The villains are redeemed, and the heroines cry and beg for forgiveness.

Many boys were immediately drawn to the mecha's good looks and imposing presence, even neglecting their girlfriends.

His eyes seemed glued to that tall, iron-bodied creature.

"Aaaaaah! I'm going to die! I declare that it's my dream lover!"

"Professor Gu Ran, ahhhhh! Hurry up and start mass production, I can't wait! Also, how do I apply to be your trainee researcher, and when do you start recruiting?!"

"Teacher Gu Ran, you said that piloting a mecha also requires talent. May I ask what kind of talent that is!"

The crowd immediately surged towards Gu Ran, eagerly awaiting her answer.

To prevent the crowd from getting too crowded, Gu Ran immediately built a transparent telekinetic platform for himself. Standing on it, he seemed to float up and then spoke loudly.

"Please don't crowd together. Those who practice martial arts or have special abilities, please be mindful of other ordinary students and don't hurt anyone."

As Gu Ran spoke, he used his telekinesis to observe the scene, appropriately isolating some students to prevent the area from becoming too crowded.

Once the crowd stopped surging towards him and calmed down, Gu Ran began to answer their questions.

Gu Ran led a group of students he had initially selected to demonstrate their skills at the martial arts arena for over a week.

Throughout the process, Xue Xiling would quietly stand outside the crowd, smiling as she watched him answer the students' questions.

Then, she would blush inexplicably from time to time, and I didn't know what she was thinking.

Gu Ran had naturally noticed Xue Xiling long ago, but since Xue Xiling hadn't done anything excessive, he couldn't refuse her visit.

Moreover, she seemed to be avoiding him. When he tried to talk to her and walked towards her, she quickly fled the scene like a frightened rabbit.

Gu Ran had no choice but to let her go.

However, in the second week, which was also the last time Gu Ran presented the mecha project, Xue Xiling surprisingly did not come to see him.

At first, Gu Ran was a little surprised, but he didn't think much of it.

I thought she had finally come to her senses.

It wasn't until he used his telekinesis to search for Xue Xiling's location and discovered that she was lying in the intensive care unit of Lanxin University Hospital that he realized something was wrong.

"What's up with her?"

Gu Ran rushed to the school hospital, opened the door to the ward, and asked Xue Yingsong inside.

“This day has finally come…” Xue Yingsong sat by the hospital bed, looking at Xue Xiling, who looked like a sleeping beauty.

This was the first time Gu Ran had heard Xue Yingsong's choked voice, and the first time she had seen him shed tears.

He was stunned.

He could sense that Xue Yingsong was not putting on an act this time.

236. The real reason Gu Ran agreed to the engagement! Unusual activity in Canglong City (4k)

"what's going on?"

Gu Ran couldn't help but ask.

Xue Yingsong shook her head: "We've tried every possible method to check, but we haven't found anything wrong. However, Xiao Ling's physical condition seems to have stagnated. All her organs are not failing, and she still has vitality, but she just stops functioning."

“This is no longer a disease. Even I have never seen anything like this in all these years. The best doctors at Lanxin University, with the best medical equipment, cannot find any problems. This situation is as if... Xiaoling’s entire body has been frozen in time.”

Has your entire body been frozen in time?

What kind of strange physical condition is this?

vegetable?

But even in a vegetative state, the body's organs still function, and they will age over time.

However, according to Xue Yingsong, Xue Xiling's body is in a stagnant state that neither ages nor functions.

Personal time stop?

"I don't know if this is good news or bad news," Xue Yingsong said with a wry smile. "On the one hand, Xiao Ling is still alive in this condition, which means there is hope for recovery. On the other hand, we have no clue about this situation and don't know what to do."

"Are there really no clues at all?" Gu Ran asked.

He didn't believe that Xue Yingsong really had no suspicions about this.

“I previously guessed that she might be in the same condition as her mother, but her mother’s life was slowly fading away, which is somewhat different from Xiaoling’s current condition. In fact, Xiaoling’s condition is better than her mother’s.”

Xue Yingsong's eyes suddenly lit up as she looked at Gu Ran.

"If Xiaoling inherited her mother's superpowers, she would have also inherited her mother's dangers and should have died at the same age. But the difference now is that Xiaoling has a destined person by her side, while I, who was by Xiaoling's mother's side, am not that destined person."

