After Being Parasitized by a Monster 55

Chapter 55: “Sister, give me a kiss.”

The wrinkled bedsheet was neatly spread again. Cheng Ming buttoned the last button up to her collar, wrapping herself up tightly.

“No need to wash. I’ve absorbed it all. There’s no liquid residue.”

Xiao Ming’s tone was one of asking for credit, and it was quite proud.

Cheng Ming’s face turned red. She struggled to catch her breath, and before her breathing could return to normal, she was choked by these words. Reason told her that this was a normal physiological reaction, that this was their shared body, and that it was her partner. There was nothing unacceptable, nothing to be ashamed of. But emotionally… emotionally, she wanted to peel this Fish-Fungus off her and kick it out of bed.

The mycelia that were actively swaying in front of her were like a puppy’s tail, but these filamentous things were both the roots of the fungus that absorbed nutrients and the tentacles of the monster that explored the outside world. A moment ago, they had shamelessly occupied her body… she forcefully slapped them aside.

“Put them away.”

She was scared by it.

Cheng Ming was not at ease. Before going to bed, she still had to go out for a walk.

The mycelia had gotten what they wanted and were now acting cute. Cheng Ming’s ashamed and angry disgust was the greatest reward for it. It silently and contentedly retracted to the length of short hair.

She had locked the door when she came in. She got up, turned the knob, and opened the door.

The desk behind her had been cleaned up. The draft paper with too much dangerous information had been torn off by her and was in her hand, waiting to be disposed of.

There were still many small problems, such as what the monster organization was, and why her mother had given her the red seashell with a special meaning. Was it in the hope that the intelligent biological group that had occupied the ocean would accept her?

She also clearly understood what she was pursuing these for, why she had returned to the land, and why she was stubbornly looking for the answers to everything… for atonement.

Perhaps it was meaningless, but this was the meaning of her life now.

The door of the other bedroom was closed, and Yan Rong had also returned to her room.

It was dark and quiet outside.

Passing through the living room, the silver-white light from the balcony attracted her peripheral vision.

Cheng Ming looked over. The height of the 17th floor was not as good as the scenery she had seen at the research institute, but the buildings after the rain were as quiet as a world in a mirror, the light and shadow were psychedelic, and there was a lonely and desolate beauty.

There was also a Yan Rong in this room.

There were dozens of households in this building.

And in this defense center, there were tens of thousands of people on the surface and countless people behind the scenes…

This world was lively and crowded, but at this moment, she really felt that she was alone.

Only herself.

The only comfort was that “herself” was split into two souls. The other, no matter when or where, as long as it sensed that her emotions were abnormal, would silently come out, lie on her shoulder, cover her ears, and block her eyes.

“She brought you into this world. You had no choice in the first place,” Xiao Ming said. “We had no choice.”

“I know,” she took a light breath and smiled faintly.

Putting away those thoughts, Cheng Ming fumbled into the kitchen.

Following her usual practice, she added water and shredded the paper, then flushed it down the toilet.

When she passed by the bedroom next door on her way back, she observed that the door was tightly closed, but a faint light could be seen through the gap.

She stepped back and glanced at the wall clock in the living room. It was just past eight o’clock.

Cheng Ming looked at the thick, striped, silent wooden door in front of her, paused for a moment, then went forward and reached for the metal handle.

With a gentle twist, click, the pivot was stuck.

It was locked from the inside.

“What are you looking for her for?” Before she could raise her hand to knock, Xiao Ming spoke. “What if she needs to relax like you?”

Cheng Ming: “…”

Her temple twitched. She felt that her ears, no, her entire brain had been defiled by it!

“Shut up,” she weakly repeated this already powerless reprimand.

But she had to admit that her sister was so old, she should have her own space…

Yes, her own space.

Cheng Ming put down her hand with a complicated expression.

…

Inside the door.

Yan Rong had once been tormented by bone pain to the point of a nervous breakdown. Any slightly loud noise could keep her up all night, so Yan Li had redecorated her room, putting up damping sheets and sound-absorbing cotton, and had also installed soundproof strips in the gaps to enhance the sound insulation effect.

