My Sister Never Said She Was a Creepy Tale
She tried hard to control her gaze, not letting it cling tightly to Yue Yiyue.
Yiyue had taught her about distance…
Don't overstep.
Hugs are okay, but kisses need to wait until their relationship progresses further.
They can sleep together, but she can't revert to her true form and wrap Yue Yiyue up.
Repeating the rules Yue Yiyue had established between them silently in her heart once more, Gu Nanqiu supported her hands and looked at Yue Yiyue with a beaming smile: "School is starting soon. Will you come with me to set up the apartment there? You can look out for styles you like, and we can go shopping for new clothes together."
"Oh, right, tomorrow, let's go sit by Zhang Yang's tombstone for a while."
Mentioning Zhang Yang, Gu Nanqiu sighed. "It was a promise between her and me. Just sitting there every year and keeping her company is enough."
Yue Yiyue felt a bit strange. Is that all?
"But we can't go to Wang Xiaoyan and the others' graves. If I break that agreement, she will definitely come for me."
… Yue Yiyue didn't know what to say. She recalled what Zhang Yang had instructed her to convey.
This moment felt just right, and it wouldn't make Nanqiu too sad.
"Nanqiu, Zhang Yang asked me to tell you this when we came out." Yue Yiyue carefully observed Gu Nanqiu's face: "She said… she loved you."
…
The house fell silent for a moment.
Gu Nanqiu lowered her head somewhat regretfully, her dark, long hair concealing her slightly disappointed expression.
"Yiyue, thank you, but I can't return her feelings." Gu Nanqiu peeled a shrimp with her gloved hands.
She looked at the tender shrimp in her hand, which would soon be eaten by Yiyue's warm mouth, slide down her esophagus, and enter her stomach… A little jealousy flared.
"Speaking of which, Yiyue, you don't seem to reject lesbians much. You didn't have many thoughts about Zhang Yang loving me," Gu Nanqiu brought up casually.
Yue Yiyue tilted her head in confusion. "Why should I reject it? And isn't it normal for everyone to love you?"
Because you are Gu Nanqiu.
Gu Nanqiu, who is loved by everyone.
Gu Nanqiu handed over the peeled shrimp. "What about you?"
"Yiyue, do you love me?"
Yue Yiyue looked utterly matter-of-fact, speaking with an urgency that carried an unaware affection: "We are good friends. Of course, I love you."
Gu Nanqiu looked at the naive, slightly clumsy person before her, and the urge to lock Yue Yiyue in a room and hide her instantly leaped out.
Yiyue really… knew how to excite her.
Possess, possess, possess, possess, possess, possess.
Own, own, own, own, own, own.
Yiyue *& & ldotsldots) love
Yue Yiyue didn't notice the chaotic emotions hidden beneath Gu Nanqiu's calm exterior, nor did she notice the tentacles wrestling with each other behind her.
She took the shrimp Gu Nanqiu had peeled for her and said very seriously once more: "Me too. I really like you, but not that kind of romantic love. Because that would burden you. A temporary lover or a lifelong friend, Nanqiu, we will be lifelong good friends!"
Yue Yiyue looked earnestly at the person in front of her, recalling the illustration of Gu Nanqiu she had seen in the book.
In the pile of corpses, Gu Nanqiu looked down with compassion. In that instant, Yue Yiyue felt the existence of something called love.
She fell for her, for the female protagonist in a book, because she felt that if it were Gu Nanqiu, she would surely tolerate her, despite her own despicable past.
At that time, she had a small dream: after paying off her debts, she would reward herself with some book merchandise.
But before that day arrived, Yue Yiyue met the real person.
She recalled the moment she woke up in the other person's arms.
"I am very happy to have met you in my ordinary, drab life," Yue Yiyue looked at Gu Nanqiu and said earnestly.
These were her genuine feelings.
And something she had always wanted to tell Gu Nanqiu.
During those impoverished days, reading a few chapters of Gu Nanqiu's story every day was her only solace.
So at the school, she always treated that time as stolen time.
She would have been willing to die there.
"Yiyue, you really…" Gu Nanqiu was caught off guard by this direct hit. Leaning back against the chair, a rare flicker of bewilderment crossed her beautiful face.
Then she chuckled softly. The frantic yearning for Yue Yiyue in her blood calmed down instantly.
In that moment, Yue Yiyue had tamed her once again.
She would follow Yue Yiyue's wishes at that time, fulfilling her ideas one by one.
Gu Nanqiu cheerfully switched the topic to the coffee shop they would visit in C City in a couple of days.
The shop had just launched a new photography service where they could take instant photos together.
"Yiyue, let's wear similar clothes when we go that day. I just checked, and it will make the photos look better."
As she spoke, she looked up at Yue Yiyue's slightly pale lips. "Shall we go buy lipstick together in a few days? I'll pick one out for you."
She leaned closer. "And I plan to install a huge projector at home."
"Speaking of which, we can even have some sweet wine. We can celebrate our new lives then, okay!"
Gu Nanqiu looked at Yue Yiyue, her eyes full of yearning for a beautiful future life.
Yue Yiyue didn't want to spoil Gu Nanqiu's excitement. She added, "I'll go see what flowers we can buy to put in the apartment—we can pick out ones you like."
"And then we'll put up a photo wall. I saw someone recording their memories that way."
