My Sister Never Said She Was a Creepy Tale
When Yue Yiyue's consciousness returned, she was standing in the bathroom.
Steaming hot water dripped onto her face, rousing her somewhat sluggish senses.
There was a strange smell at the tip of her nose.
A floral fragrance mixed with a faint, shallow alcohol scent—an indescribable odor.
She felt as if her sense of smell was somehow isolated.
She smoothed the stray hair on her forehead back, wiping away the water on her face. What was I doing just now?
She seemed to have made a phone call to her mother.
And then?
Her gaze fell on the small clothes scattered on the floor. She stared at them for a moment.
Oh, she had started her period.
Perhaps her confusion was due to the onset of her menstrual cycle.
That made everything reasonable.
Yue Yiyue stopped thinking further, sped up her shower, and went out to put on a sanitary pad.
This body's period isn't very regular. I need to take some time to regulate it, Yue Yiyue thought wistfully as she scrubbed soap foam at the laundry counter on the balcony.
Forget it. At least I don't have period pain.
She had a lot planned for tomorrow. Hmm, she had moved her textbooks back a few days ago, and classes were starting tomorrow.
This also meant that this scene, this story, was finally about to unfold.
Waking up the next day, Yue Yiyue first saw Gu Nanqiu sound asleep beside her.
Her complexion was slightly pale, and her expression looked a little unhappy. Yue Yiyue wondered if she was having a bad dream.
Other than that, everything seemed fine.
Her phone alarm vibrated, reminding her that it was the first day of class.
Yue Yiyue had received the class schedule a few days ago; both Gu Nanqiu and she had one class this morning.
Hmm, I wonder if it's because of the novel's fictional setting that there's no military training required here.
After washing up and putting on a T-shirt and shorts, Yue Yiyue conveniently washed the dishes in the kitchen.
After tending to the flowers and changing the water for the lilies that had been placed by the door at some point, she checked the time. She still had an hour.
She returned to the room to check on Gu Nanqiu, who had indeed kicked off her blanket.
So cute.
She covered her with the blanket. Watching her smack her lips and try to reach for the plushie nearby, Yue Yiyue gently placed the soft plushie in her arms.
At this point, Yue Yiyue decided to ask for leave on Nanqiu's behalf.
No matter what, health came first, especially since in a few more days…
As for the first class, Yue Yiyue believed that someone as smart as Gu Nanqiu would figure it out.
She stretched her muscles and bones downstairs slightly, then jogged to the breakfast shop outside the community.
The master chef selling steamed buns immediately smiled when he saw Yue Yiyue.
Since she had moved here, she was a great customer, always buying over ten buns each time. He quickly packed the buns and added a tea-marbled egg: "Take care!"
Holding the full bag of buns, Yue Yiyue counted. She would eat five, and Gu Nanqiu should be able to finish the rest.
She took the elevator back home, covered the food with a thermal cover, and left a note for Gu Nanqiu.
Yue Yiyue's day officially began.
It was still early, and the classroom was sparsely populated.
Her eyes scanned the room. She chose a front-row seat with a good view, tossed her backpack onto the chair, took out the professional textbooks she had received a few days ago, wrote her name, placed them on the desk, and waited for class to start.
Speaking of which, she had also researched the relevant information online during this time and learned about this major.
She planned to go into Computational Linguistics.
She was personally interested in this, and also…
This field was linked to Gu Nanqiu's major.
They would have more topics to discuss in the future.
"Hello, is this seat taken?" A voice inquired.
Yue Yiyue did not look up. She was scrolling through her phone and nodded: "Nope, it's free. You can sit here."
"Thank you."
After the brief exchange, Yue Yiyue looked at the new message posted in the class group, and mechanically replied, "Received."
She had a full morning schedule but no classes in the afternoon. I should buy lunch and bring it back for Gu Nanqiu to eat. I'll send her a message later so she doesn't start cooking after she wakes up.
I'll get her something light for lunch.
And then?
I have a few packages to pick up…
"Classmate, would it be convenient for us to exchange contact information? We could be study partners later?" The person next to her held out a phone with a fluffy charm, showing a QR code screen.
Yue Yiyue finally realized that the student beside her was talking to her.
She hurriedly switched interfaces and scanned the other person's QR code.
"Hello, my surname is Gu, and my given name is Ye (也). I'm also in this class. I feel like we have a connection. Please take care of me," the student said, resting her phone against her chin, smiling at Yue Yiyue, and sending a friendly request for friendship.
Yue Yiyue looked at the black, long-haired boy in front of her. She exuded vibrant energy, like the morning sun just rising. In the moment she tilted her head toward Yue Yiyue, a familiar, small red mole on her collarbone briefly flashed into view.
For a moment, Yue Yiyue found the sight too dazzling.
She looked at the adorable Maine Coon cat avatar that popped up on her phone. This person gave her a very familiar feeling, but she couldn't place why.
