Chapter 43 - Horror Variety (8) (1/2)

Hearing the sound of the doorknob turning, Cheng Zhi Chu was extremely nervous. He had thought that Zhou Luo Chen had returned and had wanted to hide inside a closet but, after he suddenly relaxed, it was like his hands and feet had gone soft. Even when the door had opened halfway, he was not yet inside the closet.

“Creeakk……”

Along with the sound of the door opening, the person outside finally revealed their true face. Cheng Zhi Chu who had his back against the closet held his breath and his heart stopped. He then suddenly discovered that it wasn’t Zhou Luo Chen.

A tall and handsome young teenager appeared in the doorway. His eyes scanned through the room until he saw Cheng Zhi Chu trembling in the corner trying to hide himself. His pupils instantly constricted and his legs involuntarily took a small step forward.

This is the young Bai Yi…….?

Cheng Zhi Chu recognised the young boy and breathed a sigh of relief. He collapsed down onto the floor and grabbed onto his chest gasping for breath. Fortunately, it wasn’t that pervert.

Although the game had ended, the fear that Zhou Luo Chen had brought to Cheng Zhi Chu had not yet subsided and he was still very afraid to see him again.

And why hasn’t he gone out of the painting yet………..Don’t tell me the ghost is going to go back on its words?

Cheng Zhi Chu felt a little cheated. Even after waiting for a while, new bloody words didn’t appear. Instead, the young teenager slowly walked towards him. He then knelt down and looked at him with eyes filled with unusually complex emotions. He reached out his hands and gently touched Cheng Zhi Chu’s cheeks.

“………..”

Cheng Zhi Chu subconsciously shrank back. The young boy immediately retracted his hand and he didn’t dare to touch Cheng Zhi Chu again.

His eyes were no longer cold and dark. The gaze that looked at Cheng Zhi Chu was soft, as if he was looking at a distant and fragile dream. It was both careful and gentle, like he was afraid that Cheng Zhi Chu would suddenly disappear in front of him.

“………Sorry.”

The young boy lowered his eyes. His voice was low, and it was trembling slightly.

“It’s my fault.”

“It was because of me that you were brought here.”

“I’m really……..sorry.”

Cheng Zhi Chu was stunned. He could only react a few seconds later and realise what the young teenager was talking about ———- It was because the boy had painted a portrait that was seen by Zhou Luo Chen, which led him to be kidnapped by Zhou Luo Chen.

But how can that be Bai Yi’s fault? How would he know that his teacher would turn out to be such a disgusting pervert? And it also seemed like Bai Yi had put himself into dangers way to come here to save him.

Not to mention, the adult Bai Yi is his good friend. Even if he was an unfamiliar child, Cheng Zhi Chu wouldn’t blame the other party.

“It’s okay, I won’t blame you. Instead, I even want to thank you for coming to find me.”

Seeing that young boy’s beautiful face reveal a remorseful look, Cheng Zhi Chu felt his heart soften and he couldn’t help but speak out to comfort him. He even reached out to rub his head. When he realised that it felt quite good, he couldn’t help but rub it a few more times.

The young Bai Yi is so cute. How can anyone bear seeing such a good natured and beautiful child be upset……

Feeling his head being touched by Cheng Zhi Chu, the young teenager immediately raised his head. His eyes were slightly widened, and his expression was a look of surprise. It was like he couldn’t believe that he wasn’t hated and was even comforted by the other party.

Cheng Zhi Chu suddenly felt a slight smugness. After all, until now it was always Bai Yi that was rubbing his head. How could he even have the chance to smoothen his hair? And it seems like the young Bai Yi seems to quite like it…….

He had completely forgotten that he is currently a child that is even younger than Bai Yi. He revealed a kind fatherly smile and spread apart his hands wanting to bring the boy into his embrace and give him spiritual dependence and comfort.

But in that teenaged boy’s eyes, all he could see was a small cute boy that was still trembling a little in fear asking him for a hug while his eyes were wet and his face was covered with tears.

“…………”

Just as Cheng Zhi Chu was about to embrace the boy, everything before his eyes suddenly darkened. He then felt himself being tightly embraced by the boy. With their bodies pressed closely together, their body temperatures passed through their clothes. He felt a hand gently patting his back.

“Don’t be scared, it’s okay.”

With his whole body embraced by the young teenaged boy and even his back being patted comfortingly, Cheng Zhi Chu soundlessly opened and closed his mouth. His expression was a little stiff.

This isn’t right. Wasn’t he supposed to be the one comforting Bai Yi? Why is it reversed now……

But that young boys smelled very good and his embrace was very warm. Being held like this, Cheng Zhi Chu had to admit that he indeed felt better. He could only throw away that fatherly look on his face and lie obediently in the boy’s arms.

