At about two o'clock, Xue Wenxiu woke up, accompanied by Chang An, and saw that her spirit seemed to be better than in the morning, so she asked Sister Zhang to try to feed her some fluids, and she actually ate them all, and then Sister Zhang gave her another injection, wanting her to sleep for a while in the afternoon, but Xue Wenxiu waved her hand.

"Go...... Go get that ...... Mr. Zhou called..."

When Sister Zhang heard that she was going to shout, Chang An grabbed her, "I'll go." ”

She searched the outside foyer and the courtyard, but she didn't see Zhou Wei, and when she went upstairs, the door of the guest room was really closed.

She thought that Zhou Wei was resting inside due to jet lag, and stood at the door for a while, but she heard what seemed to be a voice talking on the phone inside.

Chang An knocked on the door, and soon the door opened.

Zhou Wei stood in the door with his mobile phone and made a "wait" gesture to her, Chang An had no choice but to stand in the corridor at the door and wait, and then the sound of talking on the phone in the house kept coming out.

It was obviously a work call, it should be to explain something to his subordinates, he paced around the room while inserting his trouser pockets, and the phone call lasted about four or five minutes before Zhou Wei came out.

"Sorry, I just have something to attend to. ”

Chang An knew that he was busy, so he didn't care, just brushed the hair that swept to his lips, "That... My grandmother wants to see you. ”

"She's awake?"

"Hmm!"

"Okay, then I'll go downstairs!" Zhou Wei got up and walked out, Chang An was stunned for a moment, and immediately caught up.

"Wait a minute!" in a hurry, she grabbed the corner of Zhou Wei's back waist.

Zhou Wei's gaze was down, she immediately let go of her hand and frowned, "There is something that needs to be told to you in advance." ”

"What?"

"My grandmother is running out of time, and I don't want her to leave with regrets, so..."

"So you want me to do my best to play the role of a husband in front of her?"

Chang An lowered his head and rested for a while before nodding again.

Zhou Wei didn't say much, just stretched out a hand.

"Give me your hand. ”

Chang An frowned, "What?"

Zhou Wei: "Shouldn't you cooperate, Mrs. Zhou?"

Chang An: "......"

After a few seconds, she still obediently put her hand on Zhou Wei's hand, Zhou Tao chuckled, closed her palm, clasped her cold hand in her palm, her five fingers intertwined, and she held it very tightly, so tight that Chang An couldn't help but look up at him, but it just collided with his deep gaze.

He lowered his hand, "Let's go." ”

All the way down the stairs, through a large foyer.

Her hands were cold, but his hands were unusually wide and warm, which made her feel a little warm.

When she arrived at the door of the room, Chang settled down, Zhou Wei looked at her, and saw a far-fetched smile on the corner of her mouth, so she pulled Zhou Wei to the house.

"Grandma..."She kept pulling Zhou Wei to the side of the bed, "Ah Yan is here!"

The old man on the bed was about to sit up, and Sister Zhang next to her immediately put a pillow on her, and when she sat on the pillow, she was already a little panting, and after a while, she said, "You all go out first, I want to talk to the two children..."

Sister Zhang and another nanny were interested and immediately withdrew from the room.

Xue Wenxiu slowly looked over the edge of the bed, and saw a pair of hands tightly entangled, she was very pleased, and raised her eyelids to look at Zhou Xian, "Zhou... Zhou..."

"Grandma, just call me Ah. Zhou Wei took the initiative to speak.

Xue Wenxiu smiled very hard, "Okay... Ah, I'm kind of today... The first time I saw you......" The old lady spoke quite clearly and thought clearly.

Zhou Wei immediately apologized, "Grandma, I'm sorry, I should have come to see you a long time ago." ”

Xue Wenxiu: "It's out of the way... It's good to come, Xiao An has always said that you ...... Very busy. ”

Zhou Wei turned to look at the woman next to her, thinking about how she should have been panicking in front of the old man in the past two years.

