Chapter 196: I Am Not Like You

Xinghua High School.

Amidst the tense atmosphere of studying, an oppressive air permeated the entirety of Class Three.

The empty seat in the very center of the classroom left all teachers and students with heavy expressions.

It was especially high-pressure for Meng Sha; after all, Su Mo had gone missing because she attended Meng Sha's birthday party.

The bell for the end of class rang.

Ma Chulong stretched his limbs.

Sitting in the classroom listening to the person on the podium in such a conventional manner was truly boring to him.

"Su Yan, I heard Su Mo's mother has already called the police."

It was only normal for her to report it missing, given her own daughter hadn't returned for several days.

"Mm, the police have already come to see me." Su Yan did not take the matter to heart.

Ma Chulong said, "If there's any trouble, tell me directly."

"I plan to make a trip to the Capital." For Su Yan, the family matters had reached a temporary conclusion; she planned to head to No. 76 Yongxiang Road in the Capital to investigate.

Ma Chulong was not surprised by her decision.

After all, waiting for a rabbit to run into a tree was not her personality.

"Alright. When are you setting off? My little sister and I will accompany you on this trip."

"I'll go by myse—"

"We aren't just doing it for you. If the other party really is from the Feng family, we certainly won't stand idly by." Ma Chulong didn't even wait for her to finish her sentence before stating his stance.

Su Yan smiled slightly. "Alright then."

"Su, Su, Su..."

Before her words could even fall, a male student from the class rushed in from outside, repeatedly repeating a single word.

Everyone in the classroom turned their gaze in unison following his line of sight, and Su Yan was no exception.

The male student took a deep breath; his shout and a figure appeared almost simultaneously.

"Su Mo is back!"

The gaze beneath Su Yan's black cloth paused, becoming extremely sharp.

Ma Chulong's expression turned solemn, his eyes instantly locking onto Su Mo as she walked into the classroom.

At this moment, Su Mo was dressed entirely in black from head to toe. Her face was as pale as paper, and even her lips were a faint bluish-purple. However, her eyes were exceptionally dark, and her entire body radiated a chilling, sinister aura.

This person was clearly Su Mo, yet she was like a completely different person from the Su Mo of before!

Su Mo's appearance first caused the classroom to fall into dead silence; after a brief moment of stillness, it became lively again.

"Su Mo, it's so good that you're okay! Where on earth have you been all these days? We were all worried to death!"

Meng Sha was the first to rush in front of her, instinctively trying to grab her hand, but she didn't expect to be ruthlessly dodged.

Su Mo gave Meng Sha a faint, sidelong glance.

Meng Sha felt a layer of goosebumps erupt on her skin, her very hairs trembling.

She wasn't the only one; the several girls standing nearby all felt it.

For a moment, they all retreated a few steps in terror, re-establishing the distance between them and her.

Su Mo's sinister gaze pierced through everyone and landed on Su Yan.

One second.

Two seconds.

Soon, she took steps and walked straight toward her seat.

Ma Chulong saw her abnormality at a glance. "Su Yan, what's going on? Wasn't she taken by human traffickers?"

The eyes beneath Su Yan's black cloth were bottomless.

Yes, Su Mo had been taken by human traffickers.

"Su Yan, I think she's very strange. The aura radiating from her is clearly..."

The aura of a dead person, yet she was clearly still alive.

Su Yan calmly withdrew her gaze. "Brother Ma, I think I won't need to go to the Capital for the time being."

Ma Chulong froze for a moment, immediately understanding her meaning.

"I think so too."

The two of them reached an immediate consensus.

The bell for class rang. The moment Zhou Fang walked into the classroom and saw Su Mo, he was startled.

Su Mo's disappearance was common knowledge throughout all of Xinghua, and there had been no news of her return, yet now she was suddenly sitting in the classroom.

"Su Mo, are you alright? When did you get back? Does your family know?" Zhou Fang immediately began to inquire.

Su Mo did not stand up. "Just got back."

Her voice was similarly unlike her usual crisp tone, sounding as if something were stuck in her throat, making it very uncomfortable to listen to.

"If you just got back, why didn't you go home first? Your mother has been calling the police to look for you for several days. You don't need to attend class for now; go home and let them know you're safe." Zhou Fang felt that since she was already sitting here, nothing serious must have happened.

Su Mo refused. "No need. I want to stay here."

Her plain, matter-of-fact words carried not a shred of emotion.

Zhou Fang frowned, feeling she was a bit strange, but since she was unwilling to go home first, he couldn't force her back.

"Then let's just start class. There's only one period left before dismissal."

The classroom was exceptionally quiet during this period.

During this time, Su Mo turned back to look at Su Yan once.

In her dull pupils, she still expected to see the terror on Su Yan's face at the moment she saw her return alive.

But all she saw was Su Yan, as usual, slumped over her desk sleeping without restraint.

Hatred made her nails dig into her thighs, yet not a single drop of blood flowed from her body.

"Alright, that's all for today. Su Mo, hurry home and report your safety; don't linger outside." Zhou Fang did not forget to urge her before leaving.

Su Yan, Ma Chulong, and Ma Chulan were walking side by side.

Su Mo suddenly blocked their path.

Su Yan and Ma Chulong were prepared, but Ma Chulan was startled.

She had seen Su Mo before, and seeing the person standing before her now, she felt completely unsettled.

"Big brother, she..."

"Little sister, let's go first."

Ma Chulong gave Ma Chulan no chance to speak, pulling her aside directly and whispering something that only the two of them could hear.

Leaving only Su Mo and Su Yan, the muscles on Su Mo's face were twitching uncontrollably.

"Su Yan, you didn't expect that I could actually come back alive, did you?"

Because of her rage, her voice became even more unpleasant.

For the first time, Su Yan gave her the answer she wanted. "I indeed didn't expect it."

"I should thank you for turning me into this state. Now, you aren't the only special existence anymore." As Su Mo spoke, she raised her left hand.

A wisp of sinister, evil energy swirled between her fingers.

Su Yan remained as unperturbed as ever. "As long as you like it."

"Of course I like it! Now I am just like you. I will make you suffer a thousand times more than everything I have endured!" Su Mo declared war with a distorted expression.

If Su Yan's eyes were not covered by the black cloth right now, she would surely have seen the trace of undisguised sympathy in Su Yan's eyes.

"Then I will wait. However, you got one thing wrong."

Su Mo was completely dominated by hatred; her only thought was to refute her, target her, and kill her. "I am not wrong!"

Not only did Su Yan show no fear of her current terrifying state, but she instead slowly approached her.

"I am not like you."

(End of Chapter)