After Being Cyber Bullied, She Reveals Her True Identity

Chapter 600: Extra: Bad News

“Boom!”

Lightning struck, illuminating the entire villa as bright as day.

“Buzz, buzz, buzz…”

The cellphone on the bedside table rang as if to summon death.

Qi Si’s hand reached over Shen Yan’s body to grab the phone, and he had just answered it when he suddenly sat up.

Shen Yan also woke up and saw Qi Si’s expression in the flash of lightning outside, her heart tightened, “What’s wrong?”

“I need to rush back,” Qi Si hung up the phone, his expression tense and his voice hoarse, “Grandpa is in the hospital.”

He was close to passing away.

Over the phone, Song Jinwei made it clear that Elder Qi only wanted to see them once more.

He had to hurry back to Beijing.

Shen Yan’s face changed, “I’ll go back with you.”

“You stay, the kids are still in school.”

“There are servants at home,” Shen Yan got out of bed and began dressing, “That’s their great-grandfather, Qi Si, let them come back to Beijing to see him one last time…”

She didn’t know how to comfort Qi Si and could only stay by his side.

Everything had happened so suddenly.

Qi Si tensed his body, quickly dressed, took what was needed, and hurried Shen Yan out of the house, knocking on the children’s doors, telling them about the situation in Beijing in their groggy state.

Mu Yu said, “Mom and Dad, we want to come too.”

“Then let’s go,” Shen Yan said, immediately getting ready.

Rainy night.

Two black sedans sped out, heading toward the airport where a plane was already prepared.

In times like these, they were grateful for their ability to make such arrangements.

On the plane.

Shen Yan silently held Qi Si’s hand. Actually, Elder Qi’s health had not been very good for the past few years, it was Qi Si who often brought the children to Elder Qi, hoping he would stay in the world a few years longer for the sake of seeing his great-grandchildren.

Elder Qi had also secretly been taking medicine at home, which Qi Si knew about despite it not being discussed.

Shen Yan held his other hand, “Qi Si.”

“I’m alright,” Qi Si pulled her into his arms, kissing her hair.

Having Shen Yan by his side made him feel much calmer.

Shen Yan didn’t know what else to say.

Because she knew that this time, Elder Qi really couldn’t hold on any longer.

Continuing to medicate him would only increase his suffering.

In the silence, Qi Si said in a hoarse voice, “Over a decade ago, he said he wanted to go to Grandma. I’ve been too selfish, wanting to keep him around a few more years…knowing how much more he suffered these years, yet still wanting him to stay. Yanyan, I…”

“I understand,” Shen Yan raised her hand and touched his lips, “I’ll face this with you.”

Qi Si’s eyes were red as he held Shen Yan even tighter.

*

They only hurriedly reached the Qi Mansion around dawn.

Elder Qi knew he wouldn’t make it and asked his family to take him back to the Qi Mansion; he only wanted to die in the same bed as Grandma Qi.

That way, he could find her sooner.

Elder Qi’s breath was getting weaker, barely hanging on, waiting for Qi Si and the others.

He refused to pass away without seeing them.

The room was filled with oppressive silence.

“They’re here.”

Suddenly, someone at the doorway said softly, yet everyone inside, big and small, heard it clearly and turned their heads toward the doorway.

Qi Si appeared at the front with his family, still damp and looking unwell.

“Qi Si, quickly…”

A family aunt urgently called Qi Si over.

Qi Si took a few large steps until he was in front of Elder Qi, his voice unusually calm, “Grandfather, I’m back.”

Elder Qi slowly opened his eyes, trying hard to look at his grandson in front of him. He no longer had the strength to speak, but his comforting gaze conveyed much.

Qi Si understood what he meant, and turned back to lead Shen Yan to the bedside, “Yanyan is here too, Grandpa, I’m sorry.”

Elder Qi managed a very faint smile, then under everyone’s gaze, he closed his eyes.

From then on, he rested in eternal sleep.

“Grandpa…”

“Great Grandpa.”

“Dad.”

A room filled with sorrow.

Qi Si looked expressionless, showing no sign of sadness.

After Elder Qi passed away, Qi Si personally took charge of the old man’s funeral arrangements, not delegating the tasks to others.

The Qi Family merely assisted quietly by his side.

But his methodical arrangements left little room for the elders to intervene, and the family wasn’t close with Qi Si, so at this time, it was hard for them to offer words of comfort.

Song Jinwei watched over the three children for Shen Yan, allowing her to help Qi Si with the busy preparations.

Watching the surroundings draped in white, Shen Yan knelt beside Qi Si with a choked voice, silently gripping his hand.

Only when they finally paused their bustling, did they wait for the arrivals of those coming to pay their respects.

The Qi Family had its own family plot specifically designated for burials.

The Qi Family did not cremate their deceased.

Qi Si looked at the coffin placed in the center, his voice now very calm, “Grandpa passed away peacefully, without suffering.”

If it weren’t for his worry about him, Grandpa would have already followed Grandma.

Shen Yan tightened her grip on his hand, “Qi Si.”

“Yanyan, I’m happy for Grandpa, he will surely meet Grandma there…” Qi Si also tightened her hand, his deep gaze resting on Shen Yan.

That wordless gaze, Shen Yan understood.

But she didn’t know if she could walk that path together with him as she had said before.

The Shen Family members arrived.

Shen Yan saw Old Shen, who had aged a lot, then looked at that coffin, heart filled with mixed emotions.

“Conserve your grief.”

Old Shen stood in front of Qi Si, uttering just those two words.

He and Elder Qi had been old friends and frequently visited each other.

Standing before his old friend’s spirit, Old Shen thought of the past, how one by one, people around him had passed away.

The one left at the end is the one who suffers the most, Old Shen sighed and walked out of the mourning hall.

“Qi Si, take good care of yourself,” Gu Ting knew how important Elder Qi was to Qi Si, and how his departure was a massive blow to him.

The Qi Family recalled how it had been when Grandma Qi passed away, they were all worried for Qi Si, fearful of his extreme reactions.

However, they had overthought it.

From start to finish, Qi Si remained calm, clearly handling all the arrangements for Elder Qi.

“I will,” Qi Si gave Gu Ting a nod of acknowledgement.

“Yanyan, stay close to him,” Gu Ting walked up to Shen Yan and quietly spoke.

More and more people came to pay their respects.

There was no shortage of people gathered for the funeral procession, which showed how wide Elder Qi’s circle of friends had been.

Some old friends who could not come sent representatives.

Once the dust settled, and they returned to the mourning hall draped in white, Qi Si sat on the steps, silently watching the front hall in the darkness.

Shen Yan, having arranged everything else, came over and saw Qi Si sitting forlornly with his back to her at the front of the mourning hall.

That empty, desolate scene inexplicably made one feel sad.

Even more heart-wrenching than when the coffin was still.

“Qi Si.”

Qi Si heard her voice, turned his head to look at Shen Yan walking in, and raised his hand to hold hers, the two of them sitting together, looking at the empty mourning hall.

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