Chapter 57 Pandora finally reveals her true colors.
The bustling physical examination scene was suddenly greeted by the screams of a groundhog.
Upon learning that she had gained three pounds, Gu Jiaqian climbed up and down in disbelief. In the end, the cold number reported by the machine made her head hurt.
In contrast, Luo Shu, who was sitting on the instrument next to her, was only 1.69 meters tall and weighed only 100 pounds, making her the envy of others.
After coming down, Gu Jiaqian yelled, "Luo Shu, why are you losing weight again? I don't care. From today on, I'm going to seriously lose weight. You supervise me, and I'll eat whatever you eat."
The only response she got was the noisy air.
"Stop howling! Now everyone in the playground knows you're 108 pounds." Xia Yimo took two steps forward and couldn't help but complain. "Besides, is 108 pounds fat?"
Gu Jiaqian was now extremely sensitive to this number. She covered her ears to avoid reality: "I don't want to listen, I don't want to listen, I don't want to listen..."
The sun was at its peak. Xia Yimo reluctantly handed back the coat, wig, and cell phone that someone had taken off before going to the battlefield. She shielded her eyes from the sun with her free hands and urged, "Auntie, please don't waste time and take the next test quickly, okay?"
"Where's Luo Shu?" Gu Jiaqian asked, pouting as she put on her coat. "She was here just now, how come she disappeared in the blink of an eye?"
Xia Yimo crossed her arms, raised her chin lazily, and pointed in another direction.
Following the guide to the end, Gu Jiaqian spotted Luo Shu. Her eyes widened, and upon seeing who the person she was talking to was, she immediately frowned. "When did Luo Shu and Liang Rong have any connection?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the protagonist floated back by himself in a daze.
Gu Jiaqian was very straightforward and couldn't hold back her words: "Luo Shu, how could you talk to her? Have you forgotten what happened before?"
Hearing Gu Jiaqian's complaints, Luo Shu slowly pulled herself out of her lethargy and agreed absentmindedly: "Hmm? What did you say?"
"I said, what happened to you today..."
Hearing this, Xia Yimo secretly tugged at Gu Jiaqian's clothes to stop her from asking any more questions. She looked at Luo Shu with worry in her eyes: "Did you not get enough rest last night? You look so bad."
The gossip that was originally only discussed within the campus was leaked to the Internet by someone. At 10 o'clock last night, the victims' alliance issued a statement of disgust, condemning the woman's indecent behavior and asking the school to clean up the mess. Shenzhen University of Technology was in an uproar over such a big piece of gossip, and the search volume and discussion on the entire network suddenly intensified. Luo Shu became the target of public criticism. The dramatic scene took place in the early morning. Various related words and even abbreviations about Luo Shu disappeared out of thin air. The platform was even paralyzed. It was not until the second half of the night that the technical personnel of the platform issued a concise announcement. The reason for the paralysis was unknown and it was under maintenance.
Gu Jiaqian knew she had said the wrong thing, and then whispered to comfort him: "Yes, Luo Shu, don't worry about what happened online. Those who are innocent will be innocent. We all believe in you."
With the encouragement, Luo Shu regained her composure and gave a forced smile. "I'm fine. I just feel uncomfortable during my period. I'll go to the infirmary and get some medicine later."
After asking for leave from the teacher, she left the playground without stopping, letting countless passers-by stare at her. At the fork in the road, Luo Shu stopped and looked. One straight road led to the infirmary, and the other winding road led to the dormitory. Without any hesitation, she ran towards the dormitory building as if being pulled.
He climbed up the stairs two at a time to the sixth floor, took out his key, opened the door and walked into the house quickly. With a clear goal in mind, he went straight to the locked cabinet door at the back. He stopped, panting, and stared at the two dollars on the cabinet. It was a small lock that could not be more ordinary.
It’s strange to say, among the four people in the dormitory, only Hou Sisi’s locker is always locked.
She had an inexplicable strong premonition that what was locked in front of her was not a simple wardrobe but a Pandora's box. The unsolved mysteries in her mind might be solved soon. She picked up the bench at her feet and smashed it hard. At the first sound of the impact, she heard the rustling sound of a door opening outside.
At this critical juncture, who else could it be except the dormitory manager who has the key for routine inspection or the roommate?
While he was stunned, the door was pushed open from the outside, and Xia Yimo was standing outside the door. The moment their eyes met, he walked in openly.
Luo Shu was at a loss as to what to do. She held the chair in the air and didn't know whether to put it down or throw it. The reason was simple: she had lied. She had clearly said she was not feeling well and was going to the infirmary, so why did she go back to the dormitory? And now it looked like she was going to pick the lock.
Just as she was about to explain, Xia Yimo took the bench from her hand and started to break the lock quickly and accurately.
Luo Shu was stunned: "Aren't you curious about why I do this?"
Xia Yimo kept her eyes on the cabinet and banged it for the third time: "Because I also suspect her."
After the fourth click, the lock fell to the ground. She looked directly at Luo Shu and said, "It's not just your recent misfortunes, but also the dirty water thrown at me in the past."
Hou Sisi discovered that Luo Shu and Xia Yimo had both disappeared when she crossed the finish line of the 800-meter race. She had no time to rest. The vague uneasiness in her heart drove her to search the entire playground for the two people even if she stumbled.
Seeing this, Gu Jiaqian, who had just finished a run and was taking a short break in the previous group, kindly offered to help: "Sisi, you need to rest properly after your run."
Hou Sisi pulled her arm free, gasping for breath. "Go and be with your new friend. Why do you care about me?"
Gu Jiaqian knew that she was angry and had been brooding over Xia Yimo's intervention: "Sisi, you are also my good friend."
