Chapter 23: I Got a Girlfriend
“No, I don’t want you to serve or obey me. I just want to be friends with you,” Ji Lianbing said, releasing one hand and shaking her index finger in front of my eyes in a lighthearted tone.
“Okay, then we’re friends now. Since we’re friends, can you give me back my photo?”
Friends were those who used each other… no, they were those who helped each other, right? If that’s the case, it shouldn’t be too much to ask for a small photo from you, should it?
“Friends are about using each other… hmm, helping each other, right? What benefit is there for me if I give this photo to you, Jun Cheng?”
You were about to say ‘using each other,’ weren’t you! This girl’s definition of a friend is the same as mine! I never expected someone like Ji Lianbing, a winner in life, to be as friendless as I am. How pathetic (laughs).
No, let’s put that aside. It seems I can’t get that photo unless I offer her a satisfactory exchange.
But I don’t have anything valuable on me…
In my pocket, I have two ten-yuan bills (RMB) and several coins for buying coffee.
A piece-of-junk smartphone that even lags when opening QQ, and a ten-yuan voucher for the Peace Supermarket near my house…
These things are not enough to be bargaining chips! Ji Lianbing is a super rich beauty. She wouldn’t care about these things!
So, in the end, I still have to sell myself?
But…
Held in Ji Lianbing’s embrace, I looked up at her head, my back of the head sinking into the soft chest of the girl.
Oh, so soft. I didn’t expect her chest to be quite so large… Cough, that’s not what I wanted to say, I meant her title.
No matter how many times I look at it, it’s still [Necrophiliac Killer]. Setting aside the necrophilia part, just the Killer aspect is enough to make me want to flee. Being described with the single character ‘Killer’ implies she has an obsessive hobby for murder.
Killing one person makes you a murderer, killing ten makes you a mass murderer… So, how many people has Ji Lianbing, the Killer, killed? Dozens? Or hundreds?
If she’s truly a bloodthirsty individual, then her mind must be abnormal. In that case, having an incomprehensible fetish like necrophilia would make more sense.
Should I agree… No, I don’t really have a choice.
Ji Lianbing, holding the photo in her hand, has already become my absolute dominator.
Seeing my silence, Ji Lianbing patted my head like a master stroking a pet dog and said with an air of superiority, “However, if our relationship could become closer, I wouldn’t mind giving you this photo.”
A closer relationship… means a boyfriend and girlfriend? We’re back to this question again. Why does she want me to be her boyfriend?
“Why are you so insistent on me being your boyfriend? Do you plan to use me as a shield?”
This scenario is one of the most likely possibilities. Perhaps she’s tired of constant confessions and decided to pick a random guy as her boyfriend (shield) to get some peace and quiet. As for why she chose me, it’s probably because I seem to be the man with the least interest in her.
Or perhaps… she’s looking for a substitute. If her murdering activities were exposed, she could blame me for everything… the so-called scapegoat, sacrificial lamb, or puppet.
With my intelligence, these are the only two possibilities I can think of.
However, Ji Lianbing’s next sentence overturned all my speculations.
Ji Lianbing shook her head and said, “Because I like you~”
It turned pink again!
What’s going on! Can she really control her emotions? She can just say she likes me and actually feels that way?
This is a freaking psychopathic behavior!
Ji Lianbing hugged my neck even tighter, her eyes narrowed as she said excitedly, “Because I want to hold you~”
The pink turned even deeper!
I could almost see hearts imprinted on Ji Lianbing’s pupils!
Ji Lianbing rubbed her face against my head, her voice filled with longing, “I really want to be intimate with you, Jun Cheng~”
Damn it, she’s so cute! Something must be wrong!
“I want to have a child with you, Jun Cheng~”
Gaaah! I almost died from the cute aura she’s emitting!
You… you beast! Even though I’m being threatened, I’m still charmed by this girl! I’ve despaired of myself, despaired of this world where cuteness is justice!
Cough, don’t be fooled by her, me! She can control her emotions freely. That’s just her disguise!
Yes, I need to expose her disguise first! As long as I have leverage over her, I’ll have room to negotiate.
“I don’t really understand… What do you like about me?”
Although it might sound odd coming from me, I’m very aware of how unpopular I am. I’d even say that if I were a girl, I’d never fall for a guy like myself.
Ah, right. Didn’t Lily say that Charm Magic Circle was transferred into my head? Could it be that Ji Lianbing is madly in love with me because of this magic circle?