"It's not a reason to be busy, I should have come over earlier..."He said to Xue Wenxiu, but his hand grabbed Chang An tighter.

The old lady looked again, "I know... Time is running out, so..."

"Grandma!" Chang An grabbed white.

Xue Wenxiu's eyes snapped, "Don't interject... Let me finish my speech!"

Chang An's eyes were already wet, but he still endured it. "Good!"

Xue Wenxiu looked at Zhou Wei again, "... I'm not in good health, I can't talk much, so... So long story short. The old man breathed a sigh of relief, and the room was quiet, and she continued, "I didn't know that it was... Why did Xiao An choose you... But I believe that she has her reasons, or God arranged for you to meet... And for its reasons... Whatever the reason, you are married...... Sharing the same bed and becoming a husband and wife is a fate that most people don't have...... So Ahh

Zhou Wei leaned over a little, "Grandma, you say, I'll listen." ”

"You should also know about Xiao An's situation... Her mother left early...... Her father had already married and started a new family, and although Xiao An never said it, I knew... She can't melt in there...... So when I'm gone, she'll be the only one left with you who wants to be close, so you have to promise me...... Good...... Be kind to her...... Don't let her be wronged..."

"Grandma..."Chang An had already leaked a crying voice, and this paragraph almost exhausted half of Xue Wenxiu's strength, she raised her back for a while, didn't look at Chang An, and continued to say to Zhou Wei, "Our Xiao An loves to cry... But she's sensible ... Really, very sensible...... So you married our Xiao An, right...... It's your blessing, if you're sorry for her... Hurt her... Her mom and I would be watching from the sky......"

"Grandma, don't say it, okay?"

The old lady continued to ignore it, but stared at Zhou Wei with all her might, "What I said... Do you understand?"

Zhou An's throat also began to tighten, "I understand, grandma, don't worry!" He pulled Chang An's hand to his knee, interlocked his fingers, and was entangled with her, but finally looked at Chang An, and then said word by word: "She is my wife, I know my responsibility, and I am very grateful to fate for bringing her to me, I will be the closest person with her in the second half of my life, as long as I am here, no matter what happens, I will do my best to protect her, not to let her be hurt, and not to let her be wronged." ”

Like an oath, like a confession.

Chang An couldn't cry anymore, Zhou Wei clenched her hand, and she looked at him in the midst of emotional turmoil.

She knew that he was acting, or reciting lines, but in a trance, she felt that the firmness and incomparably affectionate in his eyes, at that moment, she almost took it seriously, tears fell down one by one, Zhou Wei smiled bitterly, stretched out his other hand to wipe it for her, and then leaned over to her ear, "Don't cry, I just finished saying that I won't let you be wronged, can you give me a little face?"

Chang An was so painful and angry by him that he didn't dare to cry, but his emotions were on the verge of collapse, so his facial features were about to be squeezed together, and finally there was a "poof" in his mouth, like laughing and crying, these Xue Wenxiu saw it in his eyes.

"Xiao An's character—" she looked at Zhou Wei again, "you may all think...... She's very well-behaved, but it's not... She... She likes to go to extremes... If anyone is good to her...... She'll dig out her heart and lungs, and she'll give you everything...... If you make her feel hopeless, she will turn around and leave, probably without even saying goodbye...... This, this is like her mother......"

Zhou Wei's eyes lit up deeper after hearing this, but no, he had already learned enough about this kind of "just leave no cloud when he said go".

"I know, I'll be good to her!"

“…… Good is not enough... She... Sometimes the belly... It's actually very small. ”

Chang An: "Grandma..."

Xue Wenxiu: "Don't speak, ah... Let me finish first!" she propped up again, babbling to Zhou Wei like grabbing white: "Don't look at her usually... I don't usually like to fight with others, but my ideas are in my own belly... Sensitive and calm...... These personalities are really... I'm afraid that in the future... What's the matter, she doesn't understand... I don't know how to feel sorry for myself, so Ah... You're a lot older than her... Bear a little, but also restrain her a little...... It may sound contradictory, but..."

