Senior Class 0

By Shock Casey

High school freshman Gao Xiaoyuan hears the sound of music coming from a classroom and accidentally finds the long-sealed senior class zero, and thus discovers a strange group photo of the entire senior class zero. Out of curiosity, Gao Xiaoyuan begins to investigate the history of the class and meets Xu An, a cool-looking high school boy for wh

• Language: English
• Publisher: Hannah Diesen
• Release date: Feb 20, 2024
• ISBN: 9798869264763

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Senior Class 0

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Senior Class 0

Part I

High school freshman Gao Xiaoyuan hears the sound of music coming from a classroom and accidentally finds the long-sealed senior class zero, and thus discovers a strange group photo of the entire senior class zero. Out of curiosity, Gao Xiaoyuan begins to investigate the history of the class and meets Xu An, a cool-looking high school boy for whom she falls in love. During their investigation, Gao Xiaoyuan's homeroom teacher, Mr. Xia, suddenly dies, and Principal Chen reveals that all the students in the class were killed in a fire. Gao Xiaoyuan, who thought that this was the end of the matter, discovers that a group photo of all the teachers and students of the senior class 0 partially reveals the students' likenesses. ...... When Gao Xiaoyuan realizes that Xu'an is Prince Qiu of the senior class 0, she is surprised and with pain and horror, Gao Xiaoyuan avoids Xu'an. At this moment, another handsome and uninhibited transfer student, Chen Shuai, comes into Gao Xiaoyuan's life and makes an unorthodox request for Gao Xiaoyuan to be his girlfriend. Faced with two boys with very different personalities, Gao Xiaoyuan is caught in a painful choice. One by one, the disappeared students of the senior class have come back to life, and among them, Chen Shuai is also included. Why did the students who died back then come back to life? And why are they in hiding? What is the real identity of Principal Chen? What happened in the music hall that night back then? Senior Class 1-0 will always remain a mystery.

1. The first deceased

Member of the senior class of zero:

Girls - Peng Zhi, Lin Nana, Su Siyu, Li Biqi, Fang Manting

Boys - Deng Zhuofan, Zhu Yu, Gao Qixian, Li Wenbin, Qiu Prince

They have no parents, no relatives or friends.

They're a bunch of orphans.

They've all got their enrollment letters for senior class zero.

And then, they all disappeared, strangely.

No one has ever found their bones.

And no one knows what really happened that night.

Just ...... their enrollment notices have resurfaced one by one.

Senior Class Zero is resurrected!

Growing up alone, living alone, yet one day that solitude is suddenly broken by fear ......

I. Enrolment notices

It wasn't until it was completely dark that Gao Xiaoyuan began to pack her book bag. Now she was the only one left in the classroom, and it was quiet without any sound.

The words Welcome New Students on the blackboard looked a bit lonely and helpless under the bright fluorescent light. Gao Xiaoyuan walked up to the podium and picked up the blackboard eraser, ready to clean the words.

Today was her first day in this high school and the first day to meet her new classmates, she didn't make any of them because she had long been used to keeping to herself.

She didn't like her home either, even though she had her dad and mom there, their seriousness had created an invisible depression in Xiaoyuan's mind since she was a child. Besides, they traveled a lot, and since she was a child, Gao Xiaoyuan spent most of her time by herself, so her home was like a hotel to her, and since that was the case, Gao Xiaoyuan preferred to stay at school until dark.

Splat-- The window near the podium suddenly flapped hard, as if a wind was blowing in. Gao Xiaoyuan's hand holding the blackboard eraser froze on the blackboard and looked slightly sideways in that direction.

It was pitch black outside the window, nothing could be seen clearly, and nothing seemed to be there. Gao Xiaoyuan skimmed her mouth and continued to wipe the last two words clean before dusting her hands off and turning around to walk to her desk, picking up her book bag and preparing to leave.

A page slowly floated down to Gao Xiaoyuan's feet, and she was stunned for a moment as she bent down to pick it up.

It was an enrollment notice with the school's official seal and Gao Xiaoyuan's name on it, but the strange thing was that the enrollment notice was not for Gao Xiaoyuan's current senior class, but for senior class 0.

Is there still a senior class 0 in the school? Gao Xiaoyuan had never heard of it, so why the name on this notice was the same as hers was even more strange to Xiaoyuan. Suddenly, the lamps in the classroom flashed a few times and went out before Gao Xiaoyuan could react.

Zee...

In the darkness, Gao Xiaoyuan heard the classroom door open, followed by the sound of light footsteps, and even more so, she saw a blurry white figure standing in the doorway.

It's ...... who? Gao Xiaoyuan squeezed two words out of her teeth, her entire body tensed against the blackboard.

The white figure walked slowly toward the classroom, moving mechanically like a zombie.

Gao Xiaoyuan's breathing quickened, and she cowered under the podium in fear, peering at the classroom floor through the cracks in the podium.

The white shadow was still moving, heading straight towards the desk after passing the podium, it was better to say walking than moving because Gao Xiaoyuan couldn't see the white shadow's feet at all.

No feet ...... Could it be a ghost?

Gao Xiaoyuan closed her eyes, no longer daring to look at the white shadow, and she didn't open them until she heard a squeak again, and the lights came on at that moment.

Gao Xiaoyuan slowly climbed out from under the podium, staring at the classroom in a daze.

The classroom was empty of anything. She walked off the podium as she looked around until she reached her desk and quickly grabbed her book bag and prepared to leave, just then a piece of paper fell to the floor.

Gao Xiaoyuan hesitated for a moment, but eventually bent down to pick up the piece of paper and scrutinize it.

It's also an enrollment notice with Peng Zhi's name and the school's seal, but the class isn't the one that Gao Xiaoyuan is in now, it's Senior Class 0.

Who put this enrollment letter on the school bag? And where is Senior Class 0? Could it be that ...... ghost just now?

Two. A girl who plays the cello.

How come this school has a senior class of zero?

