Chapter 33 : A Story

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Qin Luo was about to turn over and take a deep breath, but he felt far from comfortable.

When Qin Luo woke up, his sister had already wrapped her arms around him, and he couldn’t move at all. After all, he had been too tired yesterday and had eventually fallen asleep, and he had been sleeping with his sister ever since.

He looked to the side and saw his sister’s peaceful sleeping face. Her eyelashes trembled slightly, her red lips were slightly parted, and her cheeks were rosy—she seemed to be sleeping very soundly.

His sister might have slept well, but he was absolutely miserable.

He struggled a bit, but his sister’s impressive figure was pressing down on him, and he couldn’t break free at all. Summoning his courage, Qin Luo gently touched her delicate arm and said, “Sis, time to wake up.”

Bai Jingyu hugged her brother tightly, her warm breath brushing against his ear. “Don’t talk. Let me sleep a little longer.”

On a normal day, Qin Luo might have resigned himself to his fate and let his sister keep holding him, but right now, he couldn’t hold his bladder any longer.

Finally, after Qin Luo’s repeated struggles, Bai Jingyu had to give up on the idea of going back to sleep. Since she had spent the whole night holding her brother and was in a good mood, she loosened her arms and legs.

Qin Luo rushed straight into the bathroom to “relieve the flood.”

It would be time for class soon, and messages in the group chat indicated the alert had been lifted.

Bai Jingyu brought Qin Luo to school. On the way, she dragged him into a nearby milk tea shop, saying she wanted to buy milk tea and that it was her treat.

When the server asked how many cups they wanted, Qin Luo spoke up before his sister could answer, saying he only wanted one cup. As for why not two…

Bai Jingyu took a sip, frowned slightly, took another sip, and then handed the cup to her brother.

“Little pup, here. It’s no good.”

That was exactly why he had ordered just one cup—he knew his sister would take a few sips and then give it to him.

Qin Luo looked at the faint lipstick mark on the rim of the cup and didn’t mind it. He took a sip—yep, it really wasn’t good this time.

It had a weird taste, like something made from low-quality ingredients. Based on his experience, any drink with that kind of odd flavor was pretty much a bust.

There were quite a few students on the road, but when they saw Bai Jingyu, they all stopped in their tracks, utterly captivated by her figure.

Today, Bai Jingyu was wearing a white blouse that highlighted her curves, especially her impressive chest, which was incredibly eye-catching. Below, she wore a white pleated mini skirt, revealing her fair, slender, long legs that shimmered in the sunlight.

To keep a low profile, Qin Luo deliberately chose a secluded spot in the back of the classroom after entering.

As soon as he walked in, he was startled by someone—Sun Guangche. His complexion was even paler than last time.

Qin Luo initially thought of going over to check on him out of goodwill, but as he got closer, he noticed a faint greenish aura around Sun Guangche.

He stopped in his tracks, looked back at his sister, and pointed at Sun Guangche. “Sis, what’s that green aura?”

Bai Jingyu didn’t even lift her eyelids and said casually, “An evil spirit’s energy.”

Qin Luo’s heart jolted. If it were anyone else, he might have ignored it, but Sun Guangche was still a classmate. After hesitating for a moment, he decided to help.

“Sis, I can’t just stand by. I want to help him.”

“So you’re saying he’s been haunted by some nasty thing?”

Bai Jingyu looked at her brother’s serious expression and chuckled softly. “Since it’s a request from my dear little brother, of course I’ll agree. But…”

She deliberately drew out her tone, looking at him with interest.

“This…” Qin Luo knew right away from her expression that nothing good was coming. “One night?”

By “one night,” he meant sleeping with her for one night—it was his sister’s most common payment, plus service as a human pillow, counted by the session.

Little Aunt was so much better; she never made demands like this.

“Two nights.”

Clearly, one night wasn’t enough for Bai Jingyu. The two years they hadn’t seen each other couldn’t be made up for with just one night.

If it weren’t for the agreement with Little Aunt, she would have been tempted to “devour” her little brother on the very first day she came home.

“Then… two nights.”

Qin Luo tried to bargain. Even one night was too much for him, let alone two in a row.

Bai Jingyu looked at him and smiled. “Two nights plus two times as a human pillow. It’s settled.”

Without giving him a chance to negotiate further, she made the final call.

After class, Qin Luo immediately called out to Sun Guangche. “Why are you rushing off? Let’s talk.”

He asked his sister to stay in her seat while he walked over. The classroom was empty now, with no one else around.

Sun Guangche’s expression was dazed, and his eyes were lifeless, looking far worse than last time—as if he might collapse at any moment.

He glanced at Qin Luo and shook his head. “This is my own business.”

Oh?

Qin Luo’s eyes lit up. It seemed there was more to this.

He patted Sun Guangche’s shoulder. “You’re in a bad state. You don’t usually talk to us much, but it’s just the two of us here now. Say what’s on your mind—it’ll help you feel better.”

Sun Guangche hesitated for a moment, took a deep breath, and said in a low voice, “Qin Luo, do you believe in ghosts?”

In the past, Qin Luo might have laughed it off. But now…

He nodded seriously. “I do.”

After all, he had fought a red-dressed female ghost not long ago.

Sun Guangche was stunned. “Really?”

“Of course.”

Sun Guangche gave a bitter smile. “Then just think of what I’m about to say as nonsense.”

Everyone has an unforgettable memory from childhood, and for Sun Guangche, it was an experience he would never forget for the rest of his life.

That night, he and a few friends went out to catch cicada nymphs. But they got very little, only managing to catch a few after a long time.

“How about we go into the mountains? There are more trees there, so there’ll definitely be more,” one of the friends suggested.

“But the adults say there are ghosts in the mountains at night, and they won’t let us go.” Sun Guangche was a bit scared.

“That’s just to scare us,” the friend said dismissively. “My dad went into the mountains the other night and caught several rabbits.”

Everyone looked at their pitiful haul tonight and felt it wasn’t enough to split.

So, plucking up their courage, the kids ventured into the nighttime forest…