Watching Shen Yao and Xie Yu argue like children, Su Yan helplessly covered her forehead.

Even though the two of them were older than him, they were even more childish than Su Bao'er.

Xie Yu ignored Shen Yao, but not Su Yan. "Su Yan, the dean wants to see you. He wants you to come see him."

"Why does the dean want to see me?" Su Yan asked, puzzled.

Since joining the Surveillance Bureau, she has been largely left to her own devices. Even in this case, neither she nor Xie Yu were involved. Although she didn't know the director's intentions, Su Yan expressed her understanding.

"I understand. I'll go back to the Overwatch Council with you."

After saying that, Su Yan looked at Shen Yao and bid him farewell, saying, "Lord Shen, I'll go back to the Supervisory Council to see the director first, and then we can discuss the issue of fabric fragrance."

Shen Yao nodded, "I'll wait for you..."

Just as the two finished speaking, Xie Yu suddenly interrupted, looking at Shen Yao with a sarcastic expression and reluctance, "No need, the dean has already contacted you."

"Me?" Shen Yao was quite surprised, pointing to himself and asking, "You really have something to discuss with the Dean?"

"Believe it or not..." Xie Yu snorted coldly, seemingly not intending to waste any more time with the two of them, and got into the carriage without looking back and drove away.

Watching Xie Yu's departing figure, Shen Yao sighed helplessly. For Ye Qingzhu, he had turned against his best brother. At this moment, Shen Yao felt extremely regretful.

Su Yan noticed Shen Yao's dejected mood, stepped forward and patted his shoulder, gently comforting him, "Lord Shen, sometimes we shouldn't lose a sincere friendship because of our own awkward emotions."

Let's find a day to talk to Dean Xie. He's not a very reasonable person, but he cares about you a lot; he's just being stubborn..."

"good……"

Shen Yao listened to Su Yan's words completely. He recalled the years he and Xie Yu had shared joys and sorrows. As time passed, the estrangement between them seemed to have become insignificant.

The two arrived at the entrance of the library of the Surveillance Bureau and saw Xie Yu already waiting at the door.

Su Yan went up to greet her warmly, "Dean Xie, what are you doing here? Is the Dean in the library?"

Xie Yu nodded, opened the door for Su Yan, and gestured for her to go in, "The dean is waiting for you in the attic."

"Okay..."

Su Yan stepped over the threshold and into the house. After taking a few steps, she realized that Shen Yao was not following behind her.

Looking back, he saw that Shen Yao was being blocked at the door by Xie Yu.

Xie Yu, his expression tense, placed one leg across Shen Yao's path, blocking his way, his eyes full of smug provocation, "You can't go in yet, the dean hasn't called you, wait outside first..."

Despite Xie Yu's disrespectful behavior, Shen Yao wasn't angry. Instead, he put on a forced smile and said, "Okay..."

Shen Yao originally had a fierce face, and the corners of his mouth when he raised them looked even worse than when he was crying. It would have been better if he hadn't smiled at all.

Seeing Shen Yao's sudden smile, Xie Yu felt a chill run down her spine. She frowned, her expression full of disdain, and said, "If you're sick, go take your medicine. Don't come out here scaring people..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Yao's face fell instantly, his expression even uglier than if he had eaten shit.

Deep affection is always betrayed; I should have sealed his heart with cement.

Su Yan passed through the library and climbed to the top floor. The setting sun was just right.

The blood-red sunset was like bowls of blood spilled across half the sky. The warm sun shone on the windowsill, and Wenren Yi leaned against his wheelchair, closing his eyes to enjoy the gentle light, as if he were bathed in its glow.

Her pale hair, in particular, shone in the sunlight, as if coated with a layer of gold, making it impossible to look away.

This time, Su Yan truly felt that Wenren Yi was already an old man in his twilight years.

Su Yan walked up behind Wenren Yi, before she could even speak.

The wheelchair slowly turned to face her, and Wenren Yi looked at her with a smile, saying, "You've come..."

Su Yan nodded. "Dean, is there something you need from me?"

Wenren Yi did not immediately answer Su Yan's question. Instead, he looked at her with a kind expression, as if he were looking at someone through her.

Su Yan felt uneasy under Wenren Yi's gaze, and asked again, "Dean, did I do something wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"

"No, I just think you look like someone I used to know."

"An old friend?" Su Yan was completely confused.

As far as she knew, the original owner's ancestors, going back three generations, were all peasants who had lived in Suizhou for a long time. How could they possibly know powerful officials in the court?

However, things are unpredictable, and perhaps the original owner really was related to Wenren Yi.

Unfortunately, Su Yan knew nothing about the original owner's background.

"Who taught you your autopsy skills...?" Wenren Yi suddenly asked.

"I have been learning autopsy from my father since I was a child, and over time I have learned a little bit of the basics," Su Yan said without batting an eye, giving the prepared answer.

After listening, Wenren Yi simply smiled, his expression indifferent, and produced a scroll from who-knows-where, handing it to her. "Read everything on this scroll to me..."

Although Su Yan did not understand Wenren Yi's intentions, she still accepted the file as requested and slowly began to read it.

"Su Ying, aged twenty-one, was born in the eleventh year of the Tianbao era of the Great Liang Dynasty. Her mother died early, and her father, Su Yongnian, was a compulsive gambler who did not work properly. In order to pay off his gambling debts, he sold his fifteen-year-old daughter to Chen Yong, a butcher in the same village, for one hundred taels of silver. The following year, she gave birth to a son, Chen Bao."

Three years later, Chen Yong passed away, and Su Ying left with his son…

As Su Yan read, she stopped reading. The book contained a detailed account of the original owner's life of suffering, and Su Yan did not have the courage to continue reading.

She knew that Wenren Yi had investigated her background, and naturally knew that she had lied.

She had considered the day when her identity would be exposed, but she never expected that Wenren Yi, knowing her background, would not expose her.

Su Yan kept her head down in silence, feeling anxious and uneasy. She couldn't figure out what Wenren Yi was up to.

"You're lying, aren't you?"

Su Yan nodded resignedly, "Dean, you're right, I am indeed Su Ying, and my coroner's skills were indeed learned from someone else, but..."

Su Yan hesitated, knowing that even if she spoke, Wenren Yi would probably just think she was still lying.

This put Su Yan in a very difficult position; she didn't know whether to say it or not...

Seeing Su Yan's conflicted expression, Wenren Yi couldn't help but smile. "Your master is Lu Yuanxiu, right?"

Upon hearing this, Su Yan looked at Wenren Yi with a look of horror. She hadn't expected that the dean would be able to find out, but at the same time, she couldn't understand it at all.

Since being reborn into the original body, Su Yan has lived for the original body, so it's unlikely that anyone in the world would know her true identity.

However, Wenren Yi knew who her master was. Su Yan was not surprised, but felt a chill run down her spine. She felt that Wenren Yi was unfathomable.

Seeing Su Yan's surprised expression, Wenren Yi couldn't help but smile, "Judging from your expression, I guess I was right."