Chapter 128 A Gentleman's Character is Like a Steadfast Jade Pendant (3)
Lin Shengyi's face turned green, and the veins on his forehead bulged.
His fingers clenched tightly, and his body stood frozen in place.
The girl let go, letting the crumpled tissue float lightly into his hand, covering most of the mess.
The man grabbed a tissue and clutched it in his hand with trembling hands. His eyes held a hint of disgust, but even more so, embarrassment: "What you rely on is nothing at all. Ability users... soon they will become history."
"Things that cannot be truly used by people will eventually disappear."
Shu Ningmiao had already reached the door when she heard this and turned around.
The man trembled as he scraped the side of his glasses with his fingernail, his hand sliding down.
She didn't say anything, just glanced at him and casually closed the door.
There were no classes in the afternoon, and Lin Shengyi delayed me for a moment. By this time, most of the students who did not live in the college had already left, and the college was much quieter with fewer people around.
Shu Ningmiao went downstairs to the first floor, intending to have the driver come and pick her up.
Outside, the sun was shining brightly, and the area around the Zhunti Pagoda was a lush green meadow with a row of elm trees planted in a staggered pattern, a clever design that provided shade for each exit.
From the other side of the bushes, a shadowy figure could be seen moving, along with familiar voices.
The boy's clear, distinctive voice, though faint, sounded as if it were coming through an electronic program: "What are you feeding it?"
Another boy's voice was slightly louder than his, and he spoke clearly: "There are seafood scraps and a lot of meat in the cafeteria's food waste bin. It would be a waste to throw them away."
After the two chatted for a while, a faint female voice came from inside: "...This cat is so big."
Shu Ningmiao opened the parasol and, upon hearing Ai Ruiji's voice, glanced into the waist-high grass beside her. Three people were crouching on the ground, looking at something.
One of them noticed the subtle movement of the umbrella ribs contracting and expanding, and suddenly looked up, revealing a handsome and familiar young face.
When Rennagi saw her, she was slightly taken aback, and a different kind of emotion flashed in her eyes.
Before he could speak, Erice jumped to his feet and blurted out awkwardly, "You...you haven't left yet?"
Of course she didn't leave. Yes, the new professor called her away as soon as class ended. Eric looked at her blankly, not knowing what she was saying. Now, she felt flustered whenever she saw Shu Ningmiao.
Shu Ningmiao walked over with an umbrella: "What are you looking at?"
"A cat." Rennagi answered honestly, "You An didn't go back to her hometown during her vacation. She picked up a stray cat at school."
The person who was half-squatting in the middle belatedly realized that he had picked up a long, thin animal, stood up, and blinked at her.
You An's facial expression betrayed his delighted surprise without missing a beat.
He grabbed the cat's two paws and shook its elongated body, then squinted and placed it on his head.
Half of the cat's body drooped off his head, nestling comfortably on his shoulder.
You An, still holding its paw, said carelessly, "Do you want to see my cat? It can do backflips."
Shu Ningmiao looked at the lazy, reddish-brown cat in front of her, and the words she wanted to say suddenly caught in her throat.
This isn't a stray cat; it's clearly the wild serval she encountered in New Town.
This serval had been following her since the church ruins, even catching up with her tricycle. At the time, she was only thinking about getting back to Pinneco as soon as possible and didn't care about it. The teleportation item could only teleport her, so it couldn't bring the serval with it.
So how did this cat manage to cross so many lines of defense and reappear on the campus of Cornunos?
With its languid appearance and unique markings, there's no way to mistake it; it's definitely the same serval.
She stared silently at the serval's wagging tail, the strange feeling brought on by this illogical event like a thorn suddenly lodged in her throat.
You An's expression stiffened. She picked up the serval and hugged it to her chest, then took two steps back. "Don't you like cats? It's okay, I'll stay away from you. It won't bite you randomly."
"No." Shu Ningmiao uttered a short syllable, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "...This is a cat?"
“Yes.” Eric clenched his fist: “It’s so fat, it must belong to an owner. You should send it back.”
Rennagi said blankly, "...I don't think that's what she meant."
You An held the serval's rear end with one hand and lifted it up through its armpit with the other: "I found it first! I've already named it Mimi."
Mimi let him handle her numbly, looking just like a docile big cat.
After he finished speaking, he happily rubbed his face against its belly.
Seeing that You An looked like he couldn't be reasoned with, Shu Ningmiao stood there for a moment, gave Lian Nagi a look, lowered her voice, and said directly, "Go and report him for keeping a cat in the dormitory."
"Should I go?" Rennagi stiffened, pointing to herself. "Isn't it a bit inappropriate to do this..."
Shu Ningmiao didn't beat around the bush with him: "I've seen this cat in New York."
A normal cat couldn't possibly travel thousands of miles to be here. Either someone brought it here, or something is wrong with it.
Rennagi squatted down: "Now that you mention it, it seems a little familiar."
He beckoned with his hand: "Mimi, Mimi."
Mimi grinned at him, revealing her white teeth that gleamed coldly.
It turned and swiftly jumped onto a branch. You Anqiong anxiously chased after it, looking up at it intently.
"Forget it. You'an is from a small town. He doesn't have much money and is saving up to buy goat milk for Mimi... I don't want to upset my friend over something. Back then, Xindi wasn't under lockdown yet. It's not impossible that it escaped with the church's car. It's normal that you can't predict what animals are thinking."
Rennagi withdrew her hand, squatted down, and looked up at her with clear eyes: "I live right across from him. If anything is wrong, I'll tell you immediately."
He raised his hand, made a terminal gesture, and waved it near his ear.
