Before he died, my grandfather forced me to marry the richest man in the capital.

The once cheerful Ji residence was now shrouded in a gloomy atmosphere, and no one could see a smile on their face.

The atmosphere around Ji Hancheng was extremely tense. Not only Ji Hancheng, but also Ji Jiale, who was originally a man of few words, now barely uttered a few words all day. He kept a cold face and didn't say a word when he came in or out. Lu Yiyue quietly stayed by his side.

When he didn't speak, she would urge him to open up, hoping he would release some of his emotions, afraid that he would suffer from holding them in.

The maids and aunties in the Ji residence were all too afraid to make a sound and were working with utmost concentration.

Aunt Ji went to see Ji Xinhan early in the morning. After visiting her, she wiped away her tears, carried her bag, and went to the Ji family cemetery. Yuan Shu did not stop her. When Butler Ji was around, the two of them could still talk and chat together.

Now that only Aunt Ji is left, she feels lonely. Aunt Ji is used to chatting with Grandpa Ji and Grandma Ji. She feels no pressure talking to the tombstone and can say whatever she wants.

Yuan Shu and Ji Hang went with the old man, but instructed the driver to take Ji's wife there and then pick her up.

After dinner, a group of people entered the Ji residence. Leading them were Han Guoguo and Su Yu, followed by Yan Zhun, Feng Xiaoni, and Yan Feifei.

Yuan Shu and Ji Hang were downstairs. When they saw so many people coming in, they knew why they had come. They stood up, took a blanket and covered Ji Hang's legs, and went up to greet them, saying, "Yao Yao and A Cheng are upstairs. You can go up now."

Han Guoguo nodded, her usual playful and lively demeanor gone. "Uncle, Auntie, I'll go upstairs and take a look."

Yuan Shu nodded, and the group went upstairs. At this moment, everyone forgot about small talk and simply nodded to each other.

Standing at Hanhan's door, Han Guoguo knocked three times softly. After knocking three times, she stopped and waited quietly at the door. After a while, the door was opened, and Tang Junyao, wearing pajamas, opened it.

Seeing the group of people standing outside the door, Tang Junyao felt a warmth in her heart and was moved. She turned slightly, and Han Guoguo went over and hugged Tang Junyao.

Tang Junyao hugged her back, "I'm fine."

Han Guoguo knew she had something on her mind, but she didn't expose it. On the way here, Su Yu had told Guoguo not to say too much when she was looking at Hanhan, because they were in the worst mood right now and were suppressing a lot of emotions.

Guoguo remembered it, but didn't say anything. She just gave Tang Junyao a comforting hug, and Yan Feifei also hugged Tang Junyao.

Feng Xiaoni's short wolf-tail hair had long since grown out and was now a head of slightly curly hair, tied into a braid. Yan Zhun walked in front, and Feng Xiaoni did not hug Tang Junyao. Her enthusiasm was never on the surface; she simply walked over and patted Tang Junyao's shoulder.

it is more than words.

Tang Junyao stepped out of Guoguo and Feifei's arms, forced a smile, and tried to tell them that everything was alright.

Su Yu didn't say anything, and didn't know what to say. It seemed like nothing he said would be appropriate. He walked to Ji Hancheng's side and patted him on the shoulder. In this atmosphere, nothing he said would be suitable.

Ji Hancheng did not stand up. Yan Zhun patted him on the shoulder, then bent down and took out the examination equipment from his pocket. He opened Ji Xinhan's eyeballs, listened with a stethoscope, and squinted his eyes. All the indicators were good.

So there's only one conclusion, which is what Ji Hancheng said when he called her: Hanhan was traumatized and blocked out the outside world, not wanting to wake up. There are some things she can't accept, so she chose to escape.

Su Yu didn't ask how she was, but stared at Ji Xinhan's scarred face. He felt heartbroken, his handsome brows furrowing. He thought that if his daughter had become like this, he might have collapsed too.

At this moment, he admired Ji Hancheng's composure. Perhaps Ji Hancheng was also breaking down in places unseen, Su Yu thought to himself, his eyes asking Yan Zhun how he was doing.

Ji Hancheng didn't seem to care about Yan Zhun's answer. After one night, he had accepted the worst-case scenario. As long as his daughter was alive, he could accept it even if she had to lie in bed for the rest of her life. As long as she was still alive, she would wake up one day.

He just hopes that Hanhan won't make him wait too long, and that he'll wake up while he's still alive.

Yan Zhun dared not give a specific time for Hanhan to wake up, for fear of giving her friend hope only to disappoint her. She simply said with certainty, "Hanhan will wake up. Once her inner conflict is resolved, she will wake up on her own. Talk to her more often and pull her out of her dead end."

Ji Hancheng's face remained expressionless as he nodded, as if he had already anticipated this outcome. Many doctors abroad had already told him this.

He knew that his daughter had a deep-seated problem in her heart because she couldn't accept certain things and had shut herself off from him.

Hanhan's test results were all good, but she remained in a coma and wouldn't wake up. No matter how he talked to his daughter, she wouldn't even open her eyelids.

It completely shields you from the external environment.

The group stayed in the room for a while before leaving.

Tang Junyao saw them downstairs. As soon as they arrived downstairs, they ran into Ji Jiale and Lu Yiyue, who had just returned from outside. Ji Jiale nodded politely and exchanged pleasantries, but his lips were tightly pursed, as if they were glued together and he couldn't open them.

Lu Yiyue was also in low spirits and called out to someone in a low voice. Han Guoguo and Su Yu were not surprised that their niece was there.

