The dinner was a happy occasion for both the hosts and guests.
After dinner, Huo Linsheng accompanied the old lady to watch TV.
Grandma Xun asked with a beaming smile, "Little Huo, who else is there in your family?"
Huo Linsheng answered seriously, "I'm the late - born child of my parents. My father is still alive, but my mother has passed away. I have two elder brothers. My eldest brother has been abroad and rarely has contact with the family. My second brother still lives at home."
Grandma Xun asked again, "What do you do for a living?"
Huo Linsheng was sure that Grandma Xun had forgotten their previous encounter.
Huo Linsheng said with a smile, "Nuan Nuan and I work in the same company. We're colleagues."
Hearing this, Grandma Xun was delighted. "You got to know each other at work?"
Speaking of the first time they met... Huo Linsheng turned his head and looked at Ling Nuan with a smile. Ling Nuan felt extremely uncomfortable just thinking about that situation.
Huo Linsheng certainly wouldn't tell Grandma Xun the truth.
"Yes, we met at the company. Nuan Nuan is an excellent girl." Huo Linsheng didn't forget to praise Ling Nuan.
Grandma Xun beamed instantly. She put her arm around Ling Nuan's shoulder and boasted, "I'm not boasting. Our Nuan Nuan is excellent in every aspect. She's capable, good - looking, and filial."
"Grandma, stop blowing your own trumpet." Ling Nuan said helplessly.
Hearing this, Grandma Xun asked Huo Linsheng with a smile, "What do you think, Little Huo?"
"Grandma is absolutely right." Huo Linsheng replied.
Grandma Xun immediately got excited. "See, Little Huo agrees with me."
Ling Nuan said helplessly, "He's just flattering you."
Huo Linsheng retorted, "Don't throw mud on me randomly."
Grandma Xun was overjoyed.
She cared about Ling Nuan and asked Huo Linsheng many questions, mostly about his personal situation.
Huo Linsheng answered cooperatively. Grandma Xun was very satisfied with him. They chatted for a long time. It was not until Grandma Xun started to yawn that Ling Nuan interrupted the conversation.
"Grandma, go back and rest first. If you want to talk more, I'll bring him here next time." Ling Nuan said.
Seeing that it was getting late, Grandma Xun didn't want to keep them any longer.
However, before going to rest, she took Huo Linsheng's hand and admonished earnestly, "Little Huo, our Nuan Nuan is a naive girl. If someone is kind to her, she'll return the kindness doubly. She's also had a hard life, being burdened with an old woman like me."
"Grandma." Ling Nuan protested.
Grandma Xun smiled and continued, "If you like our Nuan Nuan, take good care of her. She's the treasure of our family. You mustn't bully her, okay?"
Hearing this, Huo Linsheng promised seriously, "Yes, Grandma, I will."
Grandma Xun looked at Huo Linsheng, then took Ling Nuan's hand and placed it on top of Huo Linsheng's. She patted their hands contentedly. "In my life, if I can see you find happiness, I'll have no regrets even when I die."
"Grandma!" Ling Nuan didn't like it when Grandma said such things.
Grandma Xun smiled and said, "Go back. I'm going to rest too."
"Grandma, you go to sleep first." Ling Nuan said.
Grandma Xun didn't persuade further. Sister Li, who was standing beside, quickly came over to help Grandma back to her room.
Only the two of them were left in the living room. Huo Linsheng put his arm around Ling Nuan's waist and comforted her, "Don't worry too much. Memory confusion is a normal situation. Grandma is still in good spirits. She was very happy today."
Happy today didn't mean she would be happy all the time.
Maybe forgetting was for the best.
"Shall we go back?" Huo Linsheng asked her again.
Ling Nuan nodded.
Grandma had gone to sleep. Alzheimer's disease would cause memory confusion, and this was something Ling Nuan couldn't change at all.
No matter how capable she was or how much money she had, this was something she couldn't change in her lifetime.
