Chapter 45 Gu Nanqiu: Wait, is something wrong?
When Yue Yiyue woke up, he was in the car.
She was covered with a suit jacket, which smelled of lavender and was very pleasant.
A bright orange light flickered outside the car window, and Yue Yiyue strained to focus before realizing it was Ye Qiu smoking outside the car.
City C was just entering autumn and wasn't particularly cold. The woman was wearing a thin shirt, her expression was indifferent, and a slender cigarette dangled from her pale lips.
Her long, black hair fell casually over her shoulders. She leaned against a tree trunk beside the car, looking up at the sky, lost in thought.
Hearing the noise from inside the car, his dark eyes looked over with an inexplicable aggressiveness.
With a slight bend in his index finger, he tapped lightly on the glass, his slender hand making a downward gesture, indicating to Yue Yiyue to lower the window.
"There's a thermal lunchbox next to your feet. It contains some soup that I packed for you. Drink it while it's hot to fill your stomach. I'll take you home later."
"I was a little bored when you woke up, so I had a cigarette. You don't mind, do you?" Ye Qiu took a step back, stubbed out the cigarette in the trash can next to him, and threw it in.
He took out a spray bottle from his pocket, sprayed himself a few times, and then leaned against the car to let the smell dissipate.
There was a faint strawberry scent in the air, probably from the cigarettes Ye Qiu smoked; it wasn't unpleasant.
"Smoke less, it's bad for your health."
But she still subconsciously reminded her.
"I don't smoke much, I only have one when I'm feeling particularly down." Ye Qiu looked at Yue Yiyue and smiled gently: "We meet again. Yesterday, Yu Man said she would treat you to a meal next time she has time. She thinks you are very interesting and wants to hear about your story with... Gu Nanqiu."
Whether it was Yue Yiyue's imagination or not, she felt that Ye Qiu's words sounded unusually deliberate.
However, she wasn't so narcissistic as to think that Ye Qiu was interested in her.
I felt a little embarrassed because I had troubled them twice.
"Okay, thank you. So what's bothering you? Would you mind telling me?"
Ye Qiu rubbed his hair, leaned against the car, and looked up at the somewhat gloomy moon.
"It's nothing serious, just a bit tired. Luckily, I can stop and rest tonight." Ye Qiu still had that calm and collected demeanor.
However, Yue Yiyue still noticed the dark circles under Ye Qiu's eyes, which looked somewhat out of place on his jade-like face, making him appear a little haggard, but also adding a touch of femininity.
Perhaps I was just tired from writing.
Yue Yiyue thought to himself.
She lifted the lid of the food container, revealing lotus root and pork rib soup. She tasted it and found it acceptable.
"Have you eaten?" Yue Yiyue asked, holding up his bowl.
"have eaten."
All that followed was the sound of Yue Yiyue drinking soup.
Ye Qiu occasionally glanced at Yue Yiyue sipping his soup, looking like a little puppy, incredibly cute.
Half an hour later, Ye Qiu dropped Yue Yiyue off at the entrance of the residential area.
"Sister Yeqiu, wait for me a moment." Yue Yiyue hurriedly said this as he got out of the car, and then ran to the supermarket.
A moment later, she came out carrying a bunch of colorful snacks and brightly colored candies.
Ye Qiu looked at Yue Yiyue with some surprise, wondering what she was doing.
"This oolong tea is refreshing; you can drink it when you're tired from writing. And these potato chips are good to snack on while you're writing; they're crunchy and make you feel happy."
"This is a mint, and this is a cookie. If you want to smoke, you can try sucking on one of these."
Yue Yiyue, panting heavily, talked to Ye Qiu about the best way to eat the snacks in his hand, and carefully instructed, "There are no fruit shops here, I'll buy you some next time. Sister Ye Qiu, I'll treat you to a meal when I have time in a few days. Thank you for your help today."
"Yes, you're welcome."
Looking at the things she didn't particularly like, Ye Qiu suddenly realized they weren't so bad after all.
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After returning home, I greeted Gu Nanqiu, and the two of us had a simple meal together.
She originally thought Gu Nanqiu would ask her why she came back so late, or what she had done outside.
There was nothing there.
Gu Nanqiu was unusually quiet tonight, which puzzled Yue Yiyue.
After finishing her meal in silence and quietly clearing the table, Gu Nanqiu handed the dishes to Yue Yiyue, then sat back down on the sofa and started typing on her computer.
Gu Nanqiu was acting very strangely tonight. After taking another look, Yue Yiyue still took the plate and went into the kitchen.
Yue Yiyue felt something was strange, but at the same time, he felt that this was normal.
Perhaps Gu Nanqiu has grown up; that's fine too.
The water splashed and dripped onto the already washed plates. In a daze, Yue Yiyue heard someone humming a song.
The sound was faint, coming from behind a wall, and not very clear, but it was certain that it was coming from just one wall away.
Suddenly the sound of water disappeared, and Yue Yiyue frowned as he stared at the now-cease flowing water column in front of him.
Realizing something was wrong, Yue Yiyue's mind told her to leave quickly, but her body was stuck in place and could only listen.
The sound was somewhat high-pitched and stood out starkly in the empty kitchen.
"Little Three, chasing the moon."
"If you can't catch up, rip out their heart."
"The sister drinks blood, the brother eats meat."
"Little three, chasing the moon."
Little baby three...chasing the moon...heart...blood.
