Why Are the Psychos Obsessed with a Mere NPC?

Jian Yu’s gaze fell on the doorway.

Duan Feiye’s figure flashed into view, a blurry afterimage.

Realizing this little drama wouldn’t last long, Jian Yu looked away.

She calmed herself, opened her Star Brain, and logged into the Area 2 library to look up some information.

Duan Feiye’s arrival was timely.

He didn’t bother to hide his surprise at Yan Qin’s behavior, and his words were blunt.

"You begged for this opportunity. Whether you can pass is a matter of your own ability. Instead of proving yourself, you’re just taking up a spot and giving Chairman Sheng an attitude?"

He walked in leisurely, holding a bouquet of pink and blue roses.

"Chairman Sheng isn’t as good-tempered as I am. Say a couple more things like that, and it won’t just be about your spot anymore."

He looked at Sheng Yue. "She has a problem with your group assignments? Let me think... In this situation, shouldn’t you be issuing a Yellow Card?"

Sheng Yue’s expression turned cold. "Take your person and leave."

Duan Feiye shook his head, his gaze drifting intentionally-yet-unintentionally toward Jian Yu. "She’s not my person."

"Don’t kick me out, I’ll prove myself to you." Yan Qin’s face was pale.

She stubbornly refused to get up from her seat. "I have no problem with the Chairman. I’m willing to accept the assessment and follow all of the Chairman’s arrangements."

The Yellow Card she already had had caused her to lose participation rights for many activities.

One more Yellow Card would turn into a red card. With no one to back her up, her act of borrowing power from others would be useless.

In her rashness, she had almost forgotten what she’d promised Yan Yu.

Yan Qin tried to make herself less conspicuous, but she couldn’t stop herself from staring covetously at the flowers in Duan Feiye’s hands.

Although she’d expected it, she still couldn’t help but feel a pang of bitterness as she watched Duan Feiye use a few Instant Teleportations to cross over to Jian Yu.

’The first person who helped me, gave me resources, and didn’t even lust after my beauty, just had to be blind enough to fall for a pretty, wooden doll.’

’How am I not good enough? When it comes to our starting points, how am I in any way inferior to Jian Yu?’

Caught off guard, her eyes met Xu Jianjuan’s mocking, cold gaze. Yan Qin hurriedly lowered her head, resentfully gripping the piece of equipment beside her.

Jian Yu had no interest in watching this kind of drama. She was busy thinking about what research topic to choose.

’It’s a little noisy. It’s even affecting my train of thought.’

Just as things quieted down around her, a bouquet of flowers was presented right before her eyes.

"Excuse me, could you please give me five minutes? All right?"

Jian Yu followed the hand holding the flowers up to the person’s face and stood up. "Chief Duan."

Her delayed reaction and stiff movements made her seem cold and expressionless.

Duan Feiye couldn’t read Jian Yu’s emotions. He frowned. "Chief Duan? Why so formal?"

He put the flowers down and pressed, "Hasn’t the fourth person shown up yet? I’m getting a little impatient."

Jian Yu looked at him suspiciously. "I don’t believe I ever agreed to this."

"But I agreed for you," Duan Feiye said, bending down to ask her earnestly, "Do you hate me?"

Jian Yu shook her head.

Duan Feiye’s lips curved upward. "If you don’t hate me, that means you can accept me. If you can accept me, that means there’s a chance. And if you’ve already given me a chance, how far can we be from getting together?"

Jian Yu’s gaze shifted away.

Sheng Yue silently appeared behind Duan Feiye.

His blue eyes were dark and deep. "Get out."

Duan Feiye turned around, raising an eyebrow slightly.

He rested a hand on Sheng Yue’s shoulder and said to Jian Yu with a smile, "Think about it. I’ll come see you again tomorrow."

Two blurry figures flickered, and both men vanished from the lab simultaneously.

Jian Yu put the flowers into her Space Ring.

The people around them began to buzz with discussion.

She turned her head, wanting to ask Xu Jianjuan if she had any thoughts on choosing a research topic.

But she saw Xu Jianjuan staring intently in the direction where Sheng Yue and the other had left.

