Chapter 16: He Has Finally Woken Up
Nan Yun directly cursed, “That old bastard is using his status and seniority to pressure us. How impressive!”
Nan Zhen said, “Fortunately, Xiao Yu seems to have already thought things through. He definitely won’t have anything to do with that trash Bai Zhouyun anymore. I hope we can find a chance to dissolve the engagement in the future. Otherwise, making Xiao Yu marry someone like that would really be too pitiful!”
How could Nan Ming not think the same? It was just that the one who had arranged the engagement back then was the already-deceased old master of the Nan family, which was his father, and Nan Yun and the others’ grandfather.
He and Old Master Bai had once been very good comrades-in-arms, and also very good friends. Their relationship had been very close, which was why this engagement existed. Originally, they had thought it would make the two families even closer, but who would have imagined that Bai Zhouyun would actually refuse to follow the script?
He actually disdained the treasure of their Nan family like this.
Even Old Master Bai himself could no longer stand watching it, but there was nothing he could do either.
In any case, if they wanted to dissolve the engagement, unless the Bai family breached the agreement first, or Bai Zhouyun did something that made him completely unworthy of Nan Yu.
Otherwise, their idea really was somewhat difficult.
They had thought before that as long as Nan Yu became a High-Tier Mental Power User, he would be able to successfully free himself from this engagement. Unfortunately, there were tens of thousands upon tens of thousands of Mental Power Users throughout the entire Empire, but those who could become High-Tier Mental Power Users numbered only a few dozen.
And they were all over a hundred years old. Even if Nan Yu had the aptitude and potential to become a High-Tier Mental Power User, they could not really drag this marriage out for a hundred years, could they?
Wouldn’t that be equivalent to refusing?
Nan Ming said, “Don’t think too much for now. In any case, Xiao Yu isn’t on the Capital Star. Even if the Bai family really wants to do something, they have no way to. We’ll discuss everything after Xiao Yu comes back.”
“He went out on a mission with the Marshal, so when he returns, it will definitely be confidential as well. At that time, we’ll be able to secure a certain buffer period.”
Nan Yun said, “Okay, Dad, I understand. During this time, Nan Zhen and I will train properly at school.”
Since Xiao Yu was not at home, there was no need for them to keep coming back either. After all, they could rest at the academy too.
“Also, don’t eat too much Ability Beast meat these two months. Otherwise, when Xiao Yu comes back exhausted, he’ll still have to worry about your Mental Contamination.”
At Nan Ming’s reminder, the two of them nodded as well. In truth, they could find other Mental Power Users to remove their Mental Contamination, but they had tried that before.
It was just that after experiencing Nan Yu’s removal, they felt uncomfortable with the removal performed by other Mental Power Users. It was not that other Mental Power Users were bad, but that they felt unable to lower that sense of wariness, so the effect was not very good. But in front of Nan Yu, they could completely let down their guard, so the effect was even better.
In fact, part of the reason was also that Nan Yu’s mental power was purer and more powerful.
It was just that they could not think that deeply right now. After Nan Yun and Nan Zhen finished eating, they directly took an aircraft to school. As for Nan Ming, he only left after slightly wrapping up the matters at home.
He went to the military department. Just as Marshal Yu Lanfeng had said earlier, recently, the number of Ability Beasts in many border regions had surged sharply. This was the period when they had to go out and fight most frequently. The reason he was able to come back this time was also because, after completing a mission, he had happened to pass by the Capital Star, so he came back to take a look.
Now that nothing was wrong, he also had to continue carrying out missions.
Now things were fine. In the entire Nan family, only the butler and a few servants were left. Usually, Nan Yu would still be at home, but now...
The butler looked at the empty villa and sighed in his heart, but he was very gratified. They were all good children.
This butler was of the same generation as the already-deceased old master of the Nan family, so he could be considered to have watched Nan Ming grow up, and then watched the three children Nan Yun, Nan Zhen, and Nan Yu grow up as well.
So it was only normal for him to call them good children. Of course, he also had the qualifications to do so.
Bai Zhouyun returned home close to one in the morning. After returning, before he could even sit down and rest for a while, he was stopped by the butler. “Young Master, the old master is waiting for you. Please go to the study to see him quickly.”
Bai Zhouyun abruptly straightened his back. “Grandpa waited for me until now?”
The butler said, “Yes. The old master is very angry right now. Just now, he even said he wanted to see what time you would come back. Be careful when you go over later.”
Bai Zhouyun was not afraid of anyone. Even his parents doted on him very much. But this grandfather was the one he feared. Usually, whether something had happened or not, he would be lectured.
Most of it was because of Nan Yu. Could it be because of him again this time too?
He walked toward the study with some unease in his heart, and his favorable impression of Nan Yu dropped by a little once again. Why was he so troublesome? It was always about him, day in and day out!
After entering the study, he hurriedly put away the expression on his face and walked to the front submissively. “Grandpa...”
But no matter what, making Grandpa wait until now was indeed his fault. But couldn’t he have sent him a communication?
If he had, Bai Zhouyun definitely would have come back earlier.
What Bai Zhouyun did not know was that Old Master Bai had long instructed everyone at home that no one was allowed to send him a communication. He wanted to see when Bai Zhouyun would return according to his own wishes.
He had not expected Bai Zhouyun to make him wait until one in the morning! He was simply lawless!
“Xiao Yun, give me a straight answer right now. What exactly are you thinking? Is there still any possibility {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} for you and Nan Yu to continue walking forward together? Right now, answer this question seriously in front of me.”
“I’m not a stubborn old fool. If you feel that you don’t want to be with that child Xiao Yu, I’ll grant your wish and go directly to the Nan family to cancel the engagement.”
Bai Zhouyun stared at him in shock. He had thought Grandpa had called him here to make him apologize to Nan Yu, but he had never expected it to be this...
“Grandpa, I...”
Bai Zhouyun very obviously hesitated for a moment. Although he did not have good feelings toward Nan Yu, he also knew in his heart the value represented by Nan Yu himself and the Nan family behind him.
“I still want to walk together with him.”
“In that case, do you know what your actions from before until now look like? Like a scumbag!”
“You made a Mid-Tier Mental Power User with enormous potential and very strong ability right now chase after you, pressing his warm face against your cold ass! Even if Xiao Yu has a good temper, I don’t think he can tolerate you for much longer.”
“Look at the situation now. If it were before, he definitely would have come to you long ago to make peace. But now, look. Has he come to find you?! I estimate he already finds you very annoying. If you still don’t hurry up and win him back, you won’t have a chance in the future, I’m telling you!”
“The three people Nan Ming and his sons hate the most are you. You don’t cherish their family’s treasure. You don’t treat their family’s Xiao Yu well. You don’t know how to cherish that child Nan Yu.”
“All you know is yourself. You’re selfish and self-serving, thinking only of yourself completely. The reason they never came over before to say they wanted to dissolve the engagement was not because they feared the person behind us. Engagement matters are private matters. Even if that person knew, they wouldn’t interfere. They didn’t come over to dissolve the engagement entirely because that child Xiao Yu had feelings for you. But I can tell you clearly now, as long as Nan Yu shakes his head, they will come to our Bai family to cancel the engagement the very next second!”