The pretty little follower gets targeted by the crazy guys at the elite academy

Pei Qingrang's fingertips dug into his palm.

He could feel his breathing getting out of control.

For someone accustomed to measuring the world with reason, this is a more terrifying loss of composure than death.

He closed his eyes and silently recited Schrödinger's cat three times.

Observation determines the state.

If not observed, she exists in a superposition of both existence and non-existence.

If she's still there when I open my eyes, then it's real.

If she disappears when you open your eyes, it's just a hallucination.

He opened his eyes.

She's still here.

Still spinning, still dancing, still on stage like a white butterfly.

Pei Qingrang's heart skipped a beat.

wrong.

He pushed up his glasses, forcing himself to start logical analysis.

First, she was nineteen when she left five years ago, so she should be twenty-four now.

But the person on stage looks no more than twenty years old.

Secondly, she disappeared completely. All her social media accounts were inactive, her phone number was switched off, and she moved out of her address. The six of them searched the entire city three times but couldn't find her.

If she really came back, there would be no way there wouldn't be any rumors.

Third, his heart rate is now 137 beats per minute, his pupils are dilated, and his breathing rate is abnormal. These physiological indicators all point to strong emotional fluctuations, which can affect judgment.

Therefore, the conclusion is: hallucination.

It must be a hallucination.

Otherwise, the rational kingdom he had built over the past five years would collapse in an instant.

But his hands were still shaking badly.

He lowered his eyes, looking at his trembling fingers, and a self-deprecating smile appeared on his lips.

Pei Qing, you're truly pathetic.

Guo Yiling's folder was almost deformed from being squeezed by him.

He sat there, his back ramrod straight, like a prisoner awaiting sentencing.

The person on stage, that face, the way they spun around...

He remembers, how could he not remember?

She danced like this five years ago.

At the school's talent show, she danced in a white dress, and he watched from the audience, his eyes wide with admiration.

That was the first time he saw her, and the first time he knew what love at first sight meant.

He later learned that he wasn't the only one who fell in love at first sight.

The other five madmen also took a liking to her at the same time.

Guo Yiling closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

I opened my eyes, and she was still there.

Close it again, open it again, and it's still there.

"..."

He pinched his thigh hard; it hurt. So why was she still there?

five years.

Five years have passed. He has seen similar figures on the street countless times and chased after them. He has seen her in his dreams countless times and woken up crying. He has stared at her photos until dawn countless times.

He's gotten used to disappointment.

But this time... he looked at her, and his eyes welled up with tears.

Jiang Wu, sitting on the other side, couldn't stop her tears.

He didn't doubt that it was a hallucination like the others; he lacked that rationality.

He simply watched her dance and twirl, looking at the face he had longed for for five years.

"Sister, is this heaven? Did I die, or is it because I can see you so realistically...?"

The spotlight was still on.

The music continues to flow.

Six lunatics sat in the VIP section, each lost in their own illusions.

Unbeknownst to them, the person on stage was peering through layers of light and shadow, glancing at each of their faces out of the corner of their eye.

A slight smile played at the corners of his lips.

She's back.

This time, she won't leave.

The alumni section is in complete chaos.

"Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap!!! It really is Li Ruo!!!"

"How come she hasn't changed at all? She still looks nineteen?!"

"What was the reaction of those six lunatics?! I dared not look back!!!"

"I saw it! Zhou Si dropped his knife! Lu Xingzhou dropped his tablet! Jiang Wu cried!"

"Jiang Wu cried?! That cold-faced little wolf cub cried?!"

"Waaaaah, I'm going to cry too, what kind of long-awaited reunion scene is this...?"

"Wait a minute, look at them—why have they all sat back down?!"

"What do you mean? You're not going up to admit it?!"

"Maybe... I can't believe it? Or maybe it's just a hallucination?"

"Finally, finally, the goddess who could handle all six of them is back! The world in the capital is about to change again, hahaha..."

On stage, the music gradually came to an end.

Li Ruo's last spin was frozen in the spotlight.

The skirt fell slowly, like a blooming flower closing its petals.

She was breathing slightly heavily, her chest heaving, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

Then she looked up at the VIP section, at the six men who were dumbfounded.

