Awkwardly clearing his throat, grandpa Yang answered, "No need for that, I am good."

"Why? Do you still feel very full because of all the lies you have been telling me?" she snapped. ​​

Sensing the tension between them, Yichan quickly excused himself and left the room. "I'll go get lunch for us."

After he left, Ning crossed her arms in the front and kept staring at grandpa Yang who was purposely looking around, trying very hard to avoid her.

"I have been here for a whole week now, why didn't you come to see me?" she inquired.

"I had something really important to do, I was very busy," he hesitantly answered.

"Something so important that you couldn't even take out an hour to come and see me?" When he did not say anything, Ning sighed and helplessly shook her head. "Grandpa, why did you not tell me about it before?"

Lowering his head, he answered, "I was scared and didn't know how I was supposed to reveal it to you. So I kept delaying it until I realized that it was too late to tell you about it."

"So you are no more scared now?" she inquired.

Nodding his head, he sighed, "I am very scared." Pausing for a while, he asked, "You won't abandon or leave me alone, right?"

"I want to but I can't because I know you will be a mess without me," she snapped.

Keeping quiet for quite some time, grandpa Yang asked, "Can you give me a hug? I think I really need one."

"I need one too grandpa," she stated before stretching her arms towards him.

Giving her a hug, he breathed a sigh of relief. "I am sorry for keeping such a big thing away from you but I had no other choice. When Weilong brought you in my house, you were this tiny little thing who would barely open her eyes and I was alone. I had no idea how I would manage to take care of you because you looked so precious and fragile, I was so scared. But despite all the fears, I was very sure of one thing, I would love you from all my heart and never make you feel the absence of your parents. Though I know I messed things up for a few years and you had a really hard time but apart from that, I tried to do my best."

Looking at him with teary eyes, she vigorously nodded her head, "You did, you never made me feel abandoned or not loved grandpa."

Wiping her tears away, he smiled, "You are the only family I have Ning, I don't need anybody else if I have my precious granddaughter by my side."

"We have Yichan on our side too, let's not forget him otherwise he will start whining," she chuckled.

"Of course, how can I forget that brat?" Kissing the top of her head, he sighed, "I thought you would be mad at me too."

"I am still mad at you for not telling me about it before but it's okay, I just wanna get over it. The truth doesn't change it, right grandpa?" she inquired.

"Of course it doesn't. You are still my granddaughter and I am your handsome grandfather, my love for you is still that same and it will remain so no matter what happens. The truth is just a part of our past which is not very important unless you want it to be important." Pausing for a while, he added, "I will always comply and support you no matter what decision you take. If you want to acknowledge—"

Cutting him off, Ning curiously inquired, "When he left you, weren't you mad?"

Shrugging his shoulder, he explained, "Well, I was mad at him for leaving. Weilong was the most responsible son I had and I had trained him for years with a hope in my heart that one day, he would take charge of everything and I can rest in peace. But things don't always turn out to be the way we want them to."

Pausing for a while, he added, "I really don't mind him choosing the woman he loves over his family because that is something even I did when I married your grandmother. My father was against our marriage so I left everything behind and eloped with her. The old man called us back after Weilong was born."

"When Weilong walked out on me, I realized that maybe this is how my father might have felt when I walked out of the family." Helplessly shaking his head, he chuckled, "Karma is a real thing."

"Did you ever try calling him back?" she inquired.

Grandpa Yang nodded his head and answered, "I did, I called him back but he turned me down saying that it isn't safe. I offered him help but he turned me down and I felt devastated. There was no way I would handover my hard earned assets to someone like my youngest son, so I decided to let my useless kids be and kept working hard."

Keeping quiet for quite some time, he explained, "I always had a hope in my heart that one day Weilong will return home and my family will be complete again but that tiny little flame of hope extinguished when he left you in my arms and left. How can I expect anything from a man who gave up on his own flesh and blood so easily? So from that day onwards, I decided not to depend on anyone and focus on making your future brighter. You are the reason why I never gave up sweetheart."

Taking a deep breath, he smiled and pinched her cheeks. "Like everyone says 'Hard Work always pays off', my hard work paid off too. You grew up to be this wonderful, strong and independent woman who did everything I wanted my sons to do. You have always made me feel so proud of myself Ning, you have never made me feel disappointed."

Wiping her tears with the back of her hand, she started sobbing. "You are making me cry now."

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SPECIAL AUTHOR'S NOTE:

I hope you all liked the MINI COMEBACK MASS RELEASE :)

I would like to make a few announcements regarding the novel:-

1) I will be taking part in the December WIN-WIN so please show your support by buying at least the first privilege tier of the book.

2) The book will most probably come to end by the end of this month so stay tight ^_^

3) I will be starting two new books after I am done with all the existing ones (Will drop the details of the new books later)

4) I would like to thank each and every one of you for waiting for me patiently and also showering my works with so much love and affection.

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Sofia ♥