Chapter 67, Apocalypse Wedding Dress Shop

She forced herself to act out a loving mother-daughter relationship with An's mother, but once she got An's mother to go back to sleep, she had to deal with her stepfather.

The stepfather in the previous instance was not easy to fool, so Zhong Bingxuan had to be on her guard.

“An’an, I just asked Hanmo, and you did too. Why didn’t you tell your parents you were going out to a banquet with your lover? Your parents must be worried at home.”

Knowing that her stepfather was not someone to be trifled with, An's mother easily fooled him, and her stepfather even went to confront Hanmo.

Fortunately, Zhong Bingxuan was with Li Hanmo that night, so there was no need to worry about Hanmo giving anything away.

"It's not that I'm embarrassed."

Zhong Bingxuan feigned girlish shyness to dispel her stepfather's suspicions.

"Now that Hanmo is back, when will you two hold your wedding?"

Zhong Bingxuan breathed a sigh of relief when her stepfather nodded in acceptance of her statement. However, her stepfather's next words left her speechless.

Although she and Hanmo are in a relationship, they have always taken things as they come and are not ready to get married anytime soon.

Zhong Bingxuan was somewhat bewildered when she was suddenly forced into marriage by her fake father.

This bizarre resurgence, along with marriage and children, seems rather odd.

No, Wen Yuelan also forced Fu Yuchen into marriage. Could this be related to some secret in Ausda?

With that in mind, Zhong Bingxuan naturally agreed to her stepfather's request. After dawn, she would go to Hanmo to discuss the wedding arrangements and, incidentally, subtly inquire about Aoshida's thoughts on single men and women not getting married.

If marriage is a must, then single men and women who choose not to marry will definitely be very disgusted.

"So what? If you want to get married, then get married; if you don't want to get married, then live alone."

To Zhong Bingxuan's surprise, her stepfather's attitude was calm; he showed no disgust.

This is quite strange, as Zhong Bingxuan mentioned this matter when she met Hanmo the next day.

"After your conversation with those two strange parents last night, did anything else happen?"

"No, my stepfather just gave me a business card for a wedding dress shop. He said that if we two agree on getting married, we should go to that wedding dress shop to look at wedding dresses. It's the most famous shop in Ausda, and it seems like they're having some kind of event going on recently. It would be perfect for you two young lovers to go and check it out."

"An event? It only counts if it's held at night."

Li Hanmo didn't forget that the first-class mission was scheduled for nighttime, so daytime activities shouldn't count.

"Go and see for yourself. If it works, we can complete the first-class mission tonight."

Zhong Bingxuan was unaware of what was going on. In any case, she had no clue how to complete the task today, so she figured it might be good to go to the wedding dress shop.

Both of them had only been in Aoshida for a short time and didn't know where Tianqi Wedding Dress Shop was. They asked a passerby for directions and received extremely enthusiastic directions, but they were still a little nervous.

"Hanmo, that person is too enthusiastic."

As soon as Zhong Bingxuan stepped forward to inquire about Tianqi Wedding Dress Shop, the person started babbling on and on about how good Tianqi Wedding Dress Shop was, and also talked at length about where to take wedding photos, how to best decorate the wedding venue, and so on.

They cared even more than Zhong Bingxuan's own two adoptive parents, which was truly chilling.

"Don't overthink it. Maybe that person is just a talkative, enthusiastic citizen."

Li Hanmo knew the possibility was low, but he frowned, feeling sorry for Ah Xuan, and didn't want her to continue worrying.

"Maybe."

"Don't overthink it. Now that we've found the location of Tianqi Wedding Dress Shop, let's go check it out. We'll find out what's going on when we get there."

"This is the only way."

Zhong Bingxuan and Li Hanmo walked through the bustling city and arrived at a relatively secluded place.

Generally, wedding dress shops are located in busy urban areas to attract more foot traffic.

It's quite illogical that Tianqi Wedding Dress Shop is located in a remote alley. Zhong Bingxuan couldn't find the location even by looking at the business card, and had to ask a very kind passerby for directions.

"Be careful, something's not right here."

Noticing something was wrong, not only Zhong Bingxuan but also Li Hanmo pulled Zhong Bingxuan into the bridal shop.

What came into view was not a stunning wedding photo, but rather Fu Yucheng and Zhong Linlin.

"Linlin, you guys are here too?"

What a coincidence, my teammates all bumped into each other at the wedding dress shop.

Zhong Bingxuan had originally planned to check out the wedding dress shop to confirm that it was the location for tonight's activities before sending a message to the other teammates to come over, so as not to waste everyone's time and energy.

Unexpectedly, everyone was of the same mind and came over without prior arrangement.

"Yes, Fu Yucheng drove me home yesterday, and my father saw us and misunderstood our relationship. He gave us a business card from a wedding dress shop and told us to come and take a look, see if there are any wedding dresses we like, and that we can also take wedding photos here. Tianqi Wedding Dress Shop is having a promotion recently, which can save us a lot of money."

"So you guys came here for an event too? Have you noticed anything wrong?"

"No, we arrived a little earlier than you and were just about to go to the counter to check the situation when you arrived. We didn't find anything."

"Then let's go together."

Since we're already here, let's go take a look together. Although it's dangerous during the day, it's still much better than at night.

If this is indeed the location of the second mission, then exploring during the relatively safe daytime will be more beneficial for completing the mission.

There were two pretty staff members at the counter, with a piece of paper on it. Fu Yuchen stepped forward and greeted them with a smile, "Pretty ladies, I heard the store is having a promotion recently. We're preparing for our wedding, so we came to take a look."

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After waiting for a long time without receiving a reply, Fu Yucheng's smile almost froze. He wondered what could have happened to cause such a big problem, given the area's fame and low foot traffic.

Judging from the current situation, it's unclear whether anything major has happened, but the service attitude is definitely terrible.

If this were someone like Fu Yuchen who hadn't experienced any strange events before, he would have definitely turned around and left.

He's just wasting his time and making himself miserable.

But things are different now. The more unusual the place, the more likely you are to find clues to the dungeon.

He and Linlin are almost done with their main quest, and maybe they can find it here.

“Fu Yucheng, take a closer look. These two people don’t seem to be real people.”

Zhong Bingxuan observed more quickly and carefully than Fu Yuchen, and found that the two staff members had stiff facial expressions that did not change at all for most of the day.

"They're paper figures! They look so realistic!"

With her cousin around, Zhong Linlin wasn't so shy anymore. She mustered up the courage to look at the wedding dress shop staff and discovered that their clothes were made of paper. She then realized that not only their clothes, but even the people themselves were made of paper.

"It's not a coffin shop, so why are there paper figures here?"

Even though Zhong Bingxuan wasn't married, she was familiar with the wedding process. Paper figures weren't something that only appeared at funerals; they were present in festive shops that represented marriage. She wasn't worried that unmarried men and women looking at wedding dresses would find it unlucky and turn away.

"Cousin, something's not right with this contract."

Zhong Linlin picked up the various clauses and papers on the table concerning the purchase of wedding dresses, wedding photos, and wedding photography, and noticed something unusual about them.