Chapter 88 Chapter 88: Do You Know What A Yandere Is? (Extra Chapter For The 'Un-Dented' Downstairs?)
Chapter 88: Do You Know What A Yandere Is? (Extra Chapter For The 'Un-Dented' Downstairs?)
Chi Xiaocheng recalled the details about this little follower.
She had attended the same high school as the original girl. In their first year of high school, she, like the original girl, had been constantly bullied by Liu Guijia, Huang Limei, and others.
But she and the original girl were two opposing figures.
When the original girl was bullied, Su Tao would appear like a hero by her side.
She would care for her, protect her, and help her teach Liu Guijia and the others a lesson.
Yet, after a full year of being bullied, for some unknown reason, this little follower had instead joined Liu Guijia's group.
She became Liu Guijia's exclusive sidekick, occasionally taken along by the other two members of the trio.
On ordinary days, whenever Liu Guijia and her group bullied the original girl, or extorted protection money from other weak students, this follower would always be present.
She would be bullied and beaten along with them.
Afterward, she would still have to help Liu Guijia and the others with their tasks, cleaning up their messes.
Though part of a group of delinquent girls, she always seemed out of place.
The reason the original girl had an impression of this little one was because when being bullied by Liu Guijia and the others, the follower would never lay a hand on anyone. When called upon, she would just timidly stand aside, and then become a target of their displaced anger.
Since transmigrating, Chi Xiaocheng had seen this follower twice, and she indeed lived up to her designation.
Just a follower.
But why was this girl here?
If it snowed heavily, it wouldn't be surprising if she froze to death, would it?
Chi Xiaocheng squatted down, curiously meeting the little follower's eyes, "Where's Liu Guijia? Are you not cold, being here alone?"
"Cold." The follower's voice was devoid of emotion, incredibly flat. "Liu Guijia doesn't want me anymore."
This coldness, it seemed, was far less painful to her than the abandonment.
A flicker of curiosity crossed Chi Xiaocheng's face, "What happened?"
The little follower still kept her head down, huddled into herself.
But she answered Chi Xiaocheng's question, "There was someone named Dongfang who took Liu Guijia and the others away. He said he was going to rectify the bad atmosphere."
"Then, Liu Guijia threw this coat at me and said she didn't want me anymore and told me to get lost quickly."
"She locked me out of the back gate. I... I'm not wanted anymore."
Her voice remained a detached recitation, creating a strong sense of dissonance.
Clearly, from her words, one could sense her concern for the matter.
Yet, her tone held no other emotion regarding being abandoned.
Bullied for three years, yet willingly following Liu Guijia, and even able to say something like being abandoned.
This girl...
Could she have Stockholm Syndrome?
Chi Xiaocheng frowned, feeling a bit thorny at the moment.
She asked, "Then, do you still remember me?"
The little follower looked up at Chi Xiaocheng, a flash of adoration swiftly crossing her empty eyes, "I remember. You are Chi Xiaocheng."
Her tone wavered slightly, "Last time at your house, I remember, you hit Liu Guijia and scared her. I... I've always wanted to be like you!"
After blurting it out involuntarily, the little follower shrunk her neck again, "Sorry."
Chi Xiaocheng looked at her thoughtfully, "Since you know me, you should also know Su Tao, right?"
The little follower paused, "The very cool girl with long gray-black hair and a streak of peach highlights?"
"Yes."
"I have an impression of her."
Chi Xiaocheng's eyes brightened, "Then do you like her?"
The little follower looked at Chi Xiaocheng in confusion, "What is 'like'?"
Seeing her blank ignorance, a plan suddenly formed in Chi Xiaocheng's mind.
She stood up and extended her hand to the little follower, "If no one wants you, then come with me."
This girl had followed Liu Guijia for three years and was still like this, uncorrupted, with a fundamentally good nature.
Chi Xiaocheng couldn't bring herself to let her freeze to death here.
After all, in high school, she and the original girl had shared the same plight.
The only difference between them was a Su Tao.
But to her surprise, after reaching out, the little follower's hand paused in the air.
Then she timidly averted her gaze and withdrew her dirty, scarred hand, "Never mind, I'll only cause you trouble."
Chi Xiaocheng said helplessly, "Please, how much trouble could you possibly cause me?"
The little follower replied, "You're not like Liu Guijia. It's fine for her to use me and then discard me, but you wouldn't."
Chi Xiaocheng chuckled in exasperation, "I swear, do you have a masochistic tendency or something? Preferring to be beaten rather than trouble others?"
Without even waiting for the little follower to refuse, she grabbed her hand, "You said no one wants you, but then when someone does, you get all timid."
Chi Xiaocheng pulled her up, turned around, and said, "From now on, you're my follower."
With that, she pulled her, without question, in the direction of her home.
The little follower, her frostbitten feet stumbling, walked behind Chi Xiaocheng, "Why?"
Chi Xiaocheng sighed helplessly.
She stopped.
She turned back to meet the follower's gaze, letting the wind play with her soft hair.
Such a hassle.
Hmm... what was she supposed to say?
Chi Xiaocheng recalled lines spoken by protagonists in various over-the-top youth drama scenarios.
Then she said calmly to the little follower, "Because I need you!"
The wind blew away the wispy black hair from the little follower's face, revealing a dirty, young face with slightly parted lips.
Her originally empty eyes gradually filled with a tea-brown hue.
That strange gaze was filled with adoration.
The snow, it seemed, had stopped.
Stumbling, she was led by Chi Xiaocheng into the house, and then pushed into the bathroom.
A set of clean new clothes was tossed in after her.
Chi Xiaocheng's voice, tinged with a hint of disdain, echoed, "Wash yourself thoroughly. These clothes are new, I haven't worn them yet, but your size looks similar to mine so they should fit. You can soak in the bathtub to avoid catching a cold. Remember to scrub yourself clean."
It wasn't until the hot water streamed over her, the warmth chasing away the chill, that the little follower belatedly registered what was happening.
She had come to her home.
The warm air conditioning, the new clothes given to her, and the feeling of being needed.
The little follower closed her eyes, letting the hot water wash over her.
"So warm."
Her voice was still flat and uninflected, but the corners of her lips involuntarily curved upwards.
After about half an hour in the bathroom, Chi Xiaocheng saw the little follower emerge, drying her hair with a towel.
Wearing an orange-patterned T-shirt, now clean and with her hair no longer obscuring her face, Chi Xiaocheng finally saw the little follower's full appearance.
It could be summarized in two words: thin and small.
Her features were delicate, her face gaunt, and not just her exposed arms, but even her face had a few old scars.
Only her tea-brown eyes seemed to hold some life. Chi Xiaocheng's small-sized clothes even seemed a little big on her.
Her height looked about... 1.48 meters?
She was very thin, with almost no chest, clearly suffering from severe malnutrition.
She looked a bit dull, but not stupid. She proactively found a hairdryer and started drying her hair.
However, her hair was incredibly thick, almost reaching her buttocks, making it hellishly difficult to manage.
Once she seemed to have calmed down, Chi Xiaocheng gestured for her to sit beside her and softly asked, "Little one, do you know what a yandere is?"
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