My Sister Never Said She Was a Creepy Tale - Chapter 44

After entering the house, Yue Yiyue poured a glass of warm water and placed it in front of Gu Nanqiu.

Although, compared to Gu Nanqiu, it seemed she needed it more.

The victim, who had been sent a threatening love letter, sat on the sofa looking irritated, constantly muttering about how annoying and dirty it was.

She occasionally checked her phone, waiting for a reply from the property management.

Meanwhile, Yue Yiyue, who had merely witnessed the incident, sat on the opposite sofa. She awkwardly stared at the water glass on the table. Her mind was a mess, and strange noises occasionally sounded in her ears.

She felt extremely anxious, even having an impulse to bang her head against the wall.

Upon seeing the cake, Yue Yiyue was certain the plot had officially entered the second act, because, due to a twist of fate, a monster had fallen for Gu Nanqiu.

Hence, it partnered with the Box-Head to try and bring Gu Nanqiu to Chaos.

But in the previous Box-Head plotline, she was the one being chased.

It could only be that something had happened on Gu Nanqiu’s side during the few days she was gone, something Gu Nanqiu hadn’t told her.

If so, everything made sense.

Come to think of it, Gu Nanqiu’s appeal was truly as potent as ever.

“Yiyue, I saw something so disgusting. I’m so annoyed. You need to compensate me.” Gu Nanqiu pouted, curling up miserably, trying to make her 173 cm frame look less large: “I looked at your class schedule. You’re free on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. Accompany me to my classes. In return, I’ll accompany you on Monday and Tuesday when I don’t have class. I’ll skip my Wednesday general elective and come to your class.”

Hearing this, Yue Yiyue paused. She suddenly thought of the restaurant owner and her partner.

“…” Thinking this, Yue Yiyue handed over a beautifully packaged iridescent candy: “You have full classes on Monday and Tuesday. Although your Wednesday class is a general elective, the teacher still takes attendance. I’ll just accompany you on Wednesday and Thursday when I don’t have class.”

“Yay!” Gu Nanqiu happily lunged over and rubbed against Yue Yiyue as usual: “That class is really boring, but if you’re there with me, I believe it will be very interesting!”

Yue Yiyue just smiled and stroked Gu Nanqiu’s head.

There was a hint of worry in her eyes, and a trace of confusion about the future.

Another strange noise sounded by her ear…

In this moment, Yue Yiyue felt incredibly small.

She felt like she had been thrown into ice-cold water, sinking, sinking, sinking…

I should go to the hospital, Yue Yiyue thought.

The next morning, Yue Yiyue took a cab to the psychological hospital recommended by the police station.

This time, she didn’t go with Gu Nanqiu. When she left, she just told Gu Nanqiu she had an errand and asked her to wait at home.

And absolutely, absolutely not to go out.

Gu Nanqiu said nothing, only that she would cook and wait for her at home.

After thanking the driver, Yue Yiyue looked up at the gleaming golden sign of “Hope Affiliated Hospital No. 1.” It looked quite good.

The hospital seemed to have a history. The old building had cracks left by time. Murals lined the sides, faded, showing only flecks of blue, barely recognizable as the sea.

Massive trees stood on both sides, and ivy covered the walls, along with a strong smell of disinfectant.

Although it was a holiday, there were many people seeking treatment.

Most of them held settlement receipts, their brows unfurled, walking out cheerfully.

Occasionally, Yue Yiyue heard people saying: “Thank goodness it was a false alarm.”

Or devoutly praying, thanking the great God for granting the believer rebirth.

Yue Yiyue watched those people and was genuinely happy for them.

“Hello, Ms. Yue Yiyue. Please take the elevator to the twelfth floor. That leads to the psychological counseling rooms. The doctor you reserved today took leave, so we’ve arranged an equally excellent doctor for you.” The nurse at the consultation desk smiled kindly and pointed out the way to Yue Yiyue.

“Thank you.” Yue Yiyue offered a fake smile to the nurse. She turned around, took out her phone from her pocket, and walked out as if taking a call: “Yes, that’s right, I’m here. What? It’s urgent? Okay, okay, I’m coming now…”

While talking, Yue Yiyue quickly ran outside.

