Her Talent for Courting Death Has Always Been Impressive - Chapter 49 Part 4

Xu Turan was still immersed in the sadness and helplessness of going to school soon, and reflexively asked “You have such young friends?”, only realizing after she spoke that of course he did.

Yang Buqi’s other alias, Yang Yuan, was an old friend of the original male protagonist. And the original male protagonist was just in his third year of high school this year, set to attend A University hand in hand with his girlfriend next year.

As Xu Turan organized the limited original plot she knew in her head, Yang Buqi had already started laughing lightly:

“Him? I met him while playing games. There was a time in university when I was crazy about gaming, played until I was number one on the server, and he was number two.”

Xu Turan: “…?”

This time she was genuinely curious, sitting up a bit straighter: “Really? You had such a wild time?”

“What wild time. I couldn’t sleep then, could only play games,” Yang Buqi laughed self-mockingly.

At that time, he was 19, just when he had encountered bizarre events and unknowingly became an ability user. At that time, Ciji Institute was still in the difficult process of post-disaster reconstruction, and the psychological counseling and care for newcomers wasn’t as thorough, Yang Buqi was under too much mental pressure, appearing completely normal on the surface, but privately lost nearly half a year of sleep.

“It was also coincidental at that time, Qu Mian… oh, that’s my friend, something happened in his family, and he was also relying on gaming to vent. He didn’t like me being number one on the server, so he would challenge me to fights every day, and after a while, we became familiar.”

After that, one adjusted himself and worked hard, the other picked himself up and studied hard, and they both quit gaming one after another. But they still kept each other’s contact information. However, at that time, Yang Buqi was receiving training at Ciji Institute and already had the idea of creating an alias, so he only left a fake name “Yang Yuan” for the other person.

“Oh…” This was the first time Xu Turan learned about this connection between “Yang Yuan” and the original male protagonist, and she nodded in amazement. Suddenly, she saw Yang Buqi turn the steering wheel, and the buildings of A University appeared in sight.

It was also Yang Buqi’s first time driving in, he drove straight in from the main gate, but accidentally turned into a dead end. A security guard with an accent was directing the car to back up, he looked back and said helplessly: “Damn, the parking lot seems quite far from your registration point.”

“Then I’ll get off first,” Xu Turan took her documents, preparing to open the door, “I’ll go register by myself, let’s meet at the entrance of the Third Cafeteria later.”

“Third Cafeteria?” Yang Buqi was stunned, “You know which one is the Third Cafeteria?”

“I don’t know. But I saw online that the homemade hawthorn cake at the Third Cafeteria is very delicious,” Xu Turan said seriously, opening the door and getting out of the car.

Yang Buqi gave her a look that was half smiling and half not, shook his head, and continued to back up the car according to the security guard’s directions. On the other side, Xu Turan walked to the intersection, observed for a while, and soon found the new student registration point with the guidance of kind people.

Because she came a few days early, there weren’t many people at the registration point at this time. Xu Turan walked over and saw the table full of forms. Someone asked about her major and name, and she said without thinking: “Finance, Xu Turan.”

Near the registration point, a boy who was scrolling on his phone immediately looked up, quickly glanced at Xu Turan, and then quickly withdrew his gaze.

Xu Turan seemed to sense something and looked up, glancing at him lightly, then lowered her head to fill out the form as instructed, received the materials, and turned to leave.

The boy lowered his head, scrolling on his phone, and after Xu Turan had walked a distance, he followed, trailing not too far behind.

Xu Turan pretended not to see, followed the procedure to collect some materials, and then headed towards the Third Cafeteria according to the map on her phone.

However, the boy following behind her seemed to finally lose patience, took a deep breath, and quickly caught up.

“Excuse me, sorry to bother you!” He put on a smile and suddenly flashed to Xu Turan’s side, “Hello classmate, I’m a reporter from A University’s school newspaper, and I’m doing a special report on new student enrollment. Would you mind sparing me a moment?”

Xu Turan looked at him, hanging an equally bright smile on her face: “Yes, I would mind.”

“…” The boy seemed not to have expected her to refuse so quickly, obviously stunned, and then caught up again, “No, no, classmate, just a few small questions. Like your major and name, your reason for choosing A University, the high school you attended before, things like that…”

Xu Turan paused her steps, turning back to look at him: “Interesting. I’m entering university, why are you asking about my high school?”

“Well…” The boy was stunned again, his ears and cheeks obviously turning red. Xu Turan pressed on relentlessly, continuing: “And my major and name? Didn’t you hear all that at the registration point? You’ve been following me from the registration point to here, is it really just for some interview?”

“…” The boy choked for a moment, then nodded desperately, “Yes.”

“Look, classmate, I’ll be honest with you. I actually heard about you before, and I know that you graduated from ‘Golden Tree Academy’,” the boy said word by word, his eyes obviously becoming serious when he said “Golden Tree Academy”. “And Golden Tree is indeed a very attractive topic. After all, it’s a very rare noble girls’ academy, and it has many strange rumors and romantic stories…”

“I just hope you can talk about this school from the perspective of a graduate. And preferably talk about it fairly and honestly—do you understand what I mean?”

Xu Turan: …To be honest, not really.

However, the boy’s words did attract her attention. She folded her arms and looked at him with interest: “Why do you want to inquire about this school?”

“Well… I said I’m a, um, junior reporter…”

“Cut the crap,” Xu Turan said bluntly, “If you’re a reporter, where’s your press card and camera?”

The boy: “…”

He fell silent for a moment, his handsome face looking increasingly awkward.

“So you’re really not a reporter,” Xu Turan observed his expression, becoming more certain of her thoughts, “You’re only looking for me to inquire about Golden Tree Academy. Interesting.”

She took a step forward with her arms folded, and the boy, who was a head taller than her, seemed to be intimidated and involuntarily took a step back.

Xu Turan looked up at him, slightly curling her lips: “Tell me, what do you know about that school?”

The boy: …

So why has it become you questioning me?!

He looked even more flustered, his eyes darting around a few times. Just as he was about to say something, a hand suddenly reached out from behind him, grabbing his shoulder.

“…Qu Mian?!”

Yang Buqi’s face appeared from behind the boy, looking incredulous: “I thought it just looked like you earlier, but it really is you… What are you doing?”

“Why aren’t you studying hard at this time, but running to this place??”