Lu Liangting remained silent for a long time. He wanted to say something, but for a moment, he didn’t know where to begin. Helpless, he could only put away this “love-filled breakfast” along with the love letter he received yesterday.
He didn’t know why so many strange girls had suddenly appeared in recent days to give him things. It was as if they had materialized out of thin air overnight.
To be honest, this affection was far too heavy—so heavy he simply couldn’t bear it.
Still, he couldn’t just throw these things away. He’d return them once he found the girls, and have a good talk with them. He’d explain that at their age, academics should come first. A bright future awaited them—why get entangled in romance now?
But the problem was, he truly had no time right now.
His next mission was about to begin. The location was an abandoned school on the outskirts of Dongcheng. He had to investigate during this period, scout the location in advance. This time, he absolutely couldn’t let things play out like last time at Sunshine Apartment.
In Sunshine Apartment, every time he faced a life-threatening danger, at least she had stepped in to help. He wouldn’t encounter such a kind-hearted ghost at Dongcheng Thirteenth High School. Ghosts like her were far too rare. He had completed no fewer than ten missions, both simple and difficult, and had only met one like her once.
It was just a pity they were fated to be strangers. To this day, he didn’t even know her name, nor had they ever exchanged a single word.
Seeing Lu Liangting sitting still at his desk, Zhao Mingyue rested her elbow on her desk, propping her cheek on her hand. A little bored, she turned her head to look at the rabbit doll lying quietly on her table.
“I can kind of understand that feeling. Before, some boys would come up and say weird things to me, and I’d get love letters too. But I’ve really never run into a situation like this. It’s pretty creepy.”
Zhao Mingyue was quite popular at school. She was the goddess in the hearts of a significant portion of the male students.
She had a pure, pretty face, a tall and perfect figure, and excellent grades. She didn’t hang out with other guys, go clubbing, or drink. Her personality was slightly aloof, but her occasional moments of airheadedness were a huge plus.
And when you considered she was just a high school student who could already work to support herself, it proved she was good at managing a household, wouldn’t spend money recklessly, was easily satisfied, wouldn’t make unreasonable scenes, and knew how to handle things with propriety.
With a heavenly beauty that was flawless, yet so poor, anyone else in her position might have taken a shortcut, letting some wealthy local boss sponsor her. One night could earn her half a year’s or even a year’s wages.
There’d be a luxury car for pick-up and drop-off.
And honestly, compared to the benefits, those two things were practically painless.
Even if she felt a pang of self-reproach at first, she’d grow numb after a while, because the money came in far too quickly.
But she didn’t do that, even though her phone was old and cracked, its performance lagging behind the times, and even though she rode her bicycle over half an hour to and from school each day.
And the most crucial point: her parents were dead.
In other words, pursuing her meant never having to worry about the opinions of in-laws. When it came to marriage, you wouldn’t have to pay a single cent as a betrothal gift.
After she married you, she wouldn’t even have a maiden family to return to. She would forever be attached only to you.
“Bai Yu, Little Sister Yu, can you tell me about your past life? You’re so cute—did any boys ever confess to you? Did you say yes? Hmm… wait, did you just beat them to death instead?”
Bai Yu getting confessed to… Zhao Mingyue tried to put herself in those shoes. If she were the boy confessing, the chances of getting severely beaten up were probably very high.
“No. In my past, I was either killing people or being hunted by them.”
“Ah, this… were you guys in a gang or mercenaries?” Zhao Mingyue didn’t quite understand. In this day and age, could things still be that brutal?
“Neither.”
“Then…”
“There, only by killing could you survive.”
“Alright. Sorry.”
“My past isn’t important. You don’t need to worry about me.” Bai Yu knew what Zhao Mingyue was thinking.
“Then… what about this rabbit doll?”
“Rabbit… just keep it safe. When you’re scared, you can take it out and hold it in your arms. It will bring you courage.”
Zhao Mingyue knew Bai Yu’s personality all too well. She wasn’t the type of ghost to joke around. And that one sentence, about holding the doll to gain courage… that wasn’t just a joke; it sounded like something a naive child would say.
A mere plushie—how much courage could it possibly bring? It probably couldn’t even compare to the flashlight in her hand.
But it was precisely Bai Yu, so seemingly serious, who had spoken such childish-sounding words.
Zhao Mingyue nodded firmly and replied in her heart with utter sincerity.
“I will.”
…
Zhao Mingyue only suddenly understood Bai Yu’s words several days later, one night.
It was a piece of information on the black phone that prompted the realization.
【Congratulations, you have obtained a Fierce Ghost Item】
【Bloodstained Plushie】
【Her older sister told her not to be afraid when sleeping at night. Miss Rabbit is your good friend, and she will protect you in the darkness. So on that rainy night, when the murderer chopped off her head and dismembered her body, she still did not let go of her hand】
【While holding this item, you can summon the Female Fierce Ghost: Bai Yu】
【Warning: This Fierce Ghost is extremely dangerous. Please exercise extreme caution in all contact.】
This doll was a gift from Bai Yu to her younger sister, Bai Sisi. One night, something terrifying happened to Bai Sisi, and she had been holding this doll the entire time.
That was why Bai Yu had said those seemingly childish words.
Because this doll contained Bai Sisi’s courage. When holding the rabbit doll, one would be influenced by it, becoming braver, even overcoming fear…
“For this mission, I’ll definitely bring Miss Rabbit with me!”
Sitting in front of her computer, scouring for every piece of information about Dongcheng Thirteenth High School, Zhao Mingyue swore this oath in her heart.
“Dongcheng Thirteenth High School Cafeteria Poisoning Case: Of thirty-six students in a class, twenty-four died…”
“Hey, was this school an orphanage before? Why did it turn into a school?”
With her past experience at Sunshine Apartment, Zhao Mingyue easily filtered out useful information this time. But looking at it, none of it seemed to be of much use.
“It seems I really have to go see the place in person.”
