“That’s true.” Wang Zehao said thoughtfully, standing on tiptoe to look around. “Which celebrities are they? Let me see if any of them look familiar.”
Wang Zehao dragged Yang Shuhuan along to help him identify which celebrities were there, while Xiang Yu was asked by Gu Chen, who was holding a map, which amusement park ride to go on first.
"This roller coaster is also one of the main attractions, and it looks pretty good."
Xiang Yu glanced at the person hanging upside down on top of the circle in the picture and shook his head.
"I'm not playing anymore."
"It's okay." Gu Chen smiled at him. "We'll go together. I'll sit next to you. If you're scared, just scream. Hold my hand too..."
System: Awooooo!
Xiang Yu was listening to Gu Chen when the system suddenly shouted, startling him.
Hearing the system's reaction for the first time, Xiang Yu feared something urgent had happened and quickly asked.
-Xiangyu: What's wrong?
System: Look towards the stage!
Xiang Yu quickly turned his head to look, and saw a celebrity on stage saying something that caused the fans in the audience to scream.
System: Ahhhhhh! Yangzi is so handsome! He looks even more handsome from other people's perspectives!
The screams and cheers inside and outside his brain were exactly the same. Xiang Yu couldn't help but press his temples, wondering if the system also chased after celebrities.
-Xiangyu: It's so noisy, stop shouting.
System: But he's so handsome, ahhh! Yangzi, stop laughing, Mommy loves you!
-Xiangyu: ...
[Author's Note: Xiang Yu: The system has a gender? And it's a fan of celebrities?]
Chapter Thirty-Nine: Gu Chen, my deskmate, I'm in pain, please don't let go!
Chapter Thirty-Nine: Gu Chen: Desk mate, I'm in pain, don't let go!
Most people gathered around the central performance stage, and during this time, there was no problem with doing anything.
Gu Chen explained the order of the rides using the guidebook, starting with the polar roller coaster to give everyone a thrilling experience.
Xiang Yu was a little nervous. He had only been to amusement parks a handful of times since he was a child. When he was young, his father had only taken him to ride the pirate ship and the carousel. As an adult, he had basically been cut off from these kinds of entertainment activities.
The machine carried them slowly upwards, and they exhaled a breath of fresh air.
"Classmate." Gu Chen gave Xiang Yu a reassuring smile and extended his right hand. "Here, hold on, I'll always be next to you."
"..." Xiang Yu didn't know if holding hands was Gu Chen's special way of comforting him. He stared at the other's outstretched hand and, as if possessed, reached out his own hand, but suddenly pulled back when his fingertips touched the other's palm.
Gu Chen didn't let him pull back, grabbing him tightly. Gu Chen's palm was warm, and when he felt the other person trying to pull his hand away, he couldn't help but grip it even tighter.
"Stop fooling around, we're almost at the top."
Gu Chen had a smile on his face, looking very gentle, but his actions were domineering and left no room for refusal. Xiang Yu's fingertips were cool, and he could feel the other's warmth being transferred between them.
Her face flushed instantly, and she looked to the side, her profile facing Gu Chen.
Gu Chen found the other person's flushed ears and cheeks adorable.
How can there be such a fierce yet adorable kid as his deskmate?
A mischievous thought, one that Gu Chen had never had before, welled up inside him; he wanted to tease the other person.
"Hey deskmate, why are you blushing—Holy crap!"
The machine plunged down from its highest point, accompanied by the sound of airflow and screams, then rose back to its highest point, making a 360-degree spiral around the track as it plunged forward.
"Holy crap!"
"Aaaaaaah!"
"Aaaaaaah!"
"!!!!"
"!!!!"
"Ahhh, hahaha, this is so exciting, sis!"
It had been a while since the roller coaster ride ended, and the three of them were still sitting on the wooden bench, not quite rested yet.
"I can't take it anymore, I'm hurt, I'm hurt." Wang Zehao leaned against Yang Shuhuan with a dazed look in his eyes, took the bottle of mineral water handed to him, drank two mouthfuls, and exclaimed, "This has a really strong aftereffect."
Yang Shuhuan was also feeling unwell and didn't feel like talking much. He took the bottled water that was handed to him and said thank you.
"It's alright." Xu Youqing handed one bottle to Xiang Yu and another to Gu Chen.
However, Gu Chen kept his head down and wouldn't look up at her, so she had no choice but to put the water aside.
“…Sigh.” Xiang Yu stood next to Gu Chen, looking at the other’s expression, wanting to laugh, but feeling embarrassed, she could only suppress her feelings and let out a long sigh.
Wang Zehao looked at his brother Chen while feeling unwell, and laughed when he saw that the other brother wasn't much better off than him.
"Haha, we should have recorded that the one where Brother Chen shouted the loudest."
Yang Shuhuan glanced at Gu Chen beside her and couldn't help but chuckle along with Wang Zehao.
"Stop laughing, okay?" Gu Chen said in a muffled voice. It was actually his first time riding a roller coaster. He had only seen them on TV before. He didn't expect that the initial shock would be so strong, and his mind was still a mess. He complained, "Classmate, I feel terrible."
Gu Chen gently rubbed his forehead against Xiang Yu's hand, his tone softening. He was nothing like the fearless man he had been just a few minutes ago.
"If you feel unwell, drink some water." Xiang Yu felt sorry for him and wanted to help him turn on the water. However, the other person had been holding his hand tightly since he came up to him. He finally let go halfway down the track, but immediately grabbed it again.
