My Sister Never Said She Was a Creepy Tale - Chapter 85

They lay on the soft bed for a long time, until the cheerful sound of the alarm clock broke the strange atmosphere between them.

Yue Yiyue sprang up, grabbed her coat: “Time to go to the hot springs.”

“Mm, okay.” Gu Nanqiu slowly sat up from the bed, took the clothes Yue Yiyue handed her, and casually tied her hair up with a band: “We’re going back the day after tomorrow, aren’t we?”

“Speaking of which, I still have one assignment left unfinished,” Gu Nanqiu complained about trivial school matters: “But then it’s the winter break, Yiyue, are you going back home as soon as the break starts?”

“Or are you planning to stay here for a while?”

Yue Yiyue, who was packing their hot spring gear, paused her hand. She thought for a moment: “It depends on you. If you go back, I’ll go back too.”

“If you plan to stay here, then I’ll stay here.”

That cozy-looking home held no attraction for Yue Yiyue.

Even the world that belonged to her past felt like it held no lingering ties.

Seeing the text message about Aunt Zhang’s recent condition, Yue Yiyue also felt a sense of the past being distant.

After her memory recovered, she clearly knew that the person behind the text message was Gu Nanqiu, so she felt no guilt. Her subconscious told her that Gu Nanqiu’s actions were all implicitly permitted by her.

To be precise, they were different Gu Nanqius.

The first one was likely ‘Wild Qiu,’ but later, due to some unknown reason, the account skipped Gu Ye and landed directly in Curator Qiu’s hands.

Putting this information into context, Yue Yiyue’s gaze fell on her phone. Will there be a new ‘Gu Nanqiu’ sending her messages?

And… there’s a very important thing: how should she tell her mother that her future partner would be a little strange?

“Then let’s just spend the New Year here.” Gu Nanqiu placed her swimsuit into Yue Yiyue’s travel bag, smiling as she voiced her idea: “My home is empty. Just thinking about being separated from you when we go back makes me sad.”

Logic told her she should refuse Gu Nanqiu’s suggestion, but Yue Yiyue remembered her mother. She had already told her mother they would spend the New Year together…

“Is there something you need to do when you go back?” Seeing the difficult expression on Yue Yiyue’s face, Gu Nanqiu asked curiously: “Visit Zhang Yang’s grave?”

At the mention of that distant name, Yue Yiyue was momentarily dazed before shaking her head: “It’s my mother. I told her we would spend the New Year together.”

“Spending the New Year with family is supposed to be a very important concept… right?” Yue Yiyue didn’t quite understand it, but that was how it was in the orphanage.

On that day, she would receive more food than usual, wear new clothes, clean the orphanage spotless, put up spring couplets and the “Fu” character, and also receive a hug.

The mothers at the orphanage would give her a red envelope, which she would place under her sister’s pillow…

Sister… The face of her sister in her memory was blurry, and even some of the past interactions with her were faded.

Yue Yiyue looked up at Gu Nanqiu standing in front of her.

Her sister looked a little different from Gu Nanqiu. If anything, her sister looked similar to Curator Qiu.

Both were delicate, obedient, and cute like porcelain dolls. This also led to her being bullied by some naughty children at the orphanage.

“Yes, it is,” Gu Nanqiu agreed, then showed a bitter smile: “Sorry, it’s just that my mother won’t be coming back to spend the New Year with me.”

After saying that, she turned away, making it impossible for Yue Yiyue to see her expression clearly.

Since the words had reached this point, Yue Yiyue understood.

“Auntie might have something else going on. You can spend the New Year with me then, at home.”

“Perhaps I can also ask my mother if she’d be willing to spend the New Year somewhere else?”

She didn’t ask, but Yue Yiyue knew the answer in her heart. Her mother would definitely agree.

Because her mother loved her very, very much.

“Won’t that be a hassle?” Gu Nanqiu tossed the bath towel in: “Okay, everything is packed.”

“Then let’s spend the New Year in that little apartment this year!” She said it sounded like a hassle, but then immediately changed the subject, afraid Yue Yiyue would agree to going home.

“Speaking of which, Yiyue, you might not know this, but a new house has to be lived in for a full three years before it’s truly settled.” Gu Nanqiu looked sincerely at Yue Yiyue: “So it’s not just this year, I’ve already reserved next year and the year after that too!”

Her first reaction to this was whether she could stay in this world that long.

The next reaction was confusion: When did Gu Nanqiu buy the house?

Seeing Yue Yiyue’s shocked look, Gu Nanqiu hummed and leaned in like she was presenting a treasure: “This is the place where we built so many beautiful memories together—”

“How could I not keep it safe?”

Still in shock, Yue Yiyue was led by Gu Nanqiu to the changing room.

Yue Yiyue was still standing blankly in the cubicle when Gu Nanqiu started organizing the locker.

This was the advantage of a private hot spring; there was no need to share the changing room with others.

Yue Yiyue had been shy since childhood. As a child, she bathed with the older girls at the orphanage. When she got a little older and wiser, she only bathed with her sister. Later still, she awkwardly refused her sister’s invitation to bathe together.

Turning her back to Gu Nanqiu, Yue Yiyue stripped off her clothes and stepped into the shower stall.

Hot water poured over her, and steam filled the air.

“Yiyue, you’ve gotten whiter recently, and the color difference on your arms isn’t as noticeable.” The curtain was pushed open, and Gu Nanqiu walked in naked. Her fair skin made Yue Yiyue instinctively shuffle further into the corner.

