Her mother gently wiped away her tears. "Our whole family owes Mr. Yu and Mr. Qin our thanks. Once you've recovered, let's invite them out for a meal together."
"Okay," Qiūqiūyú said, moved.
The events of that night were still vivid in her memory.
In fact, everything that had happened today had been planned by Yu Nian.
She had been wearing a listening device that day when she met Yu Nian for dinner, so there were many things she couldn't say aloud.
But she knew her conscience would never let her rest if she hurt an innocent person like that. Besides, she didn't want to remain under Qinggang's control anymore. She wanted to escape.
Yu Nian was her last chance.
As though clutching at a lifeline, she had dropped a few hints along the way. Yet she was terrified that Yu Nian would catch on and ask her about it aloud. If that happened, Qinggang would never let her off.
But Yu Nian was smart. He had understood almost immediately, and when she asked to go into his room, he hadn't objected.
They had deliberately argued in the room, finally coming to blows. Yu Nian had seized the opportunity to break her listening device and throw it into the water. That way, even when Qiūqiūyú went back, she could say it had been an accident without arousing suspicion.
Yu Nian had listened to her explain what had happened between her and Qinggang. He had also seen what lay beneath her long sleeves: injuries left by beatings.
Yu Nian's fists had clenched involuntarily, and he had fallen silent for a long while.
She had thought Yu Nian would blame her, that he would think she deserved it.
Instead, he had taken a deep breath and told her hoarsely, "I'm sorry. I