Chapter 3: Gem Star with Strange Thoughts 2
I feel like I'm sick, really!
It's a serious mental illness.
Ever since she fainted under the gaze of a group of girls that day, word has been circulating throughout the entire Avery Academy for some reason: "First-year student Bai Jie Ni is suspected to have been possessed by evil spirits."
Their reason was simple. They clearly heard me shouting for help from a distance and called out Norn's name, but when they arrived, I was the only one at the scene.
That’s not all. The key point was that I looked dazed at the time, which was obviously abnormal. In addition, there were a lot of strangely shaped colorful stones scattered on the ground. Someone picked them up curiously and unexpectedly found that they were not stones, but gems!
So, while I was "possessed", I was also labeled a "spendthrift rich girl" because I actually threw the gems around.
However, after I generously said that they could distribute the gems as they pleased, I finally gained some people's favor. In their private words, -
"Oh, that Bai Jie Ni is really generous! She is willing to give away such beautiful gems. She must be rich!"
"Haha! A 'white, rich and beautiful' who is stupid and rich. I didn't expect Bai Jie Ni to be so secretive. It's better for us to get closer to her!"
"Do you remember what she shouted when she fainted that day? It seemed to be Senior Norn's name. Could it be that she became so strange because she turned her love for Senior Norn into hatred? It's obvious that she's not in her right mind!"
"Alas! She must have wanted to use the gem to seduce Senior Norn, but ended up falling into her own fantasy, which is why she became so pitiful."
"Forget it, forget it. Let's not target her anymore. Why bother with someone with a mental disorder?"
…
In the colorful little garden, separated by a row of lush holly trees, I, a "poor" person who was defined by them as "mentally abnormal", sat speechlessly under a big tree, listening to several girls on the other side expressing their sympathy for me. I really didn't know whether I should be happy or sad.
Come to think of it, this is the first time someone is willing to speak up for me since I entered the Ailey Academy. Although many points in what they said are still debatable, fortunately they have said that they will not target me anymore.
I should be happy, right? But why do I feel so mixed up?
Those gems were not originally mine, and I have no regrets about giving them to them. I don't care about comments like "possessed by evil spirits" or "a stupid, rich, beautiful woman with lots of money." However, the name "Norne" has become a thorn in my heart, constantly reminding me of what happened at that time.
Although I really don't want to admit it, but after I woke up from my coma yesterday, the gems scattered on the ground reminded me that all this was not a dream or an illusion, but a real reality!
Norn...actually possesses the magical skill of the Anywhere Door!
After having to face this fact, all the things that I couldn't understand before suddenly came together.
Why did Norn suddenly appear in the Ancient Drama Club for the first time, and kept shouting "Anywhere Door" to leave after I found him? Only this could perfectly explain why he suddenly appeared in a small room of less than ten square meters, empty and unable to hide anyone.
And yesterday, the group of girls was clearly about to arrive in front of him, but he was able to use just a few seconds to summon a door out of thin air and quickly slip away.
Is it a special ability? But I have never heard of the existence of such a special ability as teleportation in modern society!
Just when I was at a loss for words, I had a dream last night.
The alien prince who gave me a bunch of red peppers in my dream appeared again, but this time he no longer had a tablet-like face without any facial features. Instead, he strangely revealed a pair of big blue eyes from behind the peppers, followed by a jade-like smooth face, a high nose bridge, rosy lips, a sharp chin, and finally long silver hair that was more dazzling than the starlight outside the spaceship, forming a familiar face.
Norn!
"Ah!" I opened my mouth and let out a silent scream, grabbed my hair with both hands, and leaned heavily against the tree trunk behind me.
It was this dream! This strange dream! It reminded me of another possibility, a possibility that I absolutely did not want to think about, let alone believe.
Norn...is he an alien?
Ah! I am almost driven crazy by the thoughts in my mind!
Oh my God! Are you kidding me? If this bizarre guess is true, doesn't it mean that my favorite alien and my most hated Norn are equal?
No!
I closed my eyes in pain, trying to escape from it all.
But it's of no use.
It was like I was really possessed by an evil spirit. Ever since this thought appeared in my mind, although I was emotionally unwilling to believe it was true, my mind was still constantly looking for evidence.