Before leaving, Su Yu simply told his niece, "Call your uncle if anything happens."

"Okay, Uncle, Aunt, Uncle, Goodbye."

From the moment she entered until she left, Yan Feifei didn't say a word. Before leaving, she hugged Tang Junyao again, saying, "Call me whenever you need me, and I'll come over anytime."

"Thanks."

Guoguo gave her a hug too, saying, "Sisters don't need to say thank you."

Before, she only had Xiaoxue, but now she has Guoguo, Xixi, Feifei, her sister-in-law, Xiaoni, and many other people who love her. After a few seconds of her thoughts drifting, Tang Junyao forced a relieved smile again.

Feng Xiaoni patted her shoulder, made a phone call gesture, nodded, and then followed the others. After leaving the Ji residence, all the women shed tears, their minds filled with the image of Hanhan being injured, and they felt extremely distressed.

Yan Zhun hugged his wife and comforted her, "She'll wake up."

Feng Xiaoni pressed her fingertips to the corners of her eyes, took a deep breath, and Yan Feifei was already sobbing softly. She was wearing white clothes today, and she directly pulled her brother's arm to wipe away her tears.

Yan Zhun didn't pull it back either. What could he do? He could only spoil his own sister.

In the car, Su Yu didn't start the car. After saying goodbye to Yan Zhun, he patiently tried to comfort Han Guoguo, who was crying her eyes out. Guoguo was easily moved to tears and had been holding back her tears, but now she couldn't hold them back anymore.

Two lines of tears kept falling down, pattering and dripping, making Su Yu's heart ache. He gently comforted her, wiping her tears with a tissue, "Don't cry, Hanhan will be alright."

Han Guoguo was sniffling. Su Yu was worried that if the car stayed parked for too long, Yao Yao would notice something was wrong and cause them more trouble, so he finally started the car and drove away. After driving a distance from the Ji residence, Su Yu parked the car on the side of the road and turned off the engine.

He continued to patiently comfort her, but Guoguo was still crying, sobbing intermittently, her voice choked with emotion. "You know, if Hanhan is like this, how heartbroken Yaoyao must be. I just saw how thin she's become, and her eyes are covered in bruises. She definitely didn't sleep all night, honey..."

Seeing that she paused for a moment, Su Yu took out a tissue, gently wiped away her tears, hugged her comfortingly, and patted her back.

As soon as she spoke, Han Guoguo's tears flowed even more. She took a deep breath, leaned on Su Yu's shoulder, and continued to say in a nasal voice, "Did you just see Ji Hancheng's white hair? I saw it. How heartbroken must he be to have white hair overnight? Yao Yao must be heartbroken. Lele isn't saying anything."

Su Yu noticed that Ji Hancheng had a lot more white hair on his head when he patted Ji Hancheng's shoulder, and some new ones were just sprouting. So he couldn't find any words of comfort, and could only pat his shoulder simply. Because no words could compare to Hanhan waking up. If Hanhan didn't wake up, all words would be useless to Ji Hancheng, so it was better not to say anything.

He didn't tell Guoguo that he had seen it, but silently comforted her, "Don't worry, didn't Yan Zhun say that Hanhan's indicators are all good? Hanhan was just upset. She wants to sleep for a while and will wake up. Call Cancan later and tell him to come back tomorrow and not stay at school. Let these kids chat with Hanhan every day. Maybe Hanhan's knot will be untied."

Without hesitation, Han Guoguo quickly sent a message to Cancan: "Son, get ready now, we're coming to pick you up soon."

Then she said to Su Yu, "Honey, let's go pick up Can Can now."

Su Yu looked at Guo Guo's red and swollen eyes and reminded her, "Guo Guo, even if we bring Can Can back now, tomorrow is Thursday, and Can Can still go back to school. Let's pick her up tomorrow afternoon."

Guoguo thought about it and realized that it made sense. If she picked Hanhan up in the evening, she wouldn't be able to chat with him, and it wouldn't be good to bother him too late. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Okay, I'll tell my son."

Seeing that Guoguo had been persuaded, Su Yu restarted the car and drove away.

Teito University.

Su Can was playing a game when he received the message. He was puzzled after reading his mother's message. Why was she picking him up so late at night?

She replied: "Mom, are we going out for dinner tonight?"

Ji Hancheng kept the news of Hanhan's coma a secret; only a few close friends in the entire capital knew about it. Han Yue also gave a strict order that anyone who spoke out would face the consequences.

Guoguo: It's okay, I'll tell you tomorrow. Starting tomorrow, you can go home and live at school instead of staying at school.

Su Can sent his mother a big question mark. He liked living at school, he really liked it. When he was at home, he had to tutor his younger brothers with their homework. If he tutored them wrong, he would also be punished by copying the homework. It was so unfair: Mom, I think it's too troublesome to pick me up and drop me off every day. It's a waste of gas and money. I think I'll stay at school. If you miss me, just bear with it. I'll be back the day after tomorrow.

Guoguo knew exactly what her son was thinking: "You'll find out when you get back tomorrow. I need your help with something."

Su Can thought it was about helping with homework and said reluctantly, "Mom, can I not come home to stay?"

Guoguo's stance this time was exceptionally firm, more so than ever before. What did it matter if Hanhan picked up and dropped off her son every day? No, she had to go home, or her father would call her.

Su Can compromised in a second, then changed her expression in a second: I'll go home. There's no need for all this trouble. I think going home is fine too. I can see you all every day.