vstars Chapter 390 Top Backer
Chapter 390 Top Backer
"..." Fang Li staggered suddenly.
Wen Yang had been watching her closely. When she saw that something was wrong, she quickly helped her up to prevent her from falling.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
Fang Li looked flustered, and her eyes instantly welled up with tears.
Wen Yang asked anxiously, "Pear, don't scare me, what happened?"
"My grandfather...my grandfather is in trouble!"
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When Han Xi received the message, Fang Li had already grabbed her bag and run downstairs in a panic.
I had to book my flight while I was on the move.
Wen Yang was worried that something might happen to her alone, so she quickly called Han Xi.
Fortunately, the two companies were close to each other. As soon as Fang Li came downstairs, Han Xi had already arrived in his car downstairs.
Upon seeing Han Xi, the tears that had been welling up in Fang Li's eyes immediately rolled down her cheeks.
Han Xi quickly opened the car door and let her get in. "Don't worry, I asked President Xu. She just fell and hurt her arm a little."
Fang Li was extremely worried. "I know, I'm just scared. Grandpa's legs aren't good to begin with, and he has heart problems too. He's so old, how could he have fallen like that...?"
Seeing that Fang Li was somewhat incoherent, Han Xi got into the car and drove quickly towards the airport.
"I've already asked Lin Mo to apply for the flight route. Don't be afraid, we'll be back soon."
"Ah."
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at noon.
It had just rained in Haicheng, and the air was filled with a refreshing mist.
The old house's stone path was wet from the rain. Fang Li walked briskly towards the main house, stepping on the wet fallen leaves, with Han Xi following closely behind, holding a black umbrella.
The carved wooden door of the old house was half-open, and one could vaguely hear low voices talking inside.
As soon as she stepped inside, she saw her elder brother, Xu Fangye, standing under the eaves with a furrowed brow.
"Brother, how is Grandpa?" Fang Li's voice was strained.
Xu Fangye glanced at Han Xi behind her, nodded slightly as a greeting, and then said in a low voice, "I accidentally fell off my wheelchair and injured my arm a little."
Fang Li took a breath, her heart clenching: "How could she have fallen off her wheelchair! Was no one home at the time?"
"Grandpa wanted to exercise, but he lost his grip and fell."
Fang Li remained silent. "How is Grandpa now? Can I go in and see him?"
"Go ahead, he was just talking about you."
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Inside, the air was filled with the fragrance of sandalwood.
Xu Qingrang leaned against the carved wooden bed, his face somewhat pale, but his eyes remained sharp.
Upon seeing Fang Li enter, his eyes initially lit up with joy, but then he snorted and turned his head away: "After being gone for so long, you still know to come back?"
Fang Li's eyes welled up with tears. She knelt down beside the bed and held her grandfather's wrinkled hand: "Grandpa, I'm sorry I came back late..."
The old man glared at her, his face still showing anger, but his hand involuntarily tightened its grip on Fang Li's hand: "Good thing you know, you almost didn't get to see your grandfather again!"
"I'm sorry, it's Guobao's fault."
Seeing that his granddaughter was truly frightened, Xu Qingrang couldn't bear to give her the cold shoulder anymore.
He cleared his throat and said, "Alright, get up now. Since you know you're not feeling well, come back and visit Grandpa more often. Since you're already back, stay home for a few more days."
Fang Li wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, got up and sat on the edge of the bed, and nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to Grandpa."
"You're the best!"
From a young age, the old man was Fang Li's number one supporter.
All these years later, he is still the same as before. As long as Fang Li acts cute or softens her tone, he will unconditionally forgive her and spoil her.
Looking at her grandfather's loving face, Fang Li felt a deep sense of guilt.
"grandfather......."
Xu Qingrang seemed completely oblivious to the hesitant manner in his granddaughter's speech.
It was at this moment that he seemed to notice a figure waiting at the door.
"Is that the young man from the Han family outside?"
Fang Li's carefully prepared words suddenly caught in her throat, and she turned her head to look over as well.
"Grandpa, actually he..."
"Young man Han, come in! What are you doing standing at the door? I happen to have something I want to ask you."
Fang Li's words were interrupted by Xu Qingrang once again.
Seeing Xu Qingrang wave to Han Xi, Han Xi strode into the room with his long legs. Fang Li bit her lip and remained silent, somewhat worried.
Han Xi walked to the bedside and bowed respectfully: "Grandpa."
"Great, you look more energetic than last time."
The old man waved his hand, gesturing for him to sit down in a chair nearby, and said in a gentler tone, "I heard that you and your father haven't had a very pleasant relationship these past few years?"
Han Xi lowered his eyes, but smiled without saying a word.
"Don't advise others to be kind if you haven't experienced their suffering. I won't say anything about your father and son's affairs, but I just remembered when our two families were neighbors more than ten years ago, you and your father seemed to have a pretty good relationship."
"I don't remember much about what happened when I was little." Han Xi's smile faded.
Xu Qingrang shook his head: "Forget it, there's no point in talking about the past. I'm really grateful to you for taking care of Guobao these past few days. I was worried about her being alone in the capital, but thankfully you're here."
Han Xi glanced at Fang Li and smiled slightly: "Grandpa, you're too kind. It's all my duty."
"Hey, there's no such thing as 'should' or 'shouldn't'. I'm just shamelessly hoping you'll remember the little bit of friendship we had when we were neighbors years ago, that's why I made this impolite request. Speaking of which, you've been managing the Han family all these years, you must be very busy. I'm sorry Guo Bao has been causing you trouble in the capital."
"It's no trouble at all. Ali has helped me a lot too."
"Oh? Guobao can help you?"
Xu Qingrang seemed not to have noticed Han Xi's address for Fang Li, and asked with great interest, "I know her personality. She's stubborn and doesn't know what's good for her. It's good enough if she doesn't cause you trouble. How could she possibly help you?"
"Grandpa is too modest. Ali is doing very well. Her career has also grown during this time, and she has helped many people in Beijing."
"Really!" Xu Qingrang was overjoyed.
No elder dislikes hearing praise for their granddaughter.
Xu Qingrang stared at Fang Li with satisfaction for a long time, then gradually realized something and the smile on his face changed slightly.
"you......."
Fang Li's heart jumped when she saw her grandfather's expression change.
"You've come all this way to pick up Guo Bao and haven't even had time to eat yet, have you? When guests come to visit, look at me, I've forgotten even the most basic etiquette."
Xu Qingrang frowned in annoyance, then called out, "Ono! Ono?"
"grandfather."
As soon as Xu Fangye entered, Xu Qingrang instructed him: "Quickly, take the Han family boy to have some food, and then arrange a hotel for him to rest first."
"A hotel?" Xu Fangye's expression changed slightly. "Grandpa, we have room at home, why go to a hotel?"
Xu Qingrang's face hardened: "What are you saying! How can we let guests stay at our home? It's so inconvenient. It's better to go to a hotel. It's comfortable and quiet. Hurry up and go!"
Xu Fangye glanced at Han Xi beside him, suppressing the smile on his lips, "Okay, I'll go right now."
"Mr. Han, shall we go?"
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