Chapter 34
As she looked at the familiar face in front of her, Lu Jia's memories began to resurface. The pain at the back of her head also came back, instantly waking her up and reminding her that this wasn't a dream.
And as soon as she realized she was in reality, the first memory that came to her was Su Mo's bloody hands. The horrifying memory flooded her with worries, but as she tried to get up too quickly, she ended up making intimate forehead contact with Su Mo, who was originally above her.
"Hiss~" In order to not make too much painful noise, Lu Jia instinctively clenched her teeth.
Holding her forehead, enduring the splitting headache, Lu Jia immediately let go and skillfully grabbed Su Mo's wrists, pulling her hands towards her and carefully flipping through them.
Unlike the memories before Lu Jia fell into a coma, the torn flesh on Su Mo's hand had already disappeared. Her fingers had returned to their usual softness, but the presence of blood stains and flipped fingernails reminded Lu Jia of the reality of the scene in her memory.
Despite the horrifying memories, seeing her fingers restored to normal made her less nervous, even relieved.
This time, Lu Jia deeply realized Su Mo's powerful ability to heal wounds. However, remembering Su Mo's sudden madness from before still made her involuntarily shudder.
Looking at the blood stains on her hand, Lu Jia thought to herself that she never wanted to encounter such a frightening scene again. And now, she was truly grateful that Su Mo didn't have any lingering wounds on her hand, and that the person in front of her had returned to normal.
The person sitting on her lap at this moment couldn't comprehend her thoughts. They only followed her actions with their gaze, seeing her relief, causing Su Mo to inadvertently lower her gaze.
"Does it hurt?" Even though there were no wounds anymore, Lu Jia still worried about Su Mo's true feelings, knowing that these blood stains meant the pain couldn't have been easy.
Feeling the concern from the other person, Su Mo silently bit her lower lip and shook her head. She didn't understand what Lu Jia meant by asking about pain, because she couldn't feel it at all. But... she felt uncomfortable in her heart because it seemed like she had made Lu Jia uncomfortable before, causing her to fall asleep.
She was afraid that Lu Jia would fall asleep again, just like before, and ignore her. So she made up her mind to do something.
As Su Mo suddenly appeared in front of her, Lu Jia had almost said the words that she shouldn't harm herself anymore, but swallowed them back.
Looking at the face that was so close, the sudden oppressive atmosphere made Lu Jia inexplicably nervous. She couldn't even speak properly and said, "You."
Even though the back of her head and forehead were hurting, the nervous heartbeat still overcame all the physical pain.
Especially when her forehead touched Su Mo's forehead, her tension and the sense of oppression instantly reached their peak.
Su Mo's face became completely enlarged in her eyes. She could almost see the tiny pores on Su Mo's face, as if a magnifying glass was placed between her eyes and Su Mo's face.
What does Su Mo want to do? Besides her blushing face, this was the only clear thought in her mind.
Could it be that Su Mo is planning to do something? Her imagination about Su Mo's actions exceeded her brain's capacity to handle, so she couldn't stay conscious.
However, in the end, Lu Jia's eyes, which had been trying to avoid, fell on Su Mo's lips.
Bright things always have a mysterious allure to people, and Lu Jia was exactly like that, she fell for the allure of something bright.
As she looked into Su Mo's eyes, her gaze gradually became strange and infatuated. If it weren't for the breath coming from her blushing face, one would doubt whether she had frozen and stopped breathing.
But Su Mo couldn't understand Lu Jia's feelings at the moment. She simply used her forehead to rub against Lu Jia's forehead gently.
Feeling the chill on her forehead and experiencing Su Mo's actions, Lu Jia became somewhat more awake. She couldn't be sure if the understanding she felt was correct, but Su Mo's closeness was obviously not for any bad reasons.
Su Mo's actions were more like trying to soothe a wound, except she used her forehead instead of her hand.
And when she successfully realized this, she couldn't help but notice how her own thoughts were much more complicated compared to Su Mo's simplicity. Yet, even so, because of Su Mo's actions, her state of mind became more unsettled.
