Chapter 21 Spring Cleaning

  Ever since the last unpleasantness, Sun Changqing has not found a chance to have a good talk with Fang Qing.

  Although the two families no longer have an engagement, Sun Changqing still feels that he has a grudge in his chest and he has to talk things out with Fang Qing.

  Originally, the results were released today and there were no classes in all grades of the school. He just had time to come over, but he didn't expect to see such a scene.

  He looked coldly at the two people who were chatting and laughing freely in the distance, and clenched his fists tightly.

  He said, how could Fang Qing reject him for no reason. There are not many people as outstanding as him in the whole Jingtan County. Even if they are a little unfamiliar after not seeing each other for many years, they should not dislike him so much. It turns out that he has fallen in love with someone else!

  Humph! As his father said, he is a shameless bitch!

  The more Sun Changqing thought about it,

  the angrier he got. He rolled up his sleeves and rushed towards the two of them, "Wait until I give this pretty boy a beating in the face, and then I'll see if you still like it." Just as he was about to reach Wen Ning, Sun Changqing swung his fist and hit Wen Ning in the face.

  But an accident happened.

  A volleyball suddenly flew over from nowhere and hit Sun Changqing right in the face. He was instantly knocked back, and then his eyes went black and he fell to the ground.

  Fang Qing was chatting happily with a few people. Seeing a black shadow passing by, she subconsciously pulled Wen Ning to hide aside. But then a muffled groan caught their attention, and the bouncing volleyball fell at their feet. Everyone quickly dispersed and finally saw a person lying on the ground.

  "Ouch! The ball hit someone!"

  "Quick, check! Is he okay?"

  The surrounding students gathered around, and a kind-hearted student patted Sun Changqing's face, helping him regain some consciousness. But just as Sun Changqing recovered, he saw Fang Qing and Wen Ning surrounding him like a monkey, staring at him. It felt like being stripped naked and humiliated in the street. He fainted in excitement.

  "He fainted again! Quick, carry him to the school infirmary!"

  "Tsk, tsk, this student is so unlucky! A ball got his face so deformed..."

  "That student just now looked familiar..."

  Fang Qing muttered to himself as the male student was carried away. Wen Ning, standing beside him, remained silent, but his smiling eyes were cold.

  He glanced at the volleyball on the ground, then at the girls quickly leaving the volleyball court behind them, his eyes thoughtful.

  ...

  In the afternoon, the whole school was cleaning up, and Fang Qing and a dozen other students from his class were responsible for the cleanliness and tidying of the auditorium.

  The auditorium was located just behind the school cafeteria. On weekdays, few people visited, so besides cleaning the windows, the surrounding weeds also needed to be trimmed.

  "Fang Qing, take someone and get the sickles to weed. The other students, follow me inside. First, stack the chairs. Then, the rest of you will mop the floor..."

  After assigning tasks according to the number of people, the leading senior student announced the start of work.

  Fang Qing and several other girls went to the school labor office to borrow tools. Each of them took a section and began mowing the weeds.

  The school was built on an abandoned cemetery. Due to limited funding, many areas were only roughly cleaned during construction, not thoroughly cleaned.

  As a result, many areas of the school remain desolate.

  Wearing gloves, Fang Qing began mowing around the auditorium. Perhaps because no one had been there for a while, the weeds were over half a man tall. The heavy snow from the previous few days had not yet melted completely, and the chill wind rustled the weeds. The quiet environment evoked a sense of unease.

  Although Fang Qing had died once, she still had the heart of a little girl. Anyone would be terrified of such a quiet and remote place.

  She straightened up and glanced at her classmate working with her in the distance. She could only vaguely see his red scarf, but couldn't hear his voice.

  She looked back and estimated the area she had cleared. Feeling that she was done, she grabbed her sickle and prepared to head back.

  "Crunch!"

  A clear sound of footsteps echoed behind her. Fang Qing knew it was the sound of shoes stepping on snow, but she hadn't seen anyone just now. Where were these footsteps

  coming from?
  Although Fang Qing hadn't done anything wrong, she was still afraid of things that couldn't be explained by science. She ran in the direction of her classmate, but when she got there, she saw no one!
  Where was he? He was just here!

  It was getting dark, and the evening wind stirred the surrounding wilderness, as if a ghost was howling. Fang Qing couldn't hold back any longer and started to run.

  But a sudden blow from the back of her head made her lose her ability to move instantly. She had no power to resist and fell to the ground with a thud. The last thing she saw before she fainted was a pair of worn sneakers...

  The general cleaning was nearing its end. The teacher led the student union members to check each place one by one, counted the tables, chairs and tools, closed the doors and windows, and announced the end of the general cleaning.

  "Huh? Why do I feel like two people are missing?"

  A student union member was puzzled, holding a notebook. He had not seen the pretty female student from the first year of high school just now.

  Another student union member rubbed his sore neck and waved his hands, "Tsk, he ran away secretly. There is no general cleaning without students slacking off. He must have thought that this place is too big and no one is watching, so he went to find a warm place while no one is paying attention!"

  His companion thought it made sense. While checking the last doors and windows, the two of them locked the subway door outside the auditorium.

  "Let's go quickly. The sky is overcast. It looks like it will snow again tonight..."

  The cold wind rattled the iron gate, but the departing students didn't hear the faint cries for help coming from deep in the grass behind them.

  Wen Ling, scarf wrapped around her neck and backpack clutched, waited for a long time outside Fang Qing's classroom. Seeing that most of her classmates had left, and Fang Qing still wasn't back, her anxiety grew.

  "Where'd that girl been? She's usually the most active after school, so why hasn't she come back yet?"

  Wen Ling saw a chubby girl, who usually got along well with Fang Qing, approaching and quickly grabbed her. "Classmate, can you tell me where Fang Qing went to work? Why hasn't she come back yet?"

  Wang Xuefei had just finished cleaning, and since she and Fang Qing weren't in the same place, she hadn't noticed where Fang Qing had gone.

  "I don't know, but this afternoon, while cleaning the windows, I thought I saw someone in the auditorium who looked like her. Why don't you wait a little longer? They might

  have more work to do there..." Wen Ling nodded. If it was the auditorium, she might be slow, but after seeing several waves of students returning and still no sign of Fang Qing, she finally couldn't wait any longer.

  "Class, have you seen Fang Qing? Do you know where she is?"

  The female student shook her head. "I don't know. Ask them."

  Wen Ling grabbed a student and asked them. After asking several students in a row, she finally found out where Fang Qing was last seen.

  "You mean, you were all mowing the grass behind the auditorium at first, and then you never saw her again?"

  (End of this chapter)