Chapter 1461 - 1465: Paying the Price

"Brother Yao, this is not the time for questioning; let’s first see how Grandfather is doing!" Beitang Huan quickly tried to smooth things over, speaking as she walked over and gently squeezed Xia Qingqian’s shoulder. No matter what happened, she believed in Xia Qingqian’s character from the bottom of her heart; she would never be that kind of woman!

When they arrived at the old master’s villa, everyone looked at Xia Qingqian with eyes filled with near disgust and mockery, while some whispered alongside, speaking nothing but Xia Qingqian’s alleged wrongdoings.

Beitang Yao entered the old man’s room and saw Grandfather lying motionless in bed. He then asked Lao Chen, "Lao Chen, what happened to Grandfather? How did he suddenly have a stroke?"

Lao Chen sighed, about to say something, but Ling Mei interjected first, "It’s this can that has caused the master’s paralysis! Your Dad and I originally came to ask the master to speak to you, hoping you wouldn’t kick us out. But as soon as we got here, the master suddenly had a stroke! Lao Chen told us that the nutritional supplement contained harmful substances, specifically K powder."

Upon hearing this discordant statement, Beitang Yao frowned deeply, looking coldly at the couple in front of him, saying coldly, "Didn’t I tell you to leave? Why are you still here?"

"If you dare lie, I will make you pay dearly!" Beitang Yao gave the people present a cold and disdainful glance, speaking coldly.

Once he said this, everyone fell silent. At this moment, the old man seemed to sense the commotion and slowly opened his eyes. Seeing the people in front of him, tears streamed down his face as he tried to speak, but his mouth merely trembled slightly, unable to produce a single word.

Beitang Yao squatted down, holding the old man’s hand, saying, "Grandfather, tell me, who did this to you?"

The old man’s mouth moved, emitting a vague sound resembling "Qian," which shocked Beitang Yao! Qian? Xia Qingqian?

"Grandfather, who harmed you?" He couldn’t believe it and asked once more, suppressing the shock in his heart.

The old man’s eyes fell on Xia Qingqian, who looked aggrieved not far away. Beitang Huan, also squatting beside the old man, heard Grandfather laboriously utter a sound resembling "Qian" and quickly pulled Xia Qingqian over, afraid Brother Yao might misunderstand!

"Qian Qian, come here quickly, Grandfather is calling you!" Beitang Huan stood up and pulled Xia Qingqian to the bedside.

Xia Qingqian’s hands hung limply by her legs, her head lowered as she looked at the old man’s face filled with pain, her eyes brimming with tears. When Beitang Yao asked who had harmed him, was it her name he uttered? Does Grandfather also believe she wanted to harm him?

There was just a two-centimeter gap between the old man’s left hand and Xia Qingqian’s, yet he exerted great effort but couldn’t touch Xia Qingqian’s hand.

"Grandfather, I didn’t mean to harm you, it wasn’t me... How did you become like this?" Xia Qingqian’s face was filled with apology. If it was the nutritional supplement that caused the old man’s stroke, then she was indeed culpable! However, Lao Chen said it contained K powder; where could she get K powder? How could she harm the elderly man who had been so kind to her? That was Yao’s Grandfather, who treated her so well; how could she harm a defenseless elder who everyone revered?

As she was about to lift her hand to wipe the tears from her face, she happened to touch the old man’s hand, and reflexively, he slightly opened his hand and clasped two of Xia Qingqian’s fingers.

Xia Qingqian froze, not understanding the old man’s action, as she saw him looking at her with a painful, pleading gaze, his mouth moving as though he wanted to speak.

What is going on?