Chapter 571: Father in Heaven, Your Daughter Bows Before You
On the seventh day.
In the room, Si Jingzhu sat anxiously before Yan Rouwan.
Yan Rouwan remained as calm as a still pond, her hands resting on Si Jingzhu as she quietly absorbed power.
Sang Zhe stood silently beside them.
After a while, Si Jingzhu suddenly swayed, letting out a soft whimper as if she were limp and falling over.
Sang Zhe caught her just in time, allowing her to collapse into his arms.
“How is it?”
“… It’s okay.” Si Jingzhu shook her little head and whispered, “There’s this weird feeling.”
“Uncomfortable?”
“No. It feels very relaxed.”
She stared quietly at her arm, murmuring to herself, “I feel like everything around me has become more familiar, like returning to the time before I took form, when my roots were connected to the heavens and the earth.”
“It’s like going home.”
“If you feel uncomfortable, remember to tell me right away.” Sang Zhe couldn’t help but remind her again.
Si Jingzhu shook her head and turned, looking worriedly at Yan Rouwan.
“I’m fine, but Yan Senior Sister…”
The next moment, Yan Rouwan suddenly lifted her head.
“Wah!” Si Jingzhu jumped in fright.
“Y-Yan Senior Sister?”
Yan Rouwan turned to look at Si Jingzhu.
Her gaze suddenly became ethereal, carrying an air of majesty and indifference as if she was looking down on ants from the vast skies above.
Si Jingzhu felt her hair stand on end, nearly fainting on the spot.
Fortunately, a pair of hands grabbed her shoulders from behind.
“Get out first.” Sang Zhe stared intently at Yan Rouwan and spoke softly.
Si Jingzhu bit her lip and nodded, hesitantly glancing at Yan Rouwan before ultimately choosing to leave the room for the two of them.
Once Si Jingzhu was gone, the atmosphere in the room grew even heavier.
Sang Zhe could also feel the faint pressure emanating from Yan Rouwan, and he couldn’t help but take a deep breath, steeling himself to speak:
“Yan Senior Sister?”
Yan Rouwan didn’t move.
Her face seemed devoid of all emotion, like an ancient statue. Even though she was sitting just in front of him, Sang Zhe felt as if she were thousands of miles away, completely out of reach.
He didn’t give up and called out again, “Yan Senior Sister?”
Yan Rouwan’s gaze shifted towards him.
In that instant, Sang Zhe felt as though he had turned transparent, a chill creeping up his back.
But he silently reassured himself and continued to try to communicate: “Do you still remember me?”
Yan Rouwan’s eyes were cold and indifferent, like water in a frigid pool.
Yet in the end, she replied with a stiff, sculpted tone, “Mm.”
Sang Zhe’s heart felt a mix of emotions.
The good news was, she still remembered him. The memories that belonged to Yan Rouwan hadn’t disappeared.
The bad news was…
The cold indifference in her beautiful eyes, as if looking at a stranger, seemed to tell Sang Zhe that things might be heading towards the outcome he least wanted to see.
“You… have you fully awakened?”
“I have only regained my memories and half of my power,” Yan Rouwan’s voice was strange and rigid, devoid of any emotional fluctuations. “The remaining power is scattered throughout the Abyss Realm.”
Sang Zhe fell silent.
The atmosphere in the room was so suffocating it was hard to breathe.
Even though he had mentally prepared himself for the possibility of Yan Rouwan’s personality changing drastically after regaining her memories, feeling like a completely different person, he still felt heavy-hearted when it actually happened.
But he had promised Yan Rouwan.
It was too early to be discouraged here.
“So, can I still call you Yan Senior Sister?”
“… It’s up to you.” Yan Rouwan’s tone remained cold.
Sang Zhe sighed with relief.
“Well, Yan Senior Sister, now that you’ve just regained your memories, I have many questions I want to ask. Do you need to rest for a bit first or—”
“I’m not interested in chatting with you.”
