Chapter 38 Good students shouldn’t date prematurely

For an entire class, Ning Meng secretly stole glances at Shi Qi.

Although his complexion did not look very pale, his lips, however, looked slightly withered, making him appear very weak as though a wind could blow him away.

In the end, once class had nearly ended, she couldn’t help herself from inquiring with a whisper, “Shi Qi, why does your complexion look so bad? Could it be….”

Shi Qi’s hand was propped against his chin, his fingers were spread apart as he lifted his eyes to stare at her and lightly said, “It’s nothing, I just didn’t have a good sleep.”

Seeing him refusing to respond, Ning Meng reckoned that she shouldn’t question him any further.

However, once the class was over, the classroom was abuzz and she leaned over once again to ask, “The paper doll that you saw this afternoon…”

Shi Qi interrupted her, “What paper doll?”

Ning Meng suspiciously looked at him, “The one we saw in the auditorium, the one that could move, run, jump and even stay fixed in place.”

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Ning Meng didn’t mull over this any longer and obediently finished a mock paper.

On the other hand, Shi Qi was unwell. He scrunched his brows, emitting an aura that told everyone to back off while Ning Meng cast several looks at him.

After one class had passed, she threw the abnormalities he was exhibiting to the back of her head and started to ponder over the matter of the girls losing their souls.

After all, it was definitely for certain that the shadow play troupe was involved in this matter.

She recalled the paper doll she had seen today and how it looked very much like a real person back then. It was so lifelike, it soon even started moving by itself.

Could it be that a soul was trapped inside the paper doll?

However, there was no one to control it. Why would a paper doll contain a person’s soul and even try to look for opportunities to attack her from behind?

In between the lessons, Ning Meng looked for Qiu Keke and asked, “Keke, do you have a picture of the girl from class 6?”

Qiu Keke shook her head, “I actually don’t know her. What did you want it for?”

Ning Meng gave her a random excuse and was able to somewhat convince her.

Seeing her appearance, Qiu Keke chuckled and patted her chest, saying, “Did you forget? I have a friend in Class 6. I’ll go and ask her about it.”

Ning Meng quickly gave her thanks.

Qiu Keke was truly not a bad girl. She hadn’t interacted with her for long but she still treated her well. Moreover, she frequently gave her candy to eat too.

Just as she was thinking this, Qiu Keke took out a few pieces of candy from her pocket.

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*  *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*  *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

The school appeared to have quietened down.

Ever since upon receiving Qiu Keke’s message, the two girls were still lying in the hospital wards, diagnosed by the doctors as being the same type of vegetables.

Among the two, the student from Class 6 had visitors. However, new news had spread afterwards saying that the girl’s parents had invited a master to take a look at her but ended up getting scammed of their money and had run away.

Qiu Keke brought a picture of the student from Class 6 and had given it to Ning Meng.

When the matter of inviting the phony master had spread out, the focus of the entire class had shifted somewhat.

Qiu Keke told them the events that she had encountered, “…When I was young and was having a high fever, my grandmother back then was very superstitious, acting almost like a witch and feeding me with some weird stuff…”

Following her narration, the class bell had rung and the class teacher Ms. Chen walked in carrying books. The group of people quickly returned to their seats.

Ning Meng stared at the photo in her hand. It was a very high definition portrait, the girl’s face seemingly overlapping with the paper doll she had seen that afternoon.

The only difference was that the paper doll’s face looked slightly stranger.

For a paper doll to have a real person’s face and even looking lifelike. Once she connected the events that had happened in the past two days, Ning Meng was able to piece everything together.

It was definitely due to someone sucking the soul of the Class 6 student out, allowing the paper to have the exact same appearance and life breathed into it.

Whereas the girl who had lost her soul had fallen unconscious, becoming a vegetable that would never wake.

The more Ning Meng thought about this, the more frightened she felt. The shadow troupe had so many paper dolls, how many people were going to be involved in this and lose their souls in the process?

She thought for a moment before asking the system, “How do we call the lost soul back?”

The system listed out some popular traditional ways for her, “…..The first method is to light a few incense as well as spirit money. Then, swing the lost person’s clothes above the flames. Lastly, scatter rice in the surroundings…The second method is to allow the old person to draw a cross on the ground and then stand on top of it and yell out…”

Hearing methods after methods, Ning Meng’s brain was almost flooded with information.

She couldn’t help but ask, “Are these useful? Didn’t you say before that it was impossible?”

The system was aggrieved, “You only asked me of ways to call the soul and I only know of these methods. In cases where the person’s soul was sucked away, we have to find the person who carried out this sorcery, otherwise, the afflicted would show symptoms of deliriousness.

Ning Meng was rendered confused by its words so she no longer paid attention to the system.

At this moment, the bell signalling the start of the next class had coincidentally rang as well.

After the class had concluded, Chen Yan did not leave the classroom, instead, she said, “Tomorrow, we’ll be gathering in the auditorium at 6pm to watch the shadow play. You all need to be present as attendance will be taken at that time. Once you’ve returned, you will need to write a reflection piece.”

“Arghhh…” Once her last words had fallen, the groups of people who were originally chatting animatedly suddenly fell silent.

If they were going to watch, they would, if they needed to take attendance, they would. Why the heck did they need to write a reflection piece?

Anything that involves completing a required task will naturally dampen anyone’s spirits, especially when they weren’t particularly excited to watch a shadow play in the first place.

