Talk Therapy

To be fair, Lin Xiaoyi felt that her deduction was quite accurate.

Although she excelled academically, was the goddess in everyone's eyes, and a bona fide top student, she occasionally read novels online in her spare time. As such, she always harbored certain fantasies.

But fantasies were fantasies, and reality was reality. The two could not be confused, and she knew that very well. If she had not personally experienced a Supernatural Event just now, she would not have changed her way of thinking so quickly.

Bai Zhi, Binhai University's famous ladies' man, had dated seven Girlfriends in total. Yet among all the scandals spread about him around campus, there had never been any accusation of deceiving girls out of their bodies. His main black marks were living off women, scamming money, lacking ambition, and spending every day holed up in an Internet Cafe playing games.

So although his reputation was terrible, it was still within the limits of what people could tolerate. If it had truly come out that he had tricked those girls into losing both their money and themselves, he probably would not have been able to stay at the university at all.

Then what had caused someone who had once been an outstanding student, handsome, and blessed with a bright future to become so fallen and unmotivated? Could it really have been because he was addicted to games?

Lin Xiaoyi did not think so. After that terrifying experience earlier, she now had a different idea.

She had not ignored the endless Urban Legend incidents spreading like wildfire online. On a whim, she had once carefully compiled information on the subject. Like Bai Zhi before her, she had concluded that these Urban Legends had begun erupting three months ago.

And three months ago happened to be when Bai Zhi had become hopelessly addicted to games!!

What did that mean? The truth was already obvious!!

As though she had glimpsed some earth-shattering Secret, Lin Xiaoyi's breathing quickened at the thought.

Bai Zhi was not some useless bum with no ambition who spent all day immersed in games. He was a Hero who had been secretly protecting everyone from the harm of those Urban Legends!!

The seven Girlfriends he had dated before might have been special people like her, people who had become entangled with those horrifying and bizarre things. That would also perfectly explain why he had changed seven Girlfriends in just three months: he had wanted to quietly help people like her escape the harm of those strange entities!!

Once the matter was settled, he brushed off his sleeves and departed, hiding his achievements and fame. After dealing with those strange entities, he would simply drift away. To keep the Urban Legends under wraps, he would rather leave himself burdened with a notorious reputation!!

Would anyone really refrain from pursuing a girl's body and only pursue her money to fund their gaming and spending? What a joke!!

Staring at the figure before her with his back to her, Lin Xiaoyi's eyes gleamed, and there was even a trace of excitement on her face.

She herself was an enthusiast of Supernatural Events. Otherwise, she would not have spent time searching online for information about Urban Legends before.

It was actually very simple to verify her earlier deduction.

Lin Xiaoyi was certain that once Bai Zhi dealt with that strange thing, just as he had with those previous seven cases, Bai Zhi—who had once relentlessly pestered her no matter how hard she tried to drive him away—would no longer show any interest in her at all!!

Looking at the figure in front of her, completely blocking her view, Lin Xiaoyi could not help but speculate. In this crowded, bustling Canteen, what method would Bai Zhi use to deal with that strange thing?

"What are you looking at?"

Frowning at the Girl in front of him, Bai Zhi looked utterly baffled.

No matter who it was, if someone suddenly looked up while eating and stared straight at you, anyone would react as he did.

Besides, he had only managed to find an empty seat in this packed Canteen during peak hours. Couldn't he just eat his meal in peace?

"...I was greeting my friend. She was the one who gave you her seat just now, and she's sitting behind you now. Could you please move aside a little?"

After a brief moment of blankness, "Xia Wen" quickly recovered and spoke to Bai Zhi with a sweet smile.

"My friend and I have—"

"What does that have to do with me?"

Before "Xia Wen" could finish, Bai Zhi cut her off somewhat impatiently.

"Can't you just eat properly when you're eating? Do you know that the way you stared over here just now gave me the creeps? If you were eating and someone suddenly stared straight at you, what would you do?"

"No, I was just—"

Stunned by Xia Wen's response, "Xia Wen" was about to explain after a moment when the guy in front of her interrupted her again.

"Put yourself in my shoes. Do you know you caused me a lot of trouble? This is the most basic etiquette in a public place. You can't act like this, or someone might beat you up."

Bai Zhi decisively set down his Chopsticks, his expression earnest and solemn.

"That's only because I'm good-tempered. If you ran into someone with a bad temper, believe it or not, they'd have started a fight with you already? 'What are you looking at?' 'Looking at you, so what?' 'Try looking again.' 'Try and you'll die.' Haven't you seen news reports about cases like that? Just because he looked at you one extra time in a crowd, he ended up lingering in the ICU... Don't interrupt me yet. Listen patiently until I'm done. I know you don't like hearing this, but bitter medicine cures sickness, and honest advice helps one act properly. These are small principles with great wisdom. You haven't entered society yet, so naturally you don't know how cruel it is. But once you do, you'll realize just how correct everything I'm telling you at this table today is. Maybe you'll even thank me then. So the reason I'm specially taking the time to tell you all this today is simply because I don't want to see a—hey, hey, hey! Don't leave! I'm not done talking yet!!"

"..."

With a livid expression, "Xia Wen" rose from her chair. Without even sparing her prey another glance, she cast Bai Zhi a venomous look, then turned and hurried out of the Canteen.

"...It was resolved that quickly?"

Behind the utterly baffled Bai Zhi, Lin Xiaoyi watched the scene unfold, her eyes shining brightly.