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The Taming of the Yandere

某病娇少女的治疗计划

A boy takes on the weary road, to fix the unfix-able, to cure the

incurable- To tame the infamous Yandere.

Author(s): Helion Dawn Star, 海利昂黎明星

Artist(s):
Year: 2017
Country: China
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Ecchi, Psychological, Romance, School
Life, Slice of Life
Tags: Abusive Characters, Beautiful Female Lead, Blackmail, Calm
Protagonist, Character Growth, Childhood Friends, Clever Protagonist,
Crime, Depression, Determined Protagonist, Fearless Protagonist,
Kidnappings, Loli, Loner Protagonist, Male Protagonist, Manipulative
Characters, Masochistic Characters, Misunderstandings, MMORPG,
Modern Day, Past Plays a Big Role, Personality Changes, Politics,
Psychopaths, Reverse Rape, Stalkers, Strong Love Interests,
Tsundere, Yandere
Source: Imported

ASIANOVEL VERSION: 3.11

PDF VERSION: 1.4
UUID: 71cb9560-096a-11ea-9b84-6fa1816884ab
USER: Nonono
DATE CREATED: 2019-11-17
LANGUAGE: English

More info and chapters:

https://www.asianovel.com/series/the-taming-of-the-yandere

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Vol. 2 Chapter 23
Source: Imported

Light novels and gaming have proven to be ineffective on

distracting Jiang Muqing’s attention. Introducing my hobbies to her
not only took to little effect, but also induced horrible side effects.

Novels nearly made Jiang Muqing believe I was a madman, and

gaming was close to pulling out her violent side. Thankfully, I realized
the problems of these taming methods, and stopped before they
became too big to deal with.

Since my own hobbies weren’t her path to take, I’ll use others’
friendship to cure her.

….

The girl whom I still haven’t asked her name picked out a bra for
Jiang Muqing.

It was sky-blue, without any designs or special bits. The refreshing

color accentuated the shoujo’s natural beauty; this kind of young,
adolescent charm only appeared in girls her age. *

*Lu Fan is NOT a pedophile. The original Chinese raw didn’t make it
seem so weird, but my English translation came out pretty strange. If
Lu Fan does seem like a pedo, it’s my fault.

Jiang Muqing was very happy and content after she received the
underwear, and I let out a breath of relief.

Then, she finally put on the orange one-piece dress. Walking in

front of the mirror, Jiang Muqing observed herself for a long time, and
didn’t turn around.

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“How is it?”

I was getting a little tired.

“Perhaps, what I am right now is still a

She stood by the mirror, spacing out.

“….”

Why did she say that? Wasn’t she happily trying out her clothes a
moment ago?

The saleswoman thought it was strange for Jiang Muqing to look so

sad, and smiled as she turned Jiang Muqing around.

“Isn’t she beautiful?”

The dress fit perfectly, as if tailored for Jiang Muqing specifically.

Its warm color seemed to wash off the girl’s usual darkness, and her
every smile was like the sun. She looked like the lucky princess in
fairy tales, and I was her most loyal guard.

When she turned around, I suddenly thought I was looking at the

past’s Luo Xue, feeling a rush of joy and excitement. But then I
realized that it was Jiang Muqing, and my euphoria melted to pique.

However, I need to keep the cheer on my face, because she needs

it more than I do.

“Yeah.”

I smiled lightly to Jiang Muqing and the saleswoman.

….

The short-haired girl picked out a suitable bra for Jiang Muqing, and
Mom really appreciated her help on buying clothes.

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Attraction between same sexes don’t need any explanations. With
similar needs and pleasures, they can become the closest friends. *

*I don’t know what’s wrong with me, but Lu Fan is not implying
homosexuality. This is an English translation side effect.

Every girl needs a close female friend, and Jiang Muqing is no

exception.

If she had someone to

With a friend like that, awkward things like coming to me for help
when her bra strap broke wouldn’t happen.

…..

I lazily propped up my head in the ice cream shop, doodling

mindlessly on scratch paper. I brooded about a suitable candidate for
the female friend.

“Lu Fan, you’re not acting like you usually do today.”

Mo Shiyu sipped the chilled juice in her hands, and peered at me

suspiciously.

I didn’t blame her. I didn’t even take notice of most questions she
asked me today.

“Lu Fan, since you’re so out of it today, then let’s go home

after this problem.”

Mo Shiyu looked a little angry about being ignored.

“Aww, don’t do that. I was just thinking about some things,

let’s keep studying.”

I exhaled and tidied up my feelings. I should focus on schoolwork

right now, I can worry about Jiang Muqing later.

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We studied the textbooks a bit more, did a couple more
worksheets,

Outside of the ice cream shop, I waved goodbye to Mo Shiyu. A

normal day was about to end, but something unexpected happened
today.

Just as I was turning around to head to the bus stop.

A furry object slammed into my naked leg. Its claws sunk into my
flesh.

It was Jiang Muqing’s black cat.

Stretching out on my foot, it mischievously bared its teeth at me. It

licked its fur, then stuck its bacteria-ridden tongue to my skin.

“Don’t lick! Get off!”

I seemed to have scared it. It meowed unhappily, leaped off, and

returned to its master.

Its owner was wearing an orange dress, standing out in the crowd.

“Jiang Muqing, why are you here?”

I was a little surprised, and a grim feeling rose in my heart.

The school’s honor class’ cram school was already over, so it was
natural that Jiang Muqing would come to mine. I had miscalculated.
God knows how long she’s been watching me and Mo Shiyu.

“Lu Fan?”

Jiang Muqing stood in front of me with her head lowered. Her face
was stiff.

“Lu Fan?”

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Mo Shiyu noticed that something was wrong.

She came back, and looked at the both of us. She seemed stunned,
and remained silent.

And Jiang Muqing stared into my eyes, as if trying to discern the

truth.

“….”

I didn’t know what to say. In

To be honest, if I had curled my arm around Jiang Muqing’s waist

and told Mo Shiyu that she was my girlfriend, Jiang Muqing would’ve
immediately returned to normal.

“Are you classmate Jiang Muqing, who transferred to our

school this year? Hello, I’m Lu Fan’s classmate, my name is
Mo Shiyu.”

Mo Shiyu paused for a long time before breaking the silence. She
politely extended her right hand, but Jiang Muqing looked to have
gone dumb. She stared at me, and completely ignored Mo Shiyu.

Her expression was exactly like a wife whose husband betrayed

her. She looked extremely helpless, standing blankly.

Her interrogating eyes made the ends of my hair stand up.

Although I didn’t betray her at all, a strange feeling of guilt riled up in
my heart.

“You’re joking, right.”

Jiang Muqing’s lips trembled.

“Classmate, are you alright?”

Her tone was concerned.

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“I’m fine, how couldn’t I be? Everyone’s perfect, I’m the
only one who’s not.”

Jiang Muqing’s face was pale, and she started to giggle maniacally.

“Classmate Jiang Muqing, you….”

Mo Shiyu saw her abnormality, and stretched her hand

reassuringly.

“Get out of my way!”

Jiang Muqing pushed her arm away, and ran to the road.

The black cat was about to follow, but it realized a large truck was
approaching fast, and stopped its paws.

And Jiang Muqing wasn’t looking at all, sprinting straight forward.

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Vol. 2 Chapter 24
Source: Imported

The cumbersome truck roared past.

The driver didn’t seem to notice what was happening on the

sidewalk. He didn’t slow down, and kept going straight as a nail. If
someone ran into it, they’ll probably go under the wheels and be
crushed into pudding.

Running forward with her head tucked in, the girl crashed into a
nearby pedestrian.

The man was tall and stocky, not moving an inch after being hit.
But the petite girl was knocked back by the weight difference, and
ended up on the hard asphalt.

She stood back up, regained her balance, and made her way
across the road and corner without looking back.

The black cat hovered by the curb, watching the cars fly by. It tried
to go across, but it couldn’t bring itself to lift a paw from cowardice.
Finally, it reluctantly returned to my side.

I almost had a heart attack. If Jiang Muqing really got into a car
accident, I would have to take all responsibility.

What a massive false alarm. *

*I know that you guys are thinking, WOW DID THE AUTHOR REALLY
JUST DO THAT, but my best guess is that he was about to write
something serious and had to back out when he realized how cliché
and predictable the “cliffhanger” in the previous chapter was, and
decided to take a more extraordinary approach. V2C25 proved that.

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My first impulse was to go after her, but I thought. What difference
will it make?

What would I have done? Explained my relationship

Trying to convince her would have led to more unnecessary

suspicion.

I once saw a quote: “What you explain is what you hide, and
what you hide is the truth.”

While worrying about Jiang Muqing’s sudden departure, I almost

forgot about Mo Shiyu.

Until she asked.

“Lu Fan, are you familiar with the new transfer?”

“Yep.”

Isn’t that quite obvious enough?

“What’s wrong with her?”

Mo Shiyu probably thought that the whole thing was funny. Jiang
Muqing’s unexpected arrival, unexpected temper, and unexpected
flight would be really hard to understand for someone like her.

“She….”

I didn’t know what to say.

“You two….”

Mo Shiyu paused, but she looked to already know the answer.

“Class Pres, if a classmate is in trouble, shouldn’t one

extend a helping hand?”

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I interrupted.

“Of course, classmates should definitely help another.”

Mo Shiyu’s reply was instantaneous and instinctive.

“Class Pres, I need your help right now.”

Since Mo Shiyu shows this much interest, she can possibly be Jiang
Muqing’s girlfriend.

“Mm?”

The girl didn’t really understand what I meant.

….

I returned to the ice cream shop with Mo Shiyu.

I told her my story, mostly about Jiang Muqing. I didn’t tell her
everything, and I naturally left out the inappropriate portions.

Hearing my tale, she first clenched a fist while holding a poker

face, but when I finished, she regained her calm and relaxed her
sweaty hand.

Her expression seemed to say “So that’s how it is”, and

unwound.

“So, Lu Fan was wrapped and clung to in a really strange

way?”

Mo Shiyu’s eyes were wide, and she looked

I knew that my story sounded ridiculous, but isn’t Jiang Muqing’s

existence an absurdity by itself?

While fighting fearlessly against everything, her eyes have never

included anyone but me.

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And I wasn’t the handsome type that had girls falling head over
heels, and wasn’t someone with extraordinary qualities. There wasn’t
any reason for any girl to admire me.

I was a beyond-normal high school student.

