Chapter 78: When the rainstorm was about to come and school was over, Lin Xicai didn't let Xie Shi...
After school, Lin Xicai didn't let Xie Shi send her home. For safety reasons, she went back to going home with Fu Xuefan.
Lin Xicai went to wait for someone at the door of Fu Xuefan's classroom. Before she reached their classroom, she met an uninvited guest.
The person who came was wearing Qingwu's uniform, with her hair loose on her shoulders and her delicate face looking haggard and pale. It was Zeng Jinghuan.
Those big, lifeless eyes suddenly showed a hint of resentment the moment they caught sight of her.
"Are you satisfied now?" she asked.
Lin Xicai didn't avoid her gaze. "I want to know what your parents' attitude was when they saw those things?"
"It's you, I knew it was you!" Zeng Jinghuan suddenly became emotional. "What good will this do for you?"
Lin Xicai had no expression: "What about me?"
"You sent those things," Zeng Jinghuan said in an accusing tone, "You did it all!"
"Isn't it written in the news? It just appeared out of nowhere. What does it have to do with me?"
"You're still pretending! Even now, you're still pretending!" Zeng Jinghuan took a few steps closer, staring at her like she was a monster. "What's your heart made of? Why is it so hard? Is he not good to you?"
Lin Xicai felt as if she had heard something incredible and paused for a moment: "So, you are protecting him so much and can't let him go, because you think he is good to you?"
Zeng Jinghuan was stunned for a moment, his face full of pain: "...He did do some wrong things, but in the end, he was the one who helped us clean up the mess."
Lin Xicai smiled, seemingly exhausted and giving up on trying to communicate. "He stabbed you, then gave you some anesthetic. And instead of hating him for stabbing you, you're grateful for the anesthetic. You're such a pervert."
Fu Xuefan had already walked over and raised his chin towards her. Lin Xicai walked towards Fu Xuefan without looking at her again.
Zeng Jinghuan stood there, his face pale.
So, should I hate him?
Zeng Jinghuan asked himself this question for the first time.
She had a headache, not just a headache, but her heart also started to hurt.
If she really chose to hate him, then her life and her world would be too miserable. Everything would be just a joke, everything would be just calculation... But if she treated this as a normal love affair, it would be different. She just liked him, just fell in love with someone who was not so good. She just suffered a broken heart and endured a little pain in love. This is normal.
Li Ci was the biggest sunk cost of her life. She'd invested, or been forced to invest, so much that she was stuck there. If she stopped, all her previous investments would be for naught. She was unwilling to accept this, and so she refused to withdraw. She just... wanted to make herself feel better.
Zeng Jinghuan suddenly squatted in the empty corridor and burst into tears. She cried heartbreakingly, crying without caring about anything. She really didn't know what to do. If she said that she liked Li Ci, she was deliberately acting to make herself feel better, then she had been acting this out for too long, so long...
She is no longer able to act out of the show.
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Lin Xicai sat in her seat. Since the school had just started, everyone hadn't seen each other for a long time, so there was a fresh sense of warmth. In addition, Xie Shi had not been around recently, so the class didn't have to worry about anything. Groups of three or five gathered in the classroom, chatting about gossip and exchanging pleasantries.
Lin Xicai's hair has grown longer, and she casually tied it into a ponytail with a black leather band, making her face look thinner and more delicate.
Xiang Ling was chattering away, sharing interesting stories about her trip back to her hometown during the Lunar New Year holiday, saying things like how she'd gained weight. Then she stared at her, suddenly puzzled: "You seem to have lost weight? Everyone else gains weight during the Lunar New Year holiday, but why are you still thinner?"
Lin Xicai thought of the things that happened during the winter vacation and smiled bitterly: "It's hard to put it into words."
"What do you mean? What happened?" Xiang Ling asked.
Lin Xicai shook her head and said vaguely, "It's nothing. Studying makes people lose weight."
"Oh, I'm really annoyed by you guys who are so competitive." Xiang Ling teased. Speaking of grades, she naturally thought of the person who left a legend in the world at the end of the semester. She couldn't help but raise her chin towards the empty seat next to Lin Xicai, "Where's your awesome deskmate? Why haven't you been here for several days?"
