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The sensation of being splattered by warm blood lingered, making Qiao Xia unable to distinguish between illusion and reality.
One moment, it was a scene straight out of a delinquent high school drama; the next, it abruptly shifted to a horror movie pace. Must things be so fickle?
As Qiao Xia recalled the gruesome death of Li Lin Guan, he couldn’t resist glancing forward again. He saw Li Lin Guan preening, tossing his hair. Amidst the gazes of admiration and fear from the surrounding crowd, the deliberately feigned melancholy in Li Lin Guan’s eyes made Qiao Xia genuinely worry he’d next utter something like ‘F0rg0tt3n L0v3’…
In this very moment, Li Lin Guan stood alive and well before him, as if telling Qiao Xia that the scene he’d witnessed earlier was false, entirely untrue.
Perhaps his mind had truly wandered, which was why he had ‘seen’ such a vision.
As for that strange, peculiar voice, it too must have been a product of his imagination.
Comforting himself with these thoughts, Qiao Xia eventually snapped back to reality. Hearing the clamor from above, his lips twitched involuntarily. ‘It couldn’t be such a coincidence, could it?’ he mused.
Without immediately looking up, Qiao Xia quickly glanced to his side.
There stood a trash can and a row of dripping faucets.
Raising his gaze skyward, he saw a tower crane slowly lifting steel bars in mid-air. Everything aligned perfectly with the scene he had just experienced, gradually solidifying into reality.
Aside from the steadily growing crowd of students, everything else was identical to the premonition he’d witnessed!
He had actually arrived at the construction site for the future dormitory building, located behind the school’s teaching block!
Could it be that foreseeing the future was genuinely possible?
If that were the case… ‘Wait, the voice,’ he recalled. ‘That strange voice mentioned ten minutes.’
Could those ten minutes be the exact timeframe when the future scene would unfold? Li Lin Guan’s death by a steel bar would happen in precisely ten minutes!
‘No, looking at the time now, only three minutes remain.’
The strange voice had also mentioned deducting 100 yuan, which could verify the truth or falsehood of this entire event.
“Qiao Xia, you’re really brave, kid. You actually dared to come with me, heh, truly…”
“Stop. Shut up.”
When the familiar words echoed for a second time, Qiao Xia grew even more agitated.
After roughly interrupting Li Lin Guan’s words, Qiao Xia immediately pulled his wallet from his pocket. He quickly opened it, and upon seeing that 100 yuan was indeed missing, he could no longer convince himself that any of this was fake.
It was real!
Foreseeing the future was actually true!
He had truly witnessed a glimpse of the future!
As Qiao Xia reeled in shock, Li Lin Guan and the surrounding students watched him fumbling with his wallet, their eyes instantly filled with disdain. They believed Qiao Xia had put on quite an act in the classroom, only to revert to his true cowardly self the moment he stepped outside.
He wanted to buy his way out of trouble, to avoid a beating.
‘Tsk, tsk, how could that be allowed?’
Li Lin Guan, in particular, looked at Qiao Xia with profound contempt. He thought he had overestimated Qiao Xia; to be so cowardly before the fight even began meant that even a thorough beating wouldn’t bring any sense of accomplishment.
‘How could Duan Yulan have fallen for this guy?’
‘A mighty man like him couldn’t catch Duan Yulan’s eye, yet this weakling of a guy received her favor. This world truly lacks justice.’
‘This Qiao Xia isn’t even particularly handsome; at best, he’s a bit delicate. He’s certainly not stunningly attractive, so I genuinely don’t know why Duan Yulan would be interested in him!’
“Oh, he’s already given up before the fight even started. Does that mean there won’t be a fight?”
“Probably not. Fumbling with his wallet so timidly, he’s probably trying to pay his way out of this.”
“I got excited for nothing. I thought I’d get to see a fight!”
“You’re all thinking too simply. I heard that School Belle Duan hugged and kissed Qiao Xia at the school gate today. Their relationship isn’t ordinary… Brother Li has been pursuing Duan Yulan for ages without any response, so when he heard this news, he definitely wouldn’t let Qiao Xia off easily. I bet he won’t stop until Qiao Xia’s in the hospital.”
“What? There’s something like that? I thought it was just a simple fight!”
Before Qiao Xia and Li Lin Guan, the two involved parties, could even speak, the surrounding students began chattering, one after another, speculating whether the fight would still happen.
Amidst the flurry of discussion, Duan Yulan’s name was finally uttered, bringing a sudden realization to many who were simply watching for entertainment.
‘No wonder Brother Li suddenly made a move on Qiao Xia; it was all because of Duan Yulan.’
‘Wait, hold on! Duan Yulan, that aloof and unapproachable school belle, actually hugged and embraced this Qiao Xia, and even kissed him?!’
‘How could that be possible!’
‘Damn it! Even if Brother Li doesn’t deal with Qiao Xia today, we won’t let him off!’
‘He actually dared to lay his hands on their goddess, and succeeded! It’s so enviable… bah, it’s utterly detestable!’
‘Killing Qiao Xia wouldn’t even be excessive.’
The moment Duan Yulan’s name was heard, the surrounding crowd instantly became agitated, as if injected with stimulants. Their gazes at Qiao Xia were now filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred. They had never imagined he had such an intimate relationship with the school belle.
Even though Qiao Xia was a passive participant in this situation, not willingly accepting Duan Yulan’s advances, in the eyes of the many boys, everything was Qiao Xia’s fault.
Qiao Xia’s very presence on campus was a monumental mistake.
“Hmph, even if you beg on your knees, your grandpa here won’t let you off today! Alright, no need to wait for my brothers; a pathetic wimp like you, I can take care of with one hand.”
Perhaps fueled by the surrounding atmosphere, Li Lin Guan’s eyes immediately reddened with fury as he again imagined his goddess throwing herself into Qiao Xia’s arms. He wished he could beat Qiao Xia to death on the spot to quell the hatred in his heart.
However, these words, to Qiao Xia’s ears, brought a different kind of experience.
Although the initial part of the dialogue had changed, the latter half was identical to what he had heard before.
This meant the fight was still going to happen.
Li Lin Guan would still be struck dead by a steel bar…
“Brother Li, take it easy! If you put this kid in the hospital, the school won’t let you off.”
“Heh heh, Brother Li knows what he’s doing. Why are you worrying?”
The ensuing jeers and taunts only exacerbated Qiao Xia’s headache.
The reason was simple: although the sequence of events had shifted slightly, the overall outcome remained the same. Even though Qiao Xia now knew that foreseeing the future was real, he had no idea how to change the ending.
While Li Lin Guan’s attitude wasn’t exactly pleasant, it was still a life. Just imagining the bloody scene of someone actually dying before him made Qiao Xia believe he would have nightmares that night.
Now, calculating the time, only about one minute remained until the steel bar fell from the sky.
How could he prevent Li Lin Guan’s death?
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