Became the Terminally Ill Supporting Male Lead's Rabbit Spirit

"You just got off the plane, Ci, are you tired? I'll have the kitchen prepare something for you," her mother said. She had always pampered her daughter, and this time when her daughter traveled far without anyone accompanying her, not even bodyguards, Su's Mother had been terribly worried. If her daughter hadn't been sending messages these past two days to let her know she was safe, she would have been sick with worry.

"Sister is tired tired," Little Su Ning said, not even bothering with his pudding anymore. The little one automatically clung to Su Ci, his small hands giving her a massage in an adorably proper manner.

"I'm not tired," Su Ci patted his head. She noticed that both Little Su Ning and Little Happy were quiet and well-behaved children who would make good friends if given the chance.

Su's Mother asked, "Ci, now that you've been to D City, you won't need to go there anymore, right?"

Her daughter had only mentioned having some business there without explaining the details, but she had a vague suspicion it had something to do with that young man.

Su Ci shook her head, "No, I won't." After the college entrance exam, Lu Zhe would be coming here.

Su's Mother finally felt relieved. Suddenly remembering something, she said, "Ci, He Ermeng, the youngest son of the He family, has come looking for you several times. I told him you hadn't returned yet. Does he have something urgent?"

She knew that the He family's youngest son had been pursuing her daughter for several years now.

But her daughter was still young, and both she and her husband didn't want her dating yet. However, she also knew her daughter had high standards. If she wouldn't even consider the He family's youngest son, she certainly wouldn't be interested in other boys at school.

So, she and her husband weren't worried about their daughter's romantic affairs.

"I know, I'll contact him," Su Ci responded casually, having no intention of dealing with He Ermeng.

She had already guessed that He Ermeng was looking for her because of Lu Zhe answering her phone.

He Ermeng wasn't anyone to her, they had no relationship whatsoever, and she had no desire to explain anything to him.

"Oh, one more thing," Su's Mother smiled at her daughter, "Your father has decided to hold a banquet in ten days to announce your return." Otherwise, people might still think their precious Ci was really dead.

"Ten days?" Su Ci was startled.

"What's wrong?" Su's Mother noticed her daughter's strong reaction, "Ci, are you not willing?"

"It's not that." Su Ci pressed her lips together. She looked at the life value on her mother's wrist - only ten days remaining. This meant they would meet with misfortune on the day of the banquet.

Su's Mother stroked her daughter's head, "We'll only invite close friends from prominent families and business partners that day, no reporters or outsiders. In a couple of days, I'll have someone bring over several designed formal dresses for you to choose from." Her daughter must be the most beautiful.

Su Ci suppressed her various thoughts and nodded, "Alright."

The next day.

When she returned to the classroom, Su Ci saw He Ermeng brazenly occupying her seatmate's place.

"Ci, you're here." He Ermeng perked up like a puppy catching the scent of meat when he saw Su Ci appear.

"Ci, I brought lots of breakfast for you, see what you'd like to eat." He Ermeng, wearing his Chuangming High School uniform, looked handsome with his distinguished features.

Su Ci directly refused: "I don't want any."

He Ermeng circled around Su Ci, "Ci, did you already eat at home? No worries, you can have some snacks when you get hungry during break. I had our family chef make these especially for you, you'll definitely like them."

"I'm not hungry, take them back and eat them yourself. Class is about to start, what are you still doing here?" While other girls might have softened to such attentive wooing from the school's young lord, this didn't apply to Su Ci.

The other students in class secretly watched, marveling at how the young lord only showed such submission before Su Ci.

Of course, some who couldn't stand it thought Su Ci was too arrogant. He Ermeng had been pursuing her for so long, yet she always ignored him completely. They wondered what kind of man would be good enough for her.

"Ci, I haven't seen you for several days," He Ermeng's bright black eyes gazed at her intensely, "You went to D City? That day when I called you, who was that boy who answered the phone?"

At the time, he had almost bought a plane ticket to D City to find her.

Su Ci pushed away his face as he leaned in, "It's none of your business."

He Ermeng's expression immediately fell.