“So shy?” Noticing Yue Yiyue’s little move, Gu Nanqiu smiled broadly: “Are you worried about something?”

Gu Nanqiu’s words had no extra meaning, but when they reached Yue Yiyue’s ears, those absurd memories surged forth.

Being led by Gu Nanqiu’s hand, touching her skin, her bones, feeling her body temperature, little by little.

In the end, she became Gu Nanqiu’s exclusive small boat, tossed about by her surges in the vast ocean named Gu Nanqiu, eventually calming down, only to be marked with beautiful crimson plum blossoms, branded with Gu Nanqiu’s exclusive mark.

Past memories gushed out relentlessly. Gu Nanqiu’s previous unspeakable compliments overlapped with her current voice. An atmosphere of ambiguity, like water vapor, permeated the small space, wrapping around Yue Yiyue’s calves and swiftly hitting the most secret corners of her heart.

Her ear tips were already red from the unspeakable thoughts in her head, and her face felt flushed with embarrassment.

After a long moment, Yue Yiyue huddled in the corner and mumbled softly: “No… no, thank you…”

“Yiyue.” Gu Nanqiu took a step closer. Hot water dripped onto Gu Nanqiu, splashing onto Yue Yiyue, making her flinch.

But even hotter was Gu Nanqiu’s hand. She pushed back the wet hair on Yue Yiyue’s forehead. A neatly rounded fingertip traced her cheek, landed on Yue Yiyue’s somewhat thin lips, and gently pressed.

“Yiyue, you’re so beautiful.” Gu Nanqiu’s soaking long hair fell onto Yue Yiyue. The tight net finally caught its exclusive prey.

Yue Yiyue also became the human who willingly allowed herself to be fished by the mermaid.

Controlling her shame, Yue Yiyue stammered in reply: “You’re beautiful too. Finish rinsing quickly, and let’s go soak in the hot springs…”

“Yiyue, this swimsuit really suits you.” Gu Nanqiu looked at Yue Yiyue’s firm, long legs, and casually patted Yue Yiyue’s waist: “See, this blue makes you look very energetic. I didn’t buy a cutout design since you generally don’t swim, otherwise, showing off your abs would be even more charming.”

Gu Nanqiu was never stingy with her compliments to Yiyue. But then again, Yue Yiyue was perfect in her eyes.

Any extra praise only served to confirm this viewpoint.

“Yiyue, I’m truly so happy.”

“You were willing to come here to soak in the hot springs with me, especially just now. I saw it, you closed your eyes and tilted your head up. Were you expecting me to kiss you?”

“But no kissing today.” Gu Nanqiu pointed to her lips: “You bumped into me again in the room.”

Saying that, she raised her hand and poked Yue Yiyue’s cheek: “When will you change this little habit of yours?”

Watching Yue Yiyue’s face gradually turn red, Gu Nanqiu leaned closer again: “Why are you so easily flustered? Weren’t you quite aggressive when you kissed me yesterday?”

“If you feel your kissing skills aren’t good, I’m still willing to practice with you.”

The teasing made Yue Yiyue speechless, and she only burrowed further into the hot spring pool. Gu Nanqiu looked at Yue Yiyue’s flustered back and finally let the smile fade from her face.

Testing the water temperature of the pool, Gu Nanqiu walked along the bottom to Yue Yiyue. She wrapped her arms around her, leaning in close to Yue Yiyue’s ear, and whispered: “Why are you so sensitive to teasing? Good Yiyue, should I let you bite me again?”

Yue Yiyue shook her head: “No, it’s just that I’m still not quite used to it.”

Since yesterday, the atmosphere between them had been strange. It wasn’t that Yue Yiyue couldn’t accept it.

But accepting this transition fully still required some time for Yue Yiyue.

Yue Yiyue’s mind was in a mess. One thing was that she had never thought she was the one lying down.

Memory clearly told her that most of the time, Gu Nanqiu was the one leaning over, smiling as she watched Yue Yiyue lose control.

But at the same time, it felt completely reasonable.

Well, she didn’t know what she was thinking.

The impact of the memory was too great, making even her interactions with Gu Nanqiu feel unnatural.

Every movement of the other person seemed meticulously calculated, exuding a strange surge of hormones that made her lose control of her mind.

Yue Yiyue didn’t even dare to look directly at Gu Nanqiu.

She didn’t know if Gu Nanqiu had these memories.

She also didn’t know where the boundary was for Gu Nanqiu in their relationship.

And what if Gu Nanqiu found out that the outwardly honest-looking Yue Yiyue’s mind was filled with such messy thoughts?

Yue Yiyue sighed deeply, leaning into Gu Nanqiu’s embrace: “Promise me, for this period, curb your charm—”

“I think I need some time.” Yue Yiyue didn’t know what nonsense she was rambling, but she knew Gu Nanqiu would surely understand her lack of coherent expression.

“Give me some time.” Yue Yiyue complained softly: “I really hate that nightmare.”

The inexplicable recovery of partial memories had caught her completely off guard.

Even more ridiculous was that it seemed their relationship was led astray by herself when they first met.

In her memory, they had spent time together in a small rule-based dungeon, where she had wicked thoughts and said things like: Only good friends can hug, but if they are the best of friends, then kissing and sleeping together are completely fine.

Because they are—the best of friends.