Chapter 9

Not long after, the company's business in Europe ran into some issues. My father decided to leave immediately.

He told my mother he might be gone for quite a while, perhaps two or three years.

The implication was that he wouldn't be able to return home for some time due to the subsidiary's affairs.

Thinking of Emily's lingering presence recently, I suggested to my mother without hesitation:

"Mom, why don't we move there to live with Dad?"

My mother quickly adopted the suggestion.

Just two weeks later, our family of four boarded a plane to France.

The plane cruised at an altitude of 10,000 meters.

I quietly gazed down at the clouds below, making a goodbye gesture.

Farewell, Jason and Emily.

If fate allows, we'll meet again in fourteen years.

During this long, difficult and painful time, you must persevere.

Don't have any accidents, and don't commit suicide.

You must live like insects - poor, pitiful, in pain, and without dignity.

After all, that's how I lived in my previous life.

I believe we will meet again someday.