Touch Baili

"Lan Zhubu, please get up. I can't bear to see you like this!" Baili Hongzhuang supported Lan Hongtai, her calm face showing a mix of panic and astonishment.

"You can bear it," Lan Hongtai waved his hand, "As a grandfather, I couldn't protect you. Compared to the harm you suffered before, what does this one kneeling mean?"

Lan Hongtai's determined face revealed a stubbornness. He knelt there like a rock, unmoving, repenting for his mistakes, his debts, and his heartache...

He had no right to ask for Baili Hongzhuang's forgiveness. The only thing he could do was to repent and bring some relief to Baili Hongzhuang's heart.

Hearing Lan Hongtai's words, Baili Hongzhuang's heart was greatly moved.

She never expected that this lofty person, who usually held himself above others, would kneel down at this moment, abandoning all his pride and arrogance, and speaking to her as a grandfather burdened with guilt.

In this moment, she felt that she couldn't hate anymore.

This old man had probably been tormented like this for so many years.

In fact, Lan Hongtai had probably suffered no less pain in these nineteen years of torment than they did.

"Grandfather, please get up," Baili Hongzhuang sighed in her heart and spoke slowly.

With Baili Hongzhuang's words, Lan Hongtai, who had been immersed in repentance, couldn't help but tremble, his gaze slightly dazed and shocked as he looked at Baili Hongzhuang.

"You... what did you just call me?"

"Grandfather," Baili Hongzhuang spoke again.

She had thought that it would be difficult to say that title, but at this moment, she felt it came out naturally.

Crimes had their perpetrators, and the greatest blame she held was not on Lan Hongtai.

Compared to the malice in the hearts of Lan Jingkuang and his family, the repentance and suffering of this old man for nearly twenty years were already enough.

Lan Hongtai looked at Baili Hongzhuang in disbelief, his heart filled with deep joy.

"You called me grandfather, do... do you really accept me?"

He didn't dare to ask for Baili Hongzhuang's forgiveness, but it didn't mean he didn't hope for it.

Her forgiveness was his greatest desire.

"You have always been my grandfather. Whether I acknowledge it or not, it doesn't change that fact," Baili Hongzhuang's lips curved into a smile. Compared to her previous cold and indifferent smile, this smile now held more sincerity.

"Please get up quickly. If you continue like this, your granddaughter's lifespan might be shortened."

Upon hearing this, Lan Hongtai finally listened to Baili Hongzhuang's words and stood up, sitting back down on the side.

He looked at Baili Hongzhuang with bright eyes. Even though he had received a definite answer, he still worried that it was all a dream.

"Yixuan, I never dared to imagine that you would still be willing to acknowledge me as your grandfather. Thank you."

Lan Hongtai's hands trembled uncontrollably, but he covered Baili Hongzhuang's hand. His bloodshot eyes showed his excitement.

"I know that everything back then was not what you wanted to see."

Baili Hongzhuang spoke slowly, no longer as cold as before.

Many aspects of the Lan family had disappointed and chilled her, but what this old man had done made her feel a hint of warmth.

At least, in this vast family, there was still familial love that existed.

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