Chapter 36 Grandma Yan's Passing
After Yan Sui and Yu Li left, the ward was quiet for a while.
Grandma Yan leaned against the bed, groaning painfully and holding her head.
Out of the corner of her eye, she glimpsed the ward door opening, thinking it was Yan Sui returning, she quickly looked up, only to find that it was Yan Shiting who entered.
"Click." The ward door closed again.
Yan Shiting had a thin folder in his hand, walking slowly towards the bed and sitting down on a chair beside it.
"What are you here for?" She was already somewhat weak, speaking a little unclear, only able to speak word by word with great effort.
"Could it be that you know I'm going to give my shares to Ah Sui, and you're anxious about it?"
Yan Shiting sat calmly, his expression neutral as he listened to her.
Then he asked in a deep voice, "Your shares?"
Although it was a very calm sentence, it made Grandma Yan hear a different meaning in it.
She felt a bit guilty, her lips trembling.
As if finding some courage, she said, "It was left to me by my son, how can I not say it's mine?"
Yan Shiting's gaze gradually turned icy, his lips pressed tightly.
Why could she say that so at ease?
He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, the trace of pain in his eyes had disappeared, returning to calmness.
Yan Shiting spoke calmly, "Forcing Yan Sui into the company, giving him the shares, is no different than putting him on the fire to roast."
Grandma Yan sneered, "I'm doing it for his own good, I don't want him to be idle in the future."
In the eyes of others, leaving all the shares to Yan Sui was just a grandmother's love for her grandson.
But in reality, once Yan Sui becomes the largest shareholder of Yan Group, Yan Shiting would lose his veto power in Yan Group.
In the end, whether Yan Sui listens to him or Yan Sui listens to him as the elder brother, there will inevitably be estrangement between the two brothers.
Whether it was for Yan Sui's good or to trouble Yan Shiting, only Grandma Yan herself knew.
Yan Shiting lowered his gaze.
After a long while, he said, "Even if you know Yan Hui has a child, are you still going to give all your shares to Yan Sui?"
Yan Hui, his cousin, Yan Sui's cousin.
Hearing this name, the Grandma Yan on the sickbed suddenly stirred.
Her thin, emaciated hands clutched the quilt, struggling to sit up: "A child? Hui'er still has a child?"
But then she became a little doubtful.
Could it be that Yan Shiting made it up to trick her, so that she wouldn't give the shares to Yan Sui?
Yan Shiting saw the doubt in her eyes.
He silently placed the document he was holding on the bedside table, indicating for Grandma Yan to look at it herself.
The document contained a paternity test from nine years ago, from the application to the result report, complete.
The application had Yan Hui's fingerprint and signature.
Grandma Yan had not forgotten the handwriting of her most beloved grandson.
She looked at the application, her hands gradually trembling, then quickly flipped to the back to see the result report.
A girl, and she was confirmed as Yan Hui's daughter.
Grandma Yan's eyes were moist, murmuring, "Hui'er's child, that means she's my great-granddaughter?"
"Wonderful, wonderful, Hui'er still has a child, she's my great-granddaughter."
After the excitement, she looked at Yan Shiting, excitedly asking, "Where is the child? I want to see her."
Yan Shiting calmly said, "She doesn't want to see you."
Grandma Yan was stunned.
"I'm her grandmother, how can she not want to see me?"
She became a little panicked.
Was it the child who didn't want to see her, or was it Yan Shiting not allowing the child to see her?
Now, Yan Shiting was the only one who knew the whereabouts of the child.
Grandma Yan gripped the report tightly, weakly getting out of bed.
By the time she reached Yan Shiting, she had already used a lot of her strength, finally having to hold on to the bed railing for support.
Grandma Yan pleaded:
"Shiting, please, let grandma see the child."
In the spacious VIP ward, it was silent for a moment.
Yan Shiting looked at the ward door and said, "When Yan Hui was executed, this child was not even a year old, and in her life, there has never been a father figure."
He looked at Grandma Yan and slowly said, "Naturally, she also doesn't know she has a grandmother."
Grandma Yan was stunned.
Yan Shiting stood up, his tall figure blocking half the sunlight from the window.
"I came today just to give you this choice question. When you have an answer, call me anytime."
He picked up a black phone next to him, nodding, "I'll be leaving first."
Grandma Yan hurriedly reached out to try to hold him back: "Shiting, Shiting, don't go..."
No matter how she called out, Yan Shiting did not look back, striding out of the ward.
After closing the ward door, his gaze calmly turned to the right corridor.
Yu Li was leaning against the wall, seeing him come out, quickly explained, "I came to..."
Yan Shiting handed him the phone: "I know."
Yu Li was stunned, taking the phone, his mouth corners uncontrollably curving upwards.
The two walked towards the elevator.
Yan Shiting asked in a low voice, "Is Yan Sui here?"
Yu Li nodded: "He came to visit grandma."
Yan Shiting was silent for a moment, then said, "I'm not busy today, I'll be back on time tonight."
The elevator had arrived, the door opened with a ding.
Yu Li gripped the phone tightly, "Okay, I'll go back soon."
Yan Shiting nodded, stepping into the elevator.
Until the elevator doors closed, his gaze remained on Yu Li.
Yu Li waved at him, and after the elevator went down, he quickly turned and walked to the end of the corridor.
"I got the phone back."
Yan Sui came to his senses.
He was not as distraught as just now, seeming to have come to some realization, his expression a bit solemn.
Yan Sui took the phone, "Okay, thank you."
Yu Li kept him company for a while, asking, "What illness does your grandma have? Why is she so eager to force you into the company?"
Yan Sui sighed, "Late-stage brain cancer, it was discovered just before her 80th birthday banquet."
