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Chapter 59: Granny Li Passes Away

Chapter 59: Chapter 59: Granny Li Passes Away

"Yu is here..." Granny Li’s mind was already unclear, and she looked as if she was holding on to her very last breath.

Ji Yu’s heart was a storm of emotions, unsure of how to define her feelings, only knowing that the situation before her made her heart clench tightly.

"I’m here."

She held Granny Li’s hand, hoping she could encourage her to hold on just a little longer.

But Granny Li had already reached her final moments. Even if she harbored a desire to live, there was no chance left for her.

Granny Li gazed at Ji Yu with eyes full of tenderness, saying, "You’ve always been so strong-willed since you were little. At least now, you finally have someone to rely on."

Her memory had already blurred long ago.

Looking at Ji Yu, she seemed to see the same child from years ago.

She gently stroked Ji Yu’s hair, though her hands barely had any strength left.

"Granny, I’m no longer the little child I used to be. I can take care of myself now. I can even take care of you. Can’t you hold on just a little longer?"

This time, Ji Yu couldn’t hold back any longer, and tears slid down her cheeks.

It was the first time Gu Qixiao had seen Ji Yu cry.

In such an atmosphere, he had no idea what he could do to alleviate Ji Yu’s sorrow.

"Yu, if you’re living well, then I can rest assured. You need to live a good life with this young man. He seems to care about you a lot. You two must take good care of each other."

Clearly, Granny Li mistook Gu Qixiao for Ji Yu’s husband, urging them to live a good life together.

Ji Yu didn’t speak. She stubbornly clung to Granny Li’s hand, as if doing so could keep Granny Li with her.

"I will take good care of Yu," Gu Qixiao suddenly said, surprising everyone.

They all knew Gu Qixiao’s identity but never thought there could be any connection between the two.

Even Ji Yu was stunned by his response. "You don’t have to..."

Before she could finish, Gu Qixiao had already grabbed her hand, looking as serious as ever. "I will take good care of Yu, Granny Li. You can rest easy."

Granny Li finally broke into a smile.

Her face seemed to regain a touch of color, but everyone knew that such vitality was merely a sign of terminal lucidity, not actual recovery.

Ji Yu’s heart ached even more deeply. Though she could see that Gu Qixiao was trying to help, she didn’t resist his firm grip this time.

"Seeing you two live well gives this old woman peace of mind. I’ve always worried that Yu, being so strong-willed, might not find someone who understands her warmth and her struggles in life. Now that you’re here, I feel reassured."

Granny Li continued to smile, as if she saw herself in the days when she was younger and full of vitality.

Ji Yu’s tears flowed uncontrollably as she watched Granny Li. Her heart felt as if it was pierced, the pain impossible to disentangle from her soul.

"Why are you crying like this, child? Granny won’t need to endure this pain anymore. Isn’t that a good thing?"

Even at her last moments, Granny Li remembered the unbearable pain of her illness.

If she could simply pass away like this, it seemed like a form of release.

But those who are dying may seek release, while those left living find it impossible to let go.

Ji Yu understood this truth, but now that the burden was hers to bear, it felt impossible to find solace in it.

"I won’t be able to walk alongside you anymore, but take the time to see, to see more of the world..."

Her speech was becoming difficult, and she began to cough violently.

Her expression turned strained with pain. Her once-kind face was now gaunt from the torture of illness, while even the light in her eyes slowly dimmed.

Ji Yu was at a complete loss before this heartbreaking scene.

Gu Qixiao, kneeling beside Ji Yu, suddenly said, "Granny Li, don’t worry. I will take good care of Yu and the child. They will have a life filled with happiness."

After saying this, even Gu Qixiao was momentarily stunned by his own words.

But upon closer thought, it seemed emotions had brought him to this point. Even if discomfort lingered in his heart, this was all he could do.

When he turned to look at Ji Yu, there was a helplessness in his gaze. But Ji Yu no longer had the bandwidth to notice him.

Granny Li’s smile was brighter than ever this time, though it froze on her face forever.

Ji Yu’s sobs were uncontrollable as she instinctively leaned into the embrace of the person beside her.

Gu Qixiao felt Ji Yu’s tears soak into his shirt as he patiently comforted her, "Granny Li has gone to a place she wanted to be. She won’t be tormented by pain anymore."

But Ji Yu still couldn’t let go—she couldn’t bear to part from the woman who had cared for her so deeply.

The feeling was akin to cutting away a piece of her own heart.

"Granny never had the chance to enjoy life. To get sick like this toward the end—does Heaven just refuse to let honest people live well?"

Her words, between sobs, revealed how deeply she felt the unfairness of Granny Li’s fate.

Ji Yu had been pondering this even before, but now, the weight of these thoughts overwhelmed her.

Why must there be people who face such cruel circumstances?

It seemed this entire life had deprived Granny Li of true happiness.

"Foolish child, Granny Li was happiest when she saw you before she passed. She truly loved you most."

They all knew how much Granny Li loved and cared for Ji Yu.

The director of the orphanage tried to lighten the heavy atmosphere with soothing words. "Don’t let this grief consume you, Ji Yu. Granny Li wouldn’t want to see you so sad. You know how much pain she endured recently, but..."

She didn’t finish her sentence.

But how could Ji Yu not understand?

"If I had known that Granny was enduring such pain because of me, maybe I shouldn’t have stayed here all the time."

The thought weighed heavily on Ji Yu’s heart.

Her attention turned to the suffering Granny Li had endured, and she couldn’t help but feel guilty and disturbed by it.

Yet no one placed blame on Ji Yu.

"What are you saying, child? Granny Li felt nothing but joy when you were here. Yesterday, she even said that seeing you made her pain seem less unbearable."

Those words made Ji Yu’s tears flow anew.

Her chest felt as though it was being crushed under a heavy stone.

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