"Gu Ran, I knew I wasn't mistaken, you really are the one who saved Xiao Ling! Gu Ran, please, please save Xiao Ling."

Xue Yingsong looked at Gu Ran with anticipation.

"…Principal, this is just your personal speculation." Gu Ran couldn't help but smile bitterly. "If it could truly save Xi Ling, then I would naturally do my duty without hesitation. Even if it meant going into the abyss or ascending to the heavens, I would do it without hesitation, but…"

"Gu Ran, I beg you, for the sake of my old face, please save Xiao Ling! I'll kneel down for you!" Xue Yingsong said, about to kneel down before Gu Ran.

How could Gu Ran let Xue Yingsong kneel before her? She quickly helped him up, saying, "No, no, no, I can't accept such a big gesture from you. Besides, didn't I say that if I could really save Xi Ling, I would definitely do it without hesitation?"

Xue Yingsong's determination was even greater than Gu Ran had imagined. If Gu Ran's strength hadn't far surpassed Xue Yingsong's, Xue Yingsong would have truly knelt down.

"Gu Ran, I know this request is selfish, but I really can't lose Xiao Ling again! After losing Xiao Ling's mother, I was in immense pain and wanted to immediately follow her to the afterlife, but after seeing Xiao Ling, I knew I couldn't abandon her. Xiao Ling has become my only support. If I lose Xiao Ling too, what's the point of my life?"

The president of Lanxin University, who had been strategizing and plotting against the covetous eyes of the ruling center, was now weeping uncontrollably, his eyes filled with deep sorrow.

At this moment, he was neither the president of Lanxin University nor the actual ruler of Canglong City, but just an ordinary father.

......

Outside the light screen.

Seeing her father's appearance, Xue Xiling could no longer control herself, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"dad!"

This is her father, the father who was willing to set aside his dignity for her, the father who was willing to give up his life for her, the perfect father in her heart.

She had always looked forward to marrying Gu Ran and working together to run Lanxin University and take care of her father.

Become a family and live a harmonious life together.

But in the end, her father was ruthlessly murdered by Gu Ran.

All her fantasies were crushed by Gu Ran himself.

At first, she didn't believe Gu Ran would do such a thing and thought it was a rumor.

Even after receiving Gu Ran's "personal admission," she still harbored a sliver of hope, wondering if there was some hidden story behind it.

However, Gu Ran's subsequent actions were extremely disappointing.

She gradually and completely lost hope in Gu Ran.

th.

From then on, Gu Ran was only an enemy to be killed in her eyes, both a personal and a public enemy, and she had no other feelings for him.

Unlike Xue Xiling, who focused all her attention on her father, the other powerful figures noticed the conversation between Xue Yingsong and Gu Ran.

"Did you hear that? It sounds like the old headmaster asked Gu Ran to get engaged to Principal Xue in order to save her."

"Could this be the real reason why Gu Ran changed her attitude and agreed to the engagement?"

"Was he begged by the old principal to save Principal Xue?"

One of the powerful individuals was astonished by the secret he had discovered.

The dignified president of Lanxin University and the daughter of the de facto ruler of Canglong City was actually looked down upon, and Xue Yingsong even had to kneel down and beg Gu Ran.

Yes, Xue Xiling has fallen into a strange state and has become a "vegetative person" in a strange state.

But it wasn't impossible to recover; it did recover eventually, didn't it?

Otherwise, where would Principal Xue be today?

And even if I remain a "vegetative state" person forever, it's still not a loss.

As long as he gets engaged to her, he can rightfully inherit all of Xue Yingsong's political legacy and become the supreme new ruler of Canglong City.

This is something so many people dream of.

However, considering that it was Gu Ran who rejected him, it didn't seem so regrettable.

After all, that's Gu Ran, arguably the first tyrant in the history of the Human Alliance.

Although his rule was brutal, no one doubted his strength.

Moreover, Gu Ran on the screen at this time was clearly invincible to the Human Alliance. Even if he didn't marry Xue Xiling, they wouldn't doubt that Gu Ran could secure Xue Yingsong's position.

Again.

That's Gu Ran, after all.

He became the most powerful chief executive in history through his iron-fisted policies!

Of course, Gu Ran was worthy of her, but Xue Yingsong's actions still surprised everyone.

They were all deeply moved by Xue Yingsong's love for his daughter.

However, they did not expect that Xue Yingsong would go to such lengths to save his daughter, even for the slightest hope of doing so.