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Ouyang Zhirou led us into a small, empty room. It was modestly furnished with a large table, a simple bed, and a few chairs. Hu Yao finally released his grip and pushed me down into a chair.
Even though I had calmed down somewhat compared to earlier, I couldn't stop murmuring that I wanted him to suffer more than death. Seeing me like this, Ouyang Zhirou and Lin Mu Xi were filled with concern, momentarily at a loss for what to do. Lin Mu Xi looked at me, feeling as if her heart had been gripped tightly, causing it to stop beating. Tears began to well up in her eyes.
It wasn't just Lin Mu Xi; Ouyang Zhirou felt the same way. She knew she had to remain calm and figure out what was going on, to bring Zhao Lun back to the person they once knew. Otherwise, he would completely lose his mind and become a lunatic.
"Hu Yao, what exactly happened outside?"
"I don't know," I replied. "When I came in, I saw him attacking someone. I kicked him, breaking his hand, and then he just went crazy."
As Ouyang Zhirou furrowed her brows, her mind raced. She rubbed her fingers together thoughtfully; it was clear that simply attacking one person couldn't have caused this reaction. There had to be other factors at play.
Just then, the sound of sobbing echoed throughout the quiet room.
"Can you please stop crying? Does crying solve anything? Will it bring Zhao Lun back to his senses?" Ouyang Zhirou shouted at Lin Mu Xi, who was crouched there looking at me.
I understood that crying wouldn't help anything, but no matter how hard she tried, tears kept streaming down Lin Mu Xi's face as she looked at me.
Ouyang Zhirou was indeed a year older than Lin Mu Xi and more mature in her thinking. The carefree childlike demeanor she displayed in front of me was only seen when one is in a comfortable space or among loved ones—her true self. But now she had to be the calm one; she was the one who needed to take charge.
Lin Mu Xi's sobs only grew louder in response to Ouyang Zhirou's words.
She threw her arms around me, letting her tears drip onto my shoulder. "Zhao Lun, what's wrong? Please don’t scare me! Look at me! You promised you would take me out on a date!"
Seeing Lin Mu Xi like this made Ouyang Zhirou wish she could act the same way, but she couldn’t afford to break down now. She was older by a year but still very young herself.
Lin Mu Xi's cries continued unabated and soon shifted towards Ouyang Zhirou. I watched as she pressed her lips together tightly, her vision blurring with tears.
This scene left Hu Yao perplexed; he was just a brute who knew how to fight and had no idea how to handle such emotional turmoil.
Listening to Lin Mu Xi's cries and feeling her tears soaking into my shoulder stirred something within me. A strange force compelled me to slowly raise my hand, stopping my murmurs. The bloodshot veins in my eyes began to fade as my mind gradually regained control.
"Look! Zhao Lun is raising his hand!" Ouyang Zhirou exclaimed as she watched my hand inch closer to Lin Mu Xi's back.
She instinctively thought that perhaps if I cried out, it would help bring me back to reality. If it weren't for the need for her composure now, she would have already broken down in tears herself. At that moment, she could no longer hold back her emotions and threw herself onto me, sobbing uncontrollably.
Gradually, my vision cleared up as I hoarsely called out, "Zhi Rou... Mu Xi..."
Just when everyone thought I was starting to return to normalcy and felt relieved, an earth-shattering noise erupted suddenly. The ground shook beneath us as dust fell from the ceiling and the glass in the windows shattered from the impact.
The four people in the room were all knocked to the ground, except for me. The three of them displayed looks of panic. The principal, who had been tidying up her outfit in the principal's office, was also startled by the sudden loud noise and fell from her chair.
The security personnel at the venue watched in horror as the ceiling suddenly collapsed, turning the entire stage into a pile of rubble in an instant. Their faces went pale, and their legs trembled uncontrollably. One person suddenly shouted, "Run!"
The entire venue was filled with smoke, and sparks began to spread, plunging everything into chaos. Everyone rushed toward the exit in a frenzy, their panicked voices and screams echoing throughout the hall.
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