However, nobody dared to disobey the class teacher’s orders.

Ning Meng turned her head and asked, “Shi Qi, are you going?”

She originally wanted to ask whether he was able to call forth souls, however, upon seeing that his complexion was even worse than when it was during the afternoon, she stifled her words back.

Shi Qi reclined back on his seat, his long slender fingers holding the pen, his joints distinct, the arc of his slightly raised chin was flawless and the paleness of his face made him look more fleeting.

Seeing her look at himself, he turned his head and replied slowly, “I’m going.”

How could he not go to such a bustling and lively event. Moreover, she was definitely going to attend as well, who knows which unsightly thing she might even attract.

If he didn’t go, he wouldn’t feel at ease.

Ning Meng stared at his dark green eyes for a while, feeling that if anyone were to tell her that her seatmate was not human but an evil spirit, she would have definitely believed in their words.

Shi Qi inherited his mother’s facial features and looked like a wicked temptress, his countenance carrying otherworldly charm. Fortunately, he usually didn’t carry a smile, otherwise, he would’ve captivated many people.

Even as he was wearing an indifferent expression at this moment, he was still able to make people completely lost into his clear green eyes that glittered like the stars.

Ning Meng suddenly sighed and conversed with the system, “I think that in the future, no girl would ever give their hand in marriage to my great grandson.”

The system was astounded, “Why do you say so?”

Ning Meng kindly explained to it, “Look at how good-looking he is. Even girls can’t compare with his looks, they would only feel ashamed of their own inferiority.”

The system responded, “…..You think too much.”

Just as its voice had fallen, a classmate who was sitting near the classroom entrance yelled, “Shi Qi, someone’s looking for you outside.”

Ning Meng cast a glance over to his direction and saw that it was a female student she didn’t recognize.

Her eyes immediately turned sharp at the sight of this as she thought to herself. It wasn’t good to fall in love prematurely. They hadn’t grown into adults and the college entrance exams had yet to conclude.

She then turned her head to look at Shi Qi and saw that he was unhurriedly flipping through his books. His fingers looked sleek like jade and he appeared as though he didn’t hear the noise outside.

Looks like it was time to beat the mandarin ducks¹Mandarin ducks is a euphemism for a couple, so this line is basically saying it’s time to break any opportunities of love developing..

When the student sitting by the entrance saw that Shi Qi didn’t react, he was able to guess his intentions and told the female student, “I’m sorry.”

The girl abruptly entered the classroom and walked towards the end of the corridor under everyone’s watchful gaze, stopping beside Ning Meng’s desk.

Ning Meng held her face, observing her.

This female student was not the same one who had asked her to take a secret picture of Shi Qi, she was a bit prettier and looked a bit more flamboyant. The more important point was that she had a good figure.

Ning Meng lowered her head to take a look at herself.

Ning Ning’s body was like a bean sprout and her chest size was that of a steamed buns. She disliked being petite, feeling as though the entire world was looking down on her.

The girl smiled and asked, “Shi Qi, are you free this weekend?”

She placed a gift box on top of the books on Shi Qi’s desk which was packed very nicely and looked quite expensive, catching many people’s eyes.

In an instant, the entire class’s gaze fell on them.

There were plenty of people in school who wanted to pursue Shi Qi, however, once next semester came, the number of people suddenly dropped, or rather, they didn’t appear as much in the classroom any more and the number of gifts given to him had also lessened.

Shi Qi opened the windows, letting a burst of hot air in.

“I’ve already said this before.” His low voice suddenly rang out.

The girl’s expression didn’t change and she continued wearing a smile, saying, “Can’t I be the special one? I made this myself.”

Ning Meng glanced at the girl before shifting her glance at Shi Qi to see how he was going to deal with this matter.

Shi Qi’s gaze was insipid, unchanging at the slightest, “Or you can choose to throw it.”

This display of hostile attitude towards females elicited a sense of appreciation in Ning Meng.

The girl’s expression finally cracked at this response, looking a bit embarrassed. The female student at the side appeared as though she knew her and came over to interrupt them, “Yun Yun….I already told you so…..”

Her best friend was a newly transferred student and had wanted to chase after him, despite her exhortations against doing so.

Although they had been classmates for 3 years, the number of times Shi Qi had exchanged words with the female students of his class could be counted with just one hand. From this, it could be seen how cold his personality was.

However, his newly transferred deskmate had exchanged several words with him. But because she was his deskmate, it was naturally understandable. After all, Shi Qi only used to sit by himself before.

When the class bell had rung, the girl had finally reached the end of her temper and turned around to leave, throwing the gift she had carried with her to the trash can at the back of the classroom along the way.

Shi Qi curled his finger and knocked gently on the table, tilting his head to stare at Ning Meng who was watching him, “What are you looking at?”

Ning Meng recovered her senses and pulled the corners of her mouth for a smile. Her eyes turned into the shape of crescents looking soft and sticky.

Aiii, her great grandson was really outstanding.

She patted his shoulder while pondering how to phrase her words and sincerely said “Good students shouldn’t date prematurely.”

Shi Qi, “…..“

He took a deep breath out and tugged his hair with slight impatience before suddenly harrumphing and twisting his head, ignoring her.

*****

Grandma.

This is the testament you left behind.

——”Shi Qi’s secretly hidden little diary”

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17: How could she even forget the testament that she wrote (aggrieved)