Chapter 33 A Reliable Mother, an Injured Wife, and a Blinded Leap
To avoid forgetting like last time, Yue Yiyue carefully wrote down the rules that would be triggered this time on paper.
She carefully folded the paper and placed it in the book she would open and read every day.
I still feel a bit melancholy at this moment.
I thought that choosing to live somewhere else might help me avoid this.
In the end, I underestimated the plot.
After that, Gu Nanqiu will inevitably experience some trouble at school and have to rush back to her hometown...
Yue Yiyue let out a long sigh.
The most important thing right now is to let Nanqiu suffer less.
Those who claimed to like Nan Qiu all ended up causing her different kinds of harm because of their selfishness.
Although I know that Gu Nanqiu, as the "protagonist," will not be in any trouble.
But as a background character, she could only watch from the sidelines, which made Yue Yiyue somewhat anxious.
Will someone take her place and stand beside Gu Nanqiu?
But if the other party is very powerful, then that's to be expected, just like the characters in the original work...
Hurried footsteps came from outside the door. Yue Yiyue put the book on the table, pushed open the door, and saw Gu Nanqiu looking listless.
"Nanqiu, what's wrong?" Yue Yiyue walked up to her with concern. "Is your stomach upset?"
Gu Nanqiu nodded, leaned lazily against Yue Yiyue's chest, and said weakly, "My stomach feels uncomfortable, it feels like someone is kicking my stomach."
All the internal organs have been dissolved and are still reorganizing; roughly speaking, it's similar to a stomachache.
This is punishment.
The Supreme God punished her for breaking the rules of the game.
We must not entice Yue Yiyue.
Instead, it was Yue Yiyue who took the initiative to say—love.
They said they liked him before and nothing happened.
Could it be that Yue Yiyue's feelings for her are really only those of a friend?
Thinking of this, Gu Nanqiu's face paled even more.
All her human emotions originated from Yue Yiyue.
Even when she had no official status, she coaxed Yiyue into doing many things...
This feels like I've shot myself in the foot.
"I'll go make you some... I'll buy some high-protein food, stomach medicine, and hot water." Yue Yiyue picked up the person, put them on the sofa, wrapped them in a fluffy blanket, and placed a doll next to them.
Watching the person take the medicine, Yue Yiyue pulled out a hot water bottle from somewhere, filled it with warm water, and said, "I'm going to buy breakfast. You wait for me at home."
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After the sturdy security door closed, Gu Nanqiu coughed a few times. She looked at her mother, who was standing on the balcony, hiding herself away.
"Mother, I won't break the rules anymore. I know I was wrong." Her voice was unusually weak, as if Yue Yiyue's departure had taken away her spirit and energy.
The god on the balcony opened his third eye, scrutinizing his "daughter" curled up on the sofa: "Human...intention."
This is new information He gave when He had just observed Yue Yiyue.
"You...study...emotions...her?"
Higher-dimensional beings disdain learning human terminology, but today, on a whim, one of them has squeezed out a few human characters, awaiting the answer.
"Yes, it was because of her that I learned about emotions, and understood feelings such as love, jealousy, panic, confusion, and happiness," Gu Nanqiu recalled those days.
"Understood...to be continued," He said, then disappeared from the balcony.
Gu Nanqiu lay back on the sofa, somewhat confused about what He was trying to do.
It wasn't anything serious, though.
The mother was very kind; she saved Yue Yiyue.
She promised that as long as the game went on until the end, everything would be as she wished.
My mother never lied to the family.
The most urgent task now is to repair myself; my body has melted to such an extent that this skin can no longer be maintained...
We can't let Yiyue see this...
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Gu Nanqiu locked herself in her room for two days, and Yue Yiyue had nightmares for two days straight.
She often felt that something was watching her in her dreams.
I always feel like a tiny ant.
With several days of continuous rain, Yue Yiyue tried to prepare some highly nutritious food in the kitchen.
But after making a surprisingly bad soup following the tutorial, Yue Yiyue still obediently ordered takeout.
Looking at how frequently she's been ordering takeout lately, she started to wonder if she should go back to her old ways, so she could further weed out some of the less reputable takeout restaurants.
At this moment, Yi Yue felt a little nostalgic for the shop he had stumbled upon after the college entrance examination. The owner made all kinds of food that were exceptionally delicious, but the shop was rarely open.
She happened to smell that wonderful aroma when she passed by once. The person who smelled her smiled and offered her a bowl of soup.
That taste is still unforgettable.
Unfortunately, she fell seriously ill not long after, and after she recovered, the shop was moved away.
"Ding-dong—" The doorbell rang, and the food delivery arrived.
Yue Yiyue then realized that he had been sitting there in a daze for so long.
"Hey customer, here's your soup." The deliveryman, wearing a helmet, handed over the food and then lowered his voice: "When I came here, I saw someone standing at your door for a long time. As soon as they saw me, they went through that door immediately."
She pointed to the fire escape next to her: "Put some garbage bags by the door and get ready to put an axe, chainsaw, or something."
Be careful.
After finishing his sentence, the deliveryman said with a smile, "If it's convenient, please give me a five-star review."
