Míng Yûzé pov.
It was now dismissal, and everyone was heading out of the school campus. Some students went home while others hung out with their friends and partners.
*Sigh* Typically students these days, but that's not my problem right now. I need to plan something that is related to my situation because I'm too eager to go back to my body and more like find my body.
"Heading home?"
A voice suddenly asked, making me look up as I find myself already at the school gate, and there I saw Ruò Xuān standing and smiling at me.
'To all people...' I thought as I just let out a heavy sigh while rubbing the bridge of my nose.
Like seriously? How am I supposed to find my body and more like fix the puzzle when this little twig will always follow me?
I mean, I know that Lì Mēi were worried about me, but why now? Can't she be worried when the kids soul was still here?!
I let out a deep breath as I walked past him, trying to ignore the twig as much as possible.
"Acting cold again?" He suddenly asked while following me behind.
I just ignored him again, pretending that I didn't hear him or anyone.
"Ignoring me again? You know... You kind of remind me of someone," he said, making me stop midway as I gulped nervously.
"You sometimes act like Yûzé," he suddenly said while walking right in front of me.
I avoided his eyes, hoping he would just drop the topic, but then he lean closer to my face, making me back away from my head and look at him confused.
"W-What?" I stutter while my eyes shake a little. My heart starts to beat faster in nervousness as he moves closer.
"Just wondering if you're really Zî Ruì or Yûzé," he said with a serious tone, making me freeze from my spot and my eyes widen in shock.
'Does he know? ' I thought as I just stared at his face, unable to process what's going on, and questions were flooding my mind right now.
I snap back to reality when I suddenly hear him chuckle, making me look at him while he steps back.
"Just kidding," he said while staring down at me before stepping back and starting to walk forward.
I let out a relief sigh before rolling my eyes in annoyance, but at least he doesn't know anything, or else I'll be doomed.
"Hurry up, Zî Ruì, or else your sister will be worried," he called while waiting for me 5 feet away.
I just glared at him at the corner of my eyes before starting to walk again until we are now walking side by side.
"Why are you even here? Don't you guys have class or something?" I asked while staring at my footsteps.
Well, it was kind of weird that we were talking so casually; even though this body wasn't mine, it just felt so weird.
"Well, our school closed for 2 weeks since they are trying to fix some issues about the incident," he said while shrugging his shoulders.
*Sigh* 'I guess my family doesn't really know when to stop,' I thought while looking up at the sky.
"Anyways, don't mind it since it was our school problem and not yours," he said with a smile, but I just ignored him and walked faster, leaving him from behind.
Well, he was annoying me for being nice! How can he be nice to someone while he can't to me?! Before, every chance we had to communicate with each other would always turn out to be bad and full of arguments.
"Zî Ruì!"
I snapped back to reality when I suddenly heard his voice and a loud honk making me turn on my side as I realized that I'm already walking in the pedestrian lane and the traffic light was green.
My eyes widen in shock, but then a hand grabbed my bag and pulled me back. My heart was beating faster as I let out heavy pants, my head felt all dizzy from the panic, and my head was throbbing nonstop.
My vision starts to blur as I grasp at my chest part in pain and at the sudden tightness.
'What is going on? Why is every part of my body painful?' I thought as my mind went blank and my vision started to shake as it blurred, but then an arm suddenly wrapped around me and my face was buried in the chest of someone...
'Ruò Xuān?' I thought at first not until it spoke.
"Shhh... take a deep breath and try to relax," the guy who was hugging me suddenly said.
His voice seemed familiar, but surely it wasn't Ruò Xuān.
I close my eyes as I inhale before letting out a shaky breath, trying to calm myself while my heart starts to beat normally, unlike earlier. I let out a last deep breath before looking up and saw the guy earlier.
"Zî Ruì, are you okay?" Ruò Xuān asked worriedly as he rushed toward me, cupping my arms and turning me around to check for any injuries.
My eyes just focused on the guy who was still staring at me before turning his back at me and starting to walk.
"Wait!" I called out, but he didn't turn around and just left completely.
I haven't even said thank you or even asked his name, but I'm sure he was the one who scolded me for running in the school hallway.
"Are you okay?" Ruò Xuān asks before his gaze turns to where I am looking, but the guy has already left.
"Let's get you home now; Lì Mēi must be worried about you now," Ruò Xuān said before patting my head as he held my wrist.
"You should be careful next time, okay?" He said, but I just stayed silently.
I was wondering what's that guy's connection to Zî Ruì before, and to think about it, he was also acting strange from the very beginning we met.
Is he... also part of the puzzle?