Jian Yu waved a hand in front of her. "Should we discuss it?"

Xu Jianjuan’s eyes flickered. "Let’s just go with that RSS research topic."

Jian Yu searched for it and skimmed through a few pages. It was indeed a very suitable topic.

However...

Jian Yu frowned. "But didn’t it fail?"

"That’s because they weren’t good enough. All right, the topic is decided. Now, come chat with me for a bit."

Xu Jianjuan glanced at Yan Qin and remarked wistfully, "I really envy her style of acting out without any internal conflict, going crazy even when she has no real basis for it."

The topic jumped too quickly. Jian Yu stared at her, expressionless.

’Why do I feel like I’m listening to an old person reminiscing about their youthful, green years?’

’Everyone else is discussing things, but we’re just chatting. Is that really okay?’

’Should I say something? The female lead looks so awkward.’

Jian Yu pursed her lips. "Mm."

"You think so too?" Xu Jianjuan said, puzzled. "Her arrogance is a bit strange."

She lowered her eyes, putting on a look of deep thought. "Her stupidity is a bit like mine. It’s really hard to watch."

Jian Yu didn’t know how to respond.

’The female lead’s understanding of the Soul Ghost Body seems very weak.’

Jian Yu said tentatively, "It might be related to the Soul Ghost Body."

"Soul Ghost Body?" Xu Jianjuan didn’t look up, but her eyelids twitched twice.

’It’s true that I have a mental illness, which is why I’m often forgetful.’

’I take medicine every day, but a while ago, Pei Yin said my mental problems were the least of my worries.’

’He also said the Soul Ghost Body inside me was the real key to my memory gaps.’

’In my last life, I also Awakened around this time.’

’But... did this kind of thing happen in my previous life?’

Xu Jianjuan clutched her head. She didn’t know if it hadn’t happened, or if she just couldn’t remember.

Seeing Xu Jianjuan’s confused expression, Jian Yu assumed she really didn’t understand what a Soul Ghost Body was.

She explained by repeating what Ling Yanzhi had told her.

"Yan Qin has been possessed twice. When a Soul Ghost initiates a Spiritual Attack, it pollutes the mind, devours spiritual power, and causes your sanity to drop."

’Once your intelligence is completely drained, you’re no different from a puppet.’

Jian Yu asked in a low voice, "When did you first realize something was wrong with you?"

Xu Jianjuan’s gaze froze. "I don’t think there’s anything wrong with me."

’I wear a monitor and review the footage every night.’

’Although there’s always a voice in my head, that voice is my own.’

’The malice that’s been crazily bubbling up since my rebirth... isn’t it just a stupid form of resistance born from my twisted worldview and emotional state in my past life?’

Xu Jianjuan stared at a fixed spot, her tone light. "Spiritual power and Soul Power are both its food. Since I just happened to Awaken, it’s normal for it to target me."

Jian Yu tried to analyze her words.

’The female lead doesn’t seem to have a strong reaction to her own Awakening.’

’Could it be that her Awakening in her past life had nothing to do with the Awakening Potion to begin with?’

Jian Yu’s expression went blank. She stared at her fingertips, blinking slowly.

Xu Jianjuan didn’t interrupt Jian Yu’s daze.

She had already organized the relevant materials and was confident that Jian Yu wouldn’t reject her choice of topic.

Running away couldn’t solve the problem. Sheng Yue had invited her to join, and she wanted to try forging a different path for herself.

Xu Jianjuan stood up. "You’ll be in charge of the initial draft for this part of the paper. Come to my lab in two days, and I’ll walk you through the practical application."

Jian Yu looked around, only then realizing that everyone else had left. "Okay."

After Xu Jianjuan left, she also packed up the water glass on her table, preparing to leave.

Halfway there, the lights went out.

Jian Yu fumbled her way to the door.

’Why won’t the door open?’

’This is a Noble Academy, for goodness’ sake. Surely they’re not behind on their electricity bill?’

After complaining internally, Jian Yu remembered that with the rapid development of power technology, electricity bills were a thing of the past.

She opened her Star Brain, about to send a message to Shen Gu.

A soft gasp sounded by her ear, and Jian Yu hesitantly froze.

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