Chapter 37 Class Beauty
Jiu Nian suddenly smiled. Qing Bai glanced at him sideways, ignored him without blushing, and continued to talk nonsense: "Who was the most beautiful girl in class back then, you or her?"
Chang Qiuqiu straightened his back and said, "Of course it's Ben..."
He was halfway through his words when he saw his old classmates and angrily changed his words: "She!"
So the word 'she' could be said with such twists and turns and gnashing of teeth... Is this what a woman's competitive spirit is like? Fat Qi silently took a half step back as a sign of respect.
Although she was forced to tell the truth, Chang Qiuqiu refused to accept it and angrily attacked the boys' aesthetic taste: "Humph, we were all a bunch of little brats back then. How could we know what a true beauty is?"
"...Do you guys all like those little girls who wear white cotton dresses, have long flowing hair, and no makeup?"
The latter sentence was directed at Qing Bai. The other boys present all looked at Qing Bai silently, feeling relieved, curious, and a little envious... That little envy was from the monitor in the plaid shirt.
To be fair, Chang Qiuqiu is a very pretty girl, just like the red dress she is wearing, bright and generous. Although there is still some immaturity in her eyebrows and eyes, it is that immaturity that makes a girl particularly charming.
Even if a girl like this is a little impatient, it does not prevent her from being the bright spot in the youth of many young men... Even if you don't like her, you will always appreciate her.
Being asked by such a girl what type of girl you prefer is already full of unspeakable ambiguity.
Qi Xiaopang had seen all kinds of straightforward and explosive confessions around Qing Bai in the past four years, so this kind of roundabout and ambiguous hint of pure love was really not worth making a fuss about. He only sighed in his heart that he was worthy of being Brother Qing, as he could attract girls' attention even in such a weird place.
The sickly Ban Bieyi took a few more glances, looking a little surprised.
Perhaps it was because although he had been their counselor for a semester, he had never acted like a counselor and only treated the students in the class as his juniors. He was not familiar with this famous junior Qing Bai from Peking University. At this moment, he felt like he was watching the gossip of a campus celebrity.
Or maybe it was because the other party was an old classmate he hadn't seen for many years. When the two of them got together, he inexplicably felt as if time was disorganized... This excitement was even more bizarre.
Jiu Nian, who had been very quiet all the time, suddenly frowned. However, Qing Bai had his back to him at the moment, so no one noticed such a small change.
"Other boys don't know, I don't like girls." Qing Bai's voice was light, as if he was saying that the weather was really nice today.
However, no matter how light his voice was, the words he spoke were like throwing a firecracker into the water.
"What?" Chang Qiuqiu seemed not to understand and asked again, "You don't like girls?"
Qing Bai's expression remained unchanged and he nodded.
...Now it couldn't be clearer.
Qi Xiaopang, who prided himself on being knowledgeable, now had a stiff expression and a confused mind. He didn't know for a moment whether his brother Qing said this to avoid unnecessary trouble, or whether the reason why his brother Qing had been single in the past few years was because he was docked at Wan Chai Pier... But it still didn't make sense, there were men who confessed their love to his brother Qing!
The fat boy was lost in thought. The others, who weren't familiar with Qing Bai to begin with, remained silent to show respect for their sexual orientation. Chang Qiuqiu was the first to speak: "Oh, so from your gay perspective, who's prettier, me or her?"
...The little girl adjusted her mindset quite quickly.
Qing Bai gave her a strange look: "Is this the time to argue about this?"
“???” Wasn’t this the first thing you did?!
Chang Qiuqiu took a deep breath, turned away and stopped talking.
Jiu Nian suddenly lowered his eyes and smiled, but still no one noticed.
Qing Bai faced the mixed or respectful gazes of the people present, seemingly oblivious to the fact that he had ruthlessly broken a young girl's heart. He changed the subject immediately: "The head teacher in the office is fake."
Seeing the bewildered expressions of Ban Bieyi and the other three, Qing Bai suddenly remembered that everything here was fake to them, so he had to put it another way: "The head teacher in the office is the one who trapped you here... He created a puppet, and now he is hiding beside you."
They were all ordinary people, so there was no need to elaborate on the cracks, the wounded souls, and so on… Although the description was simple, the effect was immediate, and the expressions of several people quickly changed from bewilderment to fear and solemnity.
Qing Bai was very satisfied with the change and asked again, "Who do you think it looks like now?"
The four of them looked at Zhou Xiaoya who was sitting in the last row.
Qing Bai raised an eyebrow. Such a consistent reaction? It seemed that Qi Xiaopang was right... someone had done something wrong, or was hiding an important clue.
He hadn't planned to ask directly, though. Firstly, the four of them were old classmates, naturally close and familiar. They wouldn't necessarily share anything with the three strangers who had just arrived. And even if Ban Bieyi was willing to talk, his knowledge was limited. After all, he was the only one of the four who hadn't answered the "question." Secondly, he didn't think they would tell the truth, so it was better not to listen.
As expected, Qing Bai didn't ask, and the others had no intention of speaking frankly. They all pretended nothing had happened in such a dangerous situation.
After pretending for a while, the squad leader in the plaid shirt couldn't help it anymore. He came to Qing Bai and whispered, "I heard from Brother Xiaopang that you have experience in this area? Now we are all trapped here with ghosts. There is no help from heaven or earth. Brother, can you give us some advice? How can we get out?"
After saying that, he looked at Qing Bai with anticipation, hoping that he could conjure up a golden peach wood sword and a copper coin rope out of thin air... or even talisman paper would be fine!