It wasn’t that Yue Yiyue was sick.

But being called out by name and told her doctor had been changed without presenting her medical card or giving the person any information was absurd to anyone.

Damn it. Had she unknowingly entered a strange place again?

And although she was running towards the exit, the distance to the exit grew further and further away.

The sounds of the bustling people around her felt oddly muffled, as if separated by a bubble. No matter what, Yue Yiyue couldn’t hear clearly, and her calls for help went unnoticed.

The colors before her eyes became increasingly blue, increasingly blue, like the mural she had briefly glimpsed at the entrance.

The crowds around her grew farther away.

Yue Yiyue’s vision became blurry.

Damn it, damn it.

What was going on?

She shouldn’t have come out without Gu Nanqiu.

This wasn’t in the plot.

To save energy, Yue Yiyue stopped running.

The moment she stopped, the surrounding environment immediately began to spin and reassemble.

The glass windows stretched and twisted.

Until all sunlight was isolated.

Finally, it transformed into a long corridor, like a coffin.

Behind her was boundless darkness.

Only an orange-toned door stood brightly in front of her, clearly telling Yue Yiyue she had only one choice.

Open it.

She could only open it.

Yue Yiyue carefully pressed against the door, attempting to listen for any sounds inside.

Perhaps that way she could find out what was waiting for her.

Unfortunately, either because the door was too soundproof or because there was no movement inside, Yue Yiyue heard nothing.

She hesitated at the door for a long time.

She checked her phone—as expected, no signal.

But Yue Yiyue still composed a text message briefly explaining her situation and set it to auto-send.

If Gu Nanqiu received the message, she wouldn’t have to worry too much, and maybe she could even find a place to collect her body.

After doing all this, Yue Yiyue stood still, took a deep breath, and pushed open the orange door in front of her.

An ergonomic chair, a thick solid wood desk with a potted plant of unknown species on top.

And sitting there was someone she had met before.

The Forensic Doctor had her hands clasped on the desk and looked up casually at Yue Yiyue.

Seeing the Forensic Doctor, Yue Yiyue was confused. She looked behind her. The orange door had disappeared.

No retreat.

Fine.

She walked over to the only sofa in the room where someone could sit and took a seat.

The Forensic Doctor had changed into light-colored gold-rimmed glasses today and wore a white coat.

Yue Yiyue saw the badge clipped to her chest: Hope Affiliated Hospital No. 1, Psychology Department—Forensic Doctor.

“You are very interesting.”

This was the Forensic Doctor’s first sentence.

Followed by: “Aren’t you curious why I’m here? Or rather, don’t you find it strange?”

“You must have an urgent matter for me, but I don’t like this method. I hope you can use a friendlier approach next time.” Yue Yiyue spoke her mind honestly.

This earned a mocking curve on the Forensic Doctor’s lips: “But the pathetic way you ran just now was very amusing. I wasn’t going to tease you originally.”

But since you came alone, she certainly wouldn’t miss this opportunity.

After all, chances to genuinely scare a little lunatic like Yue Yiyue are rare.

And this time, it failed as usual.

“Alright, according to your request, I will provide psychological counseling. Do you need hot water or a blanket?”

“Or do you need me to apologize for teasing you like that?”

“No need, thank you.” Yue Yiyue didn’t believe the Forensic Doctor was being kind, but she really wanted to know why the Forensic Doctor was here, so she adopted an attentive posture, at least so the other party wouldn’t think she was annoyed.

“Patient, Yue Yiyue, age 21, female, from K Province Orphanage. Almost adopted twice in childhood, only to be returned at the last minute for various reasons. Therefore, you lack a sense of security, constantly play the role of the older sister, yearn to be depended upon, and hope to mature into a fully independent adult.”

The Forensic Doctor looked at the thin two pages of paper in her hand. Yue Yiyue’s life was very simple; ignoring the days they spent fighting in the game world until they had to join forces, she only had studying and working.

Of course, occasionally, the appearance of a certain person brought her a sliver of joy.

