"Uncle, she said, she will have breakfast later," Mo Ruolan replied and elder Ming exclaimed, "This won't do," and looked at Ming Lan, "Call her for breakfast."
Nodding Ming Lan left to Jiang Yuyan's room. Ming Rusheng felt uneasy with the thought he had to face Jiang Yuyan and how she would react to see him there but there was no way out for him.
When Ming Lan went to Jiang Yuyan's room, she was standing near the window in her room, looking outside. She had no expression on his face staring outside blankly.
"Jiang Yuyan, grandpa called you for breakfast," Ming Lan said, and Jiang Yuyan came back to her senses. "I am not feeling like eating anything right now. I will eat later."
"Aunt Mo Ruolan said the same thing to grandpa, but he still insisted on calling you for breakfast. It is the last breakfast with him before your wedding so he might have wanted to have it together."
Hearing it, Jiang Yuyan couldn't say no to her and went downstairs for breakfast. She saw Ming Rusheng was sitting there and her each step felt heavy towards the dining table. She was not upset because he confessed to her but the way he pulled her towards him forcefully; it angered her. Unfortunately, she didn't know his true intentions.
Jiang Yuyan sat beside her mother and felt relieved that she was not sitting next to or exactly opposite to Ming Rusheng.
"Are you not feeling well, Yuyan?" Elder Ming asked.
"No, grandpa. I am fine," she replied.
"Then why you look like you are not well when a bride should look happy before her wedding. Did anyone trouble you?" elder Ming asked.
Hearing it, Jiang Yuyan felt short of words and Ming Rusheng who was eating quietly felt nervous. He was searching for an opportunity to get out of there.
"Last night I slept late so might be because of that," Jiang Yuyan replied and Ming Rusheng felt relieved. Both avoided looking at each other.
"Hmm! After breakfast, you should take a rest then. I don't want my granddaughter to look exhausted at her wedding and I don't want that old man Lu Huan to blame it on me," Elder Ming said with a mild smile on his face. Whenever he mentioned elder Lu in his conversation, it didn't fail to bring a smile on his face.
"Okay! Grandpa," Jiang Yuyan said and just then Ming Rusheng's cell phone rang. After hearing the person from the other side of the line, Ming Rusheng said, "I need to go, grandpa."
"You can but first finish your breakfast. For a week, I noticed you are not at home. We have a wedding at our home and how come you can be away when the whole family is celebrating it? Are you not planning to attend a wedding or what?"
"No grandpa. I was just occupied with work," Ming Rusheng replied.
"I hope to see you at the wedding at least."
Nodding, Ming Rusheng finished his breakfast in a hurry and excused himself.
"Wait for me outside," elder Ming said in an ordering tone and everyone thought what had happened that elder Ming was serious.
Leaving everyone puzzled, elder Ming left to go where Ming Rusheng was waiting for him outside of the Ming Mansion's door, with his car.
As the elder Ming reached there, Ming Rusheng stayed silent waiting for his grandpa to speak.
"I don't want you to be weak like your aunt Ming Fangsu who couldn't handle the heartbreak and took an extreme decision. These things are hurting, but one should know how to overcome them." Elder Ming's words shocked Ming Rusheng to his bone not knowing what to say.
"I saw what happened the previous night in the gallery of the first floor," Elder Ming said not waiting for Ming Rusheng's reaction as he knew it must have shocked his grandson to know that he saw it. 1
The previous night, after coming from the party, the elder Ming couldn't sleep even after trying so hard. He finally gave up and went out to the gallery to get fresh air. As he reached there, he saw Ming Rusheng was talking to Jiang Yuyan, and he heard everything. When Jiang Yuyan slapped him and ran away, elder Ming hid and when he saw again, he felt sad to see his grandson.
"Grandpa, I didn't mean to harm her. I was ..."
"You did well. If she had stepped on those thorns, it would have hurt her feet badly," Elder Ming said before Ming Rusheng could say it all. Ming Rusheng was glad to know his grandpa didn't misunderstand him.
"I know my grandson can be cold and rude most of the time but he is not the one who can harm anyone."
Ming Rusheng didn't know what to say and finally said a few words as he felt heavy in his chest seeing his grandpa's trust in him. "Thank you so much, grandpa."
"Hmm! You can go now and make sure to be present at the wedding. Facing reality straightaway is better than running away from it. It can help you get out of things faster." 1
"I will, grandpa," Saying Ming Rusheng left in his car.
Ming Yusheng came out of the Mansion, being curious about what his father and son were talking about. "Did he upset you, father?" Ming Yusheng asked.
"He is a grown-up man now and he knows what to do. What can he do to upset me?" Elder Ming replied and Ming Yusheng nodded.
"You are blessed with one good son just like I did." These words brought smiles on both of their faces. When these two were talking, a car arrived at Ming Mansion and that was Jiang Yang.
"One more good son from the family is here," Ming Yusheng said and elder Ming nodded. Mo Ruolan is blessed to have such kids."
Stepping out of the car, Jiang Yang greeted this father-son and elder Ming said teasingly, "Seems like my grandson was enjoying the party till now." Ming Yusheng gave him a teasing look, too.