Chapter 63: A Reward You Can't Handle? Why Does This Disciple Keep Bowing and Prostrating?

The atmosphere shifted abruptly as the sky darkened a shade further.

Having just returned home from the hospital, Su Nian sat on the sofa, took a sip of water, and looked at Su Yu, who was currently lost in thought.

He reached out and gently pinched her delicate little cheek, speaking with fond pampering, "Look, you've frightened yourself as pale as a sheet. Shall I give you a few more rubs to help you relax?"

Hearing this, Su Yu said nothing in response. She simply stared blankly ahead, letting him have his way with her face.

Seeing this, Su Nian wrapped his arms gently around her and spoke in a soft voice, "Tomorrow is the surgery, so get some rest early today. Don't worry..."

"Tomorrow, I will stay by your side the entire time."

Listening to the man's deeply caring words beside her ear, Su Yu suddenly stood up and straddled his lap, facing him directly.

Feeling the palpable aura radiating from the man, as well as the look of utter astonishment in his eyes, Su Yu didn't wait for him to speak. She lifted her snow-white neck and pressed her lips straight against his!

"Mmph..."

Su Yu tightly embraced the man before her.

Her beautiful eyes gradually grew misty and dazed...

As a thin, silvery thread gently broke between their lips, Su Yu panted lightly and said, "I... I don't want to leave any regrets!"

Su Nian instantly snapped back to his senses. Wrapping his arms around her slender waist, he said softly, "What talk of regrets is this? Rest assured... in this lifetime, I will never let you have a single regret!"

"However, the doctor said today that besides fasting tonight, you aren't supposed to engage in any strenuous physical activity. Be a good girl, alright?"

With that, Su Nian couldn't resist adding, "Once you've fully recovered, I'll let you do whatever you want. How about that?"

Su Yu's eyes darted away, her cheeks flushing a rosy red as she muttered, "I won't do anything of the sort... You're the one who said today that you wanted a reward, so I just..."

"Oh?" The corners of Su Nian's mouth curled upward into a teasing smile. "Then how does little Yu... plan to reward me?"

As he spoke, his wandering hand gave Su Yu's slender waist a light, playful squeeze.

"Mmph!"

Su Yu's delicate body trembled, and she nearly shrank entirely into Su Nian's embrace.

She whispered in a voice as soft as a mosquito's, "Whatever... whatever reward you want me to give, I'll give it. I'll listen to you."

Looking at the obedient creature in his arms who resembled a docile little cat, Su Nian shook his head and said, "You, just get some proper rest now and prepare for tomorrow's surgery. As for the reward..."

"Let's owe it for now. Once you've recovered, I'll make some rather excessive demands. How does that sound?"

Hearing this, Su Yu's cheeks grew even redder.

Feigning complete innocence, she asked, "What kind of excessive demands?"

At that, Su Nian merely touched her soft lips and chuckled, "The kind that will leave you overwhelmed..."

"The kind where you won't even know what hit you!"

"I... I'm going to take a shower first." Finding it hard to withstand his... overbearing gaze any longer, Su Yu made a decisive strategic retreat.

She genuinely feared that if things continued this way, she would end up needing to wash her unmentionables all over again...

Seeing the young girl scurry into the bathroom, Su Nian slowly let out a turbid breath.

He had been holding back quite a fire of his own just moments ago.

Unfortunately, there was nothing he could do about it...

***

When that girl makes a full recovery, sooner or later, she will learn what it truly means to experience a heavenly might!

...

The next morning, Hangzhou Hospital.

After a morning of running around, Su Nian stood outside the operating theater, staring at the three prominent characters above the door: 'In Surgery'. The worry in his eyes was unprecedented; he could only hear the thudding of his own heartbeat as he paced back and forth along the corridor.

Right at that moment, a rush of hurried footsteps approached from afar.

"Over here."

A pleasant voice rang out, followed by an even more hurried flurry of steps.

"Huh?" Su Nian blinked in surprise.

Why did that voice sound so familiar?

Yet when he raised his head and looked in the direction of the sound, he saw a middle-aged uncle with a parted hairstyle and a mature appearance already arriving before him!

"Master!"

The moment he reached them, Zhao Dezhu couldn't wait to pull Su Nian into a giant bear hug.

"Zhao Dezhu?" Su Nian looked utterly bewildered.

Zhao Dezhu released him from the embrace and said, "Master, let's not be so formal in real life. Call me whatever you usually do."

Hearing this, Su Nian turned his gaze toward the other two people standing behind Zhao Dezhu.

A man and a woman, both appearing rather short in stature—who else could they be but Hou Xiaoyu and Yu Yourong?

"This... why on earth are you guys here?"

Zhao Dezhu stated bluntly, "Weren't we worried about you and the master's wife? Besides, even if we stayed home, we wouldn't have anything better to do."

"It's just a matter of a few hours on a plane, so we thought we'd come take a look."

As soon as he finished speaking, Hou Xiaoyu and Yu Yourong behind him both nodded in agreement.

In truth, Zhao Dezhu and the others had already arrived yesterday. However, because it was already late by then, and they had learned from the hospital that both Su Nian and Su Yu had gone home to rest, they chose not to disturb them.

And since the hospital advised that prior to a craniotomy, ideally no one other than immediate family members should have contact with the patient, they had no choice but to come now...

"Master, this is the first time the two of us are meeting in real life. Your disciple shall kowtow to you once... oh no, let's make it three kowtows!"

Without giving Su Nian any time to stop him, Zhao Dezhu dropped straight to his knees and banged his head against the floor three times.

Su Nian: "......"

He was genuinely... utterly speechless.

Why on earth did this disciple of his drop to his knees at the drop of a hat?

He'd better make sure nobody outside ever found out this was his apprentice.

"Alright, get up and sit down. Stop standing around," Su Nian said, gesturing toward the chairs along the corridor.

"Nian, don't worry too much either."

"That's right! Yesterday I checked in with the hospital here, and they said the success rate for Little Yu's surgery is currently very high!"

Hearing this, Su Nian managed a strained, bitter smile.

Suddenly, as if realizing something, he turned his gaze to Hou Xiaoyu sitting beside him and asked in astonishment, "How did you know my name?"

Hou Xiaoyu pointed at Zhao Dezhu, who was sitting on his other side. "Dezhu-ge found it out and told me..."

Su Nian instinctively looked at Zhao Dezhu.

To be able to dig up his real name in such a short amount of time... even some of the top domestic gaming clubs wouldn't be able to pull that off, right?

Catching his master's gaze, Zhao Dezhu scratched his head and said, "Uh... this disciple did mention that he has a tiny bit of real-world influence."

Su Nian was rendered completely speechless once more.

Before he could utter a word, however, the phone in his trouser pocket suddenly buzzed.

Someone was calling?

He pulled out his phone and saw an unfamiliar number flashing on the screen.

The moment he pressed answer, a voice came through the other end.

"Su Nian... guess who I am?"

"Are you mentally retarded?"

Su Nian hung up the call immediately.

Zhao Dezhu looked bewildered. "Master, who was that?"

"No idea. Probably a scam call."

Meanwhile, by the side of a street in Hangzhou, inside a black sedan:

"Damn it!"

"Kun, hurry up and call Xiao Wang, tell him to trace the location of this phone number, make it fast!"

"What the hell are you staring at?"

Brother Kun was startled by Haoyue Hegemony's roar.

"Ah? Boss, it's nothing... I just happened to notice a really badass license plate."

"It looked like it was heading in the direction of the hospital."