"Hey, come to think of it, do you know this person?" The girl vaguely felt that Zhiye recognized me, so she straightened up calmly and pointed at my face with her finger, asking Zhiye.
But the dark aura emanating from Zhiye became stronger and I felt like her mouth had split open...
To be able to ask so calmly with a slightly uncomfortable tone, I really admire you, girl. Most people would have been scared and hid in the corner by now.
"What did you say?! You like Jerry?" Zhiye's pupils dilated and she looked at the girl with a smile that was not really a smile.
"Huh?" The girl didn't react for a moment after hearing that.
"Girls who like Jerry, or girls Jerry likes, they all have to die, you know? They have to die. He must only like me... He can only like me," Zhiye said with a crazy smile.
"Hold on..." The girl made a gesture to pause, probably realizing that the topic had taken a big leap.
"Die... They all have to die..." But it seemed like Zhiye couldn't hear what the girl was saying. Instead, she took out a brand new, unopened folding knife from her pocket.
When the folding knife, which was still sealed, was exposed in the air, it sent a chilling sensation down my spine.
"Um... um... this is very dangerous..." The girl looked visibly scared when she saw the knife, but she still tried to appear calm.
"Girls who like Jerry have to die," before she finished her sentence, Zhiye, with a terrifying smile, stabbed the folding knife towards the girl.
"Ah! Ah!" The girl saw this and was scared out of her wits, so she crawled away to escape.
Now, I was the only one left at the scene, with my mouth sealed shut with tape and my hands tied with ropes. Fortunately, I could still move my legs freely.
"Jerry... how could you have contact with other women, and even make such a gesture as if you want to have a child?" Zhiye's unfocused gaze turned towards me, and her words were full of resentment.
"Mmm... I tried to explain, but I couldn't speak."
"I can't tolerate Jerry's cheating behavior, so... I will cut off Jerry's head. That way, Jerry won't cheat again, and I can be with Jerry forever, because I love Jerry so, so much. I fell madly in love with you from the moment I saw you... I can do anything for Jerry, and in return, Jerry must love me wholeheartedly... but... but..." Zhiye's twisted smile, close to despair, made me feel fear and suffocation.
Zhiye squatted down. I felt death getting closer to me, so I struggled to stand up. Perhaps because of extreme fear, my legs went weak and I couldn't stand up. Zhiye followed me, leaving me with no choice but to crawl into an empty classroom. Now, there was no chance to escape.
I stopped at a spot near the window, leaned against the wall, and watched Zhiye approach. Her ghost-like figure filled me with dread. Although my head was blank from fear, I tried to remain calm. I used the part of my hand that could reach my mouth to tear off the tape. Once the tape was removed from my mouth, I felt a lot more comfortable breathing.
"Zhiye, calm down!" I shouted at her as soon as I could speak.
"Jerry, I will make sure you stay with me forever, even though it might hurt a bit. That's alright, I will cut your neck in one go..." Zhiye's tone softened as she said this.
"But cutting the neck will kill a person..."
"That way, Jerry can be with me forever. You won't have contact with other girls and can only lie in my arms forever," Zhiye approached me slowly, and the folding knife in her hand was as frightening as the scythe of the Grim Reaper.
Am I going to be killed with this folding knife? Will I die in vain? I didn't do anything wrong, it was just a misunderstanding.
Suddenly, I thought of something and tried my best to explain, "Zhiye, I didn't cheat. Just now, that girl suddenly pounced on me and pinned me down, I couldn't move."
I pointed at the torn tape and the ropes that bound my hands.
"Is that so?" Zhiye stopped in her tracks, her unfocused gaze easing a bit. Seizing this opportunity, I desperately continued, "It's all a misunderstanding, Zhiye. Really, it's a misunderstanding. I had no intention of betraying you at all."
After speaking, the folding knife that Zhiye held in her hand suddenly fell to the ground, and she started crying as if regretful."I'm sorry... Jerry, I never expected myself to do something like this," Zhiye ran over to me and crouched down to examine my condition. Her current appearance made it impossible for anyone to blame her. "Ah...," followed by a shiver, I sneezed. It seemed like the prolonged exposure in wet clothes had unfortunately triggered a cold. "Jerry, why are you all wet?" Zhiye touched my coat and asked in confusion. "Well... it's all because of those guys..." I could only blame all the wrongdoing on those guys. "You need to change into dry clothes, or else you'll really catch a cold." Zhiye pulled me up, but my legs were still weak and couldn't stand straight, so she put one of my hands on her shoulder and led me away from there. Thinking back to what just happened, it still felt like something terrifying was hiding in my heart. I really hoped it was just a dream, but... it didn't feel like one at all. Later, because there were no spare uniforms available, I had to settle for wearing the winter gymnastics attire. When we returned to the classroom, Huangmao's sharp eyes were once again fixed on me. He was probably observing Zhiye and me entering in such an intimate posture, but it was not intentional on my part; it was just that my legs were temporarily not cooperating.
