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◎A Night of Torrential Rain◎
Mu and Qing wanted to ask Jiang Mu many questions, including how he got here and why he followed them.
In the end, it all boiled down to a helpless sigh.
"Let's go quickly, it's dangerous here."
The Jiang Mu in front of Mu Heqing was the most disheveled she had ever seen. He was always refined and proper, but now his hair was stuck to his cheeks and his clothes were torn by tree branches.
"What if I say no?" Jiang Mu asked, refusing in the darkness.
He approached Mu and Qing.
“Maybe it’s because I don’t perform well usually, that makes Heqing think I can’t do anything. What are you going through? What are you in pain about? I can help you solve it. You can rely on me.”
Jiang Mu was almost touching Mu Heqing, and the dampness in the air almost masked the faint, warm fragrance emanating from him.
A drop of cold rain fell between the two.
"Heqing, I didn't answer the question you asked me today very well, but the answer is true: I like you. What about you, Heqing?" Jiang Mu lowered his body and gently cupped Mu Heqing's face in his hands. Perhaps because he had run there, his hands were warm.
He was waiting for Mu and Qing's reply.
But Mu and Qing were too confused to give him an answer at this moment.
The first time I was confessed to by a human was under these circumstances.
She shouldn't have said that today. She thought that she and Jiang Mu weren't in that kind of relationship, and that bringing it up rashly would definitely put their relationship in a stalemate. But he actually caught up with her.
Compared to Mu and Qing, Jiang Mu is more like a naive person.
She simply couldn't bear to hurt him.
“I think we don’t know each other well enough, but I know what kind of person you are. Qing, give me another chance, and I will answer properly. Qing, I will help you solve your problem. Don’t leave me behind again.”
"There may be no way to solve this." Mu Heqing felt her words were about to melt away in the raging wind.
“No, Qing, you don’t know how amazing I am. I can solve most of the problems that trouble most people in this world. Money, interpersonal relationships, I have assets, connections, and so much more.” Jiang Mu’s eyes sparkled, as if she was asking for credit. “So, don’t be afraid, don’t face it alone.”
Mu Heqing nodded emphatically and said, "I know you are very capable. You have many friends and you can run into acquaintances everywhere you go. You are capable and many people need you to help them solve problems."
"Then what are you afraid of?" Jiang Mu moved his face closer to Mu Heqing, his breath brushing against Mu Heqing's face. "Are you still afraid of me? Do you have ulterior motives?"
“We’ve already argued about this, Jiang Mu. You’re one of the few important people to me. Please, leave here.” Mu Heqing grasped Jiang Mu’s hand that was cupping her face; this was the first real handshake between the two of them.
Jiang Mu was stung by Mu Heqing's straightforward words. She was so pure and earnest. Yes, he knew that was the kind of person she was, so apart from his ulterior motives when they first met, he gave her his whole heart.
In this world, he receives very little genuine affection and emotional attention. People often see his role but overlook his own worth. Of course, he is also a stingy person and never gives his feelings easily.
He uncontrollably gave his true feelings to Mu and Qing, and she did not disappoint him; her response to him was almost greedy.
Therefore, he could not let go; it was the only thing he craved in his boring life.
He wanted to stay here; he wanted to be with Mu and Qing.
Jiang Mu's heart was hanging in the air, his blood surging with the increasingly loud rain.
Raindrops pelted Mu Heqing's face, making her pale and translucent. She longed for a happy life, but her past held her back.
She was like prey caught in a spider's web; she had struggled as hard as she could, and she couldn't let anyone else into the web.
“There’s no way to solve this, Jiang Mu. Look behind me. Do you think you can solve this?” Mu Heqing said.
Jiang Mu then looked up and noticed what was behind Mu and Qing. The chaotic and absurd world was finally revealing itself to him. No matter how much he denied it, no matter how much he thought the scene in front of him was a hoax, he could not deceive his body.
A colossal creature roared, a scarlet monster lolled out its tongue, and countless dark shadows danced wildly in the rain—a scene straight out of hell.
Has He Qing lived in this world all along?
How terrified she must have been.
More than witnessing this unbelievable scene, what gripped Jiang Mu's heart was the heartache for Mu and Qing.
Then why did he do so many disconnected things? No wonder she was angry.
"Let's go," Mu Heqing pleaded, her gentle eyes filled with rain and tears.
If she doesn't come back this time, Jiang Mu might be the last human she ever sees.
"How could I..." Jiang Mu's words were cut short when a soft touch gently brushed his cheek. He saw Mu Heqing take a step back with the same smile that had made him lose his composure in the coffee shop.
After that, she disappeared from his sight, along with the monsters.
He could still feel that soft touch on his cheek, but Mu and Qing were nowhere to be seen. It was as if what he had just seen was all a dream he had imagined.
