Chapter 65 p1: Eavesdropping. Mistakes should be punished.
Cheng Yang was in the middle of her zombie-killing spree when she noticed that Xu Xun beside her was silent.
She felt that something was not right. When she turned to look, she met the other’s fleeting, guilty eyes.
Someone had just sent Xu Xun a message, which was why Xu Xun had made that expression.
Cheng Yang guessed that someone must have said something to her.
Who was that person? So hard to guess.
Cheng Yang quickly locked onto Yu Mei. She felt that besides Yu Mei, no one else could make Xu Xun so nervous.
But what on earth had Yu Mei said to Xu Xun?
Cheng Yang put down her phone, took the plate that the waiter had handed her, which was two well-done steaks.
She used to eat her steak medium-well, but after being with Xu Xun, she had also started to eat it well-done.
Xu Xun couldn’t accept raw food, let alone half-cooked things.
It was the same for vegetables and meat. She didn’t even eat salad, for fear that there were insects in it and that they would crawl into her body after she ate them.
Every time she accidentally ate something that was not cooked properly, she had to take deworming medicine.
Cheng Yang hadn’t been so concerned before. If she ate it, she ate it. It didn’t matter anyway.
But later, after hearing Xu Xun’s science-backed explanations, she no longer dared to eat anything raw, especially meat.
Cheng Yang was eating her steak. Seeing that Xu Xun had no expression on her face, she could vaguely see from her eyes that the other seemed to be avoiding something.
“Wifey, let’s have hot pot tonight.”
The corners of Xu Xun’s lips curved as she said, “I have a date with a friend tonight. I have to go out.”
Cheng Yang asked, feigning ignorance, “What friend?”
Xu Xun said with a smile, “It’s my college classmate. She just came back and wants to treat me to a meal.”
Cheng Yang smiled, biting the steak in her mouth.
“Oh, so it’s a college classmate. Are you and your classmate on good terms?”
These words were tinged with a sourness.
In fact, Cheng Yang had said this on purpose to reassure Xu Xun.
But the more she said it, the more she felt jealous, as if the college classmate who had invited Xu Xun to dinner was real.
Xu Xun nodded. “Pretty good.”
The moment she finished speaking, both of them fell silent.
They both knew that this college classmate was a fabricated excuse.
Xu Xun was afraid that Cheng Yang would really get jealous, and Cheng Yang was afraid that Xu Xun was really going to see that college classmate.
After dinner, Cheng Yang tried to divert her attention, so she ran to a small ice cream stall and bought two ice creams.
“You like to eat peach-flavored. This is for you.”
Cheng Yang knew that this kind of ice cream was all artificial coloring and flavoring, and did not contain any peaches, so she bought it for Xu Xun with a peace of mind.
Xu Xun smiled, took the ice cream, and took a bite.
“It tastes good. What flavor is yours?”
The ice cream in Cheng Yang’s hand was green. Xu Xun thought it was matcha-flavored, so she leaned over and took a bite of the tip of the ice cream.
“Cough cough cough—”
Her eyes widened, and she said in disbelief, “Wasabi? Is it wasabi? Why is it so spicy?”
Cheng Yang said with a smile, “Hehe, I got you. This is wasabi. How do you feel?”
Xu Xun’s eyes turned red. “What is this dark cuisine? Is it for pranks?”
Cheng Yang hadn’t eaten it yet and didn’t know what it tasted like.
When she was queuing just now, she had seen many people buying this, so she had also bought one to have a taste.
But before she could eat it, she had been bitten by Xu Xun.
Cheng Yang said innocently, “I haven’t had it yet. Is it really that spicy?”
Xu Xun nodded. “If you don’t believe me, you can take a bite.”
Cheng Yang carefully took a bite.
Xu Xun shook her head. “No, it’s not enough. You have to take a big bite to taste it.”
Cheng Yang opened her mouth wide. The moment she was about to bite, she ran away and hid in a place where Xu Xun couldn’t find her.
“…”
Xu Xun was helpless. She just sat there, motionless. She knew that Cheng Yang would come and find her sooner or later.
Cheng Yang hid in the bushes at a corner not far away for a while and found that Xu Xun had not followed.
The ice cream in her hand had already started to melt. Cheng Yang took a bite and felt that the taste was indescribable. She couldn’t eat a single bite and threw the ice cream into the trash can.