The next day, sitting in the classroom, Gao Xiaoyuan stared blankly at the enrollment notice in her hand, not even noticing that the class teacher, Mr. Xia, had already walked up to her.

Not listening properly in class, what are you peeking at! Teacher Xia's majestic voice immediately woke Gao Xiaoyuan up, she looked up sharply and panicked as she stuffed the enrollment notice inside her desk, but she was snatched by Teacher Xia, What's this? Teacher Xia unfolded the enrollment notice as she spoke, but immediately after, her face turned very pale and her gaze was filled with panic as she tremblingly held up the enrollment notice and rushed at Gao Xiaoyuan and questioned, How did you get this? Did you make it yourself!

No, it's something I found out by accident ...... Before Gao Xiaoyuan could finish her words, Mr. Xia suddenly called out, Peng Zhi ...... and then turned around and quickly ran out of the classroom.

Gao Xiaoyuan stared blankly at the classroom door.

What's wrong with Ms. Hsia? How did she react like that? Could it be ......

Just at this time, the classroom suddenly buzzed like a pot exploding, everyone seemed to be curious about Teacher Xia's reaction, speculations and rumors were rampant, noises and arguments were constantly coming from all over, only Gao Xiaoyuan understood that Teacher Xia must be because of Senior Class Zero. Could it be that Mr. Xia knows something about the senior class?

Gao Xiaoyuan didn't know why she waited until dark, maybe it was because of loneliness, or maybe it was because she wanted to wait for that white shadow. But when she thought of that white shadow, Gao Xiaoyuan felt scared and nervous, and even winced, but she had already made up her mind that if she saw that white shadow again, she must muster the courage to ask who the other person was, and to ask what happened in the first year zero class. However, until eight o'clock in the evening, Gao Xiaoyuan still did not wait for that white shadow.

Gao Xiaoyuan was a bit deflated as she picked up her book bag in frustration and walked out of the classroom.

The dim light in the corridor scattered on Gao Xiaoyuan's body, she walked forward with her head down while thinking about things, when suddenly a dull music played, Gao Xiaoyuan couldn't help but stop her steps.

The sound continued, and it sounded low, as if it were coming from a cello.

Gao Xiaoyuan slowly turned her head and looked behind her to the end of the dark corridor, where no one seemed to be, but the sound of the zither did come from there.

Who was there so late?

Anyone? Gao Xiaoyuan asked, gathering her courage.

No one responded in the darkness, but the piano continued.

Gao Xiaoyuan frowned slightly, gripping her book bag tightly with both hands as she turned around and braced herself to walk slowly in that direction.

The lights in that section of the hallway were out, so it was pitch black.

Gao Xiaoyuan composed herself and asked again tentatively, Is there anyone there, please?

There was no response from the darkened hallway.

Gao Xiaoyuan gently bit her lower lip and hesitated to move forward, just at this time there was a place where the light but suddenly lit up.

Gao Xiaoyuan sucked in a breath of cold air and looked at that place.

That place was at the corner at the end of the corridor, a utility room, where no one would normally pay attention or go. But how come the light was on in that place now?

Gao Xiaoyuan quietly walked over and peered in through the doorway.

The inside of the house was a mess, with clutter piled up everywhere, but there was no one to be seen, only the sound of the cello.

Gao Xiaoyuan gently pushed the door and it opened, she slowly walked in, still no one in sight, but the sound of the piano still continued. Gao Xiaoyuan unconsciously looked around the room where the miscellaneous items were kept, it looked too dirty, dust everywhere, cobwebs everywhere, old books piled up on the floor, and missing tables and chairs stacked messily on the wall. It seemed like no one had been here for a long time.

But the sound of the cello continues.

Gao Xiaoyuan followed the sound of the piano inward, flipping through a pile of old books piled up on the floor, and finally found the source of the sound.

It was a brand new MP4, the sound of the violin came from there, and at that moment, the screen of the MP4 showed a long-haired girl in school uniform playing the cello intoxicatedly, and her appearance was clear and playful and very attractive.

What's a brand new MP4 doing in the utility room, and who snuck in and lost it here?

While Gao Xiaoyuan was wondering, the corner of her eye inadvertently scanned a picture frame in the corner.

The picture frame was wedged in a gap between a worn desk and the wall, covered in a thick layer of dust that looked like it hadn't been touched in a long time.

Gao Xiaoyuan walked up and reached out to take the picture frame out of the gap, and after wiping away the dust on it with her hand, the picture in the frame slowly unfolded.

Group photo of the entire Senior Class of Freshman 0.

Those words in red were clearly printed on the top left of the photo.

It turns out that a senior class of zero really exists at this school.

Gao Xiaoyuan quickly wiped the frame with her hand a few more times, and the characters in the photo gradually became clearly visible.

There were five girls and five boys and one female teacher, all neatly dressed in uniform and teacher's clothing, just ......

Gao Xiaoyuan frowned.

The faces on the whole picture became very blurred, only one face was very clear, the girl with the cello and long hair in the MP4 screen.

III Upper primary zero

Gao Xiaoyuan walked down the stairs while looking at the picture frame in her hand, this picture was too strange, only one person could see the appearance, what did it really mean? What is this girl's name? Could it be the name on the enrollment notice? And where are these people now? If Senior Class 0 really existed, then why isn't anyone talking about it now? Why did Mr. Xia have that look again? This series of questions almost left Gao Xiaoyuan breathless, and when she didn't pay attention, she stepped on the bottom of her foot and her whole body fell down the stairs, and the picture frame in her hand was thrown out.

Suddenly, a hand pulled Gao Xiaoyuan in one hand, and her entire body was pulled back by that strong hand before she crashed into someone's chest.

Gao Xiaoyuan stood still and hurriedly raised her head to look at the person who came, but found that the other party was a high school student wearing the same school uniform as herself, except that he was a head taller than her, and there was a kind of unruly and untamed expression floating on his face, cold and without any emotion. Gao Xiaoyuan's face heated up and she hurriedly lowered her head and softly said, Thank you!

