After confirming that the other party was alright, Gu Chen simply urged them to hurry up and then hung up the phone.
After a moment of waiting, a figure gradually approached.
"Song'er?" Gu Chen frowned when he saw him come alone. "Where's Luo Zai? Didn't he say on the phone that you two were together?"
Jiang Wensong shook his head, "When I came out of the toilet, I thought he was still inside, so I waited for a while, but then I found out he wasn't in the toilet."
"I'm here!" Xu Youluo ran over, accompanied by Xu Youqing, who had gone to report to Li 13.
"What have you been doing?" Gu Chen waved his phone. "Lying about the truth?"
"No, Brother Chen, there are two exits to the restroom. I was at the other exit. When I came out, Song'er hadn't come out yet, so I waited for him for a while. But after I finished waiting, my stomach started hurting, so I went back in. When I came out a while later, I found that Song'er wasn't there, so I waited for him for a while... I'm waiting for him at the other exit."
Xu Youluo spoke so fast that she beat around the bush, leaving everyone confused and unsure whether they had waited or not.
Just as Gu Chen was about to speak, the broadcast started again.
"Dear visitors, thank you for your cooperation. The tiger enclosure is closed today. Please present your ticket stubs at other enclosures..."
Based on this, it seems that the Siberian tiger has been subdued.
Xiang Yu and Xu Youluo exchanged a glance, then looked away.
Gu Chen caught this scene and narrowed his eyes.
As it was getting dark in the afternoon, each class boarded the bus again and left the zoo.
The atmosphere was cheerful and noisy, and it seemed that the incident during the day had not affected everyone's enjoyment; the matter was gradually forgotten.
Gu Chen and Xiang Yu's relationship was a bit strained. They both clearly had something to say to each other, but neither of them dared to speak first.
Gu Chen overheard these conversations between two tiger park staff members.
'This Siberian tiger was recently transferred to a new owner, and its habits are still developing.'
'The wild beast was terrifying; it smashed the window of Xiao Wang's SUV to pieces with a single blow.'
"Strangely enough, the tiger had already reached the western pass, then suddenly stopped and turned back to the eastern pass. Everyone thought it was doomed, but it stopped again and endured four doses of tranquilizer darts."
'Alas, how could humans possibly know the thoughts of beasts?'
Zhang Zitong shouted from the back row, "Brothers, I'm a bit hot, open a window!"
After saying that, he opened the car window halfway, and the wind swept through. Some things may not seem strange at the time, but when you put them together, they seem to form a knot, and this knot is now being untied by the wind.
"Isn't that weird? The car bumper was fine, but Luo Zai's sister broke her leg."
leg......
'Luo Zai also has a tattoo on his back... Did you two get yours done at the same shop?'
Tattoos...
Someone has fallen into the water!
The elderly man who fell into the water also had tattoos. His boyfriend seemed stunned when he saw them. There were also the same animal-resistant tattoos he had in the ICU last time...
Gu Chen didn't believe in metaphysics, but the events that had happened flashed through his mind like a revolving lantern.
Gu Chen felt that he could already see its original appearance.
Chapter 88 Xiang Yu, that guy, is drunk and really hard to deal with.
Chapter 88: In the End: This guy is really difficult to deal with when he's drunk.
The guesthouse was a bit small, but it had everything you needed. The room was a standard triple room, just like the ones in hotels.
Gu Chen had barely arrived when someone knocked on the door.
"Hey? Class Monitor Gu." The boy standing at the door was from Class 1 of Literature next door. He was surprised when he saw Gu Chen. Before his joy could show, he saw Xiang Yu peeking out from behind him.
"The school bully is here too..." The boy gave a dry laugh.
"What a coincidence, we're all in the same room." Gu Chen stepped aside. "Come in."
"No, no, I just came back to tell my roommates tonight." The boy waved his hand, stood at the door without going in, and whispered, "I'm not coming back tonight. I've made plans to go to an internet cafe all night with my classmates."
"All night?" Gu Chen was pleasantly surprised, and asked again and again, "You're not coming back all night?"
"Yeah." The boy felt like he wasn't there, and Gu Chen was overjoyed.
Gu Chenxi beamed with joy and excitedly shook hands with him, "Have fun, brother."
"Huh?" Before the boy could react, the door had already closed again. He stared at the hand that Gu Chen had just shaken with, completely bewildered.
Xiang Yu stood behind him, not reacting at all.
Gu Chen chuckled and rubbed his nose. "The triple room has become a double room."
She was no longer the person she had been arguing with in the car; she took the initiative to ease the tension between them.
"Hmm." Xiang Yu took out her toiletries and put them in the bathroom. Gu Chen followed and pressed Xiang Yu against the door as she turned around.
"Boyfriend..." Gu Chen had a serious expression and originally intended to only get to the point, but being so close to the other person in this position, it was inevitable that other thoughts would arise in the enclosed space where only the two of them were alone.
So he changed his mind: "...I want to talk to you tonight about you, Luo Zai, and Luo Zai's sister."
“…Okay.” After what happened during the day, Xiang Yu knew that there was no way to avoid talking to the other party about this.
Seeing that Gu Chen was still pressing him against the door, he frowned slightly and said, "Aren't you going to move aside?"
