His voice was as light as a feather, yet it seemed to carry endless strength.
The fear in Shen Nanyue’s heart gradually faded away.
She took a soft deep breath and, together with Zhou Yushen, stepped into the darkness.
The adult version of the haunted house had live NPC actors waiting inside.
In the darkness, faint sounds of crying echoed around them.
The mental preparation Shen Nanyue had painstakingly built up instantly collapsed at that moment.
She pressed herself tightly against Zhou Yushen, one hand clutching his arm firmly.
She regretted it!
She had clearly known it was a provocation tactic, yet she still stubbornly came inside.
She had always feared darkness because of what happened in her childhood, yet she still walked in anyway.
Wasn’t this just asking for suffering?
“Can I leave?”
“We can’t go back the way we came. If you want to get out, we can only keep moving forward.”
Compared to Shen Nanyue’s trembling voice, Zhou Yushen sounded much calmer and steadier.
Shen Nanyue’s heart sank in despair.
And their luck was especially “good.”
Among the same batch of people entering the haunted house, not a single one remained nearby.
There was nobody ahead of them or behind them, making Shen Nanyue constantly afraid that a ghostly hand would suddenly reach out from behind to grab her.
She slowly shuffled forward step by step, and Zhou Yushen deliberately matched her pace, moving forward slowly together with her.
“Aren’t you someone who believes in science? Ghosts and spirits are just superstitions. You don’t have to be afraid.”
Sensing Shen Nanyue’s fear, Zhou Yushen casually chatted with her to distract her attention.
Pressed tightly against him, Shen Nanyue followed his steps forward, trying her best to ignore the crying sounds echoing around her ears.
“I haven’t reached the point where I completely believe in science. And even if I had, fear is still unavoidable.”
“Then trust me instead. I’ll lead you out.”
“Aren’t I already trusting you?”
Besides, at a moment like this, who else could she trust?
Trust the ghosts?
“Speaking of which, your mood hasn’t seemed very good these past few days,” Zhou Yushen continued chatting with her.
Right now, Shen Nanyue could not think about anything else, so she could only cling to his topic and continue talking.
“I’ve been busy like a spinning top lately. How good do you expect my mood to be?”
“You were busy before too, but you weren’t this distant from me.”
“When was I distant from you?” Shen Nanyue instinctively replied.
Zhou Yushen could not really explain why.
After pausing for two seconds, he finally answered,
“A man’s intuition.”
“To hell with your intuition!”
Shen Nanyue slapped him irritably.
Yet after being distracted by him like this, the fear in her heart really had eased somewhat.
“Did you do something to betray me and feel guilty about it? Is that why you’re having these strange delusions?”
Shen Nanyue once again remembered the conversation she had overheard outside Gu Linlang’s hospital room that day.
Zhou Yushen had only been using her from the beginning, which was why he kept deliberately trying to win her heart step by step.
In the darkness, she glared at him angrily.
If she were not still trapped in this dark place and slightly scared, she would have shaken his hand off immediately.
“How could I possibly do something to betray you?”
“Don’t say things too absolutely.”
Suddenly, Zhou Yushen stopped walking, forcing Shen Nanyue to stop as well.
“Why did you stop?”
At that moment, they were standing on a small bridge.
The moment their footsteps halted, the bridge began shaking violently.
Green lights suddenly illuminated the surroundings.
Realistic bloody heads hung in the air, while an NPC suddenly emerged beneath the bridge and grabbed both Shen Nanyue’s and Zhou Yushen’s ankles with blood-covered hands.
“AHHH!”
Shen Nanyue’s scream echoed through the confined space.
At the same time, her whole body shook violently as she desperately kicked free from the NPC’s grasp.
The instant her ankle was released, she immediately jumped into Zhou Yushen’s arms.
Her arms wrapped tightly around his neck, her legs locking around his waist as she buried her face into his neck with her eyes shut tight, trembling too hard to dare look up again.