The boy, however, didn't say anything and walked down the stairs to pick up the picture frame on the floor and handed it to Gao Xiaoyuan after taking a glance at it, saying indifferently, The glass is broken.

Gao Xiaoyuan stupidly took the frame and didn't dare to look up at the boy, but just stared blankly at the photo, perhaps because she had just dropped it too hard, the lower left corner of the photo had already been squeezed out of the frame and torn a small hole. Gao Xiaoyuan carefully stuffed it back into the frame.

The boy turned and walked away, after a few steps he stopped again, he stood with his back to Gao Xiaoyuan and seemed to be thinking about something, suddenly he turned his head and looked at Gao Xiaoyuan and said, Where did you find that picture?

Gao Xiaoyuan first froze, then stammered a little, I found it in that ...... that utility room ......

The boy didn't say anything, just looked straight at Gao Xiaoyuan with his eyes.

Gao Xiaoyuan was a bit nervous as she avoided the boy's gaze. He was handsome and his looks were attractive to girls, but he was just too cold.

Do you know what that utility room is? The boy suddenly asked.

Gao Xiaoyuan shook her head, Isn't that just the utility room?

The boy didn't make a sound and slowly turned around and put his book bag on his right shoulder and walked towards the other end of the corridor, leaving Gao Xiaoyuan standing alone on the stairs holding the broken picture frame in a daze.

Who the hell is he? What level of student is he? Why would he ask those questions?

That utility room turned out to be senior class zero. Gao Xiaoyuan was startled when that voice came, but soon heard clearly that it was from that boy, who was standing at the other end of the corridor looking at Gao Xiaoyuan, a strange expression appeared on his face, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned, and he seemed to give Gao Xiaoyuan a faint smile, then his figure disappeared at the gate.

Gao Xiaoyuan stood frozen in place, how could she not have thought that Senior Class 0 was the utility room, and even more so, she didn't think that that boy even knew about the existence of Senior Class 0. If he knew this, then he must know other things as well. Thinking of this, Gao Xiaoyuan hurriedly accelerated her steps to go after that boy, but when she rushed out of the gate, she could no longer find that boy's figure.

Who the hell is he?

Gao Xiaoyuan stood frozen in front of the building looking around.

It was really quiet all around, with only a few dim lights shining on the cold ground.

Suddenly, the cello sounds again ......

Gao Xiaoyuan stood motionless looking for the source of the sound, suddenly she lowered her head and reached out to slowly remove a brand new MP4 from her school uniform pocket.

She hadn't taken the MP4 in the utility room, but now it was in her pocket, what was going on?

The image appeared on the MP4 screen again, only this time there was no longer that girl, just a cello, and blood was dripping down from the strings ......

Four, five locked closets.

Even though it was already fall, the strenuous exercise still made Gao Xiaoyuan sweat so much that she had to run to the school's bathhouse to take a shower after her gym class.

The closets in this bathhouse locker room were all shared by the students, but there were five closets that were locked all the time. The locks on them were rusty, so it seemed that they had been locked for a long time. Gao Xiaoyuan stood in front of these five side-by-side closets and froze.

Who the hell is using these five closets?

Gao Xiaoyuan was concentrating on this problem when someone tapped her on the shoulder in the cold, frightening her so much that she almost screamed, and when she looked at the person behind her, she hurriedly said respectfully, Good day, Mr. Xia.

Ms. Xia's face didn't look good, she just nodded slightly, What are you standing here staring at?

I was just wondering who's using these five closets and why they're locked all the time. As soon as Gao Xiaoyuan's words left her mouth, she saw that panic in Ms. Xia's eyes again.

Why are you asking so many questions, hurry up and take a shower, hurry up and go home afterward, don't stay in school any longer! Teacher Xia seemed to be very unhappy, her tone was like she wanted to eat someone, scaring Gao Xiaoyuan so much that she lowered her head and didn't even dare to breathe. However, just at this time, a poignant and dull cello sound suddenly rang out, and everyone in the locker room froze.

Who's playing the piano? Mr. Summer exclaimed in alarm.

The students looked at each other dumbfounded, and no one knew where the sound of the piano was coming from.

Gao Xiaoyuan hesitated for a moment, her gaze suddenly shifted to the five locked closets, and Mr. Xia seemed to react at this moment, also slowly shifting her gaze to the five locked closets.

The sound of the cello was coming from the locked closet in the very center.

That's in there ...... Mr. Summer pointed a trembling finger to the very center closet.

Then how come there's a sound in there? Gao Xiaoyuan voiced the doubts in her mind.

The other students began to whisper, while Mr. Xia's face became more and more ugly.

Gao Xiaoyuan carefully stepped forward and tried to touch the lock with her hand, and the lock unexpectedly snapped open.

Teacher Xia and the other students let out a shriek at the same time, but Gao Xiaoyuan tried her best to calm herself down and gently pulled open the locker door.

A broken cello was shoved hard in the closet, and red blood was dripping down the strings.

V Deserted Music Hall

Gao Xiaoyuan woke up to find herself lying on that single bed in the school's health room, a white sheet cutting off her sight from the outside world. Gao Xiaoyuan didn't know exactly how long she had been lying here, nor did she know how Mr. Xia and the others were doing, she only felt weak.

Gao Xiaoyuan rubbed her eyes, her mind still recalling the red blood that flowed down from the broken cello, the crimson feeling making her uncomfortable. Just at this moment, a figure appeared on the white sheet, Gao Xiaoyuan held her breath and pulled the sheet tightly with both hands.

A face that was both familiar and unfamiliar appeared in front of Gao Xiaoyuan.

It was the male student she had seen last night, and at the moment he was staring at her coldly.

Gao Xiaoyuan opened her mouth, but she didn't know what she should say to him, she didn't know why he was here.

That cello belonged to Punch.

