Chapter 148

Then her older sister told her a story about her best friend. At last year's performance, her friend had been chosen because she was pretty.

"Once they choose you, they take you in a car to a strange place. There's an ugly man there who takes off your clothes and hurts you! It hurts terribly, and you bleed a lot and get sick. You keep asking why Xiaoxue doesn't come over to play anymore. I told you she was sick, but she actually lost her mind. She's been like that ever since she came back from Jing City. Her family locks her in her room now, and she can't come out. If they choose you, you'll end up just like her."

Afraid Cai Xiaoguo wouldn't believe her, her sister took her to Xiaoxue's house when no one was around so they could secretly look in on her. Xiaoxue was locked in a tiny, dark room. Her hair was tangled, as though it hadn't been washed in ages, and she was filthy and smelled awful. Cai Xiaoguo could hardly recognize the girl who had once been the prettiest of them all.

Many students at school were saying the same thing: children who went to Jing City came back covered in scars, and some got sick. Everyone was scared, but the principal and parents thought being chosen was an honor.

Cai Xiaoguo didn't want to lose her mind. Remembering her sister's warning, she deliberately danced badly and even smudged her makeup. But the principal saw her and slapped her. He had someone redo her makeup, and she was chosen.

What should I do? What can I do now?

"Cai Xiaoguo." At the sound of her name, Cai Xiaoguo trembled involuntarily.

"Which one's Cai Xiaoguo? It's your turn to get in the van."