“I know that it’s hard to believe, but every word I’ve said is
the truth. So, will you help me?”

“Then, what can I do?”

Mo Shiyu’s eyes hardened.

“Make friends with the transfer student.”

That should sound easy enough, I thought.

“Friends?”

Mo Shiyu didn’t understand.

“Just the kind that can chat normally, go hang out during
the weekend, things like that. You two can be there for and
bring joy to each other.”

I explained.

“Becoming friends with her isn’t something that can be

easily forced upon. Even if I really wanted to, she would
probably refuse. Furthermore, I don’t think I’m even able to
make friends with her in the first place.”

Mo Shiyu chuckled.

“Why?”

“Same-sex repulsion.”

So magnetic attractions * in physics can be also applied to people?

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Contrarily, shouldn’t human relations be “Things of one kind come
together, birds of a feather flock together”? *

*In Chinese, the term for magnetic repulsion and attraction can be
used very diversely. It can be used to metaphor nearly any form of
same-end repulsion and opposite-end attraction.

*This is the quote/saying’s official form. I know it sounds strange in

this context, but in the original

Have I made a mistake somewhere?

“But, if it’s possible, bring her along to study. Maybe it’ll

be better that way.”

Studying together? Well, it’s not like Jiang Muqing signed up for
any other cram schools. Having her stay at home all day might not
end too well.

“Will you be fine?”

Weren’t you talking about same-sex repulsion earlier? Talk about

going back on your word.

“Aren’t you the opposite sex? You cancel out the both of
us.”

Mo Shiyu’s words seemed humorous.

Eh, I can’t argue against that logic.

Just like that, I hurried home after parting ways with Mo Shiyu.

I was afraid that Jiang Muqing will make a big mess at home.

But nothing looked wrong on the outside. The light was on, the
door was properly locked, Mom was peacefully working at her
computer, and Dad’s office…

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“Mom, where’s Jiang Muqing?”

“Oh, Qing just left.” Mom replied nonchalantly.

“Where did she go? Back to her own house?”

“She said that she was going to let off some steam. But it’s
already dinnertime, and she hasn’t come back.”

Mom looked at the clock on the wall with a concerned expression.

“Where did she go?”

I put my backpack by the door, and prepared to go look for her.

“She should be just nearby.”

Mom frowned, and tried to think of where Jiang Muqing might have
gone.

“Mom, I’ll be back soon. If it gets late, then I won’t be

coming home for dinner.”

I realized that Mom knew nothing more, so I went

“Be safe, and come home early.”

Mom looked at the darkening sky, and reminded me.

“Yep, got it.”

Just for precaution, I went to Jiang Muqing’s house first. After

pressing the doorbell numerous time without response, I deducted
that she wasn’t there.

If she didn’t go home, where could she have gone?

At this time of day, any store would be closed, including the

shopping mall, there’s nowhere for her to go?!

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The internet café?

No, Jiang Muqing isn’t that type of person. And without an ID, you
can’t go in if you’re not eighteen.

She couldn’t have been kidnapped to some love motel by some

creepy bastard, right? I was scared to think further; a beautiful young
girl walking alone on the street can invoke all kinds of trouble.

Nighttime had already crawled up the sky. There wasn’t a star in

the horizon, even the large, round moon was covered by a thick layer
of cloud.

The sky was silent, but the ground was bustling with activity. The
city lit up with light, and the cars’ headlights raced through the
streets.

The people walking on the street, no matter happy or sad, all had
different stories. But they were all worrying and busying over their
own matters, and only I was wrapped around in someone else’s.
Where could she have gone? What direction is her story going?

I wanted to make a catalyst, one that would have the plot make a
turn for the better, and not backfire against myself.

….

But I had lost the protagonist for it to react upon.

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Vol. 2 Chapter 25
Source: Imported

The night market.

To my city, it isn’t something that’s really special. Other places

might have ones that are bigger and better than ours, but I’ve always
thought that my night market gave people the best sense of home.

The pedestrian street wasn’t too wide, and it was normally empty
and quiet during the day. But once nighttime came, the little road
seemed to wake up, and all kinds of dazzling booths littered the
curbs.

Some came to sell clothes, and set up hangers right on the street.
The cheap but colorful fabric billowed in the gentle evening breeze.

Other goods were just as plentiful. Pots, pans, bowls, plates,

brooms, just everyday household appliances. They were even
cheaper than the ones sold in the supermarket.

Of course, there were also those retired grandpas and grandmas,

selling their own gardened plants or little toys woven with lily pads
and rice sacks. Although it didn’t earn much money, they served well
to pass the time.

However, the most important business on the night market was

food. Sustenance is the most important The first desire people have
when they come into this world is to fill their stomach.

The amount of food I’ve eaten from when I was born to now is
probably enough to fill several truckloads.

The night market had fried egg pancakes, fried rice, and steamed
dishes from the north and our native southern seafood barbecue.

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I liked to eat local barbecue the best. With our close distance to
the sea, I can buy a big pile of clams for only a little more than ten
yuan. * Roast them on the fire, dab on a little soy sauce,

*A pound of clams at a coastal city in China is like twelve to

fourteen yuan. That’s about 3-4 USD.

A celebrity from the Northeast once said this.

“There isn’t a single problem in the world that barbecue

can’t solve. If one meal isn’t enough, then you better go for
round two.”

….

I blundered around, crashing through the bustling night market.

When I was young, I would come often with my mother to eat a

midnight meal, but our chances grew slim when my studies took a
steep climb.

Did Jiang Muqing come here to eat?

Alone?

One person silently stuffing themselves on a table seems quite

peculiar.

I followed the flow of the crowd. The food area was full of young
couples, and some gathering of family and friends.

In this environment, if one person were to take up one table in

solitude, along with a full table of barbecue and full boxes of beer,
they’ll definitely stand out.

I found the orange dress in no time. She sat at a quiet corner,

waiting for the cooks to bring her the seafood she ordered.

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“Jiang Muqing!”

I walked over, and sat in front of her

The shoujo saw that I called, and turned her head around with
disgust after glancing upwards. She seemed to have known I was
going to come, and didn’t show much surprise.

“Ten lamb kidney kebabs, please.”

She ignored me, and waved to the waiter.

What does kidney kebab have to do with me coming here?! And

isn’t ordering lamb kidney, a Northwestern specialty, in a coastal city
strange?

“Um…. Isn’t that a bit too much?”

Her table already had quite a lot of food, and I doubted that her
stomach could hold that

“If you want to eat, then sit. If you don’t, then leave. Try
not to bother me.”

Jiang Muqing turned her head unhappily.

“….”

I didn’t have anything to reply.

Jiang Muqing didn’t seem that interested in the table’s barbecue,

but more in the box of beer by her feet.

She familiarly pulled out a bottle, cracked open the cap with an
opener, and poured it in a mug. She downed the whole thing in one
gulp. *

In one gulp?

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Wow…

*China’s regulation of alcohol to minors is extremely lax. Well, not

lax, more like insufficient. Nobody cares enough that they’ll ask for ID
even if the customer is clearly a minor. Of course, if you go into malls
or large supermarkets, they probably won’t sell minors alcohol, but
any moderately/small sized stores won’t have a problem as long as
you have money. Karaoke-TV and large restaurants are okay with it if
you make a reservation for those private closed-off rooms, where no
one can see. Most kids in China have their first real beers in middle
school.

As a high-school student, I haven’t had any alcohol before. *

*Lu Fan is a f4cking pussy.

I’ve never tried to get drunk before, because I know that it doesn’t
feel very good. When people get drunk, not only do they say crazy
things they don’t mean, they also throw up everywhere. It’s rather
annoying. *

*Getting sh1t-faced with your friends is really fun.

Beer shouldn’t get me too drunk, since its alcohol content is lower.

I didn’t want eat anything. I planned to sit here for a while, wait for
the shoujo to finish her tantrum, and safely bring her home.

Maybe it was time to let her vent properly.

Jiang Muqing finished the bottle

She seemed to have made a blood-oath with the box of beer,

vowing to finish the entire thing by tonight.

She cracked open bottle after bottle, filling mug after mug.

I sat on the side, watching her.

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How much are you going to drink?

Then, the ten kebabs of lamb kidney arrived.

The shoujo stopped.

“Lu Fan, eat it all.”

She looked like she was ordering me.

“I don’t want to.”

I’m not just going to eat this plate full of animal organs, although it
did smell pretty nice. *

*Again, Lu Fan is a pussy. If you ever go to China, authentic

roasted lamb kidneys are the BEST.

“Are you a man?” She demanded.

“How am I not?”

“You’re scared to drink the beer, and you’re scared to eat

the kidneys. You’re not any stronger than a woman.” She
patronized.

“Who says I’m scared?”

“If you’re not going to eat, then I will!”

The shoujo finished a kebab.

Say, why did you order something for men, anyway? Nobody here
has weak kidneys.

Kidneys?

Could she mean… *

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*Kidney problems can affect sexual function and the ability to have
children.

….

Jiang Muqing, this is not going to end like this!

For a woman to question a man’s abilities down there, is the last

straw for me.

I pulled the rest of the kebabs to my side, and started to wolf them
down.

“Here, drink.”

Jiang Muqing cracked open a beer.

I tipped the beer to my lips, but the fiery, bitter taste made me
sputter at half a bottle.

“Hmph, what an idiot.”

Jiang Muqing opened another bottle, downing it all in one gulp.

“You’re the idiot!”

The rest of the bottle went down quickly.

My stomach suddenly felt really stuffed, throbbing with

“Idiot, why can you be so natural, so relaxed around other

girls… you can talk for so long….”

Jiang Muqing cracked another one, and drank half of it.

“Mm?”

I realized that she was getting a little dizzy. She must be nearing
her limit.

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“To me…. You’re always so tame, acting so agreeable… I
feel like there’s a big conspiracy behind your back…”

“Lu Fan, you have a big conspiracy!”

Jiang Muqing glared at me with bloodshot eyes.

“….”

“Lu Fan wants to get rid of me….”

“Lu Fan wants to leave me….”

“Lu Fan thinks about getting away from me every day… and
not caring about me….”

“Lu Fan hates me…. Finding other girls… not coming

home…”

“I wanted to give Lu Fan a surprise… wearing clothes that

Lu Fan likes… and going to find you… and…”

“I should have known; I’ve always been run around in

circles by Lu Fan….”

“I’m the idiot… I’ve always been….”

