Fate Brings Us Together Again

Su Yang naturally understood what Yoshie meant, and he happened to feel the same way.

Without waiting for her to say more, he proactively scooped her up in a princess carry and headed upstairs.

At three in the afternoon, the torrential rain outside had lightened to a moderate drizzle, just enough to step out with an umbrella.

Su Yang had just gotten out of bed and was about to go downstairs to change into the clothes he had washed the night before when suddenly a click sounded.

The room’s light flicked on.

“Finally, the power’s back.”

“We finally have electricity, Su-san,” Yoshie said, sitting up happily with a smile.

“Yeah, for the past two days, I barely dared to touch my phone except to use it as a flashlight at night. Do you have a charger? I need to juice up quickly—my battery’s down to ten percent.”

“Yes, I’ll get it for you.” Yoshie got up, walked over to the vanity table in the room, took out her charger, and handed it to Su Yang.

“Thanks. Come on, let’s charge it downstairs.”

“Okay.” The two of them headed to the first floor.

Once Su Yang had his phone charging, he put on his now-dry clothes.

After two days of living like a “wild man,” he finally had proper clothes to wear.

They sat down in the living room. Su Yang picked up his phone and saw that the signal had also been restored.

He dialed Pan Ning’s number, but the call went straight to voicemail, indicating her phone was off.

Assuming it was out of battery, he then called Meng Wenzhou.

This time it went through. After a couple of rings, the call connected.

“Hey, Old Su!” Meng Wenzhou’s excited voice came through the phone.

“What’s with all the excitement?” Su Yang chuckled.

“How could I not be excited, now that we’ve finally got in touch? Everyone’s been really worried about you.”

“Like I told you before, no need to worry about me. I found a place to stay the last couple of days, probably not far from you all. The power just came back, so I’ll charge up a bit first and then come find you. You guys just hang tight for now.”

“Alright, I’ll arrange a car, and we’ll head back to Dongjin later.”

“Sounds good. Is everyone okay? Is Pan Pan’s phone just dead?”

“Yeah, several people’s phones are out of juice.”

“OK, everyone charge up first, and we’ll chat in the group later.”

“Got it.”

The call ended. Yoshie stared at Su Yang and asked, “Su-san, are you leaving?”

“Yeah, but no rush for now. I’ll let my phone charge a bit more.”

“Oh, by the way, Yoshie, do you use our Chinese WeChat? I mean WeChat?”

Yoshie shook her head. “I know the app—it’s pretty popular here in Island Nation—but I’ve never used it.”

“Then download it now, register an account, and we can add each other as friends. That way, whether I visit Island Nation again or you come to China, we’ll have an easy way to keep in touch.”

Hearing this, Yoshie immediately pulled out her phone and smiled. “Okay!”

She quickly opened the app store, downloaded WeChat—in Island Nation, there were no restrictions on using WeChat, and anyone could download and use it. Yoshie soon had it installed, registered, and logged in.

Su Yang sat beside her, glanced at the screen, and said, “Make sure you also link your bank card.”

“Link my bank card?”

“Yeah, it’ll make payments in China really convenient with WeChat Pay.”

“Alright.” Yoshie looked down and followed the steps. Once she was done, she used her real name as her username.

Seeing this, Su Yang opened his own phone, scanned her code, and they became friends.

“Send me your bank account number,” Su Yang said with a smile.

Yoshie paused at first, then quickly caught on. She waved her hands hurriedly. “No, I’m not sending it.”

“Nope, you have to send it to me. I’ve been such a bother for you these past two days. If it weren’t for you, I’d probably still be out in the rain, so I’ve got to show my gratitude somehow.”

Yoshie looked at him intently. “I feel like you’re trying to compensate me...”

“Oh, come on, it’s not like that. I just genuinely want to thank you.”

“After everything between us, do we still need to do that?” Yoshie’s big eyes sparkled as she spoke.

It took Su Yang several minutes of earnest persuasion before she finally gave him her bank account number.

“OK, setting everything else aside, you helped me, so I’ve got to show my appreciation. Don’t overthink it, alright?”

Yoshie nodded.

Su Yang picked up his phone, opened his banking app, found the cross-border remittance service, and went through the process.

