Lin Wei returned to her room, quickly washed up, and collapsed onto the bed, but her heart still pounded uncontrollably.
She just hugged me… what does that mean?
Lin Wei put her finger to her lips and bit gently. Could it be that she likes me too…
“Go to sleep!” she ordered herself, shutting her eyes tightly. “Lin Wei, can you be a little more composed?”
She tossed and turned on the bed, trying different positions, but nothing felt right—her pillow was uncomfortable, and the blanket was in the way.
Her mind uncontrollably drifted back to that night camping, holding Su Nuannuan, feeling so warm and at ease…
I want to sleep together…
The next day was Monday. At the breakfast table, the two of them ate silently, even the sound of chewing unusually loud.
Arriving at school, Lin Wei had just stepped into the classroom when her gaze collided directly with Zhou Qianqian’s.
Zhou Qianqian quickly turned her head away, silently praying, Don’t look at me, don’t look at me…
Lin Wei snorted in annoyance, a sharp “Tch,” then averted her eyes and walked to her seat, resting her chin on one hand as she looked out the window.
No sooner had Su Nuannuan sat down than Zhou Qianqian sneaked over, lowering her voice: “Nuannuan, that female devil Lin Wei didn’t do anything to you last night, right?”
“Huh? No… nothing.” Su Nuannuan shook her head quickly, but her cheeks flushed involuntarily as she thought about the impulsive hug from last night.
Zhou Qianqian eyed her suspicious reaction, her eyes spinning as a little drama played out in her mind:
In the scene, a mischievous younger sister grins, holding a phone close to an innocent-looking elder sister.
“Sister~ want to play a game?”
The sister nodded blankly.
“Well, Sister plays the phone game, I’ll play…” The mischievous sister’s gaze roved over the elder sister.
Su Nuannuan was spooked by Zhou Qianqian’s strange smile and quietly turned away.
Morning classes flew by, and when the lunch bell rang, Su Nuannuan got up, ready to go to the cafeteria, only to find Zhou Qianqian still lying face down on the desk, motionless.
“Qianqian, let’s go eat.”
“Hmm… you guys go ahead, I’m not hungry.” Zhou Qianqian played dead, fearing Lin Wei’s later revenge.
Just then, Lin Wei came over, curling her lips crookedly: “It’s nothing. She’s not eating today, so don’t expect to eat with us from now on.” Saying this, she grabbed Su Nuannuan’s hand and headed out of the classroom.
“Ah…” Zhou Qianqian wailed, resigned, and got up to follow them dejectedly.
In the cafeteria, the three joined Wu Duola. Lin Wei and Zhou Qianqian picked their dishes first and found an empty table.
Lin Wei sat down first. Zhou Qianqian tried to sneak to the seat opposite, but Lin Wei grabbed her hand and signaled with her eyes for her to sit next to her.
“Hehe, Lin Wei, I think I’ll sit opposite…” Zhou Qianqian tried to resist.
Lin Wei applied a bit more force, firmly pressing her into the seat beside her.
“Lin Wei, what are you doing…” Zhou Qianqian pouted pitifully.
Without raising her eyelids, Lin Wei took a bite leisurely. “I haven’t settled the score with you for staying up late playing games with your precious little sister.”
“It’s just playing games with your precious little sister, no need to be so petty… ugh!” Zhou Qianqian didn’t finish her sentence as Lin Wei hurriedly covered her mouth.
“You… what nonsense are you spouting!” Lin Wei’s face instantly flushed.
“Ah!” Lin Wei suddenly screamed, as if burned, pulling back her hand, causing surrounding classmates to glance over.
She glared at Zhou Qianqian, both embarrassed and annoyed.
That girl actually licked the palm of her hand with her tongue!
“You…!” Lin Wei hastily pulled out a tissue and rubbed her hand hard, her cheeks crimson.
Su Nuannuan and Wu Duola returned with their trays, seeing Lin Wei blushing fiercely and Zhou Qianqian’s mischievous grin.
“Sister, what… happened between you two?” Su Nuannuan looked bewildered.
“Nothing, nothing. Hurry and sit down and eat!” Lin Wei forced calm, sat up straight, and began eating.
That dangerous Zhou Qianqian has to be kept far from Su Nuannuan from now on!
Zhou Qianqian, meanwhile, looked at Lin Wei as if she had discovered a new world, sizing her up with great interest.
Lin Wei looks cold and distant, but she’s actually this innocent?
Zhou Qianqian then asked, “By the way, President, any new tasks for this afternoon’s club activities?”
Wu Duola bit her spoon thoughtfully. She had been busy researching Occult Studies lately and hadn’t found anything strange.
Seeing Wu Duola silent, Zhou Qianqian’s eyes lit up: “How about we try catching a wild Ultraman? Or investigate if there’s a secret base behind the school…”
Lin Wei instantly felt a headache…
Ultraman… why not just say Superman?
Clearing her throat, Wu Duola regained her President’s dignity: “Ahem, since there are no new leads, let’s make this afternoon’s activity a ‘Mysterious Campus Events Summary’ meeting to plan future actions. According to Lin Wei, the Midnight Piano Melody’s operation won’t start until Friday…”
Lin Wei kept her head down eating, still a bit flushed, which only faded after leaving the cafeteria.
