"Whoosh—"

The heavy black iron chain was picked up from the ground and re-wrapped around the door of the solitary confinement cell.

Blake's movements were meticulous and focused, seemingly unaffected by Tao Changyi and the others.

She showed no intention of paying them any attention, a stark contrast to her behavior when she was alone with Gu Xinghe earlier.

However, at this moment, the people present did not pay much attention to Blake.

The existence of solitary confinement cells, coupled with the security guards who seem less concerned with protecting students and more like those guarding the cells, is certainly alarming.

However, Gu Xinghe, who seemed to have just emerged unscathed from the confinement room, was undoubtedly more frightening.

Not to mention that Blake was facing away from them at that moment, locking the door to the solitary confinement cell again.

Compared to Gu Xinghe, who turned to face them, Blake, who paid little attention to the others, seemed somewhat aloof and cold.

Apart from Carol and Rekaya, the other players present all looked at Gu Xinghe with a hint of fear.

He still wore his usual smile, holding two ordinary plush toys in his arms.

It didn't look like a dark and terrifying reflection that took place in a solitary confinement room.

It was more like they were just like everyone else, simply having a regular lunch at the cafeteria.

He appeared calm and relaxed.

It was as if she were taking two dolls for a spring outing in a bright park.

Behind him was a black-toned solitary confinement cell, contrasting sharply with the cold and hard-looking security guard.

This only makes the contrast more intense and striking, making it feel even more eerie and terrifying.

Upon seeing this, Zhong Zhenkai, Zhang Ya, and Zhao Wenli, who were new to the campus, breathed a sigh of relief.

From this perspective, even if they made a mistake unintentionally.

Then, unfortunately, being sent to solitary confinement to reflect on one's mistakes, just like the other party, might not be so difficult to endure.

But this relaxed mindset had only been emerging for a short time.

As if remembering something, the three of them suddenly shivered.

Seeing Gu Xinghe's relaxed and carefree demeanor, they also seemed to forget, in their smugness, that—

Even those who were not punished but were treated normally did not have an ordinary lunch in the cafeteria.

Not to mention the experience of being locked up in a solitary confinement cell, which sounds like a "normal" lunch to them, but is a hundred times more terrifying.

I have already personally experienced a mysterious and bizarre disappearance.

What happened to Gu Xinghe during his disappearance remains unknown to everyone else.

If it were them, they couldn't even guarantee that they would return safely if they encountered either of these two terrifying experiences.

But at this moment, compared to the other players who looked shocked yet fearful.

The interactions between Carol, Rekaya, and Gu Xinghe revealed a greater degree of intimacy.

Carol then lunged into Gu Xinghe's arms and was held firmly in his embrace.

The impact was somewhat mitigated by the two soft dolls in her hands.

When the girl suddenly threw herself into his arms, Gu Xinghe still felt her excitement and joy on another level.

However, after Gu Xinghe gently patted Carol's shoulder, gesturing for her to loosen their embrace, they stopped.

Carol obediently let go of his hand, and then regretfully took the rabbit doll that Gu Xinghe handed her.

However, the regret on his face did not last long.

When Gu Xinghe touched her head, Carol showed a slightly pleased expression.

In contrast to Carol, Rekaya, who had always seemed somewhat passive and introverted, simply stood aside.

Seeing her sister's actions, she hesitated slightly before stepping forward.

Noticing this scene, Gu Xinghe naturally wouldn't overlook anything else.

He then patted Carol on the head at the end.

He walked over to Rekaya and handed the teddy bear he was holding back to her, then patted her head.

After seeing Gu Xinghe return both of their dolls.

Carol rested the rabbit doll in her hand on her chin, as if she could sense Gu Xinghe's unique aura from it.

The lingering warmth on the plush toy after being hugged seemed to confirm this as well.

However, while thinking this, she said what came out of her mouth—

"What a pity, neither the rabbit nor the bear got to have an extra meal."

Listening to Carol's true thoughts and what she said, Gu Xinghe couldn't help but laugh.

He then recalled the explanation Carol and Rekaya had given him when they gave him the doll—

If he really dies, don't waste him; just let their two dolls eat him.

"Although Carol thinks it's a bit of a pity, I'm still very grateful to the two of you for lending me the two dolls before."

He heard that the doll he had just given out seemed to have been helpful.

At this moment, Carol and Rekaya, as if in perfect unison, both held the dolls in their hands and looked at Gu Xinghe.

They were being watched by the two women and the four pairs of eyes that the dolls they were holding.

Carol and Rekaya looked like obedient children waiting to be praised again.

I was being gazed upon by those expectant, almost shining eyes.

Gu Xinghe didn't feel nervous at all; instead, he felt that the two girls seemed to have become even more adorable.

"Hmm...it's really dark inside the solitary confinement cell after all."

Holding the rabbit and bear plush toys in my arms always makes me feel much more at ease.

Most of what he said was true, after all, the two dolls did provide him with considerable help.

Upon hearing Gu Xinghe's reply, Carol and Rekaya both nodded in satisfaction.

Then, as if repeating the gesture Gu Xinghe had made to pat their heads earlier, they patted the heads of their dolls.

It's as if they are being rewarded.

Although the two women have distinct personalities, their actions and reactions become synchronized.

Gu Xinghe, however, felt that the tacit understanding between Carol and Rekaya was even more prominent at this moment.

“Hiss—”

If Zhong Zhenkai, Zhang Ya, and Zhao Wenli were not quite clear about the relationship between the three people who were interacting,

The other four people present gasped inwardly at the same time.

At this moment, Carol and Rekaya rushed towards Gu Xinghe.

And after receiving the dolls from Gu Xinghe, the two of them obediently enjoyed being patted on the head.

The three of them actually looked somewhat like close siblings.

Gu Xinghe, on the other hand, is the older brother who wins plush toys from the claw machine and then gives them to his younger sister.