Chapter 49: Visiting the Zhou Family
Yun Feiyu looked at him with a gentle expression. “You’ve been cooped up at home for so long, Zhouyun. You must have a lot you want to say, right? I’m always here. If you want to vent, just come to me.”
Bai Zhouyun really did have a lot to complain about.
“Grandpa has gone too far. Someone who didn’t know better would think Nan Yu is his biological grandson and I’m the one he picked up off the street!”
“The most annoying thing is that guy Nan Yu. Grandpa clearly said that as long as Nan Yu came to see me, I’d be allowed out. I called him so many times, but he didn’t answer a single communication request. There’s no way he didn’t see them. He must be doing it on purpose!”
The more Bai Zhouyun spoke, the angrier he became.
“Feiyu, do you think all those times Nan Yu liked me and kept following me around were just an act? Now that something happened, he’s showing his true colors?”
Yun Feiyu thought to himself that if all of Nan Yu’s previous behavior had really been an act, then true love probably didn’t exist in this world.
“I think he’s still angry. After all, Fuse is... for many people who don’t frequent those kinds of places, it might not seem like a respectable establishment.”
“And he might have believed those rumors and thinks you betrayed him, which is why he’s refusing your communications. Maybe he’s at home sulking all by himself because he doesn’t know the truth. How about this, Zhouyun? I’ll go find Nan Yu and explain everything to him.”
“When that happens, he’ll definitely come looking for you on his own, and then you’ll be able to get out!”
Bai Zhouyun thought about it and realized that made sense. Lately, nothing had been going his way. Fortunately, Yun Feiyu had always been by his side. As expected, Yun Feiyu had no flaws at all.
Yun Feiyu’s aptitude was similar to his own, so the two of them always had plenty of common topics.
“Thank you, Feiyu. I knew you truly love me.”
Yun Feiyu suddenly laughed softly.
“Of course. If I didn’t love you, why would I still be with you? We’re true love. You’ll always come first in my heart.”
“Alright, Zhouyun. I’m going to find Nan Yu now. Just wait for my good news.”
Thinking that he would soon be free, Bai Zhouyun’s mood improved considerably.
“Then hurry up and go.”
After finishing the call with Yun Feiyu, Bai Zhouyun found himself feeling much better. Sure enough, whenever he was in a bad mood, he only needed to talk to Yun Feiyu. No one else could make him happy.
However, after hanging up, Yun Feiyu didn’t do what he had just promised and go to find Nan Yu.
Instead, he stayed home playing games.
This was a perfect opportunity to blacken Nan Yu’s image in front of Bai Zhouyun. How could he possibly let it slip away?
Of course, he wasn’t really planning not to go.
But he would definitely drag things out a bit.
The longer he delayed, the more resentment Bai Zhouyun would harbor toward Nan Yu.
Bai Zhouyun wouldn’t think that Yun Feiyu had wasted time playing games and delayed looking for Nan Yu.
Instead, he would think that Nan Yu was throwing a tantrum and refusing to see Yun Feiyu, which delayed everything.
That way, even if the misunderstanding was eventually cleared up and Nan Yu came to bring Bai Zhouyun out, Bai Zhouyun still wouldn’t treat Nan Yu very well.
The more Yun Feiyu thought about it, the louder he laughed.
“Ahahaha... How am I so smart?”
Meanwhile, Nan Yu knew absolutely nothing about any of this.
After resting for the entire night, he had gotten ready early in the morning to set off.
Of course, they weren’t going by themselves.
The Zhou family had come to pick them up.
That was only proper etiquette.
After all, they were the ones asking for help, so naturally they had to lower their posture.
Fortunately, neither Nan Yu nor Nan Yun and Nan Zhen were difficult people.
To Nan Yu’s surprise, the person who stepped out of the aircraft was actually Zhou Yunmei herself.
Nan Yun stepped forward.
“I didn’t expect you to come personally. This really makes us...”
Zhou Yunmei raised a hand to stop him.
“Of course I had to come. I absolutely had to. This is my sincerity. The three of you, please come aboard. Let’s discuss the details on the way.”
Originally, Zhou Yunmei had planned to keep making contributions to the Empire. Sooner or later, after accumulating enough merit, she would be able to apply for one opportunity to receive help from a High-Tier Mental Power User.
But that process would take far too long.
If things went smoothly, it might take twenty or thirty years.
If things didn’t, it could take even longer.
She couldn’t bear to let her son suffer for that long.
She had thought there was no hope, but unexpectedly, Nan Yu had started taking on difficult cases involving mental contamination.
Since he was doing that, he must have confidence in his own abilities.
On top of that, she had received some information from several military acquaintances with whom she had good relations.
Although they didn’t know the exact details, they knew that Nan Yu had gone to the strongest legion to carry out a mission under Marshal Yu Lanfeng.
That meant even Marshal Yu Lanfeng acknowledged his abilities!
Just after everyone sat down, Zhou Yunmei stood up and walked to Nan Yu.
Her hands trembled slightly as she held one of his hands, and even her voice quivered.
“Nan Yu... please, save my son. These past few years have been torment for me. Every day when I come home, I either see my son tied to the bed in a delirious state, or lying unconscious...”
Nan Yu gently patted the back of her hand with his other hand.
“Don’t worry. I’ll do everything I can.”
Nan Yun and Nan Zhen looked over.
Nan Yu blinked at them, signaling that he wouldn’t act recklessly and telling them to relax.
The aircraft traveled quickly, and before long they arrived at the Zhou family estate.
As soon as it landed in the courtyard, Zhou Yunmei eagerly led the three of them inside.
There weren’t many people living in the residence.
Besides Zhou Yunmei herself, there was only a butler and two servants.
Zhou Yunmei had no husband.
Not because he had died, but because when she was young, she had terrible taste in men.
She had trusted the wrong person and ended up being deceived both emotionally and financially.
In the end, the man ran off with all the money.
Fortunately, the Empire’s laws were well-established. Running away wasn’t so easy.
The man had thought Zhou Yunmei loved him so much that she would never report him.
What he didn’t know was that Zhou Yunmei was pregnant at the time, and he had taken all of her money.
Heartbroken, she made up her mind and reported him directly.
Eventually, the scumbag was captured and brought back.
Zhou Yunmei recovered her assets, while the man was sent to prison.
Because the amount involved in the fraud was enormous, he was sentenced to one hundred and sixty years.
As for Zhou Yunmei, she started rising to prominence when her son was around twelve or thirteen years old.
Several decades had passed since then.
Nan Yu followed behind Nan Yun and Nan Zhen as they walked deeper into the house.
The butler and servants secretly examined him with curious eyes, but Nan Yu paid them no attention.
Right now, he only wanted to see Zhou Kunyao as soon as possible.
He hoped the level of mental contamination was still something he could dispel.
Otherwise...
He would have to wait until he became a High-Tier Mental Power User.
But once he reached that level, the Empire would immediately place him under protection.
At that point, the Zhou family would no longer have any opportunity to approach him.
Zhou Yunmei didn’t waste any time.
She led them directly to the room where Zhou Kunyao was being kept.
The moment the door opened, Nan Yu saw a pale and emaciated Zhou Kunyao lying inside.
Sure enough, it really was this Zhou Kunyao.
Nan Yu remembered him.
In his previous life, Zhou Kunyao had been cured by Yun Feiyu after the latter became a High-Tier Mental Power User.
In order to win over Zhou Yunmei, whose business network was incredibly extensive, Yun Feiyu had come to help once.
That was one of the reasons Bai Zhouyun and the others had eventually managed to kill him.
Nan Yu let out a cold snort inwardly.
Now this trump card belongs to me!