He looked at her with a sad, wronged expression, "Ci, I was just jealous, so I wanted to know who that guy was, why he could have your phone and answer calls for you." After a pause, he guessed, "Could it be that your phone was stolen?"

Comparatively, he would actually prefer if Su Ci's phone had been stolen.

Su Ci couldn't help but roll her eyes, "Your phone is the one that got stolen."

She stabbed straight at He Ermeng's heart, "I gave him my phone to hold, and if he answered calls for me, I'd be more than happy about it. What do you think my relationship with him is?"

Su Ci wasn't sure herself what her relationship with Lu Zhe was. If she had to define it seriously, perhaps they had a saliva-exchanging relationship.

He Ermeng was stunned.

He took a deep breath, "Ci, that joke isn't funny at all. If you don't want breakfast, I'll take it away now."

He stood up and casually handed the several boxes of carefully prepared breakfast to someone sitting behind, leaving them dumbfounded.

"Ci, I'm going back to class now. If you need anything, just have someone call me from the next classroom," He Ermeng said, looking at the girl reluctantly.

"Just go already," Su Ci said irritably.

A poor student who didn't focus on studying and only thought about romance, how could she possibly like him?

She and Lu Zhe were both top of their grade, and they weren't even dating yet!

He Ermeng could only leave Su Ci's classroom. His handsome face no longer showed any trace of the pitiful puppy act from earlier; his features now carried deep malevolence. Once he found out who that boy on the phone was, he would kill him.

The class was used to seeing the young lord either storming off angry or heartbroken because of Su Ci. Once again, they witnessed Su Ci's pride and cold heart.

In a corner of the first group, a girl finished watching the drama and happily posted on the forum: "School prince rejected by school beauty again."

As Su Ci's classmate, she would post any news about Su Ci on the forum immediately, and there were always many replies.

Sure enough, shortly after posting, many people started commenting.

She nudged her deskmate, "Duoyu, how many times do you think this makes that Su Ci has heartlessly rejected the school prince?"

Wen Duoyu was startled when touched and sat up straight, "What?"

"Weren't you listening to me?" the girl rolled her eyes, "I asked how many times Su Ci has rejected He Ermeng."

"I don't know," Wen Duoyu seemed out of sorts.

The girl pursed her lips, her tone sour, "What's wrong with you these past few days? You're always spacing out when I talk to you. Do you think you're Su Ci? That you can look down on everyone?"

Wen Duoyu didn't dare talk back. She moved her lips and finally spoke, "Could you lend me five thousand yuan?"

"What?" the girl gave Wen Duoyu a strange look, "You borrowed two thousand from me just last week and haven't paid me back yet."

The girl sneered, "Let me tell you, you scholarship students who came to our school should focus on studying. The school didn't accept you to teach you how to spend money. When are you going to pay me back?"

Wen Duoyu's fingernails turned white as she gripped her pen. She said quietly, "I don't have money now, but I'll pay you back as soon as I can."

"When exactly is 'as soon as I can'?"

The girl was dissatisfied, "I don't know why the school even accepts students like you. Su Ci is first in our grade, and neither second nor third place are scholarship students like you. Your grades are only in the top twenty in class, nothing special."

She said again, "I really don't understand why the school accepts you people."

Wen Duoyu's lips turned pale as she bit them, keeping her head down without making a sound.

The girl lost interest and pursed her lips, returning to browsing the forum.

Su Ci received a call from the driver saying the car had some problems on the road and would be late, so she could only wait in the classroom.

"Ci Ci, let me give you a ride home," He Ermeng came running over after school.

With his striking features and privileged background, his expression naturally carried an air of arrogance. When he previously told Su Ci that he was the school's most handsome boy, he wasn't lying.

Many girls at school liked He Ermeng, especially because of his reputation for being deeply romantic. Even though he seemed unapproachable, he received confessions from girls almost daily.

Now, with softened eyes like a pitiful puppy, he was trying to win Su Ci's favor. Any other girl would have melted and fallen for him by now.

Su Ci glanced at him with disdain and said, "With less than two months until the college entrance exam, you're still here bothering me when you're ranked last in our grade? Stay away from me - stupidity might be contagious."