She had wasted five yuan, but she couldn’t eat it. She would never challenge this kind of strange thing again in the future.
Next door was a haunted house. Cheng Yang stood not far away, watching the people who had “escaped.” There were children who were so scared they were screaming, and also couples who were holding their partners tightly.
Cheng Yang’s lips curled into a smile. She had long heard that if you wanted to promote a relationship, you could watch a horror movie or go to a haunted house. After you came out, the other would be guaranteed to be all over you.
Cheng Yang quickly walked back and saw that Xu Xun was still sitting there, and the ice cream in her hand was almost gone.
She walked over and directly bent down to bite the remaining cone that Xu Xun had eaten.
“I’ll take you to a good place.”
Seeing Cheng Yang’s mysterious expression, Xu Xun was a little curious.
She asked as she walked, “What good place?”
Cheng Yang pointed with her hand. “There.”
When Xu Xun looked, she saw that it was a haunted house.
Her lips curled up. “This is the good place you mentioned?”
Cheng Yang nodded, and the next second, a hand was on her waist.
Xu Xun said with a smile, “Fear hurts the kidneys. Are you sure you want to go in?”
Cheng Yang was a little hesitant. She had never been in a haunted house before and thought that it wouldn’t be that scary.
“Of course. If you’re scared, then hold me tight. I’m not scared!”
Xu Xun couldn’t help but laugh. “Really?”
Cheng Yang said with a righteous expression, “Don’t worry. With me here, no ghost can bully you.”
After queuing behind the crowd for more than ten minutes, it was finally their turn.
The staff introduced that there were three levels: slightly scary, very scary, and super scary, and asked this group of people which level they wanted to choose.
Everyone said in unison, “Super scary!”
The staff smiled with ill intent and took out a walkie-talkie. “Everyone, get ready. Let’s give these five challengers an unforgettable experience of their lives.”
Cheng Yang was not scared yet. She held Xu Xun’s hand tightly and said with righteous indignation.
“What’s the big deal? Don’t worry. With me here, there will definitely be no problem.”
Xu Xun nodded, leaned against her like a delicate bird, and provided the perfect emotional value. “Mmm, you’re the best.”
The moment she entered, Cheng Yang’s back felt a chill.
It was pitch black inside, and it looked quite oppressive.
The moment she entered, there were two black and white impermanence, with long, scarlet tongues, and they were holding a mourning stick and a soul-hooking chain in their hands.
Cheng Yang was so scared that she shivered, and the hair on her back stood up. The hand that was holding Xu Xun began to tremble and sweat.
Of course, Xu Xun also noticed it.
But she pretended that nothing had happened.
“Yangyang, didn’t you say it was super scary? How come there’s nothing?”
Of course there was nothing. Because the two of them were standing at the entrance and hadn’t started to walk inside yet.
Cheng Yang held up the flashlight she had taken from outside and shone it inside.
It would have been better if she hadn’t shone it. The moment she did, she was so scared that she jumped, and the flashlight fell directly to the floor.
Xu Xun bent down to pick up the flashlight. The moment she turned her head, she saw a white-clothed female ghost with a close-up face flying over.
Before she could even speak, she was grabbed by the hand by Cheng Yang and ran to the left.
When Xu Xun had been working part-time before, she had often been an NPC in a haunted house.
The salary here was paid daily, and of course, you could also work long-term.
Because of her good appearance, she had often put on makeup and played the role of a beautiful female ghost.
So, in the face of this level of horror, Xu Xun didn’t feel anything.
She had a feeling that she had returned to the time when she was a simple NPC, and everything she saw was like a colleague.
Cheng Yang was running forward, not even turning her head back.
Xu Xun was pulled by her. Just as she saw a door that looked like an exit, she was taken away by Cheng Yang and missed the opportunity.
In the end, the two of them got lost inside.
This place was very large. Further in was a hospital, and this hospital had two floors.
The staff had said that if you didn’t dare to go in, you could just come out from the entrance you had just entered, but the ticket price would not be refunded.
If you could successfully walk out of the hospital, there would be some small rewards, and you would also get a medal of a brave soldier.
Cheng Yang was a little hesitant, but after meeting Xu Xun’s eyes, she bit the bullet and walked in.
Before she had gone in, she had been bragging. She had already let Xu Xun have that kind of hope. How could she back down?
