My Childhood Sweetheart Is a Little Crybaby!-Chapter 217 I’ll Always Be with You

The family rushed to the hospital in the shortest time and saw the old lady sitting alone outside the operating room.

Silhouetted alone, her back hunched.

Jiang Yuan’s nose tingled, and tears threatened to fall again.

If mom were still here, she wouldn’t have let the elderly suffer loneliness, with no one to depend on.

"Grandma!" Jiang Yuan sniffed, trying to hold back the warmth welling up from the bottom of her eyes as she stepped forward.

"My good child!" When the old lady saw her approaching, she grabbed her hand and lightly patted the back of it, seeing through her face as if another figure appeared, with a visage weathered by the years and full of vicissitudes.

At this moment, she seemed to age even more.

Thus, the old and the young nestled together, waiting at the entrance of the operating room.

Finally, the operating room light went off.

Several attending physicians came out with somber expressions, and Jiang Yuan’s heart couldn’t help but sink to the bottom.

"I’m sorry, we’ve done all we could."

The old lady’s face was very calm, as if she had anticipated it all, holding Jiang Yuan’s hand, she said, "Child, don’t be sad. People get old, and this day eventually comes. You being here to send him off on his last journey, your grandpa was already very happy. In his life, grandpa was a proud man; he never said a soft word to anyone. But I know, he always felt guilty towards you and your mother. He didn’t protect your mother well, nor did he take good care of you. He always blamed himself inside. Now, he can finally meet your mother, and I believe he is happy about that."

"Grandma." Jiang Yuan’s nose felt sour, her throat seemed blocked by something as she embraced the old lady, tears streaming down unstoppably.

The old lady’s rough fingers wiped away her tears and said, "Silly child, don’t cry! Let’s go in and see him one last time."

"Okay!" The young and the old supported each other into the operating room.

Behind them, Lin Wan and the others had heavy faces.

On the operating table, the old man’s face was peaceful as he slept forever.

The world had one less person who loved her.

Jiang Yuan pursed her lips tightly, trying not to let the tears fall.

The funeral of the old man was held three days later.

The Song Family had few relatives and friends, especially after Song Qingyun and his spouse passed away, the relatives who had once thought to adopt Jiang Yuan were rejected by the old man and had since stopped contacting.

Now, only a sparse few came to mourn, and the memorial hall seemed somewhat desolate.

Jiang Yuan, dressed in black, stood by the old man’s side, as if she was back to her childhood, at the memorial hall of Song Qingyun and his spouse, where the little girl was also without tears or fuss, silent and quiet.

Xu Jiayan stood behind her, frowning at her, with a hand suddenly landing on her shoulder, he said, "Yuanyuan, if you’re sad, cry it out."

The little girl gazed at him unwaveringly for a few seconds, then suddenly reached out and hugged him, "Brother Yan, will all the people we care about in this world eventually leave us one day?"

As soon as the little girl finished speaking, tears rolled down in large drops.

Xu Jiayan watched her, a sudden, dense pain spreading through his heart. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

His lips unconsciously tightened, and after a long while, he solemnly said, "No, I will always be with you."

The little girl looked up, her big eyes brimming with moisture, clear and devoid of any impurities, she looked at him trustingly and without reservation, "Really?"

In that moment, only one thought remained in Xu Jiayan’s mind.

He raised his hand, gently ruffled her hair and said, "When have I ever lied to you?"

In this lifetime, even if it means giving his all, he would protect her from any woes.