“I…. I suddenly remembered that I have to pick up something.” Ji Mingxia said with difficulty.

“What is it?”

“What is it that can’t wait for tomorrow ah? Go back and sleep, it will be time to go to morning study as soon as you open your eyes. Hurry up.”

“I-I-I ……” Ji Mingxia blurted out in haste, “I forgot my homework book.”

“Homework book?” Zhao Zhouyue asked strangely, “Didn’t you just say that you finished it?”

Chen Zhen said, “Yeah, I saw you finish it with my own eyes during the evening study.”

Ji Mingxia: “…” Why do you two decide to have such good memories at times like this!

“The test paper, it’s the test paper.” Ji Mingxia had to make up a story.

Everyone looked at him helplessly.

Although Ji Mingxia tried hard to find an excuse, he was not a good liar. As long as one is not blind, they could easily see that he was lying from his guilty expression.

“Mingxia, you really want to go with him.…”

“I don’t think I’m comfortable with it.”

“When did you and Yu Ning get so close?”

 Ji Mingxia heard this and frantically waved his hands in shock, “No, no, no, I don’t know him well, not well at all!”

‘You guys shouldn’t add drama to supporting characters, readers hate drama curry these days!!!’

Zhao Zhouyue said, “Then why don’t I go in and get it for you?”

Ji Mingxia was suddenly stuck.

If it was during a normal day, he wouldn’t really mind.

But the situation in the classroom was unknown at the moment.

He had to go and help Yu Ning in order to save his own little life.

Plotwise, Zhao Zhouyue was not related to them. He was also a no-name supporting character in the original novel, so in case he fell in danger ……

Seeing Ji Mingxia remain silent, the roommates also did not want to waste time, and directly said, “Okay, okay, we’ll believe you this time. Hurry in and get it.”

“Hurry up, we’re waiting for you.”

Ji Mingxia smiled bitterly. He turned his head to look at the gloomy classroom, took a deep breath and went back in after steeling his nerves.

A chill immediately came over him when he stepped into the classroom.

As a rule, it should be cooler outside than inside during a thunderstorm.

If the temperature in the corridor was that of the hot air mixed with cold raindrops, then inside the classroom was like an ice cellar since the ghostly figure appeared.

A coolness that penetrated into the bones seeped out little by little, dulling every joint.

Ji Mingxia seized the time, raised his hand and went for the switch.

He tapped the switch with a “click”, but strangely enough, the classroom lights did not turn on.

The lights in the school classrooms would automatically go out at the end of the day, but if students needed to continue studying inside, they could simply flip the switch and the lights would come back on.

Although the same ghostly figure appeared last night in the boys’ dormitory, the lights were still working as usual.

‘It’s only been one night and this ghost could already manipulate the power?’

Ji Mingxia spat in his heart, trying to ignore the fear inside him.

His roommates were waiting for him outside, and Yu Ning also couldn’t afford a delay.

Without the light bulb, Ji Mingxia could only pick his phone up to turn the torch function on, flashing it in Yu Ning’s direction.

The dark classroom was scary enough on its own, but it wasn’t any better after turning on the flashlight.

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The ghostly figure was like a substance, like a big lump stubbornly lying on Yu Ning’s body when the torch’s light shone through.

The only comfort was that as Ji Mingxia gradually approached, the light became brighter and brighter, and the ghostly figure began to shrink.

Ji Mingxia was also worried that Yu Ning would suddenly ask questions, but the latter kept his head down throughout, as if he was an unconscious puppet, looking completely lifeless at first glance.

As the roommates outside could not see the ghost and Yu Ning was listless, Ji Mingxia seized the moment. He gripped the phone tightly, concentrating on approaching step by step.

Yu Ning’s seat was in the last row of the room against the wall of the classroom.

Ji Mingxia’s, on the other hand, was the third from the back.

While flashing the light on the ghostly figure, Ji Mingxia moved to his seat in the third row with small steps, focusing all the light source on Yu Ning.

With his relentless efforts, the ghostly figure became smaller and smaller, and gradually disappeared behind Yu Ning.

Ji Mingxia’s tense muscles loosened as he watched the ghostly figure disappear and slowly put his phone down.

Just as he was about to praise himself for his diligence, resourcefulness and courage, Ji Mingxia suddenly noticed a few anomalies.

Something was wrong.

Last night in the dormitory, the shadow disappeared and the temperature in the dormitory quickly rose back up and everything returned to normal.

