CHAPTER 340: CHAPTER 281

Rong Yan had also just finished bathing and appeared from her space shortly after she heard his voice.

"What’s the matter? Is something wrong?"

Qin Ye immediately said, "Mom and Dad have gone to your grandma’s house. They said she is about to die."

Rong Yan was shocked when she heard this.

"How is that possible?" She thought the old lady was healthy enough to live at least another ten or twenty years.

Qin Ye said, "I’m not quite sure about the specifics, but Mom and Dad have already gone. Do you want to go?"

Rong Yan thought for a moment, "Let’s go and see."

Although they had severed ties, it was really just with Rong Wenze’s family. If the old lady really died, the one who would be most heartbroken would likely be her father.

Qin Ye said, "Okay, I’ll go with you. But we don’t have a bicycle at home. We’ll borrow one from the Qin Family."

Rong Yan nodded, "Then you go borrow it and come pick me up later. I’ll talk to Xiao Mei first so she won’t be scared being at home alone."

"Right." Qin Ye responded and then turned around and walked out.

Rong Yan went to knock on Qin Mei’s door.

The light seeping out from the inside told her that she had not gone to sleep yet.

"Xiao Mei, come out for a minute."

Qin Mei, who was reading a book, heard her sister-in-law’s voice and came out to open the door.

"Big sister-in-law."

"Xiao Mei, us adults have to go out for a bit, and we might return late. If you’re scared alone at home, I can take you to the Qin Family to sleep."

Why hadn’t Qin Ye thought of this when he left? If she had thought of this earlier, she would have definitely asked Qin Ye to take her along.

Qin Mei shook her head immediately, "Big sister-in-law, I’m not scared. I can stay home alone. You all go ahead!"

Seeing that she genuinely didn’t seem scared, Rong Yan then said, "Okay, we will try to come back early. You can go back to your room and sleep, just lock this door, I’ve already locked the outside door."

Qin Mei obediently nodded, "Okay, big sister-in-law, I got it!"

Rong Yan patted her head, "Go to sleep!"

Then she turned and went to the courtyard, waiting for Qin Ye.

Fortunately, the two homes were not very far apart, and Qin Ye returned quickly. When he reached the front gate on his bicycle, he rang the bell for a while.

Rong Yan heard the ringing and knew Qin Ye had returned. She waited at the door, then went out and locked the main door.

"Let’s go!"

Once he saw she was seated, Qin Ye pedaled, and they rode away.

Meanwhile, Rong Wenming arrived at Rong Wenze’s front door, just as he stopped his bicycle, he heard loud wailing from inside.

His face turned very grim.

Then he pushed his bicycle inside.

Madam Rong followed him in.

After the couple parked their bicycles, they directly rushed towards the room from where the crying echoed loudly.

"Mom..." Rong Wenming entered and saw the old lady lying there with her eyes closed. Seeing her like that, all past grievances seemed to dissipate.

Rong Wenming’s eyes turned red immediately, "Mom."

Rong Wenze saw him, glared, "You finally deigned to show up. Mother kept waiting for you until the end, and you left her to die with her eyes open... What are you doing here now?"

Rong Wenming ignored him and fell to his knees before the bed, "Mom, your son has arrived late! It’s Wenming!"

In that moment, his heart was truly filled with sorrow.

Although the old lady had favored others and hurt him before, at this moment, he couldn’t remember any of the past grievances.

Madam Rong didn’t kneel, nor did she cry.

Because she simply couldn’t cry.

The grievances she had with the old lady weren’t something that could be resolved just because of death.

She came to send off the old lady for the last time only because she was Rong Wenming’s biological mother.

Yu Suhui couldn’t stand it and spoke sarcastically, "Big sister, you’re not crying. Are you still holding a grudge against mother?"

Madam Rong couldn’t be bothered with her.

But when Yu Suhui saw that she didn’t respond, she became more provoked, "What, they say a cold death clears all previous matters, yet how deep must your anger and grudge be that you won’t even cry?"

Madam Rong glared at her, "What, if I don’t speak, do you think you can act mute? I asked how the old lady was just fine, yet how could she just die like this? I can’t believe she’d be gone just from a fall..."

Upon hearing this, Yu Suhui was nearly furious.

"What do you mean by this?"

"What do I mean? What do you think? Just from a simple fall, for her to be gone like that, it’s unbelievable. Why don’t you explain... how did the old lady fall? Then how did she die?"

Yu Suhui shouted, "At her age, a fall can certainly be fatal, how would I know? Can I watch her at every moment?"

"Since she fell, then why didn’t you send her to the hospital immediately? She was healthy; even if it was a serious fall, taking her to the hospital might have saved her. Yet you didn’t even take her to the hospital."

"She was almost out of breath by then, how could we send her?" Yu Suhui glared angrily at her.

Madam Rong sneered, "When your eldest son came to my house, he mentioned that his grandmother was still breathing her last breath, which means she wasn’t dead at that moment. If you had taken her to the hospital, maybe she could have been saved. You really have cruel hearts."

Yu Suhui, infuriated, replied, "Are you saying we didn’t want to save her?"

Madam Rong didn’t back down, "Yes, that’s exactly what I mean, you should have taken her to the hospital immediately."

Yu Suhui, "You say it so easily, are you providing the money?"

Madam Rong, "Although we’ve been paying the support money, for hospital visits due to illness or injury, we would certainly have contributed."

Yu Suhui scoffed, "You’re quick to say that now. If you were really willing to pay, you wouldn’t have cut all ties with mother, not even inviting her to weddings. Maybe, you even hastened her death with your actions."

Madam Rong was truly angered, "Say that again, and I’ll tear your mouth apart."

"What, you did it but don’t let me speak? It was you who hastened her death."

Madam Rong was about to slap her, but considering the occasion was inappropriate—as the old lady had just passed and fighting would likely disturb her peace, despite their rocky relationship previously—she didn’t want her to pass in distress.

"I think the old lady’s fall might have been caused by you pushing her, else how could she have fallen so severely? We should let the police investigate this!"

She said it offhandedly, but before anyone else could respond, Rong Manman turned pale, "You can’t investigate, my grandmother has just passed away, and you still cause such turmoil. Do you want her to die unrestful?"

Madam Rong looked at her sharply, "Why are you panicking like that?"

"I, I’m not panicking; I’m just upset because she has just passed away, and you’re causing such a scene here. How can grandmother rest in peace? Aunt, please, for the sake of grandmother’s recent passing, stop arguing with us and let her pass peacefully!"

Madam Rong...

She pursed her lips.

But inside, she still felt very uneasy, always feeling that something was off.

How did this fall happen? It’s very incomprehensible that a fall could be so fatal.

Then Rong Wenming controlled his emotions; he stood up, then turned to look at Rong Wenze, "Tell me, how did mother fall, and where did she fall?"

At that moment, his gaze seemed somewhat frightening.

Rong Wenze felt a chill down his spine under his stare.

"...She fell right at this doorway, passing out instantly, and by the time we carried her back to the room, she seemed gone. So I sent Quan Kun to find you... Unfortunately, you arrived too late, and she didn’t wait for you..."