Stubborn Duo

"I told you ghost stories were scary, but you didn't believe me. Do you believe me now?"

Covered by the blanket, Candy stubbornly said, "I'm just... not scared."

Her tone sounded rather shaky no matter how you heard it. Those little hands clutching the blanket tightly had already betrayed Candy.

"Is there something under the bed?"

Zero froze for a moment, then burst out laughing. "There's nothing there. What are you scared of?"

"I'm not scared. Really."

"Hehe~"

"Really! Tell me another one."

At that, Zero stared at Candy in shock. She had been so frightened that she'd hidden under the covers, yet she still wanted to listen? All one could say was that she had nerves of steel. It looked like she had no intention of getting a good night's sleep.

"Another one?"

"Mhm."

"Legend has it... every school was built on a mass grave..."

A few minutes later, Candy didn't even bother putting on her slippers. Clutching her blanket, she ran outside.

Under Zhou Yaling's utterly bewildered gaze, Candy flung open her bedroom door and rushed in, shouting at the top of her lungs. She leaped straight onto Zhou Yaling's bed.

The whole process was as smooth as flowing water. Before Zhou Yaling's mind had even caught up, Candy had already burrowed under the covers.

Not long afterward, Zero walked over with an innocent look on her face.

I told you to believe in science.

"What are you two doing?"

Zhou Yaling frowned and asked, "Was it a mouse or a cockroach? Look how frightened you are."

Standing beside the bed, Zero shrugged and explained, "Candy wanted to hear a story before bed."

"What's there to be afraid of in a story?"

"A ghost story."

At that, Zhou Yaling paused, raised her eyebrows, and said disdainfully, "What's there