Worried about Professor Xiao and the old master's health, Zhou Lian and Li Xiu urged them to go back to their rooms in the garden to rest. It wouldn't be too late to look and study everything tomorrow; after all, the items weren't going to run away. The couple carefully supported Professor Xiao and the old master back to their quarters. Beneath the cool moonlight, the faint outlines of rockeries and pavilions were breathtakingly beautiful in the hazy glow.
Standing at the window, watching Li Xiu and Zhou Lian depart in an embrace, the old master glanced at Professor Xiao beside him and said with a smile, "You can set your mind at ease now, can't you?"
"What are you talking about? What was there for me to be worried about?" Professor Xiao shot her husband a look, speaking with some embarrassment. 'I've lived for over half a century. How could I not worry about a student I've personally taken on? Especially one like Zhou Lian, with her rare and endearing personality!'