Gao Xiaoyuan sat up and straightened her hair with some restraint, then asked in a small voice, How did you know?

Instead of answering Gao Xiaoyuan's question, the boy suddenly reached out and pulled Gao Xiaoyuan, pulling her off the bed without waiting for her to react and rushing straight out of the health room.

Hey... hey... where are you taking me? Gao Xiaoyuan was being dragged around by the boy without the slightest resistance.

My name is Xu An, what's yours? The boy pulled Gao Xiaoyuan forward by himself.

My ...... name is Gao Xiaoyuan ...... Just as Gao Xiaoyuan said these words, Xu An had already pulled her around a quick corner and walked straight toward the playground.

You're a freshman? Which class? Xu An was still striding forward.

Yes, senior one three ...... Before Gao Xiaoyuan could finish, Xu An had already interrupted her, I'm in the senior two class, one year older than you, so you'll listen to me from now on.

Gao Xiaoyuan was speechless with her mouth open, she had never seen such a domineering person before, just as she was about to resist, Xu An suddenly stood on her feet, while Gao Xiaoyuan crashed heavily into Xu An's back because she didn't have time to collect her footsteps.

Xu An did not react, standing still and staring blankly ahead, an indescribable melancholy in his gaze. Gao Xiaoyuan hurriedly followed Xu An's gaze and looked ahead, only to realize that she was standing in front of a large abandoned house.

What kind of place is this ...... Before Gao Xiaoyuan could get the words out, Xu An had already pulled Gao Xiaoyuan and pushed open the door of the large house.

It's huge inside, so big it's like a small movie theater.

This is the school's concert hall. Xu An coldly ventured.

Here? This school has a concert hall, why didn't I know? Gao Xiaoyuan was surprised.

Xu An didn't say much and walked straight to the front of the stage staring blankly at the stage without saying a word.

Gao Xiaoyuan looked at Xu An's back, she had no idea what Xu An was thinking, let alone why he brought her here.

My sister used to conduct her class here through performance after performance. Xu An suddenly spoke up, She was the best teacher and the best conductor.

Gao Xiaoyuan stood still and quietly listened to Xu An's words.

But she chose to commit suicide. Xu An's voice was very calm as she said this.

Gao Xiaoyuan slowly approached Xu An looking straight at him.

He still had that cold expression on his face, except he had a little more resentment between his brows.

Why did she kill herself? Gao Xiaoyuan had already guessed that the sister Xu An was talking about was the teacher of senior class zero, and she also understood why Xu An was so concerned about senior class zero.

I just want to find the answer. Xu An looked at the empty stage, his eyes empty of purpose.

Gao Xiaoyuan understood and said, So did you find the answer?

Xu An was silent, and as Gao Xiaoyuan looked at Xu An, she was surprised that she couldn't catch any expression from his face. What was he thinking? And what had he found out? Gao Xiaoyuan really wanted to know.

That was a year ago, Xu An's gaze suddenly became sultry, A year ago this school enrolled ten special students in music, they were all talented special students, so also my sister, who is supposed to be a genius, became their teacher.

It turned out that Senior Class 1-0 was a special class, and Gao Xiaoyuan didn't make a sound, quietly continuing to listen.

That night my sister and her students were rehearsing in this concert hall, practicing late because they were going to represent the school the next day, but then ...... Xu An suddenly stopped.

What happened then?

Without replying, Xu An suddenly stood up straight and tilted his head violently to look up at the top of the stage.

Gao Xiaoyuan followed Xu An's gaze ......

Ah-- Gao Xiaoyuan let out a miserable scream, how could she not expect that Ms. Xia would be hanging in mid-air on the stage, her neck was wrapped around a few strings, blood had already congealed on the strings, and her pair of eyes were staring at the floor of the stage with a death glare.

VI Calling from under the floorboards

When she came out of the police station, Gao Xiaoyuan was already a bit wooden, she looked up at the gloomy night color and couldn't say a word. Her parents stood beside her staring at her with serious expressions.

Gao Xiaoyuan knew that what happened today would be preserved in her memory for the rest of her life, but she wished that the answer to this incident existed in her memory at the same time.

Hsuan runs away, and before the police arrive he drops Gao Xiaoyuan and disappears as fast as he can.

Gao Xiaoyuan doesn't know how it happened or if Mr. Xia's death had anything to do with Xu'an, but she keeps her acquaintance with Xu'an from the police and doesn't even mention a word about it.

As soon as she got home, Gao Xiaoyuan fell heavily onto the bed and buried her face between the pillows, her mind was really messed up right now, a bunch of problems crammed into her brain and she couldn't make sense of them at all.

Why did Hsuan run?

Second, did Mr. Hsia commit suicide or murder?

Third, what happened that night a year ago in senior class zero?

Fourth, what does Mr. Hsia have to do with the senior class?

Also, how come that MP4 has ...... on top of the screen

Suddenly, a voice rang out, and Gao Xiaoyuan slowly raised her head, her eyes darting around nervously. The voice became clearer and clearer, and it seemed to be someone calling out.

Let me out ...... Let me out ......

Gao Xiaoyuan couldn't help but wince as she sat up nervously, her eyes fixed on the school uniform hanging behind the door.

The sound was coming from the pocket of the school uniform.

Gao Xiaoyuan gently walked off the bed and slowly walked to the school uniform and took out the MP4 from his pocket.

A partial of a floor appeared on the screen, looking wooden, and the sound continued, sounding like a girl's voice.

I want to go out ...... I want to go out ...... The voice was getting higher and higher, suddenly, the wooden floor made a loud noise, the wooden boards flew around, Gao Xiaoyuan was so scared that she threw the MP4 on the ground, and the voice also disappeared at this time. Gao Xiaoyuan picked up the MP4 again after a few minutes' pause, and this time there was a hole in the wooden floor on the screen, and nothing could be seen clearly in the darkness. The low cello sound rang out again, eerie and dismal. Gao Xiaoyuan looked at the screen without moving, and suddenly a bloodshot eye was revealed in the darkness!

