Chapter 49

When Dean Wang led the experts into the room, Xu Yan had already left—since it was confirmed that Gong Xueting’s father was fine, staying there was no longer meaningful for him.

Walking out of the hospital’s main gate, Xu Yan looked up at the clear blue sky and took a deep breath, feeling a sense of relief and joy. He hadn’t experienced such a refreshing and exhilarating feeling in a long time, the sense of fulfillment and pride from saving a life filled his heart.

"Xu Yan!" A familiar voice called from behind. Xu Yan turned around and saw Gong Xueting running out, quickly approaching him. "Why did you suddenly leave?"

Xu Yan smiled. "Xue Ting, I saw that there were too many people in the room, and I was just getting in the way, so I left first. I didn’t say goodbye to you, and that was my mistake."

Gong Xueting looked at Xu Yan, her fair face glowing in the morning light, radiating a youthful and joyful aura. Her eyes were filled with gratitude as she gazed at him.

"I don’t know why, but when I suddenly couldn’t see you, I felt afraid. Everything is so wonderful now, so wonderful that I can’t believe it. I’m afraid that this is all a dream, that my father’s sudden recovery isn’t real—Xu Yan, can you tell me, is all of this real? Am I not dreaming?"

Xu Yan laughed. "Don’t worry, Xue Ting, this isn’t a dream, it’s real. Your father has truly recovered."

Gong Xueting asked seriously, "Then, his condition won’t recur? It won’t suddenly worsen again like it did yesterday?"

As she asked, she stared intently at Xu Yan’s eyes, not blinking—clearly, this was a matter of great concern to her.

Xu Yan thought, "You should be asking the doctors, not me. I’m not a professional, so what value does my opinion have?"

He had a feeling that Gong Xueting, this clever girl, had sensed something. But seeing her body trembling slightly and her eyes filled with a pleading look, Xu Yan’s heart softened. He said earnestly, "Xue Ting, rest assured, Uncle Gong has truly recovered. His body is completely healed, and he will be healthy and live a long life!"

At that moment, Xu Yan felt he had been too straightforward. He laughed to cover it up, "After all, you saw it with your own eyes. The experts said that Uncle Gong’s current condition is like that of a 20-year-old young man. I think he’s even stronger than me. He did 20 to 30 push-ups in one breath without even panting. Don’t worry, if the experts say there’s no problem, then there’s definitely no problem."

Gong Xueting stared into Xu Yan’s eyes and asked in a trembling voice, "Is it really like that? Xu Yan, can you guarantee it?"

Xu Yan almost choked with frustration—how could he guarantee your father’s health? What right do I have to guarantee it?

But seeing the pale and pitiful girl in front of him, Xu Yan’s heart softened. He said solemnly, "Yes, I guarantee it. This strange illness won’t recur."

Xu Yan’s calm and steady attitude gave Gong Xueting great confidence. She breathed a sigh of relief, her shoulders relaxing. She stood up straight and bowed deeply to Xu Yan, "Thank you, thank you, Xu Yan!"

Xu Yan quickly stepped forward to support Gong Xueting, "Xue Ting, what are you doing? I just came to visit your father a couple of times, I don’t deserve such a bow. Don’t be silly, if you want to thank someone, you should thank the doctors."

Seeing Xu Yan’s flustered state, Gong Xueting smiled. She didn’t explain, just said, "Xu Yan, you must be in a hurry to leave, right? You must have something important to do. I won’t keep you. After my father finishes the discharge procedures, I’ll bring him to thank you in person!"

"Ah, I’ve already said it’s not my achievement, you should thank Director Zheng and the others..."

Before Xu Yan could finish, Gong Xueting had already turned and walked away, waving at him, "I’ll go upstairs first, Xu Yan, bye~" She ran happily, her heart filled with joy. After running a few steps, she turned back and saw Xu Yan still standing there, staring at her. Gong Xueting laughed.

"What a fool!"