"I understand!" Zhou Wei continued, "I know her personality and temper, when she makes trouble, she looks like a child who hasn't grown up, sometimes I think she is naïve, but once I calm down and can't touch her direction at all, sometimes I can't do anything about her." Zhou Wei said that at the end, there was a wry smile on the corner of his mouth, and his tone was natural and intimate.

Chang An's heart wrinkled violently when he heard this.

These words are obviously only said by people who are very close to her, but he and her... It doesn't look like a relationship that would say that.

Xue Wenxiu was very satisfied when he heard it, "Yes... She's like that sometimes, and she's just like her mother's temper... It's exactly the same, so you have to take care of it...... Wait until I'm gone...... She'll give it to you. ”

At this time, the old man could still clearly and accurately say Zhong Chang'an's character.

Chang An couldn't cry anymore, she knew what the meaning of this conversation represented, that is, she was on her deathbed, and she finished all the parts that the old man was not worried about before his death, but Xue Wenxiu had limited physical strength after all, and she couldn't say too much, she had to rest for a while after chatting, intermittently, a conversation lasted for more than half an hour, and finally the person was almost lying on the bed, and she didn't have the strength to sit up again, she only lightly touched Zhou Yan's arm, "Ah... I want to explain to you...... It's all gone...... I want to talk to Ann... Say a few words alone..."

Zhou Wei retreated, Chang An was already crying almost out of breath before he went out, his shoulders were shaking all the time, he helped him, and shook her curled fingers again, "Okay, don't cry, I'm outside, something to call me." ”

After the people left, there were only two people left in the house, grandchildren.

Xue Wenxiu turned her body up again, but unfortunately it didn't work, Chang An stood up to help, she gasped even more, but the person didn't seem to be able to sit up anymore.

A dose of medicine can only last for an hour or two now, Chang An understands.

"Forget it... Yes... That's it... It's the same to say so..."The old man stopped struggling, and lay quietly on the bed, on his back, without looking at Chang An.

The room became quieter and quieter at this time, and only the old man's panting sound was heard, urgent, short, and one after another, so that after about half a minute, Xue Wenxiu had the strength to speak: "... After you left last time, I asked Lawyer Qiao to come over... Some of the legacies under his name, including... Including this house, when I close my eyes... Lawyer Joe will pass it on to you...... That's what your mother meant when she was alive, she couldn't see you suffering...... It's not bitter at all...... So later on your own ... Good ...... Don't treat yourself badly......"

Chang An let out a "hmm" in his throat.

In one of the few memories, Xue Bing seems to really spoil her, except for being busy with work and not having much time to accompany her, the rest really responds to her needs.

Wear the best clothes, live in the best house, and have a driver to pick you up everywhere.

Chang An's life when he was a child was really like a "princess".

The old lady squinted her eyes again, "Food... I'm not worried either... Your mother's share is enough... Others, the man you chose......" She took advantage of the situation to shake Chang An's hand again, her hand was warm, and a few thin and soft fingers had been covered by Zhou Xian just now.

The old lady squinted and chuckled, "He cares about you very much!"

Without a head or an end, Chang An was stunned, his heart seemed to be blocked suddenly, and it took a while before he raised his tearful eyes: "Really?"

Xue Wenxiu slapped her hand again, "Of course, you have to believe grandma...... Grandma lived this long life...... Too many people have seen it. ”

Loyal and treacherous, good and bad, "The things in people's eyes can't deceive people, just now he looked at you... Grandma saw that he was distressed......"

Chang An didn't argue for a while, at this time, she didn't have the heart to consider how true Zhou Wei's words were, so she only pulled off the quilt, "Grandma, I know." ”

"What do you know?"

"Just know!"

She really couldn't hold on to this state of last words, "Can you sleep for a while?" But Xue Wenxiu took her hand, "No, I feel lighter today, I'm afraid I won't have a chance in the future, I have something to say...... Still want to ask you. ”

"Grandma!"