Shu Ningmiao slightly raised the umbrella, glanced at him, and said nothing more.
Seeing her walk out of the school, Erice turned around and hesitantly called out to her, "Um, aren't you living on campus anymore?"
Previously, Shu Ningmiao lived a simple life between her dormitory, classroom, and training ground. If she left the school at this time, it would be very troublesome to rush back at night. That's why she chose to live on campus.
Shu Ningmiao hummed in agreement: "For now."
Living in the dormitory in Cornunos and going back to her own house made no difference to her; they were both just places to sleep.
She applied to stay out overnight because someone at home is waiting for her.
The salary of the officer was not low, but Shu Changyan never bought a house. He insisted on living with her, partly because his job left him with very few days off, and partly so that he could see her on every day he could see her.
She had classes, and he was still on vacation, so Shu Changyan simply moved back from the United Building to live there, so that she could come home for dinner every day and he could talk to her for a few minutes.
At home, he saved the servants from having to do housework. He would take care of the household chores in the morning, study recipes at noon, and spend his time in the kitchen preparing three meals a day. He was calm and gentle, just like an ordinary older brother.
Shu Ningmiao was occasionally curious about what he looked like behind her back, after all... this person didn't have any superpowers at all.
The gap between superpowered individuals and ordinary people can be bridged, but for an ordinary person to become an executor is simply absurd; how he did it is a question mark.
Based on his parents' supernatural abilities, if he had been born normally, he would probably have been a powerful superhuman as well. After his genes were modified by the Foundation Stone, the abundant Pandora was completely cut off from him. Although his physical body combined with the Foundation Stone was powerful, it was still just a human body. His instinct for fighting and killing could only be brought out through bloodshed.
Moreover, Shu Changyan never told her about his supernatural abilities, but Shu Ningmiao could vaguely sense that somewhat childish reason and did not ask him.
Pushing open the door, Shu Changyan, wearing an apron, stood in front of the kitchen counter. Hearing the sound, he dried his hands and walked over. The warm light shone on his slender figure, casting a faint shadow.
Shu Ningmiao raised her hand to change her shoes, and he half-squatted down to look at her. The warm yellow light dappled his eyes, revealing a hidden smile.
She touched the little braid tied at the back of his head for convenience: "Don't use my hair tie, it'll get mixed up."
"These are all things you threw under the bed, under the table, and under the sink. I thought you didn't want them anymore." He raised an eyebrow slightly and said mischievously, "I'll buy you new ones. I'll reluctantly be your trash can."
Shu Ningmiao cupped his head in her hands and shook it, then let go and sat down at the dining table.
He straightened up and arranged the bone china tableware one by one, each dish being a well-prepared and abundant meal.
He wasn't particularly interested in cooking, something that required imagination, but with each step, he wondered what her expression would be like after eating it, and whether she would be happy.
She ate quietly, with soft skin and bright, round eyes. The crescent moon on her left index finger was a slightly lighter color than the other fingers, and there was a barely visible red stain on her nail, which had no smell of blood and was probably from ink stains during class.
There are no more blissful details than these ordinary, mundane things. He has little interest in anything else, but he enjoys taking care of his younger sister. If he had to name a hobby, it would be Shu Ningmiao.
This interest became increasingly blatant, even bordering on brazen, as Shu Ningmiao bestowed a kiss on his cheek.
He insisted on becoming her brother, so when she insisted on getting engaged to Shi Yu, he could only remain silent despite his displeasure.
Loving someone for a long time can be painful. A dull ache, a throbbing pain, throbbed in his bones. He had coexisted with this pain for years, deceiving himself, only to be temporarily relieved by her casual gesture, before he began to yearn for something else.
Giving him a drop of water will only make him thirstier.
Love is such a selfish and extreme thing; he craved her love, and his intense jealousy could not tolerate the presence of anyone else in between.
Shu Changyan slowly peeled the shell of the mantis shrimp, revealing the snow-white meat, and prepared it separately. He waited for her to finish eating and put down her utensils before speaking, "The Public Security Bureau has compiled a list of people who have gone missing recently and has begun to verify it one by one. Some abnormal data has been handed over to us for processing."
He picked up a napkin, wiped his hands clean, and sent her the image through his terminal: "...Do you know any of the students from Cornunos on this list?"
Shu Ningmiao glanced over and her gaze settled on a name that was both familiar and unfamiliar: Yang Hua.
She must have remembered this person somewhere, but she couldn't quite place it.
A glance at the date of disappearance revealed that it wasn't during the period when Achini stirred up trouble, but rather after the situation had gradually calmed down.
Finally, with great difficulty, Shu Ningmiao unearthed from the depths of her memory a resentful girl in purple, the Miss Yang who joined Prometheus and pretended to make things difficult for and frame Eric at the Shi family banquet.
Her gaze lingered on that name, unable to understand why it had disappeared.
Su Ni is dead, and Achini is dead. She was just an ordinary person who only frequented bustling areas and had no reason to be affected.
Shu Changyan gently tapped her screen with his long, slender fingers, enlarging the table: "Do you remember?"
She looked up: "What?"
“The 13th was the day I applied for leave.” He pointed to the date of his disappearance following his name, and then said, “On the 14th, we went to the Shi family.”
“After checking Miss Yang Hua’s communication records, her last communication was initiated by herself and addressed to that child from the Shi family.” Shu Changyan’s voice rang in her ears: “One communication is not enough to determine suspicion.”
But they already knew that this matter was related to Shi Yu.
Because when I visited their home that day, there was a faint smell of blood, masked by the burning of holy water and incense from the church.
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Author's Note: Young Master Shi, please rest assured, no matter what anyone says, I have already condemned you.
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