Huo Linsheng took Ling Nuan's hand and walked outside. Seeing that she was still listless, he started to joke with her, "Do you want to hold hands with Little Huo?"
Ling Nuan: "?"
Thinking of Huo Linsheng referring to himself as Little Huo, a smile appeared on Ling Nuan's face again.
"You're the great President Huo. How can you be related to Little Huo?" Ling Nuan laughed.
Huo Linsheng raised his eyebrows and said, "This 'Little Huo' is not that 'Little Huo'."
He took Ling Nuan's hand and led it towards the buckle of his belt.
Ling Nuan instantly understood.
"Huo Linsheng!" Ling Nuan blushed with shame and anger. Especially when she thought about how Grandma had been calling him Little Huo all day, she felt like the world was collapsing.
Ling Nuan was both angry and ashamed.
In the heat of the moment, she forgot the sadness brought on by Grandma.
Seeing that she seemed to come back to life, Huo Linsheng was in a good mood. He didn't mind at all being labeled as a "sex - obsessed animal" or having a "dirty mind".
After all, in a certain sense, it wasn't wrong.
"Everyone has basic physiological needs. This is no different from the need to relieve oneself. We shouldn't be afraid to talk about it." Huo Linsheng even taught Ling Nuan seriously.
Ling Nuan... Ling Nuan knew she couldn't argue with Huo Linsheng, so she simply chose to remain silent.
If she didn't say anything, he would have nothing to say, right?
She didn't say a word, and neither did Huo Linsheng. He just held her hand and walked outside.
After getting in the car, Huo Linsheng looked at Ling Nuan. Ling Nuan snorted and turned her head to look out of the window to show her anger.
Huo Linsheng laughed. He reached out his hand and pulled Ling Nuan closer, then planted a kiss on her face.
"What are you doing?" Ling Nuan said coquettishly.
Huo Linsheng had a good reason. "I've been on my best behavior for so long. I'm tired. I need a little boost, or I won't be able to drive home."
Ling Nuan glared at Huo Linsheng again and finally said directly, "Drive!"
"Okay!"
...
Not long after Huo Linsheng and Ling Nuan left, Grandma Xun fell into a dream.
She fell asleep with a smile on her face.
Only when her granddaughter found a good home could she leave this world in peace. When she went underground, she would be able to face her daughter.
Grandma Xun was really happy today.
However, this happiness couldn't last long for the old woman.
The old lady went to bed early and woke up in the early morning.
Sister Li knew that Grandma Xun had the habit of getting up at night, so she deliberately left a lamp on in the room. The light was soft, not dazzling, but it could allow the old lady to see clearly when she got up at night.
But at this moment, looking at everything in the room, Grandma Xun felt a sharp pain in her heart.
Her daughter had such a hard life!
The more she thought about it, the more she couldn't hold back her tears.
Thinking about her daughter's hard life and her son's despicable behavior, she cried until she felt dizzy. When her emotions subsided, Grandma Xun wanted to get up to wash her face and use the toilet. Who would have thought that as soon as she got out of bed, she lost her balance and fell to the ground.
Sister Li was a light sleeper.
The loud "bang" instantly woke her up.
The next second she regained consciousness, her face changed drastically, and she ran towards Grandma's room.
Grandma Xun had fainted.
"Madam, Madam?"
This night was destined to be a sleepless one.
Sister Li called an ambulance, and the old lady was rushed to the emergency room.
When Ling Nuan received Sister Li's call, she had just finished washing up and was lying in bed, not wanting to move at all.
Huo Linsheng wanted to touch her, but Ling Nuan grabbed the quilt and wrapped herself tightly, clearly showing her refusal.
Huo Linsheng laughed. Just as he was about to coax her, his phone rang.
"Nuan Nuan, it's Sister Li's call."
Seeing the caller ID, Huo Linsheng's expression darkened.
Calling at this time...
Grandma was in trouble.