"Obedient. Xue Wenxiu's fingers tightened, and Chang An could only retreat to the chair and sit down.

The person on the bed looked up at the ceiling again, and after a while, she suddenly asked, "You... Isn't it... Hate your grandmother?"

Chang An sank and looked up.

Xue Wenxiu's eyes were weak but with a sense of peace, she was not angry, "I know... A few years ago, you were sent to me by your father...... Somewhat with emotion, and then because of that kid... Just the boy you like... Growing up with you, my grandmother knows that you have a deep affection for him...... But my grandmother disagreed... Because your mother... Your mom doesn't agree ......"

Chang An was stunned and surprised, "My mother, she..."

"Your mother... Your mom doesn't like that kid... When your father wanted to take him back to raise him, your mother objected...... But your father insisted on going his own way...... So I believe that's what your mom meant as well. ”

Chang An has a vague memory, but he vaguely seems to really remember that Xue Bing didn't give Chen Haodong a good look, and even stopped Chang An from playing with him for a while.

"But I was very young at the time, how could my mother be direct..."

"She didn't do it directly, she definitely had her reasons...... It turns out your mother's initial conclusion...... No... Wrong...... I don't regret cooperating with your father...... Cooperate with your father to trap you in London............ But think for yourself ... Think...... How much suffering have you suffered for him, and what sufferings have you suffered...... Is it worth the pain, and what has he done for you?...... But if he really has you in his heart, he should work hard...... One day, I will pick you up with confidence...... Instead of... Instead of taking drugs, getting into fights, and then being caught by the police and going to jail. Xue Wenxiu said a long list in one breath, and his mood began to fluctuate a little.

Chang An replied: "He didn't go to prison!"

"But drug rehabilitation centers and prisons...... Is there a difference...... Or do you think...... People like him... Still worthy of you?"

Grandma and Xue Bing, even Chang Wangde and the entire Chang family, are all prejudiced against Chen Haodong, this is not the first day, Chang An is impossible to fight with Xue Wenxiu at this time, not to mention that this kind of argument is meaningless, because Chen Haodong is about to marry someone else.

"Well... Grandma, I know, I will try to contact him as little as possible in the future. ”

At this time, Chang An was willing to be obedient and completely obedient to her wishes, Xue Wenxiu nodded comfortingly, and finally muttered softly to himself, "It's okay to hate me or not, I... It doesn't matter, as soon as my eyes are closed, I'll go down to see your mother...... I've done my duty......"

Xue Wenxiu left at dusk that day, calculating the time, the country is New Year's Eve, and it will be a new day in a while, but she didn't get through it.

More than half an hour before leaving, the old man couldn't make a sound, only breathing out of his mouth, but he didn't walk painfully, as if he didn't catch his breath, his body was upside down, and then he closed his eyes.

Chang An was standing by the bed at the time, pinching her thin fingers tightly, the old man breathed, she didn't cry, she just looked stunned for a while, and finally her body fell on the bed as if she couldn't hold it.

The nurse, Sister Zhang, was startled and shouted her name thinking she had fainted.

Zhou Wei made a look, "You guys go out first, I'll stay here with her for a while." ”

Two maids and a nanny went out.

The person lying on the bed did not move, the time passed minute by minute, and I don't know how long it took, she looked up sharply, and a pair of dark eyes were bright.

"I made a cheongsam for my grandmother, I went and got it, I had to put it on for her. ”

The person stumbled out like that, and Zhou Wei hurried to chase after him.

The cheongsam was hung in the room where the old tailor worked, embroidered on a black background, with a large peony, she ripped it off the hanger and ran to the room again.

Zhou Tao followed all the way, and saw her running to the bed and wanted to lift the person on the bed, but she had little strength and couldn't pull it after a few pulls.

Zhou Wei stepped forward to help, she pushed away, "No!"

"Chang'an!"

"No, can you go out?"

