Chapter 42: Coercion

On the other side, in Ye Xue’s house, Su Mengli and Ye Xue were chatting. “Mengli, you look much prettier after awakening. I wonder if I have a chance to awaken too. I don’t need any powerful abilities, I just want to become more elegant like you!” Ye Xue said.

Su Mengli smiled and replied, “Sister, you are beautiful too. I’ve always thought you have a great presence.”

Ye Xue laughed and said, “I know myself best. I can be considered beautiful in front of others, but compared to you, I’m nothing.”

Just as Su Mengli was about to modestly respond, the doorbell rang. Ye Xue went to the door and looked through the peephole, asking, “Who is it?”

“I am a teacher from the admissions office of Tsinghua University. I came to talk to student Su,” the middle-aged woman outside replied.

Ye Xue frowned slightly but still opened the door. The middle-aged woman entered Ye Xue’s house, took a quick glance around, and then walked up to Su Mengli. “student Su, I have a few things I want to talk to you about. Do you have time?” she asked.

Su Mengli replied calmly, “Go ahead and speak.”

The middle-aged woman glanced at Ye Xue and said, “These matters involve highly confidential information about the rebirth of spiritual energy. It’s best if we discuss them privately.”

Ye Xue said, “Alright, you two can talk. I’ll go back to my room.”

After Ye Xue finished speaking, she went straight into her bedroom, leaving the space for Su Mengli and the woman.

The middle-aged woman sat down and said to Su Mengli, “student Su, do you have a sufficient understanding of your own potential?”

Su Mengli shook her head and said, “Not really.”

The middle-aged woman went straight to the point and said, “I can tell you this: in the future, you will be among the top awakened individuals in China. Your decisions have the potential to change the fate of a city. You will be a trendsetter in the new era, and perhaps your name will be written in textbooks hundreds of years from now. Do you understand?”

Su Mengli replied calmly, “Is it really that exaggerated? It’s beyond my imagination.”

The middle-aged woman continued, “It’s not an exaggeration at all. In this era, you are destined to be extraordinary. The path you walk will be different from others. You will face challenges and bear great responsibilities. To shoulder these responsibilities, you need to have sufficient talent. Your friend Ye Xuan, he may be a decent person, but in the future, the two of you will be worlds apart. Your current actions may seem great to yourself, but in the eyes of those who have experienced more, you are still immature and foolish, and your efforts are in vain!”

Upon hearing this, Su Mengli’s expression turned cold. “In vain? You’re doing the same thing right now. I think you can leave now. Goodbye,” she said.

The middle-aged woman immediately said, “student Su, it’s a good thing to repay kindness, but there are many ways to do so. Sacrificing your own future for it is not the behavior of a wise person.”

“I’m not a wise person. You can leave now!” Su Mengli replied.

The middle-aged woman said, “You can continue to be stubborn, but I believe someone will tell Ye Xuan how big the gap between him and you is. If he is a smart person, he should know how to choose.”

After saying that, the middle-aged woman turned and left, closing the door with a loud bang, leaving Su Mengli with a furrowed brow.

On the other side, the Ye family had just returned home and encountered some unexpected guests. These people were members of the admissions office from several universities in the capital. After they were seated, Ye Chengzong asked, “Are you here for Su Mengli?”

One of the admissions office teachers smiled and said, “Yes, Mr. Ye. You are an adult, unlike these children. You should understand that student Su’s behavior is very childish. At the same time, her actions will not change the growing distance between her and your son, right?”

Ye Chengzong looked at the admissions office teacher and said, “Are you trying to persuade my son to stay away from Su Mengli? Are you trying to make a frog want to eat swan meat?”

“You can say that,” the teacher replied.

Ye Chengzong shook his head and said, “I can’t do that. If it was just wishful thinking, I would definitely support breaking them up. But now they have mutual feelings, and they are a perfect match. How can you oppose them?”

The admissions office teacher smiled and said, “Mr. Ye, you have a sharp tongue. But have you ever thought about it? The Awakening Academy of Magic City University will be filled with what kind of people? The top awakened individuals from all over the country! And Su Mengli will be among the best. But what about your son? With an A-class talent, he can only be considered average. Have you thought about the pressure he will face in the future? With Su Mengli being so outstanding, do you think she will lack talented pursuers? Young people are impulsive, and now it’s an era of awakened individuals. If there are conflicts and jealousy, it won’t be as simple as getting beaten up like before. Some powerful awakened individuals, if they are not careful, may cause fatalities. Are you sure you want your son to face such great danger?”

These words made Ye Chengzong furrow his brows. He had considered these things before, but he respected his son’s wishes and didn’t dare to think too much about it. Now that the admissions office teacher said it, it felt like poking at his wound, making his face turn ugly.

Ye Chengzong thought of what happened to Ye Tao earlier, how he helplessly watched Ye Zhen lying on the hospital bed, unable to afford the surgery. If one day his own son was crippled or even killed by someone, what would he do?

Lin Qiaozhu glared at the admissions office teacher and said, “Stop talking nonsense. This country has laws. If they dare to harm my son, they will not have a good ending!”

The admissions office teacher took out her phone, opened a few documents, and said, “These are the documents and policies issued by the higher authorities. The crisis of the rebirth of spiritual energy is far greater than the crisis itself. If not handled properly, there is a possibility of the extinction of the human race. At this time, powerful awakened individuals are crucial for human resistance. In the future, awakened individuals are strictly forbidden from fighting each other and depleting human strength. Instead, if powerful awakened individuals commit crimes, the punishment is no longer imprisonment or even execution. They will be assigned to dangerous frontlines to protect humanity. Those who may harm your son in the future are the cream of the crop among awakened individuals, the future of humanity. If they make mistakes, they will face more trials, but for the sake of the overall situation, they will not be in danger.”

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