Unexpected Second Chance at Love

Lu Tianʼs car sped through the bustling streets of Imperial. He had run a few red lights without any intentions of slowly down until he arrives at Imperial Military Hospital.

He parks his car in front of the hospital entrance and shuts the engine off before stepping out. As he close the driver side door, his head did not forget to look left and right in search for Grandfather Ji or Zhong Yang.

He had come here due to his assistantʼs words, but neither of them knows if the two old men had already entered the hospital or were also arriving.

However, not seeing either men, he takes out his phone and press the speed dial number for Xu Long.

The tracking device on Zhong Yangʼs phone indicated that they were headed this way, but what if it was all a coincidence? What if they drove to a different hospital or another place?

[”Boss, how is everything?”]

”Where is their location now?”

Xu Longʼs voice chimes in from the other line as Lu Tian answers with a question. At the same time, his eyes subconsciously glance in the direction of the drop-off area. He sees a taxicab but doesnʼt think much as it was normal for patients to take a cab to the hospital.

[”I just confirmed Uncle Zhongʼs phone. They are inside.”

From the other line, Xu Long answers the question right away as Lu Tian proceeds towards the entrance.

”Got it.”

He ends the call and put his phone inside the pocket of his suit jacket. Just as he was a few feet away from the door entrance, he caught a glimpse of a very familiar figure and calls out.

”Ji Jingxu.”

Ji Jingxu had only taken two steps away from the taxicab he had gotten off of. When he suddenly heard his name called by a deep voice, he stops and glance to look at his surroundings. It took a short minute before he finally turns around and sees the tall figure of a man.

”Brother-in-law… I mean, Mr. Lu, why are you also here?”

He was surprise to see Lu Tian at the hospital. However, a dreadful feeling rise inside him and his eyes search the areas near the man. Could it be that something happened to his sister too?

Seeing Ji Jingxuʼs reaction upon seeing him, Lu Tian kept a calm expression, but he knew what the boy is looking for.

”Your sister is fine. Iʼm here for your grandfather.”

Ji Jingxu felt himself relax a little when he heard that is sister is fine. However, his eyes shook as he looks at Lu Tian when he thought about what the man said.

”Y-You know about grandfather?”

He thought that it was only him, Zhong Yang and Housekeeper Hu who knew. Lu Tian said he is here for his (Ji Jingxu) grandfather then does that mean he (Lu Tian) knows about the old manʼs illness? What about Yue Ling? Does she know too?

Lu Tian doesnʼt give an answer right away but stares at Ji Jingxu. He is someone who can easily read a person, so he was quick to understand the situation.

”I received a call from your grandfather. He didn��t say anything, so I came to check.”

Ji Jingxu nods his head in response. He thought he had done so in a calm way, but in the eyes of others, he was nodding his head vigorously.

How could he forget that this man is Lu Tian? If he wanted to find person, all he needed to do was press a number.

Brushing the thought away, Ji Jingxu turns away as he felt he had spent too much time speaking with Lu Tian. Right now, he needs to go and find the old man to check how he is doing.

”Grandfather is inside. I can take you to him.”

As he enters through the sliding glass doors of the hospital, he couldnʼt help but think back to the incident that led to him coming to the hospital.

When he was about to leave for school, he went to find his grandfather to tell the old man he was leaving.

He knew the old man wouldnʼt be in his study room as it was time, he (Grandfather Ji) took his medicine, so he (Ji Jingxu) went straight for the kitchen.

After he informed the old man that he was leaving, Grandfather Ji offered to drive him to school. However, before he (Grandfather Ji) could even finish his medicine, everything that happened next was like a flash of lightning.

One minute, he was smiling and laughing, then in the next minute, it was like the wind had blew inside the house and swept him away.

He (Ji Jingxu) watched as his body froze in place. He saw the old manʼs eyes slowly close as the cup in his hand falls and his (Grandfather Ji) body seems to lose its strength.

It was like in that very moment, the entire world turned dark and his (Ji Jingxu) heart was stuck in his throat.

He didnʼt know how, but as he blink of the eyes again, he was already standing next to Grandfather Ji and caught the old man before his head hit the floor.

In a panic state of mind, Housekeeper Hu suggested they call an ambulance, but Zhong Yang was against it. The assistant said it would take the ambulance at least an hour to get to the Ji Mansion then the same amount of time to the hospital.

Instead of waiting, he decided it would be faster to drive to the hospital. They couldnʼt afford to prolong the wait as anything could happened to Grandfather Ji.

Ji Jingxu returns from his memories of the tragic incident that occurred almost an hour ago. He ran through the corridors of Imperial Military Hospital as he already knew which room his grandfather had been taken to.

The reason why he arrived in a taxicab was because Zhong Yang and Housekeeper Hu told him to not worry and go to school. He knows that they only said it because of his grandfather, but how can he not worry when one of the most important people in his life is in the hospital?

As Ji Jingxuʼs figure disappears through the doors, Lu Tian remained unmoving from his current position. He ponders in thoughts for a quick second before striding after the boy.

He wasnʼt bother by the fact that Ji Jingxu left without further explaining the situation. He didnʼt need to know because he could already see everything written on his (Ji Jingxu) face.

He only hopes that Grandfather Ji is alright.