“Professor!”
Tang Yan turned to look at the elderly man approaching her, her hands hanging at her sides nervously tugging at her skirt.
Sheng Yanyu followed Tang Yan’s gaze and looked over, the hostility in his eyes dissipating.
Oh, an old man!
Then it’s fine!
“Come in and talk.” Sun Zhijin opened the door to his office and walked in first.
Tang Yan took a deep breath and pulled Sheng Yanyu inside with her.
Sheng Yanyu could clearly feel Tang Yan’s nervousness at this moment.
Tang Yan’s reaction made Sheng Yanyu’s heart, which he had just put at ease, involuntarily tighten again.
This person mattered a great deal to Tang Yan!
Sun Zhijin’s gaze swept lightly over their clasped hands, then he looked at Tang Yan and snorted: “You took a year off from school just to date? I never thought you’d be such a lovesick fool!”
Tang Yan felt a bit awkward. She turned to look at Sheng Yanyu beside her, and seeing him frown, she quickly pulled him forward and introduced him to Sun Zhijin: “Professor, this is Sheng Yanyu.”
Sheng Yanyu’s expression was indifferent, but his demeanor was proper as he greeted Sun Zhijin: “Hello, I’m Sheng Yanyu.”
“Boyfriend?” Sun Zhijin asked.
Sheng Yanyu paused slightly and turned to look at Tang Yan.
The marriage certificate was still tucked in his pocket, yet he didn’t dare to utter the word “husband” himself!
Because he was afraid she would deny it, and even more afraid that blurting out those two words would make her uncomfortable.
From this morning until now, they had never spent such a long time together in such peace and goodwill.
He didn’t want his possessiveness in this moment—his eagerness to stake his claim—to drive their relationship back into a hostile state.
He was carefully maintaining this fragile peace, so that he could stay by her side just a little longer.
“He’s not my boyfriend.” Tang Yan quickly denied it: “Professor, I’m married to him.”
Sheng Yanyu looked at Tang Yan in disbelief.
She… actually acknowledged his existence!
Sun Zhijin was equally surprised. He had been feigning a frown just moments ago, but now his brows were truly knitted tightly, and his voice involuntarily rose a few notches: “You actually married him?!”
Tang Yan pressed her lips together and nodded cautiously, not understanding where the other man’s sudden anger was coming from.
From the very first moment he laid eyes on Sheng Yanyu before they even entered the door, Sun Zhijin had formed a rather poor impression of him.
This man was sick!
And seriously so!
At first, he had thought Tang Yan had brought a patient to him for help, so he hadn’t paid the man much mind.
But their intimate demeanor upon entering made him assume they were at most boyfriend and girlfriend, and he had planned to find an opportunity to warn Tang Yan.
If they could break up, that would be best!
Who would have thought this girl would drop a bombshell on him the moment she arrived?
She had actually married this man!!
Tang Yan didn’t catch the implication in Sun Zhijin’s words, but Sheng Yanyu could clearly sense Sun Zhijin’s rejection and dislike of him—especially the anger and fury in his voice upon hearing Tang Yan reveal their relationship.
Sheng Yanyu’s hand hanging at his side clenched tightly.
He began to ponder in his mind what position and weight this man held in Tang Yan’s heart, and whether he would become an obstacle between him and Tang Yan.
And if he was?
How should he deal with this person?
A dark, sinister glint flashed swiftly through Sheng Yanyu’s eyes, gone in an instant!
He would absolutely never allow anyone to become an obstacle between him and Tang Yan!
No one!
“Have him step outside first. I have something I need to ask you alone.” Sun Zhijin ignored Sheng Yanyu entirely and addressed Tang Yan directly.
He was currently looking at Sheng Yanyu with some irritation, but he was even more angry at Tang Yan!
This student of his truly gave him no peace of mind!
“Can’t we listen together?” Tang Yan felt that Sun Zhijin was trying to harm her!
Out there, if she disappeared from Sheng Yanyu’s line of sight, something would happen!
“No!” Sun Zhijin snorted lightly.
Sure enough, now that she was married, her loyalty had started leaning outward!
“But—”
“I’ll wait outside the door.” Sheng Yanyu spoke up, cutting off Tang Yan’s words.
Under Tang Yan’s surprised gaze, Sheng Yanyu had already turned and left the room.
The door closed, and Sheng Yanyu took an earplug out of his pants pocket and put it into his ear.
From inside the room, Sun Zhijin’s voice reached his ears: “Tang Yan, what are you thinking? Do you know he’s sick?”