People were bustling on the street. Ye Yanxi suddenly smelled a fragrant odor, and her stomach couldn't help growling. She had rushed here right after work and hadn't had time to eat yet. Looking at the thriving snack stalls one by one, she swallowed her saliva.
Unable to resist the temptation, she bought a few skewers of various snacks, such as stinky tofu and fish balls.
Moreover, she bought two servings of each item and casually handed one to Xiao Yu.
However, every time she offered it, Xiao Yu would give her a disdainful look and didn't want to touch it at all. In the end, Ye Yanxi didn't bother with him anymore and angrily ate both servings.
After finishing them, she felt a bit thirsty, so she went to a milk - tea shop to buy a cup of milk tea.
Holding the milk tea, she returned to Xiao Yu's side. Xiao Yu stared at the single cup of milk tea in Ye Yanxi's hand, and his complexion darkened.
"Why only one cup?"
After inserting the straw, Ye Yanxi took a sip. Hearing Xiao Yu's words, she blinked blankly: "I thought you wouldn't want it either. Don't you dislike junk food?"
Xiao Yu only gave her a fierce look.
Then he continued to glare at her. Ye Yanxi was completely defeated: "Okay, I was wrong. I'll go buy you a cup right now."
"Not necessary!" Xiao Yu directly reached out and took Ye Yanxi's milk tea, and took a sip through her straw.
"..." Ye Yanxi immediately became unhappy: "I've used this. You..."
She wanted to continue complaining, but Xiao Yu took a second sip under her reluctant gaze, and then handed the milk tea back to her.
Ye Yanxi stared at the straw with great disgust and exploded with anger instantly: "You've used it. How can I use it now?"
"It's just saliva. You've eaten from me before. I don't mind you, so what are you being so fussy about!"
This guy was simply unreasonable. She hadn't even minded him, yet he dared to be so brazen.
Before she could say anything, Xiao Yu frowned and said, "What is this? It tastes so bad!"
You asked for it. You wanted to drink it yourself, Ye Yanxi grumbled silently in her heart.
"If it tastes bad, why did you take two sips?"
Xiao Yu simply replied, "I was thirsty."
"Then you could have bought your own..."
Before she could finish, Ye Yanxi was dragged by Xiao Yu towards the river. At that moment, a boat was parked by the riverbank. They finally managed to board the boat just before the departure time.
After Ye Yanxi and Xiao Yu boarded the boat, two people didn't make it and were stopped outside. The two of them looked at the already - moving boat with annoyance at the same time.
One of them took out his phone and made a call: "Hey, boss, they've boarded the boat. We didn't manage to follow them!"
"Okay, got it."
On the boat, Xiao Yu caught a glimpse of the two people on the shore who were about to leave from the corner of his eye, and a smile curled up on his lips.
This was a sightseeing boat that circled around a garden. In the night, the garden was decorated with colorful lanterns. Seen from the boat, the place was ablaze with lights, and the lighthouse with changing colors cast a beautiful reflection on the water.
At first, Ye Yanxi didn't understand why Xiao Yu had dragged her onto the boat. But now, looking at the various beautiful sceneries in front of her, she felt extremely happy. She temporarily put aside her confusion and, like other tourists, leaned on the boat railing, admiring the garden with its dazzling lights.
From time to time, when she saw something interesting, she would excitedly pull Xiao Yu to look.
Her glazed eyes reflected the colorful beauty, and her delicate and beautiful face became even more innocent and charming. She was so beautiful that one just wanted to pull her into their arms and cherish her.
Xiao Yu's attention was always on Ye Yanxi, while she was completely unaware and kept pointing out various lanterns and beautiful sceneries to Xiao Yu.
It wasn't until the boat circled around the garden and docked that Ye Yanxi couldn't help sighing: "It's really nice to look from the boat. Did you see that huge lantern just now? It was so beautiful!"
There was a hint of indulgence in Xiao Yu's eyes: "Yes, it was really beautiful."
After the two got off the boat, Xiao Yu frowned and glanced behind him. Those people who had been following them were like sticky gum and seemed to have caught up again.
Just as he was about to make a phone call, Ye Yanxi excitedly pulled him into a place.
Before going in, Xiao Yu looked up at the words on the sign: "Haunted House".
At the ticket - counter, Ye Yanxi quickly paid the money, took the tickets, and went in.
Not long after, they heard the ticket - seller shouting loudly from behind: "Hey, you guys! You can't go in without tickets."
After that, Ye Yanxi heard a series of disorderly footsteps.
Walking a few steps inside, the lights seemed to dim even more. There were a few eerie voices in the air: "Give me back my life! I died so miserably!"
In the gloomy and strange space, the music also sounded very eerie. A person in white clothes approached them from behind, sticking out a blood - red tongue. Half of the face was painted in a different color, and the other half was pale.
