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Chapter 786 Teacher, I'm back! Do you still want me as your disciple?
Having lived to this age, Yuan Zheng has seen all sorts of ups and downs.

I've experienced all sorts of ups and downs, life and death.

It's now very difficult for anything or anyone to startle her.

But at this moment, she was truly shocked.

If I had to pick the most regrettable thing in my life, it would be that my most promising and talented student, whom I had seen the most, disappeared without a trace just before I was about to formally become her student.

From initial disbelief to anger, then worry, and finally acceptance of reality, it took her nearly three years to fully realize that Ye Mingxin, who almost became her disciple, would not be coming back.

But whether it was the regret and resentment of not being able to take anyone under her wing, or the fact that she had seen the most outstanding people and her standards were raised, over the years she had seen one student after another wanting to be her disciple, including many who were quite talented, but as soon as they were compared with Ye Mingxin's talent back then, her desire to take on disciples instantly faded.

He had been a mentor many times, but he had never had a direct disciple to inherit his mantle.

More than 20 years ago, there were no smartphones, and the only photo of her and Ye Mingxin together was even in black and white.

Now, the old black and white photograph in the wooden frame on her desk, which had never made a sound or moved, has come alive right in front of her!

With her bright and charming eyes, lively features, and that one word "Teacher," she was exactly the same as the little girl in my memory!
Professor Yuan, unusually childish, raised his hand to rub his eyes, but before he could lower his hand, it was grasped. "Teacher, I'm sorry, I'm late!"

Looking at her teacher's silver hair, Ye Mingxin felt a pang of sadness, even though she was mentally prepared that getting old was normal.

Although she had her own reasons for leaving without saying goodbye back then, she felt that she had not wronged her son and husband too much. The only thing she felt guilty about was the teacher in front of her who had always thought highly of her, regarded her as a niece, and intended to teach her everything he knew!
"Teacher, I'm back!"

Yuan Zheng couldn't help but slap the back of her hand, but he restrained himself and didn't use any force. There wasn't even a red mark on the back of her hand where he was slapped. "You still know how to come back!"

Seeing that the teacher didn't doubt that her current appearance didn't match her age at all, Ye Mingxin was shocked, but that was all. However, she immediately recognized her identity and boldly hugged the little old lady. "That's great! You still recognize me!"

"Relax, relax! Don't you understand the importance of respecting teachers?" Yuan Zheng struggled symbolically, but his hand finally landed on Ye Mingxin's back and patted her. "If you hadn't come back, I was going to cancel my delayed retirement and go home to rest and retire!"

As for now, she feels she can work for another twenty years!
"Come on, let's go back to the office and familiarize ourselves with the place first." Yuan Zheng came to her senses and realized that she was still at the main gate of the college. Although there weren't as many people as at the school gate, and it wasn't yet time for formal classes, there were still occasional teachers and students passing by. As the honorary dean, she still had to maintain her dignity.

Ye Mingxin obediently followed her teacher's hand and stepped into the long-awaited gates of the Traditional Chinese Medicine College.

"Nothing here has changed at all."

"You're the same, but your teacher, I'm getting old."

"Teacher, I..."

"Let's talk in my office."

Although the old lady is old, she is still very healthy. After all, she is a master in the field of traditional Chinese medicine. Taking good care of her health is a basic requirement for her. She can climb three floors in one breath without even being out of breath.

Pushing open the brown door bearing the plaque for the Honorary Dean's Office, Yuan Zheng took off his coat, walked over to the desk, sat down, and took out a pulse pillow that looked like it had been used for many years, placing it in front of him.

Ye Mingxin closed the door behind her. Before she could even take a look at the new office, which was at least twice the size of her old one, she saw her teacher making this gesture. She immediately went over, sat down, and obediently placed her wrist on the pulse pillow.

The next second, a hand that was exceptionally well-maintained and looked far beyond its years was placed on her wrist to check her pulse.

The office fell silent for a moment; even breathing was barely audible. After several minutes of this, he said, "Switch to the other hand."

Ye Mingxin obediently offered her other hand.

Several more minutes passed before Yuan Zheng finally let go of her hand, raised his eyebrows, and let out a soft sigh of relief.

Looking at Ye Mingxin sitting obediently in front of him, he had a thoughtful look in his eyes.

She was certain that this was her student Ye Mingxin, but she also knew the child's actual age; he was nearly fifty.

With today's increasingly advanced technology and medical methods, a person's appearance can be transformed so that someone in their forties looks like they are in their twenties.

However, bodily functions and internal organs are irreversible; they can only be slowed down. A person in their forties can never be the same as when they were in their twenties.

But now these phenomena are truly reflected in my own student.

This is practically a real-life example of reverse aging happening right before our eyes!
“Mingxin, the feeling you give me is as if time itself has jumped around in your life, as if those twenty-odd years didn’t exist for you. Twenty-six, no, twenty-seven years ago, what exactly happened to you…”

“There was an accident back then, and my body was also affected by that accident, all of my functions were stopped, but it’s not quite the same as being in a vegetative state. I was only able to wake up a few days ago.”

Yuan Zheng, who studied the wonders of the human body, could accept Ye Mingxin's explanation. Although she was curious about what kind of accident it was, she didn't pry since her student hadn't gone into details. "It seems to have been a strange encounter."

"That's it."

Although it was not what she wanted, it was indeed a serendipitous encounter.

"So you came to see me this time..."

Ye Mingxin glanced at the photo framed on her teacher's desk. Her teacher still had a full head of black hair in the photo. Then she looked at the silver-haired teacher in front of her, whose eyes were still bright. "Firstly, I wanted to come and see you. Secondly, I'd like to shamelessly ask you if you would still be willing to accept me as your apprentice?"

Yuan Zheng remained silent for a few moments, then pointed to the tea table beside him.

Ye Mingxin was immediately delighted. She quickly got up, skillfully brewed a pot of tea, poured out a cup, and when she felt that the temperature was about right, she knelt down decisively and said, "Master, please have some tea."

Yuan Zheng took the teacup and drank it all in one gulp, feeling quite refreshed. "I should have held a proper apprenticeship banquet for you, but given your current appearance, I'm afraid it might attract some extra scrutiny and speculation. You know, no matter what profession you're in, you can't avoid some..."

She didn't want her apprentice, who had finally returned to her side, to be secretly taken away and dissected for research!

Ye Mingxin didn't care at all whether there was an apprenticeship banquet or not. "I just want to be able to learn from my master."

"I remember you had a son back then?"

"Yes, Master, I'm getting married soon too."

"Time flies so fast!"

"By the way, Master, I felt a rather strange pulse a couple of days ago, and I really couldn't figure it out."

"Tell me."