Chapter 28

Chapter 028

"Damn scoundrel, help me out once, pretend to be my boyfriend, and I won't hold a grudge about what happened last time!"

"Du Mu, this is my boyfriend. What else do you have to say? If you have nothing to say, I'm going to class with my boyfriend!"

Throughout the process, Su Jiu was stunned, unable to react for a long time. It wasn't until the girl named Xiao Mei linked her arm with his and walked toward the teaching building that he finally came to his senses.

What's going on?

How did I suddenly have a girlfriend?

Su Jiu thought, feeling utterly confused.

At this moment, Du Mu, standing in the same spot, stared at Su Jiu with wide eyes. The events had unfolded too suddenly.

If it weren't for the fact that he and Xiao Mei came from the same school and place, he would have thought that Xiao Mei was just using him as a shield. He had known Xiao Mei for a long time and had never seen her be so close to any boy. Now, she was hugging this boy's arm. Who is this guy?

What Du Mu didn't know was that Xiao Mei's boyfriend was indeed a shield.

"Have you hugged enough? Beauty, we've walked so far, there's no need to keep holding my arm, right?" Su Jiu, who had come to his senses, said with a smile to Xiao Mei.

"Ah!" Hearing Su Jiu's words, the girl was startled and quickly let go of his arm. But then she thought of something and continued to hold his arm.

"Help me all the way. I'll let go once I'm in the classroom. Du Mu is very suspicious. He's definitely hiding somewhere, watching us." Xiao Mei pouted and whispered to Su Jiu.

"Don't worry, that boy definitely didn't follow us. You can walk confidently. I need to go to class, so I won't keep you any longer!" Su Jiu suppressed his laughter. His perception had already confirmed that the boy was still standing there, stunned. After saying this, Su Jiu walked away, heading toward the teaching building.

"Hey! Su Jiu, how can you be like this? Stop right there!"

"By the way, I almost forgot to ask. How did you know my name, Xiao Mei?" Su Jiu turned around, teasing her.

"When you got off the bus at noon, I heard someone call your name." Xiao Mei, seeing Su Jiu suddenly stop and turn around, was taken aback and said weakly.

"Oh! See you!" Hearing Xiao Mei's explanation, Su Jiu immediately remembered the situation when he returned to the dormitory at noon. He understood that the girl had been there at the time. With this realization, Su Jiu took a step and headed toward the teaching building.

"Hey! How did you know my name?" Seeing Su Jiu leave so directly, Xiao Mei couldn't help but ask again.

"I heard it from someone else too."

"Uh!"

Xiao Mei clearly didn't expect Su Jiu to answer in the same way. She was stunned for a moment, and by then, Su Jiu had already entered the teaching building.

"Hmph!" Xiao Mei, coming to her senses, stomped her foot hard, muttering to herself, "I'm such a big beauty, and he doesn't even care. What a jerk, he's definitely faking it."

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In the afternoon, Su Jiu only had one class. He was studying history at Xiang University, and the majors of his roommates were different. Therefore, when Su Jiu's class ended, the others were still in class and hadn't returned to the dormitory.

After class, Su Jiu packed up his things and returned to the dormitory building. It was already three in the afternoon, and the bank was open. He planned to deposit the 200,000 yuan into the bank. 200,000 yuan was a huge sum for him, and as a student, it was impractical to carry so much cash. Keeping it in the dormitory was also unsafe, as people came and went, and any slight carelessness could lead to an accident.

Back in the dormitory, Su Jiu casually threw his textbook on the bed and dragged out his suitcase from under the bed.

Just as he was about to open the suitcase, Su Jiu felt something was wrong.

He clearly remembered that the lock on the suitcase was facing inward under the bed at noon, but now it was facing outward.

In that instant, Su Jiu sensed something was amiss.

Stunned for a moment, Su Jiu realized that a thief had entered the dormitory.

And this thief was targeting him specifically.

Everything in the dormitory was in its usual place, which was why Su Jiu didn't notice anything unusual when he first entered. But now, he noticed something was wrong. It was clear that the thief was targeting him.

Su Jiu quickly opened the suitcase. The black bag was still there, and the clothes were undisturbed, but the more he saw this, the more uneasy he became.

Sure enough, when Su Jiu took out all the clothes and items, everything else was intact, but the compass given to him by his grandfather was missing.

Su Jiu's face darkened, and he was filled with rage.

He had been at Xiang University for over a month, maintaining a calm and positive attitude. But today, he was furious.

It was clear that the thief had a specific target: him.

The 200,000 yuan was untouched.

The Bagua, the Yin-Yang mirror, and other tools were also untouched. Only the Su family's inherited compass was missing.

Su Jiu knew very well that the most valuable item in his suitcase was this compass.

If it were a regular thief, they wouldn't have left the 200,000 yuan untouched and taken only the compass. Only someone in the same field would do this.

The Su family's inherited compass, while not a valuable antique, was a treasure to feng shui masters. The compass, passed down through generations of the Su family, had a long history. Most importantly, it had been nurtured by generations of the Su family and was almost at the stage of a spiritual artifact. The compass had its own unique aura. Even without considering this, the compass was a feng shui treasure, ideal for protecting a home and dispelling negative energy.

Moreover, with great fortune, the compass could evolve into a spiritual artifact.

But now, the compass was missing, while everything else was still there.

It was clear that this was done by someone in the feng shui field, and not just any feng shui master. An ordinary feng shui master might not recognize the value of the compass.

Only someone with a certain level of cultivation could see its value.

These thoughts flashed through Su Jiu's mind in an instant.

Su Jiu came to his senses and, in a fit of rage, punched the wall next to his bed. "Damn it, I've only been in Xiang City for over a month, and I've been at school the whole time. I haven't offended anyone in the feng shui field. Who did this?"

Su Jiu's mind was in chaos. His punch left a deep imprint on the white-painted wall, but he didn't even notice.

At this moment, Su Jiu was filled with anger and rage, determined to find out who did this and who had a grudge against him.

If he caught this thief, he would make them pay, disrupt their ancestral feng shui, and break their clan's aura!

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