A mysterious realm descends, and I defy fate in comics.

Chapter 107 The Female Ghost

Jiang Xingni heard Su Yanzhi's question, but she didn't seem inclined to answer.

Having spent so much time with Xu Niannian, she knew that Xu Niannian was not the kind of person who would bring a cell phone to school.

Xu Niannian is mostly a good child in the general sense.

—This does not mean that children who break the rules are bad children.

However, in the eyes of teachers and parents, Xu Niannian was indeed an exceptionally well-behaved girl.

They don't have early romantic relationships, they don't skip classes, and unlike Jiang Xingni, they don't make writing self-criticisms a habit or a routine.

My grades weren't outstanding, but they were enough to get into a decent university without any problems.

Unless absolutely necessary, Xu Niannian rarely brings her phone to school.

This "necessary situation" mostly refers to the rare afternoon off.

Jiang Xingni's train of thought went from the fact that the person making the call was Xu Niannian to the choice between Ji Shanqing and Zhao Henshan.

"Niannian?" She pressed the answer button, and instantly, Xu Niannian's tearful voice came from the other end.

"That dead person, that Ji Shanqing!" Xu Niannian's sobs echoed not only on the other end of the phone but also on Jiang Xingni's side.

At this moment, she was still subconsciously analyzing Xu Niannian's current environment.

Xu Niannian wouldn't just call her in public, so where would be the best place for a high school student to take out their phone?

bathroom.

Then, the reason why there was an echo on Xu Niannian's side is also easy to explain.

"She wants me to go with her!" Xu Niannian said, sobbing.

Perhaps he was too panicked and talked nonsense without knowing what to do.

"But I don't want to die! Although I often say that it would be better to die, there's only so much time left until the college entrance exam, I'm not going to jump off a building!"

"I'm only a few months away from enjoying a three-month vacation, I don't want to die like this, waaaaaah!"

"Why should I be unable to experience things that Ji Shanqing herself hasn't?"

"I don't want the whole school to have to give us a half-day off because of me!"

"Especially those people in my class who talk badly about me!!"

Jiang Xingni keenly noticed the key point—talking badly about someone in class.

According to Zhao Henshan and Ji Shanqing's logic, does this mean that, in their view, Xu Niannian, like them, suffered from school violence?

She hadn't forgotten what Zhao Henshan had said to her before.

—She, Xu Niannian, should be the same kind of person as them, so why doesn't she join them?

Jiang Xingni knew that Xu Niannian had a few classmates with whom she didn't get along very well.

However, this "not-so-good relationship" does not necessarily escalate to the level of school bullying.

At most, when Xu Niannian was called on to answer a question, they wouldn't remind her of the correct answer. But after the exam results came out, she would compare her score with theirs.

Jiang Xingni knew they had spoken ill of Xu Niannian and herself behind their backs, but it didn't matter. She and Xu Niannian would also whisper and curse them behind their backs.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xing suddenly fell silent—could this be the reason why Ji Shanqing and Zhao Henshan believed that she and Xu Niannian were being bullied at school?

"Don't be afraid." Although the thoughts in his mind quickly circled around, Jiang Xingni still did not ignore Xu Niannian on the other end of the phone.

Upon hearing this, Xu Niannian almost exploded with the emotions she had been suppressing due to anxiety and fear.

—How could you? How dare you? How could you say such a thing so casually? You're not the one being chased by the female ghost, of course you're not afraid! How can you tell me so easily not to be afraid?

She said calmly, "I'm outside the school right now. Tell me your location, and I'll come find you."

Then, this sentence followed immediately.

Xu Niannian was momentarily stunned, and the sob she had been suppressing in her throat broke out in a whimper.

"No, that won't do. What if you come to help me and she targets you too?"

No matter how resentful she was, no matter how much she wanted to blame Jiang Xingni, no matter how much she hated that among so many people, she was the only one who suffered such treatment.

But ultimately, Xu Niannian still didn't want her friends to end up like her.

She didn't want Jiang Xingni to be hunted down by a female ghost like she was.

With a sob, Xu Niannian finally lost all control.

Her cries could be heard even through the phone: "What if she tries to kill you too if you come here?"

"No, no, you weren't even at school, you could walk around..."

Her words were halting and hesitant.

"You were clearly better than me, there was no need for you to come back..."

Even without seeing her face, Jiang Xingni could imagine what Xu Niannian's expression was like right now.

My eyes are red and swollen, and I want to cry out loud, but I'm afraid that making a sound will attract too much attention or even ghosts, so I don't dare to cry freely.

Tears slid down her cheeks, falling and leaving behind winding tear tracks.

Jiang Xingni simply said to her in a calm yet firm tone, "Tell me where you are, and I'll come find you."

Xu Niannian stopped crying.

She didn't know what kind of expression she should make at that moment, but she wiped away her tears and said, "It's... it's that restroom on the third floor, you know, the one closest to our classroom..."

Jiang Xingni nodded: "Would it be acceptable if I hung up the phone?"

Xu Niannian flinched: "...Can I not hang up?"

"I'm scared. I'm scared she'll find me. I'm scared I'll die and my parents won't even know..."

Jiang Xingni calmly said, "Okay, I'm here."

"If she finds you, tell Ji Shanqing, 'Do you want Grandma to see you like this?'"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Jiming and Grandma Ji finished their discussion and confirmed that her granddaughter, whom she remembered attending school here, was most likely Ji Shanqing.

Upon hearing this, the woman's cloudy eyes suddenly lit up. She nimbly ran to Jiang Xingni's side and tightly grasped his hand.

"You're telling me, isn't she my granddaughter? You know where my granddaughter is, right?"

She almost cried: "I really do have a granddaughter, right?"

Jiang Xingni lowered her eyes, knowing that Xu Niannian on the other end of the phone must have heard the conversation as well.

Xu Niannian said blankly on the other end of the phone, "Wait for Ji Shanqing's grandmother...?"

Before she could even utter a word, it turned into a scream.

Xu Niannian's hands trembled as she barely managed to grip her phone: "Ji Shanqing..."

A bunch of thoughts flashed through her mind, but she couldn't grasp any of them in the end. She only remembered Jiang Xingni's instructions about something called "Grandma".

"Do you want your grandma to see you like this?"

Upon hearing this, she squatted down in the toilet stall, looking down. The shadow cast by the incandescent light perfectly obscured the expression on Ji Shanqing's face.

Ji Shanqing paused.