Chapter 68: The Frightening Campus, The Sunny Doll (6)

“…I entered because I was playing a game…”

Tang Mu couldn’t help but roll her eyes. “What I’m asking is, for your game character, what was the reason you transferred to Rose Elementary?”

“Oh, I think it was because a girl transferred away before, and then another girl jumped from the building. So the school ended up with two vacant places, and we were allowed to enroll.”

Yin Juncai, though a boy, spoke with a weak voice, trembling and hesitant, nothing like a little boy should be.

“Oh.” Tang Mu nodded calmly.

“Since you two are now under my care, I need to make it clear in advance. This school isn’t what you imagine. The library, gymnasium, washroom, dormitory, playground—all have dedicated managers. If you’re not approved, you’re not allowed to enter at will.”

“And, you must stay away from Zi Yushu and those boys around him. Otherwise, my sister, Tang Mo, will get angry.”

At the mention of “Tang Mo,” the two children became especially fearful, as if they had already heard of her reputation before entering the school.

“Why does your sister Tang Mo get angry?” Yin Juncai asked cautiously.

When the reason was brought up, Tang Mu’s lips curled into a sly smile.

“Isn’t it obvious?” Tang Mu looked at the two lambs, her gaze sharp and dangerous as if a poisoned blade, “My sister considers Zi Yushu her forbidden treasure. Whoever touches him dies.”

The two lambs shuddered in terror at Tang Mu’s intimidation.

Having finished threatening them, Tang Mu “gently” led the new transfer students into the classroom.

It was break time.

The students were playing happily in the classroom.

Tang Mu was about to take Jing You and Yin Juncai to their seats.

By coincidence, Zi Yushu crossed paths with her.

“Well, speak of the devil and he appears.” Tang Mu pointed at Zi Yushu and said to Jing You and Yin Juncai, “This is Zi Yushu. The one who drove my sister to her death. Girls, you must be careful, especially you, Jing You. Don’t carelessly become his prey. Otherwise, your life and death won’t be under his control.”

Jing You, “…”

Zi Yushu, “…”

Zi Yushu stared intently at Tang Mu, his eyes dark and melancholic.

Tang Mu looked coldly at his melancholy gaze, her heart as calm as stone.

Back then, she was captivated by Zi Yushu’s deep, brooding aura that seemed far beyond his age.

But since she had stumbled once as a child, she wouldn’t fall again. Besides, compared to Yan Xingwen, Zi Yushu was worlds apart.

How could a firefly compete with the moon?

“Tang Mu!”

Perhaps because Tang Mu was once again too close to Zi Yushu, Liu Qiong Ying and Li Meiqi couldn’t stand it anymore. They rushed over and accused Tang Mu of shamelessness and always doing things that made everyone dislike her.

“Didn’t we warn you? You’re not allowed to talk to Zi Yushu. We just tore up your notebook yesterday, and today you’re showing off again? You’re just like your sister, always flocking to boys like a vixen!”

Facing Li Meiqi’s fierce accusation, Tang Mu’s response was light and effortless, almost casual.

“Why is there always a sour smell in the air?” Tang Mu waved her hand before her nose, pretending to sniff an imaginary odor.

“Who’s broken their jar of jealousy? Judging by the vintage, it must be over ten years old.”

Seeing Li Meiqi and Liu Qiong Ying about to explode in anger, Tang Mu didn’t intend to stop. Instead, she launched a fiercer attack.

“If you have the guts, why not talk to Zi Yushu yourselves? You’re too afraid to make a move on the boy you like, so you direct your hostility at your rivals.”

“To be honest, that’s a very cowardly thing to do.”

She shook her head with regret, as if Liu Qiong Ying and Li Meiqi were beyond saving.

“Maybe you already know in your hearts that with your own qualities, you could never win Zi Yushu’s affection. So you don’t even dare to try. At least I wrote a diary and confessed my feelings to him. But what about you? Doing nothing, waiting for love to fall from the sky?”

“Well, that’s hopeless.”

“You’ll be waiting forever for a pie to drop from the heavens.”

Liu Qiong Ying and Li Meiqi were so overwhelmed by Tang Mu’s retort that they couldn’t say a word.

What was going on?

How was Tang Mu so different from her sister? Weren’t the two siblings born of the same mother?

“Um, maybe Yin Juncai and I should go back to our seats now?” Jing You timidly suggested.

The battle raging around Tang Mu was far too intense.

For little rabbits like her and Yin Juncai, joining this fight was out of the question.

“And... it’s almost class time.”

Seeing how timid the new transfer students were, Tang Mu truly worried for their future.

But despite her thoughts, she showed nothing outwardly. She turned aside, letting Jing You and Yin Juncai find their seats, place their backpacks down, and wait for the bell.

“Ring ring ring~”

Ms. Li entered the classroom carrying a large stack of test papers and a big black plastic bag.

Everyone groaned at the sight of the test papers.

As for the black bag…

The students were puzzled.

“Inside are forty-nine sunshine dolls,” Ms. Li announced. “One for each of you. Class monitor Zi Yushu, distribute them to the class.”

Zi Yushu took the bag and went to the first student in each row, picking out six or seven sunshine dolls at a time so the students could pass them backward.

Each sunshine doll was made from white cloth.

The head was stuffed with cotton, and a smiling face was drawn on the front.

The neck ribbons came in different colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet—seven in all.

Otherwise, there were no differences.

“Take good care of your dolls,” Ms. Li said, her expression grave.

For some reason, today Ms. Li looked extremely pale, as if devoid of any living vitality.

“Now, the test papers.” She handed out the papers. “You must take this test seriously. The grades are crucial. They decide whether you’ll live to see tomorrow’s sunrise.”

Her words were eerily strange, filled with a sense of death and horror.

The students began whispering among themselves.

“Hey, did you hear?”

This student spoke cautiously, as if afraid of some monster listening.

But unable to contain their anxiety, they insisted on spreading their fear to others.

“Rumor has it that in Room 044 where Tang Mo lives, the windows keep banging at midnight. Her roommates, Liu Qiong Ying and Li Meiqi, applied to change rooms more than a month ago. The neighboring rooms 045 and 043 are fed up with the noise. Close the windows in 044 one night, and the next night, they start banging again for no reason.”

“…They say Tang Mo’s soul refuses to leave, and keeps wandering nearby! Oh my god, it’s terrifying!”