Ah-- Gao Xiaoyuan let out a shriek and threw the MP4 out, crawling onto the bed herself with her head under the covers.

A knock sounded at the door.

Hope! Hope! What's wrong with you? Open the door!

Gao Xiaoyuan was so scared that she cowered under the quilt, her body shivering nonstop.

Hope! The knocking on the door grew heavier, followed by the sound of a key, and the door snapped open.

Hope, what's wrong with you? Gao Xiaoyuan's mother, Li Yu, ran to the side of the bed and lifted up the quilt as she looked at the panicked Gao Xiaoyuan and called out, Xiaoyuan, it's mommy and daddy, don't be afraid!

Dreaming? Gao Lin, Hope's father, stood beside the bed frowning gravely at Gao Xiaoyuan.

Gao Xiaoyuan looked up at her mom and dad and suddenly burst into tears, she instinctively jumped at her mom while crying, Mom-

Li Yu frowned and reluctantly pushed Gao Xiaoyuan away, Xiaoyuan, what's wrong with you? Why are you suddenly pouting?

Mom, I'm scared, don't leave me.

Xiao Yuan! Li Yu looked at Gao Xiaoyuan somewhat reproachfully, Mommy doesn't like pampered children, you should know that.

Gao Xiaoyuan was stunned as teardrops slid down her cheeks.

Hope, Daddy doesn't like crybabies either, you need to learn to be strong so that you can grow up and get a foothold in society. ......

Without waiting for Gao Lin to finish, Gao Xiaoyuan forcefully wiped a handful of tears from her face and said firmly with her head down, I'm fine.

Li Yu and Gao Lin looked at each other, and finally Li Yu said, Then go to bed early, dad and mom are going on a business trip tomorrow.

Gao Xiaoyuan said nothing and lay on the bed with her back toward her parents.

Li Yu and Gao Lin walked out, and the moment the door closed, tears once again overflowed from Gao Xiaoyuan's eyes.

I'm fine, I'm fine ...... Gao Xiaoyuan once again buried her head into the quilt and continued to cry, the more she cried the more sad she became, and the stronger that sense of loneliness in her heart became. Since she was a child, her mom and dad had taught her this way, she had no idea what warmth was, but deep down she really wanted to feel warmth, even if it was just for a while.

A shadow suddenly appeared through the light on the quilt.

Gao Xiaoyuan sucked in a breath of cold air and stared at the quilt in horror.

The shadow seemed to be right beside her.

Who is it?

Gao Xiaoyuan poked her head out of the covers after a moment's hesitation, and then she saw that a person was sitting on the edge of her bed, and she was so scared that she was just about to scream when the other person covered her mouth.

It's me. Hearing that icy voice, Gao Xiaoyuan knew who it was.

It's Hsuan.

Xu An let go of her hand and Gao Xiaoyuan took a deep breath before asking in a small voice, How did you find my house? She didn't bother to look at Xu An, she was still angry with him.

I'm sorry. Xu An looked straight at Gao Xiaoyuan.

Why did you do that? Gao Xiaoyuan really couldn't find a reason to forgive Xu An.

I have my reasons, I'll tell you later, but right now you have to go somewhere with me.

Where are you taking me?

Music Hall.

A small, dim light was on on the stage.

Mr. Xia died in mid-air on the stage, and Gao Xiaoyuan felt a cold wind running through her body as she stood in front of the stage. Xu An was standing beside her, she didn't understand why Xu An would bring her here in the middle of the night, did he find something?

Why did you bring me here? Gao Xiaoyuan asked.

Without speaking, Xu An leapt onto the stage in a single bound and lowered his head to look east and west before stopping right in the middle of the stage, staring at the ground with a deep frown.

What's wrong? Gao Xiaoyuan walked over, and when she looked down at the floor, her face froze as she realized that there was something familiar about the floor, it seemed ......

It's that floor! Gao Xiaoyuan exclaimed!

Xu An glanced at Gao Xiaoyuan without saying much and took out an MP4 from his pocket, and Gao Xiaoyuan stammered with her mouth open, So ...... it turns out you have one too ......

This is yours, I was there when you got scared just now, so I saw it. Xu An crouched down and looked at the floor, saying, There must be something under here!

Gao Xiaoyuan nodded affirmatively, then crouched down as well, but her body was half-hidden behind Xu An, who was really worried about the floor suddenly disintegrating.

Xu An stood up before Gao Xiaoyuan could react and walked to the corner of the stage to look around, finally finding an axe and walking back again, Lean back a bit.

Gao Xiaoyuan obediently took a few steps backward, and Xu An picked up the axe and chopped it hard toward the floor, and Gao Xiaoyuan hurriedly closed her eyes.

A few axes down, the wooden floor was smashed out of a hole, a moldy smell immediately leaped out. Gao Xiaoyuan covered her nose, Xu An crouched down while covering her nose and looked inside, only a few glances and then jumped down the hole, Gao Xiaoyuan walked up and squatted at the hole, What's inside?

I'm watching. Hsuan bent all the way in.

From Gao Xiaoyuan's point of view, she could only make out that there was a space underneath the floor capable of accommodating half a person's height, and there seemed to be a lot of dust inside, so she couldn't see clearly further in, and she could only hear the sound made by Xu'an crawling forward. Suddenly, the sound stops.

Found anything? Gao Xiaoyuan felt an unspoken tension.

It took Xu An half a day to say, Come down and take a look.

With trepidation, Gao Xiaoyuan jumped into the hole and vaguely saw the direction where Xu An was, then crawled there, and after crawling to Xu An's side, she asked softly, What's there?

Xu An didn't say anything, just turned his body sideways and tried to let Gao Xiaoyuan see what was in front of her.

Gao Xiaoyuan probed her head and looked at Xu An's front through the light coming in from the cracks in the floor above her head, only to look at her face immediately become very ugly: This ...... Gao Xiaoyuan hurriedly turned around and covered her mouth, but her mouth made a vomiting sound.

