Tales of the Bizarre: Beware of Your Roommate’s Online Girlfriend

“Creak… Creak…”

Hearing the chewing sounds outside the door, He Gu felt goosebumps all over his body.

Could Wang Tao have… eaten the parrot alive?

The more He Gu thought about it, the more uneasy he felt, becoming restless.

This restlessness made He Gu fidgety, really wanting to rush out and take a look.

Just as He Gu was struggling internally, the sounds outside the door suddenly stopped.

This time, it stopped completely.

Outside the door, it became silent, as if someone had suddenly pressed the mute button.

For some reason, this silence made He Gu even more anxious, giving him a suffocating feeling.

This strengthened the urge in his heart.

Perhaps it was because he was worried about the parrot, or wanted to know what was happening outside the door, or maybe his emotions were affected.

At this moment, He Gu just wanted to go out and take a look, this impulse was getting stronger and stronger.

He Gu listened carefully for a while, but there was still no sound outside.

Glancing again at the bathroom, the sound of running water was still going on.

Based on previous experience, Xiao Ying probably wouldn’t come out for a while.

Thinking of this, He Gu took a deep breath, tiptoed off the bed, and walked to the door.

Pressing his ear against the door and listening for a while, He Gu carefully twisted the door lock.

It was already after midnight, so He Gu couldn’t wander the hallway or talk to Xiao Ying.

At this moment, He Gu was very nervous, worried about the situation outside, and also worried that Xiao Ying would suddenly come out and talk to him.

In order to make as little noise as possible, He Gu slowly turned the lock, moving very carefully.

It took nearly twenty seconds before He Gu finally got the door open.

By now, He Gu’s breathing had become hurried, and his heart was beating fast. Crouching, he pressed his face to the door gap, then slowly pulled the door open a crack.

The dim corridor lights outside shone through the gap as soon as the door opened, casting a chopstick-width shadow on He Gu’s face.

The sudden light made He Gu close his eyes for a few seconds before adjusting to it. Then he put one eye to the crack and peeked out.

At first glance, He Gu saw an eye.

It was a brown eye, peeking in from outside the crack, moving just like He Gu.

At this moment, He Gu’s eye was almost touching it, with only the crack separating them.

“Damn!”

Upon seeing it was an eye, He Gu’s whole body shuddered, feeling his heart nearly stop.

The shock made He Gu almost jump up on the spot, blurting out an expletive on reflex.

The next second, He Gu suddenly felt a force on the door, the person was trying to push it open!

Snapping out of his daze, He Gu urgently exerted all his strength to hold the door closed.

Bang!

Perhaps due to the adrenaline surge, He Gu didn’t even know how much strength he used. He fiercely pushed the door shut.

He Gu then quickly locked the door, only now standing behind it, panting heavily.

It was at this moment that He Gu noticed his hands were trembling slightly.

This was a physiological reaction caused by the adrenaline spike, though it could also be from fear.

After standing still for a few seconds, He Gu finally calmed down from that stressful state.

Only then did He Gu realize he had cried out just now when startled, and had closed the door forcefully. The commotion could potentially draw Xiao Ying’s inquiries.

To avoid violating the “no talking to Xiao Ying after midnight” rule, He Gu tiptoed back to his bed as quietly as possible, planning to pretend to be asleep if Xiao Ying came out.

Lying in bed, He Gu started replaying what had just happened.

Seeing an eye right after opening the door had stunned He Gu, who had closed the door again without seeing anything clearly.

He still didn’t know if the person outside was Wang Tao, or what had happened to the parrot.

Come to think of it, since that person had their eyes open, it probably wasn’t the sleepwalking Wang Tao, right?

He Gu felt puzzled, and was even more worried about the parrot now.

But this time, He Gu didn’t have the slightest intention of going to check things out. The earlier shock had brought him completely back to his senses.

The parrot might be very important, but it was definitely not as important as his own life.

After lying in bed for some unknown amount of time, the effects of the adrenaline gradually faded away.

At this time, He Gu started to feel deeply tired.

Thus, without realizing it, He Gu fell asleep in bed.

Perhaps due to excessive mental strain, He Gu did not sleep soundly.

In a daze, He Gu suddenly heard the sound of the door lock turning.

This sound instantly jolted He Gu awake.

Opening his eyes, He Gu didn’t move rashly, but maintained his original position, carefully glancing at the lower bunk on the opposite bed.

In the moonlight reflecting off the floor, He Gu could vaguely see Xiao Ying’s bed had its curtains tightly drawn, with no movement.

It seemed Xiao Ying was probably asleep already.

Only then did He Gu slightly relax, gently turning over to look towards the door.

Ka-cha…

The sound of the door lock turning came again, freezing He Gu in place as his nerves tensed up.

Ka-cha… Ka-cha…

The sound was very light, very slow, seemingly trying not to be heard, a bit cautious.

He Gu was certain he had locked the door earlier, so someone was now trying to open it, which could only mean one thing – this person had a key!

Could it be the dorm manager?

But why would he come here in the middle of the night?

If he came in, how should He Gu respond?

He Gu was extremely anxious, yet dared not act rashly.

After more than ten seconds, the dorm door was finally pushed open.

Backlit against the light outside, He Gu saw a dark figure slip in, then gently close the door again.

Although He Gu couldn’t make out his appearance, from the glimpse of his build, He Gu could be certain it wasn’t the dorm manager!

Looking at that figure… it actually resembled Zhang Chao?

In the darkness, He Gu could only see a shadowy figure walking in slowly.

Soon, the figure came to a stop beside He Gu’s bed.

He Gu quickly squinted his eyes, pretending to be asleep.

He saw the figure poke his head out, looking up at He Gu on the top bunk, and whisper: “Bro He, are you asleep?”

“Bro He?”

…

It was indeed Zhang Chao’s voice.

He Gu didn’t respond, continuing to keep his eyes closed and feign sleep.

After calling out twice without reaction from He Gu, Zhang Chao turned and walked to the lower bunk across from them.

In the dark, He Gu saw the figure pull the curtain aside and crawl in.

Very soon, He Gu heard low murmuring sounds coming from inside the curtains.

Since the voices were too soft, He Gu couldn’t make out what they were saying at all.

After a short while, He Gu heard Xiao Ying let out a muffled grunt.

Creak… creak…

“Hmph… ha… hmph…”

The sound of the bunk bed’s metal frame rubbing against each other intermingled with indescribable noises.

Lying on the upper bunk, He Gu felt as if countless alpacas were running wildly in his mind…