The shoujo drank bottle after bottle, until the box was completely
empty. But she was still groping for a bottle.

“Even if I’m led in circles, what difference does it make?

What do you think you can change?”

“Lu Fan’s plan will never work.”

“Don’t you understand? I’m not even able to leave your

side…”

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…

She spoke sentence after sentence, each one slamming

mercilessly against my carefully constructed confidence.

Before, I had set myself to tame the yandere with conviction. But
now that I realize it, I’ve never gone past square one.

If these drunken words are the shoujo’s true feelings, then one
thing is clear. The first phase of the Taming of the Yandere has failed.

As for the future, I have no idea….

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Vol. 3 Chapter 1
Source: Imported

The sky chills, the rain falls, the girl walks

It’s clear, my love, has been lost

The leaves on the lake have fallen asleep

Put this down, can’t put down, tears will fall

What you see, you’re blind to lose *

….

The train steadily chugged forward. Outside the window, the

scenery melted and changed along with the song’s rhythm.

*This song is from Jay Chou’s (one of the most popular modern
singers ever in China, comparable to Adele or Beyonce) “Saying
Goodbye”. Here is the link. youtube.com/watch?v=KKsioz-zaZY

The railroad snaked around mountains, valleys, and terraced fields

on low bluffs planted with summer crops. Small river streams
peppered the bottom of the mountains; eventually, they’ll flow into
large lakes and rivers, heading east to become one with the
bottomless ocean.

I don’t know why, but I always liked to open my phone and listen to
some sad music while on the train.

In the infinite world of music, eighty percent are about romance. In

that category, another eighty percent is about breakups.

Just as the poets of the old have said, if their lives weren’t full of
hardship and anguish, they wouldn’t be able to write such complex

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and abstract poems. Music wasn’t any different; besides staying
warm and

….

Maybe it was because I’ve heard too many sad songs that I’ll think
of these ludicrous thoughts. While taking a nap on the train’s bunk
bed, I dreamed of a ridiculous story between me and a stranger girl.

Jiang Muqing, I thought of a name.

A very beautiful girl. She had delicate features, a head of soft black
hair, and a balanced body.

A gentle rise on her chest, a supple waist, and a slender waist.

Please forgive my shameless description. When a man looks at a

woman, their eyes are invariably lustful.

No matter who looks at her, they’ll always feel that she’s a very
comfortable type.

But her mind needed a little work.

She will be a Yandere,

I thought of a personality.

Maybe I’ve been watching too much yandere tragedy anime lately,
that I would have such a logical and sound dream. It was almost as if
the girl actually existed.

To be obsessively loved by such a beautiful girl, was probably the

dream of every boy.

It

It does sound like becoming a “winner of life”, having a girlfriend

fall out of the sky without doing any work. To have her cling onto

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you, to make you spoil her, you might think that life would be
fantastic.

But have you thought of the times when she’ll charge at you with a
cleaver raised.

Her empty pupils dilate, staring dead into yours. Like a parasite in
your stomach, knowing all that goes in your heart. Her possessive
desire sucks all the oxygen from the air, choking you.

“Besides me, you don’t need anybody else.” She seems to

say, sending a chill through your bones.

….

In my belief, if yandere truly exists, it definitely isn’t love. Rather,

it’s a disease.

Thankfully, it was just a dream. However, it’s not a bad idea if I

were to use that to write a novel. Those stupid otaku readers would
probably enjoy this kind of girl.

Just like that, an idea was created.

I brooded a little more, and opened the notes app on my phone. I

started to write some rough drafts and take a few notes.

Every concept and feeling was to be recorded, and even so for the
easily-forgettable dream.

I must never have the readers feel like it was a dream,

….

“All the young people in this generation are the same. If

it’s not phones, it’s computers. How useless you all are.”

The old auntie on the opposite side saw me tapping my phone

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furiously with an enlightened expression on my face, and muttered in
disgust.

Indeed, I’ve been on my phone for quite a while ever since getting
off from my bunk.

“Auntie, now that’s just wrong. I’m using my phone for

something important, see?”

I replied in annoyance.

“What important things can you even do with a phone?

Finding a girlfriend? You’re not that old, you should focus on
your studies?”

“I’m not doing anything like that!” My face grew red.”

“Then what are you doing?”

The old woman pursed her lips, glaring at me with suspicious eyes.

“I’m writing articles, and I can publish them, too!”

“Wow, you can write articles at such a young age?

Amazing, and they can be published?”

The auntie stared in amazement.

There are many types of publications. Official paper publications

and internet issuances were still two very different things. But the
auntie didn’t know that, she thought that I meant the type done by
colleges and universities.

And I was

And I was merely a shrimp on an entertainment novel site.

“Amazing, you’re already a writer at such a young age.”

The old woman gave me a thumbs up.

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“Ahh, I’m getting embarrassed…”

“Then, what types of articles do you write?”

“Light novels.”

“What are light novels?”

“A form of writing originating from Japan.” I explained.

“Young people nowadays are so fixated on the outside

world, is their moon any rounder than ours? What good could
come out of what the foreign devils make?” Immediately, she
returned to her stubborn self.

“Ehh….”

In the last week of summer, I went back to my grandparents’

house to stay. When grandpas and grandmas miss their grandsons,
they must return.

To satisfy the elderly’s desires is one of our country’s most

prestigious traditions. Caring for elders is a responsibility of the
young.

What the elderly crave most is the company of their descendants,

so I don’t have to worry about anything except having fun. I felt the
most relieved in this week than any other time in summer break.

I’ll go take a look at that old white mansion, too. I hope it hasn’t
been demolished yet.

….

Saying goodbye

But never seeing each other again

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I can’t just lose your smile like this

Your lipstick remains at the table

But I can’t find you anymore

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Vol. 3 Chapter 2
Source: Imported

[Okay, there’s a lot of confusion over my last message.

This is NOT hard to understand.

The flashback is NOT a “giant” flashback, as in back to the MC’s

childhood. It is merely a long one. V3C2 (this chapter) is jumping
forward from the last story chapter, V2C25. So V3C3 jumps BACK to
V2C25, and V3C18 jumps FORWARD to the present, continuing V3C2.
I guess in ways it’s technically a flashback, though not a “serious”
one. I said “giant” because it spans 16 chapters, and I apologize for
my clumsy wording.

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From my city to my grandparents’ town takes about a full day’s

train ride. After I get off, I need to sit through another hour on the
charter bus.

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I thought about the busy day ahead, and decided to sleep early.

….

After a bowl of instant noodles, I brushed my teeth and washed my

face in the train’s tiny bathroom. I climbed on my bunk, preparing to
sleep.

Although the top bunk was a bit small, it was fairly quiet. The air
conditioner on the ceiling was still fairly close to me, so I quickly
pulled

An old grandma was also on the top bunk on the opposing bed. I
saw that she had long since fallen asleep.

….

There’s a girl

She’s a little unpredictable

And just a tad arrogant*

….

*This song is from an incredibly famous Chinese historical drama in

2000s. It’s a bit corny and dumb, but here you
go: youtube.com/watch?v=ODkFme433xs

A low, graceful male voice trickled from my headphones. A singer

had made a cover of an old drama theme song, turning it into a
different taste.

I didn’t know how long I listened to the scratchy, deep voice, but
my eyelids slowly started to droop.

I felt the fatigue in my body, and shut off my phone’s music app. I

took off my headphones, got into a comfortable position on my bed,

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and prepared to sleep.

But just when I was about to fall into the world of dreams, I felt
someone climb up a bunk, creaking loudly.

Who in their right mind hasn’t gone to sleep yet? I yawned.

“Mm?”

Why do I feel someone’s hand pressing on my leg?

“Hey, wait, you’re on the wrong bunk!”

In the darkness, I saw someone clumsily climb up the ladder of my

bedframe.

The shadow didn’t seem to care, and it managed to succeed. Then,

they flopped down on my body.

“Say…”

I unhappily wanted to get up,

“Ahh!”

A girl’s scream.

“Be careful!”

I quickly tugged at her collar. She wobbled shakily, and fell on top
of me in one swoop.

“Lu Fan!”

She cried in hysteria.

“Jiang Muqing! Why are you here?!”

I almost got a heart attack.

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“That’s what I want to ask! Why were you missing so early
in the morning?!”

The shoujo glared at me. Her eyes were tinged red from tears.

“Ehh, I was just going to my grandma’s house, and I’ll be

back in a few days. Aren’t you just fine staying at home?
Mom will keep you company.” I explained.

“Lu Fan, you promised me that you were going to be by my

side forever. It hasn’t even been that long, and you’re
thinking about leaving me behind and run away? Coward!”

The shoujo clasped my neck.

I wanted to break away, but if I moved the slightest bit, her body
started to tip backwards. So I held her.

“Absolutely not.”

I wasn’t able to resist, if I were to move just a bit or let go, she’ll
definitely fall down. This bunk is way too small!

“I want to go, too!” Jiang Muqing cried.

Since you’re already here, do you really think I can stop you?

When Mom ordered

“Fine, we can go together, but could you please go back to

your own bunk? Don’t tell me that you jumped the train.”
Being crushed like this wasn’t the most comfortable feeling.

“Auntie ordered the ticket for me, my bunk is at the

neighboring carriage.”

Mom still betrayed me at the end.

“Then go back, it’s really uncomfortable like this!” I

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pleaded.

“I don’t want to; the other carriage is full of old men. I’m
the only girl, is Lu Fan really fine with me sleeping there
alone?” The shoujo wasn’t willing.

“Don’t worry, you can go find an attendant if something

happens!” I naturally replied.

“Lu Fan!” The shoujo tightened her grip around my neck.

Aaahh, I can’t breathe!

“Ach, alright, since you don’t to go back, then I’ll sleep in

your bunk. I’m not afraid of old men.”

I quickly proposed.

“No, I want to sleep with Fan like this.”

The shoujo pressed against me harder.

“I can’t fall asleep; this is a one-person bunk! You’ll fall

down.” I reminded her.

“As long as Lu Fan holds me, I won’t fall over, right.”

The shoujo released her clasp, and circled her arms around my
neck instead.

Maybe our conversation was a bit

“Are you two done yet, I still want to sleep!”

The grandma turned over angrily, tucking her head to the wall.

“Sorry, sorry.”

I apologized.

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“Alright, no more talking, sleep!”

I ordered to Jiang Muqing with a serious tone.

“Hmph!”

The girl pouted unhappily.

