1249 He Is Awake! (1/2)

He seemed extremely dispirited after battling his illness for three years.

His eyes only brightened up when he heard news of his precious granddaughter.

He opened his mouth slightly and made some gasping noises, but could not manage to get the words out.

His mouth had become crooked after the stroke, and he would drool the moment he was in a rush to speak.

The elderly head valued his dignity greatly and he usually would not speak when there were others around.

However, the moment he heard Mo Yongheng mentioning his precious granddaughter, he could not be bothered about anything else as he proceeded to lift his hand up strenuously and grabbed onto Mo Yongheng's shirt.

He spoke with a slur and was so agitated that tears emerged from the corner of his eyes.

His saliva dripped down from the corner of his crooked mouth.

Mo Yongheng leaned in close to where his mouth his and only managed to hear what he was saying after a long time. ”Pro… Protect… Xinxin…”

He continued to repeat these few words.

Others might not be able to make sense of what he had said.

Only Mo Yongheng was well aware of the elderly head's thoughts; hence, he was able to guess it from the movement of his lips.

He wiped the saliva off his face immediately and reminded him to not get too agitated.

”Don't worry, elderly head. Missy is well protected and Mo Kun will not be able to hurt her!”

”…”

Mo Chengxian finally stopped his attempt to speak the moment he heard this.

Exhausted, he relaxed his entire body and was about to fall into another deep sleep.

He seemed just like an elderly who had past his prime; if not for the fact that he was thinking about his precious granddaughter all the time, he might have already left his mortal frame.

Mo Yongheng held onto the aged man and said, ”Elderly head, you can't fall asleep now. You just had your medication and I still have to inject a dose of the antidote into you, please hold on for a little longer!”

”…”