Chu Chen glowered at Gu Jinhuai's back as though he wanted to bore a hole through it.
This guy actually dared to hold his sister's hand.
He looked even more suspicious now!
Gu Jinhuai pushed open the changing room door, stepped inside, and swept his gaze around the room.
Apart from wardrobes, tables, and chairs, there was nothing else frightening inside.
The guests were probably just too nervous.
Gu Jinhuai turned and came out of the changing room. "There's nothing inside. You can go in and change."
Everyone trusted Gu Jinhuai fairly well, so his words put them at ease.
An Ya nodded politely and led her younger brother into the changing room.
Chu Yu, however, was still looking down, pondering Gu Jinhuai's reason for suddenly appearing on this variety show.
Surely someone as busy as him wouldn't be so idle that he would come on a variety show for fun?
"Sis, hurry up and change into our team uniforms." Chu Chen suddenly interrupted her. Before Chu Yu could react, he had already dragged her into the changing room.
There were three sets of team jackets in different colors inside. The guests only needed to slip them on over their clothes.
Chu Yu's group had been assigned pale blue athletic team jackets, in a style somewhat similar to current high school uniforms.
A few minutes later, all three pairs of siblings had changed into their team jackets.
A cameraman hoisted his camera onto his shoulder and took a group photo of all the guests.
Chu Yu and Gu Jinhuai happened to be standing side by side at the edge.
Some sharp-eyed viewers noticed this.
[Holy shit! Why do I suddenly feel like Chu Yu and Gu Jinhuai actually look pretty good together? Those matching athletic jackets seriously look like couple outfits.]
[...People shipping Wen Zhixin and President Gu earlier was ridiculous enough. Now you're shipping him with Chu Yu too?]
[Please let our President Gu be handsome on his own. Leave him out of this.]
Meanwhile, the staff inside the Underworld Haunted House had begun explaining the details of the procedure.
"Once you officially enter the haunted house, you may encounter unstable voltage and lights going out, so we'll give each group a flashlight and a walkie-talkie for lighting and contacting the staff. Of course, these are all features designed to make the experience more immersive for visitors. If any guest feels unwell, please contact us immediately using the walkie-talkie."
"As for the other details, please explore them yourselves once you enter the haunted house. If no one has any other questions, your journey through the Underworld Haunted House will now officially begin."
After finishing the explanation, the staff began handing out flashlights and walkie-talkies to the guests.
"Also, this haunted house challenge will be a competition between groups. In a moment, a designated staff member will take each group to a different entrance. The first group to escape successfully will be the winner and receive two Wish Coins."
Chu Yu checked her headset and walkie-talkie. Only after confirming there were no equipment issues did she follow her group's guide away.
Still standing where she was, Wen Zhixin glanced back at Chu Yu's retreating figure, a calculating look flashing through her eyes.
Although she hadn't managed to get closer to Gu Jinhuai, having more people wasn't necessarily a good thing in a haunted house game like this.
She and Wen Tianqi actually had more of an advantage with just the two of them.
Turning back, Wen Zhixin gave her brother a meaningful look and mouthed, "We have to take first place today."
Ever since they entered the amusement park, the Wen siblings had been trampled underfoot by Chu Yu at every turn. Both had long since grown unhappy about it.
Wen Tianqi didn't say much, but inwardly, he was already prepared to give it everything he had.
A few minutes later, their guide brought Chu Yu and the other two to a tunnel entrance.
The entrance was only large enough for one person to crawl through.
When it came to deciding who would enter the tunnel first, Chu Yu and her brother suddenly started arguing.
"Chu Chen! You're such a coward, you'll never find a wife!"
Chu Chen had heard this so often that his ears were practically growing calluses. He remained completely unmoved. "Don't try to provoke me. I'm not going in first, no matter what."
Soon, their argument escalated from words to action.
Gritting her teeth, Chu Yu grabbed Chu Chen's ear.
With a dark expression, Chu Chen showed no mercy either, reaching back to seize Chu Yu's collar.
An outsider who didn't know them might have thought the two shared some deep blood feud.
Gu Jinhuai, who had watched the whole spectacle from the sidelines, was speechless.
He rubbed his brow helplessly and finally stepped forward to put an end to the farce. "All right, stop arguing. I'll go in first."
Yet the two, locked in their heated quarrel, seemed not to hear him at all. They kept glaring at each other, neither willing to let go.
Gu Jinhuai could only shake his head. Stepping forward, he used a grappling hold, deftly catching Chu Chen's arm and pinning it behind his back to restrain him firmly.
Once Chu Chen stopped moving, Gu Jinhuai said quietly, "Stop fighting with your sister. Give a girl a little leeway."
Restrained, Chu Chen was full of question marks.
"What does me arguing with my sister have to do with you?"
Gu Jinhuai glanced toward Chu Yu opposite him and said meaningfully, "Of course it has something to do with me."
Only just coming to her senses, Chu Yu abruptly raised her head, on guard.
What was he trying to do?!
The viewers who had been watching the livestream instantly erupted as though pumped full of chicken blood.
[Holy shit! What does it have to do with you? What is it?! Huh??]
[Help, have we been getting it wrong all along? Is Chu Yu actually the one President Gu has his eye on?]
However...
"We're teammates. Arguing at a time like this undermines our unity, so of course it has something to do with me," Gu Jinhuai explained calmly, releasing Chu Chen as he spoke.
"So stop arguing. I'll go in first."
The viewers who had been so excited a moment ago instantly wilted.
Just like that, the conflict between Chu Yu and her brother was easily resolved.
Gu Jinhuai separated the two, walked between them, then bent down and crawled into the pitch-black tunnel.