After saying that, he hurriedly ran into the elevator, afraid of being late for the next order.
Looking at the heavy door to the fire escape, Yue Yiyue first sent a message to the property management, wanting to retrieve the surveillance footage.
He then returned to the restaurant, packed up Gu Nanqiu's meal, and placed it at the door.
A gurgling sound came from inside the house, as if something strange was wriggling.
At the same time, there was the sound of water dripping, as if someone was taking a shower.
Yue Yiyue knocked on the door and placed the food on the tray on the ground: "Nanqiu, I've left the food at the door. Remember to eat it later."
After saying that, Yue Yiyue returned to the second bedroom, watched his online classes, and casually bought a chainsaw.
This thing is more convenient to use.
After several hours of studying, Yue Yiyue leaned wearily against the chair, holding the soft doll in his arms. Looking at the bed, he felt a sense of emptiness. He hadn't slept with Gu Nanqiu for several days and was a little unaccustomed to it.
However, Gu Nanqiu's condition has not been very good in the past few days.
And whenever she gets close to Gu Nanqiu, her phone will receive a message and vibrate frantically, reminding her.
Feeling somewhat irritated, she switched to her text messages. The number she had blocked countless times was still at the top, and the first message read: "Independence, independence, independence, independence, independence, independence."
Yue Yiyue lay slumped on the table, feeling somewhat suffocated.
It couldn't be that she affected the plot, causing Gu Nanqiu to get sick, could it?
It seems like that's really possible.
In an instant, it wilted like a frostbitten eggplant.
My phone vibrated twice more.
However, this time the notification sound was...
Yue Yiyue picked up his phone, and a message from the property management company popped up.
"We will increase patrols here. If you notice anything amiss, please call the security booth immediately at xxx-xxxx."
Although it wasn't explicitly stated, Yue Yiyue immediately understood that what the deliveryman said was true.
They thought the people here were students and wanted to sneak in and steal something.
Or is he Gu Nanqiu's obsessive stalker?
We can't tell Gu Nanqiu about this yet.
Yue Yiyue immediately placed an order for a video bell and a door stopper.
After doing all this, she thought it over and then dialed her mother's number.
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It was still very noisy on the other end of the phone.
There were strange noises and lots of whispers.
"Goodness, what's wrong? Did something happen?" His tone was confused, but Yue Yiyue felt that the other party probably knew the situation and was just going through the motions.
The last time she felt this way was in the school instance, with that Wild Autumn.
"Mom, there are strangers at the door of the house we live in now."
The moment Yue Yiyue dialed the number, he regretted what he had said.
But the other party answered so quickly that she didn't have time to hang up and could only squeeze out this dry statement.
What should I talk to "Mom" about next?
"Did you buy any necessary items and then register them at the nearby police station and inform the property management? I checked your community; it's quite upscale, so generally there should be corresponding security measures."
The mother offered her daughter advice with utmost seriousness, just like any other mother.
She paused after she finished speaking.
Strange, gurgling sounds came from over there, somewhat like the sounds Yue Yiyue heard when he stood at the door of Gu Nanqiu's room.
But then again, it doesn't feel like it.
"Don't be afraid, trust me, home is the safest place."
"Home is the safest place." Yue Yiyue subconsciously repeated the words.
Then the panic in her heart was washed away.
Yes, home is the safest place.
"Thank you, Mom. I'm not scared anymore." Yue Yiyue mimicked the tone he used when he saw other classmates talking to their mothers: "Mom, my friend hasn't been feeling well lately, and I feel like it's related to me."
The voice on the other end was so gentle that it gave Yue Yiyue strength, and she subconsciously confided her troubles to her mother.
They removed some content about the book and emphasized that they had recently encountered a perverted person who dug out their heart.
Yue Yiyue leaned back in the ergonomic chair that Gu Nanqiu had chosen for him: "Mom, I only have one good friend here, Gu Nanqiu. She's sick right now, and there are some things I'm not good at handling."
The person on the other end of the phone paused for a moment, then said, "I understand... Does our little one have class tomorrow?"
"Perhaps your friend is just feeling unwell and is worried about infecting you, so they are isolating themselves. This is perfectly normal, and they might be fine by tomorrow."
Yue Yiyue was about to retort that she hadn't even sent medicine to Gu Nanqiu.
Before she could even speak, she felt as if she were being "watched" by something.
That chilling feeling made Yue Yiyue subconsciously turn around and look at the floor-to-ceiling window.
There was nothing there.
Not even a bird flew by.
But that feeling just now was definitely not an illusion.
"Sweetie? What's wrong?" The mother's gentle voice came through the phone, sounding somewhat unreal, while the wind on the other end seemed to pick up louder.
"Don't worry too much." A soft laugh came from the other end of the phone: "Don't be afraid, you're safe now."
The squelching sounds seemed to grow louder, as if some enormous creature was moving.
Yue Yiyue's mind tried to figure out what it was, but he was caught in a fog.
She was thinking, but she wasn't thinking about the question she wanted to answer.
The thought kept popping into my head: "Don't be curious."
Don't overthink it.
"Just do your job properly."
"Don't be curious."
Don't overthink it.
Don't overthink it—
"Mom—will protect you—"
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