Gu Chen stared at Xiang Yu's parting lips, then slowly leaned closer, "Wait a moment..."
They had barely touched, and before they could deepen the fleeting kiss, there was a knock at the door.
"Let's go, Brother Chen! Luo and his sister booked the biggest private room in the restaurant with the colorful lanterns when they came back!"
Zhang Zitong was so excited that he knocked on the door and shouted. When the door opened, he almost lost control and punched Gu Chen.
Gu Chen's expression wasn't good as he looked at the fist that was less than a centimeter away from his face.
"Brother Chen..." Zhang Zitong was startled, not expecting Gu Chen to suddenly open the door. He tentatively asked, "Shall we go?"
"Let's go." Gu Chen noticed the paper bag the other person was carrying. They went inside and took all the gifts with Xiang Yu before setting off.
Xu Youlu invited all the boys in the class, as well as Tang Yue and Wang Airu. Xu Youqing usually seems to be a loner, but she invited quite a few people to her birthday party.
When Xiang Yu arrived with Xu Youluo, the private room was already more than half full.
Li Yifan and a strong boy next to him were fighting over snacks. Xiang Yu remembered that he seemed to be Qiao Long, the physical education committee member of Class 13.
There were also three unfamiliar girls chatting with Xu Youqing.
"Sis, Yu-ge and the others are here." Xu Youluo sat down next to Xu Youqing. "I'll have the waiter bring the food."
"Mm." Xu Youqing nodded.
With girls from other classes present, Zhang Boyuan and his friends, who usually ate like tigers snatching food from the jaws of death, were able to eat quietly, a rare occurrence.
The girls had small appetites, so they stopped eating before all the dishes were served and started thinking about what fun things to do and what games to play later.
"How about we play Truth or Dare?" Sun Menglu suggested to Xu Youqing with great enthusiasm, "I brought the Truth or Dare deck."
Xu Youqing took a sip of tea, nodded and hummed in agreement, then put down her cup and smiled at her, "Anything is fine."
The waiter came over and cleaned the table. Sun Menglu, a lively girl, spread the Truth or Dare cards on the table, held up an empty beer bottle, and excitedly explained the rules of the game, "Spin the bottle. Whoever the bottle points to has to choose one of Truth or Dare. If you can't say it or do it, you have to drink three glasses. Does anyone have any objections?"
Li Yifan cooperated readily, raising his hand and asking loudly, "Sister Lu, who's going to spin the bottle?"
“Of course it’s for our birthday boy!” Sun Menglu handed the bottle to Xu Youqing. “Youqing gets one, and little brother gets one.”
The game began. Xu Youqing placed the bottle in the center of the table, twisted her wrist, and spun the bottle. Everyone stared at the bottle opening, holding their breath, until the opening slowly, slowly pointed...
"School bully!" Sun Menglu laughed when she saw the bottle pointed at Xiang Yu. "Truth or dare?"
"Truth or Dare! Let's warm things up!" Tang Yue shouted, having drunk quite a bit of alcohol during dinner.
Wang Airuo chimed in, "Yes, yes, yes, dare! Let the school bully show his might!"
Wu Bingyue cheered: "Truth or Dare!"
Anjie nodded emphatically.
Gu Chen laughed and said, "No way, isn't truth or dare quite exciting?"
The girls wouldn't agree to it and insisted on a dare.
"Don't rush, Boss Gu! You'll have to come later too!"
Hahahaha!
The girls got so excited that no one could control them, and the boys started to join in.
"Brother Yu, have one!"
"Give me one!"
All the girls were egging him on. Xiang Yu was afraid of drawing some weird dare card. He wanted to tell the truth, but he was strongly urged to do so and didn't want to spoil everyone's fun, so he nodded and said, "Truth or dare."
After saying that, he picked a dare card from the table and showed it.
- She seductively took off her top.
"Awooo!" Many people exhibit atavistic behavior, sounding like the roars of ancient apes when they discovered fire.
Xiang Yu was only wearing a white mid-length sleeveless top; once she took it off, she would be completely naked.
Moreover, it's 'charming', a word I'm familiar with, but I don't quite understand it in this situation.
"School bully! What an aura!" Wang Airu seemed to have noticed Xiang Yu's hesitation and spoke first, afraid that he would drink three cups in a row in the next second.
"Come on, Yu-ge! Take one off!" Zhang Zitong chimed in.
Gu Chen stared at the card as if trying to see through it, and said with difficulty, "This is not appropriate."
"Squad Leader Gu, you're not suited to this kind of thing, so—just go for it! Brother, let's drink to that!"
Xiang Yu pulled up his clothes, revealing his fair and muscular waist and clearly defined six-pack abs. His clothes weren't completely off, hanging on his arms. The girl opposite him was blocked from seeing anything beyond his clothes.
Xiang Yu put his clothes back on almost without pausing, picked up his glass and clinked it against Qiao Long's without any expression, then downed the drink in one gulp.
Qiao Long shouted, "That was awesome!"
Wu Bingyue had just opened the camera and hadn't even raised her phone when Xiang Yu put her clothes on, saying, "Ah, I didn't see anything."
"Sister, next time you see something like this, don't rush to take pictures. Your eyes are the best camera, and your brain is the strongest memory." Tang Yue didn't even pick up her phone; she had truly had her fill of watching.