The fact that he appeared and left out of nowhere time and time again was a perfect proof. What's more, I saw it with my own eyes.
So, what you see now is me pulling my hair with both hands, looking up at the sky with lifeless eyes, and looking like I have lost all desire to live.
The alien prince in the dream turned into Norn, and the Norn in reality is very likely an alien. Should I continue to hate Norn, or use reason to overcome emotion and try to make friends with Norn so that I can study him?
Ahhh! I'm so confused! What should I do?
My scalp hurt and a few strands of my hair were pulled out.
The pain finally stopped me from pulling myself bald. I stared at the dark hair in my palm and suddenly thought of a very serious problem.
What's the point of me struggling here? The most urgent thing is to use all available methods to quickly confirm Norn's identity!
Right, that is it!
First figure out whether he is an alien or not, then it’s not too late to worry about it.
Having found my target, I quickly got up from the ground, brushed off the grass clippings on my body, and strode out of the garden.
But how can I be sure of my guess?
I walked back to the classroom with a frown on my face. It was lunchtime, and there were only a few people walking on the campus, chatting and laughing as they passed by me.
It's great to have friends! I sighed enviously at their backs.
Huh? Friend? I stopped dead in my tracks.
Yes! I almost forgot that Norn is not alone, he is a member of the study group. Wouldn't it be easier to investigate the people around him?
A light bulb went off in my head and a face appeared in my mind.
Haha! My eyes lit up. Although I didn’t know anyone in the study group, I knew their girlfriends!
In the past few days, thanks to the crazy fans around me, I already know the identity of Xiang Qian's former senior. I didn't expect that she is actually the girlfriend of Tian Yifeng, the leader of the study group. She is so warm and cute, she will definitely help me, right? She will, right?
Thinking of this, I quickly took out my cell phone, found the cell phone number that my senior sister Xiang Qian forced me to save when I met her on the first day, and then dialed it excitedly.
While waiting for the call to be connected, I had unknowingly walked to the classroom door.
In order to have a quiet environment, I did not enter the classroom, but turned and walked into the small storage room connected to the classroom. This is where sanitary tools are stored, and generally no one comes here. I am meeting my former senior here, so no one should hear me, right?
The phone kept beeping for a long time, but no one answered. I hung up and thought, there was still some time before class, and the senior student would call me back after seeing the missed call. I simply found a small stool in the corner, wiped off the dust and sat down.
Time passed minute by minute, and just when I was so bored that I almost fell asleep, there seemed to be some movement around me.
Could it be that a classmate came in? I opened my eyes in surprise.
So, for the second time in my life, I watched the wall in front of me become distorted, and a face that deserved a beating jumped out of the golden door. It was Norn again!
Before I could figure out what expression I should have when facing him, I saw the pot of something in his arms.
Wow! It stinks!
I quickly covered my nose. All my curiosity about aliens could not withstand the irritating gas. Because my hand was blocking my nose, my voice became muffled: "Hey! What is this? Take it away!"
Oh my god! I am almost suffocating. How can there be such a smelly plant in this world? Oh no, it’s a flower! Do you deserve the name of “flower”?
I looked at the huge "stinky flower" in front of me with accusatory eyes. In the flowerpot that one person couldn't hug, there was no stem or leaves, only a super king flower with a diameter of more than one meter. The dense white spots on the bright red corolla looked particularly disgusting, and it kept emitting bursts of rancid odor. It was simply a chemical weapon that killed people without bloodshed.
“Why do you want to take it? This is a gift I gave you after consulting Hua Qianye.” Seeing my disgusted look, the culprit Norn actually had a gloating expression on his face, and said to me in a tone that really deserved a beating, “Anyway, this is yours, don’t thank me too much!”
After that, he even moved the flower pot closer to me. Even though I covered my nose, the strong stench kept coming into my nostrils.
I will endure it! I will endure it!
I can't stand it anymore!
The stench had already stimulated me to the point of losing my mind, and the next moment, words came out of my mouth without any thought: "Norn, you pervert! Don't think that I will tolerate you just because you may be an alien! Get rid of this stinky flower pot!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Norn, who had a smug look on his face just now, suddenly paused, as if a terrible aura was emanating from him, and his sapphire-like eyes shot out a dangerous light. The next moment, he rushed over and grabbed my collar, almost lifting me up from the ground.