There was a stiff corpse in front of Xu An, the face of the corpse had long since decayed to the point where it could not be seen clearly, its hands stretched upward and straight against the floor, its body was still wearing the exact same school uniform as Gao Xiaoyuan's and Xu An's, and its beautiful long hair was still radiating under the light.

Gao Xiaoyuan recognizes the long hair, it's Pengzhi's.

Seven. That night a year ago.

Punchy had tried to escape, perhaps she had struggled to push her hands against the floor, trying to use her strength to break through the floor and escape, but she had ended up trapped here. But how did she get trapped here?

Gao Xiaoyuan finally stopped vomiting, but her body was still shivering. Without saying anything more, Xu An took off his school uniform and draped it over Gao Xiaoyuan's shoulders.

She's Peng Zhi. Xu An said faintly.

Why is she here? Gao Xiaoyuan couldn't think of a reason, and she suddenly thought that Xu An hadn't finished her last words, so she asked, You said last time that your sister was rehearsing with Senior Class 1-0 that night a year ago, what happened after that?

Xu An shrank back to stare blankly at Peng Zhi's bones and said softly, That night, it was here that all of the students from Senior Class 0 all disappeared, no one knew where they went, all assumed that they were reduced to ashes in that fire.

A big fire?

There was a fire in this concert hall on that night.

Gao Xiaoyuan blinks, right now this place doesn't look like there's been a big fire, and there's no sign that Peng Zhi's body has been burned by fire.

The fire was quickly extinguished, but the senior class of zero disappeared, and no one has found them since.

So no one knows what really happened that night?

Hsuan nodded.

And did you find out who set the fire?

Xu An didn't say anything with a bitter smile.

So ...... this whole thing just goes away?

Xu An's gaze suddenly became a bit distant, My sister was the only one who lived, and although she wasn't buried in the fire, she died in the words of men.

Your sister ...... she should know what happened then!

Xu An shook her head: ''Although my sister survived, she didn't know how the fire started, because at that time, she went to buy food for the students, and when she came back, the music hall was on fire. Although the fire was extinguished in time, the students all disappeared, and then rumors spread in the school that my sister had plotted to kill those students, saying that the fire was set by my sister by mistake, and the rumors just got worse and worse, and then my sister committed suicide by chaining down the strings on this stage."

Just like Mr. Xia? Gao Xiaoyuan exclaimed.

Xu An let out a sneer from the corner of his mouth.

Suddenly, a slight sound came from outside, and both Xu An and Gao Xiaoyuan subconsciously closed their mouths. The duo glanced at each other and silently looked towards the place where the sound came from - the door of the concert hall.

Someone's coming.

VIII She's a she, who's he?

The footsteps were soft, as if they were afraid to startle anyone.

Anyone? Hearing this voice, Gao Xiaoyuan and Xu An looked at each other but did not make a sound.

Footsteps sounded again, seemingly about to walk to the front of the stage: Mr. Xia, you can rest in peace here, whether there are ghosts here or not, I hope you'll be quiet, let bygones be bygones, we should all forget what happened that night a year ago.

Gao Xiaoyuan suddenly heard who the voice was, she had heard this voice on her first day of school, it was the principal of this school. Gao Xiaoyuan quickly climbed to the hole and poked her head out from inside: Principal Chen!

Principal Chen, who was about to leave, first froze for a moment when he heard the call, and then turned back his head.

Gao Xiaoyuan quickly climbed out of the hole, Principal Chen!

You ...... Principal Chen was very surprised and looked at Gao Xiaoyuan with some alarm.

I'm a freshman in my third year of high school.

Why are you here?

I want to know what really happened that night a year ago.

You shouldn't be here, this place is going to be sealed off soon, so don't you ever come back!

Principal Chen, you must know something about that year, did Ms. Xia also know, that's why she died. Why did she have to die, what's going on here?

Principal Chen fell silent as she sat helplessly in the seat closest to her, tears streaming down her cheeks, Ms. Xia didn't do it on purpose.

Gao Xiaoyuan listened quietly.

That night, the power suddenly went out in the concert hall, and Mr. Xia found candles that were supposed to illuminate the children, not realizing that that fire would happen.

But it doesn't look like it's been on fire.

The fire was quickly extinguished, but they ...... Principal Chen could no longer control his emotions, Their bodies couldn't be found, and it's possible that they've been turned into ashes. Ms. Xia has been feeling guilty this year, and I didn't expect that in the end she would choose to commit suicide.

But we just found Punchy's body, and there's no sign of her being burned!

You guys? You and who? Where's the body?

It's here ...... Gao Xiaoyuan knelt on the floor and poked her head into the hole, only to realize that both Xu An and Peng Zhi's bodies were gone.

Why is there a hole in this floor, is there something in there?

Gao Xiaoyuan couldn't say anything.

Was it a dream? Why did Peng Zhi and Xu An disappear at the same time ......

Gao Xiaoyuan pulled open the desk drawer and took out the picture frame from inside. Although the glass was broken, the photo in the frame was still there, Peng Zhi's smile was still bright, and the faces of the other students were still blurred. Gao Xiaoyuan scanned the photo and suddenly her eyes stopped on the face of one of them.

She was the teacher of these students, she had a big smile and looked kind, but she turned out to be Ms. Xia!

Gao Xiaoyuan was stunned, it turned out that the homeroom teacher of senior class 1-0 didn't die a year ago, so why did Xu An say that? And Xu An once said that he was the brother of the senior class zero homeroom teacher ......

What the hell is going on here?

Gao Xiaoyuan suddenly felt that things didn't seem so simple back then.

Early in the morning, Gao Xiaoyuan ran all over the school, but there wasn't a single male student named Xu An from the first to the third year of high school. When she took out that photo frame again, she realized that another person's face became clear in the photo.

He is Hsuan.

