Chapter 7 Million-Dollar Anchor 1
I didn't want to be the center of attention anymore, so I took a few days of sick leave from school and lived a peaceful life without other people's gossip or accusations. In my free time, I planned to go to the hospital more often to accompany Xiao Nuo.
At noon that day, I bought a lot of fruits and snacks that Xiao Nuo liked and brought them to him. As soon as I walked to the door of the ward, I heard a burst of playful noise coming from inside.
Why is it so lively?
I quietly pushed open the door and saw Zeng Chen sitting beside the bed, gesticulating something with his hands. Xiao Nuo looked at him and laughed.
The first time I saw Zeng Chen so lively, I almost laughed out loud. His usually cold face was now full of energy, completely different from his image in school.
"Sister!" Xiao Nuo called out enthusiastically after seeing me.
Zeng Chen's whole body stiffened, and he immediately put away the exaggerated expression on his face. He looked at me awkwardly, as if he had been caught doing something bad.
"Are you feeling well today?" I put down what I was holding and asked with concern.
"No! I'm full of strength!" Xiao Nuo said, and made a superman pose.
I couldn't help but burst out laughing and turned to look at Zeng Chen: "Don't you have class today?"
"Yeah." He tightened his face again and nodded indifferently, "So come and see Xiao Nuo."
"Since both of you are here, why don't you take me out to play for a while!"
Xiao Nuo suddenly suggested, but I refused: "No, the doctor said you can't just walk around."
"Aren't you guys here with me now?" Xiao Nuo grabbed my arm and shook me like a spoiled child. "Sister, please, I'm almost suffocating!"
I glanced at Zeng Chen. After receiving Xiao Nuo's "secret code", he made an "OK" gesture to me, indicating that he was fine.
Looking at Xiao Nuo's eager eyes, I compromised.
"Oh well."
"Wow, that's great!" Xiao Nuo jumped up with joy. "How about we go play the escape room game later? I heard from Luo Luo in the next ward that it's really fun!"
"So you had this planned all along." I rolled my eyes helplessly.
Xiao Nuo had a wicked smile on his face.
Under Xiao Nuo's guidance, we came to a secret room escape shop. Xiao Nuo chose the secret room with the theme of "Escape from the Ancient Temple". The staff led us to a tattered wooden door, which was covered with simulated spider webs, which looked quite creepy.
Xiao Nuo boldly pushed open the door and walked in first. Zeng Chen followed, and I walked at the end.
It was terribly dark all around, with the floor and ceiling covered with dense spider webs. There was the sound of dripping water in the distance, and a damp smell in the air.
Although I knew that all this was man-made, I still felt uneasy. A strong wind blew by, and I heard a "woohoo" cry in my ears. I shivered with fear and grabbed Zeng Chen's arm.
He turned around, glanced at me calmly, and suddenly pulled his arm away, holding my right hand. I felt the warmth in my palm, and a sense of security came over me.
I was pretty scared anyway, so I shouldn't pretend to be reserved and shake off his hand.
"I'll go and scout the way for you first!" Xiao Nuo became a wild horse as soon as he entered the door. Before I could answer him, he disappeared into the darkness.
"Can Xiao Nuo really do it alone?" I looked at the dark distance worriedly.
"It's okay, Xiao Nuo is so smart, don't worry." Zeng Chen looked very confident.
Zeng Chen and I continued to walk forward. The road ahead, which was originally pitch black, suddenly changed. The stone slabs slowly sank, leaving only a few pieces of red light that flashed in front of us, forming several small red circles, which made people feel full of danger.
"I'll jump into the red circle first, and then you jump over." He pointed to the small red circle closest to us.
"Yeah." I nodded knowingly.
Zeng Chen let go of my hand and moved forward with ease.
"Come here." In the dim red light, I saw his arms stretched out to catch me. I bent my knees, took a deep breath, and jumped in his direction.
However, what I never expected was that I didn't jump into the red circle. I suddenly jumped onto the sunken stone slab and "looked at Zeng Chen from a distance".
He stroked his forehead and sighed.
"You have fallen into the 'Endless Abyss' and will never see the light of day again." Three seconds later, the broadcast sounded, and after a sound of mechanical startup, Zeng Chen disappeared on the red circle, and the light of the red circle slowly dimmed.
"Zeng Chen? Zeng Chen!" I squatted down in fear and called his name, but there was no response.
Oh my god, is he really trapped in the "Endless Abyss"? It's all my fault for being useless and screwing him over.
"Hey, Yuan Wan, do you have any brains at all?" I didn't dare to walk around randomly, so I sat down on the ground and started to judge myself. " Xiao Nuo passed such an easy level easily, but what about you? Not only did you fail to pass it, but now you have also hurt Zeng Chen badly. Aren't you too useless?"
"well……"
"Who will save me? Help! Help!"
I roared desperately, but no one could hear me anyway.
"Without Zeng Chen's help, I can't play alone." I scratched my messy hair in distress, "Yuan Wan, when did you become so dependent on him? Without him, can you take care of yourself?"
"Am I really that important to you?" Just as I was talking to myself, a familiar voice came from not far away.
With the dim light above, the ground in front slowly rose, and Zeng Chen's familiar figure gradually emerged.
I stared at his face in amazement, and his stern expression disappeared, leaving only a bright smile.
"You...how did you suddenly come out?" I stood up and pointed at him in horror, "Didn't you fall into the abyss?"
"The mechanism can be figured out by solving two math problems. It's not difficult for me." Zeng Chen straightened his messy hair.
"What?" Thinking about my stupid behavior just now, I began to panic, "My mumbling just now..."
"I heard everything." Zeng Chen interrupted me.
"You eavesdropped on other people's conversations and yet you speak so confidently!" I reached out my hand in frustration to push him, but suddenly a powerful force pulled me back, and I lost my balance and fell directly on him.
The air seemed to freeze at that moment, and my heart was beating like a drum. I wanted to get away from him, but suddenly, he put his arm around my waist and held me tightly.
"Yuan Wan." His low voice came from above my head, making my heart skip a beat.
"Hmm?" I raised my head in confusion and met his burning gaze.
His pupils reflected a faint light, bright and shiny, as if there was a little star secretly hidden in his eyes. The surroundings became unusually quiet, as if the only sound in the whole space was our disordered breathing.
"I'm very happy to be relied on by you." He stared into my eyes, and the tenderness in his eyes almost overwhelmed me.
I fell in love with his deep eyes, staring at him foolishly, until he gently closed his eyes, and that handsome face moved closer and closer to me... closer and closer... I couldn't help but close my eyes and hold my breath.
“Ding Ling Ling——”
Just as I felt the wet heat on his lips, the phone rang at an inopportune time. I opened my eyes suddenly and saw Zeng Chen's expression of frustration that was funny .
Guan Qiao is such a good time picker, isn't she? She actually invited me to have a video call with her at this time.
