Yao Hui

Biodata

History

Yao Hui first meets freshman Fang Xian as a patient at the campus clinic. She dismisses his questions about eerie experiences and refuses his WeChat request, unaware that her landlord, Liu Changgui, has been hiding beneath her bed and stalking her. Liu attacks her that night, but Fang intervenes and subdues him. Yao Hui then offers Fang her contact information, only for him to repeat her earlier refusal back to her 1.

After the police take Liu into custody, Yao Hui plans to leave his apartment and move to Garbage Street. Grateful to Fang despite his teasing and repeated rejection of her friend requests, she tries to arrange a meal to thank him 4 22. She and her cousin Song Yizhou follow his shared location to a guesthouse near Changzhao Reservoir, turning the trip into a short vacation 22 28 29.

At the guesthouse, a moving Paper Figure traps Yao Hui and Song inside their room while their calls fail. Though frightened, Yao Hui helps Song brace the door until Fang arrives and drives the figure away 36 37. She later treats Fang to a meal and offers him a ride back to campus, finally obtaining his WeChat contact 41 44. When she subsequently reports a stolen stocking, a pale Paper Figure head is visible in a photo of her home; Yao Hui says neither the police nor surveillance footage found anything 45 46.

Appearance

Yao Hui is described as pretty, with a curvy figure and a polished sense of dress 1 36.

• Often wears black stockings, leather shoes, and her doctor's coat 1.
• Dresses in a silk blouse with turned-back cuffs on her trip to Changzhao Reservoir 28.

Personality

Yao Hui is confident and playful, especially with Song Yizhou, whom she advises about dating despite having no dating experience of her own. She values her independence and uses their vacation partly to avoid family pressure to meet a prospective boyfriend 4 29. Fang's indifference bruises her pride, but she continues trying to thank him for saving her 22 41. When the Paper Figure threatens her and Song, she panics at first but helps hold the door shut 36.

Relationships

• Fang Xian — Her patient and rescuer. She repeatedly tries to contact and thank him before they exchange WeChat details 1 4 22 44.
• Song Yizhou — Her younger cousin and travel companion; Song helps her contact Fang and stays with her during the Paper Figure incident 22 28 36.
• Liu Changgui — Her former landlord, who stalked her and attacked her in her apartment 1 4.