Chapter 710 - Birthday Cake (1/2)
Translator: Lonelytree Editor: Millman97
Putting down the greeting card, Chen Ge picked up the key from the table and studied it quietly. After his parents disappeared, the visitors that came to the Haunted House gradually dwindled, causing the Haunted House to face the threat of closing down. At that extremely dangerous time, Xu Wan had chosen to stay behind. She was the only employee who was recruited by Chen Ge’s parents and chose to remain until the end.
“Is it possible that the girl has sensed something?” Chen Ge put the key away and opened the cake box. Compared to the box that it came in, the cake inside could only be described as an unmitigated disaster. The middle part was sinking, and there were black spots from leaving it in the oven for too long. The whole thing looked so wobbly that it might crumble with a touch.
But one could see how attentive the baker was. She used cream to evenly slather the cake’s surface to try to cover up the flaws. During this process, the cake probably crumbled once, so the cream acted as both the decoration and the glue holding the whole thing together. It seeped deep into the cake. Just looking at this cake, the image of Xu Wan baking it appeared in Chen Ge’s mind.
“No wonder she is my employee. Even baking a cake can be made into such a horrifying experience.” Picking up the knife inside the box, Chen Ge cut out a small piece and took a bite. “Hmm, the texture is horrendous, too hard on the outside, and the inside appears to be undercooked. It sticks to the teeth, and it’s so oily. As I suspected, this would benefit from a longer time in the oven with a lower temperature so that the outside wouldn’t be charred, and the inside would be cooked. Wait a minute, she used bread flour? Doesn’t she know baking a cake requires cake flour‽”
Even though Chen Ge kept criticizing it, he still finished almost half the cake in record time. Seeing how much Chen Ge was enjoying himself, the white cat was curious, but as it poked its head toward the cake, it was shoved back into the backpack. “Cream is not good for you. When it’s your birthday, I’ll make you a cat food cake instead.”
Ignoring the cat’s protest, Chen Ge wiped his lips, lugged the backpack, and left the staff breakroom. The birthday party took up some time, but that did not cut into Chen Ge’s plan for the night too much. He had already searched for everything that he could on Left Oculus, and he planned to go take a look that night.
Leaving New Century Park, Chen Ge waited at the roadside for a long time, but no taxi passed. The taxi drivers in Jiujiang seemed to have come to a consensus—do not approach New Century Park after midnight, and do not pick up any passengers from that place.
“Unfortunately, my bus is now stuck behind the door in Li Wan City.”
After walking two more streets, Chen Ge finally encountered a taxi. After he got into the car, he gave the address. “Sir, I want to go to Yong Ling Mountain’s bungalow.”
“Yong Ling Mountain?” The driver was briefly confused. “There’s a bungalow there?”
“Why don’t you open the GPS to take a look?” Chen Ge was not sure either—that was simply what the internet said.
“What is the full name of the location?” The driver keyed in the term Yong Ling Mountain, but the GPS did not show any place that resembled Yong Ling Mountain Bungalow.
“The full name…” Chen Ge narrowed his eyes. He focused on the few names that appeared on the GPS—Yong Ling Mountain Petrol Station, Yong Ling Mountain Flower Market, Yong Ling Mountain Holiday Villa. “Then we’ll go to Yong Ling Mountain Holiday Villa.”
“Huh? Your destination is decided so casually?” The driver glanced at Chen Ge through the rearview mirror. He felt like Chen Ge look quite familiar, and the ghost stories that had been making its way through his colleagues entered his mind. The engine started, and they drove for half an hour before the light of the city faded away. There was a large shadow at the end of the road, and that would be Western Jiujiang’s Yong Ling Mountain.