Dashed

The call Sia received shocked her out of wits, she wasn't able to think straight. With the last bit of consciousness she had she informed Tang Chuan about her situation and ran out of the conference hall leaving everyone else baffled. Even ignoring the number of signals she broke on her way she reached the city hospital and asked for her Grandpa's room number. Her mother's father was her most dearly person left. She was never close to her parents as they were never available for her ever since her childhood. She started living alone since she was sixteen, even before that she used to live at hostel or at her grandparent's place, she lost her maternal Grandma at the age of six and the incident that happened at that time left quite a deep scar on her.

She reduced her pace after reaching near to his room. As soon as she hold the knob of the door to open the door for his room, it suddenly opened from inside. Out came the doctor, her parents accompanied by her other relatives. The doctor was nearly as old as her grandfather, also one of the top surgeons in City A, known by the name Su Xiang. Even though he was quite strict and cold, he chuckled lightly at her sight. She excused herself without even looking at him, and strode towards her grandfather, looking at her tightened fists anyone who knew her could easily tell how nervous she was. She was a practical person who always dealt with things using brain, but only a few close people were an exception.

"You shouldn't have done that Grandpa!!" she scolded him with a cold expression but her grandfather knew that he scared her a lot today.

He was silent for a while looking at the ceiling of the room. He knew no one could make her do something she don't want to do, but he was just as stubborn as her. The room was silenced after her one sentence, they both chose to wait for the other to say something but none spoke. Unable to control his silence, she continued, "You knew this trick would work on me as always, right??!" she said with a grim face.

"Okay fine, you win, I'll meet him. But just this once, okay??" she said as she turned her back towards him.

He was satisfied with this outcome. He very well knew nothing could make her submit to him other than the time when his health was at stake, but he never cared for his life, being the head of special forces at the age of 38 for nearly 25 years could easily justify this habit of him. He smiled lightly at her remark and said, "That punk will be coming for lunch with Grandfather Mo to my place day after tomorrow, be on time."

"Fine" she left just after that.

Su Xiang came right after she left. "You really think she would agree to marry him so easily, I don't know if she forgot Rick or not, but I don't think she's ready for it. Shouldn't you think about it once again? Besides she needs to know that you...." Grandfather Su asked with worried look on his face. Sia was beloved of everyone in her Grandpa's group. And Grandfather Su was a very good friend of him, besides that he treated Sia just like her own granddaughter, so couldn't help but worry.

Grandfather Jing interrupted him with a sigh and looked out of the window. "Now is not the right time. There are many problems waiting for her ahead. I just hope she could marry someone capable to keep her safe. That punk, Mo Xiao, I know him since his childhood.... he's good... very good, though I never thought Mo Lutian would suddenly ask for Sia's hand for Mo Xiao, even after knowing everything that happened and will happen in future. Even though I don't want her to go away from me, I know I don't have much time and resources left and I'll definitely regret if I let this proposal go. She will definitely be happy. Even if any issues arises in their marriage, I trust Mo Lutian he would stand with my granddaughter instead of his own grandson." ....I hope this proposal is out of love and not pity. But this last worrisome sentence was buried deep inside his heart and never came out.

Sia left the room and headed towards bathroom. She washed her eyes adjusted her look. After observing that there was no trace of the worried, sad and disappointed Sia moments ago she left the hospital and headed towards her office. Sia called her secretary asking her about the updates of the situation. She was pleased with the outcome because everything went as planned. Sia asked her secretary to send all the necessary documents to her place, because she was in no mood to work.

But who knew she would crash into someone as soon as she left the hospital.