The atmosphere on campus had become increasingly uneasy lately.
The reason was simple: all kinds of supernatural stories had been spreading around the school.
As the rumors became more and more outrageous, the principal had no choice but to give the students a lecture during the school assembly.
But no matter how passionately the principal spoke from the stage, the students below still had their own thoughts.
At assemblies like this, there were always students whispering to each other.
Lu Xiaoran was always well-informed.
Standing beside Su Ning, she whispered, “Ning Ning, do you know that Gu Yueshuo has been acting really strange lately?”
Su Ning asked, “What’s wrong with him?”
Lu Xiaoran said, “He’s been saying that he encountered a ghost these past few days.
He even received a phone call predicting his death.
He’s been hiding in his room every day and doesn’t dare come out.”
Su Ning showed absolutely no sympathy.
“Don’t think he can escape his punishment just by acting like this.”
Lu Xiaoran continued, “And another student from a lower-grade class has disappeared.”
Su Ning yawned and said carelessly, “News like this doesn’t even have all six basic elements, so its credibility is questionable.”
Lu Xiaoran thought Su Ning was unbelievably fearless.
An ordinary person would at least feel a little creeped out after hearing all these stories, but Su Ning wasn’t bothered in the slightest.
The assembly ended, and everyone dispersed.
As Lu Zhizhi was walking back, she accidentally bumped into someone.
Fortunately, the person caught her firmly, preventing her from falling.
Lu Zhizhi quickly looked up.
“I’m really sorry…”
When she saw the boy who had caught her, she froze.
Xuan Yuan Mo had an exceptionally handsome face, so perfect that it was impossible to find a flaw in it.
Being this close to such a handsome boy, Lu Zhizhi couldn’t help but blush.
Xuan Yuan Mo withdrew his hand.
After thinking for a moment, he said, “You’re the new transfer student from Class One.”
Lu Zhizhi’s face felt even hotter.
She nodded.
“Yes.
I saw you at the party last time.”
Xuan Yuan Mo noticed Su Ning walking past nearby.
He didn’t say anything else to Lu Zhizhi.
Instead, he walked over and called out to Su Ning.
Lu Zhizhi watched Xuan Yuan Mo standing together with Su Ning.
She remembered how, over the past few days, she had seen many boys and girls trying to curry favor with Su Ning.
Su Ning always remained proud and composed, and it was obvious that she enjoyed being admired and pursued.
Lately, Lu Zhizhi had clearly felt that everyone was excluding her.
Was it because she wasn’t like those people who fawned over people such as Su Ning and Bu Zhongyao?
Even her roommates had said they couldn’t get along with her.
Because of that, the dorm supervisor had made her move to Dormitory Building B.
She knew that Building B was an old building that had fallen into disrepair, and its environment was definitely worse than Building A’s.
In her eyes, this was simply a disguised form of bullying.
Once again, she saw just how hypocritical these people were.
Lu Zhizhi turned toward the teaching building.
Unexpectedly, she came across a student from the class next door being bullied.
Bu Zhongyao had brought a group of girls with her.
She looked down arrogantly at the boy lying on the ground, her words especially vicious.
“Wei Suo, don’t let me see that disgusting face of yours again.
Otherwise, I won’t let you off next time.”
After leaving him with that warning, Bu Zhongyao stepped on the glasses lying on the ground and crushed them beneath her foot.
Then she arrogantly walked away with her group.
The boy on the ground seemed terrified.
Even after being treated like this, he didn’t make a sound.
He fumbled around for his glasses.
A hand picked them up and placed them in his.
Lu Zhizhi asked with concern, “Are you okay?”
Wei Suo put on his cracked glasses.
Once he could see the girl crouching beside him, he timidly lowered his head.
“I’m fine.
Thank you.”
Lu Zhizhi was indignant.
“Bu Zhongyao went way too far!
How could she bully someone like this?
Don’t be afraid.
I’ll go tell a teacher with you.”
Wei Suo shook his head.
“No.
It’s just a small matter.
I’m not going to tell the teacher.”
Lu Zhizhi sighed.
She knew that students who were bullied at school usually didn’t dare report it to their teachers because they were afraid of facing even worse retaliation afterward.
Wei Suo looked at Lu Zhizhi again and asked quietly, “Are you the new student from Class One?”
Lu Zhizhi nodded.
“I am.
Hello, my name is Lu Zhizhi.”
Wei Suo took off his glasses and fiddled with the cracked lenses.
He seemed like a very shy person and didn’t even dare look at the girl’s face.
Keeping his head lowered, he said, “Welcome to our school.
There are lots of interesting legends here.
For example, there’s Sadako, who curses anyone who looks at her; the Chopstick Fairy, who can predict the future; and the art room, which can grant wishes…”
Lu Zhizhi couldn’t help repeating, “The art room can grant wishes?”
Wei Suo smiled shyly.
I have a feeling we’ll get along really well.”
Under the shade of the trees nearby, Su Ning looked at the campus heartthrob who had come to find her.
She answered his question.
“I haven’t seen Zhao Yuan since that night.
Do you need to find him for something?”
Xuan Yuan Mo’s brows drew together slightly.
“I asked Bu Zhongyao.
She said that ever since she went back that day, she’s been having nightmares.
In the dream, Zhao Yuan asks her to help him find something he lost.
When Bu Zhongyao asks what he’s looking for, he opens his clothes and reveals a hollow body.”
“He wants his internal organs back.”
Su Ning didn’t take it seriously.
“Bu Zhongyao is just timid.
After hearing so many rumors, she probably thought about them during the day and dreamed about them at night.”
Xuan Yuan Mo said, “I’m having the same dream as her.”
Su Ning covered her mouth in surprise.
“You two are soulmates?”
No way.
Xuan Yuan Mo didn’t seem like the type who would become the other man.
The moment Xuan Yuan Mo saw Su Ning’s expression, he knew what she was thinking.
He was silent for a moment before saying, “I have nothing to do with her.
I came to ask whether you’ve had the same dream.”
Su Ning looked at Xuan Yuan Mo even more strangely.
Xuan Yuan Mo said, “Please don’t imagine some kind of threesome.
I’m not that filthy.”
Su Ning asked, “If you’re not that filthy, then how do you know about threesomes?”
Xuan Yuan Mo fell silent.
Su Ning said, “I have a boyfriend.
Don’t hint at anything to me.
I don’t want to become part of your play.”
Xuan Yuan Mo now somewhat understood why other people always seemed to feel frustrated when dealing with Su Ning.
Her way of thinking seemed completely different from everyone else’s.
She appeared to live in her own world, with an almost excessive level of confidence and self-assurance.
Xuan Yuan Mo asked, “You didn’t have that dream, did you?”
Su Ning shook her head.
“No.”
Xuan Yuan Mo’s brows furrowed even deeper.
Both he and Bu Zhongyao had encountered Zhao Yuan that night and started having the nightmares afterward.
By all logic, Su Ning should have had the same nightmare too.
But she hadn’t.
Now Xuan Yuan Mo couldn’t even determine whether the rumors were true—whether he had really encountered a ghost and whether something supernatural was behind it all.
But if all three of them had encountered the same ghost, why was Su Ning the exception?