"Senior, it's starting,"

Jasmine Wen held the oil lamp close to her face. Her head became large, which was a little scary, but what worried me was that she might burn her face. Even if her face didn't get burned, her hair might. However, since she didn't seem to mind, I didn't say anything.

"By the way, how did playing games turn into telling ghost stories?"

I said discontentedly, even though I was not particularly resistant to ghost stories.

"Well... Sister Xiaojing, Feiya is... very afraid of ghost stories..."

Feiya said shivering, hugging her knees.

"But... adults don't fear telling and hearing ghost stories. For them, it's just a matter of opening their mouths and saying whatever, like sleepwalking murderers, opening coffins with nothing inside, and so on..."

Jasmine Wen said nonchalantly. I couldn't help but shudder. She was actually using Feiya's vulnerability to bait her. But in itself, this was something that induced fear, so I thought Feiya wouldn't take the bait.

"But Feiya must participate..."

Unexpectedly, Feiya took the bait. I glared at Jasmine Wen angrily.

"Senior, you look like a terrifying demon from hell... Senior, is there something you're not satisfied with? Feel free to say it,"

Jasmine Wen smiled and looked at me.

"I said we were going to play games. How did it turn into telling ghost stories?"

I repeated the question.

"Oh, you care about that, huh? Isn't it thrilling to tell ghost stories in the summer? Besides, it's a great way to cool down..."

"There are many ways to cool down, right?"

"This method is the most effective... And it can also tease girls,"

Jasmine Wen said jokingly.

"Don't come up with strange ideas like that. And teasing girls..."

I glanced at Su Yuqian, and her face suddenly turned red as she spoke, "What are you thinking, Stupid Jerry..."

"Well, I wasn't thinking anything..."

I blurted out that slightly evil thought, only to be completely obliterated by Su Yuqian.

"Senior... You can tease me if you want," Jasmine Wen whispered in my ear.

"Sorry, I don't have that intention,"

I replied softly.

"Then don't regret it, Senior..."

"People who have that kind of intention will regret it..."

"Senior, you're such a boring person..."

Jasmine Wen complained and sat up straight. She solemnly said, "It's starting, please protect your heart, the upcoming ghost story is really terrifying. It's possible to be frightened out of your senses..."

It's a bit exaggerated to say frightened out of your senses, and I think storytelling is less effective than visual effects.

"There is a school, which is said to be located near the old teaching building. Every night, you can hear the sound of a girl crying..."

Is this the beginning? Another campus horror story...

"There was a boy who didn't believe in such things, and he courageously said, 'I'll take pictures to prove it to you all that there are no crying girls, no vengeful spirits.' Despite everyone advising him not to go, he insisted, 'You're all a bunch of scaredy-cats.' Then after school, as students gradually went home, the school was empty except for the janitor. Only this boy remained. He took out a flashlight from his bag and walked towards the old teaching building. It's said that a girl committed suicide here, and because they could hear the girl crying, the school closed off this building. They even installed an iron gate at the entrance. But this boy climbed in... Suddenly, a cold wind blew, sending chills down the boy's spine. He looked at the pitch-black interior of the teaching building, shone his flashlight at the entrance, but it seemed like there was nothing there. However, when he aimed the flashlight towards the ground, in that instant, a girl with long hair flowing and blood on her neck appeared in front of him with a sinister face..."

"...So scary..."

Feiya said tremblingly.

"But don't adults feel scared at all about ghost stories?"

Jasmine Wen continued to lure Feiya.

"That... Feiya insisted... insisted."

"Well, let me continue... When the boy pointed the flashlight back at the same spot, he found nothing. He comforted himself in a relaxed tone, saying, 'There's nothing here, just scaring myself.' Then he entered the teaching building and looked at the deep, quiet hallway. Each step he took made a loud noise on the floor. As he went further in, he noticed something strange. Why does the hallway have no end? Why does it feel chilly? Why is there always a same classroom on his right, labeled 103 in red font? To confirm, the boy kept running towards it, only to find it still as room 103. Feeling incredulous, he swallowed his saliva and prepared himself to enter. When he slowly opened the door, he saw a girl in the school uniform standing by the window. 'Um... May I ask who you are?' the boy said as he walked into the classroom. Suddenly, the door slammed shut... The girl by the window slowly turned her head, her face glowing green. The boy looked at her in shock, because while her head twisted, her body stayed in place. 'Help... Help...!' the boy desperately banged on the door and shouted, but no one responded. Only the girl emitted an eerie laughter, saying, 'I will kill you, and also the girls who like you, because I love you so much...' The next day, the school discovered the boy's body, with signs of self-harm using broken glass... Yet, in the old teaching building, the sound of a girl crying can still be heard..."

"Ah... That's the end. What do you all think?"

The tense and oppressive atmosphere suddenly dissipated, and I felt my tightly wound nerves relax a bit.

"By the way, why did that girl say such things?"

I asked in confusion.

"Ah... don't you know, Senpai? Do you know what 'yandere' means? They are quite terrifying, aren't they? I just incorporated it into the ghost story,"

"There's no one like that in real life, right?"

"Who knows, Senpai... I love you so much, and I will kill the girls you like..."

Jasmine Wen imitated that tone and said, which made Su Yuqian's face unhappy.

Jasmine Wen quickly apologized, saying, "Sorry, sorry, Rainie, I was just going along with the scary atmosphere. Please don't mind."

Seeing Jasmine Wen sincerely apologize, Su Yuqian showed an expression of not pursuing the matter.

Then she continued, "Do you want to hear another ghost story?"

"Forget it, I want to sleep."

"Feiya can only listen to one, can't bear a second one."

"These ghost stories are quite boring."

We all said one after another.

"What a pity... There are still many more terrifying ghost stories. Since that's the case, let's end it here."

Jasmine Wen turned on the lights, and suddenly everything became bright. It felt better with this sense of brightness.

Su Yuqian and Feiya left the room. Just as I was about to leave, Jasmine Wen called out to me.

"Senpai..."

"What's the matter?"

"Well... do you remember the sunscreen I left on the beach?"

"Of course, why?"

"Please bring it for me..."

"Why didn't you go get it yourself?"

She clearly abandoned it there.

"It's too dark, I'm scared..."

"Don't you have a flashlight?"

"But... I'm still scared, it's so dark, and I'm not brave."

But you weren't afraid at all when you were telling the ghost stories just now.

"It should be fine to leave it there."

"But that box of sunscreen is worth tens of thousands. If it gets washed away by the tide or eaten by sea monsters..."

"Don't casually leave such valuable things around. And there's no such thing as sea monsters."

"I'm begging you, Senpai... Senpai, you're not afraid of the dark at all, right? After all, you're a responsible and dependable man, right, Senpai?"

"Well... of course."

"Mmm... Senpai, you're really great. The flashlight is in the drawer in the living room. Please be careful."

"Ah... okay."

I was asked to get some sunscreen, so I took a flashlight from a drawer in the living room and went out. It was pitch black outside, and I couldn't help but feel a resemblance to the guy Jasmine Wen just mentioned. As for the idea of encountering a yandere and being killed, that must be a joke. With those thoughts in mind, I headed to where Jasmine Wen had placed the sunscreen earlier.