Chapter 9: Something Strange Has Been Noticed
Sitting in Li Liandong's hovercraft, Nan Yu suddenly remembered something.
The hovercraft he had used to come here with Bai Zhouyun earlier seemed to belong to the Nan family.
Without hesitation, he opened his smart terminal and tapped a few commands.
After Li Liandong's hovercraft departed, the Nan family's hovercraft that had been parked nearby automatically lifted into the air and began navigating itself back toward the Nan residence.
Everything the Nan family owned—especially things provided for Nan Yu—was always the best available.
As for Bai Zhouyun and the others left behind, they could only watch helplessly as the hovercraft flew away.
Bai Zhouyun clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white.
He had never imagined Nan Yu would go this far.
Nan Yu had even recalled the hovercraft to the Nan family instead of leaving it behind for him.
Of course, the Bai family wasn't lacking in hovercrafts.
The problem was that Bai Zhouyun hadn't brought one this time.
Fortunately, Yun Feiqiao and Yun Feiyu were still here.
“Where's your hovercraft? I'll just ride back with you later.”
In Bai Zhouyun's eyes, anyone living on the Capital Star having a hovercraft was perfectly normal.
However, Yun Feiqiao and Yun Feiyu looked slightly embarrassed.
“Well... about that... we didn't come here in a hovercraft.”
Bai Zhouyun stared at them in surprise.
“Then how did you get here?”
“Well... there are free shuttle buses, aren't there? We weren't planning to come here today. We were shopping in the city when we happened to see a shuttle about to depart. We figured we'd come over, have a little fun, and then head back, so we didn't drive a hovercraft here.”
Only then did Bai Zhouyun suddenly remember that the Yun family wasn't particularly wealthy.
Perhaps they owned a hovercraft, but it was probably being used by their elders.
The two brothers were too embarrassed to admit they didn't have personal hovercrafts of their own, which was why they had offered such an explanation.
“Forget it. I'll contact the butler and have someone come pick me up. You two can come with me afterward.”
Yun Feiyu immediately beamed with delight.
“Really, Zhouyun? You're the best! I knew you were the nicest!”
Yun Feiqiao stood nearby watching their interaction, feeling quite pleased with himself.
Hmph!
So what if Nan Yu was the Nan family's precious treasure?
So what if he was the strongest Mid-Tier Mental Power User?
He still couldn't keep hold of his fiancé's heart.
His younger brother truly was impressive.
Even if Yun Feiyu couldn't marry Bai Zhouyun, as long as he could win Bai Zhouyun's heart, the Yun family would certainly receive plenty of benefits in the future.
Meanwhile, after returning home, Nan Yu immediately spotted Nan Zhen standing at the entrance.
“Second Brother? Why are you standing outside?”
Nan Zhen also found the situation strange.
The hovercraft that had previously left had flown back on its own, while Nan Yu had returned in...
“Director Li?!”
Li Liandong nodded with a serious expression.
“I've safely delivered Nan Yu home. I still have other matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving now.”
Nan Zhen immediately responded,
“Yes, Director!”
Only after confirming that Nan Yu was safe did Li Liandong turn and leave.
His hovercraft quickly disappeared from view.
Only then did Nan Zhen have the chance to ask,
“What happened?”
Nan Yu snorted.
“Nothing.”
Nan Zhen wanted to press further.
However, Nan Yu let out a sigh.
“Second Brother, I'm a little tired. I want to go back to my room and rest.”
At that point, Nan Zhen immediately forgot about asking questions.
“Then hurry up and get some rest. Make sure you don't overexert yourself.”
Seeing Nan Yu return empty-handed, he assumed there had been no harvest.
Nan Yu hadn't returned with Bai Zhouyun and had instead come back with Director Li.
Something else must have happened.
Perhaps he had argued with Bai Zhouyun.
“Damn that little bastard! How dare he make Xiao Yu angry?! Is Bai Zhouyun tired of living?!”
Only after watching Nan Yu enter his room did Nan Zhen return to his laboratory.
“Hmph! Bai Zhouyun, just wait until I get back to school. Let's see how I deal with you then...”
What Nan Zhen didn't know was that the Nan family's hovercraft had also returned.
Which meant Bai Zhouyun was currently stranded at the edge of Black Night Forest with no way to get back.
Of course, even if Nan Zhen knew, he would probably only sneer and say:
Serves him right.
The moment Nan Yu returned to his room, he couldn't wait any longer.
He immediately took the Nianshen Grass out of his spatial button and carefully placed it on the desk before him.
His eyes shone with joy as he gazed at the familiar plant.
“That's right... it's you.”
“In my previous life, I was truly sorry for giving you away.”
“I promise that this time, even if I die, I won't let go of you.”
“From now on, you'll belong only to me.”
Talking to a single blade of grass was admittedly strange.
But Nan Yu was simply too happy to care.
Now that the Nianshen Grass was by his side, becoming a High-Tier Mental Power User within the next two or three years was practically guaranteed.
And when °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° that happened...
He would finally be free of Bai Zhouyun, that flirtatious piece of trash.
Not only flirtatious.
Useless.
Lazy.
A traitor who betrayed the partner he had publicly married.
A man who openly stayed with his mistress and felt proud of it instead of ashamed.
In the end, he had even joined forces with Yun Feiyu to kill Nan Yu.
Not only had they killed him.
They had turned a High-Tier Mental Power User into someone despised by everyone before ultimately causing his miserable death.
And none of the Nan family had escaped a tragic fate either.
Nan Yu recalled those memories with bitter mockery.
After Bai Zhouyun became stronger and gained sufficient power and confidence, he targeted Nan Yun and Nan Zhen simply because they had never treated him kindly.
In the end, both of Nan Yu's brothers died even more miserably than he had.
That had been one of the hardest things for Nan Yu to accept in his previous life.
His family had died because of his own blindness.
The entire Nan family had been destroyed because of him.
There had even been times when he wondered whether the Nan family would have been better off if he had never been born.
Both of his brothers were exceptionally talented Ability Users.
In the future, each of them could easily have married a Mid-Tier Mental Power User.
Their mother had died when the three brothers were still young.
Nan Yu himself had been too little to remember much.
His father and two older brothers—three men struggling on their own—had painstakingly raised him.
Every time he thought about it, tears threatened to fall from his eyes.
But now wasn't the time for tears.
Nan Yu stared determinedly at the delicate Nianshen Grass resting on the desk.
Although it looked ordinary, if he kept carrying it around all the time, observant people would eventually notice that something was unusual.
Especially considering the rumors surrounding Nianshen Grass.
Even in his previous life, he had been extremely cautious.
When attending classes, he never brought the Nianshen Grass with him.
He always left it at home.
Fortunately, he had been a day student rather than a boarding student, so he could return home every day and spend time with the plant.
However, as far as he knew, the Nianshen Grass produced its greatest effect when kept at one's side twenty-four hours a day.
Its owner should continuously nourish it with mental power.
In return, the Nianshen Grass would nourish the owner's mental power.
Every time Nan Yu infused mental power into the Nianshen Grass, the plant would absorb a portion of it.
The remainder would be returned to him.
Although the amount was smaller, the mental power that came back was extraordinarily pure.
Over time, his mental power would become increasingly refined.
Combined with the experience from his previous life, this would allow him to become a High-Tier Mental Power User much faster.
Nan Yu needed to think of a way...
To spend even more time together with the Nianshen Grass.