Shadow of Deep Space

Chapter 14 Reversal
At this time, Mingke stood up, picked up a can of beer, and shouted at all the classmates.

"Everyone, listen to me. It's a rare occasion that the teacher invites us to dinner. How about we toast to the teacher together?"

"Great!"

Many students stood up and raised their glasses.

Tang Yan also stood up with a smile, raised his glass and drank it all, then continued speaking.

"Please sit down, everyone. You are all my students who I have taught for three years with great difficulty. To be honest, you are no different from my own children. But all good things must come to an end. After the city exam, everyone will go their separate ways, and we may never see each other again in this life. So don't be polite, and eat as much as you can."

However, as soon as Tang Yan said this, the originally very warm atmosphere suddenly became cold, and everyone who was in high spirits lowered their heads.

When Tang Yan saw this scene, he suddenly felt a chill in his heart.

It’s over. This meal was wasted.

So he quickly changed his words.

"Cheer up, don't be so depressed! Let's talk about dreams. What are your dreams? Minke, you go first."

When Mingke saw the teacher asking him, he spoke very seriously.

"My dream is to be admitted to the Imperial Academy's Foreign Affairs School, join the military after graduation, and go to the front lines of the battlefield to make achievements!"

"Okay, applause!"

Tang Yan immediately led the applause.

"Squad leader will definitely be able to do it!"

Everyone followed suit and applauded, expressing their sincere blessings.

"Thank you."

Mingke responded somewhat embarrassedly.

At this time, Tang Yan immediately called on Huangmao and asked.

"Cheng Ran, what is your dream?"

"As for me, I don't want to go to the front line. I just want to serve in the reserve for a few years after graduation, and then come back to open my own bar!"

Huangmao scratched his head and said.

"Shh~"

Everyone laughed and cheered.

"What are you talking about? Tell me about your dreams too!"

Huangmao said unconvinced.

"What's the point of talking about our dreams? Why not ask the teacher what his dream is?"

Chen Tong asked with a chuckle.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Tang Yan, and then they started to make a noise.

"Yes! Teacher, what is your dream?"

"Let's talk about it."

Su Ming also looked at Tang Yan with interest.

Seeing that everyone wanted to know, Tang Yan said with a smile.

"My dream is to collect thirty places and transfer to Oakgar College in the Rain City."

"Ah, teacher, you want to transfer to another school? Isn't this place good?"

Mingke and others asked in confusion.

"It's nice here, but I still want to transfer there. I can't tell you the specific reason."

Tang Yan replied with some emotion.

"There must be something fishy going on. Is there someone you like in that school?"

Everyone asked curiously.

"Don't talk nonsense."

Although Tang Yan did not admit it, he could not hide the smile on his face.

"Teacher, you smile so sweetly, it must be true. Tell us, who is she?"

Mingke and the others asked curiously. "Okay, I'll satisfy you. She is my classmate and teaches at that college, so I want to transfer there."

Tang Yan did not continue to hide it.

"I see. But you are so old, and you have been teaching here for so many years, but I haven't seen you two interact with each other. This means you haven't seen each other for a long time. How can you be sure that she is not married or has a boyfriend?"

Chen Tong said with a wicked smile.

When Tang Yan heard Chen Tong's words, the smile on his face froze suddenly, as if someone had poured a bucket of cold water on him. His mood plummeted to the bottom, and now it was his turn to feel uncomfortable.

The warm atmosphere became a little dull for a moment, but Tang Yan quickly adjusted himself and said with an awkward smile.

"I don't know about that. It's just a dream after all. Let's not talk about it anymore. Eat more."

"Ok."

Mingke echoed.

On the other side, Su Ming sat alone in the corner, as far away from them as possible, suppressing his desire to eat meat.

He picked up the boiled water and took a sip from time to time, thinking about the Imperial Military Academy.

Su Ming knew before that it was difficult to get into this school, but after being ridiculed by Zhang Tai and the others, he realized the difficulty more intuitively.

At this time, Tang Yan noticed Su Ming sitting alone in the corner. He looked at this student who didn't fit in and sighed slightly.

He walked over to sit next to Su Ming and spoke kindly.

"Su Ming."

Su Ming came back to his senses and looked at Tang Yan in surprise.

"teacher?"

"Why don't you get together with everyone else? Are you feeling a little sad because you haven't gotten over it yet?"

Tang Yan asked with concern.

Su Ming looked at Tang Yan and thought carefully. In his memory, Teacher Tang Yan was really nice to him, but he seemed to have misunderstood something.

But some things usually get worse the more you explain them, so Su Ming could only reply.

"Nothing."

Tang Yan picked up the beer and took a sip, then said with some emotion.

"Su Ming, it is impossible for a person to have a safe and smooth life. There will always be many setbacks and regrets. We must learn to reconcile with ourselves. Do you understand?"

Tang Yan originally wanted to encourage Su Ming to work hard to take the city exam first, and then pursue love. But when he thought of the gap between him and Lin Chuyu, he changed his mind decisively, lest his fragile little heart could not bear it again.

Su Ming thought for a moment and shook his head and replied.

"Teacher, I know. But I'm still young, and my future is full of possibilities. I can work hard to pursue everything I want, and I don't need to reconcile with myself for the time being! But you have to hurry up, teacher. You seem to be quite old, and there is not much time left for you. If you delay too long and haven't been transferred, you might really miss it."

After hearing Su Ming's words, Tang Yan's heart felt like it was stabbed by a sharp knife. He thought of his age, the pitiful three places he had, and the unknown transfer.

All of a sudden, I felt very bad and my mood hit rock bottom.

Tang Yan suddenly fell silent, silently took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it and took a big puff.

Soon he finished one cigarette, and took out another one and lit it, as if only this could ease the pain in his heart.

At this time, Su Ming, who was sitting next to him, looked at Tang Yan and sighed and tried to persuade him.

"Teacher, smoke less. Most girls hate smokers. It's not good for you to smoke like this."

When Tang Yan heard Su Ming's words, he felt as if his heart was stabbed again. So he put out the cigarette in his hand and silently picked up the beer, one can after another.

His face revealed reluctance and sadness.

"Well, teacher, listen to me. Girls don't like alcoholism either. Especially men who only drink to escape when they encounter problems."

Su Ming reminded helplessly.

After listening to Su Ming's words, Tang Yan's heart was stabbed again. All the grievances and resentments over the years surged into his mind under the stimulation of alcohol.

At this moment, his psychological defenses collapsed like a dam breaking.

"Woo~"

Tang Yan instantly fell on the table and burst into tears.

(End of this chapter)