Stars In His Eyes

Chapter 1844: True Feelings Revealed 57

"What did you say!"

He Zhilan’s heart skipped a beat, almost making her lose her balance, "Passed away from a cerebral hemorrhage? You said he passed away?"

"Yes, he passed away last night, couldn’t be saved." The nurse sighed, "Are you his granddaughter or...?"

The words "I’m his daughter" got stuck in He Zhilan’s throat and no word came out.

The word "passed away" slammed into her head like a hard brick.

He Zhilan had never imagined that one day someone would tell her that Gu Hengyuan passed away.

She could calmly accept that Gu Hengyuan spent his whole life locked up, but somehow she couldn’t accept news of his death.

"Grandpa, you must blame me in heaven, right?" He Zhilan sobbed softly as she leaned against the consultation desk, her feet nearly buckling under her own weight, "Liar! Gu Hengyuan, you big liar! You’re abandoning me again, leaving me behind, walking away! Just like before, and now it’s happening again!"

The nurse was startled and comforted her repeatedly, "Miss, please control your grief, the dead cannot come back to life."

"He said he missed me, said he cared about me, said he wanted to compensate me. He lost me before, didn’t want me, and now he never wants me again!" He Zhilan slowly squatted down, covered her face with her hands, and began to sob softly, "Liar! Big liar, is this his way of compensating me? Is this how he said he’d wait for me to forgive him? Have I forgiven him? Did I allow him to leave?"

Meanwhile, He Zhilan was crying so much she almost became a tearful puddle, while upstairs on the fifth floor, Gu Hengyuan and Madam Gu, Lan Li, were walking down.

"Are you sure it was Zhilan you saw?" Madam Gu asked Lan Li.

"Aunt, it’s Cousin Zhilan. She might be here visiting someone at the hospital," Lan Li replied.

"Today is Little Tuanyuan’s birthday." Gu Hengyuan sighed, "Who would make her come to the nursing home at this time today?"

After speaking, Gu Hengyuan shook his head and said, "I’d be happy just to see her from afar. Haven’t seen her for years, don’t know if she’s gained or lost weight, don’t know if He Teng has taken good care of her."

"Uncle, He Teng treats Cousin Zhilan very well, don’t worry, Cousin Zhilan is doing just fine," Lan Li reassured, "Uncle, just consider walking around the nursing home as exercise, don’t overthink it."

The three of them continued talking as they went downstairs, not expecting to see He Zhilan squatting in front of the consultation desk crying softly, with several nurses nearby trying but failing to comfort her.

"You should go check what’s wrong. Could someone be bullying Zhilan?" Gu Hengyuan saw this and got worried, immediately wanting to approach but hesitated, so he pushed Lan Li forward.

Lan Li quickly walked up as the nurses made way for her.

"What happened?" Lan Li asked.

"This young lady became inconsolable upon hearing old Mr. Gu from room 305 had passed away. She should be his granddaughter. We’ve all been trying to comfort her. Li Shao, do you know her? Please help persuade her?" The nurse was genuinely anxious, thinking Li Shao might know her and be able to help.

Hearing Lan Li’s voice, He Zhilan started sobbing and raised her head, "Dad he..."

She only got out three words before seeing two people standing behind Lan Li, one was Gu Hengyuan, and the other was Madam Gu.