28: Chapter 28 The Stubborn Girl

"You... let go of me..." Liang Shiqing's soft voice rang out, tinged with a hint of a sob.

"Uh, sorry."

Xiao Ran only then realized he was still holding her hand and quickly let go.

If someone saw them, wouldn't he be plastered all over Weibo and Xiaohongshu, suffering a barrage of criticism?

Even if he was handsome, he couldn't withstand that.

"Tha... thank you..."

Liang Shiqing regained her freedom, pulling her entire arm back and clutching the stick in her hand tightly, her body still trembling.

Xiao Ran then took a careful look at her.

She seemed very afraid of people, her head bowed so low that not even half of her face was visible.

Her hair, however, was dark and shiny, contrasting with her white clothes... oh no, it should have been pink, but it seemed to have faded to white from washing. A small bear pattern on her chest had one eye missing, and her complexion was pale.

It looked like she had a very hard life.

And then there were her dark blue jeans, faded at the thighs and knees, with large rips in both pant legs.

Washed too many times, the quality was too poor, no wonder it was easily torn by branches.

He had met many rich women, but this was the first time he had encountered such a poor young girl.

Xiao Ran suddenly felt a pang of sympathy.

"Are you alright?"

"N-no... I'm fine... Tha... thank you."

Liang Shiqing's words were a bit stuttered, her voice sounded a little humble, and she wouldn't lift her head, seeming very afraid to interact with strangers.

Even with her savior.

"I... I'm leaving now..." The young girl lifted her foot, intending to go.

"Wait a moment."

Xiao Ran called out to her, his tone gentle:

"I see your back is scratched. I'll accompany you to the school infirmary to get it checked, so you don't run into that dog again on the way."

"Ah?!"

Liang Shiqing exclaimed suddenly,

and quickly covered the exposed tender skin on her back.

Xiao Ran couldn't see it, but her pretty face, hidden by her bangs, had already turned completely red.

"N-no... no need... I'm fine, I won't trouble you! I... I'll just apply some medicine when I get back."

Her voice was very light, very soft, very gentle.

Xiao Ran felt a tickle in his heart, as if ants were crawling on it.

"There are many bacteria in the grass. If not treated properly, it will get infected, and then the entire wound will rot!" Xiao Ran half-persuaded, half-threatened.

"I... I don't know the way."

"Aren't you from this school?"

Xiao Ran was a little surprised.

You don't know the way, and neither do I!

He hadn't been to the art school's infirmary either.

"I... I... I am, but... but I... I forgot how to get there!"

Liang Shiqing stood with her feet together, but seemed at a loss, and from her delicate tone, she sounded like she was about to cry from anxiety.

Xiao Ran was speechless.

It was the first time he had seen someone who didn't even know the way around her own school.

Are there really such silly beautiful girls in the world?

If so, a dozen would be great!

He'd take them all!

"Just follow me, I'll take you to find it," Xiao Ran whispered.

"No need, I'll go back... go back and apply some medicine myself, tha... thank you, I... I'm leaving now."

She kept people at a distance, resisting interaction.

After saying this,

she tapped her stick and tentatively started walking in one direction.

And the direction she was heading was the artificial lake!

Xiao Ran scratched his head and frowned.

What was she going to do?

Was she thinking of jumping into the lake?

It wasn't until he saw her miss the step between the pavement and the lawn, almost taking a tumble,

that Xiao Ran suddenly realized!

"Holy crap! She's not blind, is she?!"

He quickly walked over.

"Student, wait a moment."

Xiao Ran's voice seemed to startle her,

and her steps became more hurried, rushing quickly towards the lake.

"Damn it! There's a lake ahead!" Xiao Ran took a few strides and grabbed her hand.

Liang Shiqing was startled and quickly shook him off.

"Let go of me."

But the next second, she was at a loss, repeatedly apologizing to Xiao Ran's side:

"S-sorry! I..."

Xiao Ran: "..."

Please communicate face to face.

"You... you're very dangerous like this, I'll take you."

