Chapter 27
Walking back to the bedside, sitting close to the person, she looked at the face with a peaceful sleepy expression, but her heart couldn't help but become a little heavy.
In the past week, Su Mo has been more and more sleepy, and it is difficult to wake her up. It's like she is trying to make up for the sleep she lost from staying up late watching dramas.
Because they couldn't communicate, this caused Lu Jia to not know about this routine, but it's a reasonable behavior after becoming a zombie, so it's somewhat difficult to feel at ease.
And at this moment, the person who is sleeping, with lips slightly parted, a very small voice escapes from her mouth, "Lu... Lu Jia~", the voice is somewhat muffled and the pronunciation is clearly a bit strange.
Huh?
The voice of the person on the bed is really too soft, this causes Lu Jia to not hear anything clearly and she doesn't even pay attention.
Because Su Mo also often mumbles in her sleep, usually it's simple exclamations like "uh, ah" or some soft and tender moans, she's already used to it.
"Lu... Jia~"
"Lu... Jia"
But in her ear, the murmuring is intermittent, which ultimately arouses Lu Jia's curiosity, and at the same time, it feels like there's an inexplicable anticipation in her heart.
"Hungry~"
Sliding her body over, she came closer to Su Mo's head. She leaned down slightly and listened carefully to what the person was saying.
Besides the smacking sounds of eating, there was nothing else that could be heard.
Hehe~ Smiling inside, she looked at someone sleeping soundly. Did she mishear again?
In the person's dream, there was a large dining table. Lu Jia was standing in front of the table, and as she moved, lots and lots of meat started appearing on the table. They looked colorful and very appetizing.
This scene made Su Mo's mouth water, and she rushed forward, wanting to have a good meal. But unexpectedly, a gust of wind suddenly blew, carrying away both the person and the table.
It also startled someone awake.
The person in front of her was right there, so close. Their warm breath tickled Su Mo's face, causing her to blink several times.
The person, who was usually difficult to wake up, didn't anticipate opening their eyes at this moment, this awkward timing. Su Mo was not prepared.
Because of the awkwardness, she momentarily forgot to get up or do anything. She just quietly stared at the face beneath her, gripping her pants tightly with her hand, rubbing so vigorously that the black pants were likely to fade.
Even with half a piece of gauze, Su Mo's fair and delicate face was enough to make people hesitate. Her straight nose seemed transparent under her gaze, but also a bit blurry and unclear.
Su Mo's mouth was slightly open, and Lu Jia felt as if she heard her own name from that mouth.
"Lu Jia～"
That sound didn't carry the usual coldness that is difficult to approach, instead, it had a soft and sweet tone that had never been heard before, making the listener feel a sweet and dreamy sensation.
Su Mo, with her current expression, suddenly seemed to be smiling at Lu Jia, but not entirely.
The midday of summer was even hotter than imagined. The overheated dormitory had turned into a blazing furnace, as if it could explode completely with just one more piece of firewood.
And at this moment, Lu Jia was not much different from the about-to-explode furnace, except that the fuse of her heat was not the temperature but the person on the bed.
Breathing gradually slowed down, moving towards a state of holding one's breath. The heartbeat was in complete contrast to the breathing, and the sounds in the mind became clearer and harder to control.
In a daze, it felt as if something moistened Su Mo's face, and the fuzzy sensation warmed Lu Jia, who was above her.
The face looking up was so clean that it made people want to come closer and touch it.
The bright red lips aroused a strange appetite in Lu Jia. Thoughts of a balcony and Su Mo licking her lips ran through her mind.
The atmosphere around them was so quiet. In this ambiguous atmosphere, she thought, maybe Su Mo likes it this way.
Could she... give it a try?
Curiosity can be a dangerous thing. Lu Jia, for the first time, was eager to know what something other than food would taste like.
Would it be bitter or sweet?
The answer was so close that it made her forget about her own situation and even stop thinking about her actions.
"Su Mo," she whispered, her voice sounding hoarse as if someone else was speaking.
After calling out for her, she seemed to see Su Mo smiling at her. That smile carried with it a sense of indulgence and helplessness. And then Su Mo hugged her, and that embrace was so warm and safe.
Su Mo was so troublesome, she kept bringing her back every time she tried to run away.
"Su Mo～"
With a final whisper, a chill instantly enveloped her lips, and the skin on top was so soft it could easily be flattened.
"Ding dong~"
Like the sound of a huge object collapsing, it entered someone's ears, and in an instant, their eyes, blurred by emotion, regained clarity.
