Dominating the Powerful Families: Rebirth of
Chapter 144 Pitiful Child_1

Chapter 144: Chapter 144 Pitiful Child_1

Kong Zhongshu’s character was steady and inclusive, while Long Yang’s was generous and cheerful. When these two began talking, they found a special rapport, each feeling as if they had known each other for a long time, a sense of immediate kinship.

When it was time to part, they exchanged phone numbers and agreed to meet again tomorrow.

Long Yang’s home was located on an ancient street in Suzhou.

Her family’s residence was a garden-style estate, covering nearly ten acres, complete with small bridges over flowing water and rockeries with lotus ponds. The environment was very serene, and the houses with their grey bricks and ancient tiles were particularly quaint and elegant, as beautiful as ink paintings.

Long Yang returned home in high spirits.

Upon seeing her grandparents sitting in the living room, she instinctively beamed a smile and greeted them, "Grandpa, Grandma, I’m back."

Grandfather Long looked up at her, his eyes flickering with a flash of kindness, "Yangyang is back."

Grandmother Long waved her over, "Yangyang, come sit!"

Long Yang noticed that her grandparents’ faces lacked their usual smiles and instead seemed worried. It appeared they were in a poor mood, so she also dropped her smile, sat beside them, and asked with concern, "Grandpa, Grandma, what’s wrong? Has something happened in the family?"

Grandmother Long let out a light sigh, "It’s Zijun; the child is sick. He suddenly developed a high fever and fell into a coma today, and was taken to the hospital. It’s been several hours now and he still hasn’t woken up. Your grandfather and I have just returned from visiting him at the hospital."

Lei Zijun was Long Yang’s cousin, the only child of her maternal aunt Long Yuqing. He was just eleven years old, with a handsome appearance and a clever, sensible nature, an adorable young boy much cherished by everyone.

Long Yang was very fond of him too, and upon hearing that Lei Zijun had an accident, she also became worried, "Then Aunt and Uncle must be frantic?"

Grandmother Long nodded, "Exactly, your aunt and uncle are beside themselves with worry. They have only this one treasured son, you know. If something were to happen to him, what would we do?"

Long Yang comforted her grandmother saying, "Grandma, don’t worry, Zijun has always been fortunate; he’ll be fine. Have you and Grandpa had lunch yet?"

Grandmother Long shook her head, "With Zijun like this, we just can’t bring ourselves to eat!"

"People are iron, food is steel; without a meal, one starts to feel the deal. Let me cook some noodles for you, to at least fill your stomachs."

After speaking, Long Yang promptly stood up and headed toward the kitchen.

Grandmother Long wanted to stop Long Yang from going, but Grandfather Long raised his hand to stop her, "The child is showing filial respect; let her go."

During their lifetime, Grandfather and Grandmother Long had only had Long Yang’s father and her aunt Long Yuqing.

Long Yang’s parents died early, leaving the elderly couple with a lifetime of heartache.

The Long Family in Suzhou, although not ranked among the top ten wealthiest families, was considered to have substantial business holdings, yet regrettably, there was a lack of heirs.

For the latest generation, there was only Long Yang, their granddaughter, and Lei Zijun, their grandson. Grandfather Long and his wife inevitably felt some regret.

The Long Family’s business was in real estate, with many properties around Suzhou and several projects under construction.

Long Yang’s grandfather, ever farsighted about the future, secretly held a considerable amount of land, which had great potential for appreciation in value.

The president of Long Family Real Estate Company was Grandfather Long.

Long Yang’s father had been the president of Long Family Real Estate Company.

But ten years ago, after her parents died in a car accident, Grandfather Long promoted her father-in-law Lei Jing, who had already been working at the company, to the post of president.

Her aunt Long Yuqing was in charge of the company’s financial department.

Lei Jing and Long Yuqing also had only one son, Lei Zijun.

But their affection for each other was very strong, and they were always seen together at the company and at home, regarded as a model couple by everyone.

After the elder Mr. Long handed over the company management to his son-in-law Lei Jing, Lei Jing had always managed it very well, with the company’s performance rising steadily.

The elder Mr. and Mrs. Long were very satisfied with their son-in-law, who was not only capable but also good to their daughter.

Long Yang made a bowl of sunny-side-up egg and green onion noodles for the two elders. After making sure they ate, she drove to the hospital to visit little Zijun.

Lei Zijun was staying in a VIP ward, which consisted of a suite with a bedroom and a living room.

When Long Yang arrived, she found her aunt, Long Yuqing, wiping tears while facing her uncle Lei Jing.

Lei Jing was holding his wife’s shoulders, gently and tenderly comforting her, "Qingqing, Xiaojun will be fine, don’t cry anymore, your constant crying is breaking my heart."

With red eyes, Long Yuqing said in a choked voice, "I don’t want to cry, but I just can’t help it."

Long Yang gently knocked on the door and entered with a basket of fruit in hand, "Auntie, Uncle, how is Xiaojun now?"

Seeing it was Long Yang, Lei Jing and Long Yuqing quickly got up.

Lei Jing asked her, "Yangyang, why did you come here?"

Long Yang put down the basket she was carrying and asked them, "Xiaojun is sick, I’m his cousin, of course, I should come to see him! How is he now? What did the doctors say it is?"

Seeing his wife still crying, a flash of helplessness and pity crossed Lei Jing’s eyes.

He looked at Long Yang and replied, "His fever just went down, the doctor said after the examination, it was an infection from the cold that caused the high fever, he should be fine after a few days’ stay."

"Oh, I’ll go in and see him." Having said that, Long Yang went into the bedroom.

As soon as Long Yang entered the bedroom, she felt a chill all over her body and couldn’t help shivering.

She glanced at the air conditioner in the room, which was set at 28 degrees; why did she still feel so cold?

Long Yang suppressed her doubts and looked at little Zijun lying on the hospital bed.

He was tightly closing his eyes, his brows were furrowed, and from time to time, he let out a pained groan that made Long Yang’s heart ache.

His hand was hooked up to an IV drip, and monitoring devices were attached to his body, keeping track of his heart rate and pulse.

Long Yang reached out to touch Lei Zijun’s forehead and found his skin felt as cold as ice, which made her withdraw her hand quickly.

Long Yang had a bad feeling in her heart.

She turned to look at her uncle and aunt standing to the side and asked with a grave voice, "Uncle, Auntie, why is Xiaojun’s temperature so low? It’s cold like ice!"

Lei Jing and Long Yuqing were shocked to hear it, "Really? It was normal just a moment ago!"

After Lei Jing and Long Yuqing spoke, they both stepped forward to touch Lei Zijun’s forehead and were both startled by his temperature.

Long Yuqing was so frightened that her complexion changed, and her body shook as if she might fall down at any moment.

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