Su Yan was looking for clothes in her dorm when she heard Su Yu's serious tone. A bad feeling immediately arose in her heart, and she stopped what she was doing. "What is it?"

She really couldn't think of anything that could make her brother take it so seriously.

"Jiang Jingxing was injured while on a mission and is currently in a military hospital in Beijing."

Su Yan's face turned pale instantly, and her heart jumped into her throat.

Before she could speak, Su Yu continued, "Your master has already arrived, so don't worry too much."

"When did this happen? How serious is his injury?" Su Yan asked anxiously.

How could I not be anxious?

She had been having recurring dreams that Jiang Jingxing was injured while on a mission, and each time she would wake up in a fright.

“A week ago, the situation wasn’t very optimistic.” Su Yu quickly said, “I was afraid you would worry, so I didn’t tell you these past few days, but your master told me not to hide it from you, so I’m calling you today.”

Su Yan's eyes instantly reddened, and she choked out, "What do you mean by 'not very optimistic'? Explain yourself."

Now that things were out in the open, Su Yu didn't dwell on it and said directly, "Jiang Jingxing's tendons in both legs are severed. The doctor said there's a very high chance he won't recover. Even your master isn't sure. It seems even more troublesome than the Laura Fruit poison. You need to be mentally prepared."

Su Yan closed her eyes, tears rolling down her cheeks.

Unexpectedly, her nightmares kept reminding her that Jiang Jingxing would get hurt.

The injured areas were exactly the same as in her dream—both of her legs.

In those few seconds of silence, she had already prepared for the worst.

"Ayan, don't worry, your master will definitely think of a way," Su Yu said cautiously.

He was afraid that his sister would do something foolish again, just like she did with the lavender poisoning last time.

She took a deep breath. "As long as he's still alive, that's all that matters."

As long as a person is alive, nothing else matters.

"Brother, I want to go to Beijing."

Su Yu knew she would definitely come, but he still advised her, "You should have your final exams coming up soon, right? Why don't you come after the exams? Don't let it interfere with your studies."

Su Yan said, "I won't let it interfere with my studies, but I really need to go to Beijing. That's all for now, I'll go ask Director Zhong for leave."

After saying that, she immediately hung up the phone and headed straight for the teaching building.

...

It's 6:30 now. Director Zhong has a habit of working overtime, so he's still in the office.

The department head's office door was open.

There were also several school leaders inside.

Su Yan walked straight in and said, "Director Zhong, I need to ask you for leave."

Director Zhong and the others looked up. The principal was also present; they all recognized her.

Director Zhong hissed and said, "Isn't there a three-day holiday for New Year's Day? Why are you asking for leave?"

"I need to take a long leave of absence, until the winter break begins."

Upon hearing this, Director Zhong immediately lost his composure and said seriously, "Su Yan, why are you asking for leave? There's only one week left until the final exams, and you're supposed to be taking the exam to skip a grade, right? This is no joke."

Su Yan explained, "My boyfriend was seriously injured, and I need to go to Beijing to find him. As for the exam, I'm skipping it. I'll take it again after winter break with the other students who failed and need to retake it. If I can still take the grade skipping exam then, I will. This is a decision I've thought through carefully."

"So, you absolutely have to take this leave?" Director Zhong looked at her helplessly.

She nodded firmly.

"Nonsense!" the principal scolded. "His studies are a serious matter. How can you be so casual about it? There are doctors and nurses at the hospital to take care of him. You won't be of any help even if you go. I don't approve of this leave!"

The principal knew that Su Yan's boyfriend was Jiang Jingxing, but no matter who it was, neglecting her studies because of her feelings was a big mistake.

Moreover, Su Yan's grades are so excellent. If this is delayed, wouldn't it be a waste of a talented person?

Su Yan frowned and said seriously, "Principal, I will take responsibility for my actions. If I guarantee to you that my grades will not drop, and instead skip a grade and take the third-year exam in the makeup exam, and get a score above 90, will you approve this leave?"

Upon hearing these arrogant words, the school leaders present stared wide-eyed in disbelief, wondering if the girl had lost her mind.

The principal was speechless for a moment, his face turning red with embarrassment!

"You, you're really too arrogant! The courses in the third year are even more difficult than those in the second year!"

Su Yan nodded. "I know."

The principal choked, then gritted his teeth and said, "What if you don't get a score above 90?"

Even third-year university students can't guarantee they'll get 90 on their final exams, so isn't Su Yan just extremely arrogant?

"If I fail the exam, you can do whatever you want with me."

As soon as she finished speaking, the phone on Director Zhong's desk suddenly rang.

Director Zhong immediately got up and went over to take it, and the person on the other end said something.

He glanced at Su Yan first, then looked at the principal, "Old Master Jue and Old Master Jiang are looking for you."

Su Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

The principal, however, was unable to breathe.

The fact that these two powerful figures are both looking for him at the same time must mean they have the same purpose.

He had no choice but to approve the fake document, even if he didn't want to.

The principal went over and took it.

The speaker was Old Master Jiang, and as expected, his first words were to ask him to approve Su Yan's leave request.

When it was time for the principal to speak, he angrily repeated Su Yan's words, "I want to make this clear beforehand: if Su Yan doesn't do this, I will expel her from school!"

After a moment's thought, Jue Lao said, "Let her answer the phone."

The principal lowered his hand and gave Su Yan a wink.

Su Yan quickly went to answer the phone and whispered, "Master."

Old Jue asked casually, "Are you confident?"

Instead of the expected barrage of scolding, Su Yan paused for a few seconds, then beamed with joy, "I have!"

"Alright, I trust you. When will you come?"

"The last train tonight will arrive tomorrow morning."

Master Jue replied, "Alright, I'll have your third senior brother pick you up tomorrow."

"Thank you, Master."

Old Jue didn't say anything more and hung up the phone directly.

Su Yan put down the phone and looked up to meet the principal's unpleasant expression. She gave an awkward smile.

The principal plucked a handful of his nearly bald hair, left angrily with the words "Get her a leave of absence," and stormed off.

The other school leaders also made excuses to leave.

Soon, only she and Director Zhong were left in the office.

Director Zhong walked to his workstation and sat down, saying helplessly, "Only you dare to make the principal so angry. If it were any other student, they would have run away long ago."

Su Yan said, "I'm serious."

As Director Zhong wrote the leave slip, he said, "I'll bring you a set of third-year textbooks later. Don't fall behind in your studies when you get to Beijing."

The Sino-Western integrated major was established this year, and only students from Jiangsu Yantai University are enrolled.

However, the textbooks for sophomores to seniors have already been published, and he has several sets of them.

"Okay, thank you, Director Zhong."

Director Zhong wrote her a leave slip and said, "Keep up the good work. I hope that when the exam results come out, I won't receive news that you've been expelled."