Ah! The Villains I Forced to Turn Evil Can Read My Mind-Chapter 83: Humans Are Much Scarier Than Ghosts

Wei Sheng Wen Zhan raised his hand, resting it on the gap of the wardrobe.

One wardrobe away.

But it felt warm.

Suddenly, someone knocked on the door of Qiao Chuchu’s room.

She furrowed her brows and looked at the door.

Pei Youchuan's deep voice rang out: "Aren't you asleep?"

She froze for a moment, her anxious feelings somewhat easing: [Why did Pei Youchuan come?]

[But it's fine that he came. I’m so messed up right now, I can't even sleep in the same room. I always feel like someone is watching me.]

Wei Sheng Huai Ling: "..."

She's pretty perceptive.

Qiao Chuchu sat on the bed, facing the gap in the wardrobe: "Come in."

Pei Youchuan opened the door and saw Qiao Chuchu sitting on the bed in a defeated manner.

It was already midnight, 12 AM.

He asked knowingly, "What’s wrong? Are you upset?"

Qiao Chuchu glanced at him helplessly: "How did you know I wasn’t asleep?"

Pei Youchuan hesitated for a moment, his face serious: "I heard you walking back and forth. It was noisy."

Qiao Chuchu: "..."

She smiled in frustration: "Fine, I won’t walk around anymore. You can go back to sleep."

"No, I can't sleep anyway," Pei Youchuan sat beside her. "Why don’t you... tell me why you can’t sleep?"

Wei Sheng Huai Ling furrowed his brow.

He could probably understand what they were saying.

But after investigating, he knew there was a deep rift between the siblings. They hadn’t lived together for years.

This Pei Youchuan, however, didn’t seem to match the information about him ignoring Qiao Chuchu.

He seemed to care for her a lot.

Wei Sheng Huai Ling tightened his lips in caution.

If everyone around her cared so much, he would have to put in double the effort to stand out.

He nervously looked at Qiao Chuchu.

Pei Youchuan also nervously watched Qiao Chuchu.

Qiao Chuchu’s mood was low, and she didn’t want to speak.

[How should I say it?]

[Should I say someone wants to kill me? But I have no proof.]

[Should I say I died and came back, and now I know Qiao Qihang’s whole family wants me dead?]

Pei Youchuan’s face grew darker as he listened: "Qiao Chuchu, you can tell me anything. I will believe you."

She froze for a moment, meeting his gaze.

Pei Youchuan's beautiful eyes locked tightly onto her, as if waiting for her to say something.

She opened her mouth, but a thought flashed in her mind.

[If Pei Youchuan had a secret, he wouldn’t tell me either.]

[After all, I’ve been causing trouble all these years. Pei Youchuan has already been hurt by me more than once.]

She bitterly smiled: "I was just... scared by a horror movie. You know how much I’m afraid of ghosts."

Pei Youchuan’s eyes instantly became lonely: "Really?"

His tone turned cold: "Then go to sleep. I’ll keep watch over you."

Qiao Chuchu: "?"

Pei Youchuan didn’t wait for her reply. He turned off the light, then turned on a small desk lamp. Sitting beside her on the bed, he said, "Sleep now."

She was confused: "?"

Pei Youchuan, with a tone of justified authority: "Like when we were little, I’m here to help you fall asleep."

Qiao Chuchu was dumbfounded, and before she could react, Pei Youchuan pushed her down onto the bed!

Qiao Chuchu: "!"

Pei Youchuan pushed her inside, half-lying on the bed, his tone firm: "Close your eyes."

Qiao Chuchu blinked in confusion, the fear that had been lingering in her heart immediately disappearing: "I don’t need to—"

"Don’t say you don’t need to. If you can’t sleep, I won’t sleep well either." Pei Youchuan furrowed his brow: "Don’t you know? I have mental fatigue. The slightest noise outside wakes me up."

Qiao Chuchu was shocked: "You, the one who sleeps as soon as your head hits the pillow, are mentally fatigued? I remember your alarm clock waking the whole family up, and you were still sleeping like a dead pig."

Pei Youchuan’s face darkened, unhappy: "Hurry and close your eyes, don’t make me impatient, or I’ll put the horror movie on repeat and scare you!"

Qiao Chuchu choked, helplessly closing her eyes.

[Time really does change people. Pei Youchuan, this carefree guy who falls asleep immediately, now has mental fatigue.]

Pei Youchuan: "?"

[But it’s good that someone is here by my side. I don’t have to be so anxious anymore. Hehe!]

Pei Youchuan: "..."

Guess she saved her words after all.

His warm hand rested on her hand, patting it gently as he hummed a song: "The boat lanterns glow, the rocks have new marks, during the light rain, the swallows return, not waiting for anyone..."

She heard the low, warm hum of the song and relaxed, leaning against him.

Pei Youchuan’s warm hand was gently patting her hand.

She gradually felt more at ease, her sleepiness beginning to take over.

[So warm, just like when we were little.]

Pei Youchuan’s heart trembled. He lowered his gaze at Qiao Chuchu.

She hadn’t changed at all from when she was little, growing up at a proportional rate.

