When they rushed to the hospital, Grandpa hadn't woken up yet.
The doctor said that there should be no major danger for the time being, but for the specific physical condition, a more detailed examination would have to be done after Grandpa woke up.
Lu Yan and Ning Anmiao were sitting on the bench outside the intensive care unit. Both of them were silent.
The atmosphere was a bit dull.
The hospital corridor was poorly ventilated, and the air was indescribably stuffy. Lu Yan simply took off his suit jacket and held it in the crook of his arm.
He was wearing a dark - gray shirt today, which gave people a serious and oppressive feeling.
From the moment he got the news to the time he rushed to the hospital, Lu Yan hardly showed any emotional fluctuations. He was rationally calm to a terrifying degree.
The calmer he was, the more uneasy Ning Anmiao felt.
"Lu Yan, Grandpa... will surely be okay," Ning Anmiao knew that these words didn't sound very convincing, but it was the only way she could console him.
"He's approaching the end of his life. It's the law of nature," he said in a rather gentle tone, and his words were extremely calm, as if he were talking about an ordinary thing. "Grandpa is almost ninety. If he can pass away smoothly at this age, it's considered a happy funeral."
The side profile of Lu Yan fell into Ning Anmiao's eyes. For some reason, she always felt that his words were more like self - consolation than an explanation to her.
There were obviously other emotions hidden in his deep and calm eyes.
Ning Anmiao lowered her head and took the initiative to hold his big hand. When she touched his dry and warm palm, she squeezed it comfortingly.
His hands were very good - looking. The well - defined fingers looked extremely strong, as if he could master everything.
However, life and death were an exception.
Just then, several other relatives of the Ning family also arrived. They all looked anxious, and the whole corridor suddenly became a bit noisy.
"Be harmonious in front of the old man later. Don't fight over the family property..."
Leading the group was Lu Yan's eldest uncle, Lu Litian. Next was his second uncle, Lu Qingfeng, along with their wives and children.
The moment they saw Lu Yan and Ning Anmiao sitting at the door, everyone stopped making noise.
"Lu Yan, you came quite quickly," Lu Litian let out a laugh, and there was a hint of something deeper in his smile. "It's not in vain that the old man has always doted on you."
The words sounded okay, but Ning Anmiao always felt that there was an undertone of sarcasm in them.
Lu Yan still sat there calmly, as if he didn't hear a thing.
Seeing that Lu Yan ignored him, Lu Litian's face became a bit ugly. "Lu Yan, out of respect for the old man before, I didn't want the Lu family to fall out with each other."
"Now that the old man doesn't have much time left, do you really plan to monopolize the Lu family for yourself?"
Right from the start, it was a direct interrogation.
Ning Anmiao sat beside Lu Yan and remained silent all the time.
She had only heard Lu Yan mention before that he had been on bad terms with the other members of the Lu family since he returned to the Lu family, but she thought they could at least maintain a superficial courtesy.
Apparently, their relationship was much worse than she had imagined.
"The old man is still hanging on in there," Lu Yan paused for a moment, and his voice was even colder than Lu Litian's. "Or is it that the eldest uncle can't wait any longer and is ready to force the old man?"
"Rascal!" Lu Litian's face changed, and he let out a cold shout. "Sure enough, you're just a wild wolf cub raised outside. You're so arrogant when you talk!"
Lu Qingfeng, the second uncle, was a smooth - talking man. He stepped forward to soothe Lu Litian and said slowly, "Litian, calm down first. Don't make such a scene. We're all family."
Lu Litian snorted coldly, flung his sleeve, and turned his head away, looking extremely disdainful.
Lu Qingfeng slowed down his speech and put on a kind smile. "Lu Yan, you're the head of the Lu family now. You know what to do. Second Uncle trusts you."
These words were well - thought - out. It was as if he had paved the way for Lu Yan.
If Lu Yan still didn't understand the meaning behind the words, then he was just pretending to be stupid.
Lu Yan raised his eyebrows meaningfully. "Second Uncle, I do know what to do, but it's not in the old man's will."
As soon as he said this, Lu Qingfeng's face immediately darkened.
"If you two uncles really have any opinions about the Lu family's property, you can go and ask the old man directly. Maybe the old man will be so angry that he'll live a few more days when he sees how eager you all are to fight for the family property."
His voice was steady, with a hint of sarcasm. "It was a foregone conclusion a few years ago. Do you think there will be any changes now?"
Lu Yan's tone was full of contempt.
"You bastard!" Lu Litian couldn't bear it any longer and was about to rush over and start a fight, but Lu Yan wasn't going to sit still. He directly grabbed Lu Litian's arm.
"Eldest Uncle, watch your behavior," Lu Yan slightly raised his chin, and his eyes were sharp. "If you really have any ideas, how about waiting for the old man to get through this and giving him a proper burial? I'll consider giving you all a certain share of the stocks."
"Who the hell wants your lousy stocks! Are you kidding us like we're beggars?"
Lu Wei, Lu Litian's son, had long disliked Lu Yan. Seeing that he was unmoved, he directly started scolding. "Do you know that you're the most redundant person in the whole Lu family!"
"Following your worthless whore of a mother, you dared to have the nerve to return to the Lu family and take what belongs to us. What the hell are you pretending to be?"
These words were too harsh. Ning Anmiao frowned, and her mood immediately turned sour.
She didn't like it when someone insulted Lu Yan like this.
Ning Anmiao tightened her hands and suddenly stood up. "Instead of worrying about these things, you should care more about Grandpa Lu. How disappointed he would be if he knew about this in the ward!"
Thinking of the kind and smiling Grandpa Lu, her eyes couldn't help but turn red.
"Who the hell are you? Is this a place for you to talk?"
Lu Wei rolled his eyes impatiently and pushed Ning Anmiao. "You slutty woman of a bastard. You're just as cheap as that bastard!"
Ning Anmiao wasn't prepared and was pushed several steps backward. She almost lost her balance, but a big hand behind her caught her.
"Sit down," Lu Yan's voice was deep. He lowered his eyes, and the expression in them was unclear, but the aura around him was extremely cold.
Ning Anmiao sensed something was wrong and suddenly looked up. Just as she was about to call out to Lu Yan, the other person reacted much faster. He directly rushed in front of Lu Wei and punched him in the face!
"Ah!" Lu Wei let out a wail. He gritted his teeth in pain. The place where Lu Yan had punched him immediately swelled up, and there was a salty taste in his mouth. It seemed that his gums were bleeding.
When he came to his senses, his eyes were filled with anger. He let out a roar and was about to rush over, wishing he could beat Lu Yan up right there in the hospital!
"Stop making a scene!" Lu Litian also roared and directly grabbed his son. "You're so uneducated. Do you want people to watch the Lu family's joke?"