It was precisely because she knew she didn't have much time left, that in order to let Yan Sui get to know more business tycoons, she had a grand 80th birthday banquet.
Yu Li nodded in understanding.
He had just overheard the last few conversations between Grandma Yan and Yan Shiting.
In the last stage of her life, the atmosphere between the two was still like that.
Could it have something to do with the one called Yan Hui?
Yu Li secretly sighed.
He still knew too little about Yan Shiting.
...
Grandma Yan's condition was very serious, and she passed away in less than half a month.
Before her death, she did not find Yan Shiting again, and the contents of the will also remained unchanged, with all the shares still going to Yan Sui.
Between leaving some protection for the still young great-granddaughter, and troubling the brothers, she chose the latter.
Even though she loved Yan Hui so much, between love and hatred, she chose hatred.
When Jiang Mao reported to Yan Shiting, there was no surprise on his face.
This result was as he had expected.
He didn't expect Grandma Yan to have much deep affection for the great-granddaughter she had never met, he just brought out this choice to let Grandma Yan also experience the agony of being torn.
Jiang Mao withdrew his gaze and continued, "The cemetery has been chosen as the West Mountain Suburb, the burial will be in two days."
Yan Shiting nodded, "Let Manager Liu take care of it."
Manager Liu was Grandma Yan's butler, working in the Yan family ancestral mansion, taking care of Grandma Yan's daily life for more than ten years.
"Yes, President Yan."
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Many people came to Grandma Yan's funeral.
Among these people, a small portion had some relationship with Grandma Yan, while the majority came mostly out of respect for Yan Shiting.
During these funeral days, Yu Li, Liu Cong, and Xu Changke accompanied Yan Sui.
On the day of the burial, after the urn was placed in the tomb and the tombstone erected, Yan Sui couldn't help but bite his lip and cry.
Although in the last stage of her life, Grandma Yan always disregarded his wishes and forced him into the company, thinking about the over ten years of living together, it was impossible for him not to be sad.
When his parents passed away, Yan Sui was only six years old.
At that time, Yan Shiting was still a high school student, with limited time, it was Grandma Yan who took care of Yan Sui.
Yu Li and Liu Cong comforted Yan Sui for a while, then quietly left, letting Yan Sui and Xu Changke stay for a while.
Yu Li left the crowd, scanning his gaze left and right, finally seeing Yan Shiting in black clothing standing in front of the tombstone, his expression cold.
It was drizzling today, Yan Shiting stood holding an umbrella in front of the tombstone.
Yu Li held his umbrella, wanting to walk forward and get closer to him, but heard the discussion of a few people nearby:
"My dad said, when Yan Shiting's parents passed away, he didn't shed a single tear."
"Today his grandmother is being buried and he's not crying either, tsk tsk, he really is cold-blooded and heartless."
"I heard his relationship with his grandmother was not that good, so he probably doesn't have much to cry about."
Yu Li's steps paused, watching the few people slowly walk away.
He looked a bit lost in thought at Yan Shiting's back, not noticing someone approaching him.
"Don't listen to what those people say."
A gentle voice came, it was Doctor Yan.
Yu Li came back to his senses, turning around to greet him, "Doctor Yan."
Then he saw a girl of about ten years old following Doctor Yan.
But the girl seemed a little strange, her gaze timid, clinging tightly to Doctor Yan's clothes.
Noticing his gaze, Doctor Yan reached out and gently patted the girl's shoulder, saying, "This is Shiting's cousin's daughter, she's now my granddaughter, her name is Ming Yao."
Yan Shiting's cousin, Yan Hui?
Then this girl must be the child Yan Shiting and Grandma Yan were talking about that day?
Yu Li understood, bending down and greeting in a gentle voice, "Hello, I'm Yu Li."
Yan Ming Yao hid behind Doctor Yan, not speaking.
Doctor Yan apologized, "Ming Yao was brain-injured when she was very young, she's now intellectually disabled and very afraid of strangers."
Yu Li nodded.
He felt in his jacket pocket, feeling a small package of soda crackers, slowly holding it out to Yan Ming Yao.
This was his favorite snack during pregnancy, Yan Shiting had prepared a lot at home, and he would take a few packages with him whenever he went out.
Yan Ming Yao looked at the package in front of her, then at the Yu Li.
Finally, she reached out and carefully took it.
Doctor Yan smiled, "Thank you."
"You're welcome."
Yu Li straightened up, gripping the umbrella handle tightly.
He thought for a moment, saying, "Doctor Yan, I have a few questions I'd like to ask you..."
Doctor Yan understood, "You want to know about Shiting and his uncle's family, right?"
Yu Li nodded.
Doctor Yan chuckled lightly, "Those years I was abroad, I don't know much either. I only know that after Brother Two, Brother Two's wife - that is, Shiting and Yan Sui's parents, passed away, Yan Group was managed by their uncle."
"But their uncle was incompetent, under his management, Yan Group had many problems, almost to the point of changing its name."
"Later, Shiting came of age, entered Yan Group, and found that his uncle's family had misappropriated funds and illegally raised funds."
Yu Li was taken aback, "Then how did the uncle and Yan Hui end up being sentenced to death?"
Doctor Yan sighed, frowning, "Yan Hui's parents took all the responsibility, Yan Hui was not punished for the misappropriation of funds. He was sentenced to death because he later committed a vicious murder."
Doctor Yan looked up, gazing at Yu Li, slowly saying, "I don't know much more than that."
Yu Li fell silent, then looked at Yan Shiting.
Misappropriation of funds and illegal fundraising alone would not have resulted in the uncle being sentenced to death.
Perhaps, in addition to these, something else happened.
So much happened! Thank you for your hard work!
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