Chapter 39: Contrast

  Xiang Su knew that Ji Qing's intention to take care of Gu Mo Ning was just an excuse, and in fact, Ji Qing just wanted to go find Su Xiao.

  Although he felt it was meaningless, Su Xi still chose to remain silent. As long as Ji Qing was happy, that's all that mattered.

  Although he wanted to follow Ji Qing's instructions, Xiang Su still drove the car very slowly, hoping that Ji Qing would change her mind along the way.

  After all, Su Xiao was really wronged. All of this had nothing to do with her. It was always Qiu Liang's one-sided love for Su Xiao, while Su Xiao only gave Qiu Liang cold shoulders and insults, even physical blows.

  Ji Qing sat upright in the passenger seat, her eyes fixed intently on the road ahead.

  The outside world is gray and hazy, the weather is getting colder and darker.

  It's rare for today to have sunshine, so the sky hasn't completely darkened yet.

  She got up at 7:00 in the morning and waited for Ji Liang to take her out, but she didn't see Ji Liang's figure until noon.

  She thought he was dealing with company matters and didn't want to disturb him, so she endured it and didn't call him.

  It was past noon and lunchtime had passed, but she still hadn't seen Ji Liang, not even a phone call. She couldn't help it anymore, so she called Ji Liang.

  She really regretted why she didn't call earlier and made herself wait for so long, even starving all day.

  Ji Qing looked at the back of the chair, closed his eyes, like a wounded beast in captivity, helpless and bewildered.

  Xiang Su's lips were tightly pursed as he remained silent, but seeing Ji Qing's distressed expression, he was actually even more distressed.

  Zhongtu Qijing didn't say a word, never changed his mind, arrived at Yizhong, quietly stopped the car, and remained silent.

  He waited, hoping Qiyue would let him go in this last moment.

  Ji Qing slowly opened her eyes and gazed at the school gate of Zhong Yi.

  This is the best high school in X city, even just the gate is very magnificent.

  Unfortunately, the teaching buildings and laboratory buildings in the school are all ring-shaped, giving people a feeling of being trapped in a cage, which is suffocating.

  Ji Qing had never been to school, they were all taught by private tutors at home, except for Shen Rui and Shen Qing who received a school education from an early age.

  Moreover, Shen Qing only finished junior high school in school, but Shen Rui was greedy for fun, so he insisted on continuing to attend high school.

  Ji Qing took a deep breath, opened the car door and stood there, gazing at the tall teaching building in the school.

  She is about to enter this school for the first time, but not to attend classes, rather to find a girl her brother likes.

  She couldn't understand why Shen Rui thought it was fun, when the atmosphere in school was so thick and overwhelming that even simple buildings could make people feel suffocated, let alone going inside to study.

  If it weren't for Shen Rui insisting on attending high school, I wouldn't have met Gu Mo Ning. If I hadn't met Gu Mo Ning, I wouldn't have encountered Su Xiao.

  "Do you really want to go in?" Xiang Su asked beside Ji Qing, his tone revealing concern.

  Ji Qing lowered her head, her long curly hair covering her bitter face. Neither of them spoke again.

  After a long time, Ji Qing finally lifted his head, and a big smile spread across his mouth.

  She didn't answer Xiang Su, but directly walked towards the school gate, telling Xiang Su with her actions that she must go find Su Xiao.

  He reluctantly followed her, going along with her. He was only responsible for silently following her and protecting her.

  In the evening, there were no classes at No. 1 Middle School, and students could come and go freely. The security guard saw Xiang Su and Ji Qing, one with deep blue dyed hair and the other with curly hair, and just thought they were not very well-behaved students in the school, so he let them in.

  Ji Qing wandered aimlessly around the campus of No. 1 Middle School until she entered the school building, at which point she suddenly realized that she had no idea how to find Su Xiao.

  Xiang Su followed Ji Qing and saw her wandering around, so he also knew that she didn't know how to find Su Xiao.

  Xiang Su relaxed and smiled, it's better if he can't find him, actually finding Su Xiao is useless, it's better to let him take Ji Qing out for a walk.

  At last, Ji Qing let out a breath of air. She stood there no longer wandering around, put her hands in her pockets and lowered her head.

  "Alright, don't look anymore, I'll take you out to have some fun." Xiang Su suggested in a low and gentle tone. He tried his best to make his voice soft and soothing, hoping it would flow into Ji Qing's heart like a warm stream, and ease her sadness and sorrow.

  Ji Qing nodded slightly and quietly said "uh-huh", then walked towards the outside of the school.

  But the law of this world is always so strange. When you try hard to find something, it's as if it never existed and can't be found anywhere. But when you stop thinking about it and stop looking for it, it will suddenly appear in front of your eyes.

  It's the same with people.

  Ji Qing had just walked to the school gate when he saw Gu Mo Ning and Su Xiao.

  Gu Merning and Su Xiao haven't eaten anything since last night, they woke up at Ouyang Bing's house and have been discussing the haunting in the lab building all along.

  After Shen Rui sent them back to school, because Gu Mo Ning was in a bad mood, he didn't think about eating either.

  It wasn't until Su Xiao was really hungry that his stomach growled twice, and only then did the two of them remember to eat.

  Su Xiao felt that the fright she received last night had consumed too much of her energy, so she proposed to Gu Mo Ning that they go to a restaurant outside and have a good meal.

  Gu Merning also raised both hands in agreement, she was already starving and dizzy, and the recent events were indeed a bit too much, her mood was also very depressed, going out to have a good meal would be a compensation for herself.

  What Gu Mian Ning didn't expect was that they had just arrived at the school gate when they saw Xiang Su and Ji Qing, wouldn't they also be coming to find them about last night's ghost encounter?

  Gu Merning's originally happy mood now only has five parts, she just wants to eat well now and doesn't want to see people related to Shen Rui, even more doesn't hope to mention the unhappy things from last night.

  Ji Qing elegantly walked up to Gu Mo Ning and asked, "Mo Ning sister, where are you all going?" Although she was smiling very happily, it was still easy to see that her face carried a hint of strain and sorrow.

  Gu Murning suddenly felt a bit uncomfortable, because Ji Qing's current appearance was vastly different from before.

  In her impression, Ji Qing always smiled so satisfactorily and was so lovable, what happened that made him so sad.

  Although Gu Moming didn't want to see anyone related to Shen Rui, she liked the kind and lovely Ji Qing very much, so she still worried about her.

  "We're going to eat, but Qīng Qīng, what's wrong with you? You don't look very happy." Gù Mò Níng replied to Jì Qīng, asking her out of concern.

  Ji Qing smiled wryly and said, "I'll go with you guys, I'll treat you to a meal, and then I'll tell you what happened later."

  Gu Muren nodded silently and stopped talking.

  Su Xiao saw Ji Qing and Xiang Su, knowing they were Shen Rui's friends, so she felt a bit uncomfortable, with a sullen face, not saying a word.

  The four of them went to a restaurant at the school gate, Gu Mo Ning handed over the menu and let Ji Qing order. Ji Qing just smiled and shook her head, saying "You guys are more familiar with this place, just order a few dishes that you think taste good."

  Su Xiao took over the menu. Since everyone said so, it was her treat anyway, and she wouldn't eat for free, so she pointed to the more expensive dishes.

  Anyway, when they were together with Shen Rui, before Shen Rui and Mo Ning got together, they weren't good people.

  Gu Mian stared at Su Xiao in a daze, quickly came back to her senses, sat down beside Su Xiao and ordered food together with her.