He fantasized that someone would smile at him, that someone would say he was the most important person in his life.
The rain got heavier.
The wind picked up.
The world around him was quiet, so quiet that only the sound of rain could be heard. He took a step forward in vain.
No, she isn't there.
Jiang Mu didn't know how long he stood there before he slowly walked away with heavy steps.
Dozens of vehicles waited for him with their headlights on, the torrential rain forming a continuous line under the white light of the headlights. Someone got out of a car and asked him, "Jiang Mu, have you found the person?"
The person's voice fluctuated in volume, and the world before her eyes seemed to roll. Jiang Muwei shook her head almost imperceptibly.
He didn't know how he got home, if this could be called home.
He just wanted to be somewhere with people. He opened the door and found Jiang Kaicheng still arguing with his wife about their failed marriage. His mother saw him, but she was calling out his father's name.
He opened his phone; it was flooded with messages, everyone asking him for help. But the one person he wanted to receive a message from had vanished from his sight.
Everyone here lives in their own world, and he will always be an outsider.
His relationship with Mu and Qing was like a dream, a beautiful dream he had created himself.
He went into his room, closed the door, lay down on the bed, and closed his eyes.
Jiang Mu always felt that he was too light, like a feather, so light that he could fly away at will. He thought he had encountered a weight on a feather, so heavy that he could fall into this world.
But he was wrong; it was just his imagination. No one, no one could see him.
No matter how capable he is, or how attractive he dresses, he is still just a person.
Jiang Mu opened Mu Heqing's chat window, looked at the photo from her birthday, saw her radiant smile, and saw the people surrounding her.
He closed his eyes, as if he himself were in that photograph.
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Mu and Qing thought they would never have to return to this place again in their lives.
She didn't know then that anything can happen when you're in this world and have ties to others.
Seven years ago, all she wanted to do was graduate.
Principal Fa Jiuyi was different from the other guys.
He has beautiful long silver hair and speaks very gently. He will step in to stop his classmates from attacking each other.
Those domineering and self-centered classmates would stop attacking each other after seeing him.
So, before graduation, Mu and Qing went to see the principal and told him that she wanted to leave No. 13 Middle School, go home, graduate, go to university, and become a normal person.
The gentle principal agreed. He said, "Heqing, I can help you, as long as you do me a favor too."
"What kind of help?" Mu Heqing asked.
Fa Jiu swept his silky, moon-like hair behind him, his eyes and eyelashes were also silver, and his smile was soft.
“Those kids are always very irritable and naughty,” Fa Jiuyi said. The kids he was referring to were naturally Mu and Qing’s classmates.
“They will soon become more irritable, even insane, and I’m worried that that will happen, which is why I’ve locked them up here.” A hint of worry appeared in Fa Jiu’s eyes.
"But they are harder to control than I imagined. However, thankfully you and Qing are here. They both like you very much."
At that time, Mu and Qing honestly refused the principal's offer.
"I can't do it. I don't understand their feelings. Even if they like me, I can't change any of my classmates."
“He Qing, good boy, the principal knows. But it’s terrible when they lose control. I beg you, do your best to calm them down, okay?” Fa Jiuyi was thin, and if you ignored his silver hair, he looked like a frail, sickly beauty.
During Mu Heqing's time at No. 13 Middle School, the principal was the only person she felt was most human, and he treated her like a kind elder.
She liked him the most.
"You really can let me leave here? They won't find me, will they?" Mu Heqing hesitated.
She was tempted; if she could completely escape all of this, she would do anything.
"Of course not. With me here, they won't find you. Their riot period will begin in ten days. Before that, let them calm down."
"What should I do?" Mu and Qing didn't understand what a period of riots meant, or what it meant to calm them down.
Fa Jiu raised his hand and gently touched Mu and Qing's head.
"You'll have to figure that out yourself, Qing."
“Principal Fa Jiuyi, I’m different from them, why am I also in No. 13 Middle School?” Mu Heqing lowered his head after being patted on the head.
She was just an ordinary human being.
"It was His decision. It was originally an accident, but He accepted this accident. In human terms, it's fate. Look, everyone likes you very much." Fa Jiu smiled, her eyes crinkling.
"who is he?"
“You have seen Him; He is our origin.”
Fa Jiuyi closed the door to the dean's office. Mu Heqing breathed a sigh of relief. Inside the dean's office, she had a vague feeling of being bound.
But how could she calm her classmates down? And what was this riot?
Is killing them the only option?
Mu Heqing's lips trembled. She felt that she was becoming more and more distant from the person her parents hoped she would become.
After speaking with the principal, Mu and Qing experienced the bloodiest eve of graduation in history.
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