Chapter 13 - The Nightmare

"Either you come with us or she dies." A woman said fiercely as she lit up a cigarette, sending a threatening glare to the timid boy standing infront of her.

"No I cannot let you take my child." Another woman protested as she hugged her child tightlier than ever.

"My blood runs through his veins too. I have every rights to take him." The former woman eyed her men who were surrounding the latter woman and the kid boy.

"No. I will rather die than sending him with you." The women retorted as she cried hysterically.

" Mom,let me." The boy who was silent since beginning finally spoke up. He cannot let his mom die. As long as she's alive, he can return back to her side in the later future.

The woman's grip on her child got tightlier with every passing second. She hated herself for being so weak to even protect her child.

The former woman eyed her men again indicating to take the child forcibly as she exhaled the smoke.

The boy was snatched away from his mother's embrace by two sturdy men making his mother drop on the floor.

With zero strength left on her body, the woman fell on the floor as she watched her son getting further away from her. The past week had drained her body, her mind and today was the last straw that shattered her in pieces she never imagined.

"You should've seen this coming when you bore his child." The fierce woman stood up from the sofa, fixed her pencil skirt as she threw a disdainful look at the lying woman for the last time before grabbing her clutch and walked out of the place with her men followed behind.

The woman laid on the floor soullessly as she shifted her gaze from the door to the closet placed in one corner of the room.

"Mom...." A little girl came out from the closet as she ran towards her mother with her trembling body.

"I am sorry, yanyan. I couldn't protect your mother." The woman stretched out her one arm to touch her daughter's face who was trembling in fear. Then the woman passed out.

The little girl suddenly saw a pool of blood infront of her and her mother was no where to be seen. She heard screams all over that sharply hit through her ears as she cried out for help with her timid voice.

Yan Shu jolted awake. Her whole body drenched in sweat wetting the coversheets. She scanned her surroundings and realized it was just a nightmare. She did not know why it felt so surreal that her heart wrenched in pain remembering the dream she just had.

Last night she fell asleep in Si Junyan's car again. It was a habit that she couldn't change no matter what. She just hoped that she doesn't come across him again.

She glanced at the clock. It was already 7am as she abruptly got up from bed heading to the bathroom.

Just when she came out after taking a shower, her phone lit up.

She picked up the phone and opened the notification.

[YourAllGoodieDeliveryHoney : Pick up the parcel from the old place.]

A smile curved up on her face after seeing the last word. She could not believe that even after so many years has passed, they were still using the old place!

...

"Let's go." Su Jiacheng had insisted to drop her at school today. As she also had to discuss some matters about Lao Yin she went along with him.

Inside the car

"Brother, how's the thing with Lao Yin going on?" She turned to face him.

"She's quite good. For now I have made arrangements for her to undergo the training period. It will take almost a year to polish her skills so yeah, she will debut no soon." He thoughtfully replied seeing how much his sister cared for that girl. He felt slightly jealous of Lao Yin.

"That's good enough." Yan Shu nodded in acknowledgement. She knew the hardships an artist had to go before debuting or at the beginning of their career. But since Lao Yin was under the care of Su Jiacheng she felt slightly relaxed.

"So, how about accompanying brother on the charity gala tomorrow night?"

"Okay." Su Jiacheng had been taking care of her well since she soul-shifted. So she didn't mind agreeing to his request. This kind of events are piece of cake for her anyways.

"Your attire will be delivered tomorrow morning." Su Jiacheng then turned back to his documents that he was going through before. He couldn't concentrate in them though. His mind was unusually happy after getting affirmation from his sister.

'I will see who Si Junyan will take with him now.' He sneered in his mind.

....

"Mo Ran, if you have any problems you can come find me anytime. Study well students and take care of your health." Teacher Yu then left the class.

Yan Shu took out her phone and started playing 'legend leagues'.Her deskmate who was always asleep was awake today. She didn't care anyways.

Ren Zhenting let out a cough seeing that his deskmate had no intention to look at him. But unfortunately, it didn't work too.

"I can carry you if you want." He finally spoke this time.

"Huh?" Yan Shu did not heard him clearly as her attention was on her game.

"I mean I can carry you in the match if you want." He spoke loudly this time.

"Hey, Ren Zhengting is awake and he even said he will help Mo Ran into the match." The other student sitting beside them exclaimed.

Mo Ran couldn't get why the students were overreacting on her deskmate's words. She saw all the gazes were upon her. The girls were filled with jealousy as they threw sharp glares at her.

"I don't need anyone to carry me." If looks can kill, she might have died many times by now by the stares of the girls.

"How can you reject his offer? Don't you know who he is?" Another student stared at her like she was the biggest idiot.

Yan Shu didn't know him. How will she when he's always asleep in class?

"The homegirl doesn't watch esports news ig. She only knows how to play some childish mobile games." A girl scoffed at Yan Shu.

"Mo Ran, he is a professional esports player. How can you not know him?" Cheng Han came up to their bench putting his one arm over Ren Zhenting's shoulder.

"I see. I am not much interested in esports games." She said casually.

The whole class was dumbfounded.

"I bet she's pretending not to know him. After all she has deliberately chose that seat."

Everyone pulled away their gazes from Yan Shu to find the source of the voice.

There she is. A girl stood in the classroom door leaning slightly against the wall as she slowly opened her lollipop. She put the lollipop in her mouth before walking towards the last bench.

'Mo Ran is done today..' All the students looked at Yan Shu pitifully.