Once done, he transferred one million to Yoshie, which converted to roughly a little over twenty million Island Yuan.

Of course, there was a decent handling fee on top of that, but Su Yang paid it no mind.

After the transfer, Su Yang put down his phone and asked, “Check if you’ve received it?”

Yoshie shook her head. “Cross-border transfers don’t come through that fast.”

“Ah, well, check again in a couple of days.”

“How much did you send?” Yoshie asked curiously.

“Not that much.”

“Come on, what’s ‘not that much’?”

“One million.”

“Oh, that’s not too bad. I might be able to accept that. If it were any more, I really couldn’t take it.”

Yoshie finished speaking, then suddenly felt something was off. She frowned at Su Yang. “Wait... don’t tell me that’s Chinese currency.”

Su Yang laughed heartily. “I’m Chinese, so of course I sent Chinese money. But by the time it hits your account, it’ll be in Island Yuan.”

“Then... how much is one million in our Island Yuan?” Yoshie wasn’t entirely sure about the exchange rate.

Su Yang didn’t want to say at first, but Yoshie kept pressing him. “It’s nothing crazy—around twenty million.”

“Twenty... twenty million Island Yuan??”

“Yeah.” Su Yang nodded and pulled out his last cigarette, lighting it.

“No, no, you have to cancel it! How can I take that much money? My annual salary is only about six million. I can’t accept this!” Yoshie grabbed his hand excitedly, urging him to reverse it.

Leaning against the table, Su Yang chuckled. “Can’t reverse it now. That kind of thing isn’t reversible.”

“But I really can’t take it!”

“Just keep it.”

“It’s way too much!”

“It’s nothing!”

After they went back and forth for a while, Yoshie eventually had to give in since she couldn’t out-argue him, and she reluctantly accepted the reality.

“Yoshie, if you ever come to China, just message me on WeChat, okay?”

“Okay.” Yoshie nodded.

They chatted casually for about half an hour until Su Yang’s phone had charged to about sixty or seventy percent.

It was almost time to go.

He unplugged the charging cable—a symbolic cord of parting—and looked into Yoshie’s beautiful eyes. “Yoshie, I think it’s time for me to leave.”

Now that Su Yang was actually leaving, Yoshie didn’t seem overwhelmingly sad or reluctant. She smiled and nodded. “Okay, I’ll see you out.”

“Alright.” They stood up and walked to the door.

Su Yang pulled open the door that marked the threshold of their brief romance and stepped outside. He turned back to Yoshie with a smile. “Yoshie, goodbye! Remember what I said—if you ever come to China, be sure to reach out. I’ll show you around.”

“Sure, Su-san. I will.”

“Alright, I’m really going now. Go ahead and close the door.”

“Hold on, it’s still drizzling. Let me get you an umbrella.”

“No need!” Su Yang called out to stop her. “Yoshie, I’m off. Thank you so much for these past two days. I’ve really enjoyed it. I wish you all the best from now on. If fate allows... goodbye.”

After saying his final goodbye, Su Yang turned away and left.

Thus came the end of a brief and beautiful encounter. Deep down, both of them knew they probably wouldn’t see each other again.

Although Huaguo and the island nation were not far apart, the two of them were clearly from different worlds, and they both understood this. Saying goodbye was simply a way of saying farewell, nothing more.

Yoshie’s heart tightened. Unable to hold back, she chased after him to the courtyard entrance, wanting to call out to Su Yang. But in the end, even though her lips parted, no sound escaped.

Her face full of disappointment, she watched Su Yang’s figure gradually fade into the distance.

It had only been two short days since they met, but to Yoshie, those two days were extraordinary and magical.

Su Yang was like a sudden, unexpected gift that fell from the sky, and she had recklessly abandoned herself to the moment, daring to indulge without restraint.

In over thirty years of her life, she had never experienced such thrill, happiness, and joy.

If it hadn’t been for the fact that she was a full ten years older than him, she would have wanted to be brave. But reality was what it was, so disappointment was inevitable.

Her eyes grew slightly moist. She couldn’t bear to look any longer, so she turned and walked back into her own world, back to the life that awaited her.