She then felt relieved, perhaps thinking from her grandmother’s perspective.
“Grandma, so you have to live,” Jiang Nuan said with a smile. She wished her grandmother could live forever, but she didn’t succeed. Her teacher had passed on all her medical skills to her, yet she hadn’t had the chance to save her grandmother.
Every time she thought about it, her heart ached so much she couldn’t breathe.
Madam Lu looked at her. The girl was extremely beautiful, with large, bright eyes and exquisitely perfect features. Truly, it was rare to see such a beautiful young girl in this world.
The old madam glanced at Lu Chengs, "Chengs, help me up."
"Alright, Mom!" Lu Chengs went over, helped the old madam sit up, and then placed a cushion behind her.
"Wenjun is your grandmother?" the old madam suddenly asked Jiang Nuan.
Jiang Nuan's pupils trembled. She quickly nodded and asked excitedly, "Madam, do you know my grandmother?"
Madam Lu smiled and said, "Your grandmother showed me your photo, that's how I recognized you. You're even more beautiful now than before you turned eighteen. Your grandmother visits me every year, and we are like old friends, with a very good relationship. She lives a simple life, is indifferent to fame and fortune, and is a very good person. In this life, the only ones she can't let go of are you and your grandfather."
"Your grandfather was a soldier, right? In her eyes, he wasn’t romantic or warm, just cold. He divorced early, lost his son early. The only child she worried about was you."
"I didn't know she had passed away when it happened. When the agreed-upon day arrived, I waited for days, but she didn't come, nor did I receive her call. I called her, but no one answered. I sent someone to check and only then did I learn that Wenjun had already died."
"And you, your whereabouts were unknown," Madam Lu said, her emotions rising.
Every year, without Wenjun's company, she felt life had no meaning. Why couldn't such a kind person live longer?
Jin Yan listened, dumbfounded. She stepped forward and couldn't help but ask, "Mom, you and Nuan Nuan's grandmother have a special connection. For years, you used to live in the small courtyard for a period each year, and you wouldn't let us visit you. Were you with Nuan Nuan's grandmother? But I'm very curious, Mom, how did you meet Nuan Nuan's grandmother?" She always felt their acquaintance wasn't that simple.
Madam Lu nodded and said, "She doesn't like liveliness, is naturally reserved, but is an exceptionally good person. Everything she said resonated with my heart and ears, always making me feel joyful."
"Wenjun and I have known each other for about 15 years. Do you remember one winter? It snowed heavily, and I had to go out. I slipped on the road, and that's when I met Wenjun. She took me to the hospital. I slipped on the downhill section just ahead. It snowed heavily that year, the roads were icy, and I fell quite badly. I was hospitalized for a whole month."
Jin Yan's face grew paler. Nuan Nuan's grandmother was from Jinshi City, so why was she near her house?
Jiang Nuan's face turned pale. Divorced early, lost her son early!
How could that be?
If her father had died, how would she have come into existence?
"Madam, may I ask, did my grandmother tell you personally that she lost her son early?" Jiang Nuan couldn't help but confirm.
The old madam looked pensive. After a while, she shook her head, "I don't remember very clearly anymore. I only know she didn't have any children."
Jiang Nuan breathed a sigh of relief.
"Madam, do you remember if my grandmother socialized with anyone else besides you back then?" This time, she wondered if she could find her father.
"No, you seem to have a teacher, right?"
Jiang Nuan nodded, "Yes, they lived in the same courtyard."
"Then that's right. Wenjun only had the two of us as friends."
Jiang Nuan's fists suddenly clenched, and she lowered her eyelids, hiding all the thoughts in her eyes.
"Madam, you must recover well. I can control your condition and won't let you suffer." Jiang Nuan hoped she would live, as her health would improve after treatment, and there wouldn't be any major issues.
"Alas!" The old madam looked at her with affection. "Meeting you now is also fate. Apart from the natural cycle of life and death, I will live well."
Everyone: "..."
"Nuan Nuan, after your grandmother passed away, you were all alone and had no one to rely on. From now on, the Lu family is your maternal family," the old madam said with a loving look at Jiang Nuan. Wenjun's existence meant a great deal to her.
Before Jiang Nuan could express her gratitude to the old madam, she heard Lu Chengzai say, "Mom, you're already so ill, how do you have the time to care for others? What maternal family? This young lady is fine, she doesn't need the Lu family's help."
Hearing this, the old madam's face instantly turned grim. "Scram! Useless thing! You weren't there when something happened, but you're always around when there's trouble."
"Mom, you..."
"You shut up. Go back, I'm fine here." The old madam, with a stern face, dismissed him.
Lu Chengzai: "..." Even in her weakened state, her voice was still so robust.
Her mother's actions would make this Jiang Nuan vain.
Wouldn't that harm the young girl?
Jiang Nuan smiled and said, "Madam, thank you for your kindness. I'm doing very well now, with my medical skills. You don't need to worry about me. You must live healthy and well, and my grandmother will be happy."
Her grandmother didn't have many friends; she hoped her only close friend would live a good life.
Madam Lu nodded. Seeing her grow up so well, she smiled even more lovingly. "Talking with you has made me feel much better."
Jiang Nuan was relieved that she was no longer thinking about death.
She took out a bottle of pills and handed it to Lu Jinyue. "Young Master Lu, give the old madam one pill every day. This is a month's supply. After taking it, the old madam's health will gradually improve."
"Thank you, Miss Jiang!" Lu Jinyue looked at her gratefully.
"Also, you look beautiful in that qipao!"
Jiang Nuan: "..." She felt quite happy.
"Thank you!" she said, a little shyly.
Lu Jinyue smiled and asked, "How much is it? I'll transfer the money to you."
Jiang Nuan shook her head slightly. "Madam is my grandmother's friend. It's only right to save her. It's free of charge."
"Jiang Nuan, you're so generous. I know you're a hundred percent grateful to those who treat you well. A bottle of this serum costs hundreds of thousands. You don't have money, so where did you get the money to buy medicinal ingredients to refine it?" Rong Yin said with a smile from the side. Jiang Nuan liked money. She naturally wouldn't accept payment for this kind of relationship, but the Lu family wasn't short of money, and Jiang Nuan wasn't very wealthy.
The medicinal ingredients she needed were extremely expensive, otherwise, she would have opened her own pharmaceutical company instead of cooperating with him.
Jiang Nuan secretly glared at Rong Yin, thinking he talked too much.
Lu Jinyue looked at Jiang Nuan and smiled, "Miss Jiang, Third Young Master is right."
"Young Master Lu, you really don't need to." Jiang Nuan still refused. She could afford this small amount of money.
She looked at the old madam with a smile, her voice pleasant. "Madam, please rest well. I'll visit you again in a few days when I have time."
"Yes, yes, yes, Nuan Nuan, I want to see you one more time before you go back." The old madam was in a good mood.
The people from the Lu family saw this and were all relieved.
Jiang Nuan and Rong Yin left the Lu residence.
Jin Yan watched them all the way to the main gate. After the car drove away, she remained standing there, not moving.
"Yan Yan, what's wrong? Why are you still standing here?" Lu Chengs's voice came from behind.
Jin Yan turned around and saw Lu Chengzai beside him. She didn't say anything. There was still time. She needed to get a paternity test.