Chapter 323: Unexpected

Sure enough, a look of relief appeared on Su Yan's face.

"Teacher, I'm sorry. I caused you worry this time."

If it hadn't been for her teacher arriving in time with the black cloth, even if Liu Kang truly possessed heaven-defying abilities, he likely wouldn't have been able to lead her away unscathed.

Zhou Ye smiled with a gentle yet helpless expression. "Originally, both Mother Li and I were quite worried about you, but last night's situation was indeed beyond my expectations. How could your energy lose control to that extent?"

As he spoke, his expression grew a bit more solemn.

He and Mother Li understood Su Yan's condition all too well. Through years of unremitting effort, even if this girl had not yet completely merged with that energy, she was able to suppress and control it.

But last night's situation was clearly a complete loss of control, causing her to go berserk directly.

Su Yan subconsciously touched the corner of her eye, feeling somewhat guilty and not daring to meet her teacher's gaze.

"I... I just failed to control my emotions for a moment."

Zhou Ye frowned. It likely wasn't a failure to control her emotions, but rather that her emotions had been subject to extreme interference.

"Was it because of that Gu Yang?"

Su Yan pursed her lips tightly, neither daring to admit nor deny it.

She looked exactly like a child who had done something wrong.

Zhou Ye already knew the answer. "If I'm not mistaken, that Gu Yang is the boy you were betrothed to since childhood."

His tone was completely certain.

Regarding everything about her, he naturally knew it like the back of his hand, including that childhood betrothal.

Su Yan felt the need to explain. "The marriage was decided by the elders in the past, but I have already made things clear to Big Brother Gu. We are only friends."

Although Zhou Ye could not see her eyes beneath the black cloth, he could see through her heart.

If it were truly as simple as she said, her attitude last night and just now would not have been like that.

"Yan Yan, Mother Li and I do not oppose you living a normal life; it is fine to have someone you like. However, we still hope that you do not let that person affect your emotions too deeply. Do you understand what I mean?"

Since Mother Li was not here now, he was the only one who could offer her these earnest, heartfelt admonitions.

Su Yan understood, of course, and last night's incident had already served as a profound reminder to her.

She could not withstand the consequences brought about by the loss of control over her energy, so she was even clearer about how she should walk her path in the future.

"Teacher, I promise that something like this will absolutely never happen again."

Her expression was incredibly firm. Even though her heart felt a sense of suffocation, she had made up her mind.

Zhou Ye hoped she could be well, and he hoped she could live happily and freely, but clearly, one cannot have both the fish and the bear's paw.

"Yan Yan, no matter what you plan to do in the future, you still have Teacher and Mother Li."

A simple sentence, yet it made Su Yan's nose sting, and tears nearly fell.

In the end, she was merely a girl not yet twenty years old, and she had experienced far too much in the past six months.

Now, Su Jianguo was still in a coma, and Gu Yang was heavily injured and unconscious; both were immense pressures for her.

Only in front of her teacher and Mother Li could she vent, without having to hide or act strong.

"Teacher..."

She leaned lightly against Zhou Ye's arm, feeling the sense of security provided by an elder.

Zhou Ye knew she had suffered these past few days, and he felt both reluctant to let go and heartache for her.

Perhaps he shouldn't have listened to Mother Li's advice before and let her return to this mortal world.

To let her stay forever in that paradise of Daliushu Village, by his and Mother Li's side, ensuring this girl a life of peace and freedom, might have been a better choice.

"Su Yan, you haven't—"

The hospital room door was suddenly pushed open. Before Ma Chulan even entered, her voice had already drifted in.

But she had only said half a sentence when she saw that there was actually a strange man in the hospital room, and at this very moment, Su Yan and that man were behaving very intimately. She froze on the spot.

Her gossipy gaze fell directly on Zhou Ye, sizing him up from head to toe.

Ma Chulong followed closely behind and clearly saw this scene as well, his expression complex and strange.

If the other party were Gu Yang, the two siblings would have found it natural. But now it wasn't Gu Yang, but a young man they had never seen before.

To be honest, aside from Gu Yang, they had never seen Su Yan be this close to anyone else.

A strange atmosphere spread throughout the entire hospital room.

Su Yan didn't realize anything at first; seeing the two siblings approach, her expression immediately brightened with joy.

She pulled away from Zhou Ye and gave the two of them a smile.

"Are you guys okay?"

Although she already knew they were unharmed, she was still happy to see them walking in lively and well.

Ma Chulan replied immediately, "We're fine. At the critical moment, Big Brother used a talisman to protect our eyes. Otherwise, given the situation last night, our eyes definitely wouldn't have been saved."

Even now, she still felt a lingering fear.

Su Yan naturally knew how powerful her energy was. She was just about to apologize, but Ma Chulan could not suppress her curiosity and asked quickly, "Su Yan, this big brother is...?"

Before Su Yan could answer, Zhou Ye had already risen from his chair.

"Hello. I am Yan Yan's teacher, Zhou Ye."

Ma Chulong and Ma Chulan were dumbfounded.

They had often heard Su Yan mention her teacher; her teacher was not only well-read but possessed a breadth of knowledge that had reached a height unattainable by ordinary people.

However, in the siblings' imagination, such a learned and erudite teacher should have been over sixty years old with a very dignified air.

He definitely wouldn't be like the man appearing before them now—so young and so vigorous.

"Are you really Su Yan's teacher?" For some reason, Ma Chulan felt her heart thumping uncontrollably.

Zhou Ye took in both of their shock and doubt. "The real deal."

"Sorry about that. My little sister didn't mean to say it like that; it's just that you are too different from what we imagined."

Ma Chulong noticed Ma Chulan's loss of composure and explained apologetically.

Zhou Ye smiled. "Don't worry about it. It's normal for you to think wrongly."

This answer made the siblings even more curious about him.

However, it was clearly not the time for gossip.

"Su Yan, what exactly happened last night? Where is Liu Yiyi?"

After regaining his senses, Ma Chulong began to ask about the course of events.

They had already asked the nurse and seen the unconscious Gu Yang before coming to her room.

Given the situation last night, they truly thought they were dead.

"I'll tell you." Zhou Ye was unwilling to let Su Yan exert herself, so he gave a brief account of what had happened.

Su Yan just listened quietly by his side; with her teacher there, there was nothing she needed to worry about.

"Liu Yiyi was killed by the captain of the Special Operations Team?" Ma Chulong felt a genuine sense of relief upon hearing the end.

Zhou Ye nodded. "She's dead."

The siblings, Ma Chulong and Ma Chulan, exchanged a look. This was simply a windfall.

Liu Yiyi was dead, so this case was truly over now, wasn't it?

(End of Chapter)