Thick-skinned He Ermeng wasn't bothered by Su Ci's contempt at all. "Ci Ci, you know the college entrance exam isn't important for people like us."

While others relied on the exam to change their fate, for people like them, their futures were determined by birth. Good exam results would merely be icing on the cake.

Su Ci rested her chin on her hand and rolled her eyes. "Don't make excuses for your stupidity."

"Does Ci Ci want me to study seriously?" He Ermeng looked at Su Ci with bright eyes.

"Whether you study or not has nothing to do with me." She only cared about Lu Zhe's grades now, though it seemed she didn't need to worry about those either.

At that moment, Su Ci's phone rang - it was the driver calling.

She picked up her bag and left, ignoring He Ermeng's continued chattering.

"Ci Ci, wait for me!" He Ermeng gracefully jumped from his seat and chased after Su Ci. "Ci Ci, can I ride in your car?"

Su Ci replied wearily, "After talking so much, isn't your mouth tired?"

"Not at all, thanks for caring, Ci Ci." He Ermeng gazed at Su Ci with wet, dark eyes.

Su Ci didn't want to give him even a glance. She suddenly felt grateful that Lu Zhe rarely spoke - his cold personality was completely different from He Ermeng's, which was quite nice.

Just then, a girl walked out of the doorway with her head down and accidentally bumped into Su Ci.

"Watch where you're going!" He Ermeng pushed the girl away with one hand, then turned anxiously to Su Ci. "Ci Ci, are you okay? Did you get hurt? Does it hurt? Do you need me to rub it?"

Su Ci swatted away his outstretched hand and said angrily, "I'm not made of glass - I won't break from a bump." She looked at the girl who He Ermeng had pushed into the wall. "Are you alright?"

The girl, who was Wen Duoyu, shook her lowered head and left.

As she passed by, Su Ci saw the life value on her wrist - it was a thin red line with a notation: 15 minutes.

Fugui jumped out: [Most beautiful and kindest master in the world, save her, quick!]

It hadn't tasted golden cotton candy in a long time. Now that Lu Zhe wasn't around, surely the master would give it some golden cotton candy.

If this had happened before, Su Ci would definitely have been unwilling to meddle in others' affairs. But after learning that golden cotton candy was useful for Lu Zhe, she wasn't being willful anymore.

Su Ci asked Fugui, "How does she die?"

Fugui: [She walks onto the road and gets hit by a car.]

Su Ci watched the figure walking ahead with surprise. "Is it an accident?"

Fugui: [No, she wants to die.]

Su Ci: "Oh, so it's suicide."

Su Ci dreaded encountering deaths from illness or suicide the most. With the former, she was powerless; with the latter, if someone was determined to die, she was equally helpless.

Fugui: [Dearest master, save her!]

Su Ci: "I know, you can be quiet now." Even if she wanted to save someone, she had to assess the situation.

Last time she was able to save Shen Xue because Shen Xue's mind was just temporarily clouded, but this case might be different.

Su Ci followed after her.

"Ci Ci..." He Ermeng instantly transformed into Su Ci's shadow, following her wherever she went.

The driver was already waiting at the school gate.

Su Ci got into the car, completely ignoring He Ermeng's expectant look, and closed the door.

"Uncle Fang, follow that girl with the dark green backpack," Su Ci said.

"Miss, should we avoid being noticed?"

Su Ci leaned back in her seat, watching the girl walking with her head down, and said, "Yes, just follow slowly behind."

And so the black luxury car crawled along behind the girl with the green backpack, who remained completely unaware.

Su Ci checked the time - five minutes left, and they were approaching the main road.

"Miss, there's a car that keeps following us," the driver informed Su Ci.

"Ignore it. Uncle Fang, stop the car, I'm getting out." Without needing to think, Su Ci knew it was He Ermeng's car. She ignored it and got out to follow the girl on foot.

Su Ci walked while keeping an eye on the time.

With two minutes remaining, the girl stopped at a traffic light.

Su Ci stood beside her, also stopping.

The girl kept her head down, and Su Ci couldn't see her expression.

