One Moment They Were Good Teammates, the Next They Were Gone

"He promised me first!" Wang Xiaoming glared at Bai Ling, raising his voice a little.

"But you're in the Faculty Dormitory now. Besides, you wouldn't have made it into the Repair Room without my help." Bai Ling smiled sweetly and clung tightly to Chen Ge's arm. "Come sit at my place for a while. I have so much I want to talk to you about."

Caught between the two of them, Chen Ge understood the situation better than anyone.

The big dog Bai Ling kept at home was a missing student. If he went home with her, she might well lock him up and keep him as a plaything.

Things weren't much safer with Wang Xiaoming, either. He kept insisting on taking Chen Ge to the Cafeteria for something delicious, but refused to say what they'd be eating. If Chen Ge went with him, he might end up being the one served at the table.

Everyone at this school harbored ill will. They just never showed it.

Both options meant certain death. The only difference was how he'd die.

Looking at the two beside him, Chen Ge didn't push them away.

He hooked an arm around Wang Xiaoming and gently stroked Bai Ling's head with his other hand, deeply moved. "You're both my best friends. One of you is loyal and dependable, and the other is thoughtful and adorable. It's really hard to say no to either of you."

After agonizing over it for a while, Chen Ge crouched down and picked Bai Ling up. "How about big brother goes with his friend to the Cafeteria to get something to eat, then comes back to see you?"

"No! You can't go with him!" The Little Girl's sweet expression instantly froze. Small lumps appeared beneath her pale skin, and she seemed