Chapter 578

"I'm afraid that I will be influenced in my sleep and do something I will regret for the rest of my life."

Su Quan nodded: "I can understand your distress. So... how do you plan to thank me?"

???

Su Quan asked so directly that it left young Jean Grey a bit at a loss.

Young Jean Grey was stunned, never expecting Su Quan to ask so directly how she planned to thank him.

Her gratitude was, of course, genuine, but she hadn't thought about making it practical, or rather, she hadn't expected the person being thanked to ask the person expressing gratitude so directly how they planned to thank them.

You're not playing by the rules!

Young Jean Grey laughed sheepishly and asked hesitantly: "How... how do you want me to thank you?"

"You already know my identity, right?" Su Quan asked with a smile. Seeing young Jean Grey nod slightly, he continued: "Follow me from now on."

"Fol, follow you?" Young Jean Grey was stunned. Is he trying to recruit me?

Su Quan said with a smile: "Jean, I'm talking about the other Jean. When I met her, she was just like you, plagued by the Phoenix Force, and it was even more severe for her. The long-term influence caused her to develop a dark second personality."

"Later, there was a time when she went berserk and turned into the Dark Phoenix, and then I shattered it. I shared my Phoenix Force with her, allowing her to become my Phoenix Apostle, which is why she has peace now."

"Now she can use my Phoenix Force without any worries, protecting and helping more people."

Looking at young Jean Grey's surprised eyes, Su Quan said with a smile: "You can too!"

Young Jean Grey said blankly: "I, I can what?"

"Follow me, use my Phoenix Force, become my Phoenix Apostle, and help more people!"

Young Jean Grey felt a moment of temptation.

She actually quite wanted to follow Su Quan. On one hand, her double was one of Su Quan's people, and with this connection, she naturally felt close; on the other hand, Void Island had a great reputation, and there were many powerful people on the island, so even if she lost control, she could be easily stopped, providing a full sense of security.

Yes, that's it—a sense of security.

What young Jean Grey lacked most was a sense of security!

The Phoenix Force made her unable to truly relax, because once she lost control, even Professor Charles would be helpless.

However, Su Quan's strength made her feel an unprecedented sense of peace and stability.

It seemed that as long as she was by Su Quan's side, she could let go of all psychological burdens without any scruples. That feeling of ease and joy made her feel like she was about to float away.

But...

Young Jean Grey's eyes dimmed, and she said slowly: "I was in a car accident when I was little. My parents died in the accident, but I was completely unharmed."

"It was the Professor who adopted me and brought me to the school. I can't..."

Su Quan interrupted her and said with a smile: "The kindness of upbringing cannot go unrewarded, so you can't just leave the school and Professor Charles like this, right?"

"Right!"

Young Jean Grey nodded.

Su Quan said understandingly: "The school is like your home, and Professor Charles is like both a father and a teacher to you. But a fledgling bird must eventually leave the nest. Only by experiencing wind and rain outside and achieving something 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, and it doesn't mean you can never come back."

Su Quan thought for a moment and said with a smile: "Do you know why Void Island is called Void Island?"

Young Jean Grey 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 mutant worlds under my jurisdiction, so I need a large number of people to maintain the stability of the timeline."

"This is also the reason why Void Island recruits and takes in mutants everywhere!"

Su Quan brushed a lock of hair from young Jean Grey's cheek and took the opportunity to pinch her chin, making her look up and meet his eyes.

"Only by following me can you better take care of the school and better repay Professor Charles's kindness."

"And let me tell you a secret..."

"Wh, what secret?" young Jean Grey asked, her cheeks slightly flushed.

Su Quan leaned in slowly and whispered in her ear: "Your father is still alive!"

"What?!"

Young Jean Grey was instantly shocked and subconsciously turned to look at Su Quan.

As luck would have it, Su Quan also turned to look at her, and then...

Smooch!

The two stared at each other, instantly frozen.

After a full ten seconds, young Jean Grey retreated a few steps as if waking from a dream, her eyes slightly intoxicated as she stammered: "You... you said my father is still alive?"

Su Quan's lips curled slightly as he replied: "Yes."

"But... but the Professor told me that my parents died together in the car accident. Such a thing couldn't be wrong, right? The Professor... the Professor wouldn't have any reason to lie to me, right?"

"And..."

"If my father is still alive, why hasn't he come to find me for so many years?"

Young Jean Grey found it hard to believe; she couldn't think of a reason why the Professor and her father would hide this from her.

Especially her father!

I am his daughter, after all. After so many years, could he not miss me at all?

If he is still alive, how could he not come to see me? Not come to acknowledge me?

"The truth is sometimes very hurtful, you..."

"Please, tell me!"

………

"Fine."

Since he had brought this up, Su Quan didn't intend to hide it from her.

Her father was indeed still alive.

Back then, young Jean Grey's abilities awakened, and she ignorantly used her power to affect the car, causing the accident.

Her mother died on the spot, but her father survived after emergency treatment.

However, the death of his wife and his daughter's strangeness made him hate and fear his daughter. When Professor Charles came to the door, he set a condition.

Professor Charles could adopt his daughter, provided that his daughter was made to believe that he had also died in the car accident. He didn't want to have any more dealings with the monster who killed his wife.

Professor Charles agreed and modified young Jean Grey's memory.

So in young Jean Grey's memory, both of her parents died in the car accident!

After hearing the truth from Su Quan, young Jean Grey felt her head buzz and explode!

Staggering to steady her body, two lines of tears slid down the corners of her eyes.

She remembered it all, she remembered everything.

"He... he really is still alive!" young Jean Grey muttered, her face pale.

Regret? Anger? Confusion?

Various emotions surged into her heart, leaving young Jean Grey's mind blank. She just stood there staggering, letting the tears, shed for reasons she didn't know, slide down.

Su Quan walked up to her and reached out to pull her in.

The sound of sobbing followed...