They were at a major intersection, and being rush hour and school dismissal time, there was heavy traffic and noise all around.

Just then, the traffic light turned from red to green, and Su Ci saw the girl finally lift her head.

Su Ci watched her movements carefully.

When the girl was about to rush onto the road despite clearly seeing the cars speeding by, Su Ci grabbed her hand.

Wen Duoyu stumbled, turning back in shock to see who had grabbed her hand, only to find it was... Su Ci!

Su Ci held onto her and said coolly, "It's red now, and there are so many cars on the road. Are you sure you want to rush out?"

"You must have learned about following traffic rules in elementary school. Jaywalking endangers both yourself and others." Su Ci held the girl's hand and noticed it was ice-cold and trembling.

Was this girl afraid?

Afraid of what? Death?

Wen Duoyu tried to pull her hand back. "Su Ci, I... I wasn't..."

Su Ci looked at her. "I saw you trying to rush onto the road." Her tone grew colder. "You say you weren't trying to run a red light, so what were you trying to do? With so many cars on the road, rushing out there is basically suicide."

Wen Duoyu's hand trembled, and she lowered her gaze, avoiding Su Ci's piercing look.

"Am I right?" Su Ci released her hand, noticing that the life value remained unchanged - still a thin red line.

Su Ci's gaze grew even colder as she looked at Wen Duoyu. "What are you afraid of? Did I guess correctly?"

Wen Duoyu's shoulders began to tremble as well.

At that moment, the pedestrian light turned green.

Su Ci, who strongly disliked people who didn't cherish life, spoke bluntly: "If you want to die, please find a quieter place and don't drag others into it. If you suddenly rush out, the driver who hits you would be innocent. They'd be burdened with responsibility through no fault of their own, and suffer both mental and emotional trauma."

Wen Duoyu's face suddenly turned pale. "I'm sorry."

She just wanted to die - did she have to think about the consequences after her death too?

Su Ci sighed. "Why do you want to die?" She was trembling so much - where did she find the courage to want to rush onto the road?

Wen Duoyu bit her lip and remained silent.

"Are you still going to try to kill yourself?" Su Ci looked at her. "I could stop you once, but I can't stop you a second time. Life is precious and you only get one - surely you understand such a simple truth."

Wen Duoyu's lips had turned white from biting them, and her eyes suddenly turned red as she looked helplessly at Su Ci.

Su Ci was the school beauty, pretty, from a good family, and excellent in studies. Her very existence was a focal point of attention. Even her desk mate would constantly make sour comments about Su Ci.

She knew it was out of jealousy.

How could Su Ci, such a high and mighty goddess, understand the struggles and difficulties of an ant like her?

Su Ci was clever and saw right through her thoughts. "You're not afraid of death, yet you're afraid to speak of what's troubling you? You can tell me why you want to die - perhaps I can help."

Unlike Shen Xue, this girl was different. While she could provoke Shen Xue because it was just a momentary impulse, and Shen Xue didn't really want to die, the girl in front of her, even after being stopped, hadn't given up her thoughts of death. Clearly, this wasn't just an impulse.

Wen Duoyu stared at Su Ci in disbelief.

Su Ci was incredibly beautiful and rarely interacted with her classmates. She was like a celestial maiden from the heavens, and now this divine being had extended her helping hand.

Seeing her dazed expression, Su Ci simply pulled her away from the traffic light intersection and into the car that the driver had parked under the trees.

Once the car door closed, the noise from the street was shut out.

"Tell me what's wrong," Su Ci said, taking some tissues from the car and handing them to the girl.

Wen Duoyu accepted the tissues and whispered, "Thank you."

She wiped her face sheepishly, keeping her head down. After a while, she slowly began to speak: "My family isn't well off financially. My father died in an accident at a construction site, and my mother, devastated by his death, became mentally unstable and got into a car accident. Even after recovery, she has serious lasting effects and needs constant medication."

Wen Duoyu didn't complain about her humble background, but her parents' successive misfortunes had left her struggling to breathe.

"I wanted to earn some money for my mother's treatment. I joined an online part-time job group from an advertisement to help with fake orders. I was so focused on easing my family's burden that I didn't realize it was a scam."

