My Sister Never Said She Was a Creepy Tale
"Then let's eat something light today. Does your class group chat have any assignments? Are you going to the library this week?"
With Gu Nanqiu's distraction, Yue Yiyue forgot to press the person on the other end of the text message. All her focus returned to Gu Nanqiu.
Not far away in the corner, Gu Ye, who had intended to follow and see what Yue Yiyue was eating so she could find the next topic of conversation, stood rooted to the spot. A large expanse of shade covered her.
Her black, long hair cast a shadow, and her beautiful face held a kind of sinister malice that was unbefitting of her.
So that's it…
So that's it…
So it was because of this reason that she was so guarded…
She chuckled softly.
That… Gu Nanqiu… was particularly loved by Yue Yiyue, which is why she was allowed to stay by Yue Yiyue's side.
She had only come too late.
Should she replace her then?
Can she replace her?
In a distant corner, the Cardboard Head Monster was dealing with the delicacy he had painstakingly raised.
He looked at the twisted man before him, muttering: "We were all born at the wrong time. I'm so formidable, I should be in that position… Why, why that woman… She clearly…"
The Cardboard Head watched the continuous surge of resentment grow. He leaned in and took a breath. So delicious.
A quick movement, and a fresh, perfect crimson heart appeared in his hand.
The man, whose chest had been emptied, was devoid of any sensation. He continued to repeat in a distorted fury: "Impossible… Why?"
"Because you're incompetent." The Cardboard Man tasted a bit. The flavor is good. He tossed the whole thing into his box. It was time to find the next delicacy…
Not enough…
None of this is enough…
Suddenly, he seemed to sense something. He looked toward a certain direction. A familiar, extraordinarily delicious fragrance compelled him to take a few steps forward.
His eyes gazed straight at the spot. Memories of the dead began to attack him.
Soon, only a puddle of sludge remained here. The fresh blood became paint, forming a vivid, eye-catching warning on the wall—He has descended.
In the last few days, Yue Yiyue kept running into Gu Ye.
After coming downstairs, she would see her sitting at the steamed bun shop, eating a bun in small bites.
In the classroom, Gu Ye would definitely sit next to her.
During mealtimes, Gu Nanqiu would also invite her to join them.
Just like that, with Gu Nanqiu's help, Yue Yiyue made a friend who was a little strange but still acceptable.
At least since that day, Gu Ye hadn't looked at her with those weird eyes.
Gu Ye also took some time to explain.
"I hadn't seen Yue Yiyue for too long."
"We used to be neighbors and knew each other when we were young."
Yue Yiyue, who lacked the childhood memories of this body, could only pretend to be clueless and awkward, forcing out: "Then you… have really changed a lot—"
Gu Nanqiu appropriately steered the topic to a nice claypot rice at the second-floor window of the school cafeteria.
This allowed Yue Yiyue to find a suitable excuse to escape the somewhat awkward situation.
Life continued in this manner, without too many complications.
She attended classes every day, counting the days until the plot day would arrive.
And the strange figure that the delivery person had mentioned seeing at the door had not reappeared.
Occasionally, Yue Yiyue would stare blankly at the chainsaw in the corner, thinking that perhaps if Gu Nanqiu encountered something later, she might be able to fight with all her might…
The smooth life continued until Yue Yiyue received an invitation from her department to a group social event (lianyi). On the day before this event, a strange thing happened.
The night was calm, as usual.
Yue Yiyue lay in bed, finding it difficult to fall asleep for some reason tonight.
She boredly counted sheep, cautiously turned over, and looked out the pitch-black window.
Nighttime always triggered some absurd thoughts.
For example, whether something crazy was lurking in that dark area…
Or, for example, the pacing footsteps upstairs, signaling the unease of the occupant.
Wait a moment?
Yue Yiyue instantly woke up. How could she hear footsteps upstairs?
They were on the top floor.
The soundproofing was excellent!
Yue Yiyue lay in bed, listening intently to the movement upstairs.
She hadn't heard wrong.
There were strange footsteps.
She picked up her phone and saw that it was exactly midnight.
Could it be a neighbor going up to retrieve clothes at this hour?
It had been cloudy these past few days.
Then maybe it was coming from somewhere else? Maybe she had simply misunderstood.
Da—Da—DaDa went the footsteps, followed by a knock on the door, lighter than anything.
"Fou—nd—you—"
Something seemed to cling to Yue Yiyue's ear in the air, like an auditory hallucination, yet undeniably real.
"Yiyue, wake up!" Gu Nanqiu's voice came through, like the sound of heaven, waking Yue Yiyue.
It was then that Yue Yiyue realized she was drenched in sweat, as if she had been fished out of some water. She was uncomfortable everywhere.
She looked at Gu Nanqiu's porcelain-white face before her. The tiny capillaries on her skin seemed clearly visible.
The familiar fragrance made Yue Yiyue feel safe.
She let out a long breath, as if to expel the nightmare entirely.
"I just had a nightmare." Not having completely shaken off the exhaustion caused by the nightmare, Yue Yiyue sat up, looking at the dim bedside lamp: "Sorry, I disturbed your sleep, didn't I?"
"I'll change the sheets first, then take a shower. You go sleep in the master bedroom."