Anyway, it seems like she’s dead set on sleeping with me today.

I could only nudge myself outwards a little, holding an angle with

my body so that the girl was kept inside and not about to fall over.

Falling from a train bunk could be serious. If something broke, then

we would be in big trouble.

We snoozed silently for a while, but the shoujo grew

uncomfortable.

“Lu Fan, I’m so cold.”

She hugged her shoulders.

Jiang Muqing’s clothes were indeed a little bare. A summer T-shirt

and shorts weren’t quite enough under the air-conditioner vents.

“I want part of the blanket!”

She started to grope rudely.

“Hey, hey! Don’t just curl in here!” I cried.

The shoujo jerked the blanket open, and snuggled in. She pressed
herself to my chest.

?!

This feeling….

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It’s so soft….

I’m such an idiot! What am I thinking?!

….

There’s a girl

She’s a little rebellious

And she’s a little cuckoo

Haa~ That girl

Who’s that girl

Haa~ You’re that girl

Without any way to deal with Jiang Muqing, my head reeled the
music I had listened to earlier.

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Vol. 3 Chapter 3
Source: Imported

From the first week of summer to the end, between the end of
Jiang Muqing’s summer cram school and the start of my visit to my
grandparents’ house, quite a lot of things happened in that long
period of time.

That night, Jiang Muqing got totally shit-faced, and refused to let
go of me. At the end, she threw up all over my clothes.

The strange smell of seafood and beer, along with the acidic odor
of stomach bile, nearly made me faint.

I ignored my body’s irritation, and managed to carry her home.

Mom took her to throw up in the bathroom, and helped her clean
herself. Then, she gave Jiang Muqing a fresh set of pajamas.

Mom blamed Jiang Muqing all on me. She sat near Jiang Muqing
while chewing me out. I exasperatedly sat through her lecture,
changed my dirtied clothes, and took a good, long shower. I scrubbed
as hard as I can, but I couldn’t wash away the disgusting feeling.

I couldn’t wash it away.

In my heart, I wanted to find somewhere to complain, to vent. But

after my shower, I saw the girl roll around the bed painfully. She kept
kicking off the blankets, and my mother kept pulling them back. With
that sight, all of my thoughts disappeared.

At last, I had achieved nothing. She was still unhappy, unable to

become a normal, healthy high school girl. She was still unable to live
with delight.

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With each strike,

I needed to let her know that on this world, I was the most normal,
and that I wasn’t the only one as she believed.

Now, I need an opportunity.

However, before that chance lands, I have to face the

consequences of my failures.

….

With Mo Shiyu’s invitation, I brought Jiang Muqing along to our

summer studying group. As I expected, the normally peaceful group
was overturned with her arrival.

First was the seating arrangement.

Jiang Muqing stubbornly wanted to sit by my side, but the usually

generous class president Mo Shiyu suddenly started to haggle. She
didn’t let it pass, and the two started to argue in the classroom.

I kept throwing looks at Mo Shiyu, hoping that she would show

more leeway towards Jiang Muqing. But even though she was
normally mature and observant, it was like she didn’t understand my
point, and fought with Jiang Muqing like a little child.

Class was about to start, and I had no choice but to pick a random
stranger to sit with. It was only then they sat together quietly.

My head hurts.

, was the even more excruciating self-study at the ice-cream shop.

Jiang Muqing and Mo Shiyu seemed like they were injected with
speed*, and quarreled over explaining problems. Discussing
problems and concepts is inherently a positive occasion, but it was
the opposite under the two of them.

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*Speed is also known as amphetamine.

I could only let them

“Let Jiang Muqing give it a shot, she had the highest score
in Shier High. Maybe there’s some easy method only she
knows.”

Although Mo Shiyu was a little reluctant, she didn’t really have

anything to argue with. The girl sat unhappily, glaring at me and
Jiang Muqing.

Jiang Muqing shot a dirty look back at Mo Shiyu, and started to

explain her own problem-solving method to me.

Her procedure was very unique, and the logic behind it went a little
farther than our current textbooks. However, it was insanely easy to
use, and could find the answer in a flash.

She spoke quickly, immersed in her own path of thought. She

didn’t think about whether I could understand, but rather in solving
the problem.

I listened very carefully, and understood the general abstract. But

by what I felt, the method was just too much of a leap from where I
was right now. It was too much for my current understanding.

It completely strayed from the teacher’s walkthrough, and followed

her own philosophe with diligence.

I flipped through the answer key seemingly in disbelief, but the

answer was identical with Jiang Muqing’s answer.

It had far fewer steps than the walkthrough, making me very

suspicious of Jiang Muqing’s accuracy.

“Lu Fan, did you not understand?”

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Jiang Muqing frowned as she looked at my brooding face.

“It’s a little more fast-paced than usual, and have I learned

that equation before?”

“Nope,

“Nope, I found it from another workbook. It’s really

handy.”

“Which book?”

I had never seen the strange formula before.

“Here.”

Jiang Muqing took out a copy of “Advanced Mathematics

Reasoning”, used typically in universities.

?!

This is out of my league….

“And how did this step go to this one?” I asked dazedly.

“It’s easy! Just like this…”

Jiang Muqing explained with confidence.

“I still… Don’t understand…”

I started to question my intelligence. The pressing matter at hand

was that I couldn’t keep up with her brain at all.

Just like that, I hit a bump in Jiang Muqing’s road.

Mo Shiyu watched as I fumbled with Jiang Muqing, and couldn’t

resist herself anymore.

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“Here, let me try.”

She smirked at Jiang Muqing. *

*Some of you may have forgotten, but Lu Fan left out the violent
and crazy bits when he was explaining to Mo Shiyu last chapter. So
MSY as of now is oblivious to Jiang Muqing’s… more interesting side.

Jiang Muqing clearly wanted to have another turn, but I felt that
maybe she could learn to express her methods more easily if she
would listen to Mo Shiyu’s.

“Let the Class Pres speak, maybe she has a better

solution.” I urged Jiang Muqing.

“What better solutions can she have? Hmph! I’ll see what
better ways she can use to solve this problem.”

So, she unwillingly let out her spot, and let Mo Shiyu explain the
problem.

No matter what, Mo Shiyu was still quite experienced with tutoring.

Although she wasn’t as fast as Jiang Muqing, but by following each
step on the walkthrough, I understood

Mo Shiyu’s every move was accurate and balanced, without a

shred of carelessness. All the formulas were displayed clearly by the
answer.

“Ah, I see. Thanks!”

After hearing Mo Shiyu’s thorough explanation, I let out a sigh of

relief.

“No problem.”

, she glanced at Jiang Muqing with delight, seemingly to prove

some point.

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Jiang Muqing’s face was darkened. She clenched the pencil in her
hands, with her head lowered. She looked like a stray dog,
abandoned by its family.

Damn it. With the state she was right now, I wondered if the
situation would run out of control.

“Jiang Muqing, are you alright….”

I looked at her a bit worriedly.

“It’s fine, you two continue.”

She paused for a while, and suddenly started to laugh.

The corners of her mouth were slightly tilted, like Da Vinci’s

“Mona Lisa”. Although it was a smile, it seemed more like a smirk,
sending uncomfortable chills down people’s backs.

“Are you sure?” I asked.

You’re saying that you’re fine, but you’re really not acting like it!

“Yep.”

“Then… Let’s keep going.”

I observed Jiang Muqing anxiously, and resumed conversation with

Mo Shiyu after confirming that she wasn’t going anywhere.

To speed up the process, we threw ourselves completely in

discussion, quickly finishing off many hard problems. It was as if we
have forgotten Jiang Muqing’s presence.

Jiang Muqing seemed compliant, too. She didn’t bother us

anymore, and sat quietly across us. She didn’t say a word, but her
hand kept doodling incessantly on her paper.

“die”

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….

“Uh… What’s that you’re doing over there?”

“I’m studying some vocabulary.”

She kept smiling.

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Vol. 3 Chapter 4
Source: Imported

The city’s largest library, Shili Library, lied at the center, right
between the city hall and a public park.

To encourage reading among all citizens, books were free to

borrow. With only a citizen’s ID, anyone could receive a free library
card and borrow up to three books at once.

The library was large, with two underground floors of bookshelves

and five stories of reading space. Electronic catalogs littered every
floor, allowing anyone to search the precise location of any book in
the library.

To us students, the library was an excellent place to study.

The air-conditioners were perfect for the summer heat, and its
silence built a great learning atmosphere. Free hot water was also
provided, and making tea to

Going to the library on the weekend felt much more efficient than
studying alone at home.

There were no distractions of computers and television, and no

strange problems to worry about at all.

After eating breakfast with Jiang Muqing, I hurried outside to study

before the sun came up and it got too hot.

I waited at the meeting point for Mo Shiyu, but she didn’t show up
for a long time. Weird, Mo Shiyu was never late. Did something
happen at home?

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“Mo Shiyu told me yesterday, she can’t come because she’s
busy.”

Jiang Muqing, who hadn’t said a word since the day started, told
me.

“Why didn’t she call me?”

I took my phone out in confusion, checking the records.

“She told

Jiang Muqing hoisted her bag, speaking clearly.

“When did she tell you, how do I not know?”

I remembered that we stayed together for the whole day

yesterday, there wasn’t any time where it was just the two of them?

“I bumped into her yesterday when I went back to my own

house, and she told me.”

Jiang Muqing gazed at me with a soft expression.

Jiang Muqing did go back yesterday, saying that she wanted to

bring some belongings to use at our house. But Jiang Muqing and Mo
Shiyu’s house were in opposite directions, how did she meet her?

“How did you two meet?”

A suspicion grew in my heart.

“This is a secret between girls, do

Jiang Muqing smiled lightly at me.

“But….”

Although I felt pleased that the two of them could talk to each

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other individually, I felt that something was wrong.

“Does Lu Fan doubt me?”

Jiang Muqing’s face fell.

“No, not at all.”

I denied quickly.

“Then let’s go.”

She suddenly tugged my elbow.

Jiang Muqing pulled me to the city bus stop without another word.

….

When Jiang Muqing was discussing problems with me today, she

wasn’t the same as she used to. She seemed to have learned Mo
Shiyu’s tutoring strategies, and explained in a much more stable and
slow manner. She laid out all the steps in her soft, delicate voice, and
this proved as an excellent progress point.

“Lu Fan, do you understand now?”

Jiang Muqing’s tone was steady. In

“Yeah, I really do.”

I smiled at her.