But how can he go out with confidence, "I'll help you..."

"Don't you understand?" Chang An said as he got up to climb on the bed, and Zhou Wei was so angry that he twisted her over," I don't care what your opinion is about me, and I don't care where I offended you, but I didn't come all the way to see you alone, your grandmother is gone, gone, she has lived to this age is very complete, the rest is to do her funeral, you are her only relative, I know it's hard to cheer you up now, but you look at me, either cry out and vent well, or be obedient, I'll call someone to dress her in a longevity clothes, you think about who needs to be notified!"

Zhou Tao yelled at Chang An, the roar was so loud that Sister Zhang and the nanny who were waiting at the door hurriedly pushed the door in, only to see Zhou Tao clasping Chang An's shoulders with both hands, and Chang An looked at the man in front of him like a wood.

His eyes were deep and thick, like the sea that would rise at any time at night, and in the middle of that sea, Chang An saw his thin and pale self, like a small boat, helpless, fragile, as if he had lost all hope.

Finally, Zhou Wei rubbed her shoulder, and asked in a soft voice, "Tell me now, do you want to cry first or deal with the aftermath first?"

Chang An was stunned, his thoughts were still sinking in his pupils that were like the deep sea, and finally he shook his head obediently, "I don't cry, I'll send my grandmother away." ”

Zhou Wei was made by her words, and couldn't help but stretch his arm behind Chang An's back, rubbed her butterfly bones heavily, the butterfly bones were cold, and moved up to the back of her neck, bringing the person in front of him, and hanging his head against her forehead.

A posture that looks like a kiss but doesn't look like a kiss.

"Good, I'll accompany you!"

His breath was close at hand, and the warmth in his palm still wrapped the small inch of skin on the back of Chang An's neck, grinding and caressing roughly, as if injecting strength into her.

Chang An actually smiled, "Thank you!"

Several nannies saw this at the door, looked left and right, and did not say a word.

……

The old lady loves beauty all her life, and she is exquisite, so she naturally can't be sloppy when she leaves.

With the assistance of Sister Zhang, Chang An helped Xue Wenxiu put on a cheongsam, socks, high-heeled leather shoes, put on makeup, and coiled her hair.

A cabinet of headgear and hairpin earrings she used before her death, Chang An chose her favorite pair to wear from memory.

Soon night fell, and Dr. Li was the first to arrive after receiving the news.

Chang An: "I'm sorry to bother you on a day like today." ”

Dr. Li shook his head, "What is this, she has to come no matter what, but I didn't expect her to choose to leave today, but it's okay, it just so happens that you and your husband are here, it's lively, and she won't be alone!"

Chang An nodded, she had already walked out of the chaotic state just now, and she seemed extremely calm at this time.

Later, Lawyer Qiao also arrived and went to another room with Zhou Wei to discuss follow-up matters.

At about half past six o'clock in the evening London time, it was already dark, Xue Wenxiu's obituary was officially issued, and soon the embassy in the UK called to learn more about the situation and expressed deep condolences to Chang An.

Chang Wangde had just finished the last round of Spring Festival inspections, and he took the car back to his residence, and there was the sound of fireworks all the way.

The car drove into the community, the boulevard was lit up, the guard on duty saluted him, and he also deliberately got out of the car to personally express his condolences.

"Good work!"

"It's not hard!"

Chang Wangde smiled and suddenly changed his mind, "Let the car drive away, I'll walk back." ”

The guards who followed him were surprised, "It's cold, secretary, you should take the car." ”

"It's okay, I'm almost home, there's still a few steps to go. ”

At this time, Chang Wangde's mobile phone rang, private calls, international calls, he looked at it, and suddenly had a bad premonition.

Pick it up, "Hey ......"

"Dad, grandma is gone. Chang An's voice, in the cold and freezing, Chang Wangde seemed to choke on the next step.

The guards hurriedly held on.

Chang Wangde shook off his hand and said, "Okay, I know, I'll send someone over immediately!"

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