Chapter 79: Su Tang

The time to return to the main world seemed even longer than the previous two times. Su Mian had already spent the entire winter vacation, celebrating the New Year with her parents in her hometown.

Of course, no suspicious horror movie plots appeared when visiting the graves.

Another spring.

People in the school were dragging their suitcases one after another, complaining about how the winter vacation had passed so quickly.

Her father helped Su Mian drag her luggage, while the mother and daughter walked arm in arm behind. Qin Zheng adjusted her old-fashioned glasses and kept looking around, seemingly speaking casually.

"Mian Mian, you're already a sophomore. There are so many handsome guys in this school; why don't you try dating?"

"Oh, don't interfere with the child. If she wants to date, she will; if not, she won't. You're too meddlesome."

Su Huaishan's voice came from the very front. Qin Zheng became energetic as soon as she heard this. 【

"Yo, yo, yo, I'm quite the busybody, but it seems like I take care of Mian Mian more, Su Da Niu."

"Su Da Niu" was Qin Zheng's pet name for him, because he snored as loudly as an ox when he slept; Su Huaishan was too lazy to argue and just dragged his luggage downstairs to the dormitory building on his own.

"You're not waiting for us again, seriously."

Su Mian was used to it and didn't react much while watching the two argue, though Qin Zheng's eyes were fixed on those college boys and couldn't look away.

"If you don't take your eyes off them, your Da Niu is going to get jealous."

Su Mian said gloomily, and Qin Zheng glared at her.

"Eat well at school, and if you're not feeling well, you must say so."

Su Mian responded half-heartedly; seeing that there was nothing else, the couple said goodbye to her and then hailed a taxi to the nearby airport.

They loved traveling the world, but Su Mian was the exact opposite; plagued by illness year-round, she would suffer from all kinds of altitude sickness and discomfort whenever she went elsewhere, so ever since then, Su Mian had stayed obediently within her comfort zone.

Just as she dragged her luggage to the door, she suddenly heard the voices of Qiao Yinuo and a strange girl inside.

"You are... the new transfer student, right?"

"Yes! So nice to meet you~"

The girl's voice was sweet, and the more Su Mian heard it, the more familiar it felt.

She stood her luggage upright and raised her hand to knock, but suddenly stopped abruptly.

"You... keep a snake?"

Qiao Yinuo's slightly shocked voice came from inside the room.

"Ah, yes, are you afraid of snakes?"

"No, no, I'm not afraid, but... another classmate in our dorm is afraid."

As soon as these words were spoken, the other girl became anxious.

"Then what should I do? I... should I take it out? But I'm a bit reluctant."

The door opened with a "pop," and Su Mian, who was outside, locked eyes with her inside, holding a transparent reptile enclosure in her hands.

Inside, a creamy-white little snake flicked its tongue and slowly writhed; the moment the door opened, the entire space went quiet.

Su Mian was already covered in goosebumps, but she didn't move her feet or make an out-of-control expression; she only shifted her slightly reddened eyes from the box to the girl's face.

The moment she saw Su Mian, her smile gradually vanished.

Then she took a step back, seemingly not intending to move the enclosure outside either, and acted as if nothing had happened, placing the box on her own desk.

"I'm still reluctant, but it won't bother you."

She turned her head, suppressed a flash of intense disgust and deliberation, and spoke with a sweet smile.

"So please just endure it, classmate."

Qiao Yinuo looked at Su Mian, then at Tian Nuan, inexplicably feeling that the atmosphere was not quite right, but she couldn't put her finger on it.

But it wasn't as if she were lying about Su Mian being afraid of snakes.

During her freshman year, there was a sudden earthquake one day, and everyone was evacuated to the playground.

A bamboo snake crawled out of the bushes at the edge of the playground, and several girls nearby screamed in terror.

Only Su Mian stood where she was; at the time, Qiao Yinuo thought she wasn't afraid of snakes.

But the bamboo snake was venomous, so she thought about it and went over to pull Su Mian away, only to find that as soon as she touched the girl, she went limp and collapsed directly onto her.

Qiao Yinuo was startled and discovered that Su Mian's forehead and palms were covered in sweat, and her eyes were misty, as if she had been scared senseless, which was why she hadn't reacted.

Shocked for a few seconds, Qiao Yinuo quickly notified the counselor to send her to the school's medical room; fortunately, there were no major issues, and the matter came to an end.

Now, seeing such a scene again, she couldn't help but feel very afraid, her body leaning toward Su Mian's side involuntarily, terrified that she might suddenly faint.

Fortunately, Su Mian didn't seem to have any abnormalities, so she breathed a sigh of relief and began to tidy up her things.

After the two met, the atmosphere took an immediate turn, and no one spoke.

Su Mian walked straight to her desk and sat down, cold sweat breaking out instantly, and the mist in her eyes couldn't wait to spill out; after calming down for a long while, her brain finally began to function again.

She knew very well why the girl's attitude had changed drastically after seeing her, even allowing her to catch that flash of hatred.

Because the two had met as early as the second instance; she was the murderer of that game, Su Tang.

Su Tang, or rather Tian Nuan, had used the rules to commit suicide and be reborn, but her points were cleared at the same time, so naturally, she hated Su Mian to death.

But it was all too coincidental; Tian Nuan actually went to the same university as her and was even assigned to the same dormitory, matching the character setting from that instance perfectly.

She bet that her coming days would definitely not be easy, especially since she was also keeping that disgusting snake.

At the thought of this, Su Mian became irritable, her fingers curling slightly and unconsciously, and her breathing shifted from nasal to oral.

Her psychological problems seemed to be getting worse; she had clearly improved a lot after clearing the third instance, but now she was actually starting to somatize.

She attributed everything to the snake she had just seen, shook her head to clear her mind, and decided to go see Dr. Ma tomorrow.

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"Su Mian, haven't I told you not to always anticipate how things will develop?"

"I know you love playing Script Murder games, and this habit is hard to break."

Dr. Ma sighed and folded her laptop to put it in the drawer.

"But the more you anticipate how things will develop, the easier it is for you to become irritable. For example, you told me before that when you see someone staring at you, regardless of whether that gaze is malicious, you will unconsciously dislike this person."

"It's because you're anticipating in your mind whether they will come up to talk to you in the next second, thereby creating a lot of troublesome things."

Su Mian supported her cheek with a dull expression, "I don't think this is a disease; everyone makes assumptions."

"Of course I know that."

Dr. Ma shook her head and leaned forward.

"But you can take the initiative. Just like in that situation just now, you could have shown your disgust without any disguise to make him stay away from you, or asked him directly what he wanted. You can't bottle up your emotions, being miserable all by yourself, while being too proud to let others see your abnormalities."

Su Mian looked straight at the worried Dr. Ma, remained silent for a long time, and slowly lowered her eyes.