Chapter 640 - Just One Favor... (1/2)

When Old Lu saw Guan Gao Huan's face, he smiled.

The closer he looked at his third grandson, the more he saw his semblance with him when he was in his twenties. This eased the heavy feelings in his heart a lot.

”Gao Huan. Why did you visit this old man?”

Guan Gao Huan entered the room and saw the photo albums on the table. His heart froze.

Was... the old man started to become suspicious of him?

Old Guan saw that Guan Gao Huan's smile stiffened. The eyes of his grandson was on the table where the pictures of him, his daughter, and his grandsons were scattered.

Once more, the ache in Old Guan's heart stirred.

”Gao Huan...”

Guan Gao Huan calmed down and forced out a gentle smile. ”I have not seen you for a long time, grandfather. How is your condition?”

Old Guan smiled lightly. ”I am getting better. But I am still advised to rest indoors. Come here.”

Guan Gao Huan walked to the table and sat across the old man. His eyes subtly glanced at the photos.

Among the scattered photos were pictures of the young Gao Huan.

The little boy was smiling while holding a kiddie ball. The pair of bright warm brown eyes and big smile made Guan Gao Huan feel strange.

He had never seen the young boy in the hospital bed awake. Until the real Guan Gao Huan's final moments, he had never seen the little boy's eyes.

So his eyes were really this brown... Unlike his.

”Do you remember this? You insisted on playing children's basketball even though you were too weak to throw the ball to the basket. When your big brother Xixin pleaded for you to let you play, you just kept the ball to yourself and never brought it down.”

Guan Gao Huan's eyes lowered.

He had no memory of that, because he was not the real person in the picture.

His childhood days had no such happy memories.

”...”

Old Guan did not hear any response. His smile slowly diminished and became bitter.

A wizened old hand reached out to hold Guan Gao Huan's hand. ”My youngest grandson, I know that you still haven't forgiven me, but I hope that I could at least help you ease the anger in your heart.”

Guan Gao Huan's ears perked up. He smirked inwardly.

The old man was still the same as last time. Always asking for his forgiveness.

This weakness could be taken advantage of.

Turning melancholic, Guan Gao Huan looked at his grandfather's eyes. ”Then... If I ask you for one more favor, just one favor, will you grant it for me?”

Old Guan stared at his grandson's eyes. This might be the last time his grandson would be asking a favor from him.

”What is it? If I can make you feel better after what I have done to you, then I will do it with everything I have.”

Everything?

Guan Gao Huan lowered his eyes to hide the darkness flashing within them.

”Grandpa, I'll be honest with you. I... am unable to truly forgive you for leaving me alone in a strange place with unfamiliar people when I was at the lowest point of my life. Grandpa, I was still very young back then... My heart was full of bitterness and grievances...”

The words echoed with emptiness.

Guan Gao Huan seemed to be brought back in the past.

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