You Owe Me, My Love

Chapter 406 Things Have Changed

Wu Nian felt butterflies in her stomach. “What is it?”

“I think it’s better if we talk about it in person when we meet,” the man on the line replied.

At his unusually grave tone, she could feel anxiety rising inside her guts. “You’ve already mentioned it, so just tell me. You know I won’t be able to sleep if you leave me hanging like this.”

Another brief pause came before he began hesitantly, “So… I just found out that Grandma has been investigating about you. She discovered you once went to see someone at the psychiatric hospital who resembled her late friend. You looked devastated at that person’s grave back then, so she’s been very curious about the relationship between you both.”

“She’s my mother, Bai Bing,” Wu Nian admitted plainly. “She grew up in an orphanage and eventually became mentally ill.”

“Does that mean you’re possibly a descendant of Grandma’s friend?”

“No idea. My mother’s dead, and I went through a bone marrow transplant, so there could’ve been changes to my DNA,” she noted. “Besides, even if I turn out to be someone related to that friend of your grandma, I doubt it’ll make any difference to anyone. I don’t wish to intervene in someone else’s daily life either.”

“What if…” Aaron probed again. “What if your grandpa has been looking for you all this while? It seems like he wants to atone for the mistakes he’d done towards his wife, and you’re the only family whom she left behind after all.”

“I don’t need any compensation. It’s pointless. He’s only trying to cover up his own guilt,” Wu Nian stated coldly. “His wife is long dead. She won’t be able to feel anything now regardless of what he tries to do. It’s too late to make any amends when the person who mattered most is already gone. He brought it upon himself, so let him live the rest of his life in his own regrets.”

“What if I ask you to meet him instead?”

Wu Nian lowered her eyes.

She would’ve denied that request without any hesitation if it wasn’t Aaron who had asked.

A lot of things would be exposed the moment she acknowledged her grandfather.

It could possibly mess up other people’s lives too.

That was the last thing she wanted.

But it’s Aaron…

Her lips twitched. The man had helped her so much all this while. How could she say no to her benefactor? “Fine,” she answered.

lighthearted note. “That’s great! I’ll see you on the 15th then. Your grandpa

the conversation. She leaned against the recliner and stared at the clear blue sky. The clouds above shifted their shapes constantly as

Aaron’s new message

she had to do next. She sat up and dialed Shen

just as quickly as Aaron did.

sea.

he chastised. Wu Nian sensed his desperation. She could even hear his

conditions we agreed upon earlier,”

your lecture? It’s time you tell me where

time. She swore to herself that she’d never let that man find

she ended the call without a

the yacht should arrive at shore within half an hour,

docked, Wu Nian began restocking on clean water and fresh produce. She even went as far as purchasing two hens, a poodle, and some supplies for

off to the island once

mat and some hay, she built

the bow of the yacht and chucked some toys

auto-navigation, she retreated into her room

The yacht swayed back and forth. Struggling to balance herself, she wobbled towards the door and swung

despite the sky showing no signs of

inside and freshened up. She slid on a knitted cardigan and walked towards

barked fiercely as

her arms in an attempt to pick it

you

even tried to bite her as she

it a handful of dog food, the dog

Nian put the dog down in the bathtub

with her hairdryer, she said to the poodle, “What should we name you? How about ‘Qing’? It sounds pretty

barked twice in response, albeit

smiling down at the animal. “That’s settled then, Qing! You like that

wagging its tail

gave it another piece of