Yue Yiyue's pupils contracted, and his eyelashes trembled slightly. "Little Baby Three" probably doesn't have any specific meaning; it's just a nickname.
Are you listening?
"You're listening."
"They've got their eyes on you. You'll be joining us soon."
"Trying to run? You can't..."
"They will keep watching, watching, watching..."
The sounds from outside the wall abruptly stopped.
"Yiyue, did you hear that sound just now?" Gu Nanqiu stood at the kitchen door, leaning against the door frame, her face pale, her dark eyelashes trembling slightly, and her eyes filled with a hint of panic.
“I keep hearing this sound at home today, but it seems like there’s something inside the house that’s preventing them from getting in.”
"Is there something wrong with me?"
Her eyes revealed innocence and confusion, as if she were truly fragile.
Yue Yiyue thought to himself, if they were really weak, those things would have already come in and chased after them, killing them.
But it's fine for Gu Nanqiu to keep some harmless little secrets.
She could always find a reasonable explanation for Gu Nanqiu's actions.
Yue Yiyue wiped his hands clean, put the plates back in their places quickly and methodically, and finally, before the person standing at the door could completely lose patience, he gave an honest smile: "You're not having any problems. There's something over there saying something interesting."
Yue Yiyue stared intently at Gu Nanqiu, then placed his hand over Gu Nanqiu's hand, their hands intertwined. He felt Gu Nanqiu's body temperature was slightly lower than his own: "Look how scared my Nanqiu is."
As he spoke, he led her out of the kitchen and sat on the sofa. Under the soft light, Yue Yiyue coaxed his younger sister as he always did: "How about I hold you while you sleep tonight?"
When she heard Yue Yiyue say "I," she felt her human heart inexplicably fluctuate strangely, as if a bee had stumbled into a honeycomb and been soaked in honey, making her feel dizzy.
She suppressed the urge to smile and said somewhat awkwardly, "That wouldn't be a good idea."
"I watched TV dramas all afternoon and caught up on my studies. I feel that things are still a bit inappropriate between us."
"I'm sure I caused you trouble before, so I'll be more careful." Gu Nanqiu said this with genuine sincerity.
Yue Yiyue thought carefully, analyzing each word: "I understand, you mean you want to go back to the master bedroom to sleep, I understand..."
?
That evening, Gu Nanqiu watched in disbelief as Yue Yiyue changed the sheets in the master bedroom in five minutes, moved the doll she often hugged while sleeping to the master bedroom, and placed her usual aromatherapy diffuser by the bedside.
They also thoughtfully spent another twenty minutes tidying up the corners of the room.
Gu Nanqiu:?
Looking at the clean and tidy room, Yue Yiyue clapped her hands: "Alright, you can finally get a good night's sleep tonight!"
Gu Nanqiu:? ? ?
That damned Ye Qiu!!! What kind of awful idea did she come up with?!
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The holiday ended quickly, and Yue Yiyue threw herself back into her studies.
Besides recently feeling like something is watching me when I'm sleeping.
Looking at Yue Yiyue, who looked refreshed after his holiday, Gu Ye pushed the milk tea in front of him and said, "Looks like you had a great holiday."
"It's alright. I had a minor treatment in between, and ever since then I've felt like something's different about me." Yue Yiyue took out his book. He had to accompany Gu Nanqiu to class that afternoon, and the same thing the next morning.
Hmm, let's eat lunch in the cafeteria.
Gu Ye could tell from Yue Yiyue's expression that she was thinking about Gu Nanqiu again. She leaned closer, somewhat unhappy, and said, "Speaking of which, Yiyue, do you know about that box-headed guy who's been killing people like crazy lately?"
"He always committed his crimes near the school. I have reliable inside information that he is a student at this school."
Thinking back to that time, in order to quickly gain power, she ate some snacks that didn't quite suit her taste, but she occupied a small plot of land next to Yue Yiyue.
All in all, it's better than that woman who's still running around everywhere, and that fool trapped in that place, still fighting with jealousy.
She counted on her fingers; there were still two asleep. When they woke up, she could proceed to the next step.
And now...
She will be a good NPC...
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The information provided by Gu Ye in the morning made Yue Yiyue somewhat uneasy.
That box head was hidden in the school.
Is this passage in the original work?
Yue Yiyue forgot.
Yue Yiyue had gotten used to always forgetting parts of the original story.
After all, remembering everything would be unfair to the people of this world.
The cafeteria is quite far from Gu Nanqiu's classroom.
Yue Yiyue confirmed that Gu Nanqiu was almost at the classroom, and she carried a can of milk toward the teaching building.
Gu Nanqiu's classroom is on the fourth floor, room 401.
It was still early, and there weren't many people in the teaching building. Yue Yiyue ran briskly toward his destination.
"Nanqiu, I have something I want to say to you—"
As Yue Yiyue passed the corner, he heard Xie Ying's voice.
Her voice trembled slightly, as if she had mustered up her courage to come and talk to Gu Nanqiu.
Yue Yiyue subconsciously stopped in his tracks, waiting for Xie Ying to continue.
"Don't go out alone these next few days, that madman He Wu..."
"Something's wrong with him. You should avoid him if you see him recently. Something's not right with him."
Xie Ying tried to describe what she saw, but found that no matter how she opened her mouth, she couldn't make a sound.
She was so anxious that her face turned pale, and she kept gesturing.
In the very end, she vomited blood and, with her last shred of sanity, cried out, "Run—away—!"
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