"Hello, my surname is Yue, and my name is Yiyue (一躍), the one that means 'a leap,'" Yue Yiyue noticed the other person hesitating about the remark and realized she hadn't told her.
"Do you live in the dorms or rent off-campus? Do you need a roommate? Do you need a meal partner? We might be spending four years together after all." Gu Ye looked at Yue Yiyue's desk: "Let's grab a seat for whoever arrives first next time!"
Speaking too quickly, Yue Yiyue was forced to process a lot of information at once.
She nodded dumbfoundedly and then answered them one by one.
I've rented a place, I have a roommate, and if you all don't mind, eating together is okay.
Gu Ye pouted when she heard that. Although she said "Yay" verbally, her face immediately fell, and she started poking her phone, bored.
Yue Yiyue was relieved when the other person finally stopped talking to her.
People like this would probably join activities and clubs later.
I hope she doesn't try to drag me along…
That would be catastrophic!
The class duration wasn't too long. The teacher taught well, and Yue Yiyue found it interesting.
Ignoring the overly intense gaze from the side, the class went well.
"Yiyue, are you heading straight back now?" Gu Ye stared intently at Yue Yiyue, her eyes full of a strange reluctance.
Yue Yiyue instinctively took a step back, avoiding Gu Ye's gaze: "Yes."
She didn't say much more. Gu Ye's actions throughout this class were too strange.
It seemed as though she harbored some unmentionable purpose.
Not wanting to guess what the other person was thinking, she stuffed her books into her bag and quickly threw out a line: "I have some things to do, so I'm leaving first."
After speaking, she immediately bolted out of the classroom.
Gu Ye looked at the fleeing Yue Yiyue, feeling puzzled.
The lingering scent in the air constantly told her that this person was the one she was looking for.
When she was close to Yue Yiyue, she felt entirely elated.
Her memory wasn't wrong, the scent wasn't wrong, but the reaction she wanted from Yue Yiyue was slightly off.
Though her memory was fragmented, it still told her that Yue Yiyue loved her very much.
She had constantly fed and grown just for this moment. She recognized Yue Yiyue the first time she saw her.
Although Yue Yiyue seemed to already have a 'her' by her side.
But it didn't matter. Yiyue would love her, would love her.
The teacher on the stage noticed the unusually beautiful student in the corner. She felt confused.
Why didn't I notice her during class?
Gu Ye noticed the person on the stage staring at her. She glanced at the teacher.
The teacher looked at Gu Ye in a daze. This student… she looks like a true piece of art. It would be wonderful if she could be preserved…
"Yiyue, don't worry."
"You are safe."
"She is just a newborn child, that's all."
"She merely admires you, that's why she acts like that."
"She is still a child, so she doesn't know any better."
"Don't dislike her."
"Don't dislike her."
"Don't dislike her."
"Don't dislike her."
"Once it's over, she will return to normal. Normal."
A dense barrage of text messages flooded Yue Yiyue's phone.
One after another.
Yue Yiyue leaned against the wall. Although it was a sunny day, she felt an inexplicable chill.
She had always ignored the text messages on her phone because they never related to her personal safety.
But as soon as this strange Gu Ye appeared—
A newborn child.
And she's my classmate.
Over?
What is over?
"What exactly are you?"
This was Yue Yiyue's formal inquiry to the sender.
The relentless flow of text messages finally ceased.
But Yue Yiyue did not believe that the person on the other end was preparing to stop.
A moment later, the same message came: "I am the person who will never hurt you. Do not doubt me."
With every word, Yue Yiyue inexplicably felt that the person on the other end was serious.
"Alright then, but you still have to tell me who you are?" Yue Yiyue's panicked heart inexplicably settled down after reading this, but she was still curious.
For her, transmigrating into a book was already absurd enough.
"Yiyue, let's go have lunch together." Gu Nanqiu's voice came from behind her. Yue Yiyue immediately turned off her phone screen.
Tucking the phone back into her pocket, she didn't even look up and instinctively asked: "Nanqiu, why did you come out?"
"I was bored at home. I saw you requested leave for me, and after thinking for a long time, I decided to come here and wait for you." Gu Nanqiu pulled the brim of her hat down, concealing her face, and gently complained: "The moment I wasn't around, you attracted that %#^_^, who is truly %#. At least I don't have to go to great lengths to look for her now."
She looked at the little tag-along, who was standing furtively in the corner, secretly following Yue Yiyue—wanting to be noticed by Yue Yiyue, yet afraid to be noticed, her face full of excitement.
The fragments that had just awakened were uncontrollable.
But that was only because Yiyue was too delicious.
Gu Nanqiu embraced Yue Yiyue, rubbing intimately against Yue Yiyue's cheek and whining: "I was so tired from being sick these past few days, and I held back from seeing you because I was afraid of infecting you. Today, let's go eat something delicious to celebrate my recovery~"
Ignoring the sudden piercing gaze from behind her, she pleasantly felt the rising, malicious emotion called jealousy.
The game has officially begun.