Chapter 7
Ren Anran and I agreed that if Zheng Qianfei still didn’t come back tomorrow, we would go to the police and tell them everything that had happened.
Although it all sounded a bit far-fetched, saving someone was more important-how could we just ignore Zheng Qianfei?
What was up with her boyfriend, anyway? What was with the recording? Was Zheng Qianfei safe? The police would get to the bottom of it.
The next day, as soon as class ended, Ren Anran and I rushed back to the dorm.
The dorm door opened.
“You’re back~”
To our surprise, Zheng Qianfei was standing right in front of us, greeting us with enthusiasm.
She was full of energy, radiant, and perfectly fine!
Ren Anran and I were stunned on the spot.
To be honest, this scene was nothing like what we had imagined.
Seeing us dazed, Zheng Qianfei clutched her stomach and burst out laughing: “Did you two really think my boyfriend was a ghost? Hahaha, you’re both such dummies!”
Hearing this, both Ren Anran and I felt a bit embarrassed.
Ren Anran braced herself and asked, “Feifei, when did you come back? Why didn’t you reply to our messages? We thought something happened to you-we were really worried.”
“Sorry~” Zheng Qianfei pouted and acted cute. “I was with my boyfriend yesterday, so I couldn’t reply.”
“Boyfriend? Wu-Wu Ranjun?” Ren Anran’s eyes widened in shock. “You two met in person? He-he’s not a ghost?”
“Pfft! You two have really been poisoned by Huo Qing! He’s a perfectly normal, living person. We spent the whole night together-do I look like I’ve been eaten by a ghost?”
No.
She was lively and in great shape.
Ren Anran and I felt even more awkward.
“If that’s the case… what about the recording? And what about the dream we had?” I asked.
Zheng Qianfei waved it off indifferently. “Who knows?”
She smiled mysteriously and took out two brocade boxes, handing one to me and the other to Ren Anran. “Here, my boyfriend prepared these gifts for you two.”
“So nice?” Ren Anran was overjoyed and took the box first. Inside, it gleamed with gold-a gold bracelet, simple round design, inlaid with a few small grayish-white stones, delicate and cute.
For poor students like us, a gold bracelet was an extravagant gift.
Ren Anran happily put it on, admiring it over and over, clearly delighted.
“Xu Yi, you try yours on too!” Zheng Qianfei picked up the bracelet and slipped it onto my wrist, reminding us, “There are only two, so don’t tell Huo Qing-she doesn’t get one.”
The gift was too expensive.
I didn’t dare accept it and tried to pull my hand back, but somehow, as soon as the bracelet touched me, it slid right onto my wrist as if greased, fitting perfectly, as if it had been custom-made.
“Looks good, right?” Zheng Qianfei said proudly.
“It looks great, it really does,” Ren Anran praised enthusiastically.
The dorm was filled with laughter and joy.
Huo Qing opened the door and came in, and the laughter stopped abruptly.
The sudden awkward silence made me uncomfortable, so I took the initiative to greet Huo Qing: “You’re back?”
Huo Qing ignored me.
Her gaze landed on Zheng Qianfei, and she covered her nose in disgust. “It stinks!”
Zheng Qianfei shot back sharply, “Fraud!”
A moment later, a message popped up in the three-person dorm group chat (without Zheng Qianfei).
Huo Qing: [I advise you both to move out of this dorm as soon as possible. Stay away from Zheng Qianfei.]
That very day, Huo Qing packed her things and prepared to move out of the dorm.