The Devil’s love

Scrunching his brows, Yichan inquired, "What about your college?" When Yitian did not say anything, he added, "Do you want to go with them?"

Keeping quiet for quite some time, Yitian inquired, "I don't know, do you want me to stay?" ​​

"Ning, s-she is really fond of you and I am sure she will definitely want you to stay," he answered.

"I also don't wanna leave you and sister Ning, I want to stay here too but dad he—"

Cutting him off, Yichan stated, "Don't word about him, I'll handle everything."

"Really? You will help me stay even if dad forces me to return back with him?" When Yichan nodded his head, Yitian gave him a hug. "You are the best big brother in the whole world."

Completely taken aback by the sudden hug attack, Yichan widened his eyes in shock. He had no idea what he was supposed to do. Was he supposed to hug him back or pat his back? Thinking for quite some time, he decided to pat his back in a very comforting manner. He was yet to get used to the whole having a little brother thing and also playing the role of a responsible big brother.

Pulling back, Yitian lowered his head and apologized, "Sorry for that, I got too excited."

Awkwardly clearing his throat, Yichan answered, "It's alright."

Keeping quiet or quite some time, Yitian added, "I always thought that you hated me so—"

"Why would you think like that?" he frowned.

Shrugging his shoulder, Yitian answered, "I don't know maybe because I am your half brother and also because of the issues you have been dad."

"The thing I have with dad has nothing to do with you. And I don't hate you, stop thinking about things like that." Glancing at the watch, he added, "go home now, it's getting late already and next time when you come out, wear thicker clothes."

When Yitian nodded his head, Yichan patted his head. "If you want to eat anything just let aunt Lin know. The doctor said Ning can go home by this weekend, we will be back soon."

"Okay, please tell sister Ning that I miss her and I will visit her tomorrow after my class."

After Yitian let, Yichan breathed a sigh of relief and made his way towards the hospital again. So many things had and were changing recently but despite all the unexpected changes, things were running smoothly which was a relief for Yichan. The only thing that had been scaring the shit out of him was how he would tell Ning the entire truth about her parents and how she would react to the situation. But since that was over as well and Ning's reaction was much more stable than he had thought it would be, it was one of the greatest relief for him.

Since everything was clear now and even Ning was aware of the entire truth, Yichan could easily deal with everything smoothly and in the way he wanted.

….

Inside the hospital

Ning's room.

"How are you feeling now?" Weilong inquired.

"Thanks for the concern Mr Weilong but I am feeling much better now," she answered. She addressed him in the same formal way like she used to giving him an indication that nothing had changed between them.

"That is nice, I am glad that you are feeling better." Keeping quiet for quite some time, he hesitantly inquired, "D-Did Yichan tell you—"

Cutting him off, she stated, "That you are my biological father?" Without waiting for his reply, she added, "Yes, he told me about it yesterday."

"That—"

"What are you doing here? Why are you here?" she inquired.

"I-I just wanted to see if you are okay." Pausing for a while, he added, "I also wanted to talk to you about everything that has happened recently and in the past."

"There is nothing to talk about."

"Ning, I know you are upset—"

Shrugging her shoulder, she asked, "Who said that I am upset? If you think that learning about the past and the fact that you gave birth to me will change anything then you are wrong. Nothing's gonna change because the past does not matter to me anymore."

"Yes, you gave birth to me and I understand that due to some unexpected circumstances, you chose to give me away but that doesn't matter anymore so I would suggest Mr Weilong and his family to forget about it as well," she added.

When Weilong lowered his head, Ning chuckled, "I never told this to anyone but I feel like you should know." Pausing for a while, she explained, "I never wanted to take over Yang Corporation, in fact I had no idea what I wanted to do. Everything was so confusing and distracting when I was young but do you know when I decided that I wanted to become a businesswoman?"

"There were times when I saw grandpa coming home exhausted and some times, he would come home after midnight but no matter how exhausted he was, he would come to my room." Pointing towards her forehead, she chuckled, "Give me a kiss right here, adjust my blanket and he would leave room only after making sure that I was safe and warm. This is one of the sweet little gestures he did which made me feel loved and special. Though I knew he worked hard all day, it never dawned upon me that it was difficult for him. My grandpa was my hero and I always thought that my hero could handle everything but one day, my invincible hero bubble popped."

Pausing for a while, she continued, "I was in high school at that time, grandpa got sick. He had a really high fever and a really bad cough. The doctor had asked him to take complete bed rest until his temperature is back to normal. I also stayed back home to take care of him even though he insisted that I should go to school and not worry about it. But how could I do that? He was terribly sick and even though he did not say it out loud, I knew he needed me."

"So I just scolded him and stayed back. I made sure he was taking his medicines and eating healthy food, I also checked his temperature every hour but no matter how much we tried, his temperature did not go down. I was so worried about him, he was the only family I had who loved and adored me, if something was to happen to grandpa, I would have been alone. So I asked the helpers to call the doctor again but before the doctor arrived, grandpa received a call from the office saying that there was an emergency. He was still burning but he didn't care about anything and started getting ready."

Scrunching her brows, she added, "I was so mad at him, I told him to rest, he was supposed to take rest but he did not listen to me at all. When I started throwing a fit, he gently caressed and head and kept me in his lap. I still remember what he said word by word, he told me 'Ning, grandpa has to go because there is no one to help him in the office. An office cannot function properly if the boss is not physically present so if I don't go, how is everything going to work?' and those words hit me like lightning. I never realized until that day, grandpa was always exhausted because he had to handle everything all by himself. From the long meetings, business tours, business banquets and all those exhausting ceremonies, he had to attend everything and also socialize with other businessmen."

Looking at Weilong, she continued, "And from that moment onwards, I knew what I wanted to do. I wanted to become just like my grandpa, I wanted to help him so that he could rest well and not feel exhausted all the time,"

Keeping quiet for quite some time, she added, "You left your father's hand selfishly without thinking about his needs and how he would feel after you walk out of the family. Maybe grandpa never said this out loud but he is terribly hurt by your action. The person whom you should visit and feel sorry towards is him and not me."

"I don't like beating around the bush Mr Weilong, I have always been a very straightforward person so I am going to be very bold and blunt with you. Please don't expect anything from me or our blood relationship. I will always be thankful to you and your wife for giving birth to me and I am extra thankful to you for leaving me with grandpa. I am what I am today only because of my grandpa and the lessons he had taught me. Let's keep our relationship strictly professional and address each other the way we used to do in the past. I don't need any kind of explanation from you or your wife, it doesn't and will never change anything."

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