“Then, we don’t need to invite Mo Shiyu to study

anymore.”

The shoujo leaned towards me. A shadow fell across her face.

“Why? Isn’t it just fine learning together?”

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I laughed a little awkwardly.

“I don’t like the way she’s next to Lu Fan.”

The shoujo lowered her head, speaking coldly.

She paused, and murmured.

“Annoying….”

“She annoys me to death.”

The shoujo’s eyes shined with an evil light.

“Say….”

I grew more suspicious.

She and Mo Shiyu….

….

It was as if the three of us were on a hot air balloon, only that Jiang
Muqing wasn’t a reliable companion. Rather, she was weighing us
down, down to the spear-throwing cannibals waiting to eat us.

Perhaps, I’m just thinking too much….

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Vol. 3 Chapter 5
Source: Imported

Today, Jiang Muqing was very obedient, and excelled in every way.

Just like Mo Shiyu, she became a fine studying partner, and we

both quickly got my studies out of the way through hard work. With
time to kill, we thought about places to go in the afternoon.

“Jiang Muqing, where would you like to go? We’re just

about done with the schoolwork; why don’t we just have fun
for once?”

I wanted to do something to reward her.

“Where does Lu Fan want to go? Wherever Lu Fan goes, I

will go.”

Jiang Muqing didn’t seem very enthusiastic.

Normally, Jiang Muqing would always bother me to be with her, but

she didn’t seem so eager today.

“Do you want to go to the movies?”

Maybe a comedy would make her happier.

“Sure.”

Jiang Muqing smiled lightly.

“But there aren’t really any good movies lately.”

I scrolled through my phone.

“Should we go to the amusement park?”

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I asked.

“Sure.”

Jiang Muqing agreed.

“But it’s so hot, we might get heat stroke if we stay out for
too long.”

“Then let’s go to that ice cream shop, if it’s so hot.”

The shoujo suddenly said.

“Ice cream? Then, alright.”

I didn’t have any complaints.

….

After coming out of the library, we took a city bus and arrived at
the ice cream shop.

Lately, I’ve been coming to this shop every day after cram school
ends. We were all getting a little sick of the same menu, why does
Jiang Muqing still want to come here?

I didn’t

“Mm? You’re back again? Where’s the other one?”

The waitress was already familiar with us, and she smiled as she
saw me and Jiang Muqing.

“She’s busy today.” I answered.

“Then what would you two like today?” The waitress asked.

I looked at the menu, which I had already eaten all the way
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suddenly perked up after seeming so detached all day.

“Alaskan Frozen Volcano.” The girl replied without hesitation.

“Then what about you, sir?”

“He’s the same.” She spoke before I uttered a word.

“….”

Her action made me stop for a moment.

….

I witnessed the intriguing “eruption” for the second time, and felt
the lack of surprise. But Jiang Muqing, who had seen this for the first
time, seemed oddly disinterested.

From what I’ve seen, Mo Shiyu’s excited expression was more

suited to the shoujo complex, and acted cuter for her age.

“Is this it?”

The girl watched the flying sparks, puffing her cheeks ever so
slightly. She seemed to be staring off.

“Mm?”

I didn’t understand.

“I’ve also seen the ‘volcano’.”

The shoujo lowered her head, and exhaled.

“….”

Was it because of what Mo Shiyu said to her yesterday?”

“Mo Shiyu…”

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I tentatively prodded.

“Don’t mention her, okay?”

The shoujo shuddered when she heard the name, and shoveled a
spoonful of the “volcano” forcefully in her mouth.

“….”

The shoujo ate spoon after spoon of ice cream, swallowing

mechanically. Yet, I hadn’t touched a single bite. It was clear that she
was hiding something.

“Whrr, whrr….”

My phone vibrated in my pocket.

I immediately stood

Was it Mo Shiyu?

I was worried about what really happened to her. It didn’t make

sense for her to not come after just telling Jiang Muqing alone. Since
we were close, she would’ve at least sent me a text.

The caller ID was Mom’s.

“Mom, what’s up?”

“Mo Shiyu is your classmate, right? Is she with you?”

I heard fear in her voice.

“No, what’s wrong?”

My heart started to beat faster.

“Oh, her parents called the cram school, and they said that
she left with classmates to study. But from yesterday

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afternoon, she hasn’t come home for a whole night and day.
Right now, the teacher is calling all parents in the student
roll asking if anyone’s seen her.”

Mom’s breathing was rapid.

“She did study with us, but I haven’t seen her today. Could
anything have happened?”

My head was confused.

“Her family is looking everywhere like maniacs, and any

parent would freak out if their child went missing. It’s still
not completely safe on the streets, is Qing by your side?
Come home early.”

“Mm, she’s right here. Don’t worry, we’ll be home soon.”

I tried my best to control my emotions, and promised my mother.

“Jiang Muqing, Mom just called saying that Mo Shiyu went

missing. Do you know where Mo Shiyu went yesterday?”

I returned to our booth, and asked Jiang Muqing.

“I don’t know. Lu Fan, I want to go home.”

The shoujo looked tired.

“Jiang Muqing,

“Jiang Muqing, answer my question!”

My tone grew serious; she was definitely hiding something.

“Lu Fan, can we go home?”

The girl seemed to be almost pleading.

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“….”

If Mo Shiyu’s disappearance was really linked to Jiang Muqing, then

she could only be at one place, and that was Jiang Muqing’s house.
She had hidden her there.

What will happen? I didn’t dare to imagine more, the things Jiang
Muqing would do.

First, I have to find Mo Shiyu.

“Yesterday, you went to get some things from your house.

Did you get them all? I saw that you didn’t take a lot, how
about we go back and get some more?” I tested.

“I-I got everything, there’s n-no need.”

Jiang Muqing started to stutter, and she didn’t meet my gaze.

“But, I left some of my things in there.”

I insisted.

It was obvious.

I violently pulled her from her seat, left a wad of cash on the table,
and didn’t look back. She kept trying to escape my grasp, and finally
did.

“Does it have to come down to this? Lu Fan, can you not

care about her?”

Jiang Muqing stopped behind me, and asked coldly.

“Mo Shiyu is there, right?!”

I turned around and shouted.

“Lu Fan, you only need to worry about me, not for her!

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Please! I’ll do whatever you want!”

Her shoulders shook.

“I only want Mo Shiyu right now!”

I was nearly mad with anger.

I didn’t care if she was coming or not. I had Jiang Muqing’s house
key, anyway. Just in case, I had secretly made a copy

I walked briskly forward, and Jiang Muqing kept her distance

behind me.

I boarded the city bus, and she did, too.

Finally, I arrived at her building’s ground floor. I opened the lobby

door with my key, and was about to enter. Jiang Muqing ran to me,
and hugged my back.

“Please don’t go, let’s go home!”

The shoujo was shrieking, I had never seen her like this before.

“I must see Mo Shiyu today. If I don’t, I won’t just give up

like this.”

I spoke furiously.

It’s all my fault, why did I have to drag Mo Shiyu into this? I
should’ve been the only one with this curse, yet I’ve been dragging
Jiang Muqing to harm others all along!

I pushed Jiang Muqing back, and rode up to the 21st floor on the
elevator. Jiang Muqing had no choice but to follow.

The doors opened, and I made my way immediately to suite 213.

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have to live through another one? So unlucky.

I unlocked the door, and pushed it open.

“Lu Fan, this is your last chance. If you keep walking, then there’s
no road back. If you take me home, we can still be together.

“There is no road back!”

I shoved her aside.

, I saw, on the living room’s sofa…

“Mo….”

Before I finished, the girl took out a white handkerchief, and

muffled my nose.

What a beautiful smell….

….

“Crack!”

I heard my head slam against the floor.

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Vol. 3 Chapter 6 Part 1

Source: Imported

I suddenly regained consciousness. I felt like I was suffocating, and

my chest was incredibly tight. I quickly breathed in heavily.

I checked my surroundings. I was still lying on Jiang Muqing’s living

room floor, but the light outside was significantly dimmer. Most of the
room was shrouded in darkness.

It looks like I slept for a long time, but I felt nothing. The time
between I was knocked out and now felt like only a moment.
Whatever chemical that was on that handkerchief seems really
powerful.

There was still some residue on my face and nose, and its scent
rocked me dizzy. I struggled to get up, but I realized

Did Jiang Muqing do this?! What is she trying to do?!

“Uwh! Uwhh!”

A noise came from the sofa.

I saw Mo Shiyu lying on it. Her ankles and hands were also tightly
bound by tape, and even her mouth was firmly sealed.

When she saw that I had woke up, her body twisted violently
against her restraints. Sobs trickled out of the tape.

It looks like Mo Shiyu was given quite a fright, but at least she was
still alive.

I let loose a breath of relief. Even though we were in dire trouble,

at least we were both alive.

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Just when my hopes were up.

“Fan… It seems that I’ve lost.”

A single tear slid down,

“Jiang Muqing?”

I realized that my head was right between Jiang Muqing’s legs.

The curve of her jaw was distinct in my vision.

In the dark, the girl suddenly stroked my face. Her fingertips were
ice-cold, and her nails scraped my skin. At the same time, her tears
kept falling, dripping onto my face.

“Let go of us, do you know what you’re doing?!”

I twisted violently, crying out to Jiang Muqing.

“Why didn’t you look back; you could’ve just looked back
once…”

The girl ignored me, and muttered to herself.

Between her sobs, I slowly understood why she had done all this.

….

Yesterday, Jiang Muqing and Mo Shiyu made a bet.

Well, it wasn’t quite consensual, in a sense. Jiang

The bet was simple.

If Mo Shiyu suddenly disappeared, how will I react?

Jiang Muqing thought that she could completely replace Mo Shiyu,

and not care for her lack of presence at all. And Mo Shiyu thought, if

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she had disappeared, I would definitely come look for her.

To win the bet, Jiang Muqing had to act like Mo Shiyu all day. She
had done that, and peacefully studied with me. She didn’t make
trouble, she didn’t act recklessly, she only helped quietly with my
studies.

She even went as far as eating the “Alaskan Frozen Volcano”

with me, experiencing the different “flame”

All in half a day.

She wanted to prove that what Mo Shiyu could do with me, she
could do also.

And what Mo Shiyu couldn’t do, she could.

Very admirable….

Except that her motives were wrong from the very start.

Her heart was still a wolf’s. To gain my love, she slipped on Mo

Shiyu’s sheepskin.