Gao Xiaoyuan took a deep breath, but then her brows locked together as she noticed that the bottom left corner of the photo was intact.

This photo isn't even the original one, it's been switched!

Who pretended to create this photo and who changed it? Why did that person do it?

Gao Xiaoyuan was deep in thought.

2. The lover is dead

Like, not ice cream, but durian.

A dream date.

Gao Xiaoyuan carried her school bag and walked in the silent campus, the sun was about to erase the last bit of light, but Gao Xiaoyuan was unwilling to leave.

Who the hell is Hsuan? Why did he lie to her? Will he ...... ever show up again?

Gao Xiaoyuan took a deep breath. Back home, she was still alone. Instead of that, it would be better to stay at the school for a little while longer, and maybe she could still find some clues. Thinking of this, Gao Xiaoyuan lifted her head to face the setting sun and walked towards the direction of the playground.

Just as Gao Xiaoyuan passed by the gymnasium, she seemed to hear a thumping sound, and she subconsciously stopped and slowly approached the gym door.

Knock-knock-bam-knock, the sound continued.

Gao Xiaoyuan reached out and pulled open a crack, looking in.

The basketball was jumping continuously on the wooden floor, and the hand that slapped it was controlling it nimbly. His hands were quite agile and he looked just like a fit player on the basketball playing field, plus his characteristic slender figure made his every movement look so dashing and handsome.

Gao Xiaoyuan held her breath, she felt her heart beating faster, her blood seemed to flow faster and faster as she stared at him in a daze. He had come back, he had appeared again!

Which class are you in? This voice that came out of nowhere came from behind Gao Xiaoyuan.

Gao Xiaoyuan was so scared that she turned around violently, but she saw that the school's special caretaker, Master Liu, was staring at her with those wrinkled eyes.

I ...... I'm a student in the third senior class. Gao Xiaoyuan was a little nervous.

After school still do not hurry home, a person here what to stay? The door is padlocked, but not locked. "I've told them several times, but they always forget to lock the door. The first thing you need to do is to get a good look at the door. moncler jackets outlet

In a hurry, Gao Xiaoyuan immediately reached out and blocked the gate, calling out, Master Liu, there are still people inside!

Someone? Mr. Liu glanced at the gate, then back to Gao Xiaoyuan, Your classmate is in there?

Gao Xiaoyuan nodded desperately, He's playing basketball inside. Gao Xiaoyuan pulled open the door as she spoke, but the very moment the door was pulled open, she froze.

The gym was silent, there wasn't even a soul in sight, and all the basketballs were neatly stacked in their baskets.

Where is the person you are talking about? Liu asked as he poked his head in and looked in.

Gao Xiaoyuan's lips moved slightly, but nothing came out and she just lowered her head in disappointment.

He disappeared once more.

It's not good to lie as a student. Grand Master Liu scolded sternly with a slight hint of kindness.

Without saying anything, Gao Xiaoyuan turned around with her book bag and silently left, the sound of the padlocked door coming from behind her.

Was it an illusion just now? Maybe ...... it s really a hallucination, Gao Xiaoyuan can only comfort herself this way in her heart.

I've been searching for him, waiting for him to show up, and every morning when I wake up and hear the first chirp of the birds, I imagine that it's him talking to me. As the sunset faded to its last threads, I looked forward to his appearance. The days went by, but my heart sank day by day, I thought ...... he wouldn't show up, maybe it was just a night dream, but today's dream turned into a daydream. I saw him, his athletic figure unexpectedly appeared in the gym, I thought that was true, I really thought he came back, but it was just a daydream. Maybe I was hoping to see him too much, maybe it was just a phantom of my heart's desire.

Will he show up again?

At this point in the diary, Gao Xiaoyuan stopped writing and couldn't help but look up at the night sky outside the window.

The stingy night sky unexpectedly did not contribute a single star to today's night, which added an untold amount of sentimentality to Gao Xiaoyuan's complicated mood. What kind of sadness was that? Why is there an inexplicable tugging pain in her heart when she thinks of him?

Where are you? Can we meet again?

After writing the last line in her diary, Gao Xiaoyuan closed it and got under the covers.

It was the beginning of another dream, and Gao Xiaoyuan only hoped it was a good one.

The beginning of a dream is always moving, and Hsuan came and crossed the window to sit gently on the edge of her bed.

He sat quietly, his eyes gazing at her motionless, his handsome face showing his indolence, his coldness and arrogance in his cold eyes, except that there seemed to be another emotion present in those eyes.

Gao Xiaoyuan tried to guess that emotion, but he disappeared and was gone. She snapped her eyes open and immediately heard that crisp bird call that only occurs in the early morning.

It was dawn, and once again he had disappeared. Gao Xiaoyuan sat up in frustration, her eyes glancing at the desktop but stopping abruptly.

The diary is open.

Gao Xiaoyuan quickly picked up the diary.

I always enjoy listening to your voice in the phone booth by the concert hall where the fall leaves have fallen, and today was no exception.

That's not Gao Xiaoyuan s handwriting, that handwriting looks like ...... a man s handwriting!

II Red Phone Booth

Is there a phone booth next to the concert hall?

Gao Xiaoyuan came back to the mysterious music hall, the door of the hall had surprisingly been sealed, the place had been sealed once again.

Gao Xiaoyuan circled around the concert hall but found no sign of the phone booth.

Is this the place the diary refers to as the concert hall? If this is the place, has the phone booth been removed?

Gao Xiaoyuan circled around again with an apprehensive heart and still couldn't find it, and as she was about to leave, she heard a rustling sound from the leaves.

Autumn is the season of wind and sunshine, as well as the season of echoing breezes, but there is no wind here today, so how could the leaves be rattling? Gao Xiaoyuan turned around slowly and nervously.

A brand new red phone booth immediately burst into Gao Xiaoyuan's eyes, and Gao Xiaoyuan couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.

