You Owe Me, My Love

Chapter 400 The Sorrow Of Farewells

As Wu Nian did not want Liu Yan to worry excessively, she called her.

"What did my parents say?” asked Liu Yan anxiously.

“Well, not only did your mother agree to retire, but she also wants to leave with you and take care of you in the future.”

“Really?” Liu Yan was getting emotional.

"Yeah, but she still needs to convince your father. Don't worry, he loves you more than your mother. If he knows that you had your own grievances, he'll definitely leave with you. Also, since we've settled everything with your parents, it'll be safer if you don't meet with them for now. Since Shen Yiyan's such a meticulous and cautious person, we should be more careful too.”

"Okay! It's great that my parents are willing to leave with me. I have enough money for the rest of our lives. Other than not being able to meet with you anymore, I don't have any other regrets,” said Liu Yan as tears streamed down her cheeks.

“Farewells are inevitable in life. I consider myself lucky to be able to have you as my friend. You must be happy, okay?” Wu Nian smiled faintly.

“I promise you that I'll be happy,” guaranteed Liu Yan.

Soaking in the rose-scented bath, Wu Nian closed her eyes quietly and enjoyed the relaxing massage.

"Ma'am! Ma'am!"

When the beautician woke Wu Nian up, she opened her eyes.

“You've been in the bath for two hours. It won't be good if you soak in the water for too long,” reminded the beautician gently.

“I'm sorry, I fell asleep.” Wu Nian stood up and the beautician wrapped a towel around her. Probably because she had soaked in the bath for too long, she lacked oxygen and her legs turned weak. She lost her balance and fell into the bathtub again.

Massaging her temples, she said apologetically, “I'm sorry, I can't seem to do anything well. How much more money do I have to pay?”

“There's no need for that. If you like it, you can consider signing up for a membership. If you pay a thousand, we can give you two hundred for free. You can use it for spa, massages, or even staying overnight,” introduced the beautician enthusiastically.

"We can stay overnight here?”

"Yeah, we have standard and large rooms on the third floor. They all cost five hundred a night. If you pay for the overnight stay and the spa, we can give you a thirty percent discount. We even provide room services.”

“That's great! How much will you give if I pay ten thousand for the membership?”

“If you pay a thousand, we'll give two hundred for free. If you pay two thousand, we'll give five hundred. So if you pay ten thousand, we'll give five thousand. Would you like to sign up for membership now?”

"Yes, please.”

“Sure!” The beautician grinned brightly and did it immediately.

After Wu Nian paid, she stayed in the spa parlor's guest rooms.

The room looked quite decent and its walls were painted in pink. The couch and bed look relatively new, with a weighing scale and a treadmill placed in the room as well. She actually liked it quite a lot.

After lying on the bed, she connected to the Wi-Fi and checked the price of the yacht.

The eleven-meter-long yacht cost less than four hundred thousand. Its pictures and description were quite decent. The yacht was equipped with rooms, beds, televisions, bathrooms, and at the end of the yacht, it was renovated to a kitchen. There was also a dining table underneath. Two deckchairs were spread out on the bow, with the bridge being above the cabin. It was very spacious. However, one would need a license to steer a boat.

Hence, she searched up where she could get a license.

The people selling the yacht would arrange for the examination.

She checked her bank account again. With more than seven million left, she could buy a larger yacht. Scrolling through the web pages, she only stopped when it was three in the morning. She placed her phone on the bedside table and lay on the bed, but she could not fall asleep.

This is bad. It seems like my insomnia is starting again.

Wu Nian got up and ran on the treadmill for an hour. It was only after exhausting herself that she could sleep.

The room was soundproof, so she slept till she woke up naturally the next morning. She grabbed her phone to glance at the time.

As she had forgotten to charge her phone yesterday, it had switched off automatically.

She immediately charged her phone. When she was washing up in the toilet, she heard the notification sounds of her phone ringing relentlessly.

Could it be that one of those messages is from Gu Mingchen?

Wu Nian shook her head at that thought.

Nah, there's no way he would contact me... I'm just overthinking.

It was quite ridiculous for that thought to even cross her mind. After all, Gu Mingchen had evicted her out of his world. And yet, she was still clinging onto some hope. When one’s mind and heart are not at the same place, conflicts and troubles would arise.

She knew that if she did not want the situation to reach a point of no return, she had to remain rational and clear-minded.

After washing up and exiting the bathroom, she glanced at her phone. The missed calls were from Liu Yan and Liu Yan's mother.

She felt apologetic that her phone had switched off automatically, which stopped her from serving as their means of communication.

She called Liu Yan's mother first.

"Did something happen to Yan?" the latter asked worriedly.

“I'm sorry, I overslept. Yan's fine, so don't worry,” assured Wu Nian gently.

“That's great! My husband already agreed to leave with Yan. What should we do now? We'll listen to everything you say. But before we leave, can you let us meet with Yan once?” She heaved a sigh of relief.

"Okay, I'll call her first and get back to you within ten minutes.” With that, Wu Nian hung up and called Liu Yan.

“Nian, where are you? What did my parents say?” demanded Liu Yan anxiously. Hearing that, Wu Nian thought that Liu Yan's temper was just like her mother’s.

“I'm in room 506 in Jasmine Spa Parlour. I'll be staying here for a short period of time. Your parents have already agreed to leave with you, but they'd like to meet you first. You can come over here now and we can have a spa together. There's a backdoor through which your parents can enter.” “Alright, I'll come over now.” Liu Yan hung up immediately.

With Wu Nian acting as the middleman, Liu Yan and her parents finally met. While the family of three chatted, she stood guard outside.

Wu Nian reckoned that within a month, she and Liu Yan would embark on separate paths. Although she felt sorrowful, she decided not to show it because she did not want to affect Liu Yan's feelings. Nonetheless, that didn't stop her heart from aching with sadness.

One hour later, Liu Yan walked out of the room with reddened eyes. She grabbed Wu Nian's hands. “Thank you, Nian.”

"You don't need to thank me. It's all because of your close relationship. Let's go and have dinner. We can head to the bar afterward. To send you off on your journey, let's get drunk tonight,” suggested Wu Nian with a smile.

“All right. Let's go and get drunk!” Liu Yan hugged Wu Nian's shoulder. Now that the former had resolved something that had been troubling her for ages, her mood improved.

They went to the famous Lane Hotel in A City.

“The codfish, corn stew, roast duck, and sauteed crab with tofu here are amazing. Shen Yiyan brought me here to eat these previously.” Liu Yan ordered some dishes and added some herbal tea, too.

"When are you planning to go travel?” asked Wu Nian.

“Now that I've settled everything with my parents, I plan to leave next week. They'll join a tour group to Ustrana. I'll tell you the details after I sign them up.”

“They can't join a tour group to Ustrana. For starters, if Shen Yiyan knows that all of you are going to Ustrana, he'll definitely think that something's up. When that happens, he can cancel the tour easily and your parents won't be able to leave,” reminded Wu Nian.

“Then what should we do?"