She could barely hear the sounds from outside, and she didn’t have to worry about her own voice being heard.

In the screen within the screen, the blue light flickered twice, and a new line of text appeared, “Are you sure?”

The wheelchair had a foldable shelf. Yan Rong leaned against the back of the chair, her hands on the keyboard, her fingertips hovering, a little absent-minded.

After a while, she said, “I’m not sure.”

It wasn’t that she was really not sure.

The happiness of having and losing was too short.

She had felt that something was wrong from the first video call. Later, she began to actively guide the conversation, and one argument after another was like drinking poison to quench her thirst, constantly deepening her suspicion.

Whether it was being cautious or deceiving herself, it was just that she wanted to wait for more, more evidence.

And so she had remained motionless until the day they had really met.

She was so much like her sister.

Her appearance was flawless. Except for her incomplete memory and slow tone, and the small things she couldn’t answer, everything about the other was so much like her sister. The way she cared about her was the same, the way she worried about her was the same, and even the small movements of wanting to escape and cover up when she was annoyed with her were exactly the same.

Then, she touched her ear.

Yan Li’s right ear had been injured a long time ago, and there was a problem with her nerves. Her hearing had declined, but her sensitivity was very high, so she used her hair to cover it, and usually did not allow others to touch it.

She still remembered that after coming to the Defense Center, the only time her sister had been punished was when a teammate had taken off her hearing aid without knowing it. She had had a stress reaction and had thrown the person over her shoulder, breaking their bones.

But she could touch it.

It was the privilege of being a sister and a patient.

In the past, every time she touched it, Yan Li would tremble slightly, but she would not let go. She would deliberately rub it, and enjoy her sister’s trembling eyelashes and heavy breathing, and her vivid expression of trying to endure the discomfort.

She did not deny that it was a little bad habit of hers.

But not this time.

She had heard that many mutated parasites liked to live in people’s brains and had a super strong ability to imitate.

But she still couldn’t help but hold on to a glimmer of hope.

What if… what if her sister was still alive.

If it was really just a monster, why didn’t it hurt her? Why did it treat her so patiently and meticulously?

“You’ve made her do so many risky things. Even if she doesn’t have credit, she has worked hard, right?” Yan Rong looked at the computer screen. “For the sake of future cooperation, shouldn’t you show some sincerity?”

She had a harmless smile on her face and watched as the little robot on the other end of the internet cable glitched out with a funny emoji.

Half a minute later, white characters jumped out one by one—

“What do you want?”

…

The needs were settled, which was something to be happy about.

But Yan Rong’s smile could not be sustained. She closed her laptop, and the curve at the corner of her eyes slowly disappeared.

She tilted her head and looked at the wall on her left.

The Security Department had not found anything unusual, and the Defense Center could not be relied on. She had to do it herself.

Unfortunately, because of her high position, Yan Li’s identity was easily involved in secrets. The room would also be used to store some documents and items that could not be spread outside from time to time. Her personal space was under the jurisdiction of the Security Department and would be checked regularly.

She couldn’t secretly install a surveillance camera, nor could she store any electronic equipment that might have recording or video functions.

Otherwise, if she just installed a small gadget and observed the other at any time, she would definitely find a flaw.

Her expression became heavy. She put the computer back on the desk and turned her wheelchair towards the door.

She didn’t know what that “sister” was doing now. Was she asleep?

The door lock had been modified. She lightly tapped the smart button on the right side of the armrest twice, and a signal was sent out. Click. The lock was unlocked.

The light in the room slid into a dark abyss as the door opened.

Yan Rong was about to go out when her five fingers suddenly tightened, stopping the sliding of the tires.

In her suddenly stiff gaze, a person was standing at the end, and only her silhouette was outlined with dim lines.

The corridor was narrow. The other took a step forward and exposed herself completely to the soft light, but it did not dispel the shadow she brought.

A familiar figure, a familiar face. The two pupils embedded in them were glowing faintly. When they looked at her, they gave her the illusion of being watched by a wild beast.

