Chapter 201: Su Yan is a Fragile Girl

Ring, ring, ring.

Su Jianguo picked up the receiver.

"Hello, this is Su Jianguo."

A voice rang out from the phone, and the single sentence the other party uttered caused his expression to change drastically.

The moment he hung up the receiver, he sprinted out of the office.

Because Xinghua was holding a long-distance running competition today, Su Yao had brought his squad out early this morning to maintain order.

Looking at the energetic students, he was in a completely relaxed state.

"Students are great, aren't they? Carefree and easygoing," Zhang Long remarked with a sigh from beside him.

Su Yao smiled, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

"Captain, isn't that your cousin?"

Zhang Long spotted Su Yan, who was lagging behind, almost at a single glance.

Mainly because the black cloth covering her eyes was far too conspicuous.

Su Yao’s expression turned serious; it really was her.

"Yan Yan, why did you come to participate in the race too?"

Without waiting for Su Yan to approach, he proactively went to meet her.

After first confirming Su Yan's condition, he noticed Ma Chulong and Ma Chulan flanking her on either side.

Ma Chulong, in particular, was definitely someone hard to forget once seen.

"I am also a student of Xinghua, so of course I have to participate." Although she had already run a certain distance, Su Yan's breathing was not even slightly labored.

"You can't see with your eyes; if you're not careful, something could happen," Su Yao said, his brow furrowed tightly.

"It's okay, Police Brother. Su Yan still has us," Ma Chulan immediately signaled, then sized him up with a strange look.

It wasn't just her; Ma Chulong was doing the same.

Clearly, both of them had thought the same thing: they mistook the tall and handsome Su Yao for Su Yan's fiancé.

In truth, it wasn't their fault for getting it wrong. Although they had learned from Sun Mang previously that Su Yan had a fiancé, they had spent so much time with her and had never once seen him.

"Su Yan, this is..." Ma Chulong took the initiative to ask for Su Yao's identity.

Su Yao was quite curious about him as well.

Could this person be Su Yan's teacher? But he didn't quite look the part.

"He is my cousin, Su Yao."

"Cousin, these are my classmates, Ma Chulong and Ma Chulan."

As soon as Su Yan's words fell, Su Yao's expression lost some control.

"Yan Yan, you're not joking with me, are you? This girl is one thing, but this Comrade Ma looks to be about the same age as me, doesn't he?"

Ma Chulong gave a dry cough; it was indeed quite normal for others to have such thoughts.

"Yes, my age is indeed similar to yours, but I am indeed Su Yan's classmate. My younger sister and I only transferred here to study this semester. Hello."

After speaking, he friendly extended his hand toward Su Yao.

Su Yao immediately extracted the key information from his self-introduction.

This semester had only been underway for a little over a month, yet seeing how they were with Su Yan, it seemed their relationship was quite good.

The previous Sun Mang was nothing to fear, but this Ma Chulong was clearly a "formidable rival."

Thinking of Gu Yang, who was thousands of miles away, he truly felt anxious on his behalf.

"To have the courage to come study high school at this age, I truly admire you." Su Yao's words carried a double meaning, and he showed no intention of shaking hands.

Ma Chulong smiled slightly, showing no embarrassment or displeasure due to the rudeness.

"As long as one has the heart, it is never too late."

Their gazes met in mid-air, sparking like flint hitting steel.

"Yan Yan, I think you should just withdraw from the race. It's inconvenient with your eyes; running such a long distance will take a toll on your body." In Su Yao's eyes, Su Yan was nothing more than a frail young girl.

The Ma siblings struggled to suppress their laughter.

It seemed Su Yan had truly done a good job of concealing her identity.

Su Yan was indifferent; instead, she asked, "Have you seen Su Mo?"

Su Yao was stunned. "Su Mo came too?"

He naturally knew that Su Mo, who had been missing for several days, had returned on her own.

Under the black cloth, Su Yan's brow furrowed slightly. It was impossible for Su Mo not to appear today.

"Cousin, if you aren't busy, please go to the textile factory for me to see if my father is there."

"Why?" Su Yao was puzzled.

"Don't ask so many questions. If he is there, you'd better stay by his side first. If he isn't..." Su Yan's voice involuntarily sank at this point.

"Su Yan, how about this? Let Lanlan go with your cousin. If something happens, she can resolve it in time," Ma Chulong suggested.

After all, he had to stay by her side, but if a member of the Feng family actually appeared, she could provide help.

Su Yan: "Okay."

Listening to their conversation, Su Yao was even more bewildered, but he did realize one thing: was something about to happen on Second Uncle's side?

"Police Brother, shall we go?" Ma Chulan walked straight to his side without the slightest hint of shyness.

"Ah?" Looking at the girl's charming face, Su Yao could only do as Su Yan said. "Let me make some arrangements, then we'll head over."

Watching Ma Chulan get into Su Yao's police car, Su Yan finally felt a bit more at ease.

"Let's go too."

There was still a long distance to the destination; she didn't believe Su Mo would keep avoiding her forever!

Inside the police car, Su Yao drove while using his peripheral vision to observe Ma Chulan sitting beside him.

"Where is Student Ma from?"

"Ma Family Village."

Ma Chulan answered crisply, which sounded to Su Yao as if she hadn't said anything at all.

"What made you think of coming to Xinghua to study?"

"Because Su Yan is here. My brother and I want to become good friends with Su Yan, so we came."

Ma Chulan felt that since Su Yao was Su Yan's cousin and a people's policeman, and since Su Yan trusted him, she couldn't lie to deceive him.

Su Yao couldn't help but turn his head to glance at her.

Was this girl some kind of simpleton?

However, this completely confirmed his suspicion: these siblings indeed had designs on Su Yan.

"Did you know Su Yan before?"

"Yes."

"How did you meet?"

This time, the words were already at the tip of Ma Chulan's tongue, but she forced them to stop.

If she told him about what happened in the provincial capital, wouldn't that be equivalent to leaking Su Yan's secret?

That wouldn't do.

"Police Brother, why do I feel like you're interrogating a criminal? I'm a good person!"

"Professional habit. Yan Yan is young, and with her eyes being inconvenient, she's easily deceived. As her only brother, I naturally have to look out for her more," Su Yao said with total seriousness.

"Pfft!"

Ma Chulan burst out laughing. It wasn't that she was being impolite, but she truly couldn't hold it in.

"Sorry, Police Brother, I didn't mean to laugh at you. I just think you view Su Yan as being too weak; she has the ability to distinguish good from bad."

"I am Yan Yan's cousin; could you possibly know her better than I do? Although Yan Yan looks quite capable, she is actually just a delicate girl," Su Yao said with absolute certainty.

Ma Chulan had no way to argue with him; after all, there would come a day when the truth would be revealed.

"By the way, did Yan Yan have a special reason for asking me to go with you to find Second Uncle?" Su Yao still did not forget to test her.

Ma Chulan restrained her smile. "Mhm, I can protect Uncle Su's safety, if there really is danger."

(End of Chapter)