Qing Bai glanced at Qi Xiaopang, who quickly waved his hand guiltily, indicating that he hadn't said much, just to appease people. After a few casual remarks, Qing Bai withdrew his gaze with satisfaction, and then said seriously: "Didn't it ask you to answer questions? If you answer correctly, you can naturally get out."
After hearing Qi Xiaopang's words, the squad leader in the plaid shirt, who had been hoping to skip the evening's Q&A session, widened his eyes. He looked back and forth between Qi Xiaopang and Qing Bai, his expression gradually becoming anxious and suspicious. He hesitated for a moment and said tentatively, "The days go by quickly here. At night, someone has to come into the office alone to answer questions. Chang Qiuqiu, Gao Tai, and I have already been there once. Tonight, it's time, it's time..."
At this point, he suddenly glanced at the gloomy boy in the suit. Seeing that the boy was also looking at him, he stuttered for a moment and then changed his tone when he spoke again: "It's time to choose someone from among you."
His purpose in saying this was clear: to make Qing Bai and the other two nervous, or at least to make them stay out of it. But Qing Bai wasn't nervous at all. Instead, he acted as if he had been reminded. He deliberately said, "We don't know it, and we don't know you either. Why did you pick on us? Are you going to tell us about your past love, hate, and vengeance?"
Perhaps feeling that the critical hit wasn't enough, Qing Bai added, "Didn't you see that the roles it assigned to us were all teachers? Teachers are there to set questions, not answer them. At most, they can be invigilators."
It's almost like saying it out loud that we are different... People who usually don't bother to say anything can be really irritating once they start to make a fuss.
The squad leader in the plaid shirt's expression changed again, finally settling on embarrassment and resentment.
Chang Qiuqiu scoffed and said nonchalantly, "Come on, Chen Qiaoxi, you've already eaten their food, so don't even think about dragging them down with you. Didn't you see Gao Tai didn't say anything? It's already this late, so you should think carefully about how to get through tonight."
Chen Qiaoxi snorted coldly, and his small eyes under the square-framed glasses were a little gloomy.
Qing Bai was not surprised. After being trapped for three days with no water or food and surrounded by ghosts, it was normal for him to go crazy. What he did before was abnormal.
Chen Qiaoxi: "What do I have to think about? I was the one who went to the office last night. It's not my turn today... It's whoever it is!"
After saying that, he glanced at Ban Bieyi and left the classroom.
The boy in the suit, Gao Tai, pursed his lips and chased after him with his head down.
Chang Qiuqiu acted as if she was used to it and was in the mood to explain to them: "The next period is physical education class, and it will be on the playground."
Qi Xiaopang thought to himself, "You guys are really brave! Don't you know that in ghost stories, being alone is a 100% fatality rate? You actually dared to rush out alone. Luckily, someone followed you..."
Chang Qiuqiu seemed to see through Qi Xiaopang's thoughts: "It's quite safe here during the day...nothing has ever happened."
Qi Xiaopang could only laugh awkwardly: "Haha, so that's the case, that's good, that's good, you know how to balance work and rest..."
Fortunately, before they could laugh for a few seconds, someone came in and broke the awkward atmosphere in the classroom. It turned out that the physical exercise had ended without them noticing.
Several girls came in from outside, arm in arm, laughing and giggling. Although they tried their best to appear lively and cheerful, their laughter had the special effect of echoing from the underworld, and their hands and feet were too stiff. Even when holding hands, it looked like they were tied together by something. The final effect was very scary, somewhere between the hairy crabs in the seafood section of a supermarket and the corpse-driving people in some place using talismans and ropes to connect the corpses to prevent them from falling behind.
After the girls came in, they acted as if they didn't see Qing Bai and the others. They first circled the classroom like headless flies, and finally stopped at Zhou Xiaoya's desk in the last row. They surrounded her and started reciting their lines one by one.
"Zhou Xiaoya, you haven't finished writing yet? Didn't the teacher say you have to hand it in before the next class?"
"Would you like to copy mine?"
"Oh, why do you care so much? Anyway, the teacher won't say anything even if they don't pay."
"That's right, the teacher knows her level. It would be strange if she finished writing it, right?"
"Hey, why don't you go ask that guy how to solve this problem?"
"Hahahaha, that's hilarious. Who would ask such a simple question to the top student in the grade? Besides, he's busy preparing for the competition."
“…”
After saying that, the girls ran out of the classroom laughing, as if they came back just to say these few words.
Zhou Xiaoya, who had been writing non-stop, stopped because of these words and looked at the table blankly.
First in age, ready for the competition... Qing Bai glanced at Ban Bieyi.
Even though he knew she wasn't human, Fat Qi still felt a little sorry for her bewildered look and whispered, "This...is this school bullying?"
Chang Qiuqiu said with a half-smile, "That's just the beginning. It's just a few idle chats."
"Okay, the next class is physical education, I'll be going down first." Chang Qiuqiu kicked off her ill-fitting high heels, held up her high heels in one hand and the hem of her skirt in the other, and walked lightly out the door. Before leaving, she suddenly turned back, holding up her skirt and said with a smile, "Oh, by the way, you can also observe physical education classes, teacher~"
Chang Qiuqiu's youthful yet charming figure slowly disappeared into the depths of the corridor.
Qing Bai's brows were furrowed, his expression solemn. Fatty Qi thought he had discovered some important clue, but he turned to Jiu Nian and asked, "Can you become invisible?"
Qi Xiaopang: “???” That’s it? That’s it, that’s it?
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