“Zhou Yushen… let’s leave, let’s get out of here!”
Her voice already carried a sobbing tone.
Zhou Yushen held her securely in return.
Allowing her to cling to him like a koala, he gently patted her back soothingly.
“It’s all fake. Just like your worries.”
Shen Nanyue angrily opened her mouth and bit the soft flesh at his neck.
Zhou Yushen let out a muffled groan, and then Shen Nanyue’s soft threat sounded beside his ear.
“If you keep talking about those things in a horrible place like this, don’t even think about coming home anymore!”
Feeling the girl’s light breathing against his ear, Zhou Yushen merely smiled faintly.
“Alright. I won’t say it anymore.”
He let out a long, indulgent sigh.
Maintaining that same posture, he carried Shen Nanyue all the way out of the haunted house.
There was more than one NPC along the way, and Shen Nanyue clung tightly to Zhou Yushen the entire time from fright.
Meanwhile, Zhou Yushen walked forward calmly as though nothing was happening, passing the NPCs without the slightest reaction.
At that moment, the NPCs deeply wished Zhou Yushen would put the woman down.
Otherwise, the terrifying atmosphere they had worked so hard to create was turning into a complete joke!
The moment they stepped out of the exit, the light stung Shen Nanyue’s eyes open.
She immediately jumped down from Zhou Yushen’s arms and raised a hand to wipe away the cold sweat on her forehead.
Her back was already soaked through—from fear.
By contrast, Zhou Yushen still looked perfectly calm and composed.
Even after carrying a full-grown person for such a long distance, he showed no signs of exhaustion, not even a trace of sweat.
Shen Nanyue instantly felt extremely unbalanced.
“I didn’t expect you to be so brave.”
“Average.”
Zhou Yushen answered lightly.
There was no pride in his tone, yet Shen Nanyue somehow found him unbearably arrogant!
Thrill-filled screams rang out from high above.
Thinking back to Zhou Yushen’s pale face after getting off the roller coaster earlier, Shen Nanyue’s eyes lit up, and a mischievous smile curved across her lips.
“I think compared to haunted houses, speed and excitement are more my style! Since I already accompanied you into the haunted house, you should ride the roller coaster with me one more time!”
For the briefest instant, Zhou Yushen’s calm expression stiffened.
Before he could react, Shen Nanyue had already dragged him toward the roller coaster entrance.
When they got off the roller coaster again, Zhou Yushen’s complexion was another shade paler.
This time, Shen Nanyue finally felt much more balanced.
She patted Zhou Yushen on the back as if comforting him.
“Alright, I’m getting bored of roller coasters now. Let’s go try the drop tower next. Or the pendulum ride!”
At that moment, Zhou Yushen’s heart completely shattered.
He absolutely hated that feeling of weightlessness.
But in front of Shen Nanyue, he also did not want to appear weak or useless.
So he gritted his teeth and still went along with it.
The final result was that he swore he would never come to an amusement park to play rides like this again for the rest of his life!
Meanwhile, Shen Nanyue only became happier and more excited the more she played.
As evening gradually fell, the two wandered throughout the amusement park until they finally returned to the carousel they had skipped earlier after waiting in line.
“You really won’t go?”
Zhou Yushen shook his head.
“You go ahead. I’m a little tired.”
Shen Nanyue did not force him.
“Looks like your stamina really isn’t that great. You should work out more when you have time.”
Watching Shen Nanyue walk toward the entrance, Zhou Yushen felt genuine unwilling frustration for the first time.
Tonight, he was definitely going to show her exactly what “plenty of stamina” really meant!
Shen Nanyue’s bag was in his hands when her phone suddenly rang.
Zhou Yushen took out the phone.
At Shen Nanyue’s signal from atop the carousel, he answered the call.
“President Shen, the DNA results for Miss An’an and Madam Bai have matched. It has been confirmed that they are mother and daughter.”
— The end of the Chapter–
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