Also? Hou Sisi sneered inwardly. She didn't need this little bit of pity.
"Actually, Xia Yimo is a very nice person. It's fate that we can be roommates. Why make a fuss over such a trivial matter? As the old saying goes, harmony is the most valuable. If there are any misunderstandings, we can resolve them. If there is anything to talk about, let's open our hearts and talk. I believe you can put aside your differences and become good friends."
It sounds good, like a sesame seed is small, but the accumulated resentment is not small. Hou Sisi was not moved by her words. She swallowed the stinging throat and looked around casually, asking: "Where is Luo Shu? Why don't I see her?"
"Luo Shu?" Gu Jiaqian blinked her dark eyes and looked around. "She said she wasn't feeling well a while ago. She must have gone to the infirmary."
As soon as he finished speaking, an evil wind suddenly blew over. In a blink of an eye, black clouds encroached on the sky and the earth. Most of the sky above was as if it was splashed with thick ink. The clear sky changed in an instant.
Hou Sisi's hair was a mess, her chest heaving as she looked up at the sudden change in the world: "Jia Qian, I want to drink some water, can you help me buy a bottle?"
Shaking off Gu Jiaqian, Hou Sisi ran straight to the dormitory building. After the intense exercise, a faint smell of blood filled her mouth. She had an unpleasant feeling and wanted to swallow but couldn't, and wanted to vomit but couldn't.
The dormitory corridor was silent during the break, and the sky was gloomy as a storm was about to come. The green fluorescent emergency exit sign on the wall was eye-catching, and the short distance seemed incredibly long. Hou Sisi held her breath, took out the key, inserted it into the keyhole, turned it, and the crisp click of unlocking followed.
The door wasn't locked? But she had locked it twice when she was the last one out this morning.
As the crack in the door slowly opened to let in light, Hou Sisi smelled an unusual odor and her whole body stiffened. She looked up and saw a flash of white lightning, splitting the sky and shining brightly in the half-light day.
Luo Shu and Xia Yimo stood side by side motionlessly. Their two beautiful faces, devoid of any emotion, looked like the Black and White Impermanence taking lives against the backdrop of huge lightning and thunder.
Hou Sisi remained calm in the face of danger. She turned on the light beside the door frame and said and laughed as if she was reacting normally: "Luo Shu, why are you back too? I came back to get some things and then leave. Do you want to come with me?"
She said it seriously, but her smile faltered when her eyes fell on the broken lock on the ground. She looked up and saw the door of her private closet was open.
"What do you mean? You actually pried open my locker while I was away, Luo Shu, shouldn't you explain it to me?"
Luo Shu watched her acting intently, watching how she took the initiative with an innocent face and reached into the cabinet: "Then can you first explain to me why this lighter is in your cabinet?"
Her fist was open, and in her palm lay an exquisite lighter. It was Fang Qingzhuo's lighter, the one that Luo Shu mistakenly thought she had lost.
Hou Sisi remained calm and said, "I found it. If it's your lighter, I can return it to you now."
Xia Yimo sneered in amusement. She really didn't cry until she saw the coffin. Her face didn't blush and her heart didn't beat. She shook the expensive phone in her hand: "Oh, what about this phone?"
Hou Sisi stared at her phone, which she had hidden in the closet but was now tucked between Xia Yimo's rhinestone-studded fingers. She feigned composure and asked, "I earned some money from my part-time job, so I bought myself a new phone as a reward. Is that a problem?"
"It's the PM model that just came out last summer." Luo Shu took the phone and turned on the screen, which displayed a six-digit lock screen password. "You have a nice phone, why don't you use it?"
"I'm afraid of being reported and not being able to apply for a scholarship if I use my phone properly. I'm satisfied with this reason." Hou Sisi's hands hanging at her sides had already been clenched into fists.
In front of her, Luo Shu pressed the lock screen password one by one in an orderly manner. I don't know if it was intentional, but every time she typed a number, she would glance at Hou Sisi's reaction. At first, Hou Sisi was still calm, until Luo Shu typed the sixth number accurately, she panicked and tried to snatch it, but Xia Yimo stepped in between.
"Give me back my phone." Hou Sisi was furious and yelled again, "I said, give me back my phone."
Xia Yimo didn't fall for her threats at all and treated her coldly: "Finally, the fox's tail is exposed, Hou Sisi, where is your conscience? The dog has eaten it. We are not on good terms, so I'm not surprised that you are doing small things behind her back, but what did Luo Shu do to you that you went to such trouble to stab her in the back?"
"Luo Shu gave you contact lenses for your birthday. When you encountered injustice, Luo Shu was the first to stand up for you. You are quite good at repaying kindness with enmity."
The more Xia Yimo defended herself, the more disdainful Hou Sisi became. She repeated sinisterly, "Who asked her to be nice to me? Ah? Who asked her to be nice to me?"
The long-brewing heavy rain poured down from the gray sky, covering up the rising screams. The glass door of the balcony was not closed, and the damp water vapor slipped into the room and hit Luo Shu's exposed neck and wrist skin. The coolness seeped into her blood vessels and merged into her blood, and then flowed through her body at the fastest speed.
The memory movie plays backwards in my mind frame by frame, sometimes making me laugh, sometimes making me wail, sometimes piercing the softest part of my heart.
In a trance, a sudden thunderbolt awakened Luo Shu, who had one foot in the vortex of sadness. She took a step forward and walked towards Hou Sisi: "I still don't understand why you did this?"
Hou Sisi also regained her composure, straightening her back which had been bent to the ground in the past. "You don't understand, right? Xia Yimo, go out, we can talk alone."
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