When she was six, Qiao Chuchu had been scared by a particularly terrifying ghost image after being pranked by Pei Mu and Pei Ci. She couldn’t sleep that night and knocked on his door.

"Mom and Dad are away. Third brother, can you sleep with me? I’m so scared."

She clutched her blanket tightly and promised, "I won’t touch you!"

At that time, he had thought it was strange: "Why me?"

The little girl looked at him pitifully: "You’re strong and full of yang energy, ghosts won’t bother you."

So, Qiao Chuchu lay beside him, covered in her purple blanket.

He immediately fell asleep.

Qiao Chuchu woke him up again: "Third brother, I still can’t sleep. Make some noise, anything. If nothing else, you can snore. I feel like there’s someone under the bed, and someone in the closet. You turned into a ghost."

...

He was really angry.

Angry at Pei Ci and Pei Mu.

He helplessly patted Qiao Chuchu’s hand: "Mom used to do this when she put me to sleep. I’ll sing for you. Can you sleep now?"

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Qiao Chuchu’s eyes lit up: "Thanks, brother! Tomorrow, I’ll listen to you all day!"

He snorted coldly, patting her hand as he sang.

Qiao Chuchu flattered him: "You sing the best of all my brothers. Thank you, third brother, you’ve worked hard."

He scoffed: "What’s the point of thanking me? What else could I do, not help you?"

The little girl smiled at him coquettishly: "I’m afraid you’ll think I’m troublesome, hehe~"

He snorted: "I’m your brother. If you say one word, I have to help."

Pei Youchuan snapped back to the present, looking at the now-sleeping Qiao Chuchu.

Back then, her little hand was so small that his hand could cover it completely.

Now, her hand was still small, and his hand still covered hers.

He stared in a daze: "Back then, you relied on me the most. You said I was strong and gave you a sense of security. When you were scared of ghosts, you always thought of me first. I didn’t even have to hear your thoughts because you’d tell me what you were afraid of."

"Now, you’ve experienced things worse than ghosts, but you don’t say a word to me anymore."

"I can only learn about your fear and anxiety from your thoughts... and... the distance you’ve put between us."

Pei Youchuan sat for an hour, ensuring Qiao Chuchu was asleep, then turned off the desk lamp and reluctantly got up to leave.

Wei Sheng Huai Ling quietly came out of the wardrobe, walked over to Qiao Chuchu’s side, and took out a disinfectant wipe from his pocket, gently wiping her hand.

He smiled, satisfied.

Clean!

Wei Sheng Huai Ling lightly took out a necklace from his pocket.

The pendant was a teardrop-shaped Paraíba tourmaline.

He smoothly put it around Qiao Chuchu’s neck, looking at it under the moonlight.

It was perfect!

He carefully tucked a note he had written into her hand and made gestures with sign language: "My sister said that when you meet a girl you want to pursue, you must bring a gift. This Paraíba is what I picked with care, bought with my first earned salary."

Wei Sheng Huai Ling smiled: "I hope the gemstone and a new day will make you happy, because every time I hear your voice, it makes me happy."

As he left Qiao Chuchu’s suite and turned around, he bumped into Wei Sheng Wen Zhan, who was dressed in pajamas.

Wen Zhan looked at him with a deep, knowing gaze, as if he had already known he was hiding in Qiao Chuchu’s room. He signed: "What are you doing?"

He replied: "I’m giving Qiao Chuchu a necklace."

Wen Zhan: "Is she awake?"

Wei Sheng Huai Ling shook his head.

Wen Zhan: "Then did you give it to her while she was sleeping? You know how scary that is, right? No one would like you for doing that."

Wei Sheng Huai Ling smiled coldly, signing: "Stay away from her, brother."

Wen Zhan: "?"

Wei Sheng Huai Ling stepped forward, smiling innocently at him: "I’m very displeased with your decision to approach her without permission, so I rushed here. Don’t do that again next time."

He blinked his wet eyes: "Her matters, my sister and I will handle them."

Wen Zhan narrowed his eyes: "You don’t trust my taste? You think I’d like someone like Qiao Chuchu?"

Wei Sheng Huai Ling smiled: "I trust you, I’m just reminding you."

"Fine," Wen Zhan fake-smiled: "Then you’re wrong."

Wei Sheng Huai Ling: "?"

Wen Zhan’s eyes flashed with mockery: "Such fun hearing thoughts, I won’t let you have all the fun, and you don’t even know how important I am to her."

Wei Sheng Huai Ling’s face slowly darkened.

Wen Zhan smiled teasingly: "She made a comic with me as the model. She’s very pleased with my looks. I’m far more important than you. When you manage to get a comic made about you, then you can compare."

Wei Sheng Huai Ling stumbled back, looking as if struck by lightning.

Wen Zhan turned around gracefully, his smile deepening.

So amusing.

Teasing Wei Sheng Huai Ling was as easy as teasing Pei Youchuan.

Then he remembered something and turned back to ask: "What jewelry did you give her?"

Wei Sheng Huai Ling, still in shock: "...Paraíba."

Wen Zhan nodded, smiling cryptically: "Then I’ll give something even more expensive."

Wei Sheng Huai Ling: "!!!!"