These things, of course, cannot be said.

“You self-reported experiencing hallucinations, auditory hallucinations, and also problems with interpersonal relationships recently.”

In that instant, Yue Yiyue realized the Forensic Doctor was not a person from this book’s world.

“Why do you have this information?” Yue Yiyue was puzzled. The Forensic Doctor wouldn’t state these facts for no reason.

Was she reminding her not to indulge here, that she should go back?

“You told me all of this before.” The Forensic Doctor didn’t try to be secretive, offering Yue Yiyue a genuinely kind smile.

“I owe you a favor, so I came to help you.” The Forensic Doctor leaned against the chair, tapping the armrest rhythmically: “You have always regarded this as a novel, diligently playing the cannon fodder role, and wanting to deviate from your original trajectory, but you have failed every time. So why don’t you just abide by the rules of this place and simply watch the show?”

“Is it because you love Gu Nanqiu that you are unwilling?”

While still trying to figure out what the Forensic Doctor was referring to, Yue Yiyue suddenly heard Gu Nanqiu’s name. She froze, then immediately denied it: “No, absolutely not. I don’t have those kinds of feelings for her.”

Yue Yiyue instinctively bit her finger, completely unable to understand why the other party would say such a thing, but she still voiced her thought: “Would you fall in love with a character in a novel, knowing that you will be taken offline once you finish the plot?”

The owner of that text message said she would go back after a certain period.

So she wouldn’t fall in love.

“Then what is everything you’re doing now?”

The Forensic Doctor’s words were like a blunt blow, striking Yue Yiyue, glaringly mocking all of Yue Yiyue’s past actions.

Even the words she had just spoken sounded pale and ridiculous.

How could she be without selfish motives?

According to Yue Yiyue’s plan, if she didn’t die during the third-year plotline, she would transfer her major to computer science.

After gaining financial freedom and paying off her body’s mother’s debt, she would choose the same industry as Gu Nanqiu and enter her company.

Then, she could stand beside Gu Nanqiu properly, instead of being a time bomb that could explode at any moment.

“You have no psychological problems. Aside from your extreme paranoia and your heart that avoids genuine feelings, you have no other issues.”

“Yue Yiyue, you’re not really eighteen. You can do far more here than you realize, as long as you abide by the rules.”

The Forensic Doctor’s words lingered in Yue Yiyue’s ears, like the serpent tempting Eve to eat the forbidden apple.

It’s up to you to judge what’s true and false.

“We are the same kind, so I’ve come to remind you: your hands are both strong and flexible.”

“When swinging an axe at those monsters, you never carry unnecessary emotion.”

“You said that even if you die, you will protect your sister.”

“Yue Yiyue, you are never weak. I hope the next time I see you, you won’t be in such a pathetic state.”

Sister…

Something deep in her mind seemed to struggle to break free but was pressed down firmly by something else.

Yue Yiyue’s head hurt instantly, and her face went pale.

“Don’t try to remember the past. When the time comes, Mother will naturally make you remember. Right now, you need to go through this. Stay with Gu Nanqiu, accept her punishment, and help her return to *&%￥”

“What exactly did we go through together?” Yue Yiyue felt her eyelids getting heavy, and the appearance of the person in front of her grew blurry. She struggled to stay awake, wanting to ask a few more questions, but it was all futile.

Finally, she only saw a ray of light.

A soft glow covered Yue Yiyue’s body.

Gu Nanqiu’s gentle voice sounded in her ear.

“Don’t think about anything.”

“Don’t worry about anything.”

“Yiyue, just sleep well.”

The Forensic Doctor glanced at her watch. Yue Yiyue’s SAN value, which was below 40, finally began to rise steadily.

Ye Qiu leaned against the door, looking at the Forensic Doctor with a slight headache: “Leaving this matter to you really isn’t reassuring.”

“But it’s better than leaving it to my baby. She still remembers that Yue Yiyue killed all the little snacks she raised and almost chopped me up.”

“Just speaking of this, you’re going to get off on it again, considering Yue Yiyue went this crazy to save you from the endless chaotic punishment.”