Yandere is contagious
From the moment she got off the plane until she arrived at her accommodation, Yang Tao and her boyfriend were constantly on the phone. Yan Kui seriously suspected that Qin Yuan was treating this trip as a life-or-death situation.
"You two are really something! In high school, you needed three people to keep watch for you just to hold hands, and now you're living together right after graduation!" She glanced at Yang Tao, who was saying goodbye with reluctance, and couldn't help but feel indignant as she recalled the spying years she had spent keeping an eye on her.
“It was a last resort.” Yang Tao put down her phone and explained to her, “You know I’m timid. How could I not be afraid when my family went on a business trip? Besides, we’re completely innocent. We didn’t even share a room, and we didn’t do anything.”
The explanation seemed even stranger, and Yang Tao also felt something was wrong. Looking at Yan Kui who was packing her luggage, she shifted her criticism to her, "You've never even been in a relationship, do you know what the real adult world is like, you big talker?"
Yan Kui paused.
She took a deep breath, shook her head, and tried to shake off the images that kept appearing in her mind.
"Are you having dirty thoughts?" Yang Tao jumped off the bed to Yan Kui's side, put her arm around her shoulder, and tilted her head to look at her.
Yan Kui's smile was somewhat forced as she tried to avoid Yang Tao's gaze.
Yang Tao pretended not to see the sudden red stain on her ears, patted her shoulder with a grin, and happily jumped back.
The carefree friend was just joking, but it plunged Yan Kui back into her memories.
The memory made her feel like she was on fire. Yan Kui put down what she was holding, turned around and ran to the bathroom. She turned on the tap and splashed water on her face several times before she calmed down a little.
She looked at herself in the mirror, water droplets slowly streaming down her cheeks, and for a moment her face seemed somewhat unfamiliar.
Yan Kui lowered her head and sighed softly.
"What are you sighing about?" Qin Yuan looked at Shen Xiuyan, who was holding a magazine and sighing. "If you hadn't asked me to ask about their situation, would I have been so worried that I flew all the way here?"
Shen Xiuyan shook his head and turned the page.
"I don't know what you're worried about, even though the class monitor is such a reliable person. Yang Tao is the scary one, okay? She said she'd help me out last night, and she almost set the kitchen on fire! The neighbors called the fire department, and we ended up getting a lecture!"
Qin Yuan grew angrier the more he thought about it. He was too tired from working all night yesterday, so he didn't say anything to Yang Tao. But she ran away the next day. If Shen Xiuyan hadn't called, he might still be lecturing Yang Tao about fire safety in his dreams.
What were those words again...? I'll tell her properly when we meet later.
"Fire prevention is everyone's responsibility; happiness belongs to you, me, and everyone!"
Yang Tao took the two ice creams, handed one to Yan Kui, and looked at her sadly, "I wanted to wake him up this morning, but I heard him saying this in his dream. Do you think he really had to do that?"
Yan Kui took a bite off the tip of her ice cream and said affirmatively, "He did the right thing, and Qin Yuan was very gentle with you. If I had caused a scene at home, Shen Xiuyan would have definitely sent me to the police station."
Yang Tao was taken aback. "Has your sibling relationship deteriorated to this extent?"
Previously, Yan Kui's impression of Shen Xiuyan was that he was a despicable person who fought for the family property. Now it has come to a life-or-death struggle.
Yan Kui wanted to sneer, but then felt it wouldn't be good to show such negative emotions in front of Yang Tao, so she softened her tone and said, "Forget it, those things are all in the past."
Yang Tao immediately stopped.
"I heard there's a really efficacious temple nearby. Shall we go and pray there later?" She started to change the subject. "The results haven't come out yet. Let's go and pray for good luck."
In fact, for a good student like Yan Kui, this kind of activity is meaningless, and she has already filled out her college application twice.
However, Yang Tao meant well, and Yan Kui also showed interest.
In the past, when they went to play, they would also follow the trend and make devout prayers at the wishing sites. However, instead of praying, it was more like finding different ways to take photos at various scenic spots.
Let her think about what she wished for before.
She wanted Shen Xiuyan to leave her home, and she also wanted to meet someone she liked, someone who would be very gentle and could make up for everything she didn't get when she was a child.
As a result, the first one showed no signs of success, while the second one, which she thought she had gained, actually resulted in her losing even more.
Yang Tao said the temple was in a somewhat remote location, and it required climbing a slope. It took the two of them quite a while to find the way and reach the temple entrance.
After washing her hands, Yang Tao enthusiastically pulled Yan Kui to draw lots. Yang Tao received a minor good fortune, while Yan Kui received a major good fortune.
Yan Kui followed the fortune slip to find the interpretation. After reading it, she couldn't help but laugh. Yang Tao came over and asked her, "How are you? It should be a very auspicious fortune, not bad."
"It's just for fun. You can easily make a lottery with a simple program." Yan Kui smiled and shook her head, putting the annotated slip of paper back.
The first fortune she drew said that her wish would come true, the person she was hoping for would appear, and that she should get to know them.
In the past, these would have perfectly aligned with her ideas.
But now, she has no one to rely on, nor does she feel that so-called faith alone can make her wishes come true.
"Sigh, my fortune slip is so-so, but what makes me most angry is that it says I shouldn't move! Something bad will happen!" Yang Tao instantly became agitated.
