Alone, Beautifully – Chapter 111
by Little PandaMy Wife (23)
Will not let you feel lonely.
The two people bantered and joked for a few sentences, unable to distinguish a clear superiority between them. Zheng Zhiyu, however, was the first to pull the topic back to this matter:
“I said earlier that your soul’s flavor is very special, different from all others. It is precisely because of this that it always attracts the favor of ghosts and monsters. Now I guess that this time, the issue with your body also cannot be separated from its relationship.”
“I guess this matter is related to the Ghost King.”
It should be that when Xu Jiao reincarnated in this life, something was retained in her soul. Now, under some influence, it has become a problem. Zheng Zhiyu herself finds it difficult to respond to this, so she must leave for a period of time to find a solution.
She told Xu Jiao her thoughts. Xu Jiao raised her eyebrows slightly, her gaze glancing at the increasingly bright sun outside the window, and only nodded: “Alright.”
Zheng Zhiyu actually did not need to tell her about this matter, but she was worried that during the time she was away, Xu Jiao might encounter something. Given Xu Jiao’s personality, she always faces difficulties head-on. If she encountered any unexpected situations, Zheng Zhiyu feared that without her presence, Xu Jiao might not be able to handle it. Therefore, she specifically mentioned it, so that even if Xu Jiao wanted to explore some dangerous things, she would have reservations.
Given Xu Jiao’s wisdom, and now having this awareness of precaution, unless someone deliberately set up a trap for her and came to find her in a short time, Xu Jiao could handle other situations very well.
Zheng Zhiyu also told Xu Jiao how to contact her in critical moments. Estimating the time, she then urged her to go out to the cafeteria to eat some breakfast. Once there was food in her stomach, it would be better to take fever-reducing medicine, as it wouldn’t burn the stomach as much.
Xu Jiao had no objections and packed her things to go out.
In the corridor, students coming and going were all talking about Su Qiong’s incident, but the voices were much lower than initially. Probably due to some taboo, they didn’t dare to discuss the situation loudly. After all, judging from the various chaotic rumors this morning, Su Qiong’s death was too strange. A few floors up, yellow police tape could still be seen at the bathroom, not allowing students to approach.
Such a big incident happened at S University, and the school side also had to consider the impact. From counselors to homeroom teachers, various professional class groups were muted and issued various warnings early in the morning, not allowing students to discuss this matter. Otherwise, they would be uniformly dealt with in the manner of spreading rumors, deducting academic credits, and canceling eligibility for honors.
For ordinary students, this kind of warning was enough to achieve a deterrent effect, but everyone had their own thoughts in their hearts. Therefore, the more something was forbidden to be discussed openly, the more fiercely it would be spread privately.
Xu Jiao had only taken the time to brush her teeth when she already heard someone saying that Su Qiong had been kept as a mistress by a rich person outside the school, accidentally got pregnant, and didn’t dare to have an abortion. So she took abortion pills in the bathroom herself, which resulted in a miscarriage with unstoppable bleeding, directly scaring her to death.
The fabrication was quite convincing.
However, Xu Jiao just thought about the logic for a moment and was so frightened that she almost swallowed her toothpaste.
Had they watched too many palace intrigue dramas?
She shook her head slightly, just in time to see several girls from her class gathered together. Some were waving their hands, saying to others: “Don’t talk about it, don’t talk about it! I’m scared, I don’t want to hear!”
It was the height of midsummer, and this boundless summer heat seemed to give people endless courage. The remaining classmates, seeing the one who initially waved her hands, all smiled, gesturing for her to look at the big sun outside, and teased:
“What are you afraid of in broad daylight?”
“Besides, we didn’t see the scene. I heard that the auntie who came early to clean was already scared out of her wits and has been sent to the hospital. We’re just speculating.”
“Yes, after all, she was a classmate living in the same building. This incident happened too suddenly. We don’t know what the final investigation results will be like. I still remember her; she was super beautiful with very good skin.”
Xu Jiao heard this as she finished rinsing her mouth. She left holding her cup, passing by these few female students, and suddenly blurted out:
“The dead can’t withstand being talked about.”
“The soul of a recently deceased person will linger around. It’s almost noon now, which is when yin energy is at its strongest. If you talk about her too much, she might think you want to help her fulfill some wish.”
The faces of the few female students all changed at once.
Their expressions, as they looked at Xu Jiao, carried a hint of disbelief. They wanted to say something in their own defense, but just as the words reached their lips, they pressed their mouths shut tightly, perhaps recalling some frightening rumor.
Finally, they all said to Xu Jiao with forced smiles: “Xueba Xu, you scored 97 in Modern History last year, how come you believe in these things too?”