"Then I'll buy a camera—" Gu Nanqiu raised her hand excitedly, then realized it would be inconvenient and quietly put her hand down, muttering, "But I still want to take photos with you the most."
After accompanying Gu Nanqiu to the cemetery, she went back home once.
School was starting soon, and she needed to pack her luggage and retrieve her admission notice.
She also needed to contact her mother.
Yue Yiyue looked at the unfamiliar number on her phone that hadn't sent her a message in a long time.
The person on the other end must have sensed her thoughts.
Ding-dong. The next second, a text message sounded.
"Missing me, baby? I just finished something very important recently, but I can't tell you about it."
"But I can feel it. You missed me."
"So good."
"So cute."
"I really, really, really, really like you."
"Why that expression? You were the one who thought of me first."
Yue Yiyue silently dragged the message into the blacklist, unwilling to read any further.
Entering the house she hadn't returned to in a long time.
Yue Yiyue was prepared for a dust attack.
But the house was very clean.
It was exactly as she had left it.
The white curtains swayed in the wind.
The soft floor mat at the entrance waited for Yue Yiyue to step on it.
For a moment, she felt this was illogical.
But Yue Yiyue thought that since this was just a world from a book, the actions of a side character didn't need to be explained too clearly.
She opened the suitcase she had prepared long ago and threw in clothes and the admission notice.
Just then, her phone rang right on cue.
It was Mom.
A gentle female voice with slightly distorted static.
It matched Yue Yiyue's idealized image of her mother.
"Sweetie, I noticed you haven't been spending much lately. You should spend more money. You've gotten thin lately, that's not good, not good at all, sweetie."
"School is starting soon. When you go to the new place, if you are living with classmates, you can buy things there. Don't try to take everything with you; it's too tiring."
"If you need more money, I'll send it all to you. My money is all yours."
Yue Yiyue nervously clutched the hem of her clothes, listening to the woman's nagging instructions on the phone. "Thank you, Mom. I will."
A cheerful laugh came from the other end of the phone. "Sweetie, I'm here."
Although Yue Yiyue hadn't told "Mom" that she would be living with a classmate after going to school.
Although Mom's tone was strange.
But under "Mom's" repeated urging, Yue Yiyue obediently withdrew a sum of money and sent "Mom" a photo.
After confirming that everything she needed in her suitcase was ready, Yue Yiyue closed the doors and windows, saying goodbye to the place where she had spent less than a day.
After she left, a small tentacle in the corner quietly closed the closet door that Yue Yiyue had forgotten to shut and carefully picked up the strand of hair Yue Yiyue had dropped…
Three days later, accompanied by Gu Nanqiu, Yue Yiyue took an airplane for the first time.
Sitting in the comfortable first-class seat, Yue Yiyue was slightly surprised. Spending time with Gu Nanqiu recently had meant trying so many new and exciting things.
Amusement parks, large shopping malls.
She taught her how to cleanse her face, they put on face masks together, and then they messed around and laughed.
Eating seafood, going to those seemingly expensive hot pot restaurants.
The life she never dared to imagine was slowly filling Yue Yiyue's memory with Gu Nanqiu's company.
But then she remembered her sisters, and Aunt Zhang, who was still lying in the hospital bed.
Thinking of this, Yue Yiyue's mood dipped again.
She really was a greedy person.
But she truly wanted to be selfish this one time.
"Yiyue, let me check your seatbelt." Long, slender fingers passed over Yue Yiyue's abdomen and landed on the red and black seatbelt, creating a contrast in color.
Gu Nanqiu meticulously checked, her hand inadvertently brushing Yue Yiyue's waist and abdomen, causing Yue Yiyue to flinch slightly.
Gu Nanqiu seemed to have discovered something and poked Yue Yiyue's soft flesh at her waist again. "You're ticklish, aren't you?"
"I… I don't know." No one ever touched Yue Yiyue's waist.
She never got touched there during fights, as Yue Yiyue's attacks were always swift, accurate, and fierce.
"All done. You buckled it perfectly, Yiyue. Put on your eye mask. We'll land in two hours." Gu Nanqiu handed over a pink eye mask embroidered with a cartoon octopus and adjusted Yue Yiyue's chair to a comfortable angle. "Sleep. When you wake up, we'll go to our new home."
Yue Yiyue looked very docile when she slept.
She usually slept very soundly.
At this time, anything could be done to Yue Yiyue without her noticing.
Gu Nanqiu wouldn't admit that she had tampered with certain things.
She hooked her finger around Yue Yiyue's hand, stroking it slowly.
Her eyes held a dense, unmelting desire.
She recalled Yue Yiyue holding her in the small, dilapidated room, resting her head on her shoulder, and talking about the future that she was currently imagining.
She wanted to go to university.
She wanted to have a proper romantic relationship in college.
She wanted to buy a house of her own, it didn't have to be big, just having one was enough.
If possible, she wished she hadn't gone to that place in the first place.
Then none of this would have happened.
Yue Yiyue's state was too poor back then.
Fragile humans could be devoured by those filthy monsters at any time.
Every day, one of Yue Yiyue's kind died, turned into dried human flesh, prepared as a side dish, and served at the table.
But even so, Yue Yiyue still tried hard to protect herself.
Holding her hand, she firmly told her about love.