Yan Kui nodded in strong agreement, "On this point, I am in complete agreement with God's view."
Yangtao pounded on the wall, lamenting that she had died before she could even begin her training, and sighed that the kitchen was not a place that ordinary people could freely set foot in. She concluded that it was better for us overgrown children to obediently wait to be fed by others.
Yan Kui walked towards the observation deck she had just seen on the map, retorting, "I'm not a giant baby. I'll cook anything that can be put into the water."
Yang Tao calmly let out a mocking laugh, "You might as well not say anything. But since your Grandma Deng's cooking skills are so good, it's understandable that you can't do anything."
“It makes me sad to talk about this.” Yan Kui climbed the last step, then, remembering something, took out a pen and sketchbook from her backpack. “Grandma Deng is old. She resigned and went back to her hometown a few years ago. After she left, food just doesn’t taste the same.”
"That's a real pity... Hey, are you going to start painting?" Yang Tao leaned closer to look at the sketchbook in her hand. Yan Kui's father was a traditional Chinese painter. Although he passed away early, he taught her by hand from the time Yan Kui could remember, laying a good foundation for her. With her talent and the learning of more painting styles, she has now achieved some success.
"Hmm, just drawing whatever I want. The scenery here is beautiful." Yan Kui looked at the clouds on the horizon. Although there were quite a few tourists around, Yang Tao actually felt a sense of tranquility from her.
"Oh dear, class monitor, please don't stand there like that." Yang Tao immediately pulled her to sit down on a bench nearby.
Yan Kui is a model student, and she is well-behaved and quiet in front of her teachers. However, in real life, she is also a girl with vivid emotions who can cry, laugh, and scream. Yang Tao is really worried about her being like this now.
"What do you want to do in the future? Get a degree and go back to inherit the family business?" After observing the various photo poses of the tourists for a while, Yang Tao couldn't help but break the silence between the two.
"Then it's a pity all my hard work studying all this time." Yan Kui continued painting, and couldn't help but feel a little lost when she thought about choosing to study medicine for Xie Chi. "Do you think if I became a doctor, I could quietly get rid of Shen Xiuyan?"
Yang Tao said mercilessly, "Then you will face my righteous judgment."
Her family is a legal family, and Yang Tao grew up in this environment, so it's not surprising that she chose to take this path.
"Sigh, it seems we still need to be even more meticulous," Yan Kui said half-jokingly, and Yang Tao's deliberately stern face relaxed.
"Actually, I hadn't really decided what I wanted to do." Yan Kui picked up her pen, looked up at the sky, and closed one eye.
"But if I am going to die anyway, I really want to dedicate my limited time to saving more people."
Yang Tao ignored what Yang Tao really wanted to do in terms of major and became increasingly worried about her condition. "What's wrong with you? Tell me secretly, did Shen Xiuyan beat you up? And specifically hit you on the forehead?"
Yan Kui chuckled and turned to look at her. "Alright, I was just telling the truth. Are you thirsty? I'll go buy two bottles of water."
Yang Tao was thankful that she could return to normal at this point, and nodded repeatedly, "Peach water."
She watched Yan Kui leave, unaware that two people were already standing behind her.
Guess who I am?
Qin Yuan covered Yang Tao's eyes, leaned close to her ear, and spoke in a tone that could be described as tender, but from an outsider's perspective, it was a truly disgusting tone.
She recognized the sound of starfruit from the very first word he uttered, and while pleasantly surprised, she patiently played along, letting him finish this boring but always effective trick.
It's a bit noisy...
Shen Xiuyan ignored the excited young couple and picked up the sketchbook that had fallen on the bench.
Sketching, sketching, sketching... He gently flipped through the pages, then suddenly stopped, his expression showing some emotion.
Just like when he heard Yan Kui talk about her ideals, his thoughts paused briefly.
Qin Yuan was having so much fun that he didn't notice Shen Xiuyan's actions, nor did he realize that after lingering quietly for a while, Shen Xiuyan had actually left.
Before he could even finish making a scene and find someone, the news came first.
"I have to leave now. Don't tell them about what happened here."
He just... left like that?
They traveled a long way across the border to find someone, but left without even seeing them. Qin Yuan really couldn't understand these two siblings.
"What are you standing there for? Sit down and wait for Xiao Kui." Yang Tao tugged at Qin Yuan's sleeve, pulling him from behind to the front. She kept glancing behind him, and when she didn't find anyone, she looked at him with some confusion, "You came alone?"
Remembering Shen Xiuyan's words, Qin Yuan put on the same acting skills he used to trick his parents into signing the test paper, and calmly said, "Otherwise what? Who else would do what I did, taking the nearest flight and coming to see you without any preparation? Even siblings wouldn't do that, right?"
Anyway, they're not related, so I'm not lying.
"Oh dear." Yang Tao didn't dwell on it and turned to look in the direction Yan Kui had just disappeared. "I remember there was a vending machine around here, why hasn't it come back yet..."
In fact, Yan Kui also wanted to know why she hadn't gone back yet.
If she had another chance, she would definitely not chase after that person who looked like Shen Xiuyan, and would hold onto her drink tightly.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have watched helplessly as the drink tumbled down the steps, nor would she have encountered this man in front of her—
Xie Chi bent down, picked up the peach juice from the ground, then straightened up, looked up at her, and spoke softly.
"Your drink."
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