Belated Realization

Shengteng Academy and Canglan Academy were not far apart.

Song Fengying finished her livestream at Shengteng Academy at two in the afternoon, then entered Canglan Academy at three.

Looking at Zhang Xuezhou, who had come out to the school gate to meet her, she could hardly believe he was her son.

In Song Fengying's memory, Zhang Xuezhou was thin and walked slowly, often with uncoordinated movements. Long years of mental torment had left him in very poor health.

But now, how could Zhang Xuezhou still be said to look anything like his former self?

Healthy, sunny, confident.

In a little over a year, Zhang Xuezhou had gained a new physique. It was more as though he had become a different person.

Song Fengying did not know how many years it had been since she had seen Zhang Xuezhou like this.

It was as though he had been reborn through a metamorphosis.

"After I got into university, I had plenty of time to exercise, so of course my physical condition improved," Zhang Xuezhou replied.

"That's right, exactly!"

Zhang Manqian nodded quickly as well.

If Song Fengying had come to Western Capital a little earlier, Zhang Manqian thought she might still have seen the son she remembered. But time waited for no one; once Zhang Xuezhou had undergone treatment, everything had changed.

She exchanged a look with Zhang Xuezhou. Clearly, neither of them could mention some of the things that had happened.

That would expose all manner of things: Zhang Manqian fighting in underground matches, getting injured, being forced to sign a contract, and nearly dying after having her blood drawn.

If those things could have been brought into the light, Zhang Xuezhou and Zhang Manqian would have told their family. But underground affairs like those were not suitable to talk about.