My stubbornness had tugged the sheepskin to shreds, and Jiang

Muqing could only rip it off to expose her glinting, sharp teeth.

Nobody can replace anybody. Each of us are unique, with each of

our own abilities. Nothing can be truly mimicked successfully.

Mo Shiyu was unique, and Luo Xue was even so.

And Jiang Muqing was an absolute diamond in the rough.

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Vol. 3 Chapter 6 Part 2

Source: Imported

As a yandere, Jiang Muqing was incredibly sensitive to all girls

close to me. A normal, academic relationship was romance in her
eyes, and triggered her strong negativity. I should have caught that
on earlier.

It was all my fault, and none of Mo Shiyu’s.

Jiang Muqing, whatever revenge you have, take it all out on me!

I was prepared.

But I didn’t know what was betted on in the promise, although it

didn’t matter what it was. Without freedom, even if we had won,
there was no way to resist.

….

I kept yelling, but Jiang Muqing didn’t seem to hear. With her
slender arms,

“Watch.”

The girl spoke icily.

Jiang Muqing took out a red candle, and lit it with a lighter.

The quivering flame didn’t light up the room too much, but it did
create an uneasy atmosphere.

What is she trying to do?

Jiang Muqing took the candle, and walked to Mo Shiyu. She held
the girl steady with one hand, and waved the candle closer to her

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face with the other.

The girl’s soft face felt the candle’s scorching heat, and lurched
backwards in fear. But it was useless, as she was crushed down on
the sofa by Jiang Muqing, and had nowhere to go.

“No!”

I looked

“What, are you hurt?”

Jiang Muqing turned her head, and looked at me listlessly.

“This has nothing to do with her, come at me if you want

anything!”

“Since Fan isn’t willing, then let’s do some stuff that Fan
likes.”

Jiang Muqing laughed coldly.

“What I like?”

What I would like is for you to let us go right now.

Jiang Muqing sized up the girl’s adolescent features, and put the
candle on the nearby coffee table. She seemed to have given up on
melting her face off.

“Since Lu Fan likes her, then…”

Jiang Muqing started to undo the buttons on the girl’s white shirt.

Mo Shiyu looked at me in fear, shaking. Her

The girl’s torso was almost completely barren in front of me.

She turned her head in embarrassment, but Jiang Muqing forcefully

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yanked her chin forward.

The girl started to sob, and cried till her eyes were bloodshot. And I
had no way of saving her.

“Isn’t she beautiful? Are you happy?”

Jiang Muqing asked me.

“…”

I was getting dizzy from seeing Mo Shiyu.

“Do you want a better look?”

Jiang Muqing picked up the candle.

The flickering light reflected in the girl’s enlarged pupils. Her eyes
were glassy, more like a corpse that Jiang Muqing was free to play
with.

I felt, at this moment, she must hate me.

Her naked

Her naked body was reddened by the heat, motionless like a

statue. She seemed to have given up completely.

The candle slipped a bit, and a drop of the blistering oil landed on
the girl’s pale shoulder, making her writhe in pain.

The wax slid down her collarbone, and made its way slowly to the
curve of her breasts.

“Ahh, I’ve dirtied the thing Lu Fan likes!”

, Jiang Muqing stuck out her tongue, and licked the girl’s breast.

?!

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I had broken down in the sight of this.

Besides closing my eyes to protect the girl’s dignity, there was

nothing I could do.

….

I felt the uncontrollable biological urge…

Haha…

To think that even in times like this, I’m excited….

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Vol. 3 Chapter 7
Source: Imported

Jiang Muqing licked and chewed at the girl’s breast.

“Fan, you really are happy.”

Jiang Muqing’s eyes swiveled to my crotch.

I know, my little buddy is getting uncontrollably excited. As a

healthy adolescent boy, this was unavoidable.

“It seems that Fan loves this body very much, then I’ll
express my love to Fan, too.”

As she spoke, Jiang Muqing took a permanent marker from under

the coffee table.

Isn’t that the marker she used last time to write all those Post-It
notes?

What does she want to do?

Jiang Muqing waved the marker under Mo Shiyu’s skirt, scraping it

against her skin. , she dragged it upwards, resting against the inside
of her thigh.

“Uwhh!”

The violated girl felt the strange sensation, and seemed to

suddenly wake from a slumber. Her body started to convulse, and
she clamped her legs together tightly.

“What are you doing?! What the hell are you doing?!”

I cried out loud in shock.

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Using a marker to take away the shoujo’s virginity? To think that
Jiang Muqing would think of such an extreme measure. *

*It is implied that the marker’s cap is on.

“Doing what Fan loves? Fan must want to do this to her,

right?”

She smiled.

“I don’t have the right to do that, and you don’t, either!

You’re breaking the law! Please, stop!”

I shouted in fright. I knew that if Jiang Muqing really carried

through her act, we would never be able to fix anything.

“To make Fan happy, I would do anything.”

Jiang Muqing seemed to be insane, and her hands crept beyond

the cloth.

“Enough! What do you want?”

“I said, I just want to make Fan happy.”

“You won’t achieve that at all like this, let her

I begged her like a dog.

“Fan is a liar. He says that with his mouth, but his body is
still honest. You must crave for the next step in your heart.”

She looked at my excited crotch, and gave me a cold grin.

….

Think.

Think about what could be changed about this tragedy?

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Think about what can change Jiang Muqing’s actions?

What can I take advantage of Jiang Muqing?

The only weapon I have is…

The fact that she loves me.

Love?!

With this simple emotion, maybe I can take control of all what
happens next.

I’m such a genius.

A despicable genius.

Is this the only way?

….

I steadied myself, and wrapped up my weak, frightened look. I

lifted my head up, and started to laugh. My mind spun, planning the
next steps accordingly.

“Continue! Please, continue, I’m so excited. Strip off all her

clothes, it’s much better that way!”

The words “I’m such a bastard” echoed in my heart. I let go of

all my emotions.

“Fan….”

Jiang Muqing saw my crazed look, and seemed to stop.

“That’s right, I do love Mo Shiyu. I thank you for doing all

of this for me today. If you would let me do her right here
and now, I would be happier.”

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I cackled.

Jiang Muqing, if you love me, would you really let me do those
things with someone else in front of you?

“….”

After hearing that, Jiang Muqing fell silent. Her hand stopped, too.

It was clear that she wasn’t willing.

“So as long as I love them, you’ll do this to any girl? I’m so happy,
I’ll make a list right now, there are a ton of girls who I like in our
class. Snatch them all up, I want to see

I kept talking trash.

You’re not the only girl I like, I’m a massive f*ckboy. As someone
who loves me, how do you feel?

“As long as I destroy every girl that Lu Fan likes, Fan would
love me at the end.”

Jiang Muqing stood up, took out a sharp pair of scissors, and
pointed it to Mo Shiyu’s neck.

Just as expected, murder was the yandere’s answer to the

problem.

“Kill her then, kill them all. I would still keep loving girls.”

I smirked.

Could you really get rid of every single girl?

“Then when will Fan let me… have my turn?”

Her face straightened.

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This reply was a little out of my expectations. Does she consider
herself in that group?

“Do you think I will ever love a woman who kills everyone
that I love?

I pretended to look at her with disgust. Nobody loves a murderer.

“No, I can’t be like this!”

Her brows knit together, and her pupils dilated. A frightening

expression appeared on her face.

I seemed to have hit rock-bottom. This was her limit, that she
would do something that will cause me to not love her.

Just as I anticipated, Jiang Muqing lowered her knife from Mo

Shiyu’s neck. She walked to my side, and pointed the scissors to my
face.

“If you kill someone I love, I will never be with you.”

Facing the sharp edge, I repeated without so much as a twitch.

Are you hearing this right? If you hurt others, we will never stay
together.

“No! If that’s the case, then Fan won’t be unfaithful if he’s dead. I’ll
carry Fan’s ashes by my side, and Fan will never leave me again.

The scissors started to shake,

Good, her attention has successfully been diverted from Mo Shiyu

to me.

I can’t go back anymore.

“Since you like ashes, then why don’t you sweep some
from the street! My ashes aren’t any different from the dust

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on the ground. Do you really think that we’ll be together if
you do that?”

I laughed. Even if I become ashes, I will never love you.

“Then I’ll die with you. I’ll kill you first, and then myself.
That way, our souls can be together!”

She still seemed stubborn.

“Do souls really exist? Humans only have one chance in

life, and they lose everything once they die. How will you
ever be with me?”

What a joke.

“I believe in souls; I believe in the afterlife.”

The shoujo was very determined.

“Even if you’re right, do you think my soul could be bound

like the tape around me right now? What’s going to stop me
from chasing the other ghost girls? Will we meet each other
again? Do you really think our fates could be that entwined?”

I ripped apart the shoujo’s innocent dreams. Even if I become a

spirit, even if there is an afterlife, I will never love you.

“Then, Lu Fan will never love me even if he dies?”

The pair of scissors clanged to the floor, and she sank to her knees.

She’s finally understood.

Jiang Muqing’s pale, lifeless face inched closer to mine.

“I will never love the way you are right now.”

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the shattered girl in front of me.

“The way I am right now?”

Jiang Muqing looked around her,

“The girl I love will never do something like this.”

I spoke coldly.

“I don’t want to do this, either. I don’t want to hurt anyone.

Lu Fan, you forced me like this. When I saw the two of you
together like that, I couldn’t control myself at all.”

Jiang Muqing lowered her head, almost in shame.

“Jiang Muqing, you have a disease.”

I stared at her intently.

“Are you saying that I’m insane?”

“No, not like that.”

I exhaled.

“Then, is how I love you the disease?”

“How could it not be? Look upon yourself, and wake up!
Your state right now only makes people afraid of you.”

I looked at her broken expression, and lamented.

Who could bear this kind of love. What can I do to save you? I don’t
want to see that expression anymore.

….

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while, she seemed to have figured something out, and suddenly
leaped up.

“Sorry, Lu Fan, I’ve falsely accused you.”

She suddenly apologized to me.

“Eh?”

Is everything alright, now?

“You don’t love Mo Shiyu at all, I was being delusional.”

Jiang Muqing had returned to normal, and stared guiltily at Mo

Shiyu.

“Why do you say that?”

Didn’t I admit that I love Mo Shiyu?

“If Lu Fan really does love someone, will he really say

bastard stuff like ‘I love all the girls in our class’ in front of
her?”

Jiang Muqing gazed at me silently.

