Chapter 65 (1/2)

Chapter 65: Haunted House

In groups of two, the staff waited until the pair before them had disappeared into the building before waiting about three minutes and then letting the next pair in.

This time it was Xie Zhe and Xiao Yuxin. Honestly speaking, the timid cla.s.s leader refused but, seeing the other students looking particularly eager, he didn't want to ruin the atmosphere and didn't want to appear too timid. In the end, he stiffened his body up and walked into the dark entrance of the haunted house with a look of seriousness.

Xiao Yuxin spoke sternly like he was attending a lecture: “It's nothing. It is all just prop and staff dressed up as ghosts. They're all fake. There's nothing to be afraid of.”

Xie Zhe nodded his head with a hint of a smile on his face as he expressed his agreement.

At first, it seemed quite okay and they moved through without any problems. It was only until the first ghost jumped out in front of them.

Xiao Yuxin stood there unmoving with an expression free of any expression.

Xie Zhe had been secretly checking up on him and, seeing him look so calm, he was a little disappointed. Even he himself was a little surprised by the ghost earlier. It shouldn't be like this. It's too embarra.s.sing.

When the ghost had left and the road ahead was no longer blocked, Xie Zhe pulled Xiao Yuxin's hand and said: “Let's go.”

Xiao Yuxin's voice trembled, “O-Ok….”

Turns out he was scared stiff and was unable to move.

Xie Zhe was stunned for a moment. He turned his head slightly and tried to hold back the laughter that was about to escape his mouth.

Without Xie Zhe taking the initiative to hold onto him, Xiao Yuxin had already subconsciously grabbed firmly onto his hand. Like this, he felt a little better. Xie Zhe smiled and the slight fear inside him immediately dissipated. He could only feel the warmth in his palm.

After the ghostly fright from earlier, the two stuck closely together and shuffled down the narrow corridor. After turning the corner, they could see a dusty cabinet sitting against the wall in the distance.

Xiao Yuxin and Xie Zhe froze: “……….” They're finished. Based on the typical scenario, they're hundred percent sure that the moment they pa.s.s it a ghost will crawl out of that.

They stood there in fear for a while and the ghost seemingly had become impatient. From the dark, a faint scream was heard, and the cabinet door opened from both sides. A female ghost dressed in red crawled out from it with long hair covering its face. It crawled over to them like a spider at a very fast speed.

Mummy!

Xiao Yuxin couldn't control the feeling of his hair rising and he shuddered while saying: “……..She reminds me of a clown!”

Xie Zhe remained silent. It was already scary enough. Please don't raise the other person's fearsomeness.

The ghost rushed over, and they immediately turned and ran. But because he was panicking too much from fear Xiao Yuxin couldn't run properly and ended up falling onto his b.u.t.t. He's legs went soft and he couldn't stand back up, so he could only watch the female ghost get closer and closer to him.

Xie Zhe looked back and saw that he had fallen. He quickly rushed back to help him up.

Xiao Yuxin however had tears hanging from his eyelashes and he said while trembling, “Don't worry about you. You should go first…….”

Xie Zhe couldn't help but laugh: “This is a haunted house. Why are you treating it as if you're escaping from a life and death situation? Also, with you saying that I am even more unwilling to leave you behind okay?”

He used force while holding Xiao Yuxin under his armpits and directly lifted him up into his embrace. Like this, he firmly guarded Xiao Yuxin from the female ghost.

They watched the ghost rush over and, just as she was about to reach them and seemingly eat them up, she revealed a b.l.o.o.d.y smile before disappearing behind a black wall beside them. Shrill laughter rang out from all around them.

“……..It looks like there's a mechanism behind that wall?”

After falling silent for about two seconds, Xiao Yuxin asked.

Xie Zhe looked at Xiao Yuxin's clear pair of eyes that trembled as he did his best to act calm despite being so scared. He couldn't help but want to laugh but he naturally couldn't laugh out loud. In the end, he pushed the corners of his mouth down and nodded his head serious, “Yes.”

After walking for a while, Xiao Yuxin suddenly realised that there was a weight on his shoulder. His face went pale and he stiffly turned to his partner next to him, “Xie Zhe….Is there something on my shoulder?”

Xie Zhe was a little confused. He looked over and realised that Xiao Yuxin had mistaken his hand for a ghosts' hand.

Oh no. He wants to laugh again.

Xie Zhe turned his head and coughed a few times, “No, that's me holding you.”

Earlier he had helped support Xiao Yuxin up and didn't let go. He had thought that the small and timid cla.s.s leader would act embarra.s.sed like usual but what he didn't expect was……..

Xiao Yuxin heard this and let out a sigh of relief, “That's good. That's good.”

Those words that were spoken subconsciously were filled with his trust and dependence for Xie Zhe and he wasn't embarra.s.sed because of their intimacy. He even wanted to shrink further into his embrace and stick to him closely.

Xie Zhe's lips curved up and his heart felt as sweet as honey.

Sigh, cla.s.s leader why are you so cute?

Xiao Yuxin didn't know about the thoughts that went through Xie Zhe's mind and only carefully stepped forward while looking around everywhere as if he was afraid of another ghost appearing. He mentally prepared himself so that he wouldn't be scared to death.

Because he felt that if the two chatted it would be less scary, Xiao Yuxin constantly whispered a few words. As for why he whispered, even if you asked him he also didn't know why. He probably subconsciously thought that there were ghosts hidden just around the corner and didn't want to alarm them?

“Xie Zhe, my back feels a little sore. Was it because it was hurt by the ghost from earlier?” Xiao Yuxin vigilantly scanned his surroundings while whispering to Xie Zhe.

Xie Zhe coughed and suppressed his laughter, “No. The staff wouldn't hurt the visitors. Earlier, it was because you hit the wall while you tried to run away.”

Xiao Yuxin furrowed his brows as he tried to recall but he couldn't remember, “…..Really?”

He thought back to his terrified state earlier and felt a little embarra.s.sed. But if you asked him to act brave now and walk nonchalantly in front……Sorry, he really couldn't do it. Not only that, strange sounds could be heard coming from the pitch-black corridor ahead of them. He couldn't help but tighten his grip on Xie Zhe's clothes and regard him as his final life-saving amulet.

Xie Zhe looked down at his wrinkled s.h.i.+rt and was not even a little but upset about it. Instead, he enjoyed it. The more Xiao Yuxin clung to him, the happier he was. Going to the haunted house is the best.

Although —– his other hand rubbed his slightly throbbing waist. Earlier he was. .h.i.t there by Xiao Yuxin when he ran into him —– Although there are risks, compared to how much progression he had achieved with their relations.h.i.+p, he felt that the pain was worth it.

Overall, Xie Zhe is very happy.

Xiao Yuxin maintained a calm demeanour and shuffled timidly down the corridor with Xie Zhe as if they were doing a folk dance. He tried to comfort himself: “It's all fake. We should believe in science! That's right! Rich, Strong, Democratic, Civilised, Harmony, Freedom, Equality, Justice…….”

Xie Zhe didn't think that he would actually start reciting the societal core values to reinforce his courage. He laughed until he was almost out of breath but, hearing Xiao Yuxin suddenly stop, he couldn't help but become vigilant. Did the ghosts appear?

But in reality, Xiao Yuxin said awkwardly: “The rest, I forgot…….”