Sitting up abruptly, Lu Jia distanced herself from the person in the bed, looking at Su Mo who was looking at her in confusion. Lu Jia felt like she was committing a crime, as the other person clearly didn't know anything.
"I'm sorry," unsure of what to say, the words stopped at the letter 'I,' unable to continue.
"Why is it like this!"
"Calm down!"
"Why so calm!"
Loud noises disrupted the strange atmosphere within Room 417 once again. As Su Mo got up and walked towards the dormitory door, Lu Jia experienced a temporary sense of relief.
Seeing Su Mo's figure walking away, Lu Jia stood up and followed her towards the door.
Opening the door just enough for two heads to peek out side by side, and for some reason, Lu Jia deliberately moved a few steps away from Su Mo, maintaining a certain distance between them.
And just like them, there were also many people secretly watching the situation from outside.
Turning left along the fourth-floor corridor leads to the male dormitory of Building C.
Right now, in front of one of the dormitory doors, a group of boys were gathered, with Gu Xici standing among them. However, the source of the voices wasn't her, but rather a girl who looked like a Barbie doll.
The girl was pulling on a boy's collar, her voice hoarse and desperate, "Why didn't you bring him back, why?"
Watching this scene and witnessing the conflict, Lu Jia could somewhat guess the general situation. It seemed that there had been casualties among the group that went out to find food again.
Listening to her words, several boys around lowered their heads and couldn't say anything.
Gu Xici, on the other hand, just stood by, letting the girl speak, until she collapsed from exhaustion, and then she reached out to support her.
She seemed to say something, but Lu Jia was too far away to hear clearly. She could only see that Gu Xici took the girl away in the end.
The girl who came to record the food with Gu Xici that night was replaced.
What happened to the previous girl? Lu Jia didn't know. It was as if the story had abruptly ended. Lu Jia thought the matter would be over, but who knew that the following girl would almost cause casualties.
Standing far away with Su Mo, looking at the crowd gathered outside a dormitory on the third floor, she tried to keep Su Mo at a distance from those people.
But because she was standing too far, she could only vaguely hear some crying and Gu Xici's reprimand.
At this point, based solely on the discussion at the door, Lu Jia pieced together about eighty to ninety percent of what had happened.
It turned out that when the group went out to search for food, they encountered a fierce attack from a group of corpses on their way back. They were even almost blocked off, and unfortunately, the girl's boyfriend ended up trapped on that road.
But now the girl clearly can't accept her boyfriend's death. Instead, the more she thinks about it, the sadder she becomes. She even wants to end her own life. Her thoughts and actions scared her roommates, so they called Gu Xici to solve the problem.
Gu Xici looked at the girl sitting on the ground with empty eyes, listening to her non-stop talk about wanting to die. Gu Xici found these words annoying, so she directly slapped the girl's face.
The crisp sound of the slap startled the people gathering at the dormitory door. They never expected Gu Xici to choose this way to handle the situation.
The girl was slightly dazed by the slap and hadn't even reacted yet when Gu Xici grabbed her arm and walked towards the balcony of the dormitory.
Gu Xici pressed her hand on the girl's head and looked down from the balcony. Below, there were enemies roaring, wanting to capture them all.
"Qiao Tang, look closely. In the present, it's easy for you to want to die. Everyone is too busy to care about a life that has nothing to do with them. I don't care how you want to die or why, but please don't disrupt the life here with your death."
"I hate people like you who easily talk about life and death. Look around you, look at everyone. Do you think it's easy for them to protect their own lives?"
"There are monsters outside waiting to devour us. Nobody wants to die. They have all tried their best. You may not understand them, but the consequences are yours to bear. If you want to die, I won't stop you, but if you want to live, I will do everything to help you."
After her words, the girl started crying even harder. In between sobs, she kept saying why did he have to die?
Gu Xici had a cold expression on her face, but her expression gradually softened, and in the end, she silently reached out and hugged the girl.
"I know it's hard to accept, but don't sacrifice your life for sadness. If you feel like you can't go on, then hate the monster that took his life. So you must live well, seek revenge for him, and don't let him rest uneasy."
"Can I... really?" Qiao Tang was uncertain, she was in a state of confusion, perhaps only the pain could keep her focused.
"Yes, I will help you. You don't need to be too scared."
Lu Jia moved to the doorway, looked at everything in the dormitory, and then chose to leave.
In fact, Gu Xici was really suitable to be a leader. That was the only feeling in her heart when she brought Su Mo back to the dormitory.