“Acting like a bastard will only make the people who love
you sad, isn’t that so?”

The shoujo’s eyes reddened, and she wiped at them furiously. She
shouted,

“Idiot Lu Fan!”

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Vol. 3 Chapter 8
Source: Imported

That night.

I sent the nearly-broken Mo Shiyu home, but when I returned to

Jiang Muqing’s house, she had already left.

Has she gone back?

I thought, and locked her door.

I’ve come out again with no casualties, but the sacrifice this time
was larger than before. To have Jiang Muqing realize the severity of
her problem, I molded myself into a douchebag, who eats from a
bowl while gazing at countless pots.

“There are a ton of girls who I love in my class!”

“I dream of seeing them naked!”

“Kill them then, kill them all. I will still keep loving girls.”

….

Though it was very shameful, it did make Jiang Muqing understand

that getting rid of “love rivals” with violence was not the way to go.

If you kill a douchebag’s lover, he won’t be afraid; rather, he’ll go

find a new one. There is no end to killing the lovers of a douchebag.

Then, to be with the douchebag and prevent him from having

second thoughts, Jiang Muqing thought of killing the douche and

At last, the shoujo realized she couldn’t have me stay peacefully by

her side using physical measures. So she let go, dressed Mo Shiyu

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back in her clothes, and cut the tape binding our hands and feet.

Of course, she did notice that I didn’t really like Mo Shiyu, and
wasn’t cheating at all.

If anyone were to love someone, they would do their best to show

the best side of them, and not a hateful douchebag.

But it wasn’t that bad. Even if I didn’t say those words, I doubted I
would still remain friends with the Class Pres. I only worried whether
she would tell her parents what happened or not.

If her family were to know, Jiang Muqing would definitely be taken

by the police, and escape my grasp. Of course, there was no telling
what the stubborn and colorful Jiang Muqing might do then.

But Mo Shiyu somehow miraculously

After finding her relatively unharmed, her family didn’t press

further, and the event was quickly left behind.

Later, I called her many times, but she hung up as soon as she
took the call. Of course, I could understand why.

Afterwards, she would probably change her number, and avoid me

in the future at all costs.

Jiang Muqing didn’t do anything rash afterwards, either. Besides

eating and going to the bathroom, she spent her time locked in her
room.

Although we lived under the same roof, she didn’t speak with me
at all.

Every day, I would knock on her door, but she never answered. I
leave without a word, and return to my room.

Once, I tried to unlock her door with the key, and swung it open.

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She was changing clothes.

Then, she turned around without hesitating, and stared at me. Her
shining eyes looked angry, yet cute.

Her attitude was something like “Look all you want; I’m not
going to recognize you anyway”.

I quickly shut my eyes, closed the door, and ran

But even after that, she still kept talking casually with my mother,
as if I were thin air.

So Mom became somewhat of a messenger between us two.

“Mom, what do you want to eat tonight?”

I set down the bags of groceries on the table.

“I ate a little too much for lunch, and my stomach is still

full. I don’t think it’s digesting right, how about we have
something light for dinner?”

Mom replied.

“Then, what about vermicelli?”

I looked at the bags.

“Sure!”

“Jiang Muqing, is it okay if we eat noodles tonight?”

I called out to the office, but heard no answer. She was clearly
ignoring me.

I glanced exasperatedly at Mom, and she glared.

“Did you bully my Qing again?”

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“It’s your Qing who bullied me!”

Her eyes caught the faded marks of duct tape on my wrists.

“Ohh, what’s this…. What did you two go do?”

Mom rubbed my hands in sympathy.

“It’s fine, it was just the plastic bags. They’re from the
handles.”

“Hmph, I’m telling you, don’t trouble my Qing. She’s

practically my god-daughter now.”

Mom huffed.

“Ah, whatever. Ask her whether she wants noodles

She glared at me again, and called out to Jiang Muqing.

“Qing! What do you want to eat tonight, Fan will make it

for you!”

Eh? Why did it become whatever she wanted to eat? Mom, don’t
troll me! If she were to flare up and ask for a full-course, I really
wouldn’t be able to meet her demands.

“Vermicelli.”

…..

I fried three eggs, each for one of us.

Then, I cut up a tomato into slices, minced some green onions, and
peeled some garlic. I threw them all into the pan and sautéed them,
making a soup base.

I filled up a pot of water with the tomato base, and started to boil
it.

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Not too long after, the noodles were done. I ladled out three bowls,
and placed an egg on top of each.

I felt like the meal was still missing something, so I took out some
cooked sausage from the supermarket, and dropped a few slices into
the broth.

What was the name of this dish? Tomato sausage noodles with
egg? What a chaotic mix.

“Mom, come eat dinner!”

“Alright.”

“Call Jiang Muqing for me.”

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Vol. 3 Chapter 9
Source: Imported

Though our little study group separated from the incident, there
were still the summer cram classes that we all needed to attend .

There weren’t many days left of the class, but I wasn’t going to
ditch school . The following morning after the weekend, I prepared
my things as usual .

Textbooks, notebooks, scratch paper, pens, and a backpack .

After my morning routine, I looked at myself in the mirror . A tall,

slender figure, and a face of fatigue . I looked like I couldn’t do
anything right .

Could it be that there’s too much for me to do lately? Besides what

happened with Jiang Muqing, the cram school’s also been eating
away at my mind .

I tried to make a funny face at the mirror .

I imagined about what happened that day, the insanity that was
displayed on my expression . The resulting reflection gave me a jump
.

Pulsating veins on my forehead, bulging eyes, and a mouth that

seemed like it was torn open, revealing two rows of gleaming white
teeth upon a crimson bed .

Along with the monstrous words that came from my throat… .

….

The thought frightened me . After seeing it for myself, I felt like my

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mind was much clearer .

Was it that I went overboard and scared her a bit too much? I
looked back at the office’s shut door .

Though I was still less fearsome than how she normally was during
her own episodes, she’d simply closed me off . Her clinginess had
stuck to me like a habit, and in a flash, she became like a normal
person living at my house . Ironically, it felt surreal .

Should I call for her

After all, she had signed up for that cram class for my sake . Now
that she had shut off, she probably wouldn’t go back again . I didn’t
know whether Mo Shiyu would come either; after all, only God knew
what she would think when she sees me again after something like
that happened .

“Oh my f***ing god, that bastard’s seen me naked from

head to toe!”

It would most likely be a thorough feeling of disgust .

“Dong dong!”

I knocked on the office door, but there was no response .

I turned away almost immediately, feeling a sense of relief .

Because at that moment, I thought that maybe the taming had
worked .

When a yandere girl hates her person of interest, that person will
no longer be of interest . Without the incessant longing towards that
somebody, the yandere could not be called a yandere anymore .

But on that logic, she should have gathered her things and gone
home already, why is she still hiding in Dad’s office? I had no idea
what she was still on about .

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I walked to the bus station, waiting for the line that would take me
to cram school . To my surprise, Mo Shiyu was also walking along,
and stopped beside me .

So, she’d ended up coming? It didn’t seem that the incident had
affected her very much . She was wearing clean clothes along with a
crisp ponytail tied to the back . She seemed energetic to go to class,
and I couldn’t detect a bit of abnormality from her .

However…

“Um, Mo Shiyu?”

I inched towards her .

The shoujo turned around and looked at me, seeming a bit stunned
.

“Hm?”

She lowered her head, and her expression was

“About what happened, I’m sorry… . ”

Though I had already apologized many times, I still couldn’t help

but do it again after seeing her like this .

“It’s, it’s okay, I’m alright…”

She laughed awkwardly at me .

The bus peeled in the stop, and she didn’t pay more attention to
me, almost escaping onto the bus . Then, she found a spot at the
back .

I stepped on too, but stopped at the front .

I didn’t think I should bother her anymore .

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Just when the bus started its engine, a girl waved frantically at the
driver from the stop . He stomped on the brakes, and she hurried
through the doors .

“Jiang Muqing?”

Upon the sight of her white dress, I called out her name .

She ended up coming, but is she not scared that Mo Shiyu would
get back at her or something?

Jiang Muqing looked at me, and ignored my presence as usual .

She walked to the end of the bus, and stopped by Mo Shiyu’s side .

“Aye… . ”

I wanted to stop her .

But Jiang Muqing didn’t look very angry at Mo Shiyu .

When she saw Jiang Muqing walk up, her face revealed a fearful
expression . She backed away to a more crowded corner, leaving a
spot for her nightmare to stand in .

So, it’s still a prey-predator relationship? I was hoping that Mo

Shiyu would stand up for herself a little .

Was the formerly bossy class president still conquered by the

transfer student in the end? Now that I thought about it, if I was so
scared of her before, then I’m no better than the “prey” .

….

After a short walk from the bus, we arrived on

I walked at the very front, and Jiang Muqing was a short distance
behind . I couldn’t see Mo Shiyu until after Jiang Muqing had walked a
considerable distance; it was only then she came from behind the

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street corner .

I felt guilty seeing her, and hoped that time would heal her wound .

Because I’d come early, I randomly picked an empty seat . I

thought that none of the two would try to sit near me, since nobody
wants to sit next to a sick piece of s**t .

As expected, Jiang Muqing sat at the farthest seat away from me in

the corner when she walked in .

Finally, I could listen properly in class . Before, the atmosphere was

always bizarre with the two of them sitting behind me, but now, that
problem doesn’t exist anymore .

Soon, Mo Shiyu came in . She saw me first, and I smiled weakly at

her . Her cheek twitched, and she too hurried to the opposite corner .

Then, she saw Jiang Muqing, who looked up at her . She backed
away quickly in fright, and finally sat down in the middle of the
classroom .

….

Maybe we’ll never be in the same boat again . Yet, things weren’t
as simple as I thought they would be . This happened in the break
between the summer class periods .

….

During the first language arts period, we discussed the poem

“Slowing Whispers” that Li Qingzhao wrote after her husband died
.*

*Li Qingzhao was a Chinese writer and poet in the Song dynasty,
and considered one of the greatest women poets in Chinese history .

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During the break, many girls lamented how there couldn’t have
been a man who deserved Li Qingzhao due to her elegance and
literary intellect .

And many boys tried to figure out how in the world could a few
simple cells grow into whole plants and animals .

As for me, I was preoccupied with disposing of the waste in my

system that was cramping up my stomach from all the water I drank
this morning .

In more common terms, I went to take a piss .