Although there was nothing on the sheets, Yue Yiyue felt they were unclean. It was as if the sticky sweat would pass through the sheets and contact Gu Nanqiu's skin the next second.
Too dirty.
Gu Nanqiu tilted her head. She seemed to understand and nodded, getting up obediently. She rummaged through the cabinet, picked out a satisfactory duvet cover, and then looked at the clothes in Yue Yiyue's hand. After a moment of contemplation: "Then you go shower. I'll change them."
"I'll hold you to sleep later, so you won't have nightmares." She then stood in front of Yue Yiyue, placing her clearly defined fingers on Yue Yiyue's brow, gently driving away the mischievous dark shadows lingering there.
"Yiyue, don't walk alone at night recently." Gu Nanqiu looked at Yue Yiyue with worry. She slid into Yue Yiyue's arms like a flexible little snake, pointed at Yue Yiyue's chest, and with her other hand, reached around Yue Yiyue for the phone on the bedside table.
"So, about tomorrow's social event… can I help you cancel it?"
She blinked, pressing her finger on the fingerprint scanner. The familiar interface quickly popped up.
The message displayed was clearly the one from the class assistant the day before: "Yiyue, come support us. We're going to KTV tomorrow. You've refused so many times; refusing again would be disrespectful."
Yue Yiyue looked at the girl curling up in her arms. In her moist eyes, only Yue Yiyue's reflection existed, carrying a hint of playfulness, but more so, a test.
She pulled the girl out of her arms, retrieved the phone, and threw her clothes on: "It's 1 AM. Go sleep on your side."
"I promised them this. I can't change it. They've invited me several times in the month since school started, and I haven't gone. It would be inappropriate to refuse this time."
"But I told her I would bring a friend."
"Really?" Gu Nanqiu was about to whine and bargain, but then heard those words that sounded like the music of heaven: bring a friend.
In that instant, she immediately became happy. Even a trace of jealousy she hadn't realized she felt completely dissipated.
If pink bubbles could materialize, the entire room would now be flooded with them.
"Good Yiyue! Are you bringing me into your social circle?" This was an incredibly novel experience for Gu Nanqiu.
The previous Yiyue didn't have many friends.
If this was the case, she could completely accept it!
Matching accessories, matching items…
She must ensure that people immediately recognize her as belonging to Yiyue.
Cheerfully, she pulled out the bedsheets, and seeing that Yue Yiyue had already entered the bathroom, she triple-checked that the other party had all her things and wouldn't come out.
The tentacles that usually lay hidden appeared one after another, cleaning up the room and neatly putting away the sheets.
Gu Nanqiu stood aside, holding her own phone, and clicked on the cat avatar whose intentions were obvious to everyone: "Have you considered it? There will be a good opportunity later to send you back there to wait for the main body to awaken."
The reply was fast: "You're sick. You're idle all day; why don't you just die sooner, monster. If it weren't for you stealing this name, just die, die, die."
"Yiyue occasionally checks my phone. You don't need to send those things. What if she sees them?"
A new notification quickly popped up: the other party had retracted a message.
Gu Ye, on the other side of the screen, was annoyed. She had only recently awakened, finally devoured those things, and grown to this size, gaining an identity to approach Yue Yiyue.
And this damn liar! The liar who occupied the position beside Yue Yiyue!
She was clearly the one who came first back then.
Why, just… why had everything changed when she woke up again?
Yiyue, sister…
But if she accepted the fusion…
"Love is never possession." Gu Nanqiu appropriately sent this sentence: "What Yiyue taught you, she naturally taught me. It's just that Yiyue doesn't want us to fight. Isn't the original wish simply to stand peacefully beside her and be loved by Yiyue?"
There was no more movement from the other side.
Gu Nanqiu looked at the phone with some distress. This newborn little slice had too strong a desire for Yue Yiyue and was unwilling to return. Honestly.
When Yue Yiyue came out, she saw Gu Nanqiu sitting on the bed. A dark green silk pajama was worn on her, which, set against the soft, plain patterns of the bedsheets, made her look like a vampire noble from a past century.
Her fair skin and ink-black long hair carried a rare softness, and her eyes were filled with tenderness, as if she could embrace everything.
Gu Nanqiu was very happy right now.
Yue Yiyue was wearing the same style of pajamas, only in a different color: black.
It was layered with lace.
Yue Yiyue quickly climbed onto the bed and arranged her pillow.
Leaning on Gu Nanqiu's shoulder, her gaze fell upon the book in Gu Nanqiu's hand—a French book that Yue Yiyue couldn't quite understand.
So, she looked up at Gu Nanqiu.
"Tired? I got a little bored waiting for you, so I casually picked up a book to read." Gu Nanqiu placed the book on the bedside table. After lying down, she patted the spot beside her.
She gently wrapped Yue Yiyue in her embrace, looking at the girl in her arms who was sleepy and whose mind wasn't quite processing things. She kissed Yue Yiyue's forehead, softly coaxing: "Sleep now."
In the darkness, a small tentacle in the corner threw the shriveled nightmare-demon outside the house. It poked the little thing on the ground, confirmed it still had breath, and clocked out! Work done!