Xu Jiao smiled gently, seeing that they no longer dared to talk about Su Qiong’s matter, and casually said: “What I just said was something I heard from Qian Ai.”
The girls in the class were all aware of Qian Ai’s gossipy nature. Thinking of Xu Jiao’s usual firmly materialistic appearance, they believed this explanation. But even without knowing whether it was true or false, after being reminded, when they tried to return to their previous topic, they felt a chill down their spines, and ultimately let the matter drop.
As for Xu Jiao.
She seemed to have thought of something from those words just now. As she finished packing and prepared to leave, she glanced sideways at Zheng Zhiyu beside her and spoke: “By the way, have you seen Su Qiong’s soul? If we could ask her something, wouldn’t it make things much easier?”
Zheng Zhiyu shook her head: “At that time, I was inclined to believe it was the result of her being devoured by something she had nurtured herself. I subconsciously felt that her soul was not present, probably swallowed by that filthy thing. Now that you remind me, I’ll go to the scene and look again later.”
To search for clues and traces on Su Qiong.
Xu Jiao nodded. As she walked out, she casually glanced at the bulletin board on the first floor, which still displayed the notifications of dormitory room numbers that had failed previous sanitation inspections, then turned her gaze away.
After going out, she took out a sun umbrella she had brought along, which she had split the cost with Qian Ai and others when buying things together. The umbrella frame was very light. Zheng Zhiyu, being considerate of her, instinctively wanted to help take it from her. Xu Jiao actually had no guard up and let go for a few seconds, before realizing something and grasping the umbrella handle again.
At this moment, a faint rustling sound came from the roadside.
Xu Jiao instinctively looked that way, thinking it was just ordinary insects or small animals. However, Zheng Zhiyu floated towards that direction. Seeing no one around, Xu Jiao then asked:
“What’s wrong?”
Zheng Zhiyu’s red dress was submerged in the bushes on the ground. As she walked towards the cool, shaded area inside, Xu Jiao heard more rustling sounds. Within her field of vision, some black and yellow colors seemed to appear.
But that disappeared too quickly.
In the blink of an eye, there was no trace left.
She couldn’t even be sure what it was, and only after reacting for a few seconds did she ask: “Was that just now… a snake?”
Zheng Zhiyu nodded, standing in the bushes and looking back at her, then nodded and said:
“Yes.”
Xu Jiao frowned slightly, just about to say something, when Zheng Zhiyu had already turned back and was pushing her towards the direction of the cafeteria, not allowing her to be distracted by these trivial matters anymore.
They walked quite a long distance.
Only then did Xu Jiao, taking advantage of the crowd, casually put an earphone in her ear, pretending to be on a phone call, and then asked Zheng Zhiyu beside her: “I heard the sound just now, how could there be so many snakes?”
This is on campus.
The flower beds near that dormitory building area just now were clearly intentionally trimmed. The gardeners who water these plants on campus are often seen around. Even if the heat is making animals come out, it shouldn’t be a large group of rustling snakes, right?
Anyone with eyes could see that something wasn’t quite right here.
Zheng Zhiyu looked at her. While Xu Jiao was ordering, she silently moved her hand pointing at the plain white cabbage to the stir-fried lettuce with meat next to it. The cafeteria auntie had already prepared her ladle, not expecting her to suddenly change direction midway. The ladle swung in mid-air as she asked, puzzled:
“Which dish do you actually want?”
There were classmates queuing behind, waiting. Xu Jiao couldn’t glare at Zheng Zhiyu, so she had to speak up. Just as the first sound of “plain white cabbage” came out, her buttocks were pinched.
Xu Jiao: “!”
She was almost startled into making a sound.
Zheng Zhiyu leisurely withdrew her hand, standing right beside her and looking straight at her, as if saying, if you dare to eat something so cheap, I’ll keep pinching your buttocks.
Xu Jiao couldn’t overcome this evil force and didn’t want to make the serving auntie lose patience. She endured it and said with a smile: “The stir-fried lettuce with meat, then.”
The cafeteria auntie’s ladle came down with precision, speed, and force, seemingly not wanting to give Xu Jiao another chance to change her mind.
In the end, Xu Jiao spent a full seven yuan and fifty cents at this window before Zheng Zhiyu “allowed” her to leave.
After sitting down, Zheng Zhiyu thought Xu Jiao would settle accounts with her for what just happened, and had already prepared herself to respond. Unexpectedly, the next second she heard Xu Jiao say:
“Now can you tell me what’s going on with those snakes?”
