Becoming The Bigshot's Only Love After Breaking Her Engagement-Chapter 497: The Story Behind the Jade Bracelet (Part 3)

After Old Mrs. Zhan woke up, she was overwhelmed with excitement upon seeing the jade bracelet, trembling as she reached out with her aged hand to gently caress the jade. It was just like over sixty years ago, when she first saw the jade bracelet.

The jade bracelet was still as smooth and cool as before, but the hand that caressed it was no longer as slender and jade-like as it once was.

"Grandma, the jade bracelet you wanted, I found it for you," Zhan Hanjue said softly.

Old Mrs. Zhan nodded, tears glistening in her eyes, and sighed lightly.

As if rejuvenated, even having the strength to speak, she slowly recounted to Zhan Hanjue and Ye Ningwan: "This was the token of love from my first love, also a family heirloom of theirs. He gave it to me as a token of our affection. Unfortunately, I ultimately betrayed his feelings and married someone else, so I had to return this jade bracelet to him. I know he remained unmarried his whole life, keeping the promise he made back then. He said we would be together forever, that he would only marry me. But due to family reasons, I had no choice but to marry your grandfather. My whole life, I let him down."

"He must not have resented you, Grandma; otherwise, he wouldn’t have kept his promise for a lifetime," Ye Ningwan comforted.

Old Mrs. Zhan bitterly smiled, then slowly said, "At that time, my father was very angry when he discovered our relationship. How could a man from a declining family match my status? But my father was clever and did not confront him directly to make him leave me. Instead, he threatened me. If I agreed to marry your grandfather, my father would cripple one of his hands so he could never paint again. I knew painting was his dream, and if that dream was broken, he would rather die. Only then did I heartlessly leave him and return this token of love to him, with no further debt between us.

I thought after so many years, he would gradually let go of this relationship. I didn’t dare to inquire about him until I accidentally heard that he never married and lived alone his whole life. At that moment, I felt as if I was living dead. Life had long lost its meaning for me, but I didn’t have the courage to end it, fearing he would be angry with me. So, now that my end is near, don’t be sad. This is what I have been hoping for. Hanjue, especially you, don’t grieve or be sad for me. Leaving this world, grandma is very happy, finally seeing him again."

"Grandma..."

Zhan Hanjue held her hand.

Old Mrs. Zhan weakly said again, "Although my life was not perfect, I would still count it as happy. Especially having you and your father, two children, is my greatest satisfaction in this life. To your grandfather, I feel no guilt. Whether regarding his daughter as my own or raising you and your father while maintaining the Zhan family business, I’ve done right by him and the Zhan family. The only one I wronged is Bai Yunsen. Therefore, Grandma has a request. I hope that after I leave, you can bury me with Bai Yunsen. I know he’s buried in West Mountain, the place where we had our first date, a place filled with beautiful memories. I hope after I die, you can also bury me there. Perhaps the family, including your aunt, will not agree. Hanjue, I hope you can help Grandma." 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

"Don’t worry, Grandma. I will make sure your wish is fulfilled," Zhan Hanjue promised her.

Old Mrs. Zhan finally showed a satisfied smile and slowly closed her eyes.

She passed peacefully.

Before she left, she was still lucid enough to properly arrange her affairs.

The moment Zhan Hanjue saw his grandmother close her eyes, he felt his heart empty, like it had been hollowed out.

But remembering his grandmother’s words, not to be sad or mournful, he dared not cry out loud.

He simply sat powerlessly by the bedside for a while, his eyes staring blankly in one direction.

Ye Ningwan also sat beside him, gently placing her hand on his shoulder.

She said nothing.

No words of comfort, no advice, just quietly accompanied him.

Letting time pass, and the sun set in the west.

After a long while, Zhan Hanjue finally came to himself, took a deep breath, stood up, and instructed Housekeeper Wu outside the door, "Inform every family, Old Mrs. Zhan has passed."

"Yes, sir." Housekeeper Wu changed his address from young master to sir.

From then on, he was no longer the eldest young master of the Zhan family, only ’sir’.

Zhan Hanjue closed his eyes and tightly held Ye Ningwan’s hand.

With the passing of Old Mrs. Zhan, the main family of the Zhan family and other relatives came to offer condolences, asking Zhan Hanjue to restrain his grief.

Zhan Hanjue arranged the back courtyard into a mourning hall, where some elders from the Zhan family and people from Old Mrs. Zhan’s maternal family came to discuss funeral matters.

The funeral would naturally be grandiose, as passing away at that age could be considered a celebration of life.

Every request they made, Zhan Hanjue agreed to without any objections.

However, when Zhan Hanjue mentioned burying Old Mrs. Zhan in West Mountain, he faced strong opposition from the Zhan family.

"Your grandfather is in the cemetery, and the selected plot is a double grave. Why would we suddenly bury Old Mrs. Zhan in West Mountain? Your grandparents loved each other dearly for a lifetime, and now you want to separate them in death?"

"That’s Grandma’s last wi—"

"Your uncles are right. We originally thought the scenery in West Mountain was better, so we had this thought. We considered moving your grandfather to West Mountain too, to be buried together with Grandma." Zhan Hanjue was about to explain when Ye Ningwan gently interrupted.

After interrupting, she gave Zhan Hanjue a glance and shook her head slightly.

The family heads of the Zhan family, hearing this, calmed down a bit but still said, "Your grandfather has been passed away for so many years, and he’s used to lying in the original tomb. Over the years, our Zhan family has thrived, especially the Zhan Group, growing rapidly with a limitless future. This is all thanks to our ancestors’ blessing and your grandfather’s spirit watching over you. So, it’s better not to move his place. The tomb is a double plot; you can directly bury them together, saving you a lot of trouble."

"You make a good point. We’ll think about this again," Ye Ningwan said.

After the elders went to rest, Zhan Hanjue frowned at Ye Ningwan and asked, "Why did you stop me from explaining? I promised Grandma, there’s no way I’m going to let her down. It doesn’t matter if they disagree; I won’t let Grandma have any regrets."

"I know, you can’t let Grandma down, and whatever you promised her, you’ll do. But there’s no need to turn against the family elders," Ye Ningwan said.

"What do you mean?" Zhan Hanjue frowned.

Ye Ningwan said, "You forgot? Grandpa didn’t have the person he loved; Mrs. Leng’s mother passed away long ago but is still buried outside."

Her reminder made Zhan Hanjue remember.

Indeed, that person was always buried outside, also because of this matter. Aunt and Grandma had a dispute back then, but it was strictly rejected by the rest of the Zhan family, leading Aunt to harbor even more resentment towards Grandma.