Chapter 214 Strange
Qiao Jiming followed her gaze and looked back, only to see the empty corridor with nothing in it.

"Who are you talking about?"

Qiao Suisui blinked, and the shadow disappeared instantly, as if she was dazzled. She confirmed again that there was indeed no one where the shadow had just appeared.

"No, I'm not seeing things," she said in a daze.

Qiao Jiming noticed that she was a little absent-minded and asked, "Sister, has anything happened to you recently? I always feel that you are not very happy."

Qiao Sui Sui could hide it from others, but not from Qiao Jiming. He grew up with her and could be said to be the person who knew her best.

"I"

But just as she was about to explain, the shadow in the corridor flashed along with the sensor light and reappeared.

Qiao Susu looked at Lan Ze in surprise as he was standing at the door of the apartment building. He seemed to be trying to say something to her, but she couldn't hear him at all.

In the blink of an eye, Lan Ze's shadow flickered a few times again as if a frame was dropped, and then disappeared again like a stuck computer screen.

"Ji Ming, didn't you see it just now?"

Qiao Jiming had been following her line of sight. He squeezed Qiao Suisui's cold hand and asked, "What did you see? I didn't notice anything unusual."

Others can't see Lan Ze. Is she the only one who can see him?
Wait, maybe only players who have entered the game world can see it.

Qiao Suisui said in a trance: "Oh, it's a mouse"

Qiao Jiming smiled and sighed, patting her back and comforting her not to be afraid. He sent her back to the apartment. Along the way, he tried to tell her about his life several times, but Qiao Suisui was always absent-minded. In the end, Qiao Jiming swallowed the words several times when they were on the tip of his tongue.

In the following days, Qiao Sui Sui no longer saw Lan Ze's shadow, but she always felt as if someone was watching her. She felt as if she was too sensitive.

That day, she made an appointment to meet Guan Weizhi. Guan Weizhi has been busy with company affairs recently and has not been to school, so he didn't know about Qiao Songfan's trouble at school. He was actually using work to calm himself down. His recent performance was too aggressive, which made Qiao Susu aware of his thoughts and she politely rejected him. It would be a lie to say that he didn't feel bad, but he was not a person who gave up so easily, and his parents' mature views on love also influenced him a lot. After adjusting for a few days, he regained his rationality. Guan Weizhi felt that it was normal for Qiao Susu to not accept him for a while. After all, the relationship between the two is currently that of a teacher and a student, and normal people would have psychological burdens. What he has to do next is to let her gradually become familiar with his existence, truly walk into her life, and preferably let her feel at ease to rely on him.

But Guan Weizhi didn't know what kind of intensity of love Qiao Suisui had experienced, so it became very difficult for her to have a normal relationship in the real world. No matter who it is, after receiving such a passionate love, there will be some gap. However, the implicit affection shown by Guan Weizhi and the long-term pursuit strategy of infiltration are indeed the least likely to fail immediately. It just depends on how long he can persist.

When Guan Weizi walked into the school cafe, he saw her sitting by the window in a daze.

"Sorry, it's a little late. There's some traffic today."

Qiao Susu came back to her senses and immediately said it was okay. After he ordered coffee, the two of them got straight to the point.

"You said on the phone that you wanted me to help your dad's company?"

Qiao Suisui felt a little ashamed, but for the sake of her freedom, she had to be thick-skinned. Then she told Guan Weizhi in detail about the company's current situation and difficulties.

"You said before that I didn't need to intervene. It seems that the situation is not serious enough." Guan Weizheng teased her with a smile.

"No, actually. I had no intention of asking you to help him. But he made a scene at school recently. I couldn't bear it any longer, so I broke up with my family. So I came here today not to ask you for Qiao Songfan's help, but for myself. I must be honest about this. I used you as a bargaining chip for my freedom. I'm sorry." Guan Weizhi was slightly surprised, but suddenly laughed after hearing this. "What's there to be sorry about? This just shows that I have capital that you can use. I'm very happy."

The two discussed some specific details. As they were talking, the waiter brought the two drinks that had been ordered earlier. Suddenly, a naughty child jumped out and bumped into the waiter who was holding the tray. The latter lost his balance and a cup of hot cocoa was about to spill on Qiao Susu.

No one, including Qiao Susu, reacted in time. However, in a microsecond, the cup of hot cocoa changed its trajectory in mid-air. It was originally heading towards Qiao Susu in a parabola, but finally hit the corner of the table and spilled on Guan Weizhi's trouser legs.

The waiter's apology, the child's crying, and the rustling sound of the tables and chairs rang out at the same time. Guan Weizhi looked down at the mess on the ground and didn't notice it. The waiter kept apologizing and wiping his trouser legs but didn't notice it either. Most of the people in the cafe heard the noise and glanced over here casually, so they didn't notice it either. But Qiao Susu noticed it -

That cup of hot cocoa should have been poured on her.

She clearly saw Lan Ze use his mental power to change the direction of the cup in an instant.

Qiao Susu sat on her seat in a daze.

Lan Ze was standing next to the waiter at this time, but Guan Weizi, the waiter and everyone present could not see him.

"Sui Sui," Guan Weizi saw her in a daze, thinking she was frightened, and comforted her: "It's okay, just go back and change your clothes." Fortunately, the cup of liquid was not poured on her. He could feel the hotness through his pants just now, and his skin would probably have turned red by now.

Qiao Suisui nodded, restraining her urge to look at Lan Ze, and said, "Teacher Guan, why don't we go back? Your clothes are dirty. It's not too late to talk about this later."

Guan Weizhi agreed with her without saying anything. He paid the bill and sent Qiao Suisui home before leaving. Before leaving, he said to her, "Don't worry, I will take care of your father's company."

After watching his car drive away, Qiao Susu turned around and walked back into the community, walking faster than usual.

Her heart was pounding nervously.

After returning home and confirming that she was alone, Qiao Suisui took a few deep breaths and said to the air around her: "Lan Ze, I can see you, come out."

No response.

"Lan Ze, you are right next to me, right?"

She called three or four times, but Lan Ze didn't appear around her.

"It can't be an illusion. If what happened in the apartment building that day was an illusion, then today is definitely not an illusion." Qiao Suisui pondered and talked to herself. She paced back and forth in the living room. Suddenly, as if she thought of something, she stopped walking and said to the air: "Lan Ze, if you can hear me, respond to me, no matter what method you use."

A few seconds later, a bag of potato chips that Lin Xixi had left over from last night suddenly fell to the ground on the coffee table.

The potato chips were placed neatly in the middle of the coffee table. There was no window open and no wind in the living room, so it was impossible for them to fall on the ground for no reason.

Seeing this, Qiao Sui Sui covered her mouth in surprise. She asked again, "Where are you? Why can I sometimes see you and sometimes not?"

(End of this chapter)