Chapter 46 : Chapter 46
Chapter 46: Little Sister Yu Is So Soft and Fragrant
What exactly was wrong with the convenience store? What had happened between that boy and Dongcheng No. 13 Middle School? Was the thing chasing him a Fierce Ghost from the school? After fleeing the convenience store, where had he gone?
For the time being, none of these questions had answers.
Instead, Zhao Mingyue’s curiosity only grew stronger.
Her next mission location was Dongcheng No. 13 Middle School, yet she knew very little about it and had not had the chance to investigate. However, that boy had revealed a few pieces of information.
First, the ghost chasing him was inside the school.
That ghost might have had a grudge against the principal. Not only did he want to kill the principal, he also wanted to kill every student in the class managed by the principal. However, for some reason, he himself had died there as well—otherwise he would not have become a ghost haunting the school.
Although it was called Dongcheng No. 13 Middle School, the campus also included an elementary school.
But regardless of whether they were elementary or middle school students, they were all children.
For a ghost who had attacked children even while alive, such a person truly deserved death a thousand times over.
After returning home, Zhao Mingyue expressed exactly that while standing in the bathroom.
“Little Sister Yu, when you find that ghost, you must beat him to death! That is absolutely unforgivable!”
As she spoke, she scrubbed even harder with the bath towel.
Fortunately Bai Yu was a ghost. If it had been a normal person, half their skin would have been rubbed off by now.
The small bathroom was filled with mist. Aside from Zhao Mingyue’s voice, the only other sound was the steady stream of water falling from the showerhead.
Bai Yu sat on a small plastic stool, holding a towel across her chest. Her head was lowered as water flowed down her hair and slid along her skin.
Behind her, Zhao Mingyue knelt half-crouched, naked, scrubbing Bai Yu’s back.
Bai Yu could not help feeling a little regretful.
Perhaps she should never have told Zhao Mingyue that bathing in warm water could make her feel warm. If she had not said that, Zhao Mingyue certainly would not drag her into the bathroom every few days.
“Forget it. Let’s talk about that when we go there.”
“Speaking of which, Little Sister Yu’s skin is really enviable.” Zhao Mingyue’s fingertips lightly traced across Bai Yu’s smooth back as she sighed sincerely. The feeling was truly wonderful.
Unlike ordinary ghosts that could not be seen or touched, Bai Yu could be touched. The sensation of her skin was very clear.
It was delicate and smooth. With just a little pressure, one could feel the softness and elasticity beneath.
Although she lacked the warmth of a living person, the cool sensation was surprisingly pleasant—especially during summer.
Her coldness was not like ice water that shocked the body instantly. Instead, it was gentle, gradually seeping into one’s body. If one stayed in contact too long, it truly felt as if one’s soul might freeze.
But before that point, the sensation could only be described as enjoyment.
To use a somewhat improper comparison, she was like a piece of flawless jade made of ice—soft, smooth, and irresistibly cool.
And that was only the sensation of her skin.
After finishing scrubbing Bai Yu’s back, Zhao Mingyue stood up and suddenly wrapped her arms around Bai Yu from behind, resting her head on Bai Yu’s shoulder.
“So this must be what the ancients meant by a delicate body as soft as boneless silk.”
Bai Yu said nothing.
She only sighed inwardly.
The astonishing softness pressed against her back made her mind slightly unsettled. She could only silently vow that she would never bathe together with Zhao Mingyue again.
This girl’s hands were… somewhat dishonest.
After hugging Bai Yu from behind, Zhao Mingyue did not actually move her hands further.
She simply leaned on Bai Yu’s shoulder with half-closed eyes.
As she absorbed the coldness from Bai Yu’s body, her own body heat continued to dissipate.
Fortunately, she was a living person. Losing a little warmth would not kill her.
Previously, Bai Yu had told her that bathing in warm water could relieve the cold. At the time, Zhao Mingyue had truly believed it. But thinking about it later, she realized that could not possibly be the whole truth.
Even if warm water baths had some effect on ghosts, the sensation she felt when hugging Bai Yu from behind was definitely far more complex than that.
If bathing did not work, it did not mean there were no other methods.
For example, what she was doing now—using her own body heat to give Bai Yu a little warmth.
The aura of the living was very beneficial to ghosts. At the very least, it allowed them to find a trace of warmth within the cold.
Of course, she would never tell Bai Yu about that.
She could already imagine Bai Yu’s reaction—her face turning serious as she stared directly at her and said firmly, “No. Do not do that again.”
“Little Sister Yu, let’s sleep together tonight.”
“No.”
“I knew you would say that.”
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Morning arrived, and Zhao Mingyue got up early as usual to attend class.
Her appearance was the same as always. It could not be described as delicate or fashionable—only clean and tidy. Even her short hair, which reached her shoulders, was simply tied into a casual ponytail.
Yet she still attracted quite a lot of attention. Her youthful energy made people glance at her again and again, while also stirring nostalgic memories of their own past.
However, very few people noticed that her shadow looked slightly different from her actual self.
Zhao Mingyue wore a single ponytail and a pleated skirt.
But her shadow appeared as a frail girl with a side ponytail and a long dress.
A red ribbon tied the side ponytail. A white hair clip and long earrings decorated her hair. She wore a white dress and short boots.
This was Bai Yu’s appearance today.
As for who had arranged it, the answer was obvious.
When Zhao Mingyue returned to the classroom and pushed the door open, she immediately sensed something strange about the atmosphere.
Everyone seemed to be turning their heads to look at something.
Only after she entered did she realize why the atmosphere felt so bizarre.
The victim was still Lu Liangting.
His desk had been covered with red paint forming countless hearts.
More importantly, a long-handled, sharp-tipped fruit knife had been stabbed directly into the desk.
A plastic bag hung from the blade, dangling in midair. Inside the bag was a box containing something unknown.
As Zhao Mingyue walked past, she noticed a label attached to the plastic bag.
It read:
“This is your breakfast.”
Visually speaking, it looked as if someone had filled Lu Liangting’s desk with hearts, then realized there was nowhere to place the breakfast—so they simply stabbed the breakfast onto the desk with a knife.
Zhao Mingyue coughed lightly and quietly returned to her seat.
“The way that girl expresses her love is truly terrifying…”
“Very normal. If you understood these people, you would realize this method of expression is already quite gentle,” Bai Yu remarked.
“Yikes… how frightening.”
It took Lu Liangting a long time to clean his desk.
Fortunately, the red marks were only paint.
As for the breakfast, for some reason he did not even have the courage to open it.
“After I resolve the matter at Dongcheng No. 13 Middle School, I will talk with that girl properly. But this handwriting…”
Lu Liangting suddenly remembered something.
He took out yesterday’s love letter and compared it with the note attached to the breakfast.
Soon, he realized something was not quite right.
The girl from yesterday and the one today…
They seemed to be completely different people.