AMRWFA -Chapter 216 Your Grandma Can’t Make It Either

After finishing a full day of work, Li Haidong was utterly exhausted.

Especially today—she had learned a truth she simply could not accept.

At times, she wondered: Was there a mistake?

Maybe it was just a joke from the “golden master.” Maybe they were just doing it for fun.

But when she came back to her senses, she was already holding scissors, cutting off a strand of her hair, crouching down facing the direction of her hometown.

“Ah…”

Li Haidong let out a soft sigh.

“I’m sorry, Grandma. I just want to live.”

“I know you want to live too, but Grandma… I’m still so young. You’re already so old, you’ve lived your whole life…”

“You’ve already lived enough!”

“If I could live to your age, I would never, just to survive, take someone else’s life.”

……

As for why her grandmother borrowed life from her instead of someone else, Li Haidong didn’t dare think too deeply about it.

Because if she thought further, it would break the fragile “lie” she had finally managed to build—that back then, her grandmother protected her not out of love, but perhaps to “please” her parents.

After all, if that incident hadn’t happened, her parents might never have brought her grandmother to live with them. Most likely, they would have left her in the countryside, just to avoid any harm coming to Li Haidong.

Back then, her parents had been willing to leave their hometown and bring her out to work for her sake. After so many years, they would still be willing to become “unfilial children” for her.

Li Haidong’s eyes reddened. Even for her parents, she couldn’t just die in someone else’s place. She had to live well, take care of them in their old age, and see them off properly.

“Dad, Mom… I miss you.”

After saying that, she lit the hair on fire.

“I, Li Haidong, a devout believer, was deceived into having my life borrowed by someone else. I ask all gods and Buddhas in heaven to investigate and restore my innocence.”

“I, Li Haidong, a devout believer, was deceived into having my life borrowed by someone else. I ask all gods and Buddhas in heaven to investigate and restore my innocence.”

“I, Li Haidong, a devout believer, was deceived into having my life borrowed by someone else. I ask all gods and Buddhas in heaven to investigate and restore my innocence.”

……

The strand of hair was very short. Before she had even finished chanting a few times, it had already burned out.

But then she saw something strange.

In front of her appeared a golden light, only about the thickness of a fist, covering the ashes of the burned hair. Wisps of smoke rose and drifted upward into the sky…

If she had been alone, she would have thought it was an illusion. But she clearly heard someone outside the courtyard exclaiming:

“What is that?!”

Li Haidong, like a frightened mouse, immediately slipped back into the house.

“Phew… that scared me to death.”

“If someone saw that, they’d definitely think I was a monster!”

……

In the middle of the night, she received a call from her hometown—her grandmother was not doing well, and she was told to hurry back.

“Your grandma keeps thinking of you. She’s lying in bed crying, calling your name… Haidong, come back quickly!”

Hearing her mother’s sorrowful voice, Li Haidong remained unusually calm.

“Is she lying in bed, clutching her stomach, screaming in pain? Like her whole body is being stabbed?”

“How do you know that?”

Li Haidong fell silent.

“I understand, Mom. I’ll come back when I’m done here.”

How did she know? Of course, the “golden master” had told her.

She barely slept the rest of the night. By the time she stood in front of her teacher, dark circles were already under her eyes.

Her exhaustion was obvious even without explanation.

“Teacher…”

“You got the call?”

“Yes. Just like you said—she’s in pain like she’s being stabbed, rolling on the bed, screaming in pain and calling my name.”

“When are you going back?”

“Whenever the teacher is free, I’ll go back with you.”

“Alright. Then after work today, we’ll leave overnight and come back early tomorrow morning.”

Li Haidong: ?!

I didn’t even buy a ticket!

Only later did she realize that for wealthy people, tickets weren’t necessary at all—they had private jets.

As long as there was a suitable landing spot, they could come and go freely.

Even though her hometown was just a small third-tier city, finding a place for a plane to land wasn’t difficult.

After landing, there were cars waiting to pick them up.

Li Haidong thought: The life of rich people is really comfortable!

Unlike her—going out meant scrambling for tickets, carrying her own luggage, taking taxis… everything had to be done herself.

“Dongdong, you’re back! Didn’t you say you couldn’t get a ticket?” Li Haidong’s mother was overjoyed when she saw her.

But when she noticed the group beside her, she was confused.

“And these people are… your boss?”

“Yes, Mom. This is my boss, President Ruan.” This had been agreed on during the trip. “These are her bodyguards. President Ruan, this is my mother.”

Li’s mother was stunned. Her daughter’s boss was so impressive that she even had bodyguards?!

She hurriedly welcomed them inside, saying their home was small and asking them not to mind. She also scolded her daughter for not giving a heads-up, making her unprepared.

“No need to prepare. I’m just here for a visit. After seeing her grandmother, she still has to come back with me for work.”

Li’s mother froze.

“Still going back to work? But her grandmother…”

Li Haidong said, “Mom, I’ll go see Grandma first.”

“Ah… okay…”

Her grandmother, Zhou Mei, was lying in bed at home, groaning in pain. The moment she saw Li Haidong, her face lit up.

“Dongdong, you have to save Grandma… you can’t abandon me…”

Li’s mother, who had just entered, assumed her mother was delirious and didn’t take it seriously, only explaining the situation.

She had been fine before, but suddenly changed overnight. She refused to go to the hospital and insisted on waiting for Li Haidong.

Li Haidong said calmly: “Grandma, I’m not a doctor. I can’t save you.”

“No, Dongdong, you can save me… you can! Go find your aunt—she can help me…”

“Why would I go to my aunt? She’s not a doctor.”

“You don’t understand… just go find her…”

“Fine, I can go find her,” Li Haidong said. “But first, can you return my hair to me?”

“…What hair?”

“The sachet under your pillow, isn’t it there?”

The moment she said this, her grandmother’s eyes widened in shock.

“You… you already know? It was you—you did this, didn’t you?!”

She suddenly grabbed Li Haidong’s arm. Her grip was like burning iron as she shouted viciously: “You unfilial girl! What did you do? Do you know what you’ve done to me?!”

Li Haidong winced in pain and angrily shouted back: “I harmed you? How did I harm you?! Clearly you secretly had someone perform a ritual and borrowed my life without my permission—how is that me harming you?! I treated you like my real grandmother and was filial to you—this is how you treated me?! I should never have acknowledged you!”

“I’m about to die! You’re still young—it was only borrowing a few days of your life! And you’re arguing over this?!” her grandmother shouted in even greater disbelief, as if she had heard something outrageous. “I’m your grandmother! Your real grandmother!”