Cheng Ming pressed the doorknob with one hand to prevent the door from closing, blocking her way, and smiled as she looked down at her—

“Rongrong, are you suspecting me?”

…

From the hospital outside the quarantine line to here, a full sixty-nine days.

While Yan Rong was observing her, she was also observing Yan Rong.

In just this half a day of getting along, this girl had many reactions that were worth pondering.

It could be said that she was considerate of her sister who had just been discharged from the hospital, but wasn’t she a little lacking in enthusiasm.

Locking the door, was she guarding against her?

An “amnesiac” sister, it was inevitable that there were some strange things. But they were, after all, the closest people, and she was not a professional actress.

Cheng Ming had not intended to replace Yan Li for a lifetime. It just depended on how much suspicion Yan Rong would have, and at most, how long it would take for her not to be seen through.

If it really didn’t work, there were still the paths of confession and threat to choose from.

Using spores to control the other and achieve the achievement of eliminating the problem was the last resort.

It was not a situation she was willing to fall into.

Cheng Ming looked at her with a calm and gentle smile.

This expression could be interpreted in any way.

It could be a test, a warning, or just a joke.

Yan Rong was frozen in place.

So direct, it had clearly caught her off guard.

Meeting her gaze, finally, she relaxed her tense hands and pursed her lips. “Yes, sister… I suspect that you don’t remember much about what happened between us, and you have to pretend to be close. Aren’t you tired, sister?”

Cheng Ming paused.

“I…”

She was a little guilty. She didn’t know how to answer.

There were too many important things. Yan Li’s memories of Shenzhou Pharmaceutical were particularly exciting, and Yan Rong’s position had indeed been repeatedly moved back by her. At most, she had tried to figure out Yan Li’s daily reactions with her, and had not yet looked closely at the memories between them.

“Sorry, Rongrong…”

She bent down and squatted down, so that she could be at eye level with her.

“Sister, it’s not your fault,” Yan Rong shook her head.

Just as she was about to say some polite words, her hand was held by Cheng Ming.

She only heard her say, “Shall we sleep together? I remember I said I would make it up to you before I left.”

Yan Rong was stunned for a moment.

“Huh?”

This sound was made by two creatures.

One was the suddenly stunned Yan Rong outside her brain, and the other was the instantly agitated Xiao Ming inside her brain.

No matter how much it shouted and resisted, Cheng Ming, who was enduring the sharp noise in her brain, did not change her expression.

But Yan Rong came back to her senses and laughed, “Sister, you’re really… no need, sister. I know, actually, you can’t sleep well every time you’re with me.”

She clearly looked a lot like Yan Li, but when she smiled, she gave a completely different feeling.

Her eyes were as curved and bright as a crescent moon, and they were bright but not aggressive. “Before you get better, I will reluctantly allow you to default on your promise. But as compensation for your deception—”

She stretched out her hand, “Sister, give me a kiss.”

Cheng Ming subconsciously raised her arm.

Seeing that she was about to get close, she suddenly reacted two seconds later. She was not talking about a hug, but a kiss…

“No kissing!”

If the spiritual world were an ocean, Xiao Ming would definitely be jumping up and down and going crazy at this moment.

It was no longer just a tantrum, it was about to explode. “Yan Li and she don’t have the habit of a goodnight kiss. She’s definitely testing you!”

Cheng Ming’s body was frozen.

One step further, and she could imagine that it would definitely fight with her for control of her body.

If it were just two consciousnesses living in the same body, they could still discuss it. But from the moment it had proposed to be her partner, there was a strong exclusivity between them.

She still remembered what this monster had once said—if anyone is closer to you than I am, I will kill them.

Yan Rong let out a chuckle and rested her head on her shoulder, laughing so hard that she couldn’t stop. “Alright! I was just teasing you, sister.”

She laughed until tears came out, and her eyes were shining even against the light.

But Cheng Ming couldn’t see her tears, and only heard her say in her ear, “I know memories are important. When you’ve recovered, sister, you must remember to make it up to me.”