My Sister Never Said She Was a Creepy Tale - Chapter 96

Yue Yiyue didn’t even know how she got back home.

She only knew that she had emptied everything in her stomach, vomiting until nothing but acid water came out, which inexplicably carried a bitter taste.

She hugged the trash can, her eyes red and watery, harboring a subtle terror.

Gu Nanqiu handed warm water to Yue Yiyue, looking at her with concern. “Yiyue, why did you become like this as soon as we got to the market?”

“Did something happen?”

Yue Yiyue managed to turn over laboriously, took a sip of water, and rinsed her mouth. “I… I must be sick?”

“I think I need to find the forensic doctor.”

“Yes… the forensic doctor.” Yue Yiyue clutched Gu Nanqiu’s sleeve. “Can you get my phone? I’m sick… I need treatment…”

“How could this happen so suddenly?” Yue Yiyue muttered to herself. “Thank goodness I was fine during the Spring Festival, or else I would have ruined everyone’s good time.”

She sat there, still affected by those things, crying one moment and laughing the next.

Seeing Yue Yiyue in this state, Gu Nanqiu felt her own stomach churning.

She raised her hand and stroked Yue Yiyue’s hair. “Yiyue, are you tired? Let’s rest first. Your phone is in the room. I’ll carry you in to rest, and then I’ll give you some medicine, okay?”

“Will I get better if I drink it?” Yue Yiyue rubbed her cold hand. Her subconscious told her that this person was the most reliable and would never, ever harm her.

“To completely cure it, we might need some other things,” Gu Nanqiu picked up Yue Yiyue and walked steadily towards the room. “But it can make you feel a little more comfortable right now.”

Yue Yiyue nodded obediently. “Okay… I trust you. I know you definitely won’t hurt me.”

Her gaze was somewhat unfocused, but she tried hard to concentrate.

She still had information to send out; she couldn’t rest yet.

As soon as Gu Nanqiu left, Yue Yiyue immediately climbed up and picked up her phone.

She tried her best to organize her thoughts and compose a reply.

But when she looked down, she saw the letters and symbols on the keyboard wriggling like earthworms, crawling and crawling relentlessly across the screen.

Yue Yiyue rubbed her eyes. She wasn’t seeing things. Was this the effect of her low SAN value?

Or had she gone insane?

Why was she the only one who felt that something was wrong?

Gu Nanqiu had clearly returned from A City as well.

Could it be because Gu Nanqiu was also a monster wearing human skin?

Thinking this, Yue Yiyue severely scorned herself.

Gu Nanqiu was so good to her, and yet she was here doubting her identity.

What if she was a monster?

She needed to let Gu Nanqiu help her later.

The home was safe, and Gu Nanqiu wouldn’t hurt her.

Her situation was much better than that online friend’s.

Yes.

Her stomach twitched again. Yue Yiyue felt like her stomach was a garbage dump, with many monster limbs floating inside.

It was a pity that she had just vomited out all those limbs.

The sound of footsteps was getting closer outside the room. Gu Nanqiu walked in, carrying a bowl of rust-red liquid.

The water had an unusually fragrant smell, yet she couldn’t quite place the scent.

Just smelling the aroma, Yue Yiyue felt her stomach being soothed.

Her throat began to constrict.

This thing smelled so good, this thing… she needed it.

Yue Yiyue stared intently at the water in Gu Nanqiu’s hand. She swallowed, controlling herself from pouncing on it.

The water was brought to Yue Yiyue’s lips.

At this moment, Yue Yiyue didn’t feel like a person; she felt more like a dog waiting for its master’s command.

In a trance, she seemed to see her reflection in the mirror sprouting large dog ears.

“Drink it.”

The moment the words fell, Yue Yiyue drank like a person desperately thirsty in a desert who had finally found a sweet spring.

The unusually fragrant and sweet water slid down her throat, finally reaching her empty stomach and calming the acid’s churning.

Because she drank too quickly, some water overflowed from her mouth and was wiped away by Gu Nanqiu with a handkerchief. “Good girl, take your time—”

“There will be plenty, as long as you want it.”

“Nanqiu… Mom… Nan…” The appearance of the person in front of Yue Yiyue began to change. The long scar on her wrist transformed into a long, thin thread, one end attached to Gu Nanqiu’s wrist and the other to Yue Yiyue’s chest.

Yue Yiyue quickly understood what this was. She touched Gu Nanqiu’s wrist, her eyes brimming with guilt that threatened to spill over.

“You’ll feel better once you wake up,” Gu Nanqiu’s tone was steady and persuasive. “You know, my body, like most people’s, heals quickly.”

“Yiyue, what were you going to do when I came in?”

“Do you need my help?”

Yue Yiyue looked at her phone, then at Gu Nanqiu. She opened her mouth, desperately wanting to tell Gu Nanqiu to message that online friend and tell her that the world had truly changed.

But as she opened her mouth, she felt something wriggling and crawling inside.

If she spoke, that thing would crawl out of her body.

What could it be?

This feeling was both familiar and strange.

In the end, Yue Yiyue simply took a pen and paper and slowly wrote: “This is something only I can do. Nanqiu, will I get better?”

“You will get better,” Gu Nanqiu said confidently. She held Yue Yiyue’s hand. “Look, you successfully expelled the contamination.”

“Yiyue, you are very strong.”

