Chapter 53 - Ghost School (7) (1/2)

It wasn’t unusual for someone to ask if one person likes another person but, in a haunted classroom setting like this and with a female ghost asking this question, it was very strange and completely outside of Cheng Zhi Chu’s expectations. Even Ou Yang and the others were surprised and for a moment they had forgotten about their fear.

Bai Yi looked over at the corpse-like female teacher and gently raised his eyebrow.

Even if he didn’t know why she had asked this question, he hooked up the corner of his lips and answered without hesitation: “I do. I like Zhi Chu.”

At the same time, he looked over at Cheng Zhi Chu sitting next to him and gave him a smile.

Faced with such a loving gaze, Cheng Zhi Chu felt his heart skip a beat. His ears turned red and he couldn’t help but bow his head. The thoughts in his mind at this moment was a complete mess.

What’s going on……….?

Cheng Zhi Chu still remembered the special requirements for this side task. When they answered a question, their answer cannot violate the instance setting and it cannot violate their reality circumstances.

After Bai Yi said that he likes him, the female ghost didn’t look like she intended to punish Bai Yi so it would mean that Bai Yi really does like him……….That is to say, was Bai Yi able to answer the question successfully because liking someone as a friend can also be considered as “like”?

Although he felt that this probably was the case but for a moment Cheng Zhi Chu couldn’t help but think of something ——– What if Bai Yi really does like him?

…………Impossible. He’s being too narcissistic. How can Bai Yi like him?!

Cheng Zhi Chu’s mind was a mess. He quickly shook his head to dispel the thought. He felt that he was being too self-absorbed. How could he have these kinds of thoughts? This is on par to slapping Bai Yi in the face.

Stop thinking nonsense. Bai Yi definitely only likes him as a friend. Even if this was the case, he should be content with it. At least Bai Yi is willing to see him as a friend………

As he tried to convince himself internally, Cheng Zhi Chu felt that he should be feeling happy but for some reason he felt a little disappointed.

“……………”

Hearing Bai Yi’s answer, the female teacher’s expression didn’t change. As usual, it was the dull look.

She fiddled with the computer on the podium and the lights in the front of the room suddenly went out. The projector on the ceiling lit up to reveal an image on the wall.

Everyone looked at the image. For Ou Yang who sat in the second row especially, his face turned pale.

What was displayed was the image of a paused video. At this moment, it showed Bai Yi, Cheng Zhi Chu and Ou Yang in their teenaged appearance. Cheng Zhi Chu wore the school uniform while Bai Yi and Ou Yang wore a basketball uniform. The setting was the school field.

The sky was dark and the lights around the school were already lit up. However, what was strange was that, despite the poor lighting, the image was very clear. It was as if it was not recorded and it was instead something that someone had seen with their own eyes.

The teacher played the video.

“…….I am really grateful to Senior Bai Yi. If it wasn’t for you helping me, I wouldn’t know how long it would have taken me to find it.”

Cheng Zhi Chu touched the hearing aid in his ear and gave Bai Yi a deep bow. With eyes filled with gratitude he said: “I’m sorry for taking up so much of seniors time. I made you be unable to participate in the basketball game……..”

“It’s okay. I will still have the chance to play in the future but if you lose your hearing aid it would be troublesome.”

Bai Yi looked down at him and said: “It’s good that we found it. Don’t worry about it.”

“I really appreciate it Senior Bai. I………”

Cheng Zhi Chu seemed to have remembered something. He quickly rummaged through his pocket, took out a few pieces of toffee candy and placed in Bai Yi’s hands. A little embarrassed, he said:

“Sorry, I don’t have anything on me now and I can only thank senior with this. Later I’ll get you——–”

Bai Yi shook his head and smiled: “You really don’t need to. Junior Cheng, I didn’t help you so that I can get something from you. If you want to thank me, I’ll just accept these candies. This is enough.”

“But………”

“Okay Junior Cheng. It’s rather late now. Hurry and go home. Senior will play with you another day.”

He ruffled the junior brother’s hair and spoke gently. The boy’s cheeks immediately blushed red.

Cheng Zhi Chu appeared a little helpless. He said in a small voice: “Okay. Then I’ll head back first. Senior too. Be careful on your way back…..”

“En, okay. See you tomorrow.” The handsome senior paused for a moment before smiling again. He gently called out, “Junior Cheng.”

Hearing him call him in such an intimate way, the young boy’s face turned even more red. He once again bowed to Bai Yi, picked up his bag and hurried away.

Bai Yi and Ou Yan watched him leave. When his figure disappeared in the distance, the smile on Bai Yi’s face instantly disappeared. With a look of indifference, he threw away Cheng Zhi Chu’s candy into the bin like it was useless garbage.