Gong Xueting was young, but due to her family background, she had been strong and mature beyond her years. When Xu Yan visited her father yesterday, she had noticed something unusual: her father’s condition had suddenly improved when Xu Yan was there, but quickly worsened again after he left.

Originally, Gong Xueting hadn’t connected the dots, but this morning, after she went down to deposit money and buy breakfast, leaving Xu Yan alone with her father for just a few minutes, her father’s condition had miraculously and completely recovered, even the hospital’s experienced experts couldn’t explain why.

At that moment, based on a girl’s keen intuition, Gong Xueting had a vague feeling: her father’s sudden improvement must be related to Xu Yan. She couldn’t explain why, but her intuition told her: her father’s two improvements both happened when Xu Yan was present.

According to traditional Chinese folklore, some people have particularly strong luck and fortune, and wherever they go, evil cannot harm them, and those close to them can also be "blessed." Especially when Chen Yaoyu and Zhao Tianyu both said that when they were alone together, Xu Yan had secretly given her father something to eat, Gong Xueting’s suspicions were further confirmed: Xu Yan must have helped her!

However, Zhu Youxiang didn’t understand: saving a life is a great deed, why wouldn’t Xu Yan admit it? Why did he insist that he only gave water, not medicine?

But recalling how Xu Yan had given her 50,000 yuan, claiming it was a donation from the student council, Gong Xueting had a vague understanding—Xu Yan was a true gentleman who did good deeds without seeking credit!

Whether Xu Yan was afraid of trouble or preferred to do good deeds anonymously, Zhu Youxiang had already attributed her father’s recovery to Xu Yan. Since Xu Yan didn’t want to reveal it, as a beneficiary, she wouldn’t expose it either.

However, because she was worried about her father’s condition recurring, Gong Xueting had to chase after Xu Yan for a clear answer. Otherwise, she couldn’t feel at ease—she was afraid that her father would improve for a few hours and then worsen again like yesterday, and such a cycle would drive her to despair.

Only after getting a clear guarantee from Xu Yan that her father’s condition wouldn’t recur and that he would be healthy and live a long life did Gong Xueting feel a great weight lifted from her shoulders, and she finally felt at ease.

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After dealing with Gong Xueting’s father’s matter, Xu Yan went straight back to school.

Seeing that it was still early, he checked his schedule on his phone and found that he had time for two production management classes, so he went directly to the classroom. He arrived just in time, and as he entered, the class bell rang. Looking around, he saw Liu Yang sitting in the back row. He hurried over and said with a smile, "Fatso, move over a bit and make room for me."

Liu Yang lifted his head, giving him a dismissive look, and said, "Who are you? Do I know you, fatso? You’re being so familiar, I’m a decent young man, not a thug like you, tsk tsk!" Despite his words, Liu Yang moved over to make room.

Xu Yan sat down and patted Liu Yang’s shoulder, "Hey, fatso, it’s been a day, and you’re already getting a big head! Tell me, why are you mad?"

"Go away, fatso, I have nothing to say to a guy who forgets his friends for a pretty girl! Yanzi, you’ve been hanging out with pretty girls these past few days and forgotten about your buddies! Tell me, how long has it been since you last played League of Legends? Yanzi, I’m officially representing the 401 guild to inform you that you’ve been expelled, no chance of redemption!"

Xu Yan grinned, "Alright, alright, fatso, stop being dramatic. It’s just that I didn’t introduce you to any pretty girls. I have some good news for you. The International Trade department has some beauties who want to treat me to dinner. We can go together, and I’ll introduce some pretty girls from the International Trade department to you!"

"Wow!" Liu Yang looked Xu Yan up and down in surprise, "Yanzi, you’ve reached a new level in dating! These guys, they beg and plead to get a date, but you, you just sit at home and have beauties inviting you to dinner? Yanzi, you’re really on a lucky streak these days. Look at how many beauties you’ve been hanging out with? Zhu Youxiang is even living with you..."

"Hey, fatso, don’t make it sound so bad. Xuan Yun is just staying over, I’m helping her out—do you understand what ‘staying over’ means?"

