Infinite Murder Mystery Game: The Beauty with a Delicate Palm

"I'm a little tired, let's take a break."

"Okay, sister-in-law."

……

Su Mian took a deep breath, leaned forward, and pressed closer. Her expression was serious, and she crossed her arms, trying to maintain control so that she could get more information out of him.

"I know your secret."

"I saw you in the tool shed that day. Besides being your boss, Zhou Ye, you two have some other relationship, right?"

Yi Junxi was stunned by the question, while Su Mian was secretly delighted, thinking that perhaps the question had hit the nail on the head, and that the trip had been worthwhile.

As a result, Yi Junxi's blank face became redder and redder, until finally he bit his lip and stacked the books high to cover his face.

"Sister-in-law, please don't look at me like that..."

Sleep: ...

Not a buddy.

She thought her performance was flawless, but then she suddenly died.

After a long while, Yi Junxi finally revealed a pair of innocent eyes and sighed.

"That day...were you the one who confessed your feelings?"

"Don't be afraid! I'm not dead."

He waved his hand, afraid that Su Mian might mistake him for a ghost. Yi Junxi looked around before quietly moving over to whisper to her.

"I faked my death."

Su Mian asked, somewhat surprised, "Why did you do that?"

Yi Junxi sighed, "You know the Twenty-Four Curse, right? When the eldest brother became the school heartthrob, the whole school was buzzing with rumors that Zhou was going to die, and that Yu Fanghao was really lucky to become the number one in the whole district."

Su Mian was stunned for a moment before realizing that Yu Fanghao was Jingzhe. Since she had her code name, she had never addressed her by the name in the script.

"The top student in the entire district can get direct admission! Ah, I'm so envious of her... I wish I were—"

Su Mian waved her hand in front of Yi Junxi. This guy seemed to be immersed in the world of becoming the number one in the entire district. His smile grew wider and his eyes became more and more unfocused.

"Ah! Sorry, I've gone off on a tangent."

"So I suggested trying to fake my death to see if we could fool the curse."

"My boss and I were trying it out that day when you suddenly walked in."

"They ran so fast, we didn't even have time to explain."

He hesitated to speak, wanting to say something but holding back.

Didn't she realize that the guy was trying to scare her, or was he trying to explain?

so boring.

She coughed lightly, and suddenly remembered the scene of her taking the initiative to hug Zhou Ye in the tool room, and a warm feeling welled up in her cheeks.

"Is your sister-in-law going to see the eldest brother?"

"No, no, no..."

Su Mian waved her hand, thanked him, and turned to leave, but Yi Junxi grabbed her sleeve.

"He seems a bit unhappy these past few days. Sister-in-law, why don't you find some time to cheer him up?"

He smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

After saying that, Yi Junxi carried the books upstairs and eventually disappeared into the crowd.

Su Mian stood there, her hands in her pockets. When she first heard him say those words, her first thought was, "What does this have to do with me?"

But what followed was a strange feeling of unease. He was unhappy. Would she be happy if she coaxed him?

Maybe?

Was Zhou Ye's absence during yesterday's deduction segment, where she was the DM, also due to her absence?

A barrage of questions flooded her mind. She suddenly wondered if Zhou Ye would give her a cold look if he got angry. She had never seen him give her a cold look before.

Hmm... I seem a little curious.

What would he do to her if he gave her the cold shoulder?

"Luo Yi, you've made me angry, and I want to punish you."

"Hmm... if I go all the way here, will I cry?"

"...Sweet tears."

"I hope her owner is just as obedient."

And so on and so forth.

Su Mian shook her head, a single hair sticking up, and her ears turned bright red, as if she were thinking of some scene.

It's that damn persona factor acting up again. She doesn't watch a single movie, and she's so sexually apathetic that she despises herself. How could she possibly imagine those kinds of scenes?

Chi Luoyi's character design motivated her.

The unspoken secrets of a young girl, the hidden and surging forbidden explorations, are addictive for a girl who has just come of age; desire is deadly.

The worldview of sleep paralysis is being reshaped...

Finally, unable to bear it any longer, she covered her face, but out of the corner of her eye, she saw that Yi Junxi hadn't taken all his things.

The box on the shelf seemed to have fallen out of a book; it was a flat, square shape, and inside was a string of blue prayer beads.

The pearls are of excellent quality, with smooth and round surfaces, and look very valuable.

Su Mian looked closer and found that the box didn't have a brand name on it, but rather the name of the bracelet.

The Bodhi Tree that Binds the Serpent.

Not knowing what it was, Su Mian put it in her pocket, intending to give it to him next time.

*

The next day, I didn't have any more nightmares, so I got up as soon as the bell rang. After a quick wash, I became the first person in the dormitory to leave.

Early bird gets the worm.

Of course, Su Mian never believed this saying: the worm that gets up late will be eaten by the bird, so the bird that gets up late will also get to eat worms.

As soon as Su Mian went down the stairs, she saw a familiar figure downstairs in the dormitory building. Zhou Ye wasn't wearing his school uniform today; he had changed into a black turtleneck sweater.

His clothes were a bit tight, revealing the outline of his chest muscles. With his glasses on, he possessed both a youthful and mature air, looking like a refined scoundrel. Standing next to Su Mian, who was wearing a white shirt, the two looked strangely well-matched.

But now, whenever Su Mian sees him, she recalls the bizarre images that flashed through her mind yesterday, and she doesn't know where to look.

"So early today, Luo Yi."

He handed breakfast to Su Mian, still wearing a bright and gentle smile.

Su Mian observed Zhou Ye's expression, completely baffled.

This doesn't look like someone who's unhappy; at least, an ordinary person wouldn't be all smiles when they're sullen.

Lost in her own thoughts, Su Mian didn't notice Zhou Ye's puzzled expression.

"Is there something dirty on my face?"

Su Mian suddenly snapped back to reality, "No, let's go."

She had to get to the classroom before the other three arrived, otherwise their relationship would be exposed and attract attention. So Su Mian pulled Zhou Ye toward the teaching building, becoming a sight to behold on the way.

There were few people on the tree-lined path. The sky at seven o'clock was not yet fully lit, and the lights were dim among the trees. When the wind blew, the leaves of camphor and holly trees fell.

The sudden appearance of a stray cat startled Su Mian, causing her to stumble backward. A pair of hands supported her lower back, offering her support.

The ground made a cracking sound, and Su Mian's bracelet, which Yi Junxi had left behind yesterday, fell out of her pocket.

Just as she was about to pick it up, that hand slowly wrapped around her waist, preventing her from bending over.

"Luo Yi... how did you get this necklace?"

Su Mian's intuition told her that Zhou Ye's tone was very bad.

Although she caught a glimpse of that upturned smile out of the corner of her eye, the sudden oppressive atmosphere made it hard for her to breathe.

"What's wrong with you...?"

Before she could utter the last three words, she felt a familiar, damp scent envelop her.

From the canvas shoes upwards, a long, winding object wrapped around her ankle, meandering and tightening, with the presence of scales faintly discernible.

Her throat tightened, her neck stiffened, and only her eyes involuntarily looked down.