Sun Mang practically ran toward Su Yan.
A certain emotion flashed in the eyes of both Du Jinsong and Zhang Ximing.
“Su Yan, it’s so good to see you!”
Sun Mang was so excited that his eyes turned red, and he looked her up and down, left and right.
Su Yan was left speechless by his exaggerated reaction.
Especially with Gu Yang standing right beside her—could this kid not act a little more normal?
However, looking at the redness and swelling on his face and his arm in a sling, it was clear he had been seriously injured.
“Su Yan, are you okay?” In Sun Mang’s fanatical gaze, she was the only person he could see.
Sure enough, when Gu Yang heard him ask this, his brows immediately arched.
Su Yan gave a dry cough. “What could possibly be wrong with me?”
“Then why did you come…”
“My family member is sick, so I came to visit. But how did you get so badly hurt? Did you get into a fight?” Su Yan deliberately raised her voice.
Sun Mang finally reacted, his excited gaze falling onto Gu Yang.
“Senior Gu Yang is here too. Hello, Senior Gu Yang.”
Uh.
Su Yan had never been so speechless in her life.
Gu Yang was a living, breathing person right there, and he had only just noticed him?
It would have been better if he hadn’t said anything at all.
Gu Yang put on his signature smile. “Student Sun, every time I see you, it’s quite an impressive experience.”
Sun Mang’s eyes curved into happy crescents, but he accidentally tugged at the wound on the corner of his mouth, causing him to wince in pain.
“Thank you for the compliment, Senior Gu Yang.”
That was a compliment?!
Su Yan’s forehead was covered in black lines.
“Student Su Yan, hello.”
Du Jinsong, Zhang Ximing, and Tian Wei also walked over, and Du Jinsong took the initiative to greet her first.
Su Yan replied, “Hello, Mr. Du.”
“Is your family member receiving treatment here, Student Su Yan? If there is anything you need help with, we are at your service.”
Du Jinsong’s words caused both Sun Mang and Tian Wei to look surprised.
Sun Mang wondered when Su Yan had become so close to them.
And Tian Wei couldn’t understand how this girl in front of her could make Du Jinsong take the initiative to show favor.
Gu Yang studied Du Jinsong, a hint of scrutiny appearing in the depths of his eyes.
Su Yan smiled slightly. “Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Du, but it’s not necessary at the moment.”
Du Jinsong’s gaze lingered on her and Gu Yang for two seconds before he took the initiative to say goodbye.
“Su Yan…”
Sun Mang lingered, wanting to stay by her side.
He still had so much he wanted to say to her.
“You should go with Mr. Du and the others,” Su Yan instructed.
Although reluctant, Sun Mang nodded.
“That Mr. Du doesn’t look simple,” Gu Yang finally spoke, his gentle voice carrying a hint of emotion.
“I don’t know, it has nothing to do with us,” Su Yan answered candidly.
She was quite satisfied with the reaction Du Jinsong and Zhang Ximing had shown when they saw her earlier.
Gu Yang laughed. “Mm, it has nothing to do with us.”
When he said the word “us,” the tone was distinctly different.
Su Yan naturally caught his meaning and chose to ignore it.
“Brother Du, how do you know that girl?” Once they were outside, Tian Wei immediately asked.
Du Jinsong and Zhang Ximing exchanged a glance, both of their expressions equally complex.
They had already promised Su Yan that the secret would rot in their stomachs.
“We’ve met a few times, and aren’t Su Yan and Sun Mang quite close?”
Du Jinsong said this with absolute certainty.
Sun Mang’s breath hitched, and he hurriedly shook his head to clarify. “Actually, Su Yan and I are just ordinary classmates. We have absolutely no private contact whatsoever. Su Yan has a rather cold personality, and as you’ve seen, her eyes aren’t good, so she rarely interacts with others.”
He didn’t know why, but he felt that at this moment, the way Du Jinsong and Zhang Ximing were looking at him was under extra pressure.
Tian Wei looked impatient. “Student Sun Mang, we were just chatting casually. Why are you reacting so strongly?”
Sun Mang nervously scratched his hair and clamped his mouth shut.
“Student Sun Mang, have you really thought it through? You won’t come to the capital with us?” Du Jinsong got back to the point, his expression serious.
Sun Mang didn’t hesitate for a second. “I still want to stay and finish high school.”
“Are you stupid? Joining the organization means you can not only study at a school in the capital, but you’ll also have no pressure regarding further education, and you won’t have to worry about money or life anymore. If you’re worried about your grandmother, the organization can arrange to have her brought over as well.”
Tian Wei’s emotions were a bit agitated; she truly couldn’t accept being rejected.
Sun Mang still shook his head after hearing her out.
Tian Wei was furious and was about to continue lobbying, but she was interrupted by Du Jinsong.
“We respect your choice, and besides…” He paused for a few seconds here, “Staying behind might be the best thing.”
Being able to stay by that girl’s side might be Sun Mang’s greatest blessing.
Tian Wei hadn’t expected him to give up on Sun Mang so easily, so she had no choice but to let it go.
Although Sun Mang didn’t agree to join them, Du Jinsong left him a pass before he left.
He told him that if they ever had the chance to go to the capital or changed their minds, they could use this pass to find him.
Du Jinsong had a premonition that they would definitely meet again in the near future.
Sun Mang didn’t understand why Du Jinsong had said “they.”
There was clearly only him.
Taking the pass, he saw an address and a phone number at the bottom.
As for the bright, clear seal at the top, he couldn’t make sense of it at all.
Watching the figures of the three people receding into the distance, he let out a long sigh of relief, feeling inexplicably light.
He hadn’t chosen to join them; instead, he was going to follow his own deity without looking back!
“Brother Du, Brother Zhang, do you think that Sun Mang is not in his right mind? Or is he afraid of encountering danger by joining the organization?” Tian Wei continued to chatter on.
“Why would you think that? If that kid were truly afraid of death, he wouldn’t have fought side-by-side with us.”
This time it was Zhang Ximing who spoke, directly correcting Tian Wei’s line of thought.
Du Jinsong’s eyes were bottomless. “That kid has chosen a better path.”
“Indeed,” Zhang Ximing echoed.
Tian Wei looked from one to the other, her brows furrowed tightly.
“Brother Du, are you two hiding something from me?”
For the two days they had been at the hospital, the two of them had been whispering to each other, often saying things she couldn’t understand at all.
For people like them, where could there be a better path than joining the organization?!
Du Jinsong stretched, and the atmosphere became relaxed once again.
“How could that be?”
Tian Wei knew he never lied, so she could only assume she was being too sensitive.
“That night, did you really not see who the mysterious person was during the Blood Moon night?”
The crisis had been resolved precisely because a remarkably powerful mysterious person had appeared at the final, critical moment.
“No,” Du Jinsong and Zhang Ximing answered almost simultaneously.
But in that instant, that breathtaking figure appeared in both of their minds.
They would never be able to forget it for the rest of their lives.