Chapter 16: Amusement Park Four-Person Trip Three

  Outside the entrance was a large open space, and the crowd formed a semi-enclosed circle around Cheng Qiao, their discussions clear and audible.

  "Wow, what a handsome and stylish guy with great taste! Is he Chinese?"

  "Did you have plastic surgery to look like this?"

  "Look at the direction he's walking in, there's another handsome guy over there, and he's got a great temperament too!"

  "Those two girls won't be their girlfriends, will they? What a pity, not single after all."

  "Could it be one gay couple and one lesbian couple?"

  "Hey handsome, smile!"

  ……

  Seeing the stunning gazes lingering on Cheng Qiao's body, I walked over to the handsome young man a few steps away from me without thinking, and directly wrapped my hand around his arm, looking around at the crowd with a show of force.

  Everyone was in an uproar, with a cacophony of voices creating a chaotic mess.

  Cheng Qiao pursed her lips and smiled shyly: "A Yao, if you do this, others will misunderstand that our relationship is not ordinary."

  "This is exactly what I wanted, I don't mind at all, and you shouldn't think too much about it." I was satisfied to see that those gazes had been withdrawn a lot, especially from the girls. "If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have come out with you, I almost forgot that beautiful young men are the most popular now."

  "It's still not too late to regret."

  "Alright, let's go in."

  He suddenly smiled and said: "Good."

  Hua Jian chuckled lightly as he walked alongside me on the other side: "Indeed, you've calculated it again."

  I just wanted to ask who was in the middle, Cheng Qiao supported my head and gently turned it: "A Yao, you have to protect me. The girl on the left who is even taller than you looks like she's going to pounce over at any moment, I'm so scared."

  I immediately raised my head and chest, coldly scanning the past.

  A low laugh came from above again, and it was unclear whether it was Cheng Qiao's or Hua Jian's.

  "Big Brother Hua, look at my sister who can protect Little Qiao Gege, I also want to protect you. Just give me one arm, okay?" Bai Yue, who was running ahead of us with her feet spread apart, started acting coquettishly, her two ponytails swinging happily behind her head.

  "He's a big man, he can't ruin the reputation of a young girl like you."

  "I'm not afraid, I don't know them, what can they say about me?! Elder sister, you can't talk, on this matter I won't compromise!"

  I closed my mouth which had just opened.

  "No way."

  "Alright, alright......"

  "I won't compromise on this issue either."

  "Alright, alright......"

  ……

  Bai Yue still managed to grab onto Hua Jian's arm, and his whole person looked radiant.

  I endured the gazes of scrutiny from all directions on me and Cheng Qiao, while thinking about how to make the muscular man take the initiative to come over. However, Hua Jian still hasn't directly refused Bai Yue, although I don't know what the reason is, it seems that making Bai Yue shift his attention later won't be an easy task either.

  It seems I'd better get in touch with Cheng Qiao ahead of time.

  Just turned around. The smell of milk bath gel wafted into my nose, I touched my nose, and it was indeed a strong Johnson's Baby Prince.

  "Qiao, lower your head a bit. I want to discuss something with you."

  "Huh?" He nodded submissively, the soft sunlight from behind him casting a warm glow on one side of his skin, illuminating his delicate features in the shadows. His entire being gave me an otherworldly feeling, as if he were a god descended to earth.

  I shook my head and looked at Cheng Qiao again. He had a smiling expression on his face once more.

  It was just like that... maybe it's an illusion caused by the sunlight.

  I said seriously: "Do you remember whether we should let Hua Jian directly reject Yueyue or cut off the grass to eliminate the roots?"

  He didn't understand: "Why? Isn't it good for her and Hua Jian like this? We don't interfere with each other."

  "Not good, I have to find another muscle man for her."

  He fell silent for a moment, staring at me speechlessly: "A Yao. What do you take your cousin to be? She's not someone who can like just anyone she sees."

  I waved my hand: "You don't understand her, that's just her personality. She has to dump someone herself in order to break free from this vicious cycle."

  "It's not like you can just find anyone and she'll easily dump him?"

  "So we need to hurt her heart a bit, so that her attention will quickly shift to the person who is being nice to her. When Yuye's half-hearted feelings get a little tired, we'll tell her that the boy was actually someone I hired as a prop, and she'll ruthlessly dump him, then wholeheartedly devote herself to the haunted house." I paused for a moment, adding, "This is what her mom taught me this morning."

  If it weren't for Eldest Aunt's straightforwardness, I really wouldn't have dared to be so harsh with my cousin.

  Cheng Qiao suddenly enlightened, a pair of bright eyes staring at me: "No problem, I'll take care of it." After finishing, he hesitated again, "But I think we're hitting Yu Yu's feelings...it looks so cruel."

  Who was it that rejected her in such a cruel way last night?! I roared in my heart.

  Looking at Cheng Qiao's face with skin that looked incredibly delicate, I restrained the urge to reach out and touch him: "No way, who made Huajian dislike her, so this is saving a life, better than building a seven-story pagoda."

  "Yes," Qiao nodded thoughtfully, "Hua Jian doesn't like those younger than him."