So she had to use her own hands to push away the person who was leaning against her forehead.
Looking at Su Mo, who had moved a certain distance away from her, she had to avert her gaze. Only then could she get rid of some unwanted thoughts and gradually stabilize herself.
Feeling the changes within herself, Lu Jia finally realized that some things shouldn't be started. Once started, imagination and expectations would flow endlessly and would not be under control of reason. Fortunately, she hadn't reached the point where she absolutely had to do something about it.
Calming her mind, she looked at the person in front of her once again.
In front of her eyes, something that slipped from Su Mo's eyes startled her.
Cry, did Su Mo cry?
Seeing Su Mo shed tears, in an instant, all barriers fell down. This situation made her flustered and confused, because she didn't know the reason. So she could only bear Su Mo's sadness but felt powerless.
It seemed that all she could do was wipe away Su Mo's tears. Seeing Su Mo in this state made her heart ache. Sadness surrounded her. Although Lu Jia couldn't understand the reason, she vaguely felt that it was related to herself.
Su Mo looked at the person in front of her and felt that Lu Jia was angry with her, otherwise she wouldn't push her away.
Even though she didn't have the same level of thinking as normal people, her brain clearly recognized the existence of rejection. So she felt wronged and sad.
And in this situation, the consequence was that Lu Jia was tightly hugged by someone, and being held like that, considering Su Mo's sadness, she could only let others do as they pleased.
Su Mo always had a faint scent of lemon on her, as if it emanated from her skin. But Lu Jia knew it was the scent of body wash.
The body wash she used didn't have a long-lasting scent, but it seemed to become more persistent after being applied on Su Mo.
She even suspected that Su Mo might have put on some lemon-scented perfume, but it was just a thought. Su Mo wore her clothes, and it was impossible to hide or conceal anything from her eyes, especially in the summer when she wore short sleeves without pockets.
Feeling a tingly sensation on her neck, Lu Jia couldn't help but shiver. It felt like something had been switched on and her body became a bit weak.
If things continued like this, her mind would be completely blank.
"Ahem~"
Just as Lu Jia's mind was completely blank, she heard a cough that didn't belong to either of them. The sound quickly broke the ambiguous atmosphere and filled Lu Jia's blank mind with a sense of danger, like a splash of cold water.
The woman in the gray long-sleeved shirt didn't want to disturb the two, but out of respect and protection for each other, she felt that she couldn't stay here any longer. It was obvious that she wouldn't fit in the upcoming conversation, so she had to make her presence known before things got too embarrassing.
Quietly standing up against the wall, under Lu Jia's gaze, she said, "Um, you guys can continue, I won't disturb," as she walked towards the door.
Someone, with an awkward expression on their face, felt the coldness in the gaze behind them. They finally managed to open the dormitory door but before they could step outside, their wrist was grabbed tightly.
With a gentle slam, the door closed and they were dragged outside of the dormitory.
As the girl was about to leave, Lu Jia's consciousness was called back and she finally reacted. With the fastest speed, she grabbed the girl and intercepted her at the dormitory door.
Lu Jia looked at the person in front of her with a serious expression.
Qiao Tang, she kept repeating the name of the person in her mind.
This girl was not a stranger to Lu Jia and Su Mo. Moreover, she had seen Su Mo's abilities, so Lu Jia had to be cautious when she appeared in their dormitory, especially while Su Mo was still there. The fact that Qiao Tang could stay calmly in the dormitory made her feel threatened.
"What are you doing here?"
Feeling Lu Jia's serious tone and seeing the way this person looked at her, Qiao Tang was a bit scared. This kind of gaze instantly reminded her of Lin Yin.
When she was dragged into the bedroom, Lin Yin emitted a similar aura all over her body, as if she wanted to kill her.
The reason she escaped danger was because Lu Jia made a noise in the bed at that time, causing Lin Yin to lose sight of her. And now, facing Lu Jia, the person in front of her gave her a similar feeling, but without that creepy intent to kill.