Xu Xun was a little hesitant. “Yangyang, why don’t we…”
Cheng Yang pretended to be calm. “No, I have to take you out.”
Xu Xun couldn’t help but laugh. “Alright, you’re the best. I knew you could definitely take me out.”
Cheng Yang mustered her courage and held Xu Xun’s hand tightly.
The moment she stepped into the hospital’s main gate, a gust of wind suddenly blew.
After entering the clinic, Cheng Yang saw at a glance the dilapidated clinic hall, and two nurses were standing by the triage desk, swaying.
Cheng Yang was so scared she stumbled. She mustered her courage and walked over, only to find that these two nurses were dummies, and they were moving because of the device under their feet.
“Phew…”
Cheng Yang breathed a sigh of relief. “They’re fake. Don’t be afraid.”
Xu Xun nodded, trying hard to suppress the upward curve of her lips.
She thought to herself, I’m not scared at all, but a certain person seems to be very scared.
Xu Xun could only think this in her heart. Her brave little sheep also had to save face.
The further in they went, the creepier it got. The corridor was pitch black, and there were also some bright red bloodstains that had been wiped by hand.
Cheng Yang gritted her back teeth and continued to walk forward, holding Xu Xun.
They needed to find the key to open the door so that they could open the elevator and then escape.
The few people from just now had also followed and split up.
An Omega girl was so scared she couldn’t even speak properly. “Why don’t we… why don’t we just go out from the entrance? This is too scary.”
Her partner said, “Don’t be afraid. We can get a badge if we go out, and we can exchange it for ice cream at the ice cream truck for free.”
Xu Xun smiled and poked Cheng Yang’s shoulder. “Honey, can you get the warrior badge and exchange it for ice cream for me?”
Cheng Yang nodded. “Of course.”
After entering one of the consultation rooms, Cheng Yang began to look for the key.
The first one was empty, so she switched to the second.
Cheng Yang searched all the consultation rooms but couldn’t find a trace of the key.
Xu Xun said, “Could it be on the second floor?”
Cheng Yang thought for a moment. “It should be. Let’s go up and have a look.”
The elevator was still usable, but there was a “person” in a blue and white hospital gown lying inside.
Cheng Yang stared straight at this “person” and pressed the elevator to the second floor.
The two of them were just celebrating that this was a dummy when a “click” sound came from their ear, and the “dummy” slowly climbed up from the floor.
Cheng Yang was so scared her eyes widened. She held Xu Xun and hid in a corner, only to find that this dummy was just electric.
She breathed a sigh of relief, and Xu Xun’s face was red from being covered.
Xu Xun smiled helplessly and obediently cooperated with Cheng Yang.
Cheng Yang didn’t hear Xu Xun’s scream and thought that Xu Xun was scared silly.
At this moment, Cheng Yang found that this elevator was not going up to the second floor, but was going down to the eighteenth floor.
“…”
The door of the “eighteenth floor” opened.
Cheng Yang held Xu Xun’s hand tightly. “Why don’t we go up?”
Xu Xun said with a smile, “Since we’re here, let’s go and have a look.”
“…”
Cheng Yang mustered her courage and walked forward for a while, only to find that this was not part of the haunted house, but an abandoned underground parking lot.
“…”
Usually, in this kind of abandoned parking lot, there would often be a clown with a chainsaw.
Cheng Yang had watched too many Western bloody movies and had a feeling that the next second…
“Wahahahahaha!”
A sharp laughter sounded, and Cheng Yang saw a clown with a chainsaw rushing over from a distance.
“Ahhhhhhh!”
“There really is a clown!”
The two of them hurriedly ran into the elevator. The moment the clown rushed in with the chainsaw, the elevator doors closed.
“Phew—”
Cheng Yang was so scared she was panting.
Xu Xun took the opportunity to press the elevator to go back up.
Cheng Yang was propped against the glass elevator door, about to catch her breath.
The next second, a short-haired little boy was lying on the glass door, his all-black pupils staring straight at her.
“Ahhhhhhh!”
The moment that little boy’s face was pressed against the transparent elevator, Cheng Yang’s heart almost stopped.
She held Xu Xun tightly and covered Xu Xun’s eyes.
“Don’t look, don’t look!”
The elevator finally reached the second floor. Cheng Yang took Xu Xun’s hand and stepped out of the elevator.
But, she seemed to have seen something incredible again.
“…”