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"Carol! Your phone is ringing, huh? It's your elder brother!" Amin brought the phone in and handed it to her.

"Brother?" Carol frowned and answered the phone, feeling a little premonition in her heart.

"You go to the hospital. The doctor said that grandpa might be dying tonight." Hearing her elder brother's tired voice say this, Carol really didn't want her hunch to be so accurate. It was because her long-sick grandpa had something to do.Grandpa's health has been deteriorating since his dementia. Although he has the best care, there will be such a day in the end.

Seeing that Carol hung up the phone, Aiming said with concern, "How? Is it your grandfather?"

"The doctor said that I might not make it through tonight, and I'm going to the hospital." Carol nodded and replied.

"I'll drive you." Carol knew that Abby would say that, and Amin hugged her warmly. Thinking of her grandfather and the battle in the hospital, Carol even wanted to ask Abby to go with her on impulse, but she couldn't. This is what she has to face.

On the way, Ke Kailuo sent a text message to Tian Ruixin, saying that he had to go to the hospital to see his grandfather at night, so don't wait for the door.I told her about the situation at home a while ago, so I should still remember.Even if there is a premonition that this day will come, there is still anxiety and sadness along the way. No one can prepare for death.

Grandpa has been moved from the VIP ward to the ICU. There are many people standing or sitting in the bright corridor. After saying hello to his uncle, cousin and others, he also saw his younger brother, younger siblings and sister-in-law discussing his condition in a low voice.Turning around, I saw the elder brother sitting alone in the corner, and when he saw Kai Luo, he showed a sincere smile on his tired face.

"Didn't you be fine during the Chinese New Year?" Kai Luo sat down in the empty seat next to her elder brother and asked.

"Last week, I caught a cold and developed pneumonia, and the situation is getting worse and worse." Ke Kaiwei said while watching other people discussing things, his resolute face revealed the usual helplessness.Kailuo has been the best with her elder brother since she was a child. The four children in the family have different personalities. The introverted but responsible elder brother has always shouldered the responsibility of his eldest son and is the backbone of the family's business. But Kailuo knows that her elder brother loves music and art deeply.Although I married my sister-in-law who studied music, I didn't dare to teach my sister-in-law's overly capable and shrewd personality.

"Visiting is only open for 15 minutes every hour, and you have to wear protective clothing and a mask." Kaiwei said and handed her a new mask, "Later, you and your parents will go in first." Carol nodded after listening , looking up to find my parents.

They didn't spend much time with their grandparents when they were young. Grandpa was the key figure in the expansion of the Ke family's business. He was still the chairman of the board when he was 60 years old. The factory then went back to Taipei or other places to work, and he didn't get off work until [-]:[-] in the evening, but most of the evenings were for entertainment, and he devoted himself to work even after his grandma passed away.But there are still some warm memories with her grandparents. When she was young, she followed her elder brother, sister and younger brother, said auspicious words to her grandparents and received red envelopes. When she was in middle school, she began to know the family business.When her grandma died of illness, it was the first time she saw her grandfather's dejected appearance, and the rare earnest admonitions given to her by her grandfather before she went abroad to study... She couldn't believe that such a grandfather would be demented in old age, the world is so unpredictable.

"Second Sister! Are you here?" "Second Sister!" The younger brother and younger siblings also came.Different from the elder brother and sister-in-law who seem to be in different worlds, the younger brother and the others are really a match made in heaven.Carol nodded to them.There are still 10 minutes until the hour, and it feels like the younger brother and the others are sitting awkwardly aside, as if they have something to ask her, discussing in a low voice.

"Second sister, have you met your brother-in-law? Are you unhappy about the trouble?" Ke Kaishao finally asked.Carol knew what he was going to ask, and felt irritated and helpless in her heart.

"Yes, I will see him every month, don't worry about everything being safe." Carol replied, watching her younger brother and younger siblings make a... probably reassuring wink. "What's the matter?" Carol thought to herself that since she's here, she should take care of her brother's needs.

"Second sister, no more! It's just that we have to negotiate with the Zhai family again recently, and we still need more help from my brother-in-law! You know it!" The siblings are also quick-tempered, and they are working together on the newly expanded business at home. Well done.Although Ke Kailuo and Zhai He have divorced, their minds are often centered on the relationship with the Zhai family, which is the main channel downstream, and they never leave the "brother-in-law" every time.

"Uncle, Dad, Mom, sit down!" The younger brother and younger siblings stood up suddenly, and it turned out that the parents and uncle had come out of the elevator.Kaiwei and Kailuo also got up, and Kailuo hurriedly said hello to the elders.Dad hardly looked at her, and continued to discuss with his uncle, which sounds like how to deal with the distribution of the inheritance to the aunts.Mom looked tired too, and she came over and took Carol to sit down with her.

"Your eldest sister is saying that she can't come back right away. She said that she is going to Beijing to publish a paper in two days or something, and she may come back directly from Beijing." Mom seemed to be complaining.Kailuo's elder sister Ke Kaili is a doctor of biomedicine in the United States. She has always been a top-notch academic and good at strategy. , The best example of business integration.

"Is little Lingling okay? Can you bring it back for me to see next time?" Mom asked her, but Carol also wanted to know the answer.Kai Luo only nodded first, and seeing her mother looking at her worriedly, she could only reply softly: "I will ask Zhai He." Immediately, her mother sighed angrily and said, "I really don't know why you want to get a divorce!" Doting on Lingling, the only granddaughter, Kailuo felt very sad.At the beginning of the divorce and the lack of custody rights, my mother was so angry, and my father almost ignored her completely. He probably felt that the fact of the divorce was too embarrassing.

"There are still 10 minutes, Carol will go out with me to smoke a cigarette!" Brother Kaiwei obviously wanted to help her out.

In the outdoor smoking area, my brother lit a cigarette, and stared at Kai Luo with squinted and melancholy eyes.

"Is it Ruixin? Are you getting along well?" Kaiwei asked directly like this. Although they are close, they don't have much time to spend together. Kaiwei is seizing this rare opportunity.Carol was grateful for her brother's concern and nodded, but quietly lay on the guardrail watching the people coming and going in the hospital.

"Is the money enough? Can you do the furniture work well?" Carol listened, and took her elder brother's hand with a smile on her face.

"That's enough, don't worry. I really like that job." She stared at the side face of her elder brother looking at the sunset among the buildings in Taipei. How much sorrow and helplessness did her elder brother feel in his heart?But he often cares about this rebellious sister.

"Would you like to invite Ruixin to dinner some other day?" Kaiwei just asked, then smiled awkwardly as if he had said something wrong.Kai Luo could only smile knowingly, she also knew that this invitation was too difficult to achieve, it was just that her brother was worried about her and wanted to know Rui Xin blurted it out.

"Let's meet again." Said Kai Luo also looked at the incomplete sunset.Under the orange-red gray sky, the crowds on the street are still busy, and family events are happening in the hospital, waiting for them to face, only now, they can enjoy a moment of peace.

The author has something to say:

Carol's setting is about 35-40 years old, and Rui Xin is the age of just graduated.

I am very curious about everyone who followed along to this episode, are you closer to Carol or Rui Xin?

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