Rebirth Counterattack with Space
Chapter 491 - 473: Satisfaction

Chapter 491: Chapter 473: Satisfaction

Zhao Xuan did not know what was on Zhao De’an’s mind, and on hearing the words, her expression immediately turned strange. She couldn’t help but look around, only to see that the faces of the other Lu Family members had also begun looking a bit odd—all of them had the same thought popping up in their minds: Something didn’t seem right?

Zhao Xuan looked at her grandfather, who had just regained consciousness, hesitated for a moment, and, biting her lower lip tentatively, asked, "Grandpa, who upset you?"

Zhao De’an did not immediately answer Zhao Xuan’s question. He reached out to have Zhao Xuan help him sit up, then looked around the room and saw several unfamiliar faces. He then asked with a puzzled look, first at Zhao Xuan and then at the few people from the Lu Family, "Who are you?"

"Hello Mr. Zhao, I’m Lu Aiguo, this is my wife, Xia Yuan, and these two are my daughter, Lu Yun, and my son, Lu Jinsheng." Upon seeing Zhao De’an’s inquiry, Lu Aiguo smiled and reached out his hand.

"A pleasure to meet you."

When Zhao De’an saw Lu Aiguo extending his hand, he also reflexively extended his hand to shake it. At the same time, he repeated the names Lu Aiguo, Xia Yuan, and others in his mind and then suddenly looked at them with renewed surprise, asking Lu Aiguo, "Could it be the Lu Aiguo from the Lu Group?"

"Indeed," Lu Aiguo replied with a smile, nodding his head.

Zhao De’an’s mouth fell open, and Zhao Xuan tearfully said to him, "Grandpa, there’s something I have to tell you—I’ve decided that as soon as you’re discharged, I will marry Lu Jinsheng. If it weren’t for Uncle Lu, Aunt Xia, Sister Lu Yun, and Lu Jinsheng here, you might not have woken up so easily this time."

"Ah?" Zhao De’an was momentarily confused; wasn’t Baili Chengye Zhao Xuan’s boyfriend? How did this Lu Jinsheng, whom he knew nothing about, suddenly come into the picture?

He looked up to size up Lu Jinsheng and was quite satisfied. This young man seemed to have more responsibility than Baili Chengye, appeared decent, and Zhao De’an nodded with some satisfaction, his curiosity growing.

After a slight hesitation, he asked, "What day is it today?"

"The 16th, it’s been nine days since you lost consciousness," Zhao Xuan said, suddenly remembering, "I forgot, Grandpa, you should eat something first." She hurried to grab the thermos, which contained millet porridge that the Lu Family’s aunt had prepared and sent over earlier.

"No rush, let’s wait until the doctor has checked on your grandfather first," Lu Jinsheng said, pulling her back, and only then did Zhao Xuan notice the doctor and nurse had arrived.

Seeing the arrival of the doctor, Zhao De’an also suppressed his burning questions, waiting for the doctor and nurse to approach and conduct a brief examination, and after their inquiries, they confirmed that the surgery had been very successful, and he just needed to continue resting well and stay in observation for a few more days.

The doctor’s words made Zhao Xuan and the Lu Family members all smile.

Zhao De’an’s puzzlement deepened; he had always thought that he had simply passed out for a moment, but why did it sound like so many days had gone by and that it seemed he had even undergone a round of surgery?

After the doctor left, Zhao De’an was not in a hurry to eat the millet porridge Zhao Xuan passed to him, but instead urgently began to ask, "Xuan Xuan, what exactly is going on? How could I have suddenly fainted for so long?"

"Grandpa, please eat something first."

Zhao Xuan urged softly, but Zhao De’an remained unmoved, insistently watching her.

The few members of the Lu Family silently observed the interaction between the grandfather and granddaughter.

Zhao Xuan sighed, unable to withstand her grandfather’s persistence, she slowly began to tell him about the past few days’ events, "Grandpa, you were poisoned. But at that time, you suddenly collapsed and were rushed to the hospital, and after the doctors examined you, they initially concluded you had suffered a stroke. However, your symptoms weren’t entirely consistent with just a stroke; they said it was very complex... The prognosis was that your medical expenses would exceed a million before you could get better. To make matters worse, the company was also having problems at the time..."

As Zhao Xuan spoke, Zhao De’an’s face grew darker with each word, but he endured it and did not interrupt her.

Although Zhao Xuan tried to be as concise as possible, it still took her half an hour to finish speaking. After listening to everything, Zhao De’an struggled to get up and gratefully said to Lu Aiguo and Xia Yuan,

"They say great kindness should not be spoken of, but this time I must express my gratitude. If it weren’t for your help, this old man would probably be dead by now, and my granddaughter’s fate wouldn’t have been much better. To think that I, Zhao De’an, believed I had lived a decent life, yet, in my old age, I found myself capsizing in the gutter, unwittingly having saved the serpent, unaware of its nature."

Thinking about the humiliation the Bai Family subjected her to after Zhao Xuan described the desperate situation she fell into, and the betrayal by Baili Chengye and her good friend Qi Xinrou, Zhao De’an’s heart filled with so much hatred he wished he could rise and teach them a lesson right then.

When he considered what had happened before he fell into a coma, he realized all of this must have been orchestrated by those from the Bai Family in collusion with the traitor inside the Zhao Family’s business.

They had been determined, not planning on letting him wake up again. As long as he remained unconscious, Xuan’s attention would be solely on him, leaving her no time to attend to the company’s affairs. Moreover, unfamiliar with the company’s operations, she could only accept whatever was said to her, giving others the perfect opportunity to take advantage...

Unfortunately, the best-laid plans of men often go awry; the Bai Family had not anticipated that Xuan, backed into a corner, would meet her life’s great benefactor and thus achieve a dramatic turnaround.

At this thought, he couldn’t help but take a few more looks at Lu Jinsheng, finding himself more pleased the more he looked, and, remembering how Zhao Xuan did not seem to dislike him when she mentioned him, instead showing shyness and her expression softening, he added, "As long as you don’t look down on my Xuan, I agree to this match."

Seeing Zhao De’an’s excited attempt to rise, Lu Aiguo promptly pressed him down, "Mr. Zhao, what my boy did was somewhat underhanded, somewhat exploitative of the kindness shown. However, when they returned, my wife also carefully asked both of them about their intentions and felt that there was some mutual affection between them. In the end, I suppose this is also the bond between the two children.

Now that you agree, let’s settle this matter. From now on, our families will be related by marriage. Since we will be family, there’s no need for formalities between us."

"Yes, Mr. Zhao, rest assured that we will take good care of Xuan. Such a lovely girl, we would be delighted to have her—we wouldn’t dream of disdaining her," Xia Yuan also quickly agreed.

Thus, Zhao De’an comfortably leaned back, looking toward Lu Jinsheng and smiling with a nod, "This young man seems to have a sense of integrity about him, he looks responsible, and I find that admirable. A man should act decisively when he meets a girl he likes; using a few tricks is perfectly normal. Otherwise, his bride might end up in someone else’s home. So, we can’t simply say he exploited gratitude here."