An Unusual Life Beginning with Evil Spirits

Chapter 149 : Bai Yao

Volume 4: High School Arc - “I” Come to Find You~

The girl in front of me had a cute face, with a bit of baby fat on her cheeks, and stood only about one meter fifty-eight tall.

From her appearance, she looked like a fifteen- or sixteen-year-old girl, but I knew her—she was one of my besties, and she was already twenty this year.

"I..."

At the mention of the word "phone," my body suddenly trembled uncontrollably.

It was clearly just two phone calls, yet they scared me terribly.

It felt like... I had forgotten something, and that missing piece of memory filled me with fear.

"Yaoyao, are you okay… you…"

Lili’s worried voice came close, and right after, a pair of warm arms embraced me.

The familiar scent of my best friend helped calm me down a little.

"I… I’m fine…"

Clenching my teeth, I shook my head and stood up on my trembling legs with Lili’s support, then glanced around.

Strange… it was a sense of dissonance.

A very peculiar sense of dissonance—as if… I wasn’t very familiar with this place.

Looking at Lili, who stood facing me, I kept feeling as if I shouldn’t have known her originally.

This feeling… had I experienced it before?

"Yaoyao? Yaoyao? Should I help you go outside for some air?"

I turned my head and saw Lili shouting loudly in the KTV room, trying to make her voice reach me.

I couldn’t help but smile.

"I’m fine…"

But clearly, Lili didn’t believe me.

She grabbed my hand and pulled me out of the private room.

"Come on, let’s go out and get some air."

Maybe she noticed something unusual about me.

Lili was really worried.

She was my childhood friend.

We had been neighbors since we were little, went to elementary, middle, and high school together, and even ended up in the same university.

She was the closest person to me besides my parents—closer even than my brother.

Oh, right, today was my brother’s birthday, which was why so many of us had come to sing at the KTV.

"Yaoyao? What’s wrong?"

Just as Lili dragged me out of the room, a familiar voice called out from behind.

"Brother, it’s nothing. I just… have a bit of a headache."

So far, I still hadn’t told him about the phone calls over the past two nights.

It hadn’t been easy for my brother—at 24, he had finally become a manager at a 4S dealership.

I didn’t want to burden him or make him worry while everything was going well for him.

"Brother, actually Yaoyao… mmph!!"

Lili pouted and opened her mouth, clearly wanting to spill everything.

I quickly pinched her waist.

The moment I pinched her, her words got stuck in her throat.

"Actually what?"

My brother looked at Lili.

Since she had been our neighbor for so many years, Lili had long been used to calling him "Brother."

Our parents had even hinted at matching them together.

I wouldn’t mind turning my bestie into my sister-in-law.

But Lili had always said she saw my brother as an older brother, so I hadn’t pushed it further.

Let nature take its course—whether or not she became my sister-in-law, she would still be my best sister and closest friend.

"Nothing… really… she just has a headache. I was taking her out for a walk."

That pinch definitely hadn’t been light.

Lili must’ve been in real pain.

Looking at her forced smile, I silently mouthed a "sorry" in my heart.

"Mm…"

My brother was clearly suspicious, but he didn’t press the issue.

He simply frowned and gave a solemn nod.

"Just don’t go far. Take a walk at the entrance and come right back."

"Okay."

I nodded quickly and turned to leave.

Lili followed immediately.

"You really pinched me… it hurt so bad, it’s definitely bruised!"

As soon as she caught up, Lili started complaining, eyes full of blame.

I felt guilty just looking at her.

"I’m sorry, okay? I didn’t want to either, but… please don’t tell my brother. He just became a manager last month and now it’s his birthday—don’t you think this would only upset him?"

As I spoke, I reached out and gently rubbed her waist.

The moment I touched her waist, suddenly—!!!

My eyes widened as I stared at Lili.

Lili, in turn, looked back at me with confusion and uncertainty.

After a while, Lili asked hesitantly,

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Lili… you’ve gained weight again!"

"What? How… how do you know!!"

Seeing the ghost-struck expression on Lili’s face, I reached out and gave her a tug.

"Look, your swim ring is already showing."

"Ah! Don’t—don’t pinch me!"

Lili raised her hand to swat me and quickly adjusted the clothes around her waist.

"You haven’t been dieting lately, have you? And like this… you still want to chase after Wang Ding?"

I looked at Lili, teasing her with a grin, making her little face flush bright red.

"You always bring up Wang Ding—what about you! Don’t you have someone you like?"

Arm in arm, Lili and I laughed and joked as we walked out of the KTV.

Standing at the KTV entrance, the cold wind of late autumn blew in my face, instantly clearing my mind.

Unconsciously, those two phone calls at midnight the night before and the night before that resurfaced in my thoughts.

The lighthearted mood from earlier vanished in an instant.

"What is it? You… thought about those two calls again?"

"Mm…"

Hearing Lili’s worried voice in my ear, the fear in my heart grew stronger.

Who was it… why would they make such threatening calls?

I hadn’t offended anyone—so why me?

The moment I thought of it, my body began to tremble uncontrollably again, and I didn’t know why!

They were just two phone calls, so why did the thought of them feel so terrifying, so hair-raisingly dreadful?

Besides… it felt like I had lost something very important.

Something extremely important… a matter of life and death!

I couldn’t remember it, what exactly I had lost.

"Yaoyao… it’s okay. It’s just a phone call, right?"

Probably noticing my full-body shivering, Lili came to my side and gently patted my back.

That small act brought a bit of warmth to my heart.

"Mm…"

Although I answered reluctantly, the trembling in my voice didn’t escape Lili’s notice.

"Alright, you’re staying at my place tonight. If that creep calls again, I’ll answer! I don’t believe it!"

"Mm!"

Hearing Lili’s firm tone, I nodded.

"Lili…"

"Mm?"

"Thank you."

Hearing those words from me, Lili clearly paused for a second.

Then she burst into laughter with a snort.

"What are you laughing at?"

As soon as I heard her laugh, I couldn’t help but blush.

"Nothing… it’s just—you’re already twenty, how are you still like a little kid?"

"Aiya! It’s all… all because of those phone calls!"

"Pfft… one call scared you this much, tsk tsk…"

"Aiya!!"

After that burst of playful banter, my mood eased a little.

No matter what, with Lili by my side, my fear had lessened significantly.

We didn’t stay out too late, after all, my brother had work tomorrow.

Lili and I also had to work.

We're adults now, so we couldn’t go too wild.