Ye Yanxi turned around, reached out her hand and touched the pale face of that person. Her hand was stained with some white powder, and she shook her hand disdainfully: "Hey, buddy, your powder is falling off!"
That person was stunned for a few seconds, still sticking out his tongue. Finally, he mumbled, "You're amazing!" Then he walked away with stiff steps.
Xiao Yu beside her had a cold face, and the cold air emanating from his body was even colder than this haunted house. His sharp eyes scanned around, and the little ghosts with missing limbs and blood - smeared faces around were so scared that they stood still and didn't dare to come forward.
Ye Yanxi felt amused in her heart. What on earth was this Xiao Yu? Even the ghosts were afraid of him.
Just as she was wondering about this, she suddenly heard a series of screams.
It was those people who had followed them in. They were probably scared by the realistic scenes and characters here.
As the saying goes, a clear conscience fears no ghosts. That's probably why they were scared.
Ye Yanxi's eyes flickered. Then, a flash of inspiration came to her. She approached the white - clothed person who had just scared them. Before the female ghost could react, Ye Yanxi reached out and tore off the white robe on the female ghost's body, and also snatched the wig and the red tongue.
The female ghost was left only in her undergarments.
The female ghost looked at her own body and then at the surrounding ghosts who were all staring at her. She couldn't help screaming, covering her chest with both hands and running out, cursing incoherently as she ran.
Ye Yanxi shook the props in her hand and hooked her lips in satisfaction. Then she quickly changed into the female ghost's outfit. In an instant, another female ghost appeared in place. Ye Yanxi tugged at the long tongue and pulled Xiao Yu: "Don't just stand there. They'll be here soon. Let's scare them to death."
Xiao Yu raised his eyebrows slightly. Did Ye Yanxi also notice that they were being followed?
So, after a moment of thought, he walked towards a little ghost, who was played by a man.
That little ghost had witnessed Ye Yanxi's act of snatching clothes with his own eyes. Looking at Xiao Yu's cold face, without waiting for them to say anything, he immediately took off all his clothes until he was left only in his underwear. He handed his clothes to Xiao Yu with both hands and then ran away in a flash.
After that, Xiao Yu calmly changed into the clothes.
Throughout the whole process, Ye Yanxi stared at Xiao Yu intently. This worked too!
He was simply a bully.
However, before they could do more dressing up, those people had already walked over shiveringly. They were obviously very scared, and they were all huddled together tremblingly.
Ye Yanxi signaled to Xiao Yu, and the two of them walked forward in unison.
The two people in front were the first to be knocked down to the ground by Ye Yanxi and Xiao Yu.
The people behind didn't know what had happened in front. They all squeezed forward and were immediately tripped by those in front. So they rolled into a ball.
Ye Yanxi and Xiao Yu didn't intend to let them off easily. While the people were rolling together, they launched a flurry of punches and kicks, beating the four of them severely. For a moment, there were howls and cries in the haunted house, with echoes.
When they had beaten them enough, Ye Yanxi and Xiao Yu quickly took off their clothes and returned to the entrance. The ticket - seller glanced at the two of them, feeling a bit strange.
However, he didn't say anything. He thought the two were just too scared and had come back.
After leaving the haunted house, the people who had been following them were now nowhere to be seen. The two walked through the crowd and turned into an alley.
After walking around for a while and making sure they were safe, Ye Yanxi covered her chest and gasped: "Whew, we finally got rid of them."
"What's in your head? Snatching clothes from the ghosts?" Xiao Yu raised his eyebrows and looked at her. She was really bold.
"This is called improvisation. I was forced to do it." Ye Yanxi gave him a sideways glance angrily: "Let's go back quickly, or else they might catch up again."
"Wait..." Xiao Yu pulled her: "I said I'd take you somewhere. Come with me."
"Where on earth is it?" Up until now, Ye Yanxi still couldn't guess where Xiao Yu was taking her.
"We're almost there."
Not long after, the two stopped in front of a hotel. Xiao Yu still held Ye Yanxi's hand tightly.
There was a melodious piece of music coming from the hotel lobby. Ye Yanxi listened carefully. It was the wedding march.
A newly - wedded couple was holding a wedding.
But why did Xiao Yu suddenly bring her here?
"Let's go. Someone is having a wedding. What are we doing in a hotel?" Ye Yanxi glanced at the tall hotel and wanted to pull Xiao Yu away.
"Do you really forget where this place is?" Xiao Yu's gaze still stayed on the hotel.
"Where? Isn't it just a hotel?"
"I'm not talking about now."
"Then when? I don't know."
"Sixteen years ago. Think about it carefully. This used to be a dilapidated building about to be demolished. Don't you have any impression at all?" Xiao Yu continued to remind her.
Sixteen years ago...
Ye Yanxi looked at the surrounding environment carefully again. The long - forgotten memory slowly emerged.
Right, this was the place.
Sixteen years ago, this wasn't a hotel yet. It was just a dilapidated building waiting to be demolished. It was here that she met that big brother.