"I... I originally came to thank you," she explained, her heart feeling extremely anxious.
"Thank you?" Lu Jia listened, still holding Qiao Tang's hand without any intention of letting go. The person in front of her spoke hesitantly, making her feel unable to trust.
"I want to personally thank you for what you did before. If it wasn't for you, I..." She stopped abruptly and didn't continue speaking.
Lu Jia didn't pay much attention to Qiao Tang's hesitation this time, but she didn't soften her heart because of it either. "I warned you not to involve us in your problems. I don't like getting into trouble."
"I know, Xici has already told me everything. I just feel like I should thank you no matter what. Don't worry, I won't say anything about this to anyone, even if it bothers me."
The person in front of Lu Jia kept assuring her, making it hard for Lu Jia to be too harsh. At least when it came to the previous situation, she had indeed kept it hidden from Gu Xici.
Seeing the person in front of her so sincere, she couldn't be too heartless, especially considering what this person had been through.
"Thank you," she said, and then let go of her hand.
Qiao Tang, whose hand finally gained its freedom, looked at the red mark on her wrist. The mark left by being dragged into the dormitory earlier was still visible, and now Lu Jia had deepened it.
These two really deserved to be a couple, holding hands with the same hand and surprisingly strong. Qiao Tang silently thought that ever since she saw Lu Jia and Su Mo's relationship in bed, she had consciously connected the two of them together in her mind, so she could imagine anything about them.
"You don't have to thank me, it's me who should thank you. Besides, I know you, like Xici, genuinely wanted to help me," she explained with a smile, rubbing her hand.
Listening to what she said, Lu Jia couldn't respond well because it was actually Su Mo who made the first move, and she didn't know why Su Mo took action.
In short, hearing Qiao Tang say this made her feel like she received praise that didn't belong to her, and her mood became complicated.
"Do you have anything else to say?", but she couldn't say too much, so the best way was to send the guest away.
"Um," facing Lu Jia's obvious dismissal, Qiao Tang couldn't force herself to stand here, besides, she was already planning to leave, she just got caught and didn't leave.
"Then I'll leave first."
Watching someone turn around, Lu Jia suddenly remembered something that she couldn't understand, "Wait a moment."
"Hmm? Anything else?" Being called back, the person felt tired, not sure if they should let her go or not.
"How did you get into the dorm?"
Lu Jia only realized that she almost missed an important matter.
"Bedroom? Is this where you all sleep?"
"How did you get in?" Lu Jia emphasized again.
"Lin Yin pulled me in. I heard some strange noises coming from your room and thought something was happening. Then I got thrown in."
Whenever this incident was mentioned, Qiao Tang's tailbone would ache. She had fallen pretty hard back then.
"She pulled you in," Lu Jia muttered under her breath, speculating that if it was Su Mo who pulled Qiao Tang, then Qiao Tang must know Su Mo's identity.
"Didn't you think about telling me?" Her tone of inquiry was not too obvious, which caused Qiao Tang to misunderstand the meaning of the question.
"Don't worry, I didn't see anything. I won't gossip about your relationship."
"I am not."
"By the way, I think you should give Lin Yin a pair of prettier contact lenses. The current ones may be spooky, but they're not attractive. She's a beautiful girl and looks like a blind person, which damages her image a bit."
Lu Jia's words were immediately interrupted by Qiao Tang, who, listening to her, felt there was no need to say anything further.
"I understand."
The door was opened and closed again, leaving Qiao Tang alone at the entrance. She silently turned around and walked away.
Is this the end?
It was obvious that she found it hard to believe.
However... what does "Lin Yin" and "Su Mo" mean?
Why did Lu Jia call Lin Yin "Su Mo"? Is she hiding something?
As Qiao Tang continued walking, her footsteps involuntarily came to a halt. She turned around and glanced back at Room 417, then continued on her way, leaving the fourth floor behind.
