You Owe Me, My Love

Chapter 405 Freedom

It was the day of Liu Yan’s departure to Ustrana. Wu Nian had come to the airport to see her off.

Holding Wu Nian’s hands in hers tightly, Liu Yan shot her a worried look. “Rong, I know you tend to keep things to yourself… I won’t be by your side anymore, but whenever something’s bothering you, you can write it out as if you’re writing me a letter. That’ll help make you feel a bit better.”

Wu Nian nodded obediently. “Okay.”

Tears began welling up in Liu Yan’s eyes. She stifled them with a sniff and continued chokingly, “I’ll miss you. Please don’t forget me. You’ll always be my bestie, even in the next life.”

At the sight of her sobbing friend, Wu Nian couldn’t hold back her tears any longer. She nodded and reached out a hand towards Liu Yan’s face, wiping off her tears and caressing her cheek. “Remember to be careful with everything you do and say out there. When you’re angry, try listening to some music and cool off for a few minutes before jumping to conclusions.”

“I can take care of myself. Let me know when Shen Yiyan finally moves on to another woman, though I’m pretty sure that won’t be long,” Liu Yan added hopefully. “When he’s no longer interested in me, I’ll come back secretly and see you whenever I can.”

Wu Nian lowered her eyelids without a word. Just then, Shen Yiyan’s silhouette came into the distance. “He’s here. Take care now.”

Liu Yan nodded and restrained her expression, fighting back her sorrow.

This might be farewell for real. Who knows when I will ever get to see Rong again?

Shen Yiyan approached them in casual strides, a hand in his pocket. Seeing Liu Yan’s reddened eyes, he chided in a seemingly empathetic manner, “What are you crying for? It’s not like you both aren’t seeing each other anymore.”

Quickly sweeping her tears away, she shot him a sidelong glance with an annoyed frown. “Why bother if I’m upset or not? The sky and the earth are already under your rule, and now you’re trying to control someone else’s emotions too?”

Shen Yiyan pulled her gently into an embrace. “You should be happy you’re going on a holiday. I’m the one who should be upset.”

As he spoke, he turned her around and walked her towards the departure hall.

Liu Yan stared at him, perplexed. “What are you even upset about? You come and go as you please.”

“You really don’t know what I’m feeling sad about?”

Wu Nian watched as the two of them walked off, their voices trailing off into the distance along with their disappearing backs. She waited until the plane took off, then turned to leave with a heavy heart.

wait for Aaron’s news.

her days ahead traveling back and forth between the

than she’d thought. It took less effort than learning to drive a car. Within a week of training,

island back then once again. Having acquired everything she needed to fulfill her dreams, all that’s

bought over a

early that morning, she set out for her long-awaited adventure. It would take eight hours before she’d

deck and leaned against the bow, staring at the borderless horizon. The sky was

the vast ocean, far away from bustling cities. She figured she could return to the mainland’s shore on occasion to buy necessities and spend the rest of her days on this remote island without a care in

However, something didn’t feel right. Through the binoculars that had come as a

house here?

before the yacht sailed close enough to give

three-story house, enclosed within concrete walls

sat there, leading towards a metal gate. Seeing that the gate was locked,

that there was already one house built, it’s possible for a second one would appear. She could earn

yacht at a fifty-meter distance away from the other end of the shore. After a simple dinner that

her thick, fuzzy blanket, the night breeze was cold enough

at the place she longed to be. Loneliness filled her nevertheless. The chilly atmosphere couldn’t

no longer here

she stared blankly at the deep, night sky, Wu Nian let her mind unravel in all kinds of imaginations – thoughts about her death, about the possibilities of starting over, about countless what-ifs. Before she could figure out any answers, however,

as if she was being watched by a pair of eyes.

nor speak amidst the darkness that

Life or death makes no difference

spinning sensation as if rocked back and forth by the ocean

ears. She felt a warm tingle of the sunlight upon her cheeks. It was morning. Her head felt heavy, and her nose was stuffed. Oh, I’ve caught a cold… She sat up groggily and wobbled back into the cabin to get ready

from the forest one by one and joined the pair, and they slowly grew into a pack

Sensing a potential prey, it howled. The others then stopped in their tracks and began to fix

we were ambushed by these wild fellows instead of the masked men back then, who knows if Gu Mingchen would even stand a chance

very least,