It shouldn’t be that serious. Lily said that magic circle only improves people’s impression of me, not makes women fall for me directly. Otherwise, I should be spreading my seeds everywhere like the protagonist in an H-game right now, instead of arguing with the most beautiful girl in school who has a screw loose.
I glanced at Ji Lianbing, really unable to understand why she liked me.
Ji Lianbing, sensing my gaze, smiled slightly, a shy blush spreading across her fair face.
“I like everything about you~”
Cough!
A fatal blow…
If Ji Lianbing didn’t have that title, if she wasn’t a perverted murderer with a screw loose… I would be ecstatic to have such a cute girlfriend…
If she wasn’t a necrophiliac killer…
Wait, necrophilia…
Could it be?
“You like everything about me?”
“Yes, everything.”
“Then what part do you like the most? My spirit?”
“Mhm.” It turned green.
“My body?”
“Mhm!” It turned pink.
“My personality?”
“Mhm, mhm…” It turned green.
“My corpse?”
“Mhm, mhm!” It turned pink.
It’s truly like this!
I mustered all my courage and broke free from Ji Lianbing’s embrace, scrambling backward to create distance.
The only thing she likes is my corpse! The reason her title changes color is because she saw me as a corpse for a moment!
Damn it! In her eyes, I’m just a corpse!
That’s too terrifying!
“Oh, I accidentally let it slip, but it seems Jun Cheng already knew about my hobby… Where did you find out about this?”
“You, you really are!”
She admitted it! Although she didn’t say it out loud, the implication was clearly an admission!
This means Ji Lianbing is indeed a true Necrophiliac Killer!
“Yes, Jun Cheng. I like your body, I want your body, I want you to stay by my side forever… after you die!”
My teeth chattered, and a terrifying killing aura enveloped my body!
This isn’t yandere! Ji Lianbing is something far more terrifying than a yandere!
If yandere is ‘If you don’t love me, then die!’, Ji Lianbing is ‘I’ll only love you after you die!’.
The former is the consequence of having a bad relationship, while the latter is the beginning of madness!
She walked step by step towards me sitting on the ground, but I could only scoot backward on my rear. Finally, she reached me, straddled my lap, and cupped my cheeks with her hands.
“Although I can kill you at any time, that would be too boring… Hehehe, so, Jun Cheng, let’s make a bet, shall we?”
“What do you want to do?”
Ji Lianbing smiled charmingly and slipped the photo into my collar.
“Before the end of this week, if you can evade my pursuit, I’ll return the negative of the photo to you and delete all backups. How about it?”
“And if I can’t… well, then I die.”
“This is actually an opportunity for you, Jun Cheng? What do you think will happen if I send this photo to your parents, or even spread it online?”
“…”
Do I even need to ask? The outcome would be an ending worse than death! Most importantly, Xinran would be affected too! I can’t let that happen, even if it means death!
Ah, I see… So that’s how it is.
“Either way, it’s death. Might as well go all out, is that what you mean.”
“When faced with danger and nowhere to run, what actions will you take? I’m really looking forward to it, Jun Cheng.”
“But this is too disadvantageous for me…”
Being chased, I’m at an extreme disadvantage. The pursuer can set traps freely and choose a variety of assassination methods. It’s too unfair for me.
“So, like I said earlier, if you become my boyfriend, you can ‘restrain’ me.”
“Ah…”
I see, so the ‘boyfriend’ status was for this purpose… This way, it would be difficult for Ji Lianbing to kill me as my ‘girlfriend’ while presuming to be innocent.
Deliberately increasing the difficulty for herself, is she a pervert?
Do I even need to ask? She’s a pervert!
Ji Lianbing rested her hands on my shoulders, gazing at me affectionately like a pure maiden.
She looks incredibly cute, which is infuriating!
“So, from now on, we’re a couple in love and also intending to kill each other~ Will you be my boyfriend, Jun Cheng?”
“…I will. I will be your, Ji Lianbing’s, ‘boyfriend’!”
I almost shouted these words out, but Ji Lianbing looked very happy.
I saw the title above Ji Lianbing’s head change from green to blue. Perhaps she already considers me hers.
“Then call me Lianbing from now on. I love you, Jun Cheng~”
She kissed my cheek, but there was no sweetness, only the feeling of a death mark being branded upon me.
And just like that, I became Ji Lianbing’s boyfriend.
The three-day survival game had officially begun.