"Busy, busy with other things."
"Yeah, with his grades and level, even if he doesn't come for a semester, it won't have any impact. It's horrible, too incredible. Didn't you notice how many people pass by our class hallway? Not only are there so many people, but they also walk very slowly. It's obvious that they're here for other reasons, to see who's the school hunk. And what a shame, they've been empty-handed for days." Xiang Ling smiled mischievously, "Your position is very popular now. If you put it up for auction, you can make a fortune."
Lin Xicai thought for a while and said seriously: "It's not impossible, it depends on the price."
After saying that, the two little girls looked at each other and giggled.
After laughing for a while, Xiang Ling suddenly lowered her voice and asked, "Have you heard about Li Ci?"
"I've heard a little about it." Lin Xicai said.
"She looks so polite and good-looking, but she's actually such a nasty person behind the scenes." Xiang Ling pursed her lips as she thought of something. "You know my childhood friend. Last time, she invited me to her birthday party. After I got drunk, it was you who picked me up and took me home. At that time, I only knew that she had been dating Li Ci for a few days. I didn't expect there were so many things going on behind the scenes. Thinking about it now, I'm really scared. When I entered the box that day and saw Li Ci inside, I should have just left..."
Xiang Ling chattered on to herself, and felt relieved when she saw Lin Xicai, "There was a time when he looked at you in a strange way. Fortunately, he didn't look for you again. Fortunately, you avoided it."
Did he escape? Lin Xicai pursed her lips. Maybe.
When she opened her phone, the internet was full of news about the Li family. When she put down her phone, she was surrounded by people talking about Li Ci. This person's name haunted her like a ghost in every corner of her life. Could she really hide from it?
But on the other hand, no matter what his purpose was, Li Mingxin was determined to send this time bomb away this time. It was also a fact that Li Ci was in solitary confinement and would be sent abroad directly soon. She would never have the chance to see him again.
Thinking of this, Lin Xicai felt a little relieved and stopped worrying about trivial matters.
The days that followed were relatively peaceful. She studied hard every day. The only change was that the system was offline again and she lost contact with it again.
Lin Xicai was a little uneasy, and she stayed with Fu Xuefan every day when going to and from school, for fear of encountering any accidents.
Her mother also heard about Li Ci's situation and was frightened for a moment. After confirming again and again that her daughter was fine, she told her not to associate with this person in the future and asked her to go to and from school with Fu Xuefan. Lin Xicai comforted her and herself, saying that nothing would happen.
…….
"Master is asleep?"
Li Mingxin pushed the door open and walked in, looking at the housekeeper beside him.
The butler glanced towards the bedroom and nodded, "Yeah. Asleep."
Li Mingxin nodded, "Have you packed your things for tomorrow's departure?"
"It's been packed." said the housekeeper.
The housekeeper looked at Li Mingxin, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.
He glanced towards the bedroom, as if he wanted to say something, but ultimately didn't dare to speak.
Li Mingxin sat in the living room with a sullen face for a while, then opened the bedroom door.
Li Ci was lying on the bed, looking very tired, haggard, and dejected as he slept. His brows were slightly wrinkled, and he seemed to be sleeping very restlessly.
Li Mingxin looked at the person on the bed, not knowing what he was thinking. He sat there for a long time, sighed softly, and walked out.
When Li Mingxin came out, the housekeeper followed him out. He would be out tomorrow, and Li Mingxin still had some things to explain.
As the two walked out, the huge living room was empty. It seemed like it was going to rain again outside, with strong winds and bursts of thunder.
Li Ci opened his eyes amidst the thunder. Sleeping? How could he possibly sleep? He was going to be thrown abroad tomorrow. How could he possibly sleep?
Li Ci stood by the window. Outside, darkness blanketed the sky. Occasionally, flashes of lightning would illuminate that withered, pale, and beautiful face, like a ghost crawling out of the underworld to claim his life. Should he be sent away? How could he possibly leave while she was still here? How happy and joyful she would be if he were gone? Why should he let this cruel and vicious bitch have her way?
