Chapter 26
Chapter 26
There's a saying that goes, "I could have endured the darkness, if I had never seen the light." So if someone were to ask Yan Huan about his feelings right now, he would probably tearfully recount a story that's essentially "The Farmer and the Snake."
But to fit it into a modern setting, it becomes "Yan Huan the computer fixer and his righteous stepsister Ye Shiyu."
Yet the moment Yan Huan looked up and saw the phone screen Ye Shiyu was holding, the purple vortex on it seemed to pull his consciousness into an abyss.
Just like last Friday when he was hypnotized, after a moment of losing control over his body, Yan Huan's body was plunged into a tingling purgatory.
He could still control his body as usual, but it felt extremely uncomfortable.
And beneath the mask formed by his perfect expression management, Yan Huan's face was full of question marks.
No.
How did he end up offending her again this time?
Skipping lunch break just to kindly help her with her computer problems-she doesn't even say thank you, and instead, she just raises her phone and hypnotizes me without a word?
Where did she learn this bad habit, Japanese anime?
Meanwhile, Ye Shiyu, looking at the handsome boy before her whose eyes were gradually losing their light and whose expression was turning vacant, began to feel regretful.
Clearly, she had already told herself not to use hypnosis on him.
And yet, she had done it again.
But if she didn't do this, if Yan Huan saw what was in her browser, it would be even more unbearable than death.
The phone in her hand suddenly felt heavy. She pressed her lips together, lowered her gaze, and with trembling lips said,
"I'm sorry."
But the boy's consciousness before her seemed to have already been devoured by her greedy power, unable to comprehend the apology she wanted to convey.
Since that's the case, she'd better quickly delete everything in the browser, then lift the hypnosis.
Ye Shiyu hurriedly grabbed the computer from the desk, swiped the touchpad to move the mouse, and opened the browser to begin her operation.
However, the computer was still lagging from a virus, not to mention she herself was a complete computer novice.
Usually, even using a mouse felt awkward to her, and now using the touchpad made her struggle even more.
"Hey, hurry up! Chris is waiting for us!"
"Coming, coming!"
As luck would have it, the voices of classmates outside the class drifted in, making Ye Shiyu's heart suddenly race.
"Thump. Thump."
Only then did she remember she was still in Yan Huan's classroom!
In the past two days at school, she had more or less learned how popular Yan Huan was-if his classmates came back and saw him hypnotized like this...
Ye Shiyu's pupils shrank slightly, but her hands moved faster and faster.
After much effort, the mouse finally clicked open the browser, and a colorful search interface popped up, displaying the search history above.
"Women's Section:"
Younger man," "Little brother," "Siblings," "Hypnosis.
Yes, ever since discovering this "treasure website" on Saturday, Ye Shiyu felt like she had opened the door to a whole new world.
A girl who had never been interested in any of these restricted movies before was now diving into the "Women's Section" every day and refusing to come out.
Of course, she knew these weren't exactly proper things, but-
The content was just too captivating!
Especially when she saw the female leads in the movies having all sorts of stories with younger men, Ye Shiyu always got unusually excited.
But returning to the present reality, looking at the search bar in front of her, Ye Shiyu felt utterly ashamed.
Her face turned slightly red, and even the hypnotized Yan Huan, who now looked like a doll, wanted to hide his face behind the computer screen.
"Sorry, I'll be done soon."
As for Yan Huan, when he saw Ye Shiyu anxiously snatch the computer for a frantic operation, he realized-
There were probably things in the browser he almost opened that could cause Ye Shiyu social death.
No wonder she was so reactive. Now that he thought about it, after his sudden death in his previous life, did the police check his browsing history?
If they found anything, and then unlocked it and handed it over to his family as a memento...
At this thought, even after all this time, Yan Huan still felt the urge to crawl back to his past life and snatch his phone back.
But what truly surprised Yan Huan was that he never expected Ye Shiyu to look at this kind of stuff.
And what could Ye Shiyu possibly get out of watching this stuff?
Doll-stacking games?
Honestly, he was a little curious.
With a blank expression, Yan Huan's gaze quietly shifted and locked onto Ye Shiyu's face in front of the computer.
Website page, closed.
Browsing history, deleted.
After finishing all this, Ye Shiyu finally let out a sigh of relief.
Thankfully, she managed to do it before Xiaohuan found out-
Huh?
Ye Shiyu suddenly froze, because she realized she had subconsciously used the way his mother addressed Yan Huan.
But-
She didn't dislike calling him that.
It felt like giving a beloved doll a pet name.
"Xiaohuan."
Looking at the now squeaky clean browser, Ye Shiyu suddenly murmured this, as if savoring the feeling of using that nickname.
Yet right in front of her, the vacant-eyed Yan Huan seemed to receive a signal and responded in a dazed manner,
"Sister Shiyu."
"."
Did he take her words as a command?
