“The faucet at home is broken, so I’m going to the hardware store to buy a new one. Don’t mess around at home.”
“Okay, okay~ Got it!”
After reminding the little loli, I locked the door using the light from my phone’s flashlight.
Phew, having lived alone for a year, I’m capable of handling issues like a broken faucet.
Otherwise, it’d really be a hassle.
At that moment, the system’s voice suddenly chimed in.
“A new task is being assigned to the host. The condition to trigger this plot is to go downstairs to the residential area. Plot tags: Stalker, Voyeurism, Intimidation and Threats.”
Another task already?
Whatever, as long as I go downstairs, the plot will definitely trigger.
It’s getting late, so I think it’s best not to linger outside too long.
Since my residential area is quite old, the biggest advantage here is the cheap rent.
The downside, however, is that most of the facilities are outdated and in disrepair.
Not even a single light in the stairwell works.
So, in this dark stairwell, I could only rely on the faint light from my phone to cautiously make my way down, step by step.
I don’t know why, maybe because I’ve turned into a girl, but something I used to be completely fine with now makes me a bit scared.
Luckily, it wasn’t a big deal, and I made it downstairs without incident.
Although many of the lights downstairs were broken too, and the working ones weren’t very bright, it was still much better than the dark, oppressive stairwell.
Ugh, I don’t know why, but the moment I got downstairs, I felt like something was faintly watching me.
I bit my lip and nervously scanned my surroundings, but I didn’t see anything.
Just as I thought, I only just came down—there’s no way someone would notice me that quickly.
That feeling of being watched must be my imagination, right?
It has to be!
Even though I tried to reassure myself, the panic in my heart didn’t ease. Instead, it grew stronger.
At that moment, a few teenage girls passed by me.
This must be the system giving me a chance to complete the plot.
If I follow them and sneakily stare at them with a creepy gaze, the task should be completed, right?
But I’m way too scared right now to care about that.
I just want to buy the faucet and get home as fast as possible.
Anyway, I’ve already come downstairs, and as long as I’m here, the plot will trigger, so it shouldn’t matter if I ignore them.
I quickened my pace, eager to end this agonizing walk.
But after passing the first intersection, a signboard in front of me hit me like a ton of bricks.
“Road closed, please detour… Huh?! Does that mean…?”
If I remember correctly, several intersections ahead are blocked off too.
That means what was supposed to be a short walk to the community entrance is now several times longer.
I stood there, at a loss.
Maybe… maybe I should just go back tonight.
After all, there’s another faucet at home I can use.
But when I turned around, a strong sensation hit me from behind.
I didn’t know where they were, but I could feel their burning gaze, as if threatening me: If you dare go back now, I’ll come out and deal with you on the spot.
So, so scary!
Sob sob sob…
I felt the same way at noon in the grove.
Who is it?
Why are they following me?
I couldn’t understand their intentions.
Logically, in an environment like this, they could just act if they wanted to do something to me.
The lighting is so dim, they wouldn’t need to worry about being seen.
It seems I can’t go back now.
If I do, I have a bad feeling something terrible will happen.
So, I have to speed up, buy the faucet, and get home quickly.
Even though several intersections were blocked, the community itself isn’t that big.
It’s just a few hundred meters extra, that’s all.
But those few hundred meters felt so long now.
Every minute, every second, was pure torture.
As time went on, whenever I thought about the gaze watching me from behind, aside from tension and fear, a strange feeling I shouldn’t have started to rise in my heart—I was inexplicably excited.
I swallowed hard, my breathing growing heavier, my body inexplicably heating up.
My already racing heart pounded even harder.
It was so uncomfortable…
But even though I was terrified of being followed, even though my body felt awful, for some reason, I was starting to get a little addicted to it.
Why does just being followed make me feel this way?
Am I really that kind of naughty, perverted kid?
Ugh, no, I can’t think about this anymore, or I’ll get even weirder.
I stopped walking and looked around again, but still couldn’t spot anyone.
I knew someone was definitely following me, but I didn’t dare try to find them.
Because if I did, something even worse would happen to me.
When I used to follow Xia Qingyang, I thought that if she didn’t notice me, I’d keep following her.
But if she did notice and called me out, I’d take advantage of the lack of people around and make my move.
The creep following me now is probably thinking the same thing…
Could it be that the reason they’re following me but not acting is the same as back then—just to enjoy watching me be scared?
No, that’s too perverse.
I don’t want that…
The person following me at noon had the chance to act but didn’t.
Thinking of this, I came to a terrifying conclusion, and my small body trembled uncontrollably.
Could it be… the person from noon and this one are the same?
If that’s the case, have I been targeted?
I didn’t dare think about it anymore.
My legs were trembling with fear, but I forced myself to keep moving forward, step by agonizing step.
I don’t know how long it took, but I finally reached the outside of the community, and that strange gaze disappeared.
After buying the faucet, I ran into Xu Liya at the community entrance, and we walked back together.
That strange gaze was still lurking in the shadows, but since I had someone with me, I wasn’t as scared.
They probably sensed I wasn’t panicking anymore and left shortly after.
With Xu Liya escorting me, I made it back home safely.
Finally able to relax, I let out a long sigh of relief.
I glanced at my phone instinctively and saw a message from someone nearby.
The contents made my heart, which had just started to calm, tense up again.
[Nearby Person: Little sister, if you dare bring someone with you next time~]
They didn’t finish the sentence but sent a GIF of a ripe mango, its split center oozing with juice.
Meow meow meow?!
This person is definitely a creep!
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