The young girl shook her head repeatedly, her hair flying high.

"I... I... I can do it myself, tha... thank you." Her voice softened.

She was very grateful to this stranger.

She was used to darkness.

She liked darkness.

She was afraid of unfamiliar things.

Even if it was light.

"I... I'm leaving, I'll... I'll repay you next... next time!"

After saying that,

her open-toed cloth shoes, torn socks, and big toe facing the wind, looked up at the sky.

She fled again.

Holding the polished guide stick, her other hand spread its five fingers, touching the air in front of her.

Step by step, cautious steps,

she finally stepped onto the tactile paving, leaving a blood-stained silhouette... Xiao Ran stood rooted to the spot.

His gaze wavered.

"What exactly happened to her?"

Normally, a blind person definitely couldn't get into an art school.

If it was possible, then she... must have become blind after starting school.

"System, your heart is really cruel. Her eyes are already like this, and you still have the heart to make me hurt her!"

"Ding! The host can choose to give up the achievement!"

"Friendly reminder! This girl has a very high drop rate!"

"I think, it's not a big deal to hurt her a little!" Xiao Ran thought righteously.

"Friendly reminder! At that time, the host can pay a certain price to cure the girl's eyes!"

"What price?" If he could cure her, he wouldn't have any psychological burden.

"Lifespan!"

Good heavens, sacrificing lifespan, is it!

He only had a little over a hundred days of lifespan, how could he sacrifice that?

"How much lifespan?"

If the consumption wasn't too much, he could accept helping this treasure girl!

"Unknown."

"Damn it! Can't you just open the Lifespan Mall? It's so much more convenient to just display the items!"

Xiao Ran grumbled.

"Thinking about these things now is too early, I need to deal with her first."

He didn't even know her name yet!

The system only gave scores but didn't provide any information about the girl.

How nice it would be to have a strategy guide!

Other people's systems even had favorability, making it easy to find a strategy.

Unlike the one he had,

a trash system!

"System: ???"

"I still have to rely on myself!"

Xiao Ran murmured.

He habitually put on his mask and chased after the blind girl.

Her steps were too small and too slow.

Xiao Ran caught up in a few seconds,

and quietly followed behind her.

To enter her world, he first had to find a way to poke a hole in her dark world, letting the light shine in.

A few minutes later.

Liang Shiqing's steps became increasingly flustered, her wooden stick tapping louder and more frequently, and she was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

The school's roads had been renovated, and many parts of the tactile paving were not continuous.

The path ended, with nowhere to go.

Therefore,

she was lost!

She couldn't even find her way back to the dormitory!

Liang Shiqing's steps seemed a little hurried, like an ant on a hot pan.

Her tattered clothes revealed small patches of scarred skin, and her pitiful back continuously stimulated Xiao Ran's gaze.

"She's already like this... and I still have to hurt her! What a scumbag!" He fiercely despised himself, but he wouldn't change his mind.

It's a joke, is it more important not to be a scumbag or to stay alive?

Even a fool would choose.

Besides, couldn't the system cure her eyes?

Then maybe he could get a big reward!

Directly soaring... Liang Shiqing struggled on the cement road without tactile paving.

Every step was difficult, like walking on thin ice, not knowing when she would reach the other side.

She held back her tears, not letting them fall.

Along the way, it wasn't that no one wanted to help her, but without exception, she refused them all.

She had her own so-called pride,

she didn't need charity given by others out of pity for her.

Even if she was blind, she wasn't useless!

Xiao Ran followed behind her like a stalker,

watching the desolate young girl, his nose suddenly felt a little sore.

'What exactly did she go through? To become like this.'

Xiao Ran slowly shook his head,

feeling a little unable to watch anymore, "Hey, student, wait a moment."

The young girl's body stiffened,

the familiar voice,

made her heart inexplicably panic, and her steps quickened.

This person,

was the brightest ray of light she had seen since she lost her sight!

She didn't want him to see her in such a pathetic state.

Little did she know, he had seen everything, every single moment...