He had to see her.
Even if he died, he would die by her side.
The thunder outside grew louder, exuding a gloomy feeling of impending storm. Li Ci took a pair of scissors and cut the sheets and quilts in the room into several two-foot-wide strips. It was only the third floor, he thought, and he also wanted to stop him.
…….
It was a physical education class that day. After the class, it was Lin Xicai's turn to put the equipment away.
There wasn't much equipment, and another female classmate who was in charge with her felt a little unwell, so she asked her to go back first.
It was about to rain, and it was not time to leave school yet. The playground was empty, and the gymnasium was very quiet. There were bursts of thunder outside, which made people inexplicably irritated. Lin Xicai put her things in order in the equipment room, signed the registration form, and walked out, intending to go back to the classroom to get her things and meet up with Fu Xuefan.
Lin Xicai opened the door and walked out. Just as she took half a step and her toes had not yet touched the floor of the corridor, her spine suddenly felt like it was pierced by an icicle. The chill instantly spread throughout her limbs and her mind and body froze for a moment.
At the end of the corridor, a figure was walking towards this side, with his back to the light, dressed in tattered clothes. His tall and slender outline looked like a silhouette smudged with ink, glowing with a gloomy light.
The man walked towards the equipment room with his head lowered and his hands in his pockets. He was wearing a knee-length black down jacket on the outside and a uniform shirt and pants underneath. The collar of his white shirt hung loosely. His steps were as light as always, as if he was stepping on cotton, as if he was floating towards her.
The whole body was damp, cold and eerie, and the growing bangs covered part of the face, but she recognized who the man was at a glance.
Lin Xicai's breath suddenly caught in her throat, and she reflexively stepped back before he could look up. She instinctively reached for her phone, but she had forgotten that this class was physical education, and she had left her phone in the classroom.
The footsteps in the corridor were getting closer and closer. Lin Xicai's head was buzzing. In a panic, she opened a metal cabinet in the corner of the equipment room and went in. When she went in, her calf strap knocked over a pile of gymnastics mats, making a sound not loud or light in the silent air. Her heart trembled, wondering if this sound would become her death warrant.
Why is he here? How did he get out?
Lin Xicai's heart was beating out of control, almost affecting her thinking. Her thoughts were tangled and seemed to be solidified. At the moment, she had only one thought in mind: not to be discovered.
There was a madman outside, a complete madman created by her own hands... At this point, even she couldn't predict what crazier actions he would take.
The cabinet was dark, and the thin, damp air had a faint smell of rust. Her body was tense and she had difficulty breathing.
He seemed to have walked in, because she heard the sound of the iron door of the equipment room being pushed open.
He seemed to be approaching, because she heard the sound of his shoes rubbing against the floor, and the faint, damp scent in the air that belonged only to this person - a scent that she didn't know whether it was real or imagined, like a vine, like a poisonous snake, crawling in through the crack in the door, entangling her so that she couldn't breathe.
Then, the footsteps seemed to stop at the cabinet door.
Lin Xicai couldn't see her own expression, she just felt cold all over.
She didn't dare to move, not even to breathe. In panic, yet hoping for luck, she listened to the sound of blood flowing backwards in her veins.
After an unknown amount of time, the footsteps finally seemed to fade away, becoming lighter, farther and farther away, and increasingly blurred... The door of the equipment room made a sound and was slammed shut - that person had finally left.
The sounds outside completely disappeared, with only a few thunderclaps occasionally filling her ears. After a while, her body collapsed there, her back leaning softly against the metal cabinet, and she began to breathe deeply. In just a few minutes, she felt like she had escaped death.
The spring chill was still there, the air was cold, but the clothes on his body were soaked with sweat. Lin Xicai's chest rose and fell, and as he breathed, his tense nerves gradually relaxed.
After an unknown amount of time, she finally calmed down a little bit, then she reached out and gently pushed open the cabinet door.
The cabinet door opened, and two long, straight legs came into view.
Looking up, there is that unruly, unruly, and terrifying face.
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