That's right, in a hypnotized state, no matter what she said, Xiaohuan would obey.
Ye Shiyu blinked. She had originally planned to return the computer and end the hypnosis, since her goal was achieved.
But when she looked up and saw the handsome boy before her completely obeying her orders, a dark, indescribable feeling suddenly sprouted in her heart.
Especially since the teaching building was so quiet right now, and inside the classroom, it was just the two of them.
The afternoon was the hottest time of the day, but since it was only early spring, the temperature was just right.
The warm air, like feathers gently brushing the skin, made her feel itchy all over-
Ye Shiyu opened her mouth, but the command she should have given-"stop hypnosis"-got stuck in her throat.
She really wanted to hear Xiaohuan call her "Sister."
That term, emphasized in movies to blur the subject's identity.
Desire began to spread invisibly, making the phone in her palm glow even brighter.
Then-
She'd just give this one command, hear Xiaohuan call her "Sister," and then end the hypnosis.
Thinking this, Ye Shiyu's voice seemed almost impatient as she softly said to Yan Huan,
"Xiaohuan, call me... Sister."
Sister?
The hypnotized Yan Huan was a bit confused, but his throat muscles began to itch first.
Feeling the urge to speak, Yan Huan had no choice but to open his mouth,
"Sister."
Hearing Yan Huan softly say that long-awaited word, Ye Shiyu's pupils inevitably shrank bit by bit.
In her ears, the rhythmic heartbeat sounded again,
"Thump. Thump. Thump."
This... this was amazing.
But he didn't look at her, and his expression was still vacant.
Although this was nice, still-
It was just a little short.
Then-
She'd give one last command.
After this command, she would definitely end the hypnosis.
Ye Shiyu told herself this once more in her heart.
"Xiaohuan."
Ye Shiyu opened her mouth, her voice trembling a little,
"Please look at me and call me 'Sister' with a smile, okay?"
In an instant, the command swept across his facial muscles, but with Yan Huan's perfect expression management ability, it quietly dissolved.
When he called out "Sister" just now, Ye Shiyu's expression had actually slipped a bit, letting Yan Huan catch a hint of excitement leaking from her heart.
No way.
Yan Huan, having noticed something, felt a bit incredulous, as if he had just discovered someone's secret interest.
After a moment of silence, Yan Huan slowly lifted his gaze and met Ye Shiyu's eyes.
Then, he gave a gentle smile and softly spoke to Ye Shiyu again,
"Sister." In the quiet lunch break, in the classroom with just the two of them, the handsome boy stood with his back to the light.
The instant he smiled, it was as if he had become one with the sunlight outside.
The emptiness of hypnosis was masked by the feeling of that smile, so much so that it was as if Ye Shiyu had never used the APP on her phone at all.
Yan Huan's incredibly vivid and attractive smile made that single word, "Sister," surpass mere warmth and gradually turn intimate.
"Thump. Thump. Thump."
It was as if a scene from a movie had become reality, urging her to do what the heroine in a film would do.
Some kind of filth inside Ye Shiyu seemed to materialize on the phone screen, and that ghostly purple color on the screen appeared especially viscous.
She blinked, her long lashes shielding her eyes as she glanced downward to hide, her black hair falling and setting off her rosy skin.
No. I can't.
I already said it-what I just did was the last wish, how can I go back on my word?
Ye Shiyu's cheeks flushed, and so, the right hand that was just about to reach out to Yan Huan was suddenly pinned down by her left.
Her heart was locked in a struggle, as if her conscience and her desire were fighting an eight-sided battle in a ring.
She glanced at her phone and realized only a few minutes had passed-there were still nearly ten minutes left to do whatever she wanted.
So, what if I give one last command and then end the hypnosis?
No, no, you've already given two commands.
What are you planning to do next?
This is a classroom, and just now he was so kind to help you fix your computer problem.
It was clearly your own carelessness watching that kind of website that messed up the computer, and you were the one who asked him for help-now you're repaying kindness with betrayal.
Ye Shiyu, are you really that despicable of a person?
Her conscience landed a heavy punch, knocking desire flat on the ground, unable to get up again!
Wonderful!
And up in the ring, Ye Shiyu's "panting" conscience looked at the fallen desire before her.
But she didn't expect that desire wouldn't dodge at all, as if it had a trump card ready.
In the next moment, desire took a deep breath and suddenly shouted in her heart,
"But right now, you can do anything!! He's hypnotized, and anyway, after he wakes up, the APP will fix his memory-what does it matter?!"
"What?!"
Conscience was alarmed, its momentum gradually overwhelmed by desire.
Yeah, with this kind of tool, even if I do something, it's fine, and Yan Huan wouldn't lose a piece of flesh.
As long as he doesn't notice anything unusual when he wakes up, doesn't that mean nothing happened at all?
There's still time left on the APP; during this time, I can give one last command...
