Chapter 482
"I'm afraid that I'll be influenced in my sleep and do something I'll regret."
Su Quan nodded. "I understand your predicament, so... how do you plan to thank me?"
???
Su Quan's question was so direct that it left the young girl Jean Grey, somewhat at a loss for words.
The young girl, Jean Grey, was completely bewildered, never expecting Su Quan to ask her so directly if she was going to thank him.
Her gratitude was genuine, but she hadn't expected it to become something more practical, or rather, she never imagined that the person being thanked would so directly ask how she planned to express her thanks.
You're not playing by the rules!
Jean Grey smiled sheepishly and asked hesitantly, "How... how do you want me to thank you?"
"You already know who I am, right?" Su Quan asked with a smile. Seeing the girl, Jean Grey, nod slightly, he continued, "From now on, follow me."
"Follow... follow you?" The young girl, Jean Grey, was stunned. Was he trying to recruit her?
Su Quan said with a smile, "Qin, I mean another Qin. When I met her, she was troubled by the Phoenix Force just like you, and her condition was even more severe. The long-term effects caused her to develop a dark second personality."
"Later, she went berserk and turned into Dark Phoenix, which I then destroyed. I gave her some of my Phoenix Force, making her my Phoenix Apostle, which is why we have peace now."
"Now she can use my Phoenix Force without any worries to protect and help more people."
Seeing the surprised look in the young girl Jean Grey's eyes, Su Quan smiled and said, "You can do it too!"
The young girl, Jean Grey, stammered, "I... I can do what?"
"Follow me, use my Phoenix Force, become my Phoenix Apostle, and help more people!"
For a fleeting moment, the young Jean Grey felt a flutter in her heart.
She actually wanted to follow Su Quan. On the one hand, her Doppelganger was Su Quan's person, and with this connection, she naturally felt close to him. On the other hand, Void Island had a good reputation, and there were many powerful people on the island. Even if she lost control, she could be easily stopped, which made her feel very safe.
Yes, it's about a sense of security.
The young girl Jean Grey lacks a sense of security the most!
The Phoenix Force kept her from truly relaxing, because if it got out of control, even Professor Charles would be helpless.
However, Su Quan's assertiveness gave her a sense of security and peace of mind she had never felt before.
It seemed that as long as she was by Su Quan's side, she could let go of all her psychological burdens without any worries. The ease and joy made her feel like she was floating.
But...
Jean Grey's eyes dimmed, and she slowly said, "When I was little, I was in a car accident. My parents died in the accident, but I was unharmed."
"The professor adopted me and brought me to the academy, I can't..."
Su Quan interrupted her, smiling as he said, "You can't forget the kindness of being raised, so you can't just leave the academy and Professor Charles like this, right?"
"Right!"
The young girl, Jean Grey, nodded.
Su Quan said understandingly, "The academy is like your home, and Professor Charles is like a father and a teacher to you. But fledglings always have to leave home. Only by experiencing the storms outside and becoming successful can you better take care of the people you want to take care of."
"Following me doesn't mean you have to cut off contact with Professor Charles and the others, nor does it mean you can never come back."
Su Quan thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Do you know why Void Island is called Void Island?"
Jean Grey, the young girl, shook her head. "I don't know."
"Because I am the Lord of the Void, and the Void is the end of the timeline!"
"In the near future, I will bring this timeline and the timelines of other Mutants worlds under my control, so I need a lot of manpower to maintain the stability of the timelines."
"This is also why Void Island is recruiting and sheltering Mutants everywhere!"
Su Quan gently brushed the hair near the girl Jean Grey's cheek, then pinched her chin, making her look up at him.
"Only by following me can you better take care of the college and better repay Professor Charles's kindness."
"And let me tell you a secret..."
"Wh-what secret?" the young girl Jean Grey murmured, her cheeks slightly flushed.
Su Quan slowly approached and whispered in her ear, "Your father is still alive!"
"What?!"
The young girl, Jean Grey, was instantly startled and instinctively turned to look at Su Quan.
As luck would have it, Su Quan also turned to look at her, and then...
It's moisturized!
The two stared at each other, frozen in place.
More than ten seconds passed before the young girl, Jean Grey, seemed to wake from a dream and took a few steps back, her eyes slightly glazed with intoxication as she stammered, "You... you said my father is still alive?"
Su Quan replied with a slight smile, "Yes."
"But... but the professor told me that my parents died in a car accident together. There's no way that could be wrong, right? Professor... the professor has no reason to lie to me, does he?"
"And..."
"If my father is still alive, why hasn't he come looking for me all these years?"
Young Jean Grey found it hard to believe; she couldn't fathom why the professor and her father would keep this from her.
Especially the father!
I am his daughter. After all these years, doesn't he miss me at all?
If he were still alive, how could he have never come to see me? Never come to acknowledge me?
"The truth can be hurtful sometimes, you..."
Please, tell me!
"All right."
Since she brought it up herself, Su Quan had no intention of hiding it from her.
Her father is indeed still alive.
Back then, the young girl Jean Grey awakened her powers and, in her ignorance, used them to affect a car, causing an accident.
Her mother died on the spot, but her father survived after being rescued.
However, his wife's death and his daughter's strange behavior made him both hate and fear her. When Professor Charles came to him, he made his demands.
Professor Charles can adopt his daughter, provided that she believes he also died in the car accident and that he has no further connection with the monster who killed his wife.
Professor Charles agreed and altered the memories of the young girl, Jean Grey.
So, influenced by the young Jean Grey, both her parents died in a car accident!
After hearing the truth from Su Quan, the young girl Jean Grey felt her head buzz and explode!
She staggered to her feet, and two lines of tears slid down her cheeks.
She remembered, she remembered everything.
"He... he's still alive!" the girl Jean Grey murmured, her face pale.
Regret? Anger? Confusion?
A flood of emotions overwhelmed her, leaving the young girl Jean Grey's mind blank. She simply stood there, staggering, letting tears fall for no apparent reason.
Su Quan walked up to her and put his arm around her.
The sound of crying then rang out...
Half an hour later.
In front of a detached apartment building, Su Quan patted the girl, Jean Grey, whose eyes were red, and gently encouraged her, "He's inside. Whatever you want to do, I'll support you!"
Jean Grey gave him a grateful look, took a deep breath, and went over to knock on the door.
"Knock knock knock—"
A few seconds later, a middle-aged man who looked somewhat dejected opened the door.
"Is there something you need?"
Young Jean Grey nervously clenched her hands, looking directly at him excitedly. "Father!"
The middle-aged man's expression froze instantly, his eyes widening as he stared intently at her. "Qin."
The young girl, Jean Grey, nodded repeatedly. "It's me."
The middle-aged man was silent for a moment, then invited her into the house.
As the young Jean Grey looked around the room with emotion, she said, "He told me you were dead. I never thought I would come back here. The house is still the same as before."
Yes, this apartment building was her childhood home.
Her father has lived here all these years, but she has never come back to visit because she firmly believes the professor's words.