Zhou Qianqian, like she’d found a new toy, kept glancing at Lin Wei with “I get it” eyes, and when glared at, pretended to look at the sky.
Su Nuannuan and Wu Duola remained a bit confused. After eating, the four returned to the classroom for lunch break.
After the first period of gym class in the afternoon, Zhou Qianqian suggested going straight to the storeroom. Su Nuannuan sighed in relief. Looking down at her feet, she realized her socks were too thick today. When running, they didn’t breathe at all, and her feet felt stuck to the socks.
“I want to go back to the classroom to change socks… you two go ahead, I’ll catch up after I’m done.” Su Nuannuan looked at Lin Wei and Zhou Qianqian.
Zhou Qianqian nodded. “Okay, we’ll go ahead. Hurry up, Nuannuan.”
Su Nuannuan returned to the classroom. Everyone else was at club activities; the classroom was empty. She took off her socks, folded them, and put them in the drawer, then pulled a new pair from her backpack.
“Phew… so much better…” She put them on and left the classroom.
Lin Wei and Zhou Qianqian reached the secret base first. Wu Duola was already there. Seeing only Lin Wei and Zhou Qianqian, Wu Duola asked curiously, “Where’s Nuannuan?”
“She went back to the classroom to change socks.” Zhou Qianqian answered.
When Su Nuannuan arrived, Wu Duola wrote “Mysterious Campus Events Summary” on the small blackboard and then knocked on it: “Magic girls, open your minds wide. Any clue, no matter how small, might point to an amazing truth. Speak freely!”
Lin Wei rubbed her forehead. This usually quiet one becomes a different person around these things.
Zhou Qianqian immediately raised her hand, eyes shining: “President! I heard that the ‘World’s Unsolved Mysteries’ book in the library corner flips pages by itself. Could it be a ghost?”
Lin Wei took a sip of water, silently scoffing. Who knows, maybe it was the wind or someone forgot to put the book back.
Wu Duola seriously took notes and drew a little ghost icon: “Hmm… worth observing! Next?”
Under the scrutiny of Zhou Qianqian and Wu Duola, Lin Wei couldn’t help but offer a relatively normal guess: “The motion sensor lights in the Arts Building stairwell sometimes turn on with no one there. Does that count?”
“Sensor malfunction?” Zhou Qianqian cut in.
“You…” Lin Wei hesitated, but Zhou Qianqian seemed to have caught her off guard and wasn’t afraid, sticking out her tongue at Lin Wei.
Wu Duola stroked her chin: “Could also be… an invisible entity passing by? Noted!”
Su Nuannuan listened with wide eyes, thinking hard but couldn’t recall any truly mysterious events. She quietly said, “I… I still don’t have any discoveries…”
“No worries!” Wu Duola waved her hand. “Nuannuan, just stay alert!” She gestured for everyone to continue.
Su Nuannuan nodded shyly.
The board quickly filled with dense notes. Wu Duola went to the restroom midway, and when she left, Zhou Qianqian said she needed to go too. When both returned, they kept listing rumors one after another until the club activity ended.
The bell rang. The students laughed and chatted as they returned to the classroom for the last study period.
On the way back, Su Nuannuan remembered her changed socks and planned to bring them home after school.
She peeked into the drawer at the back of the classroom—empty.
“Huh? Where are my socks?” she muttered quietly, wondering if she had misremembered. She turned her backpack inside out.
“Nuannuan, what’s wrong? Lost something?” Zhou Qianqian came over.
“Yeah… my socks are missing.” Su Nuannuan looked puzzled. “I clearly put the ones I took off in the drawer…”
Hearing this, Zhou Qianqian perked up immediately: “Socks gone missing?”
Su Nuannuan searched around and looked everywhere. Confirming her socks were truly gone, she nodded to Zhou Qianqian.
“Could it be the legendary Sock Fairy causing trouble? They collect cute socks to make sleeping bags!” Zhou Qianqian whispered.
Lin Wei’s footsteps paused at the back row, eavesdropping.
“We need to report this to the President immediately!”
Zhou Qianqian promptly sent a message in the group chat, tagging Wu Duola.
“President! A mysterious event has occurred?”
Wu Duola, returning to the classroom, saw the message and scratched her head, puzzled.
“Nuannuan’s socks have disappeared!”
“Socks just vanish for no reason? Explain in detail.”
Seeing the message, Su Nuannuan explained to Wu Duola: “I changed into new socks just now… I remember putting the worn socks in the drawer, but now they’re gone…”
Zhou Qianqian typed again: “Could it be the Sock Fairy?”
Wu Duola replied: “It’s… not impossible. According to occult records, some low-level spirits do have a habit of collecting… stuff.
Su Nuannuan, are your socks especially cute?”
Su Nuannuan recalled her strawberry socks and nodded blankly, then replied yes. A moment later, Wu Duola quickly responded.
“That’s it, very likely a spirit! Nuannuan, your socks are just too adorable—they’ve been targeted!”
Su Nuannuan stared at Wu Duola’s reply, stunned.
Lin Wei watched the increasingly ridiculous chat and shook her head helplessly.
Spirits? Most likely Su Nuannuan just clumsily lost them herself.
She glanced at Su Nuannuan, who looked a bit troubled.
Could someone really have stolen them?
But… why steal socks? Lin Wei scanned the classroom again but saw nothing unusual.
Who would steal Su Nuannuan’s socks?