Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 294 Haunted
"Zizi..."

The intermittent crackling of electricity constantly stimulated Wang Runxue's nerves. The corridor flickered between light and dark, and the lights flashed more and more rapidly, making her wonder if the light bulb above her head would explode at any moment.

Is there a problem with the school's power system?
Despite her deep fear, Wang Runxue did not immediately regard the sudden change as a supernatural event, but instead tried to explain the phenomenon from a scientific perspective.

There was no other way; she simply dared not think about it from an unscientific perspective.

Thinking of Han Zhou's prediction from a week ago, she swallowed hard and quickly tried to reassure herself, wondering if that scumbag had secretly done something to make his prediction come true, and was probably hiding in some corner laughing now.

While trying to bolster her courage with self-hypnosis, she turned on her phone's built-in flashlight, turned around, and strode back towards the stairs as quickly as possible.

Whether it's scientific or not, whatever the reason, she's now too afraid to go back to her dorm, let alone stay in the dorm building any longer.

However, to her horror, the light from her phone's flashlight quickly started flashing as well, and at the same frequency as the light above her head!
"The phone is malfunctioning, it must be something wrong with the phone, I'll get a new one tomorrow..."

The phone's light could actually be affected by external interference... This was no longer a phenomenon that could be explained by science. Wang Runxue almost burst into tears, but she gritted her teeth and continued to hypnotize herself to avoid being so scared that she couldn't even walk.

As she passed the window by the corridor, her already wildly beating heart pounded even faster, because the lights were also on in another girls' dormitory building outside the window, but the lights on each floor were warm and soft, and there was nothing strange about it.

This also means that there is no problem with the school's power system.

It seems that the problem only exists on her floor.

Wang Runxue's breath hitched for a moment, then she mustered all her strength and rushed toward the stairwell. She didn't dare look back at all, for fear that if she did, she would see a grotesque, distorted ghostly figure right behind her, just like in a horror movie.

"It really happened, something terrible..."

Her thoughts were in a jumble, and she had no time to think. She just couldn't help but think of the ghost story that had been circulating widely in the dormitory recently.

She hadn't really taken the rumor to heart before. After all, the idea of ​​someone jumping off a building and becoming a ghost because they were heartbroken after a failed confession sounded ridiculous. Besides, there were many versions of the rumor, and she didn't know where they all came from. So even though many people claimed to have heard strange noises at night, she remained skeptical.

However, considering her current situation, she began to have no choice but to believe the rumor; the vivid descriptions in her memory suddenly seemed to become real.

Many things are like this: when you don't want to believe something, unless you see it with your own eyes, no matter what the rumors are, they can't become evidence to make you believe it. But the moment you start to waver, even the slightest breeze can make you doubt.

Wang Runxue was now certain that there was a ghost in the dormitory. She scrambled to the stairwell, grabbed the handrail with both hands, and hurriedly ran down the stairs in a half-jump, half-slide manner. She almost didn't touch the ground as she descended several steps and quickly reached the bottom of the stairs.

Whether it was her imagination or not, when she habitually looked up, she seemed to see a blurry figure flash by at the stairwell. She couldn't make out the figure's appearance, but it looked a bit like a child in terms of build. Wang Runxue wasn't sure, because the figure appeared and disappeared too quickly, in the blink of an eye, making her wonder if she was hallucinating.

However, she was quite certain that there was no one in the stairwell just now. Unless someone had secretly followed her while she was running away, it was impossible for them to appear at the stairwell so quickly.

The thought that such a possibility might not be nonexistent, and that something might have been silently following her, sent chills down Wang Runxue's spine. Not daring to think about it further, she quickly ran downstairs and, under the questioning gaze of the dormitory supervisor, scrambled out of the dormitory building. Only when she saw the bright streetlights and passing students did she finally breathe a sigh of relief, clutching her knees and panting heavily.