They hugged for a while until they suddenly heard a strange sound outside. The handsome boy looked outside. He didn’t seem to care about about the source of the sound, but he still gently released his hold of the child and say with a very gentle tone:

“Come, I’ll take you out.”

Cheng Zhi Chu didn’t know whether Zhou Luo Chen was still outside, and he was a little hesitant. The young boy saw this and said to him: “Don’t worry, he’s not here. You won’t run into him.”

When he was done saying this, he noticed that the boy was barefooted. There were still a few bruises on his exposed pale skin and the tips of his fingers were still stained with blood. In an instant a layer of ice formed in those dark eyes of his and he started to release a murderous aura.

But his actions still remained gentle. Seeing that the child wasn’t wearing shoes, he stretched his hand behind his knees, picked the boy up into a princess hold and carried him out of the room.

“!”

Cheng Zhi Chu subconsciously grabbed onto the back of the boy’s neck. His face turned red, and he said in a small voice: “No need to do this. I can go on my own.”

He was actually being princess carried! This is too shameful!!

“It’s okay. It’s not convenient for you to walk so I’ll carry you.” The teenager bowed his head and smiled at him. “You’re very light. I can carry you and I won’t let you fall.”

But this isn’t the issue of whether he would fall off or not!

Cheng Zhi Chu would rather Bai Yi drop him instead of carrying him. But unfortunately, Bai Yi’s arms were strong, and he held him very firmly and stably. Like this, he carried the boy down the stairs.

Bai Xi Xing sat on the sofa on the first floor. Hearing the sound of footsteps, he looked up only to see the teenagers’ eyes looking extremely gentle as he carefully carried the boy down the stairs.

His impression of his cousin was that he was always cold and secluded and he had never seen him have this type of expression before. He couldn’t help but sit up straight from the sofa and watch the two come down the stairs with wide eyes like he had just seen a ghost.

Cheng Zhi Chu thought that Bai Xi Xing was looking at him with incredulity and he was a little ashamed. He directly threw away all his earlier complaints and just buried his face into the teenager’s chest pretending that he didn’t see anything.

“Brother, you…….”

Bai Xi Xing’s gaze was very complicated. When he wanted to say something, a strange sound one again came from upstairs. It seemingly sounded like something had fallen onto the ground and there was also the sound of a chair dragging across the ground.

“What’s wrong?”

Cheng Zhi Chu was a little uneasy. He looked up and asked Bai Yi quietly: “Is that……..the person who kidnapped me?”

He didn’t see Zhou Luo Chen on the second floor. Was this sound made by that pervert? Did Bai Yi tie him up?

“Don’t worry.”

The teenager placed him down onto the sofa and smiled softly at him. At the same time, he glanced over at Bai Xi Xing.

Bai Xi Xing understood the meaning behind it very well. He immediately said: “It’s okay, you guys don’t have to worry about it. I’ll go up and take look” As he said this, he had already run up to the second floor. He entered a room and that strange sound immediately disappeared.

“We have already contacted your family. They will be here soon. You can relax and wait for them.”

The teenager smiled as he said this. At the same time, he ruffled Cheng Zhi Chu’s hair: “Tired? Do you want to sleep a little?”

Cheng Zhi Chu shook his head. He didn’t know when the game would end so how can he fall asleep comfortably?

But that teenager’s hand seemed to have some sort of magic power and it didn’t take long for him to feel sleepy. He laid down and rested his head on the teenager’s thigh. With the teenager patting his body gently, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.

………

When Cheng Zhi Chu opened his eyes again, he found himself back in the original villa. At this moment, the sky outside had already darkened and you couldn’t see anything in the room. Only a strong bloody smell pervaded the air.

Did the ghost let him out of the painting?

Cheng Zhi Chu was stunned for a moment. Seeing that the ghost was still trustworthy, he was able to put down the apprehension inside him and breathe a sigh of relief.

He groped along the wall to find the light switch. It seemed like nothing had changed but, when he turned around and looked at the wall, he was surprised to see that the painting had disappeared leaving behind only a white patch on the wall that indicated that something was hung up there for a long time.

“…………..”

Several children’s ghosts looked out from behind the bed. They quietly looked over at him but would immediately shrink back when their gazes met and reveal just a pair of curious eyes.

Thinking about what they had undergone, Cheng Zhi Chu felt very sad. He forced a small smile on his face and waved at them. Seeing this, the eyes of the young ghosts brightened, and they stuck their heads out again looking like they wanted to approach him.

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