Zhu Yao seemed to recall Yu Nan's joke about being number one, "Why don't you set up the studio now, Mr. Yu, and I can be number one?"
"Okay, then I can be a zero!"
Yu Nan thought to herself: Is it the older sister, or Yi? This is great.
Zhu Yao's inner thoughts: ? What's wrong with this straight woman?
Zhu Yao helped Yu Nan turn off the light and draw the curtains, leaving only a bedside lamp emitting a dim yellow light.
Zhu Yao sat on a chair at the head of the bed, while Yu Nan lay on the bed and reached out a hand to grab Zhu Yao's wrist.
"Can you please not go?" Yu Nan whispered, looking at Zhu Yao with expectant eyes. "I'm so scared!"
"No," Zhu Yao said, rejecting Yu Nan decisively.
It's just a straight woman's trick!
As a concubine, Zhu Yao has seen far too much.
“Well…” Yu Nan tried to appear weak and gain Zhu Yao’s sympathy, “You can wait until I fall asleep.”
“That’s fine,” Zhu Yao nodded generously, staring at Yu Nan, “Go to sleep now.”
Yu Nan closed her eyes and felt someone staring at her.
She opened her eyes and saw Zhu Yao looking at her, so she said, "I can't sleep."
"How can I fall asleep without closing my eyes?"
Zhu Yao sighed silently, wondering why Yu Nan was being so clingy today.
Can you lull me to sleep?
Yu Nan's eyes sparkled as she stared intently at Zhu Yao, making Zhu Yao feel a little embarrassed.
Zhu Yao gave in, "Hmm... how do you want me to coax you?"
"Can you tell me a story?" Yu Nan pressed her luck.
Zhu Yao was speechless. Her childhood was filled with her mother's complaints, her father's absence, and the ridicule of her peers.
There were never fairy tales, toys, or candy.
“I… I’ll read you a poem.” Zhu Yao seemed to remember that she was an English major.
"Mmm!" Yu Nan held the corner of the blanket with both hands and looked at Zhu Yao obediently.
Zhu Yao searched for a French poem, "Déjeuner du matin," on her browser. As an English major, French was her second foreign language.
"I want to read a French poem called 'Breakfast'."
Zhu Yao gently placed her hand on Yu Nan's forehead. "Be good, close your eyes and listen to me read."
Yu Nan obediently closed her eyes, feeling even more fond of Zhu Yao.
The English major has a second foreign language, she's a gentle older sister, a freelancer, and also a pro at games!
She's practically Yu Nanji's ideal type!
“Il a mis le café
Dans la tasse
Il a mis le lait
Dans la tasse de café”
He put the coffee in a cup, then added milk to the coffee…
"Breakfast" has no so-called deeper meaning; the entire story simply describes the protagonist "He's" process of preparing breakfast.
Zhu Yao's voice was slow and gentle, like a cool summer breeze, carrying the fragrance of flowers and the tinkling of wind chimes from outside the window, and then slowly blowing to the distant mountains.
Yu Nan closed her eyes, feeling the sound grow ever more distant…
After hearing Zhu Yao finish reading the poem, she slowly raised her hand from her forehead and turned off the bedside lamp.
After observing her for a while, Zhu Yao assumed she had fallen asleep and quietly left.
After Zhu Yao left, Yu Nan opened her eyes.
What should I do? I'm so scared! I should have known better than to pretend to be asleep!
Chapter 27 Don't read horror novels before bed
Unable to sleep, Yu Nan remembered that she hadn't read the chapter Zhu Yao updated today.
If you don't look, you'll still be curious.
I'm already scared enough to watch it now, and I'd probably be even more scared if I watched it.
Curiosity killed the cat, and Yu Miao finally clicked on the latest chapter—the passage to the underworld.
What a strange name! I wonder if Zhu Yao has written something weird again!
Yu Nan became increasingly frightened and horrified as she looked at the film.
My own villa is a passage to the underworld? No worries! Novels are just artistic creations!
Will being alone in a room lead you to the underworld?
Yu Nan curled up in the blanket, comforting herself—it's all fake, if I were going to be pulled down, I would have been!
It's all an illusion! Just artistic embellishment!
Yu Nan closed her eyes tightly and felt a chill run down her spine, as if dark tentacles were spreading from the floor to the bed, about to drag her into hell.
"Aaaaaaah!"
Yu Nan couldn't hold back any longer. She quickly wrapped herself in the blanket and scrambled to Zhu Yao's bedroom door, banging on it frantically!
Zhu Yao, who was still awake, was startled by her demeanor and quickly ran over to open the door, where she saw Yu Nan shivering under the covers.
"Are you... having a nightmare?"
Yu Nan looked at Zhu Yao with a resentful expression, "I'm so scared. I don't dare to stay in the room alone. I'll sleep on the floor here tonight."
Zhu Yao sighed: "What about tomorrow? What about the future? What if I leave?"
"Then I'll sell the house and move immediately."
Yu Nan's voice became even more plaintive.
Zhu Yao was speechless with emotion; this was the first time in her life she had ever seen someone so terrified of ghosts.
"How about this," Zhu Yao conceded, "you sleep on the bed, and I'll sleep on the floor."
"Uh-huh"
Yu Nan thought this was reasonable; her fear of sleeping alone was Zhu Yao's fault!
Zhu Yao tidied up the room without complaint, and then went to Yu Nan's bedroom to get some personal items.
Yu Nan followed Zhu Yao around like a pet, never leaving her side, afraid of being alone in the room.
After finally tidying up the room, the two lay in silence in the darkness, trying to fall asleep.
"Zhu Yao," Yu Nan broke the silence, "Let's go on a trip."
"good"
Although it's unclear why Yu Nan suddenly decided to go out for a walk, it's ultimately a good thing.
Let's go the day after tomorrow.
"good"
"I'll have Li Yue buy the tickets tomorrow."
"good"
The room fell silent again.
"You agreed so quickly," Yu Nan murmured, as if speaking to herself.
"I am your health guardian."
Zhu Yao turned over in the darkness, facing Yu Nan.
Why are you afraid of ghosts?
Yu Nan paused for a moment, then said defiantly, "Don't talk about ghosts at night, it will attract ghosts and spirits."
"Pfft," Zhu Yao couldn't help but laugh, "You actually believe this! Besides, it's noon for a normal person."
Wasn't that written in your novel?!
Yu Nan was a little embarrassed and angry. She turned her back to Zhu Yao under the bed and slowly fell asleep.
When Yu Nan woke up in the middle of the night, Zhu Yao was already gone.
Yu Nan, who was still drowsy, suddenly woke up and froze on the bed.
She's alone in a room again! And it's the middle of the night!
Yu Nan's legs went weak, and she staggered out of the bedroom, leaning against the wall, searching for Zhu Yao's figure. She saw Zhu Yao carrying breakfast.
Yu Nan breathed a sigh of relief and took out her phone to ask Li Yue to book tickets for her.
[Autumn Moon]: Where are you two going?
[Yu Miao]: Whatever, preferably a popular spot for female fans to visit.
【Autumn Moon】: ? ? She couldn't be...
[YuMiao]: Most likely, I'd like to give it a try…
For a long time, Li Yue did not reply to her.
Yu Nan didn't see the latest news until the two had finished their "breakfast"—
【Autumn Moon】: Done.
The two went to the basement, where Yu Nan decided to test Zhu Yao's skills, so he pulled out his most treasured book, "The One-Armed Wolf: Can Die Twice."