Chapter 244: Watching the Stars Together

I know you can't accept it, but Dad has already gone.

Fu Zhuo walked outside and sat beside Fu Sijue.

Fu Sijue neither wept nor made a scene, nor blamed the doctor; he simply sat quietly outside the morgue.

He swallowed his grief in silence.

What did Grandpa say before he left?

Fu Sijue took a long while before speaking to Fu Zhuo, his voice hoarse.

Fu Zhuo was momentarily stunned, his mouth muttering for a long time.

"Dad left so suddenly, he didn't leave us any words," Fu Zhuo said with a sorrowful face, his eyes full of reluctance.

Fu Sijue glanced deeply inside again, through the morgue door.

He tried to stand, but had no strength.

He truly could not face the pale reality.

"Prepare the funeral, and spread the news,"

"Grandpa had many close friends while alive; invite them all over,"

"... let's consider it a final glimpse of Grandpa,"

After a long while, Fu Sijue finally regained his composure.

When he uttered those words, his heart felt as if cut by a knife.

His parents died early.

Since he can remember, Grandpa has been his only relative.

Although he always scolded himself, blaming himself for not doing enough.

But Fu Sijue knows it was all for his own good.

Fu Zhuo fell silent, and left with Fu He Song.

Only Fu Sijue remained, still standing outside alone.

Fu Sijue suddenly felt a wave of fatigue, and in an instant the whole world went dark.

Fu Zhuo was right; Grandpa was old, and continuing on would only bring suffering.

But Fu Sijue couldn't think so rationally.

From now on, no one will ever speak to him like that again.

The news of Fu Mingcheng's passing was quickly released.

After receiving the news, Xie Zian hurried nonstop to the Vacation Villa again.

But this time his mood was exceedingly heavy.

He stared at Lu Xiwán and the two children for ages without saying a word.

When they saw him arrive, Lu Xixi and Yao Yao immediately darted into the house, creating a private space for the two to talk.

"Something happened outside again,"

Just seeing Fu Sijue shut the door with no guests, the Fu Family exuded a heavy atmosphere.

Xie Zian knew the news was true.

Lu Xiwán treated it as another gossip story, calmly teasing the kitten in her arms.

The kitten was rescued by Xi Xi on the back hill.

When picked up, it was pitifully skinny, all skin and bones.

After being rescued, it never caused trouble, just clinging to people every day.

"It's nothing serious; don't come this way. If Fu Sijue finds out, he'll blame you,"

Xie Zian reorganized their words.

"This time it's truly a big incident, a massive one..."

"Grandpa Fu has passed away; the funeral memorial is set for the day after tomorrow,"

Lu Xiwán blinked.

She let out an incredulous light laugh, "You can't joke about this with me."

"Before I came, I even went to the hospital to see Grandpa Fu; as long as he rests well and takes his medicine on schedule, his health should be fine,"

Xie Zian couldn't smile at all.

They looked at Lu Xiwán very seriously.

"I'm not joking. Yesterday afternoon at Central City Hospital, Grandpa Fu suffered a heart attack; his body is now at the Fu Family Old Residence,"

When Xie Zian said this, their expression was genuinely sincere.

Lu Xiwán's hand holding the kitten tightened unconsciously.

The normally obedient kitten let out a scream in pain and darted into the house.

Lu Xiwán stared blankly at Xie Zian, "Why did this happen?"