Chapter 6: Is It Fun?

Not only were Gu Yang and Su Yao good friends, but his father and Su Jianguo had been close friends for many years.

Therefore, they had arranged a betrothal for them back when he was just born.

For all these years, this marriage had always been considered valid in the hearts of both families.

Coupled with his relationship with Su Yao, he knew a thing or two about Su Yan’s situation.

Su Yan had been sent to live in the countryside thousands of miles away and had only been brought back a few days ago. Furthermore, Su Yao had told him with absolute certainty that Su Yan’s eyes had still not recovered. Having been blind for over a decade, they surely wouldn't get better.

Yet, as he watched Su Yan walking away, her movements were completely indistinguishable from those of a normal person.

Su Mo followed his gaze, a faint sense of unease rising in her heart. She immediately stepped to the side to block his view.

"Brother Gu, you haven't met Su Yan yet, have you? She is my father’s daughter from before, but she was always raised in the countryside. She just arrived in the city and doesn't know many of the rules. If she says anything impolite, please don't take it to heart, Brother Gu."

Gu Yang’s gaze darkened for two seconds before returning to its previous warmth.

"How could I? She didn't say anything."

"That’s good. Brother Gu, I still need to look after her, so I’ll be going now."

Su Mo bid him farewell with obvious reluctance, looking back every few steps.

Wherever Su Yan walked on the street, she became the focus of everyone’s attention.

Blind people were not uncommon in the county, but she was the only one with a black cloth strip tied over her eyes.

Her fair complexion formed a sharp contrast with the black cloth. Not only did it not look strange, but it also gave her an indescribable sense of mystery.

As soon as Su Yan reached the side of the road, a kind-hearted person walked over. "Little girl, are you trying to cross the street? Let me help you."

Looking at the kind-faced woman who appeared to be nearly sixty, the image of Granny Li surfaced in her mind.

The woman mistook her brief moment of distraction for consent and took her arm, carefully leading her forward.

In this era, cars on the road were extremely rare; those with some means rode "Flying Pigeon" bicycles, coming in waves.

The woman, who was supposed to be guiding her, became somewhat nervous when faced with the youths riding their bikes at high speed.

By the time she realized what was happening, it was actually Su Yan who had led her across the street.

"Thank you, Ma'am."

Su Yan’s proactive expression of gratitude left the woman unsure of how to respond for a moment.

Was it her imagination? Why did she suddenly feel that this blind child didn't actually need her help at all?

At this moment, Song Xue and the girls from yesterday had arrived once again in front of the abandoned building.

"Are we really going in?"

The timid girl had had nightmares after returning from here yesterday, and now her legs were trembling slightly.

Song Xue, immersed in her excitement, felt much of her fear washed away. "Let's go! Let's see if that blind girl has already been scared out of her wits!"

With that, she walked in, head held high.

The remaining girls had no choice but to follow.

The building remained empty and silent.

When they reached the locked room on the second floor, they felt a mix of fear and schadenfreude.

Song Xue took out the key, already imagining the spectacular scene she was about to witness.

*Click.*

The lock opened, and the long-neglected door let out a harsh, grating sound as she pushed it.

They braced themselves and walked in, but there wasn't a trace of Su Yan in the room!

Xinghua High School.

There were only five minutes left until class started.

Song Xue’s face turned pale as she looked at the empty seat in the back.

Su Yan was gone!

They had locked her alone in that haunted, abandoned building last night, intending only to scare her and teach her a lesson.

The lock was intact; if she had jumped from the window, she would have at least been half-dead, if not killed.

Both she and the other girls were terrified.

They hadn't wanted to cause any deaths.

"Song Xue, should we tell the teacher?" Wang Lan asked from the seat behind, shivering.

If the Su family couldn't find Su Yan and went to the police, they would definitely be arrested.

Song Xue glared at her fiercely and hissed in a voice only the two of them could hear: "Are you stupid? What does her disappearance have to do with us?"

"But yesterday..."

"As long as you don't say anything, no one will know! Remember, even if the blind girl is really dead, it has nothing to do with us!"

Song Xue reminded her with a sinister look, but the moment she finished speaking, Wang Lan’s expression changed abruptly.

"Do you understand what I'm saying?"

Thinking she had been scared silly, Song Xue raised her voice.

However, Wang Lan was already frozen in her seat, and in her rapidly dilating pupils, Su Yan’s figure was drawing closer and closer.

"It seems she doesn't quite understand what you're saying."

The voice that suddenly came from behind made Song Xue impatient, but the next second, she realized something, and even her breathing hitched.

Su Yan leaned over, her cheek slowly moving closer to the immobile Song Xue, until her lips were inches from Song Xue’s ear.

"Is it fun?"

The four eerie words made Song Xue’s head buzz, and the blood in her entire body seemed to boil.

She couldn't utter a single word, feeling as if she were being crushed by something, unable to catch her breath.

Just as she was about to suffocate, Su Yan took a step again, walking toward her seat at a leisurely pace.

It wasn't just Song Xue and Wang Lan; the other girls in the classroom wore expressions of horror, as if they had seen a ghost.

Even the ringing of the class bell couldn't bring them back to their senses.

Textile Factory.

Su Jianguo had been exceptionally busy since he arrived in the morning.

Today was the day for shipping goods, and since the factory director had been hospitalized recently, all the work had fallen on his shoulders.

"Deputy Factory Director Su, the goods have been counted. We can set off now."

"Alright." Su Jianguo replied and immediately headed out, but just as he reached the door, he suddenly thought of something, and a look of hesitation appeared on his face.

"Xiao Wang, go see if Director Li is around. If he is, have him go with you."

Since he had already promised his daughter, he wanted to do his best to fulfill it.

"Aren't you coming, sir?" Xiao Wang asked, puzzled, as Su Jianguo had always been responsible for coordinating the factory's shipments.

Su Jianguo turned back to his office. "Yes, I have other important matters to attend to."

After dealing with Xiao Wang, there were a few more tasks that required him to go out, all of which he declined using various excuses.

It wasn't until the accountant knocked on his office door.

"Deputy Factory Director Su, there’s an issue with a payment here. Could you come with me to the savings bank to verify it?"

Su Jianguo immediately put down what he was doing; matters involving funds could not tolerate the slightest error. As for the promise he made to Su Yan, he could only push it to the back of his mind.

The bell for the end of class rang.

Song Xue, Wang Lan, and the others rushed out of the classroom at top speed, their panicked appearance as if there were monsters chasing them.

Su Yan sneered; they only had that much courage after all.

Besides, she hadn't even done anything yet.

Just as she was about to stand up, her brows beneath the black cloth furrowed.

She had repeatedly warned Su Jianguo not to leave the factory today, yet he hadn't listened to her?!

(End of chapter)