She took it out and found it was exactly the wooden box the old Master Xiao had given her.
In an instant, Wen Sining's previously happy mood plummeted. Even now, the old Master Xiao's words still seemed to ring in her ears.
"Ningning, this was entrusted to me by the old Master Lu to give to you."
When Wen Sining walked into the old Master Xiao's room, this was the first thing he said. At the same time, he handed this small wooden box to her.
"The old Master Lu said this is his will. He specifically instructed that it must be kept by you." The old Master Xiao continued. By now, Wen Sining was already full of surprise.
"Uncle Xiao, this... this is such a precious thing. I can't accept it." Wen Sining quickly pushed the wooden box back.
The old Master Xiao looked disgusted and refused to take it.
"The old Master Lu said that if you don't want to keep it, just throw it away. Anyway, there's another copy with the lawyer besides the one in your hand."
"... Uncle Xiao, Grandpa is still in good health. Why would he make a will so early... Is there something wrong with Grandpa's health?" Wen Sining tightly pinched the edge of the wooden box. The sharp corner pressed hard against her palm, and soon left a deep indentation.
The old Master Xiao sighed, "Alas, the old Master Lu is just a paper tiger now. Although he seems okay on the surface, in fact, he has been continuously ill and hospitalized these days. Coupled with that fall a few days ago... his physical condition is far from what it used to be. Don't be deceived by his cheerful appearance every day. In fact, he's just deceiving you all... Ningning, to put it bluntly, the old Master Lu doesn't have much time left."
As the old Master Xiao said this, a melancholy expression appeared on his face.
Back then, when he first met the old Master Lu, they were still young men. They were all so immature that they would feel uncomfortable if they didn't fight twice a day just to please the girls they liked.
Later, as they grew up and matured, they each lost the girls they loved for various reasons. It wasn't until the girls they loved married others that they gradually drifted apart.
Life is but a short few decades, and they had been together for half a lifetime. Most of their old companions from back then had already passed away over the years. The old Master Xiao never thought that one day he would have to watch his old rival in love leave with his own eyes.
What he didn't tell Wen Sining was that although the old Master Lu seemed to be in high spirits, in fact, his internal organs had already been depleted... His body was just an empty shell that could collapse at any time.
Originally, he planned to leave the Lu family mansion and go back to the countryside to be a bare - foot doctor again. But now, he decided to stay here to see his old buddy off.
After hearing this, Wen Sining could hardly stand. Her eyes instantly welled up with tears.
"How could this happen! Grandpa was fine during the check - up in the hospital before. How could... Uncle Xiao, you must be joking with me, right?"
The old Master Xiao shook his head heavily. He reached out and patted Wen Sining's shoulder to comfort her, "But you don't have to worry too much. As long as the old Master Lu maintains a positive attitude and doesn't worry about unnecessary things, there won't be any major problems. By the way, the old Master Lu said that you should open the box I just gave you after his death."
Just like that, in her grief, Wen Sining took the wooden box absent - mindedly.
Wen Sining stroked the wooden box in her hand, and tears welled up in her eyes again. She quickly reached out her hand to cover her face and rubbed her eyes hard until the moisture in them was dispersed. Then she put down her hand and carefully placed the wooden box down, planning to take it back and put it in the safe tomorrow.
If possible, she really hoped that she would never have the chance to open this box in her lifetime.
Wen Sining lay in bed. Usually at this time, she would have already fallen asleep, but now she had no sign of sleepiness at all. She reached out and pressed her stomach, sighing softly.
"Alas, I ate too much tonight. I'm a bit stuffed." She murmured as she gently massaged her stomach in circles. Just like this, half an hour later, she managed to massage herself to sleep.
However, in the middle of the night, Wen Sining suddenly felt a sharp pain in her stomach. She was instantly awakened from her dream. She didn't even have the strength to get up and find a painkiller. The pain was so intense that her clothes were soaked with sweat, and she looked as if she had just been fished out of the water.
The severe pain made it almost impossible for Wen Sining to breathe. She gasped for air while trying to reach for the phone on the bedside table.
In her daze, she only knew that she seemed to have made a call, but she didn't know who she had called. She was already in a semi - comatose state due to the pain.
At the same time, Lu Luochen's phone rang in the next - door guest room.
Lu Luochen had just finished his work not long ago. Because of his work, his phone was always on 24 hours a day. He was sleeping groggily when the phone suddenly rang.
Lu Luochen opened his blood - shot eyes in an instant. He grabbed the phone and was surprised to find that it was Wen Sining calling him.
For some reason, at this moment, Lu Luochen felt a bit flustered.
He immediately sat up, instinctively ran his hand through his hair, cleared his throat, and then answered the call.
As soon as he answered, he was about to speak when he keenly heard the occasional groans and heavy breathing on the other end of the phone.
Lu Luochen threw off the quilt and got out of bed. He didn't even have time to put on his shoes and rushed to the next - door room to knock on the door.
He couldn't be wrong. The voice that came from the phone just now was Wen Sining's cry for help. Although it was very soft, he still heard it. Wen Sining was saying - Save me.
"Wen Sining! Are you okay? What's going on? Are you still conscious?" Lu Luochen shouted while knocking on the door, instantly waking up everyone in the Lu family mansion.
Not long after, Uncle Bai came up to ask what had happened. As soon as he heard that Wen Sining might be in trouble, he quickly went to look for the spare key.
"Sir, the madam took the key away." The servant who went to look for the spare key said timidly.
Wen Sining had the habit of locking the door. Since Lu Luochen used the spare key to open the door, Wen Sining would take all the keys away every time she went to sleep, and today was no exception.
Lu Luochen clicked his tongue lightly and punched the door hard before going back into his own room.
The two rooms were next to each other. Although the guest room didn't have a balcony, the master bedroom did, and the window of the guest room was less than two meters away from the balcony of the master bedroom.
Lu Luochen jumped onto the windowsill and looked at the balcony of the master bedroom. He thought he was confident that he could jump over, but Uncle Bai was worried about him.
"Sir, this is too dangerous. I'll have someone come up to pick the lock right away. Please wait for another two minutes."
"I can't wait." Lu Luochen suddenly roared. He turned to look at Uncle Bai and said word by word, "I can't wait for a single second. Uncle Bai, don't worry. I'll be fine."
As soon as the words fell, Lu Luochen gathered his strength and suddenly jumped towards the balcony of the master bedroom.