Her visibly shaken appearance attracted a lot of attention, and some people even came up to ask if she needed help, but she shook her head and brushed them off. It wasn't exactly brushing them off, though; what else could she say? Did she need someone to help her exorcise the ghost?

What she had just experienced completely overturned Wang Runxue's understanding of the world. She didn't know if she was being targeted by some evil spirit, but one thing she was sure of was that she had to get that scumbag man's help to resolve the matter.

Since that guy predicted tonight's events a week ago, it means he must know something about it. Thinking of this, she didn't care about thinking too much and quickly took out her phone to send several messages to Han Zhou.

After leaving the dormitory building, Wang Runxue's phone returned to normal, and the flashlight stopped flashing. She told Han Zhou what had just happened while observing the dormitory building from downstairs. She found that the corridor where she had been was perfectly normal, with no flashing lights. She was both shocked and scared. She didn't dare to go to the toilet and quickly found a crowded place to wait for Han Zhou's arrival.

About ten minutes later, Wang Runxue finally met Han Zhou, but to her surprise, Gu Zheng had also come with that scumbag.

It's important to note that it's not yet time for the end of evening self-study, which means these two are very likely to skip class or ask for leave.

Han Zhou's expression was quite serious. He immediately checked the situation again. Wang Runxue answered all his questions without hesitation. Seeing that he could not see any confusion or fear on his face, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. This meant that this guy was indeed not completely unaware of the matter.

And this is indeed the case.

Upon learning of Wang Runxue's ordeal, even Han Zhou was surprised and puzzled. However, unlike Wang Runxue, he did not consider the matter to be a supernatural event at all. Instead, he immediately thought of Xiao Xiaoxiao, who had returned to her dormitory early.

He believed and agreed with Mo Yixia's previous judgment that the supernatural phenomena in the girls' dormitory were likely related to Xiao Xiaoxiao's abnormality. Considering that Xiao Xiaoxiao returned to the dormitory very early today, if Wang Runxue really experienced something incomprehensible, it was very likely related to Xiao Xiaoxiao.

The dormitories at Lin University are assigned according to year. Freshmen live together, sophomores live together, and so on. Han Zhou had already asked Gu Zheng when he arrived. Wang Runxue and Xiao Xiaoxiao do live in the same dormitory building, but it is uncertain whether they live on the same floor. After all, she is not familiar with Wang Runxue and does not know which dormitory she lives in.

Of course, whether they live on the same floor or not doesn't seem to matter that much, because as far as Han Zhou knows, the supernatural rumors about the girls' dormitory are not only concentrated in the corridor where Xiao Xiaoxiao lives, but there are rumors in almost every corridor, which means that the other party's "power" has a wide range of influence.

This can actually be confirmed by our previous experience staying at the same hotel. Xiao Xiao was upstairs, but footprints appeared out of thin air on the beach outside, which is enough to explain a lot.

Of course, all the analysis now and in the future is based on the premise that "the previous paranormal events were indeed related to Xiao Xiaoxiao". However, at least for now, if we take this speculation as a premise, then Wang Runxue's terrifying experience seems not difficult to explain.

There's only one thing that needs explaining—

What strange thing about Xiao Xiaoxiao could cause the "ghostly" phenomenon to occur around her?

They've been resurrected.

No, I didn't. I originally planned to use up all my leave slips this month and take six days off. I thought that since I was going to be taking leave so frequently, I might as well not send out so many leave slips. Who knew that once I started taking leave, I couldn't stop. I became more and more lazy, and even today, I'm too embarrassed to send out any leave slips or New Year's greetings. After all, what I'm doing isn't taking leave anymore, it's called absenteeism...

I'm so sorry it's a bit late, but I still wish everyone a Happy New Year, and Happy Valentine's Day too.

This chapter doesn't have much content, but it's not filler either. It's mainly to get back into the swing of things. I'll keep updating. I might still be taking leave this month, but at least I won't be skipping work as much as I did this time.

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