Chapter 49 - Ghost School (3) (2/2)

【5. You cannot take the initiative to get rid of the “classmates”. When “classmates” are in danger, try to rescue them. At the end of the instance, the number of surviving “classmates” would be associated with the amount of survival points rewarded. The more that survives, the higher the reward.]

【There are penalties in place should a player make a mistake. The specific penalty is different depending on the players level.]

After that, each player’s own system then informed their own players of their individual contents.

【Your penalty: 20% of the remaining survival points would be deducted for each mistake. Should it happen more than three times, survival points will be zero.]

【Your special mission: Collect the photo and kiss the boss. If you don’t complete the special task, you will not be able to leave the instance even if you complete the main tasks.]

【Once you enter the campus, the game will start]

【I wish you a happy game.]

After listening to the systems introduction, Cheng Zhi Chu wasn’t able to react. He then suddenly felt his hand gently being wrapped inside a warm palm and slender fingers inserted between his to form an interlocked handhold.

“……….Bai Yi?” Cheng Zhi Chu’s heart skipped a beat. He looked up at Bai Yi who was holding his hand and couldn’t help but feel embarrassed. He wanted to pull away his hand, but it was futile.

“Since we need to act like lovers,” the handsome man lifted the corners of his lips and his eyes were filled with smiles, “holding hands is very normal.”

“Mr Bai, the instance hasn’t started yet. Please let go.” Gu Zhen’s tone was extremely cold.

“You should be more polite to me. I am your ‘good friend’.”

Bai Yi glanced at him and said slowly: But I have no memory, so I don’t remember that you are a good friend. If I accidentally offend Mr Gu…..” He paused and suddenly smiled. “I will not apologize to you.”

“………..”

Gu Zhen’s eyes became extraordinarily sharp. His hands clenched into a fist as he looked at the interlocked hands of Bai Yi and Cheng Zhi Chu. His expression was dark and suppressed, and he looked extremely scary.

Cheng Zhi Chu felt uncomfortable being stared at like this and pulled Bai Yi over to where the instance was to start. He was worried that Gu Zhen might do something to Bai Yi but, as long as the instance started, they would need to follow the instance settings and Gu Zhen would not be able to do anything.

“Uncle…………….”

Yang Qian Gan pulled at Gu Zhen’s clothes. He didn’t know what to say.

They are high-level players. By entering a low-levelled instance, they would be directly be locked into the highest level of “Extreme” difficulty. The penalty that they were given was also the heaviest. As soon as one of the characters see through their façade, they would be directly obliterated on the spot.

Although it didn’t mean that there is no way of avoiding death, it would mean paying a great price. If they cannot control their emotions in front of the characters, it would be very bad……….

“Don’t worry.”

Gu Zhen patted the boys back. He fell silent for a moment to retract the gloom from his face and revealed his usual smile. However, there was still a hint of darkness that couldn’t be hidden in his eyes as he followed to keep up with Cheng Zhi Chu and Bai Yi.

“I won’t lose control.”

………

Chengnan High School is located in an old residential area. This residential area was also about to be demolished so the nearby area was uninhabited. The streetlights were also broken, and most were not repaired. Even the streets itself were quite battered.

Led by Bai Yi’s hand, Cheng Zhi Chu followed behind and saw five classmates waiting for them at the school gate. Under the dim, flickering street light, they stood there with their shadows stretched out far behind them and a pale face that resembled those of ghosts. Cheng Zhi Chu who saw this was, for a moment, very flustered.

“The two great masters are finally here. Also, Junior Cheng and Xiao Qian Fan. You made us wait out here for so long, we were about to be sucked dry by mosquitoes!”

Seeing the four of them come over, the instance characters seemed to have suddenly come alive. Their originally somewhat dull look became lively and they laughed and waved at them.

The instance characters are set to be friends and classmates of Gu Zhen and Bai Yi, so they were all young people of their age. Of the five, three were men and two were women.

Of the two girls, one looked innocent and pure while the other was glamorous. Both are very beautiful. Compared to them, the three young men are relatively inferior and average looking. Standing next to Bai Yi and Gu Zhen, they looked even worse.

“Sorry for making you wait. Qian Fan got lost on the way, so I had to go find him.”

Gu Zhen and the instance characters started chatting. He smiled gently and his actions were graceful. It was as if he and these people had been friends for many years and they interacted very naturally.

In contrast, Bai Yi was a lot colder. He was even too lazy to look at them and only continued to look at Cheng Zhi Chu with tenderness to the point that Cheng Zhi Chu got shy. He coughed and greeted the instance characters: “Hello Senior brothers and sisters.”

“Hello Junior Cheng.”

They nodded at him and saw that Bai Yi was only looking at Cheng Zhi Chu. Knowing the situation, they could only reveal a look of understanding.

The glamourous girl was bold and lively. Even if she knew that Bai Yi had lost his memories, she still had the mood to tease him. She gently laughed and said to Bai Yi and Cheng Zhi Chu:

“Brother Bai, I heard that you especially like Junior Cheng? It’s unfortunate that I also appreciate him very much so you should kiss him to prove that your relationship is good, or I will steal your junior brother away.”

“Senior sister, we…….”

Cheng Zhi Chu revealed an unnatural smile to the senior sister. Just when he wanted to try and get out of this situation, he heard Bai Yi standing next to him speak up.

“Okay.”

Wait a minute—————!

Cheng Zhi Chu widened his eyes and opened his mouth. But before he could make a sound, Bai Yi had already lifted his jaw and, under his shocked gaze, gently kissed him on the lips.

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Bai Yi’s Diary (Part 49)

Wonderful acting.