Zheng Zhiyu was stunned for a moment, her gaze softening slightly, and slowly explained to Xu Jiao: “It’s the formation that was awakened by last night’s blood energy. Now that it’s awake, this thing is gathering the yin energy from the surrounding earth, so it’s attracting animals that cultivate using this, like snakes.”
Xu Jiao slowly moved her chopsticks to bring food to her mouth. The sliced lettuce had been fried, its surface a bright, clear green, looking particularly appetizing in this season. The shredded meat also tasted delicious. With just this one dish, she could finish half of her rice.
The remaining dishes included appetite-stimulating mapo tofu, and a dish of braised eggplant, with minced meat, chopped shiitake mushrooms, and pieces of salted fish that smelled delicious.
Although there wasn’t any lavish meat or fish, Xu Jiao’s current meal was at least much better than before when she could barely see any oil sheen.
After swallowing the food in her mouth, she then heard herself say:
“This could be very dangerous.”
With people coming and going in this school, and it being so hot today, there will always be some people who like to walk along the shady places by the roadside. If the number of snakes becomes too large, the probability of someone getting injured would greatly increase.
Zheng Zhiyu made an “mm” sound, and said to her: “You should be careful to avoid these areas normally. I’m worried that this scale might attract not just groups of snakes, but also other things that have developed spiritual awareness.”
Xu Jiao verbally agreed, but in her heart, she was pondering how to find a way to make the school take this matter seriously.
Afternoon.
Xu Jiao returned to the dormitory and saw messages in the dorm group chat about Qian Ai and Zhou Qili coming back in the afternoon. After replying, she went to poke the counselor, saying she had discovered the fact that there were many snakes and insects downstairs recently, and asked for students from all departments to be notified to be careful.
The news spread quickly.
Zheng Zhiyu reminded her from the side: “I will first go look for Su Qiong’s soul, then see if there’s any way to solve your problem. I should be back tomorrow. If there’s any emergency, remember to notify me, don’t rush in alone.”
Xu Jiao nodded casually: “I know.”
Zheng Zhiyu asked again: “Will you miss me?”
Xu Jiao: “…?”
Are you doing this routine even when leaving for just one day?
She rolled her eyes expressionlessly. Zheng Zhiyu tapped her forehead: “I know you won’t tell the truth, but it doesn’t matter. Even if I come back later, I won’t let you feel lonely because you miss me.”
Xu Jiao: “Less nonsense, more sense.”
Zheng Zhiyu smiled and left.
The next afternoon.
Qian Ai and Zhou Qili were sitting in the dormitory sharing watermelon. Xu Jiao was originally sitting beside them watching, when she suddenly received a call about a delivery. She went downstairs, and when she came back up, she was carrying a mysterious-looking box.
It was labeled “daily necessities” and appeared to be very well-packaged.
Xu Jiao thought about the tablet incident last time, so she didn’t really want to open it this time. But while she didn’t want to open it, Qian Ai was very curious: “What did you buy, Xiaoxu?”
“You didn’t let us see the thing last time, this time let me take a look, won’t you? You usually don’t shop online.”
Xu Jiao pondered for a few seconds.
She looked down again at the sender’s name, which didn’t reveal anything. So she took out a craft knife from the drawer, sliced open the box. Qian Ai went to take a bite of watermelon, and by the time she turned back—
Xu Jiao had closed the box with an expressionless face.
Qian Ai: “What did you buy? Why won’t you let us see again?”
Zhou Qili’s curiosity was also piqued: “Yeah, let us take a look, be more generous, Xueba.”
Xu Jiao curled her lip slightly: “Last time, the delivery I received was a memorial tablet, the kind for dead people. This time… are you sure you want to see?”
Zhou Qili, Qian Ai: “!!!”
Excuse us.
They moved away a long distance, chairs and all.
“How did you receive such things?”
“Is someone threatening you?”
Facing the concern of two people separated by some distance, Xu Jiao laughed once, only saying the matter was already solved, then went to the upper bunk. Facing that already opened box, she thought, is it okay to directly throw this thing away?
The reason for thinking this way was very simple——
Inside the box.
Was a pink thing like a forked tree branch, its surface covered with skin-friendly material.
Single female’s best companion, oh, of course, couples can also use it between them, to promote feelings.
This thing’s abbreviation is zw stick.
Xu Jiao now finally knew why yesterday, before Zheng Zhiyu left, she wanted to say that even if she left, she wouldn’t let her be lonely. This bastard actually secretly used her account behind her back to buy this kind of thing.
Even mailed it to the dormitory!
Xu Jiao calmly took out her phone, started to search:
“How to kill a ghost”.
Zheng Zhiyu, the queen that you are😂😭