She smiled, a faint smile, exactly the same as it had been five years ago.

"haven't seen you for a long time!"

"I, Li, Xiao, Ruo, am back!!"

These words exploded like a thunderclap in the auditorium.

Zhou Si dropped his knife again.

Lu Xingzhou gripped the armrest tightly.

The medicine bottle in Lu Ran's hand rolled to the ground.

Pei Qingrang's glasses slipped down completely, and he forgot to fix them.

Guo Yiling's folder finally gave way and fell apart with a snap.

Jiang Wu stood up abruptly, his lips trembling, wanting to shout but unable to utter a sound.

haven't seen you for a long time?!!

Is it really her?! No hallucination?! No dream?!

is her! !

She's back?!

[Aaaaaaaahhhhhh, she laughed! She laughed! She laughed!!!]

[I burst into tears when they said "Long time no see"!!!]

[I need to screenshot these five crazy emojis!!! Zhou Si dropped his knife twice!!!]

[The scene where Lu Ran takes his medicine cracked me up, hahaha! He thought he was hallucinating and even increased the dosage!]

[Pei Qingrang used Schrödinger's cat to verify if it was a hallucination; I'm impressed by this genius's thought process!]

Jiang Wu cried, sob sob sob, the little wolf dog is so pitiful, he really misses his sister!

[Guo Yiling crushed all her folders; my heart aches for her for a second.]

[Lu Xingzhou's eyes were frighteningly dark. Was he angry? Or agitated?]

[Both are true. I'm angry that she disappeared for five years, but also excited that she's back.]

The alumni's reaction was hilarious, haha! "I didn't dare turn around!"

[Trending topics for tomorrow: #St. Li's Return at the School Anniversary# #Six Crazy People Are Simultaneously Stunned#]

[Six crazy people: Wait, how come she still looks nineteen?! This is not scientific!!!]

[Li Ruo: Don't ask! The answer is that I also have the female lead's halo!]

What's next? Will those six lunatics take to the stage?

[Li Ruo is determined to spoil those six people rotten this time!!!]

The moment the dance ended, Li Ruo heard a burst of gasps from the auditorium.

She didn't turn around.

She simply smiled, then turned and disappeared behind the curtain on the side of the stage with light, quick steps.

She ran away?! She actually ran away?!

[Six lunatics are about to be chased! Check out the VIP seats!]

[Holy crap, Zhou Si was the first to stand up! He rushed out!]

[Lu Xingzhou moved too! He ran even faster than Zhou Si!]

[Lu Ran flipped himself off his seat! He flipped! He didn't walk!]

Pei Qingrang even threw away his glasses! He dropped them and chased after him!

Guo Yiling's folders were scattered all over the floor, but he didn't even glance at them!

Jiang Wu ran the fastest! He was just crying a moment ago, and now he's shot off like an arrow!

Six people leaving at the same time! That was quite a sight!

[The entire alumni assembly stood up! They were startled too!]

[They chased after her! They chased after her! The cherry blossom grove! It must be the cherry blossom grove! That's the only exit from the back door of the auditorium! I'm guessing Zhou Si will catch her first!]

Li Ruo slipped out through the side door backstage, the night breeze lifting her skirt and making it feel cool.

She strode into the dressing room, quickly took off her dance costume, and changed into a simple white dress.

She wore no makeup, no jewelry, and even changed her shoes to flats.

She glanced at herself in the mirror.

A nineteen-year-old's face, nineteen-year-old's eyes, a nineteen-year-old's smile.

Exactly the same as five years ago.

She pushed open the door and walked towards the cherry blossom grove.

She knew they would come after her.

She was waiting for them to catch up with her.

The night was deep, and the cherry blossom grove was dark.

Only a few ground lamps emitted a faint light, casting dappled shadows of trees on the ground.

Petals drifted down in the wind, like snow, like a dream.

As soon as Li Ruo walked under a cherry blossom tree, a rough hand grabbed her around the waist and, with a twist, pinned her against the rough tree trunk.

"Li, Ruo".

The voice was hoarse beyond recognition, carrying the madness suppressed for five years, and a hint of disbelief trembling.