, not even sleeping.” After saying that, he turned his head to look at Jiang Zhi, “In the future, Zhizhi must help Grandfather watch him; people will become ugly if they don’t sleep.”
Seeing this, the housekeeper couldn’t help but laugh.
“Who taught you these things? Why does it sound a bit like Jiang Zhi’s tone?” Fu Yunting looked at the person beside him.
Jiang Zhi’s eyes widened suddenly, very dissatisfied.
“How is this my tone? It’s clearly that Grandfather is becoming more and more youthful.”
Listening to the two talking, the old man kept smiling and listening quietly. Watching Fu Yunting and Jiang Zhi sitting side by side, his heart turned, and he let Fu Yunting take out the box he had shown Jiang Zhi before.
Jiang Zhi blinked, “Grandfather, is this box a treasure chest? You obviously gave it all to me last time, how come there is still more?”
“Of course, Grandfather has left many things for you.” The old man raised his hand to open it, but tried twice without success.
Jiang Zhi pretended to be impatient and helped open the lid, only to find that inside were all kinds of documents.
Fu Yunting had already guessed what was inside, but didn’t expect that Grandfather had already opened it once for Jiang Zhi.
“Grandfather, these things can actually be handed over to a lawyer to handle.”
“I’ve already instructed the lawyer. Your father and brother are not easy to fool; without a few preparations, I wouldn’t be able to close my eyes.” Old Master Fu said.
“These are the real estates, houses, and shops that Grandfather has set up for you over the years. There are two industrial parks in Haishi and Beicheng; they are all left for you and Zhizhi.”
Jiang Zhi subconsciously looked at Fu Yunting, his eyes shocked. The thickness of these documents was almost comparable to the thickest dictionary in his house.
“Grandfather, aren’t you afraid that I will run away with these when the time comes?”
Old Master Fu waved his hand, “That’s impossible. My old man’s judgment of people is still very accurate. You little thing are a sincere person; even if you want to leave, you have to leave without owing anyone anything.”
“…” Jiang Zhi feigned dissatisfaction, “You are calling me stupid.”
“Stupid is not quite it, just not very clever.” Old Master Fu patted his head, “Xiao Zheng and Ru’an are both blessed people; both you and Xiao Yan grew up so well. Pass a message to your parents for me, thank them for their care of Yun Ting, and in the future… please also trouble them to take care of things.”
Jiang Zhi curled his lips, “You are overthinking it. Where does Fu Yunting need our family’s care? It’s us who all need him.”
“People, they don’t live by power and wealth; they always need love and family to warm them.” The old man’s eyes were fixed on Jiang Zhi, but it seemed as if he was looking through him at someone else.
This was the first time Jiang Zhi faced birth, old age, illness, and death. When the Jiang family’s old man passed away back then, he was young and had no memory, let alone pain.
At this moment, looking at Grandfather Fu, it was like a gradually withering tree, slowly losing its vitality, and then disappearing.
Jiang Zhi couldn’t bear it. The old man was holding Fu Yunting and recalling the things of these years, as if making a difficult summary of his own long life.
“I listed the will in two copies, the housekeeper has one, the lawyer has one. After I leave, your father might make things difficult for you. I know you don’t want to recognize him; if it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t want to have any entanglement with them.”
“There are two small companies in Haishi. If you want, take Zhizhi and leave here. As for the Fu Corporation, leave it to the board of directors. Your father and eldest brother are not people who can manage a company; rather than letting it be ruined in their hands, it’s better to hand it over to a professional manager.”
“Do you understand what Grandfather means?”
Hearing the two talking about the will, Jiang Zhi consciously avoided suspicion, turned around, and backed out.
Half an hour later, Hu Xiaoxiao and Fu Yaoming returned.
As soon as the two entered, the old man let out a long sigh and patted Fu Yunting’s hand, “What needed to be said, Grandfather has said. Go out.”
Fu Yunting looked at Fu Yaoming and his wife with worry.
“What is the meaning of this look of yours?” Their family of four had been led around in a circle; she was terrified that the old man would write a will right now.
“Go, go see Zhizhi. That child hasn’t experienced such things, his heart probably won’t feel good.”
Seeing Fu Yunting tuck the blanket for the old man, he retreated.
Jiang Zhi was a bit worried, “Why did you come out? How is Grandfather?”
“There is nothing for us here anymore, I will take you back.” Fu Yunting said.
