Unexpected Second Chance at Love [5]

CHAPTER 911: Genuinely Grateful

While Yue Ling carried on with work, on the other side of Imperial, all was calm inside the Ji Mansion.

Ji Jingxu had just finished getting ready for school and walked out of his bedroom. He stops in his tracks in the long hallway and turns his head in the direction of his grandfather's bedroom, only to see the door closed.

When he came home from school, he was surprised to see the old man home. He wanted to question his grandfather for coming home when he (Grandfather Ji) knew that his condition was not improving. However, he stopped himself.

He knew that his grandfather had his reasons for being discharged from the hospital.

Also, he was glad to see the old man welcoming him when he came home from school. It was like nothing had changed.

"Jingxu, are you ready?"

Just as his thoughts drift away, an elderly voice calls out to him from behind. He turns away from his grandfather's bedroom door to look at the person.

He meets the eyes of Housekeeper Hu, and he faintly smiles a nod.

"Mm. I'll meet you in the car."

Housekeeper Hu did not think much and left Ji Jingxu alone in the second-floor hallway.

When the housekeeper's step grew further into the distance, Ji Jingxu picked up his feet and walked towards his grandfather's bedroom.

He knocked on the door once and waited for a response. When he doesn't hear anything, he sighs inside, thinking his grandfather must still be sleeping.

He takes his backpack off and opens it to get a sticky note. He writes down a message and sticks it on the door before walking away.

"Old man... I'm going to school now. I'll see you later."

It didn't take long before Ji Jingxu arrived outside the Ji Mansion. He turns back to look at the stairs, hoping his grandfather will see him off, but there is only emptiness.

He felt a faint but sharp pain pierce his chest, making him unable to breathe. His eyes tremble, and he unknowingly takes a step back inside the house.

"Grandfather..."

He needed to go back upstairs and make sure his grandfather was okay.

"Jingxu."

Just as he took his second step, a familiar voice called his name from outside. He abruptly stops and turns to the source of the voice.

His eyes widened slightly when he saw his grandfather standing in front of the white Royce Rolls with a cane. His lower ever so slightly trembles before he finds his voice.

"Grandfather..."

Grandfather Ji stood with a confused expression as he gazed at his grandson. He thought the boy would be happy to see him, but the longer he looked at Ji Jingxu, he understood something.

He sighed a small smile and approached the boy, who looked like a terrified boy lost in this big world.

"I'm here. Your grandfather is here."

He held a solemn expression as comes to a stop in front of Ji Jingxu and raised his hand to pat the boy on the head.

"I'm not going anywhere."

His voice is almost breaking, but he remembers to keep himself together. He cannot show Ji Jingxu that he is also afraid.

He clears his throat and moves his hand away from the boy's head.

"Come. Let me take you to school."

Ji Jingxu accepts the old man's offer and nods in agreement. He wants to spend as much time with his grandfather as possible, even if it is only for a short moment.