Liu Yang said shamelessly, "Whatever, you’re living together, that’s all there is to it. What do outsiders know about what you two do behind closed doors? Zhu Youxiang, the beauty of the International Trade department, Gong Xueting, and Chen Yaoyu... Man, you’re like a human beauty magnet. Your luck is so good, you could be a solar stove, how many beauties have you seduced? Heaven, I’m speechless!"

Liu Yang was heartbroken, but then he suddenly became serious, "Bro, just so you know, if the girls you introduce aren’t beauties, I won’t let you off!"

"Fatso, don’t worry, my credibility is solid! But you should also learn from Zhao Xuesong, be a bit smoother with your words. Look at how many girls he’s dated in two years, even a teacher! That’s skill, bro!"

"Go away, Zhao is a disgrace to our department, I won’t learn from him. I don’t use smooth talk to date girls..."

"Ah, fatso, if not with words, are you going to use your hands? That’s risky, fatso, Tian Yishao is already in jail, and you don’t have a general for a father!"

"Get lost, you pervert! I’ll use my sincerity and genuine feelings to win a girl’s heart, with a broad and true man’s aura to charm her, make her lose control and be unable to resist..."

Xu Yan held back his laughter, "Fatso, your ‘true man’s aura’... Are you planning to use your unwashed, smelly socks to knock her out and then take advantage of her?"

"Ah, you’ve made me so angry! Traitor Xu Yan, I’ll never forgive you! Take this, a pen stab!"

"Hey, who are you, state your name! Xu Yan doesn’t kill unnamed people!"

"I am Liu Yang, one of the Five Tigers of the Han Dynasty, Xu Yan, give me your head!"

The two of them were whispering and bickering under their breath, so engrossed that they didn’t notice the teacher being called out of the classroom, interrupting the lecture for a moment.

When the teacher returned, he called out, "Xu Yan!"

Xu Yan and Liu Yang were startled, thinking they had been caught talking. They quickly sat up straight, but then the teacher on the podium said to Xu Yan, "There’s a leader outside looking for you, they want you to go immediately—they’re waiting for you outside."

Xu Yan was puzzled: a leader looking for me? Why?

Xu Yan packed his bag and left the classroom. In the corridor, several people were waiting for him, including his counselor, Teacher Li, and the deputy head of the department, Mr. Huang.

Xu Yan quickly approached them and smiled, "Teacher Li, Mr. Huang, are you looking for me?"

Mr. Huang’s expression was indifferent, but Teacher Li, a recent graduate with a master’s degree, looked worried. She whispered, "It’s the school’s security department looking for you, these teachers are from the security department—Xu Yan, you haven’t done anything wrong recently, have you?"

Xu Yan was taken aback, he glanced at the unfamiliar men and realized they were probably from the school’s security department: "Wrong? No! I’ve been fine recently, I haven’t done anything wrong."

"Is that so... Mr. Lu, why are you looking for our classmate Xu Yan?"

The head of the security department, Mr. Lu, coughed, "Mr. Huang, Teacher Li, it’s not us looking for Xu Yan, it’s the police who want to question him, we’re just assisting. We don’t know the details, they’re waiting downstairs."

Teacher Li was worried, "Is that so, then... When the police question Xu Yan, can we be present to listen? Mr. Huang, what do you think?"

Mr. Huang nodded, "Xu Yan is still a student at our school. According to procedure, the police should inform the school first. Mr. Lu, please emphasize to the police that Xu Yan is a student, and our teachers should be present during the questioning."

"Then, should we notify his parents?"

"Let’s wait for now, since there’s no formal detention order yet... We’ll notify the parents after we understand the situation."

Seeing the teachers treat him like a criminal about to be imprisoned, Xu Yan was speechless. He said, "Leaders, Teacher Li, please don’t worry, I really haven’t done anything wrong!"

Everyone looked at him, their eyes filled with pity. No one believed Xu Yan, thinking: if there was nothing wrong, would the police need to come to the school, and even send several armed officers?

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