Chapter 242: Chapter 242: Got It
"What? Grandpa has already woken up, that’s wonderful. Assistant, you really are our lucky star. Grandpa actually woke up just after you arrived. Rest assured, as long as our company can get through this crisis, I will definitely not treat you unfairly." Jin Ling said emotionally, holding the assistant’s hand.
"Thank you for your appreciation, Miss. I will not fail your expectations." The assistant stared at the chubby hand on his hand, feeling his stomach churn uncontrollably.
"Sister, stop talking to the assistant for now. Let’s go see Grandpa. He must really want to see us now that he’s just woken up." Jin Long said to Jin Ling, looking at the assistant with some caution.
For some reason, ever since the assistant returned, Jin Long felt something odd about him. At times, he felt a sinister gaze watching them siblings, but when he looked up to find it, it was nowhere to be seen. This made him extremely uneasy, making him want to stay away from the assistant and stop Jin Ling from interacting with him.
"Yes, you’re right. Let’s hurry over and see Grandpa." Jin Ling nodded and followed Jin Long out of the ward, heading directly next door.
The assistant stood in place and took out a handkerchief from his pocket, repeatedly wiping the back of his hand where Jin Ling had touched. The force was so great that it quickly reddened with blood streaks, and with a little more pressure, the skin might break and bleed.
The assistant’s eyes were bloodshot as he looked at his hand, a bloodthirsty smile creeping up his lips. He casually tossed the handkerchief into the trash, then followed Jin Ling and Jin Long into Jin Zhengxiong’s ward.
On the hospital bed, Jin Zhengxiong’s mouth was askew, saliva slowly dripping from the corner of his mouth. His right side was rigid as if it were a piece of wood, his withered right hand twisted into a contorted position. This state of his body drove Jin Zhengxiong into a frenzy, one that Jin Ling and Jin Long were unable to calm.
As Jin Zhengxiong widened his eyes and raved madly, the assistant walked in and asked in the calmest tone, "How is Chairman Jin’s condition now?"
"Grandpa hasn’t been able to calm down," Jin Long said in a low voice, while Jin Ling pressed down on Jin Zhengxiong’s body with effort to prevent him from harming himself.
Jin Zhengxiong paused momentarily when he heard the assistant’s voice, but upon seeing him appear in front of him, he fell into a new round of rage. His cloudy eyes fixed fiercely on the assistant, slowly becoming bloodshot, and he strained to open his mouth, hoarsely repeating, "Ah ah ah ah!"
"Brother, help me quickly. I’m almost unable to hold Grandpa down." Jin Zhengxiong’s sudden outburst made Jin Ling struggle, so she sought Jin Long’s help. Jin Long suppressed the odd feeling that flashed through his mind and helped Jin Ling hold down the other side of Jin Zhengxiong’s body.
Meanwhile, the assistant, under Jin Zhengxiong’s almost devouring gaze, slowly carved out a malicious smile and pressed the call button by the bed.
Because Jin Zhengxiong was staying in a VIP ward, almost as soon as the bell stopped ringing, doctors and nurses rushed in. "Did something happen to the patient?" a doctor asked, adjusting his slightly skewed glasses.
"The patient suddenly fell into a violent state, and I’m worried he might hurt himself. Could you administer a sedative to calm him down?" The assistant addressed the doctor, with just the right amount of urgency in his voice.
"Yes, give my grandpa a sedative shot. He’s old and he can’t afford anything happening to him." Jin Ling immediately supported the assistant’s suggestion, which made Jin Zhengxiong even more furious. The incessant "ah ah ah!" sounds kept springing from his mouth, and his gaze at Jin Ling was shockingly bloody, causing a jolt in Jin Ling’s heart and making her loosen her grip on Jin Zhengxiong slightly.
The doctor and nurse, seeing Jin Zhengxiong’s terrifying expression, thought he couldn’t accept becoming like this, and without another word, administered a sedative to him.
The sedative had a remarkably quick effect, and Jin Zhengxiong’s struggling strength diminished almost instantly, allowing Jin Ling to breathe a sigh of relief.
"Miss, you and Young Master haven’t fully recovered from your injuries. Please return to your ward and rest for a while. I will take care of Chairman Jin here." The assistant suggested at an opportune moment, seeing the light sweat on Jin Ling’s forehead and her slightly labored breath due to the sudden fright.
Jin Ling glanced at her calm-down grandfather and nodded, "Then I leave Grandpa to you."
Jin Long looked at Jin Ling, then at the assistant, and whispered, "I don’t want to leave. I want to stay here with Grandpa."
"Your injuries still aren’t fully healed. Staying here won’t be of much help. Besides, it’s getting late, so come back with me. We’ll come back to accompany Grandpa tomorrow morning." Jin Ling patted her little brother’s head and then turned to instruct the assistant, "I’ll leave my grandfather to you."
Having given all the necessary instructions, Jin Ling finally pulled Jin Long out of the room.
Watching the door close before him, the assistant finally tucked away his mask, revealing hidden malice. He looked at Jin Zhengxiong, lying on the bed fighting against the sedative, with a sneer full of ridicule and triumph, "Wouldn’t you say this is what you call fate? I thought I would never have the opportunity to touch any company secrets again, and yet, those two foolish grandchildren of yours actually invited me back and asked me to help stabilize the company. This is just too amusing. I will surely help them well." The assistant spoke slowly, word by word.
Jin Zhengxiong opened his mouth wide, trying to say something, but he couldn’t resist the effects of the drug and gradually closed his eyes.
In another ward, Jin Yuyan lay staring straight at the unconscious Jin Zhengying, her bandaged head and hollow eyes appearing terrifying. After an unknown amount of time, the elderly man in the bed finally reacted, slowly opening his eyes, only to quickly close them again when faced with the piercing white light. After a moment, he reopened them slowly.
"Here, have some water, Grandpa." Jin Yuyan carefully brought a glass to the old man’s mouth, her voice also somewhat hoarse.
Jin Zhengying was stunned when he saw the bandage on Jin Yuyan’s head, with a hint of anger. "What happened to your head? Who beat you like this?"
Jin Yuyan paused momentarily, a bitter smile on her face. "Who could beat me in Luocheng? Doesn’t Grandpa already know?"
Jin Zhengying fell silent as he looked at Jin Yuyan.
Time passed slowly, yet it felt like just an instant. Just as Jin Yuyan’s heart was growing colder, as if falling into an ice cellar, Jin Zhengying let out a long sigh.
"I originally thought it was just a small misunderstanding between you. You’re all family, sharing the blood of the Jin family, and it would be fine once you talked it out. I never imagined it was all just my wishful thinking. I’m old now, and the Jin family will depend on you in the future. Leave me now; I need to rest."
After saying this, it was as if Jin Zhengying aged ten years, a faint twilight aura encompassing him, making Jin Yuyan feel both sour and bitter, "Then have a good rest, Grandpa. I’ll go out now."