  Ten minutes later, I finally saw a suitable single man next to a flower bed. He looked a bit mature, but his facial features were still quite handsome. Wearing a black tight-fitting vest, his limbs moved slightly, and the muscles on his body also surged with strength, like pent-up explosive power.

  It looks a bit nauseating.

  I don't like this type after all.

  I pulled over my cousin and pointed in a direction: "Yueyue, what do you think of that boy wearing a black vest?"

  She was eating cotton candy and staring at the boy for a long time, initially still a bit fluttered, but after a while her face turned black: "Eldest sister, what do you mean?"

  I said intimately: "Just want to ask you if he is handsome or not."

  "She let out a heavy hum: 'Wasn't it enough back then? Now you're actually bringing this up to annoy me, luckily I have Brother Hua now, go ahead and say whatever you want.' After saying that, she strode off towards Hua Jian who was not far away."

  I was stunned, her reaction was completely beyond my consideration.

  Looking again at the muscular man, I don't know when a delicate-looking young man suddenly appeared beside him. After recognizing him for half a day, my mouth was finally shocked open - it turned out to be that pair of true love gays from back then. No wonder my younger sister was so unhappy.

  I covered my face, this is good, the difficulty of diverting attention has increased.

  Cheng Qiao came over to comfort me: "I've already talked it over with Hua Jian, and we'll definitely get rid of the problem once and for all."

  "But I haven't found a muscular guy yet." I said with a bitter face looking at him.

  He thought for a moment and gave me a sweet smile: "Leave it to me."

  Unable to withstand Bai Yue's persistent nagging, our group went to the haunted house first. However, there were many people in line, so I continued to search for targets while listening to the uninteresting conversation between Bai Yue and Hua Jian.

  "Big Brother Hua, are you afraid of ghosts?"

  In front of so many people, you ask a boy if he's afraid of ghosts. Little sister, you're really too naive.

  "I'm not afraid, how about Yu Yu?"

  I rubbed my temples, compared to the previous calm and collected demeanor. Hua Jian's current attitude can be described as gentle as water, is this what Cheng Qiao meant by cutting the grass and eliminating the roots? It seems quite unreliable.

  "I'm not afraid either, I've always loved the haunted house at amusement parks since I was a kid, whether it's walking or taking the little train. I love them all. When I was six years old, I even hit an employee who was dressed up as a ghost because he wasn't wearing his fangs properly." Bai Yue said with a smug face.

  "Yu Yu is so formidable? Then you must be able to retreat from this haunted house with ease?"

  "No, my sister said that the haunted house here has been rebuilt. Before, you had to walk a section of road first and then take a small train through a forest with fake dinosaurs, now it's taking the small train first and then walking." Bai Yuena scratched her pigtails in confusion. "Why does it feel like only the order has changed... Ah, Huage, you've never been to this haunted house before, have you? Aren't you from around here?"

  Hua lightly shook her head: "I'm a local. But maybe I knew that today was going to be with Yueyue, so in order for Yueyue to take me away, I didn't have the idea of coming before."

  Bai Yue's face suddenly turned bright red: "Hua Gege..."

  Hua Jian smiled, and the warmth in his eyes almost overflowed "Yueyue..."

  I averted my gaze in pain and couldn't figure out what kind of calculation this divine youth was making.

  "A-Yao. Are you afraid?" Cheng Qiao suddenly lowered her head, accompanied by a clear and gentle voice. The warm breath directly swept across my face.

  I suddenly felt a thrill and took a step back, curling up the corners of my mouth: "I'm not afraid of haunted houses."

  A hint of mockery flashed in his eyes: "I don't believe it, Ah Yao, you're reacting so big, you must be afraid."

  I shrugged: "Don't believe it then."

  He chuckled quietly.

  It's finally our turn, we lifted the black cloth at the entrance and went in. It was still quite bright inside. There were two four-seater small cars placed on the rail tracks. I originally wanted to sit with Bai Yue in the front, but she refused, so I had no choice but to sit with Cheng Qiao instead.

  All the way, the wailing and howling continued, the colorful lights flickered and shone, illuminating those scattered limbs and staff dressed in all sorts of strange costumes. On the blood-stained stone wall, there were still many zombies standing with their hands outstretched, one of them even followed our car for tens of meters after Bai Yue said "You come and chase us", truly a professional.

  The little car turned a corner and passed by a coffin, Bai Yue, who was sitting in the back, suddenly exclaimed: "Ah, I remember that there's a skull inside that coffin. Last time when I was walking by, I almost pulled it out, but unfortunately, I was stopped by the mummy next to it..."

  "Speak softly, or the tourists in the car behind will think you're a scary little girl."

  Hua Jian smiled and covered her mouth with his hand, the terrifying little sister immediately calmed down, only occasionally still exclaiming that some new ghosts were done well.

  After sitting for almost three more minutes, I finally couldn't help but turn around amidst the sniffling sounds: "Xiao Qiao, why are you always staring at me?"

  He propped his hands in front of him, and the color of his face changed under the lamp light: "I'm just curious, A Yao, you're a girl, why aren't you afraid of these things at all?"