h4Chapter 448: Chapter 448: The Last Will! Ruanruan, You Must Trust Jingyan/h4

    Bao Mingyuan had someone move the olddy’s recliner into the greenhouse.

    The winter chill was severe.

    Inside the greenhouse, it was as warm as spring.

    One could faintly smell the fragrance of flowers.

    As the olddy lingered at death’s door, she slightly opened her eyes...

    She only allowed Bao Jingyan and Su Ruanruan to apany her.

    Although Bao Mingyuan felt it was inappropriate, this was the olddy’s final journey.

    He gently embraced Su Ruanruan’s shoulders, choking up, "Stay with the olddy."

    Tears filled Su Ruanruan’s eyes.

    As the others withdrew, the olddy let out a faint breath.

    It took a while before she could recover.

    She whispered to Bao Jingyan, "Pick some flowers for me... Ruanruan nted them for me!"

    Bao Jingyan knew she had words to say to Su Ruanruan.

    He knelt down, tucking in the nket for the olddy, "The olddy likes white roses the most, I’ll pick some for her!"

    When he looked up, he nced at Su Ruanruan.

    His gaze was deep.

    Once he was at a distance, Su Ruanruan knelt before the olddy.

    With tears in her voice, she said, "When nting the flowers, I was thinking about waiting for them to bloom so I could bring the olddy over with Bao Jingyan to see."

    The olddy closed her eyes.

    She patted Su Ruanruan’s hand.

    "Don’t cry... we... are still together."

    Suddenly, the olddy opened her eyes.

    Looking at the ss tiles above, her voice was very soft.

    "That year you came to our home... Jingyan joked with me about finding someone like Ruanruan, and I knew then that you and he were destined... Gui Zhi, that... that old thing always thought I couldn’t see it... heh heh... how could I not see it, Jingyan looks at you differently..."

    Tears swam in Su Ruanruan’s eyes.

    But she listened intently to every word the olddy said.

    The olddy gently stroked her ck hair.

    Her tone grew urgent, "No matter what... believe in Jingyan."

    Su Ruanruan was in a daze.

    The olddy’s voice became more stern, "Ruanruan, promise me."

    Su Ruanruan looked up.

    The olddy seemed more spirited than before.

    But it was nothing more than thest flicker of a dying me.

    To fulfill the olddy’s wish, she nodded, weeping, "I promise!"

    The olddy’s head leaned back into the chair.

    Slowly closing her eyes.

    Su Ruanruan burst into painful sobs...

    Bao Jingyan picked a bunch of white roses.

    He slowly knelt down, cing the roses in the olddy’s hand.

    He tenderly kissed the olddy’s white hair.

    He said, as if to console a child, "Grandmother, go in peace without looking back!"

    Su Ruanruan’s grief intensified.

    Bao Jingyan lifted her up, and whispered, "The olddy has passed away."

    He led her in a bow.

    Su Ruanruan sobbed helplessly...

    Bao Jingyan pulled her into his embrace.

    She struggled, but he forcefully held her.

    His lips close to her ear, he murmured, "Don’t forget what you promised the olddy."

    ...

    The Bao Family matriarch was no more.

    Bao Mingyuan fell seriously ill.

    But the funeral required arrangements to be made.

    Outside, Bao Jingyan took charge.

    However, a woman was still needed to attend to the home.

    After much consideration, Bao Mingyuan asked Su Ruanruan to take care of it.

    No one in the Bao Family objected.

    But the Gu Family felt for their daughter.

    Especially Lady Gu who had her reservations.

    She said to Su Ruanruan, "The Bao Family matriarch did indeed treat you well, and now you’ve taken care of Ziqi and Jingyuan, as well as flown back from Britain to see her off on her final journey. You’ve done quite enough! Ruanruan, you are an unmarried woman and tending to such affairs for the Bao Family will not reflect well on your reputation."

    — Not to mention, Bao Jingyan was a consideration.

    Su Ruanruan was well aware.

    But she dared not forget the kindness the olddy showed her that day.

    When she was abandoned by the Sun Family, Bao Mingyuan and the olddy protected her even more.

    Su Ruanruan conveyed this to her mother.

    Nevertheless, Lady Gu couldn’t bepletely at ease.

    Because of this, Bao Mingyuan personally made a trip to the Gu Family, begging endlessly.

    Gu Yuanpei managed to persuade thedy.