Tong Jing walked out of the ward alone and gently closed the door behind him.

  "How's my grandfather?" Gong Shengkai asked anxiously (still pretending).

  "It's temporarily stabilized..."

  "Well, I'll go take a look now," said Gong Shengkai, and he was about to push the door open.

  Tong Jing grabbed him, "Grandpa needs to rest now, and the doctor said he can't talk too much, so you shouldn't go in for now--"

  "Okay, what did Grandpa say to you?" This was actually what Gong Shengkai cared about the most.

  "Grandpa wants me to be engaged to you -" Tong Jing sighed and sat down on the sand outside the door.

  Gong Shengkai knew it was this sentence, because all of this was arranged by him. He didn't expect his grandfather to act so realistically, the effect was even better than he had imagined, especially the heart disease play just now, it was really wonderful. However, his expression remained calm, and he walked over and sat down, "So you agreed?"

  "I didn't answer the question directly, but I could see that Grandpa was very disappointed--" Tong Jing's heart wasn't feeling good either, looking at Grandpa's already dim eyes becoming even more dull, as if he had lost all will to live. At that moment, Tong Jing felt a bit cruel.

  Gong Shengkai nodded slightly, without any blame in his tone. He had expected this outcome all along. If Tong Junye had agreed, it would have been strange. Still, he couldn't help but feel a slight sense of disappointment.

  Tong Jing turned his head to look at Gong Shengkai, two rows of tears streaming down his face, "Sorry..." His voice was hoarse and he couldn't say another word.

  I'm sorry, it came too suddenly, Gong Shengkai didn't expect Tong Jing to react this way. At that moment, how can I say - he felt a little guilty for deceiving her, but - he appreciated Tong Jing even more. She was indeed a woman who loved deeply and was very kind-hearted. He walked over, stretched out his hand to wipe away her tears, "Don't cry, Grandpa isn't so fragile, don't scare yourself."

  Tong Jing sobbed, feeling very guilty. Thinking of her grandfather's disappointed expression, she felt empty and hollow inside, as if a stone had been thrown out and was floating around without a place to land.

  "You just agree with my grandfather and it's done, at most we can have a fake engagement ceremony with my brother--" Gong Shengqing's tone was full of resentment, as if Tong Jun owed her grandfather something, or that she was blaming Tong Jun for not doing the right thing.

  Tong Jing raised her head and looked at Gong Sheng Qing with a bewildered expression, her face still bearing two streaks of unshed tears.

  "A fake engagement ceremony?" Gong Shengkai pretended to be confused, then secretly winked at Gong Shengqing, signaling her to continue.

  "Right, let's just pretend then. You two are already pretending to be a couple, so we can just stage a fake engagement ceremony and invite some friends to fill in the numbers. You two can just pretend to get engaged, it's like playing house. At most, we'll sign a contract, black and white, stating that this is all an act, and afterwards no one will have to take responsibility for anything. The key is to make Grandpa believe it!" Gong Shengjing's acting skills are top-notch, spouting nonsense about "making Grandpa believe it". You, Gong Shengkai, plus your grandpa is clearly in on it too, the one being deceived is actually Tong Jing, as long as Tong Jing believes it then that's all that matters.

  Gong Shengkai's mouth curled up with a smile, very satisfied with Gong Shengqing's "excellent" performance just now, but he didn't directly give his own opinion, he had to observe Tong Jing's reaction.

  Tong Jing furrowed her brow, and that expression was really contemplative. She had a lot of worries, "If Grandfather Gong knew it was fake, wouldn't he be even more heartbroken?"

  "Then you and my brother pretend to be a couple, aren't you afraid that Grandpa will know about it later and get heartbroken?" Gong Shengqing asked her back, and then continued, "Anyway, we've already started acting, so let's act all the way through. Who knows, maybe Grandpa will be happy and his illness will get better. By the time you guys return to Beijing, Grandpa won't know what's real or fake, he'll definitely think it's true."

  "But what about your parents and other elders? Don't they have any opinions on this? I always feel that you're being too naive, and there will definitely be many flaws exposed in the end!" Tong Jing was being cautious again and again. It's not that she opposed this idea, but rather felt that it might not be the best one. However, she couldn't think of a better alternative.

  "So you're not willing to help, huh? Then why were you crying just now? You really are a fake good person!" Gong Shengqing's words suddenly turned cold, mainly because she was at a loss for what to do. She hadn't expected Tong Jing to be so difficult to deal with. She cast a glance at her brother, as if to say: "You handle it yourself, I'm not going to be able to deal with her!"

  Gong Shengkai had no choice but to take matters into his own hands, "This isn't a problem, I can give them a shout and explain that it's all just an act for Grandpa's sake. They all hope Grandpa gets better and will definitely cooperate!"

  He'll go and greet him, it's strange that he didn't want more people to know about this matter, even his own father is in the dark. So to speak, isn't it all just to fool Tong Jun?

  Tong Jing always felt that something was not quite right, but couldn't put his finger on it.

  "You don't have to help, but I think you're really hypocritical. If you truly care about my grandfather, you should see the act through to the end and fulfill his last wish, instead of squeezing out a few crocodile tears here to show how kind-hearted you are!" Gong Shengqing was really getting into character this time, but in reality, she was venting her dissatisfaction with Tong Jing.

  "Xiao Qing, don't be so rude!" Kong Shengkai also felt that his sister had gone too far with her words, although he too hoped that Tong Nian would immediately agree, but he also knew that it was impossible for this woman to easily grasp her.

  "Alright, let's just go through with it. No matter what, I hope Grandfather will be happy--" Tong Jing didn't refute Gong Xing Qing's words, she didn't want to explain anything unnecessary. "However, we'll tell Grandfather beforehand that we'll take pictures of the engagement scene for him to see, and let him rest in the hospital. Also, tell him not to make a big fuss about the engagement scene, those superficial things we won't do. If Grandfather doesn't have any objections, we'll just hold a fake engagement ceremony!"

  Gong Shengkai thought he had misheard, did Tong Jing really agree? Wasn't this a dream!