That afternoon, Gu Jinyang surprised them all when he told them that they were going to transfer Yu Chen to Central City. They were taken aback by the sudden change of plans but they all immediately followed his orders. As soon as everything was ready, they immediately travelled back to Central City.
Yu Chen was transferred to the country's top hospital without any trouble, along with all his wounded men.
The top floor of the hospital, which were reserved for the VVIP's, was tightly secured. It appeared that old man Yu already prepared everything and had already set up a flawless security system before they even arrived.
When everything had settled down, old man Yu, Gu Jinyang, Juu and Kyuu, Zhuo Yuan and Luo Xiaolei were left inside Yu Chen's suite-like room.
The old man had been standing there, watching his grandson silently when Yang Jin entered. He asked Luo Xiaolei to go with him for another thorough check-up which she almost declined, if not for old man Yu telling her to go.
When Luo Xiaolei and Yang Jin returned, the old man was alone with Yu Chen inside the room.
"Is everything alright?" he asked as he faced Luo Xiaolei. He looked worried.
"I'm perfectly fine, Mr. Yu, so please don't worry about me." Luo Xiaolei assured and the old man sighed in great relief as he weakly sat on the chair beside Yu Chen's bed.
"I'm glad. Xiaolei… now that my grandson is like this, what are you planning to do?" the old man asked, causing Luo Xiaolei to look at him in cofusion. "I'm sorry. I know this is not the right time to ask you this but… I don't think I still have the luxury to wait. I'm sure the enemies already found out about Xiao Chen. They will surely start to attack me this time. I could die at any moment, if not by the enemy's hand, probably through a heart attack or something –"
"Sir… please don't –" Yang Jin tried to interrupt but the old man raised his hand and gestured for him to shut up before he continued talking to Xiaolei again.
"Honestly, I'm already feeling that my body won't last much longer. If this punk grandson of mine won't wake up any time soon, I might not even be around anymore if or when he does," he uttered. His voice was sad and weak as he turned his gaze to his sleeping grandson.
"Please don't worry, Mr. Yu, Yu Chen will wake up very soon. I know he will so please don't say things like that. Yu Chen won't be happy if you weren't around anymore when he wakes up. You must be there when he wakes up, sir." Xiaolei's face was troubled as she held the old man's hand.
Somehow, her gentleness and care and the reassurance in her eyes made the old man feel soothed.
"My dear Xiaolei, I am really glad that Xiao Chen found you." he said, smiling at her emotionally. "But I'm really old now. All I wish is for my grandson to have a peaceful life but it seems like fate is always cruel to him. He has always been so unfortunate since he was young. No matter what I do, it seems like I always failed to protect him."
The old man was so crestfallen that Xiaolei felt her heart squeezing as she looked at him.
But then, she smiled at him and embraced him.
"Please don't worry, Mr. Yu. From now on, I'll stay beside him and protect him. I know I'm probably never going to be enough but I will do everything and anything for him. I promise you that. So please be strong, for his sake."
The words that Luo Xiaolei uttered touched the old man's heart to the core that he began to silently weep. This girl comforting him like this… how long had it been since someone embraced him like this? This girl, his dear granddaughter in law to be was truly a blessing.
"My dear Xiaolei, will you really do everything for Xiao Chen?" he asked once he recovered. It appeared that the old man's energy level was back to 100% after Xiaolei's hug and when Xiaolei didn't even hesitate and replied him with a sure answer, the old man's eyes lit up.
"Actually, there's something that you could do for him, for us. But I'm afraid you won't agree with this. This old man actually knew that you were forced to this engagement so I'm truly very hesitant to ask you this."
"Please tell me, Mr. Yu. I already promised to do anything, as long as it's for him. I will not go back on my words."
The old man suddenly stood up upon hearing her. He held her hands and looked intently in her eyes.
"Xiaolei my dear, if I ask you to marry my grandson, would you say 'yes'?" he finally asked, his eyes wide, looking worried and expectant.
Luo Xiaolei was surprised that she wasn't even surprised with this offer. Was it because she got used to hearing this request ever since she met Yu Chen in this second life?
"I will." She replied and the old man's face brightened with happiness like never before. "But… how can marrying him do anything good for him?"
Luo Xiaolei thought that even if she married him, would anything change? Honestly, she doubted it.
"My dear, you marrying him will definitely save him, me and the entire empire." The old man looked very serious as he said it, confusing Luo Xiaolei. What she knew was that, an heir was the one that could save them, not a wife. Even if she married him, it would take a long time before an heir could be born. Unless if… wait… could it be that…
With a shocked look in her eyes, Xiaolei look at the old man.
"You're right, my dear. If you marry my grandson, Little Rui and Ran will also be his. The problem of an heir will be solved just like that." The old man looked very excited. "I'll announce it to the media and let the world know that the Yu family is still standing strong. The news about Xiao Chen being in the hospital won't be that fatal anymore!"