Xu Shu held the zombie girl in his arms, doting as he caressed her head, his voice rough as he made a vow.
Just then, a slightly frightened cry came from nearby.
"Brother?!"
Xu Shu's pained expression instantly stiffened, and he turned his head to find his sister, Zhou Shiyu, and a few of her classmates crouching under the lectern, pushing open a cabinet door and looking toward him.
He glanced at the pink hairband on Zhou Shiyu's head, then at the pink hairband on the girl in his arms.
Both hairbands were identical, no difference whatsoever.
"..."
Hesitating for a moment, Xu Shu silently twisted the neck of the girl in his arms, granting her peace.
Then, he pulled Zhou Shiyu into his arms, fiercely inhaling the bloody scent from her hair, and spat out a few words, "Next time you see me, come out earlier!"
"Wu Wu, got it, Brother!" Zhou Shiyu, frightened but protected, immediately burst into tears.
"Do you know what's going on here?" Xu Shu let her go.