Wen Duoyu bit her lip and continued, "I believed the scammers and paid money to place orders. At first, I did make some money and got a taste of success, but later I discovered that to get back my invested money, I needed to put in even more. That money was for my mother's medical expenses - I couldn't lose it. By then I was blinded and foolishly kept putting in more money."

Su Ci frowned, unfamiliar with such scams.

The driver in front, hearing Wen Duoyu's story, couldn't help but speak up, "Young lady, you've fallen for a scheme. There are many such scams online, mostly targeting students looking for part-time work. My neighbor's younger daughter was also scammed out of several hundred yuan recently."

He had heard of college students being scammed for even more, some even resorting to loans.

Su Ci asked Wen Duoyu, "How much did you lose?"

Wen Duoyu's face turned pale. "Twelve thousand yuan, with two thousand borrowed from my desk mate." Ten thousand yuan was an enormous sum for her family, and she didn't dare tell her mother about misusing this money, though she knew she couldn't hide it for long.

She couldn't face telling her mother.

"That's quite a significant amount you lost," the driver sighed.

The scammers were too clever, gradually luring students into their trap. Students were naive, inexperienced in the ways of the world, and easily deceived.

After hearing Wen Duoyu's story, Su Ci's brow smoothed. If it was just about money, she didn't see it as much of a problem.

She asked Wen Duoyu, "Do you still have your chat history with the scammers and other evidence?"

Wen Duoyu nodded, "Yes, I haven't deleted anything. They were still pressuring me to send more money today." That's why she had thought about borrowing another five thousand from her desk mate. Even knowing it was a scam, she found it hard to escape and felt helpless.

That's when she had thought about death.

"Uncle Fang, take her to the police station later to file a report. See if they can recover the money," Su Ci instructed.

"Yes, Miss," the driver replied, somewhat surprised but noting that his young miss's personality had changed since her memory loss. Previously, she wouldn't have gotten involved in such matters, let alone offered help.

Wen Duoyu stared at Su Ci in amazement, never expecting that she would not only save her but also help her.

Even though she didn't know the full extent of the Su family's influence, she had heard enough from her desk mate to understand their status. Someone of Su Ci's position willing to help her was beyond her expectations.

Wen Duoyu's eyes reddened as she looked sincerely at Su Ci, "Thank you."

Su Ci waved it off, "I'm just helping because it's convenient. If the money can't be recovered, come to me. I can lend it to you. You can pay me back when you're able."

Wen Duoyu was neither family nor friend, and saving her was already kind enough. She wasn't so kind as to give away money freely, even though ten thousand yuan meant little to her now.

The girl had indeed been foolish and careless to be scammed, but paying back the money gradually would serve as a lesson.

Wen Duoyu looked gratefully at Su Ci. People used to say Su Ci was proud and cold-hearted, but she realized they were all wrong. Though Su Ci appeared cold on the outside, she had a warm heart.

Su Ci didn't know what Wen Duoyu was thinking, nor did she care. She glanced at Wen Duoyu's wrist and saw that her life value had changed to yellow squares, with 65 years remaining.

Su Ci's eyes flickered slightly. Oh, she had received a golden cotton candy.

Aliali: 674c23b4c4f3f33ac4ac1d8c

She'd save it for Lu Zhe.

Just then, someone knocked on the car window.

Su Ci lowered the window to find He Ermeng's handsome face up close.

"Ci Ci, is your car broken down? Why are you parked here?" He Ermeng held up the milk tea he had just bought. "I bought you a drink. Should I call someone to tow your car?"

"My car isn't broken. I'm leaving now, so let go," Su Ci knew He Ermeng's car had been following behind them.

He Ermeng hung onto the window, refusing to let go. He gazed at Su Ci with bright eyes, clearly smitten, "Ci Ci, isn't your family holding a banquet for you next week? I want to be your dance partner."

Su Ci glared at him in annoyance, "Not needed! Uncle Fang, drive."

The driver reluctantly followed his young miss's orders and started the car.

He Ermeng was forced to let go.

Watching the departing car, he raised his eyebrows, his expression growing more arrogant and willful.