This day, as soon as school ended, Raiden Mei returned home early. Because according to what Van said, recently, Changkong City has been a bit unsafe.
Some people on the internet also claimed they witnessed the existence of creatures similar to zombies.
However, what made Raiden Mei puzzled was, although Van kept telling her that things weren't peaceful recently, yet every time it got late and quiet at night, he would always sneak out.
Moreover, what made her even more uneasy was, Kiana would also follow right after and leave together with Van.
Raiden Mei lay on the bed, looking at the ceiling with a complicated mood.
Recalling the figures of the two as they left one after the other, a trace of fear suddenly rose in her heart.
'If... If their relationship really is like what I think... What should I do? Should I talk to them clearly?'
'Or let them get out of the Raiden house? Or... Pretend to know nothing, and continue spending these happy times as a trio?'
Raiden Mei stroked the woven bracelet on her wrist, that was something Van bought for her when the three of them went shopping together.
Although among the gifts Raiden Mei had received, this bracelet was the cheapest, yet now it had become the most treasured thing to her.
Thinking of this, Raiden Mei turned over, pressing her face into the pillow.
Recalling the scene of how the other person saved her from the darkness back then, Raiden Mei made a decision.
'No matter what, I'm willing to believe you...'
While Raiden Mei was letting her thoughts run wild, the phone on the table suddenly rang with a message notification sound.
Picking it up to look, Raiden Mei's face instantly turned pale. Because, on the phone screen, shockingly, a photo was displayed.
And on that photo was a scene of Van and Kiana talking and laughing. Below the photo was also a line of text.
[Want to know the truth? I'm waiting for you at Changkong Park...]
Raiden Mei couldn't remember the words after that anymore, she only knew that the moment she saw the photo, tears flowed from her eyes.
Then she madly rushed out of the villa gate, running toward the park in her memory.
Immediately after, Raiden Mei heard the sound of a car engine roaring behind her, and then lost consciousness.
———
[In the Real World.]
[WTF!]
[Why did it suddenly switch art style]
[Thought it was a "White Album" scene, didn't expect it was a long-prepared scheme!]
[Exactly, exactly, I really thought MiHoyo changed writers and started giving us some dog-blood youth idol drama]
[But to be honest, I quite like watching this kind of plot]
[Like watching +1]
[So now here comes the question: counting the previous people, just how many equal parts should we divide Van into to make it enough?]
———
"Divide your grandpa!!!"
Looking at the screen full of meme bullet comments, Van at this point no longer had any mood to continue watching. Because he realized the eyes of the two people beside him had been staying on him for a long time now.
And what made him even more desperate was, he had just received a message from Mobius. The content of the message was very simple, just a few words.
But those few words made him feel like sitting on needles, like a fishbone stuck in his throat, like a thorn stabbing his back.
Because Mobius had sent the message, [Little white mouse, I want to do an experiment.]
'Damn it! My snakey snake! Why did you learn something bad, picking up that fish-seller's catchphrase?'
But then again, Mobius becoming like this was still Van's own fault. Who told him to spend those previous few days with nothing to do, just telling Mobius stories, one whole night at a time.
———
[Back to the Video.]
When Raiden Mei came back to her senses, she found herself inside an abandoned warehouse. And she was tied tightly to a chair, completely unable to move.
"Isn't this our Raiden family's eldest lady? Why are we meeting again?"
A familiar voice rang out, and then from the shadows, a person slowly walked out.
After seeing clearly the face of the person walking over, Raiden Mei was extremely shocked. Because the person in front of her was not some terrorist, but a former classmate who had once bullied her.
This person had tried to bully her before and was severely taught a lesson by Van.
After that, Raiden Mei never saw this yellow-haired girl in class again. It was said she dropped out.
Looking at the girl now in front of her, Raiden Mei quickly said, "Why are you doing this kind of thing? Don't you know kidnapping is illegal?!"
"Hahahahaha! Illegal? Compared to that, you better worry about yourself!"
The girl's sharp laughter echoed in the warehouse, "I purposely chose a location far from the city, so no one will come to save you!"
The girl's madness made Raiden Mei feel something was wrong.
Sure enough, the moment the girl pulled out a small knife from her pocket, Raiden Mei realized... Unlike those terrorists who kidnapped for money, this girl probably purely just wanted her dead.
"Raiden Mei, why do you think there are such unfair things in the world? Clearly just a scammer's daughter, yet why would someone want to be friends with you?"
"But now it's fine, your so-called most important friends have now abandoned you and come together!"
"Don't you think this is karma? Hahahahahaha!"
Looking at the silent Raiden Mei, the girl felt extremely proud. They say the relationship among three people is the most complicated, she knew that very clearly.
So, as long as she could use this point to push Raiden Mei into despair, she would get the reward promised by that new ME company president.
However, the next words from Raiden Mei made the expression on her face stiffen.
"If I was a little unsure before, the moment you kidnapped me and brought me here, I understood."
Raiden Mei's firm voice followed, "Van and Kiana never abandoned me, everything was just my wild imagination!"
"You bastard!"
"As for you, you surely can't understand this kind of feeling, right?" Raiden Mei's tone carried a trace of mockery, "Because, from beginning to end, you never had a friend who sincerely treated you."
Raiden Mei's words instantly broke the girl's mental guard. She lost her mind and immediately rushed forward, intending to teach this ungrateful rich girl a lesson.
However, before she could get close, the Raiden Mei who had been tied to the chair suddenly exploded with force, directly ramming toward the girl with the chair.
The huge impact knocked the girl to the ground, and her head hit a stone on the floor.
———
Even the netizens in the real world were shocked by Raiden Mei's transformation.
[Is this still the Mei who didn't dare fight back when bullied?]
[Cool! Mei! So cool!]
[Should've done this earlier, that felt so satisfying to watch]
[This is the power brought by bonds!]
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