But at that moment, the classroom was still as cold as an ice cellar even after the ghost had disappeared.

Not only was there no recovery, but ……

He felt like someone was watching him.

Yu Ning had his head down, so he couldn’t see his face. The ghost behind him had disappeared, and the roommates were chatting and playing with their phones outside the classroom, not even looking their way.

So who was it?

Ji Mingxia couldn’t help but look around. Just when he thought he was being paranoid, the corner of his eyes swept over a hand.

A greenish-white, bloodless hand with a blood-red ring on its index finger was pressing against his shoulder.

A woman’s face with disheveled hair appeared at his side. She was leaning over his back with an expressionless face, coldly staring at him from up close.

--“Ah!”

Ji Mingxia shrieked, and his whole body took an uncontrollable step forward to hide.

There was a desk in front of him, and Ji Mingxia crashed into it in panic, and the desk fell to the ground with a loud bang toppling him!

When his desk fell to the ground, all the books in the drawer fell out, followed by the chair and Yu Ning’s desk also swayed.

Yu Ning, who was originally keeping his head down, was shaken by the table and instantly snapped back to attention, raising his head to look ahead.

At the same time, the roommates playing with their mobile phones outside the classroom were startled when they heard such a loud commotion inside and hurriedly ran in.

The classroom was dark and Zhao Zhuo, who walked in from the other end reflexively tapped the switch.

With a click, the lights illuminated the entire classroom.

“Mingxia, what’s wrong?”

“Ji Mingxia, Ji Mingxia.”

“Damn, what were you doing? Why did you fall like that?”

 Ji Mingxia had fallen down between several desks and chairs, with books and homework scattered all over the floor looking like a mess. The roommates hurriedly went forward and slowly helped him up.

“Are you alright?” Zhao Zhuo picked up the phone at the far end and handed it to Ji Mingxia.

“Yes.” Ji Mingxia said.

Although he looked calm, his pale face could not be concealed, and his whole body looked much worse than before he came in.

He was just getting a homework book, how did he end up falling like this?

Several roommates looked at Yu Ning, almost condemning.

Sure enough, anything that involved him would not end well.

The four roommates cleaned up the classroom and then quickly pulled Ji Mingxia away.

“Hurry back and take a warm shower.”

“I told you to ignore him, but you didn’t listen.”

“You really didn’t hurt yourself?”

“For the sake of Yu Ning, why do you need to do that?”

Ji Mingxia had just been frightened and had not taken any protective measures after falling. The area from the side of his waist to his thighs was burning hot.

Although it was not bleeding, it must have been bruised.

The rain that slanted down from outside the corridor hit the wound and the pain was unbearable.

Fortunately, his expression control was always very strong. In order not to upset everyone and confirm Yu Ning’s identity as a disaster star, Ji Mingxia could only endure the pain and defend, “It’s nothing to do with Yu Ning, really.”

“Have a look and speak up for him again. Are you taking the wrong medicine? I haven’t seen you like him so much before.”

Ji Mingxia almost died from the shock of these words and quickly said, “Zhao Zhouyue, you should be more restrained when speaking ah, how can you say such things nonsense. I am a straight man!!!”

“Who said you’re not straight ……” Zhao Zhouye froze and slowly said, “That’s not what I meant, why are you thinking so much?”

Ji Mingxia: “…”

If anyone was to blame, then blame the book. He was worried about causing a misunderstanding, so he emphasized his sexual orientation! Who would have thought that it would be more than a cover up!

Everyone looked at him strangely and Ji Mingxia’s head was going bald with worry.

In the classroom.

Inside the classroom, Yu Ning stood quietly.

The conversation in the corridor became more and more distant, and it was only when Ji Mingxia and his group left the floor that Yu Ning slowly withdrew his gaze and looked at the table in front of him.

Ever since he was a child, Yu Ning had always been an object of ostracism because of those eyes.

The small county was not very developed, and more than decades ago, most people in the county didn’t know about beauty lenses, and had never seen the Yin Yang eyes that were grey on one side and black on the other.

Although the orphanage took him in, in the spirit of humanitarianism, even within the orphanage, in the midst of a gathering of abandoned children, there would still be people who were isolated from the crowd.

The teachers did not like Yu Ning, the children hated Yu Ning along with the wind, and Yu Ning had hated his eyes countless times.

Even people who were blind were treated a thousand times better than he was, in that world.

Until one day, he discovered that he could see many, mysterious events that other children could not see.

