Free Web NovelChapter 170: Chapter 152: Suspicion
As soon as these words were spoken, Pei Qiuyu, who was following not far behind the two, suddenly had a gleam in her eyes, which, of course, she concealed with great speed.
His heart twitched involuntarily, and Yang Xiao realized that he had been schemed by this girl. Beneath her seemingly fragile and helpless exterior lay a heart adept at calculating.
But within moments, Yang Xiao had adjusted his mindset. His eyes still filled with pity, "Hexiang, I’m really happy that you think of me this way. It proves that you regard me as the person you trust the most. I’d also love to accompany you, but reason tells us it’s not possible."
"Why?" Nie Hexiang gripped Yang Xiao’s arm tighter, her shoulder almost pressing into his embrace, their relationship appearing extremely close.
"Think about it. Although I can’t see Azhen, Azhen must be able to see me. Going to see your best friend, explaining things from the past, and bringing me, an outsider, what would that look like?" Yang Xiao spoke patiently and kindly.
"Nonsense, Mr. Chu, do you still consider me an outsider now?" Pretending to be coquettish, Nie Hexiang blinked her eyes, looking pitiful.
Yu Mi was dumbfounded, watching all this from not far away, "What are they doing? Filming a cheesy soap opera?"
"If the plot continues like this, the next step would be rolling in the sheets." The longer the delay, the lower Yang Xiao’s chances of survival, which is precisely the result Pei Qiuyu desired the most, so she watched with relish, her lips upturned uncontrollably.
The next second, a disharmonious voice sounded, "F**k, those green tea b*tches who play nice upfront but plot behind the scenes all deserve to die!"
Pei Qiuyu was taken aback, looking sideways at her Lu Ji who spoke angrily: "Who are you talking about?"
Pretending to be surprised, Lu Ji spread his hands and feigned innocence, "Of course, I mean Nie Hexiang. Who else do you think I’m talking about?"
Pei Qiuyu, having taken a dumb loss, realized that she was being targeted by the other three and didn’t dare to inquire further with Lu Ji. Tearing off the façade would only leave her at a disadvantage.
On the other hand, Yang Xiao ultimately couldn’t shake off Nie Hexiang, not because he couldn’t, but because he didn’t dare to. He was afraid to gamble on whether the current Nie Hexiang was still just a very calculated woman, or if she had become Azhen.
As the situation grew more complicated, Yang Xiao decided to play it by ear. He turned his head and called out to Song Yan not far away, "Song, could you please help film the formation downstairs? We can’t neglect the task assigned by Director Ding; the consequences are serious."
"Okay." Song Yan agreed succinctly, patted Lu Ji’s shoulder to signal him to come with his camera and go back to the classroom to film.
Once Song Yan left, Yu Mi immediately followed. Pei Qiuyu, after one last look at Yang Xiao and Nie Hexiang, also returned to the classroom.
"Is this the right time to still worry about Director Ding’s filming requirements?" Yu Mi really couldn’t understand; she became more and more baffled by this Chu Xi.
After entering the room, Song Yan’s expression suddenly changed, as if he had thought of an extremely horrifying scenario, "Quick, give me the camera!"
"What’s wrong with you?" The camera was in Lu Ji’s hands, who had never seen Song Yan so discomposed.
"Why did Chu Xi ask us to film? What’s the reason?" As he explained, Song Yan’s hands kept moving, quickly aiming the camera at the eighth column of the formation and filming.
Lu Ji paused and replied, "He probably wants us to check what position that ghost has reached by now, doesn’t he?"
"And then... then he’s calculating how much time he has left?" Lu Ji added.
"No, he wants us to check how many students are still in the eighth column right now, to see if that ghost is still among the formation."
As soon as he said this, Lu Ji and Yu Mi were stunned, but Pei Qiuyu was the first to react, "What you mean is... Chu Xi suspects that the ghost has already entered this building? No, it’s wrong, it’s... he suspects that Nie Hexiang is..."
Pei Qiuyu didn’t finish her sentence, but at that moment, everyone present couldn’t help but feel a chill down their spine. Recalling Nie Hexiang’s strange behavior just a short time ago, Yu Mi had already lost her composure. freewebnσvel.cøm
"Then... what do we do?" Whenever faced with trouble, Yu Mi’s first instinct was to look for help from Song Yan, a habit ingrained deep within her.
After Lu Ji finished filming with the camera and started reviewing the footage on the screen, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Huh— seventeen."
"Seventeen..." Hearing this number, a ray of light returned to Yu Mi’s dim expression, "That’s great, it proves the ghost is still in the formation, the Nie Hexiang outside is human, she is human."
People say the human heart is more terrifying than ghosts, but given the choice, almost everyone would rather face humans, even the most troublesome and horrifying ones, instead of ghosts.
In a way, humans can be understood, but ghosts are different.
Hurrying out of the classroom, ready to inform Yang Xiao of the news, but as they stepped out the door, the corridor was already empty, with only the overhead lights dimly shining, casting a moribund glow.
"Where did everyone go?" Lu Ji looked forward and backward, but saw no trace of anyone, nor of Yang Xiao or Nie Hexiang. freewёbnoνel.com
Seeing the concern of Song Yan and Lu Ji Yu Mi, Pei Qiuyu felt an even greater anger within her. Both Song Yan and Lu Ji were not fools, yet why couldn’t they see when to cut their losses. For the sake of Chu Xi, they had handed over a winning situation. She couldn’t help but sigh, "Although we’ve done our best, it seems Chu Xi’s luck isn’t very good."
Yu Mi hastily asked, "Qiuyu, what else have you figured out?"
Pei Qiuyu didn’t hide her thoughts and shook her head slightly, putting on a mournful appearance, "Don’t forget, there’s never been just one ghost here."