They were very strong and held on tightly, and he couldn't pull away. Xiang Yu could feel that his palms were sweaty, but he didn't know which one of them was sweating.
"Hey, Chen-ge, can you stop grabbing my Yu-ge's hand?" Wang Zehao teased, seeing Xiang Yu looking troubled while holding the bottle of mineral water. "Anyone who didn't know better would think you two were a couple."
Gu Chen felt nauseous and his head was spinning. Without thinking, he replied, "That's right, we're mutually in love."
Seeing his distressed expression, Wang Zehao took it all as a joke and laughed heartily, saying, "Alright, alright, you two are in love, and Huanhuan and I are a match made in heaven." After saying that, he moved closer to Yang Shuhuan.
"Don't lean on me, get out of here." Yang Shuhuan rolled her eyes and cursed him, pushing Wang Zehao's head off her shoulder.
Xiang Yu knew that Gu Chen was genuinely joking, but her heart still skipped a beat when she heard him say that.
What's wrong with me?
"Hey deskmate, I want some water." Gu Chen looked up, his uncomfortable expression preventing him from smiling. He looked at Xiang Yu with a dejected expression, like a large dog whining, but refusing to let go of the hand he was holding.
Seeing his helplessness, Xiang Yu handed him a bottle of mineral water. The two of them, one holding the bottle and the other twisting the cap, opened the bottle and drank from it together.
Seeing the two of them like this, Xu Youqing silently screwed the cap back on the bottle she had just opened.
Thank you, but suddenly I don't feel like drinking anymore.
There were quite a few people at the haunted house. They had been resting for too long, and some people had already gone in and out once. A group of people ahead of Xiang Yu and his group had just gone in. The staff outside had walkie-talkies attached to their backs. The person on the other end of the walkie-talkie was probably an NPC dressed as a ghost. Wang Zehao was standing next to that staff member, listening to the screams coming from the walkie-talkie, and he couldn't help but laugh at how scared the person was.
"Your team can go in now." The staff member looked over with a walkie-talkie.
As the saying goes, things will turn into their opposites when they reach their extremes. Wang Zehao appeared overly optimistic on the outside, but once he went inside and closed the door, cutting off all the light from the outside world, he began to get nervous.
"Everyone, come closer, don't be afraid, turn on your flashlights." Gu Chen took the lead in turning on his phone's flashlight to illuminate the area beneath his feet.
The rest of the people followed suit, and the six flashlights shone together as they slowly moved forward, becoming walking little suns.
"Don't be afraid, deskmate, hold on tight to me," Gu Chen said in a voice only the two of them could hear.
Xiang Yu glanced at the hand that was still being gripped tightly and hadn't let go yet, his lips parted slightly but he ultimately held back from speaking.
You're the one holding on tighter.
Several human skeleton models lay overturned along the corridor, their surfaces covered in patches of dark and light stains, as if they had been dyed. Wang Zehao, itching to touch them, shone his flashlight over them.
"ah!"
The surroundings were quiet except for the sound of six people's footsteps, when suddenly a shout startled everyone.
"Damn it, what are you yelling for!" Yang Shuhuan was the first to react, lowering her voice and slapping him on the back.
"Bones...skulls...blood, damn it." Wang Zehao was incoherent and couldn't even speak clearly. He felt someone patting him from behind, so he jumped up, holding his phone and turning around. A bright light suddenly shone on him, hurting Xu Youluo's eyes.
Xu Youqing reached out to shield her younger brother's eyes from the bright light and glanced at Wang Zehao.
Wang Zehao knew he had overreacted, so he moved the flashlight away and laughed apologetically.
"Don't be afraid, Mouse, these are all fake," Xu Youluo said with a grin.
"Sigh." Wang Zehao touched the tip of his nose. "Acting a little scared can make the staff feel more involved in the work experience."
With the realistic interior of the haunted house and the surrounding silence, Wang Zehao truly felt as if he were walking through an abandoned hospital.
Fortunately, I wasn't alone.
Wang Zehao breathed a sigh of relief. Footsteps followed closely behind him, and the person was very close. He thought to himself that Luo Zai had just comforted him, but now he was scared and moved closer to everyone.
They were just too close. Wang Zehao felt a chill on his heel as his shoe was stepped on and fell off.
"Tsk, Luo Zai, don't get so close." Wang Zehao said, bending down to fidget with his shoes, then turned back to complain, "You stepped on my shoes and knocked them off."
"Huh? I didn't step on it." A familiar voice rang out beside me.
Wang Zehao noticed the voice was coming from a different direction and turned around to find himself facing a blood-covered, grinning face.
"Hehehehe~"
"Holy shit!!!" Startled, Wang Zehao didn't even have time to put his shoes on properly before he jumped up and sprinted like a maniac, yelling, "Ah!!! Holy crap!!!"
[Author's Note: Xiang Yu: Some people seem cheerful on the surface, but are actually incredibly timid inside.]
Chapter 40 Gu Chen's Deskmate~ Let's ride the carousel~
Chapter 40 Gu Chen: Desk mate~ Let's ride the carousel~
In such a closed and dark environment, people's fears seem to be shared. The moment Wang Zehao rushed out, Yang Shuhuan subconsciously followed him and ran wildly out as well.
The other four people stood still and shone their flashlights over.
"Holy crap, this is too bright." The staff member's appearance under the lights wasn't scary, but through the gaps in the wig, you could see that the person's eyes were squinting from the four lights. I've never seen anything like it. "Can we turn this thing off?"
"Oh, I'm sorry."
Gu Chen took the lead by turning off his flashlight, and Xiang Yu followed suit.