Yan Rouwan’s voice coldly interrupted Sang Zhe.
He was taken aback, a hint of bitterness flashing in his eyes: “Then I—”
“Have Quan Zhi come see me.” Yan Rouwan’s tone was crisp and cool.
Sang Zhe swallowed his words again.
Before he could speak, a stream of data flashed by, and Nian Nian’s light figure appeared beside him.
Facing Sang Zhe’s pleading eyes, Nian Nian just rolled her eyes and muttered, “Okay.”
“I’ll take care of the rest. I’ll have a chat with her.”
Sang Zhe could only nod, turning to leave the room.
His back looked incredibly lonely and desolate.
After leaving the room and seeing the tense and expectant gazes of the Sang family members, including Zhang Xiaoying, he let out a sigh and shook his head silently.
“… Let’s just give Yan Senior Sister some time to calm down first.”
The Sang family members showed sad and silent expressions.
“Don’t worry too much.” Zhang Xiaoying gently grasped Sang Zhe’s hand, “I believe Yan Senior Sister won’t forget the memories we made together in the Sang family.”
“Even for an all-powerful being with a long life, the time spent in the Sang family was just a fleeting moment, but memories cannot be measured by the passage of time.”
“She will remember everything about you.”
Sang Zhe nodded.
“Don’t worry. I’m not discouraged.”
“I will definitely fulfill what I promised Yan Senior Sister.”
At worst, he’d just have to charm her over again from the start, Sang Zhe told himself.
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After Sang Zhe left, only Nian Nian and Yan Rouwan remained in the room.
Yan Rouwan looked at Nian Nian.
Nian Nian looked back at Yan Rouwan.
The two stared at each other for a long time before Yan Rouwan finally couldn’t help but speak:
“… What do we do?”
“How would I know?”
“If you’re the Omniscient and you don’t know, then we’re done for!”
“We’re done for? That’s your problem, what does it have to do with me?”
“Didn’t you let me awaken my memories early? If you’d just waited a few more days, I might have even slept with him by now!”
“Seriously? When you tossed me into the Abyss Realm, did you think about today?”
“I just slipped—”
“Don’t give me that! You just couldn’t stand to see me get to him before you did.”
Nian Nian crossed her arms in annoyance: “Now your cleverness has backfired, huh? Who knew I’d find him in the Abyss Realm before you.”
A tic mark appeared on Yan Rouwan’s forehead.
The next moment, Nian Nian suddenly burst into laughter, holding her stomach until tears came out: “Hahaha, stop, stop… I was wrong… haha, it tickles…”
“Just a friendly reminder. Don’t forget this is the Abyss Realm. Be careful when you talk to me.” Yan Rouwan huffed.
After a while, Nian Nian finally collapsed on the ground, half-laughing and half-panting, intermittently saying, “You ungrateful little brat.”
“Ungrateful? What do you owe me?”
“Do you even understand? I let you awaken early to help you.”
Nian Nian got up from the ground, sitting cross-legged before Yan Rouwan and adjusting her glasses: “Think about it. Now that you’ve regained your memories, he hasn’t gotten his back yet.”
Yan Rouwan nodded.
“He promised you before, even if you forgot him, he would definitely pursue you again, making you fall for him all over again, right?”
Yan Rouwan nodded again.
“Then next, all you have to do is continue pretending not to know him. He’ll chase after you like crazy, pampering you to the heavens!”
Yan Rouwan’s beautiful eyes gradually brightened.
“Just imagine, from now on he’ll be sticking to you every day, always asking if you’re cold or hot, showering you with affection, taking you out on dates, sweet-talking you…”
“This kind of life, could you even have imagined it before?”
Nian Nian snorted: “And for such great kindness, you didn’t even take the time to thank me, yet you dare to tease me? Do you believe I’ll tell him the truth right now? That this girl has…”
“Father in Heaven, your daughter bows before you.”
Yan Rouwan immediately knelt before Nian Nian.
