“Is this thing a pussy or a dick?”
Sure enough, it was that kind of wild talk again—this time, she’d rocketed straight into orbit. Akino Kazuko wanted to curse Liang Sheng for being so pervy, but she couldn’t help wanting to laugh too.
The group of girls was once again stunned by Liang Sheng’s bold, wolfish words. How could such a ladylike girl have no filter on her mouth?
Liang Sheng noticed the stares from the other girls and immediately regretted it. She clamped a hand over her mouth and fell silent.
The girls scrambled around, hurriedly assembling the mannequin.
They finally got the dummy put together successfully, but where were they supposed to place it?
Bai Zhen glanced at her wristwatch and saw they only had five minutes left.
“Come on, everyone—the game’s almost up in five minutes,” Bai Zhen called out, urging the others to hurry and find a spot for the dummy.
Though Liang Sheng was timid, with six people crammed into this small room, she felt less scared. She mustered her courage and started searching.
Three minutes until the game ended.
“Huh?” Liang Sheng spotted a bucket. “There’s a bucket here! Should we put the dummy in it?”
The other girls heard her shout and crowded over to inspect the large bucket.
“Uh…” Gu Yuqi peered at it for a few seconds before she started holding back laughter. She raised her hand and gave Liang Sheng a flick on the forehead. “Look how silly you are. Did this escape room scare you that badly?”
“Huh?” Liang Sheng still didn’t get it. Wasn’t this bucket for the dummy?
“Hahaha!” Gu Yuqi finally lost it and burst out laughing, pointing at the ceiling. “That’s for catching the leak from the ceiling! They put the bucket there to collect the dripping water!”
“Pfft!” Liang Sheng felt her face burning with embarrassment. Talk about a massive social suicide.
Gu Yuqi couldn’t resist reaching out to pat Liang Sheng’s little head. Her little junior sister was so adorably dumb, endearingly silly~
Liang Sheng dodged her hand with a huff.
Gu Yuqi froze. Her little junior sister never used to avoid her touch—in fact, she’d always lean in for more head pats.
Could it be… she’d seen that photo of her in Ni Sihan’s arms?! Gu Yuqi’s heart skipped a beat as wild thoughts spiraled through her mind.
Or maybe she’d hooked up with that woman Bai Zhen?! She’d been dumped!
Poor Senior Sister Gu Yuqi—after spending so much time with the goofball Liang Sheng, she’d started entertaining the most far-fetched nonsense herself.
Suddenly, she lost all interest in hunting clues. Her eyes glued themselves to Liang Sheng.
Meanwhile, the scatterbrain Liang Sheng was diligently searching for hints, completely forgetting about her own Senior Sister Gu Yuqi. She didn’t spare a single glance for her pitiful senior sister.
Pah! Heartbreaker! Anyone who liked Senior Sister Gu Yuqi, go give her a beating!
In the end, it was little crybaby Song An’an who accidentally stepped on a groove while huddled in the corner. Thinking it was a trap, she let out a piercing shriek.
Everyone rushed over and saw that the groove looked just like a spot for the dummy’s foot.
“Ah!” Bai Zhen raised her hand—only one minute left.
“Quick, get the dummy over there! We’ve got one minute!”
The girls clumsily lifted the dummy and shuffled toward it.
“Thud!” It slipped and crashed down.
Everyone’s hearts leaped into their throats. A quick check showed no major damage—no parts had come loose, no need to reassemble. They picked it up again and kept going.
They’d barely taken two steps.
“Smack!” Crash number two.
They gave the dummy another look—still fine.
Up it went again, onward they shuffled.
“Clang!” Crash number three.
This one felt more serious, but after the previous two drops, the girls had grown confident in its durability.
Especially Liang Sheng, who pointed at the fallen dummy and suggested, “It’s survived so many falls without breaking. Why not just kick it over to the groove?”
“Good idea,” Bai Zhen agreed, starting to nudge it with her foot.
If the dummy were real and could talk, it probably would’ve yelled, “What the fuck? You got any manners?”
Working together, the girls kicked the dummy right up to the groove.
Then they hoisted it up and slotted its foot into the slot.
“Congratulations on clearing the game~”
Were they expecting a gentle announcement like that?
No way.
“Boom!”
A thunderous roar shook the floor, making it tremble three times over.
Earthquake? Liang Sheng instinctively scooted toward Gu Yuqi.
Score! Victory for Senior Sister Gu Yuqi this round!
Seeing Liang Sheng lean into her, Gu Yuqi didn’t hesitate. She wrapped an arm around the girl’s shoulders.
A few “ghosts” with flailing limbs bounced out, doing a grotesque dance.
Liang Sheng watched the eerie, cringe-worthy ghost dance and suddenly wasn’t so scared anymore. She even burst out laughing.
Gu Yuqi had no attention for the ghosts or whatever. Her focus was solely on her little junior sister Liang Sheng. When the girl laughed, Gu Yuqi laughed along.
It seemed her little junior sister didn’t hate her after all.
That dodge earlier wasn’t out of dislike—it was just a playful pout because she’d laughed, and Liang Sheng thought she was mocking her silliness.
Liang Sheng felt her intelligence had taken a huge hit! She was sure Gu Yuqi was laughing at how dumb she was… or maybe it was just her imagination. (Nope, she totally was laughing at your silliness—face it.)
Did she really not know the bucket was for catching water? Hmph! She was just playing the profound fool!
Gu Yuqi had overthought the whole thing.
“Congratulations! Congratulations!” The staff dressed as ghosts grinned and cheered for the girls.
“Thank you, thank you.” Liang Sheng bowed to them.
Mostly, she felt bad about headbutting that one staff member’s chin earlier.
The ghost staff danced for about three minutes—long enough that even Liang Sheng started getting bored.
“Um,” she said, though she hated to interrupt, she was genuinely starving. It had been a full two hours without food (really?), and if she didn’t eat soon, she’d waste away (sure?). “Can we go now?”
The staff couldn’t wait to oblige. They’d grown sick of the finale dance ages ago and immediately let them out.
“Let’s grab some food?” Liang Sheng suggested the moment they stepped outside.
Gu Yuqi pinched Liang Sheng’s cheek indulgently. “Sure thing. Senior sister’s treating.”
Whoa! Why was senior sister so forward today? Liang Sheng’s face flushed red.
Bai Zhen saw this and her playful side flared up again.
“No way. I was the one who invited Sheng out today. If anyone’s covering the bill for her, it’s me.” Bai Zhen reached out and placed her hand on Liang Sheng’s head.
Hey? This scene…
Mo Qingrou’s eyes lit up. The classic two-girls-fighting-over-one play was finally here! She really wanted to whip out her phone and record it!
Mo Qingrou watched the two with eager fascination.
Song An’an sensed the danger. Normally timid, she finally mustered her courage this time!
“No!” Song An’an threw her arms around Liang Sheng’s arm. “I’m treating A-Sheng to dinner! I know exactly what she likes best—I’m always the one bringing her lunch!”