Ou Yang wasn’t surprised by this. Instead, he even chuckled and said: “What a foolish idiot. To think that he would actually carry something as lame as candy around and he even dared to give them out. So pitiful.”

Bai Yi continued to look indifferent and he didn’t deny those words. Ou Yang picked up the basketball and left together with him. As they walked off, he said: “That idiot looks easy to fool. It definitely won’t be long for him to fall for Brother Bai.”

……….

The video ended and Ou Yang’s expression had turned extremely ugly. In addition to him, Zhao Xiao Peng and Liang Wen Bing’s expressions had also changed. Li Jie bit gently onto her lower lip and only Shen Qi Qi who was not very close to them revealed a look of surprise. Her eyes swept over between Bai Yi and Cheng Zhi Chu.

“This is the truth that has happened. You can’t deny it classmate Bai Yi.”

The female teacher spoke monotonously: “How do you explain this? Do you still dare say that you truly like Cheng Zhi Chu?”

“I don’t remember the past.” Bai Yi replied indifferently. “I only know that right now I love Zhi Chu. Would you like me to prove it to you?”

As he said this, he sat back down and moved over to Cheng Zhi Chu’s face. His action revealed his intent to give him a kiss. The female teacher immediately spoke up and said: “No need. Sit properly, you’re done with your questions now.”

“………”

The handsome man’s movements stopped, and he slowly retreated. He glanced over at the female teacher through the corner of his eyes. The teacher didn’t say anything for a few seconds and she quickly moved to pick up her tongue that had fallen out of her mouth to avoid his gaze.

Ou Yang who sat in the second row was terrified. Because he was in the video, he was afraid that the next person to be called up on would be him, but the female ghost didn’t call him and instead looked towards Liang Wen Bin. She said: “Classmate Liang Wen Bin, please answer my question.”

“………..” Liang Wen Bin’s eyes that were hidden behind his glasses twitched slightly. With a very unnatural expression, he supported his injured arm and slowly stood up.

The projector screen changed to a different image. What had appeared was a photo of Su Ling. Ou Yang and the others were shocked. Gu Zhen who had deliberately looked away while the video earlier played also looked up and examined Su Ling’s photo.

This was an ID photo. The youth in the photo wore a school uniform but it wasn’t Chengnan High School’s and he appeared a little younger. It was probably a photo taken from middle school.

The youth’s appearance was still exquisite and beautiful. With black hair, black eyes, pale complexion and a cold and indifferent expression, he looked very gloomy. He didn’t seem to possess any of the cheerfulness or vitality that you would expect in young people. Even the photos taken of him while he was alive made him seem like he was a ghostly spirit.

“What school was this school uniform from?” The female ghost asked.

“The twenty-seventh middle school.” Liang Wen Bin swallowed and added, “It’s the uniform from the twenty-seventh middle school.”

“Why do you recognise this school uniform?”

“Because my middle school was also the twenty-seventh middle school.”

“Did you know Su Ling when you were in middle school?”

“…………I do.”

“What did you do to him back then?”

“………” Cold sweat instantly appeared on Liang Wen Bin’s forehead, “I……….”

The slide on the screen switched to the next one. Several photos were displayed at the same time.

The setting of the photos was the school bathroom. Liang Wen Bin wore a twenty-seventh middle school uniform and had a very cold smile on his face. Although he was also wearing a pair of glasses like now, he didn’t have the scholarly temperament at all and instead looked very cruel.

He was grabbing onto Su Ling’s hair. Su Ling’s face was covered in bruises and wounds and even blood was spilling out from the corner of his mouth. His uniform was stained with blood and there were even traces of blood on the floor.

He was dragged by Liang Wen Bin by his hair and shirt collar over to the squat toilet. Liang Wen Bin ferociously pushed his head down and forced him to drink the water from it.

Seeing those photos, Cheng Zhi Chu’s eyes widened in shock. When he recalled the fact that Su Ling had appeared next to Liang Wen Bin and had called him “Senior Liang”, he no longer found it strange.

It was because they already know each other and because Su Ling had suffered from Liang Wen Bin’s abuse. Su Ling looking gloomy was probably also related to this experience. His later act of committing suicide probably had something to do with Liang Wen Bin.

Cheng Zhi Chu couldn’t help but look back at Liang Wen Bin. The latter appeared to know that there won’t be anything good awaiting him with the release of these photos and his face was extremely pale. After a moment of panic, he couldn’t help but push away the chair and try to find an escape route. He reached out to the door handle and moved to push it open.

But in the next second, he disappeared.

More precisely, an endlessly deep back hole had appeared below him without any warning and it was too late for him to react. Even his expression didn’t have the chance to change before he fell in.

The black hole seemed to be able to absorb all the sounds inside. After Liang Wen Bin fell in, the black hole was still very silent. You couldn’t hear his screams and you also couldn’t hear the sound of something heavy falling to the ground