"What aliens! If you dare to talk nonsense again, be careful of me..."
"Ah..." A painful sound came from my throat. I didn't care to listen to what he said to threaten me. I just knew that my breathing was about to be interrupted. "Let... let me go quickly!"
Holding my last breath, I stretched out my hands and tried desperately to pry his wrists apart, but I couldn't move his iron-like hands at all.
Crack... Why is his hand so strong? I have difficulty breathing now . Does this count as sacrificing my life for my beloved alien research career?
But just as I was daydreaming, my neck suddenly loosened and smelly air rushed into my nostrils.
"Crack, crack, crack!" I covered my neck and coughed loudly.
"You little bitch! I warn you again, don't talk nonsense! If you don't want to face my wrath, get out of Eli Academy!"
Unexpectedly, just after he let me go, the hateful guy started yelling arrogantly in my ear again.
This is intolerable!
I angrily grabbed the broom beside me and swung it at that annoying face.
"Disgusting! Pervert! You should just get out of here with your stinky stuff!"
The next second, I swung in vain. There was only a trace of remaining halo where Norn had just stood, and in front of me, there was a stench and dust flying everywhere, which made me cough loudly.
"boom--"
To make matters worse, just as I was desperately holding my breath to block out the stench, the door of the cubicle was suddenly kicked open, and a large group of classmates appeared in front of me with strange expressions on their faces.
Then, a tremendous stench assaulted everyone's senses.
"Oh my God! What is this? Why does it stink so bad?"
"Bai Jie Ni, why did you bring the Rafflesia into the classroom? Get rid of it quickly!"
"It's so disgusting that someone would actually grow this kind of flower. Bai Jie Ni, are you mentally ill?"
…
Continuous questioning and condemnation poured into my ears. I opened my mouth and wanted to defend myself, but before I could open my mouth, I was interrupted by an even sharper voice.
"What is your class doing? The whole building is filled with the stench coming from your classroom. Who is causing trouble?"
With a "swish", the students quickly made way, and then a petite figure appeared at the door of the cubicle.
When I saw the familiar little notebook and pen in her hands, a feeling of despair arose.
Finished!
At this moment, I really wished I could be like Norn, summoning a portal out of thin air and escaping quickly. Because the person who appeared this time was none other than the head of the Student Union Discipline Department, Yao Shanshan, who was famous for her impartiality!
"Senior Yao, I..."
I tried to struggle, but unfortunately I was interrupted before I could finish my words.
"It's you again!" After seeing the situation in the cubicle clearly, Yao Shanshan's eyes flashed with a cold light, "Bai Jie Ni, you are really shocking!"
"It's not me!" I raised my hands in panic, trying to prove my innocence.
But it was of no use, because after saying that, Yao Shanshan turned around and walked away with her ponytail swinging in the awe-inspiring gazes of everyone.
“Boom boom boom—”
Every step she took seemed to be stepping on my fragile heart. At this moment, I burst out with a loud cry from deep inside my body: "No! Senior Sister Yao, please listen to my explanation!"
I raised my foot to chase after him, but was quickly stopped by the crowd.
"Bai Jie Ni, you can't leave. If you want to leave, you have to take this annoying guy with you! Do you want us to have class in the stench?"
"That's right! Even if you are abnormal, don't drag others down! The perfume I just sprayed this morning has turned into a stinky one!"
"Ugh... I'm going to vomit!"
…
In the chaos, I could only watch Yao Shanshan walk out of the classroom. When I turned around, the pot of extremely smelly Rafflesia was still grinning, as if mocking me mercilessly.
Ten minutes later, when my former senior who finally called me back appeared in my sight, I was almost pierced by the condemning gazes of my classmates.
Woohoo... This damn stinky flower is too big. I tried to move it, but it was impossible, and no one was willing to help me. So the moment I saw Senior Qianqian, I rushed over as if I had seen a relative.
"Senior—"
But before I could get close, the senior sister took a step back, holding her nose, and yelled, "Jenny, don't come over here, it stinks!"
I...I don't want to live anymore!
I looked at my senior with tears in my eyes, feeling deeply that I had been abandoned by the whole world.