"Xiaohuan."
After a long struggle, Ye Shiyu finally seemed to make up her mind and spoke to Yan Huan.
Her voice trembled slightly as she spoke, but it wasn't the regret or guilt from the beginning-it was
Excitement.
Like an audience member seeing the most thrilling second act of a movie.
Ye Shiyu's cheeks were flushed, her palm gripping her phone tightly, as she looked up at Yan Huan and ordered,
"Can you become the little brother who loves his sister the most, and then act spoiled toward your sister?"
???
Wait, no-
Huh?
Even though he'd mentally prepared himself, Yan Huan's brain still felt like it had been struck by a blunt object, and he was instantly filled with question marks.
Sister Shiyu, your XP seems a bit weird.
Siblings are just siblings-siblings can't become...
Forget it, sis, you've got the hypnosis APP, you make the rules.
The craziest thing was, not only did Yan Huan himself freeze, but even the hypnotized part of him seemed to lag, not responding with a command for a moment.
It was as if even it didn't know how to "become the little brother who loves his sister the most" and then "act spoiled."
After a few seconds, a tickle rose in his throat, and some words came out-just thinking about them in his mind was enough to give Yan Huan goosebumps.
The kind of words that, if you said them, would guarantee social death.
You call this acting spoiled?
Ye Shiyu, you forgot to clear your browser and were about to die of embarrassment, so you used the hypnosis APP to save yourself; but then you turn around and use hypnosis to make me die of embarrassment?
Then don't blame me...
In an instant, Yan Huan's heart darkened-he had no intention of obediently repeating the embarrassing words coming from his hypnotized self.
After a brief pause, Yan Huan flashed a sunny, radiant smile.
Under Ye Shiyu's expectant gaze, he suddenly reached out and grabbed Ye Shiyu's hand.
"Pa!"
Her soft, boneless little hand was instantly swallowed up by his burning warmth-her hand was so cool, like the temperature of early spring, but compared to Yan Huan, it was far too cold.
"!!"
Ye Shiyu's expression changed slightly, her whole face suddenly heating up as if scorched by Yan Huan's body heat.
This was the first time in her life she'd ever been this close to a boy-her first instinct was to pull her hand away, but those hands gripped her like iron pincers, not letting her escape.
"Xiao Xiaohuan-"
She couldn't take it, and, feeling extremely uncomfortable, instinctively wanted to refuse.
But before she could give the command "let go of me," Yan Huan seized the moment and cut in.
He lifted his eyes, looked at Ye Shiyu, and called out warmly,
"Sister."
That call suddenly made Ye Shiyu freeze, and she actually forgot to resist.
She stared blankly at Yan Huan before her, then her hands suddenly tensed as if he was going to pull her over to his side.
Ah... huh?
No... that's not the kind of acting spoiled I meant...
So forceful...
And too... too sudden, I wasn't prepared at all...
Only then did Ye Shiyu realize that maybe Yan Huan's idea of acting spoiled was direct physical contact.
Hypnosis would indeed carry out her orders, but how it was carried out needed more detailed instructions.
Just like a not-so-bright computer or AI, you have to train it to get the model you want.
Even scarier, dense footsteps suddenly sounded from outside.
It seemed some Class A students were coming back!
"Thump thump thump."
No... I can't...
Her heart pounding wildly, Yan Huan still wouldn't let go of her hand.
She struggled but couldn't break free, and in her panic, she actually forgot to immediately give the stop command.
If a third person noticed Yan Huan's abnormal state now, wouldn't she be...
Her cheeks were flushed, her eyes a little moist, but it was hard to tell if it was excitement or discomfort.
It was as if that one word, "Sister," from Yan Huan had become a curse, making Ye Shiyu completely unable to refuse his excessive actions.
Seeing her like this, Yan Huan was actually at a loss for words.
Just like when he was hypnotized at Ye Lan's house-she just loved doing these brainless things.
Why not just say something, give a command to stop and be done with it?
Yet, in the end, it wasn't Ye Shiyu who saved the stalemate, but a voice from outside the door,
"It's Bai Yi-she came to school today!"
"That's rare."
Turns out it wasn't Class A students coming in.
The voices outside startled Ye Shiyu awake, and she quickly spoke up,
"Xiao Xiaohuan, stop."
Yan Huan's movements suddenly halted, and he immediately let go of Ye Shiyu's hands.
Ye Shiyu hurriedly stepped back, seemingly still shaken, but her gaze kept darting between his hands and her own.
This...
If Xiaohuan loves a sister the most, is this what he would do?
Ye Shiyu was a little confused, her heart filled with an inexplicable, indescribable feeling.
The noise outside continued, a sharp contrast to the quiet inside the Class A classroom.
"Where did she go?"
"Didn't someone from the support club just see Bai Yi heading toward the teaching building?"
"Fake news!!"
"Damn!"
(End of this chapter)