Just when I had let it out and my gut felt a lot better, I heard a
series of strange noises from the girls’ bathroom on the other side .

“Ah… . No… . ”

The moans of a shoujo?

I curiously peered over the doorframe, and witnessed a shocking

scene .

In front of me was a long-haired girl and a ponytailed one .

Their bodies were pressed together, and the long-haired one was
forcefully holding the ponytailed girl against the whitewashed wall .
Upon sight of her prey’s horrified face, she let out a psychotic cackle,
and pushed her lips upon her prey’s without a sliver of hesitation .

“Ah! You can’t…”

The ponytailed girl suddenly realized that the hands that were
holding down her shoulders had slid down to the buttons on her
collar . With a few simple clicks, they reached in .

Her cheeks showed a faint blush, and her pupils grew emptier by
the second . They gazed confusedly in the distance, slowly losing

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their intelligence .

….

“Jiang Muqing, Mo Shiyu… what are you two doing?”

I felt as if something in my head had snapped .

What was this?

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Vol. 3 Chapter 10
Source: Imported

To be honest, I have two different views on gays and lesbians .

I support gays, but not lesbians .

Of course, I’m not homosexual . My perspective is as of an

outsider’s .

Because China has a severe gender imbalance, gays restore it a

little bit and lesbians make it worse .

In this situation where there are more wolves than prey, as a wolf
myself, I would much rather see my counterparts, not my prey,
devour each other .

Then, what was Jiang Muqing and Mo Shiyu?

Of course, my mind was a field of blankness upon the presentation

of this unusual scenario .

“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have disturbed you two, please

continue . ”

After saying that, I ran back to the classroom . I felt as if the entire
world was bent* .

*“Bent” is Chinese slang for homo .

….

Mo Shiyu didn’t look like she was willing at all, pushed up against
the wall like that . She was definitely forced upon by Jiang Muqing .

Furthermore, I’d never detected any sign of homosexuality from

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Jiang Muqing after being

Could it be that yanderes turn lesbian after receiving a shock? That

doesn’t make sense at all!

Of course, I’m already far into uncharted territory . The hypothesis

wasn’t entirely ridiculous, but I decided to sit back and keep
observing .

Homosexuality isn’t a disease, but curing a yandere and turning

them into a lesbian just didn’t feel right . A lesbian wasn’t the norm
for a Chinese high school girl .

Just as I was worrying over all these details, my phone started to

ring .

I saw on the caller ID that it was Guo Tong . Does this guy want me
to play video games again? I don’t have the time for that, I thought .
I’d barely touched my homework for the day .

I decided to let it go to voicemail .

But it kept on ringing and ringing, Guo Tong was really a relentless
guy . I picked it up .

“Hey, Guo Tong, what’s up?”

“Nothing much, are you free this weekend?”

For once, his first sentence wasn’t about gaming

“Why?”

I didn’t really have plans .

My summer homework was just about done, and the cram class
was nearing its end . I probably deserved a break .

“Why don’t we go watch a movie?”

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“Which one, are you gonna treat me to it?” I joked .

“Of course I’m paying for you, so please come no matter

what . ”

Guo Tong’s answer was a bit surprising .

“… . . ”

“My Android Girlfriend 2, I heard that it’s not bad . ”

“Uh, that doesn’t really sound like something I’d watch

with you…”

No matter what, that definitely sounds like a romantic movie! And

with an android? I’m not going to go watch a movie about love
between robots and humans with another guy!

“Of course it’s not going to be just the two of us . I’m

bringing a girl . ”

Guo Tong chuckled .

“Since you’re going with a girl, don’t drag me along!”

Are you asking me to go as a lightbulb? *

*Lightbulb = Chinese slang for third wheel .

“Fan, please . I’m just really nervous by myself, can you help me
out? I’m not even officially going out with her! Having another friend
come

Guo Tong’s reasoning wasn’t really wrong . If a first date with a girl
isn’t so inclusive and private, maybe it’ll turn out on a brighter side .
*

*TL-note: No, not at all . You can hang out with a group of friends
and invite her along sure, but don’t try anything romantic on those

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occasions . Get to know her instead . Inviting a third wheel on an
actual date would be a sign of weakness and disrespect .

“Well, alright . Which lucky girl did my little Guo managed

to snag?” I snickered .

“Do you still remember the female mage in Republic?” *

*The one that LF defeated using his staff that kept healing him .

“… . ”

I suddenly understood .

?!

“I don’t have such a degenerate friend like you!”

Guo Tong forced the mage to enter his guild by using me to make
her a red-name player, then developed his friendship from online to
offline . *

*Volume 2, C17-18

Who says that gamers can’t get girlfriends?

Though, I vaguely remember him saying that the female mage was
his

“I’ve come all this way to get a girl with similar interests to
mine, it’ll be a shame if I fail now . ”

Guo Tong sounded very assertive on his end .

“Does she like gaming, too?” I asked .

“Yep . ” He replied .

Ah, otakus are still attracted to otakus .

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“If you two were middle-school classmates, why didn’t you
do anything then?” I was curious .

“We were all too young and dumb during that time, and
this girl isn’t easy to deal with . I’ve tried too many ways, but
it seems that video games are the only solution . ”

Guo Tong sighed .

Could she be the reason that Guo Tong embarked on the journey of
otakus? Just what kind of girl fell his heart hook, line, and sinker? My
curiosity was sparked .

“Not easy to deal with?” I asked .

“Have you heard about otaku girls who have no heart, no

emotions, and no words? Conventional methods are rendered
useless against her!”

Guo Tong’s tone contained a desperate and lamenting air .

….

What was that? Could she be harder to handle than a yandere?

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Vol. 3 Chapter 11
Source: Imported

TOTY V3C11

The Silent Girl with a Bun

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There were two types of movie theaters in our area: independent

theaters that were built from long ago and screened old movies from
the previous century, and massive digital theaters that were mostly
located in giant shopping malls.

The new, modern theaters could show popular 3D movies.

Audiences could only view them properly while wearing special
glasses, or else the screen would look like a large swathe of blurry
graffiti.

Though 3D movies were pretty amazing, I still missed the old

movie nights in my hometown.

When I was young and lived at my grandparents’ house, the town

would hire a person every weekend to set up a projector at my
school’s soccer field. Though they mostly screened old war films or
popular films from last year, they would occasionally screen a few
foreign classics.

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The girl in front of me gave me an indescribable feeling. If she was
really an otaku to this degree, I felt very sorry for her.

Has she lost all sense of language?

“Hi, I’m Lu Fan. I’m a friend of Guo Tong’s.”

I glanced at the girl a bit annoyedly as I typed these words into my

phone and sent her a message.

“Hello, I’m Jian Yu.”

The girl emotionlessly typed on her phone’s keyboard. Her fingers’

speed was extremely fast, and the sentence appeared on my screen
in just a few moments.

I stared at the girl by Guo Tong’s side in extreme awkwardness.

She was even more skinnier than Jiang Muqing, and her height was
almost a foot shorter than the standard height.

Her figure was even more saddening. There wasn’t much to

comment on other than her skinniness. Where there should have
been a rise was a flat wasteland.

Though her facial features weren’t very special, it gave off a sense

of quiet intelligence.

Her long hair was simply tied back in a bun. She wore a clean,
white shirt and dark shorts…

“Um… Guo Tong, is Jian Yu not able to speak?”

“It’s not that she doesn’t know how to, she just doesn’t
really like to speak with strangers because it gives her
anxiety. Texting makes her much more comfortable.” Guo
Tong chuckled as he explained.

“Eh…”

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The reason why girls of planet Earth were so peculiar, like Jiang
Muqing and Jian Yu, was beyond me.

“Then, let’s go. The movie’s almost starting.”

“Then, let’s go. The movie’s almost starting.”

Guo Tong waved at me and Jian Yu.

Since the theater had just recently opened, all the tickets were
discounted. If we had ordered online, it would have been even
cheaper.

Guo Tong was as cunning as ever to jump on this deal and save a
load of money. But now that he’s asked me to be a third-wheel, he’ll
have to treat me to lunch.

“Do you want any drinks or snacks?”

Guo Tong seemed much more cheerful than usual.

“Some hot green tea and nothing else, please.”

“Hot coffee.”

A voice that sounded like a flat line sounded behind me.

Did she just speak? I glanced back at the emotionless girl staring
off into the distance. Was I halluncinating?

“Okay, green tea and coffee.”

Guo Tong gave us an OK gesture and went to wait in line.

Jian Yu and I sat on a bench waiting for him.

Should I say something? I peeked at the girl through the corner of

my eyes.

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“Um…” I wanted to start a conversation.

Ding!

Ding!

A new message popped up on my phone.

I unlocked my phone confusedly. A new text had popped up.

“Although we’ve just met, I want to ask you. Are you a

good person or a bad one?” The text read.

What did this mean?

“Probably a good guy, what’s wrong?”

I didn’t get she meant.

“If you’re truly a pleasant person, why would you have an

adversary?” The girl continued to type.

“An adversary?! But nobody’s ever made me an enemy

before.”

Is your head okay? I’m not some model citizen, but at least I abide
the law!

“Your adversary is following you. Behind you, the second

pillar from the end.”

The girl typed with an empty expression.

“What?!”

I quickly turned my head. To my surprise, a shadowed figure

immediately shrunk back behind the pillar, just as the girl had

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described.

Who would follow me without a reason? I didn’t have a buttload of

debt or commit any heinous crime. I didn’t possess national secrets,
nor was the assassination target of foreign countries.

I quickly turned my head. To my surprise, a shadowed figure

immediately shrunk back behind the pillar, just as the girl had
described.

Who would follow me without a reason? I didn’t have a buttload of

debt or commit any heinous crime. I didn’t possess national secrets,
nor was the assassination target of foreign countries.

I waited until the person was completely behind the pillar and
crouched down, crawling out of their sight. I jogged all the way
around the theater and arrived behind them.

The person was wearing a black jacket and wore a big hat. Their
hands were stuck in their jeans, and they looked extremely
suspicious.

The person didn’t seem to notice me. When they stuck their head
out and saw that I was gone, their target was already about to
pounce.

I charged forward in a bear hug and completely immobilized my

stalker.

“AHH!”

A girl’s scream? She was clearly scared and surprised by my

assault.

Her voice seems familiar?!

I quickly turned her around.

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“Jiang Muqing?! What are you doing here?”

I saw her angry face.

“Hmph!”

She wasn’t willing to back down even after being caught.

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