Chapter 9 (1/2)

The Eternal Club 9: The Rong Family Manor

The Rong family manor on 186 Xibei Road of Jin’an District was fully lighted on this very night.

The descendants and key family members of the Rong family had returned to China from where they were based and had rushed back to the manor.

Expensive but unassuming cars were parked at the entrance to the estate.

The architecture of the main building within the estate was modelled after 17th century European designs.

Rong Yiyou, the only surviving member of the second generation of the Rong family, was now lying on his Baroque style bed inside a similarly furnished bedroom of this main building.

He was extremely old, frail and skinny. His skin was dry and pale, so it was obvious that he was on the brink of dying.

His breathing had to be assisted by an oxygen mask and he was hooked up to several medical devices that reported his vitals at all times.

Standing by his bedside were several leading members of the Rong family, as well as some younger ones, who were all standing quietly with a saddened look on their faces.

Rong Yiyou was the younger brother of the one who had become a political leader back then. He had experienced and was an active part of that glorious time in the family’s history.

Every additional day he stayed alive was a reassurance to the rest of the family.

It didn’t matter whether they were old or young members of the family. Rong Yiyou’s existence alone gave them confidence.

If Rong Yiyou died, then the Rong family would end up moving into greater obscurity in the next generation.

“Mr. Rong…” a middle-aged man in a white doctor’s coat called out to the current head of the family, Rong Zhijian.

Rong Zhijian’s gaze shifted from the old man to the doctor.

He motioned to the doctor to keep his voice down, and then exchanged glances with his relatives in the room.

Every member of the family turned to follow Rong Zhijian and the doctor out of the bedroom quietly.

“Mr. Rong, everyone…I don’t think…I don’t think Old Mr. Rong is going to get through tonight,” said the doctor in a grim voice after swallowing his saliva.

The doctor seemed a little nervous since he was surrounded by so many important people.

The atmosphere grew even more solemn after he said those words.

Meanwhile, a tall young man in a gray windbreaker looked towards the manor from across the road.

“So, that’s the Rong family manor?” the young man murmured to himself.

That young man was Lu Li. His target was the Old Mr. Rong residing in this estate.

“Did something happen?”

He scanned the estate and could sense something was amiss. The security around the estate was higher than usual and cars kept stopping at the entrance.

Lu Li shook his head and decided not to think so much about this.