“Go back now?” Jiang Zhi couldn’t understand, “Didn’t we agree that we would stay and accompany Grandfather?”
“No need to stay.” The man said lowly, “Grandfather said he wants to have a talk with them.”
Jiang Zhi couldn’t understand, “But Grandfather loves you the most, you should be guarding here.”
“Grandfather doesn’t want to see the Fu family turn against each other after he leaves.” Fu Yunting explained in a low voice.
Jiang Zhi was startled, his heart felt unpleasant.
The reason why the old man said those words just now was that he was saying goodbye to them; he already realized he was going to leave.
His heart felt like it was pressed by a huge stone in an instant. He stubbornly opened the bedroom door again.
Seeing Hu Xiaoxiao’s hateful eyes, Jiang Zhi moved his lips, unable to say a word for a while.
“Grandfather…”
The old man turned his head to see Jiang Zhi and Fu Yunting behind him, smiling and waving at them, “Go, take Yun Ting home, help Grandfather watch him.”
Jiang Zhi pressed his heart, and could only be taken away from the hospital by Fu Yunting.
All the way, Fu Yunting didn’t speak. This was the first time since the two knew each other that this person was so silent. After sending Jiang Zhi to the entrance of the Jiang family, he left.
Zhang Ru’an and Jiang Zheng saw Jiang Zhi standing blankly at the door and had probably already guessed the result.
Jiang Zhi opened the drawer and saw the red bankbook the old man gave him. In an instant, his emotions fell to the bottom.
Their departure this time might be a separation by death.
The look in Fu Yunting’s eyes when he left flashed before his eyes, and Jiang Zhi’s nerves suddenly tightened.
He turned and ran to the garage, drove Jiang Yan’s car, and ran out.
Hearing the sound, Jiang Yan poked his head out of the window. Seeing it was Jiang Zhi, his heart almost jumped to his throat.
“Mom, who let Jiang Zhi drive?”
Zhang Ru’an opened the monitor and took a look, feeling a bit of a headache.
“He must be going to find Xiao Fu. You give Xiao Fu a call.”
Fu Yunting hung up the phone and signaled Sheng Yuan to send his address to Jiang Zhi.
This place spanned more than half of Yuncheng from the Jiang family villa. He checked the traffic conditions in the city at this time; it was not congested, and it was still two hours away from the rush hour.
Seeing Fu Yunting sitting blankly in the yard, the courtyard gate was wide open.
Jiang Zhi was stunned for a moment, drove the car straight in, but hesitated for a long time in the car before getting out.
“Are… you okay?”
Fu Yunting was sitting on the swing chair in the yard and patted the seat beside him, “Come over.”
Jiang Zhi was surprised that Fu Yunting’s home was such a place. He sat down cautiously beside the man, “Can this hold both of our weights?”
“It can.” Originally, this chair was customized according to the weight of two people.
“Didn’t expect your home to be so beautiful.” Jiang Zhi looked at the garden in front of him, which was completely his dream house.
“Like it?” Fu Yunting easily glimpsed his emotions.
“There shouldn’t be anyone who doesn’t like it, right?” Halfway through, Jiang Zhi realized what he was here for, “Fu Yunting, have you had any things you wanted to do lately? I have a three-day holiday, I can accompany you.”
“Really?” Fu Yunting’s eyes kept staring at Jiang Zhi.
His emotions were stable, and he couldn’t see a trace of anything unusual.
Seeing this, Jiang Zhi felt worried; could this be the calmness before the “turning dark”?
“Grandfather said, let me watch you, take care of you. You are a little sapling, a little baby that needs care now.”
Fu Yunting’s heart turned. The old man had always been able to predict things like a god, every step he took had his reasons. In the past, perhaps he still couldn’t see clearly, but now if he didn’t understand, he would have spent all those years under his knee in vain.
“What about you? Finally on vacation, where do you want to go?”
“Me? There are too many places I want to go…” Jiang Zhi said, “No, it’s not where I want to go, it’s you.”
“Wherever I want to go, you will accompany me?”
“Of course!” Jiang Zhi nodded, agreeing very readily.
Fu Yunting calculated the time; it seemed it was time.
“Okay.”
Jiang Zhi hesitated for a moment, “Okay what?”
The man stood up and took him into the house, “Clean up, I’ll tell you after you take a shower.”
Jiang Zhi, “???”