Children were always curious, and when they discovered that Yu Ning could tell all sorts of amazing stories, they couldn’t help but lean towards him, gathering around him to listen.

At that time, Yu Ning really thought that he had made friends.

That was until those stories reached the ears of the adults, and since then, rumours spread throughout the county.

Not only did he not gain friends, he also made more people fear him.

The timid ones would even scream out after inadvertently locking eyes with him.

He was like a monster living in the crowd, and no matter how hard he tried and how well he achieved, no one would ever willingly associate with him.

Therefore, after realizing that those mysterious things were getting closer and closer to him, even gradually finding him, Yu Ning’s first reaction was to solve them himself.

That ghost had been haunting him for almost half a month now.

As time went on, the ghostly shadow became more and more powerful, and Yu Ning could only passively counterattack trying his best to save himself.

Last night was the first day of his official attack.

He had made countless preparations, only waiting for the ghost to appear at night, deliberately showing weakness while looking for a break through point.

Just as he was about to counterattack, there was a sudden loud bang as Ji Mingxia shattered several glass bottles, waking up the entire dormitory.

The ghostly figure disappeared and Yu Ning’s plans were forcibly disrupted.

At that moment, he almost thought that Ji Mingxia had done it on purpose.

But then Ji Mingxia fell into a deep sleep, and there was nothing unusual today.

When everyone left the classroom after the evening study session, the ghost took advantage of him being alone and appeared once again.

It was unexpectedly interrupted by Ji Mingxia once more.

If it wasn’t for the several desks and chairs that were pushed over in succession, and him witnessing Ji Mingxia falling heavily to the ground, even his mobile phone sliding a good distance away, Yu Ning almost thought that Ji Mingxia was deliberately playing tricks on him.

But if it wasn’t to tease him and disrupt his plans, what was Ji Mingxia doing it for?

Yu Ning had heard their conversation in the corridor.

‘What? Caring for him? Picking his homework book inorder to go back to the dormitory with him?

These words would have been quite effective if they had been used to fool him in kindergarten.

He was no longer so naïve.’

If Ji Mingxia came in to get his homework book, it would be a lie. Then there was only one possibility.

Like him, Ji Mingxia could see ghosts.

As for why he fell to the ground, it was naturally to sabotage his plan.

As long as his plan failed and the ghost shadow attached itself to his body, Ji Mingxia would naturally be safe and sound.

It was impossible that he cared for him and tried to save him from being possessed by the ghost.

Thinking of this, Yu Ning pulled the corner of his mouth mockingly.

The light from the classroom reflected on his face. His eyes, which were covered by bangs, had a faint, cold shadow.

It was already late and the voice of the night patrol teacher was heard from the next classroom urging people to leave school.

 Yu Ning immediately packed his books and prepared to leave.

Just then, he stepped on a stack of homework books under his feet, and the tip of Yu Ning’s shoe was positioned right in front of six characters.

Ji Mingxia [plan book]

When Ji Mingxia fell, all the books and homework in his desk fell out.

Zhao Zhouye and the others helped him clean up in a hurry, so one of the books fell to Yu Ning’s feet. It fell in the corner so it was not seen and put away.

If it was any other day, Yu Ning would naturally pretend not to see it.

But after all that had just happened, and then suddenly seeing Ji Mingxia’s plan book ……

It seemed like God wanted him to see through Ji Mingxia’s plans and tricks.

Yu Ning bent down and picked up the plan book.

He could already imagine what was in it.

It was nothing more than how to deal with him, how to use him, and how to make him disappear from this world.

Ever since he was a child, countless people had hurled such abuse at him, and Yu Ning had long since grown accustomed to it.

Ji Mingxia’s plan book was new and only the first page was written in. It seemed that today was his first record.

Yu Ning took the plan book and opened it casually.

In the next instant, Yu Ning’s eyes narrowed.

As expected, the first page had his name written on it countless times in a scattered manner. In addition, there were all sorts of strange markings and unintelligible letters.

But surprisingly, before and after the name “Yu Ning”, there was always the name “Ji Mingxia”.

Some were expressed as “Yu Ning (Ji Mingxia)”, others by “Yu Ning → Ji Mingxia” or “Yu Ning & Ji Mingxia”.

What surprised Yu Ning the most was that at the end of the first page, Ji Mingxia had even drawn a regular heart with a red line between the names “Yu Ning” and “Ji Mingxia”.

In the middle of the heart was the word “love” written in big letters.

“…… love?”

Yu Ning stared at the plan book blankly.