Chapter 470: Chapter 471: Body Training Together 6
After six months of silence, Mr. Chuâs voice was rough and weak, like someone barely holding onto a breath.
Yet everyone present could hear it clearly; he was indeed speaking, and actual words were coming out.
Everyone was extremely surprised; it was as if a person in a coma for years suddenly regained consciousness, bringing that kind of shock.
Especially Chu Tianming and Yunrou, who were about to burst into tears, approached Mr. Chu nervously and carefully while looking at him.
"Dad, Dad, you can talk now. Look at me, Iâm Tianming. Please call my name!"
"Dad, Iâm Yunrou, your daughter-in-law. Can you call my name?"
Mr. Chu directly ignored the two, his aged and hollow eyes slowly filled with light, staring intently at Nianyang.
He still stubbornly and shakily held onto a moldy sesame cookie, his bony fingers barely able to hold it, wanting to speak but unable to, letting out anxious grunts.
Nianyang immediately reached out, catching the cookie in her hand as it was about to drop, and then smiled sweetly at Mr. Chu,
"Grandpa Chu, is this the cookie youâre giving me?"
Mr. Chu opened his mouth wide, wanting to speak but unable to, his body trembling with urgency.
"Grandpa Chu, donât get excited, stay calm!"
Nianyang quickly patted Mr. Chuâs back, smiling with crescent-shaped eyes,
"I know what you mean. You want me to eat it, donât you? Grandpa Chu is so thoughtful, knowing Iâm tired from treating you and wanting to reward me!"
And with that, Nianyang started to put the cookie into her mouth.
"Nini, no!" Li Tingyan grabbed Nianyangâs hand, "Itâs already moldy; eating it will make you sick!"
"Itâs okay, I have a strong constitution!" Nianyang blinked, and downed the cookie in a few bites, of course, consuming it with Spiritual Spring to neutralize the mold toxin.
"Mmm, itâs delicious. Thank you, Grandpa Chu!"
Under everyoneâs incredulous gaze, Nianyang finished the entire cookie, and then they saw Mr. Chu squinting his eyes with a happy humming laughter.
Mr. Chu had been paralyzed for half a year, with all his facial muscles stiff and unable to show any expression.
But everyone could see that Mr. Chu was really happy.
Seeing this, Chu Tianming and Yunrouâs eyes turned red. Ever since their daughter went missing more than ten years ago, with her fate unknown, Mr. Chu had never been this happy.
Chu Tianming looked at Nianyang and spoke, "Nianyang girl, thank you for not disdaining the old man. To be honest, we actually had a little daughter, but that year an accident happened in our family, and the little daughter perished.
Mr. Chu never accepted this fact, always feeling that the little daughter was still alive. Every year on her birthday, he would go to the mall to buy various snacks and candies, saying he was saving them for her to eat when she came home. The cookie you just ate was bought by him half a year ago..."
Back then, during that dangerous period, the Chu Family feared retaliation.
Because there were corporate secrets involved, Chu Tianming publicly stated that an accident happened at home, but the truth was they hid the little daughter in a safe place for refuge, but she went missing.
Yet to him, during that turbulent time when everyone was at risk, it seemed impossible for a newborn daughter to survive, so it was equivalent to her perishing.
Yunrou smiled, "This moldy cookie was discovered when changing Mr. Chuâs clothes, and we originally wanted to throw it away. But Mr. Chu disagreed and wouldnât let anyone touch it. The fact that he gave it to you shows he really likes you!"