Yue Yiyue didn’t know when she fell asleep. When she woke up, Gu Nanqiu was sleeping beside her, breathing steadily.

The heavy curtains blocked out the outside light, and Yue Yiyue couldn’t tell if it was day or night.

Her sister squatted quietly in the corner. When she saw Yue Yiyue wake up, she pointed at the phone that had fallen nearby: “You need to do this now.”

The phone’s battery was nearly depleted. Yue Yiyue took the charging cable from the bedside table drawer.

She swiped the screen and saw the message she had supposedly sent back.

Hello, online friend. When you see this message, I am in the same predicament as you, but the difference is that I have obtained medicine that can alleviate this pain. If you are willing, I will sell it to you. I will bring the medicine to you the day after tomorrow.

Medicine?

Sell?

Who touched her phone?

Only she and Gu Nanqiu were in the room…

There was no reason for Gu Nanqiu to touch her phone to send this.

Could she have sent it while she was out of her mind?

It looked like a blatant trap, waiting for Yue Yiyue to jump into it.

What would Gu Nanqiu think when she saw this message?

A rustling sound came from the bed. Gu Nanqiu’s sleepy voice asked, “Yiyue…? Why are you awake so early?”

Yue Yiyue didn’t know what to say. The appearance of Gu Nanqiu before her had changed again.

It wasn’t like before.

Huge tentacles flew behind her. She… no, It should be called.

It was like a tyrant from an old novel, living deep in the ocean, countless tentacles flying, obscuring its true face.

The entire room was covered in wet marks, as if a downpour had occurred.

After standing still for a long time, Yue Yiyue was finally able to clearly see that this outwardly spectacular tyrant actually had two round eyes, with two cat-ear-like things above them.

Opisthoteuthis californiana (Flapjack Octopus)?

The creature in front of her was orange-red. Yue Yiyue had seen an educational video about this type of octopus before, which was nicknamed Dumbo Octopus.

But it wasn’t exactly the same.

Yue Yiyue curiously reached out her hand, wanting to touch those familiar little things, but she only grasped air.

Its eyes blinked, and its head moved slightly. The next second, the creature turned back into Gu Nanqiu.

Yue Yiyue watched her hand being firmly held by Gu Nanqiu, whose eyes were full of confusion, seemingly not understanding what Yue Yiyue was doing.

“I think I had hallucinations again,” Yue Yiyue withdrew her hand. “But I feel much better now.”

“But my eyes seem to… well, no, it’s gone.”

“I feel like I’ve suddenly recovered.” Yue Yiyue turned her head to look at her sister sitting quietly in the corner, then turned back and nodded firmly. “I’ve definitely recovered for the most part.”

She touched her wrist watch; the SAN value displayed was a stable 57.

That was better than before, no matter what.

As her body turned, Yue Yiyue felt her mind gradually clearing up. “Nanqiu, did you use my phone?”

“Someone used my tone to send a message on my phone, but I can confirm it wasn’t me who sent it.”

Yue Yiyue said this as she unplugged the charger and handed the phone over. “The medicine on there might be referring to you.”

Gu Nanqiu seemed surprised that Yue Yiyue would show this to her. She looked at Yue Yiyue with some astonishment. “Are you sure?”

“Is that not allowed?”

Gu Nanqiu did not explicitly answer the question. “If you say it’s allowed, then it is. Checking your phone requires you to grant me permission.”

Something in the corner of the room let out a sharp cry of protest.

“It is allowed. Given our relationship, you can look at my phone, and I can look at yours. That’s the rule we’ve always tacitly agreed upon.”

After saying this, Yue Yiyue watched Gu Nanqiu break into a big smile, seeming extremely satisfied with Yue Yiyue’s words.

She smiled strangely. “Yes, the rule we’ve always tacitly agreed upon.”

The voice that had been screaming “no” in Yue Yiyue’s ear vanished completely.

Gu Nanqiu took Yue Yiyue’s phone. “Aren’t you afraid that I’ll question you, asking me this?”

“You won’t.” Yue Yiyue thought for a moment and shook her head firmly. “Our relationship is not that fragile. I trust you.”

Yiyue is truly a good child…

A soft sigh came from the corner of the room, praising Yue Yiyue.

Yue Yiyue liked this kind of praise. She pushed the phone forward, and a new message popped up: “Medicine? Does it work? How can you prove it?”

“You’re the only one I can trust now. Can you really obtain this miraculous thing?”

“I apologize, I’ve lost my composure. Could you tell me what it feels like after you take it? Is it especially disgusting?”

“Don’t worry about the money. I can give you whatever amount you want.”

“Of course, if you want me, I’m yours too. I’ll give you anything as long as you can get me out of this hellhole and help me make my truly insane sister normal again.”

“If possible, let’s meet the day after tomorrow at 3 PM at the little company on the seventh floor, XX Road, XX Street.”

Messages continuously popped up. Yue Yiyue and Gu Nanqiu looked at the small screen with their heads close together.

“She wants you?” Gu Nanqiu seized the key phrase. “Is she your online girlfriend?”

“Yiyue?” The voice became slightly pitched up towards the end, carrying a hint of incredulous questioning.

“No?” Yue Yiyue was a little confused by Gu Nanqiu’s reaction. “Shouldn’t you ask me what the medicine is first?”