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Capítulo 16

Section 96: Chapter Ten Zuo Feifei's Diary (8)

"Silly Muxiang," Zhuo Jiasi continued to comfort her, "Maybe it's all just a coincidence. Don't we still have Wu Qiuyang as a lead? Now it's just the two of us, so we should be even braver in facing this."

Mu Xiang stopped crying, raised her head, looked at her, and said, "Jia Si, I swear. You will never leave me, and you will never abandon me in times of danger."

Zhuo Jiasi touched her face and said with a smile, "I swear, no matter what, I will never abandon Muxiang."

Only after hearing this did Mu Xiang agree to go to sleep. But Zhuo Jiasi was wide awake. She hadn't expected that in the end, she would become the one protecting others. But who would protect her? In that instant, she thought of Li Sixia, the boy who had promised to protect her. He was probably enjoying a different kind of wonderful life on the other side of the ocean right now.

Thankfully, Mu Xiang slept soundly without any dreams, waking up after a short nap. The two then walked hand in hand to their classroom. Zhuo Jiasi, who hadn't slept all night, fell asleep in class. However, this resulted in a series of chaotic dreams, though without fear or darkness, filled only with fragments of her life related to Li Sixia. Rather than dreams, they were more like memories. When she woke up, she was crying uncontrollably.

The classroom was empty. The twilight light streamed onto the desks, and Zhuo Jiasi seemed to see Yao Xiaomo still smiling at her. A few days ago, she had secretly wired some money to Yao Xiaomo's family, wondering if this was some kind of compensation. Then she thought of the character "口" (mouth) and the three characters "筱楚涵" (Xiao Chuhan) that Yao Xiaomo had written before she died. Suddenly, she was absolutely certain that this represented the relationship between Wu Qiuyang and Xiao Chuhan. Was Yao Xiaomo giving her a hint?

Her stomach was growling with hunger, so Zhuo Jiasi had no choice but to leave the classroom and head towards the cafeteria. But as she passed the art building, she saw a familiar figure dart through the main entrance. It was Li Sixia! She rubbed her eyes hard; the figure was gone, but she was almost certain it was Li Sixia. So, she stumbled after him.

From the classroom to the art studio, Li Sixia was nowhere to be found, so Zhuo Jiasi searched the rooftop. Sure enough, a slender figure stood in the center of the rooftop, holding a drawing board in one hand and a paintbrush in the other, his eyes fixed on the colorful sunset. Too many memories flooded back, and Zhuo Jiasi was somewhat lost in thought, blurting out, "Li Sixia…"

But the man didn't answer, continuing to intently paint on his canvas. Zhuo Jiasi rushed forward anxiously, shoved his canvas aside, and called out again, "Li Sixia!" But when the man looked up, it wasn't Li Sixia!

Seeing his drawing board smashed on the ground, the boy angrily pushed Zhuo Jiasi away and shouted, "Who are you? You scared away all my inspiration..." After saying that, he left the rooftop in a huff.

Zhuo Jiasi was pushed to the edge of the rooftop. Looking at the scenery below, she suddenly felt an urge to jump. Fortunately, reason prevailed over emotion. Just as she was about to stand up, she heard Mu Xiang's cries: "Jiasi, don't jump! Didn't you say you wouldn't abandon me? No!"

Seeing Mu Xiang clinging tightly to her clothes, Zhuo Jiasi chuckled, playfully pinching her nose and saying, "Silly Mu Xiang, I'm just here to enjoy the scenery for a while, don't overthink it."

"Really?" Mu Xiang asked again, as if to confirm, "But just now... I almost thought you were going to..."

Zhuo Jiasi picked her up and stood up, smiling brightly, "I'm not that fragile. I'm going to stay with you and catch the murderer. By the way, how did you know I was on the rooftop of the art building?"

Mu Xiang remained silent for a long time until Zhuo Jiasi reached the rooftop entrance, at which point she said, slowly and deliberately, "Jiasi, just now during class, I dreamt that Xiao Chuhan pushed you off the building."

The rooftop grew chilly, the wind sweeping away all the sunset's glow. Zhuo Jiasi felt a chill run through her body, her shoulders trembling as she said, "Muxiang, let's hurry down..."