Song Yunxing's earlobes flushed red. His attention was entirely caught by their hands, so he failed to notice the man's utterly halfhearted acting.
The boy cleared his throat twice and straightened his back. "...I didn't expect you to be scared of ghosts. Fine, then. I'll protect you."
The corners of the man's mouth lifted despite himself as he followed him into the haunted house.
[Shen, your scheming is so obvious it's hitting me in the face!]
[Watch closely, everyone! Shen's making his move! This is what you call retreating to advance! Beautifully played!]
[Shen, could you at least make it convincing? Your grin is practically reaching your ears.]
[Tsk, look at that hopelessly lovesick grin~]
The moment they stepped through the entrance, the light dimmed, leaving only a faint beam of red to guide the way.
Eerie cackling echoed around them, but those frightening laughs were drowned out by Qiu Hao's screams and whimpers.
Qiu Hao and Ren Le had barely taken a few steps. They stood directly ahead on the path, refusing to budge.
"Boo-hoo! Ren Le, I'm scared!" Qiu Hao buried himself in Ren Le's arms, whimpering nonstop.
"...Should we just leave? We can skip this attraction." Ren Le patted his shoulder helplessly.
Qiu Hao looked up and saw Song Yunxing and Shen Yanci waiting patiently behind them, and shuddered again.
Remembering what his assistant had told him, Qiu Hao gritted his teeth. "No! We have to finish the mission! We're taking first place!"
With that, he began stumbling forward again.
The passage was too narrow, so Song Yunxing could only follow behind the pair.
The man beside him hadn't made a sound. Song Yunxing turned to look and found him surveying the surroundings as though he were out shopping.
"Aren't you scared?" Song Yunxing asked.
Shen Yanci