That phone booth stood next to a huge tree not far from the concert hall, and the falling leaves of fall had almost completely buried it. Gao Xiaoyuan walked slowly towards that phone booth with a sense of horror.

There was such a phone booth in the school? But why hadn't I heard about it or even seen anyone using it? And why is it so clean? Is someone cleaning it?

Gao Xiaoyuan poked her head inside the phone booth; the interior was still clean, and a red phone hung on the wall of the booth facing Gao Xiaoyuan.

I always enjoy listening to your voice in the phone booth by the concert hall where the fall leaves have fallen, and today was no exception.

Gao Xiaoyuan remembered the line in the diary again. Did that today mean today? Also, who the hell wrote that line?

DING- a sharp phone ring suddenly rang, Gao Xiaoyuan had been in deep thought, suddenly awakened by the sound, her body backed up and she stumbled and fell to the ground.

The phone ringing continued.

Gao Xiaoyuan instinctively bit her lower lip, her hands clenched tightly in front of her chest, and her eyes stared deathly at the red phone booth.

Who's calling? And who was it to?

Gao Xiaoyuan's mind instinctively thought about these questions, and her body couldn't help but shiver a few times. She slowly sat up from the floor and hesitantly walked into the phone booth, and the moment she reached out to pick up the phone, the ringing suddenly stopped.

Gao Xiaoyuan sighed in relief and clasped her hands to her chest.

Ding- The phone suddenly rang again.

Gao Xiaoyuan stared at the phone in horror, gasping for breath for a few moments before picking up the receiver with all her might.

...... Hey- Gao Xiaoyuan even felt her voice trembling.

Did you miss me today?

Gao Xiaoyuan froze, it was a girl's voice, and it was extremely pleasant, like a lark's, but she couldn't hear whose voice it was.

Hey, you're .......

Without waiting for Gao Xiaoyuan to ask a question, the voice continued, I miss you, I think about you every minute of every second. I drew you in my book during class today, and it was seen by Ms. Xia, who confiscated my book, scolded me, and made me stand in the office.

Mr. Hsia! Does this girl know Mr. Hsia?

I'm so aggravated today, so I can only call you, I really wish the school would let students fall in love, just like in foreign countries, then we wouldn't have to sneak around so much. I really hate these teaching systems so much, so much ......

Who the hell are you? Gao Xiaoyuan asked sharply as she couldn't wait to interrupt the other party.

It's much more comforting to hear your voice, we'll talk here today, I'll call you tomorrow, bye. The girl's voice sounded as if she was a little bit in love, but she eventually hung up.

The phone just hung up, and Gao Xiaoyuan looked at the receiver with loss.

Who the hell is she? Why did she mention Mr. Xia? And the fact that she mentioned being in love, did she think she was talking to a boy? But she was clearly a female, couldn't she hear that? These questions kept lingering in Gao Xiaoyuan's mind.

Three. Are they lovers?

When Gao Xiaoyuan arrived in front of the classroom where the clutter was piled up, she looked up at the sign above the classroom.

The sign had been covered in dust, and although it was hard to make out the words that were originally written on it, Gao Xiaoyuan knew that it must have been the sign for Senior Class 1-0, but it was a shame that it no longer existed. But why does it no longer exist? What happened to those students of Senior Class 1-0 back then?

Pushing the door open, Gao Xiaoyuan realized that it was still unlocked, and the flying dust swirled in the air before gently falling to the ground under the light of the flashlight.

Gao Xiaoyuan raised her flashlight and scanned the utility room, then stepped inside.

Coming to Senior Class 0 again, last time it was to hear the sound of a cello, but this time it was Gao Xiaoyuan herself who had to come and find something. Although she doesn't know who the person who left that line of handwriting on her diary is, nor does she know which girl that melodious voice on the phone came from, but that girl mentioned Ms. Xia, who was the homeroom teacher of the senior class of the year, so Gao Xiaoyuan guesses that she must have something to do with the senior class of the year.

Pushing aside the dusty clutter, Gao Xiaoyuan searched carefully, hoping to find some useful clues.

Time passed along with the dust in the air minute by minute, but Gao Xiaoyuan gained nothing, in this room, apart from some broken tables and chairs, there were some discarded textbooks, and there were no clues at all related to the senior class 1-0.

Gao Xiaoyuan sat disappointedly in the chair beside her, the flashlight's light casually scanning the floor, tables and chairs.

Knock-knock-knock.

This sound ......

Gao Xiaoyuan held her breath.

Knock-knock-knock-knock.

Gao Xiaoyuan slowly turned her head sideways and quietly looked toward the doorway, where a basketball slowly rolled under the glow of the flashlight.

Gao Xiaoyuan rushed out in a single bound, raising his flashlight to shine down the hallway.

The corridor was quiet, not even a single figure, only the dim light gave off a dismal glow.

Gao Xiaoyuan lowered her head in disappointment, she thought Xu An had come, but he didn't show up. She crouched down and picked up the basketball on the floor, muttering, Xu An, where are you? Why are you avoiding me, I still have a lot of questions to ask you.

Verse 16: Is it a pair of lovers? (2)

Gao Xiaoyuan sighed lightly and casually shot the basketball. Suddenly, she realized that there seemed to be something pasted on the side of the basketball. Gao Xiaoyuan quickly turned the basketball around and immediately saw a big head sticker pasted on the surface of the basketball.

Although the big head sticker was a bit old, Gao Xiaoyuan could still see the person's face clearly.

Xu An! Gao Xiaoyuan lost her voice and screamed out, it was a big headshot of Xu An and a pretty girl taking a close photo together, their faces were pressed tightly together in a sweet manner that made people associate them as a pair of student lovers at a glance.

Gao Xiaoyuan's lips trembled slightly, even she didn't know why when she saw this big head sticker, there was an inexplicable hurt in her heart, as if she had been stung by something.

Is that his girlfriend? Maybe just a friend ......

I saw you smile for the first time, and your smile was charming, but I wondered if your smile was because of her, and I wondered