Chapter 2 The Red Brick Factory (1) - Encountering "First Love"

When Ning Shu opened her eyes, she found herself in an unfamiliar place. The surroundings were incredibly spacious, and the ceiling was at least three or four stories high.

The walls are mainly paved with red bricks, and even the bricks on the ground are red bricks.

What place is this?

Ning Shu found it strange; she couldn't remember why she was in this place, nor could she recall what she was doing before arriving here.

That's what makes it so eerie and terrifying; she can't remember how she got here.

At this moment, she was standing on a walkway that was about two stories high, with a wall on one side, a railing on the other, and red bricks under her feet.

She walked towards the railing and looked down at the empty red brick ground below, where there was nothing at all.

Looking up, there are two protruding structures spanning the entire room, supported by pillars and seamlessly integrated with the walls, about one floor above her head.

Ning Shu felt that this structure was very similar to a factory building. Those two structures were actually used to house equipment that could be moved, but there was no equipment on them now.

The factory was empty, with no equipment inside, which Ning Shu found strange.

But she felt that this was not an abandoned factory, because it was cleaned very well.

Who would bother cleaning the factory so thoroughly? They'd be bored.

There was an eerie atmosphere here, and Ning Shu felt she had to leave, so she decided to find an exit.

She tiptoed stealthily, like a thief, to the corner of the corridor.

She first stuck her head out to check if there was anything unusual around the corner, but what she did made her pupils dilate in shock.

Cheng Chuan? Is it Cheng Chuan?

Ning Shu never expected that she would run into an acquaintance here.

Cheng Chuan was her college classmate, handsome and sunny, and you could say he was her "first love," well, her first crush.

Although he treated her somewhat ambiguously during college, the two did not end up together, as Cheng Chuan went after the most beautiful girl in the School of Humanities.

After graduating from university, Ning Shu stayed in Rongcheng, where she had studied, while Cheng Chuan went to Shencheng, which was next door.

They hadn't seen each other for over a year and hadn't been in contact at all, so they never expected to run into each other here.

Ning Shu was excited to see someone she knew, but she didn't rush up to them on impulse. It wasn't that she didn't want to, but that she didn't dare.

Normally, she would have stepped forward to greet the other person without hesitation, but in this strange situation, she didn't dare.

Her intuition told her that this place was eerie, and even the people who appeared there were eerie, even though they were people she knew.

Having watched horror and zombie movies, she worried that this was bait, and that if she went up to it, the other party would give her a "warm greeting".

For example, if she were to turn into a terrifying monster or a man-eating zombie, wouldn't she just be sending herself to her death?

No, no, we should continue to observe.

She peeked her head out from the corner of the wall, constantly stealing glances at Cheng Chuan. To be honest, her behavior was somewhat like that of a perverted voyeur.

But how can she tell if the other person is real or just an illusion if she doesn't look?

Hehehe... Ning Shu's mouth watered uncontrollably. Cheng Chuan had become even more handsome after more than a year!

He has now shed his youthful naiveté and become a true "elite youth".

Today, he was wearing dress pants, a white shirt, and matte leather shoes, looking every bit the professional elite. As someone who appreciates good looks, Ning Shu couldn't help but take a second look.

Cheng Chuan was also bewildered at this moment. He remembered that he was in the parking garage and was attacked as soon as he got out of the car.

I woke up standing right here, yes, standing.

This is quite bad. If he had been kidnapped or something, shouldn't he have woken up lying down or sitting up?

What's the deal with standing up?

He asked himself if he could sleep standing up, and the more he thought about the details, the more horrifying they became.

He was also exploring where he was, but suddenly he felt something was wrong. Looking into a corner, he saw a small head suddenly retract into the corner.

Someone's there!

This was Cheng Chuan's first thought, but he wasn't sure if the other person was really human. Don't blame him for overthinking; this place really didn't feel right.

He mustered his courage and walked to the corner of the wall, then turned the corner.

Ning Shu was so captivated by the beauty that he forgot he was spying and didn't notice that the other person suddenly turned his head and looked in his direction.

Startled, she immediately reacted by dodging and retreating into the corner.

First, I covered my heart with my hands, and then voices calling myself an idiot kept popping into my head.

Before she could figure out what to do next, a figure suddenly jumped out from the corner of the wall, startling her!

Fortunately, she wasn't the type to overreact; her first instinct was to punch someone!

Before the little fists could even unleash their fury, they were stopped by a voice saying, "It's you?"

Ning Shu looked at the familiar face in front of her, withdrew her little fist, gave an awkward laugh, but did not relax her body's defense.

Even if the other person is very good-looking, you can't just give your life away to someone else, right?

"Cheng Chuan?"

"Ning Shu?"

Ning Shu nodded.

Cheng Chuan shared Ning Shu's concerns, after all, he had also watched many bizarre and zombie movies.

For a moment, the two fell silent, both wary of the other suddenly launching an attack.

Time passed, and perhaps because the other party did not react, the two were convinced that the other party was not a strange thing, so the following scene occurred.

How did you get here?

How did you get here?

The two were taken aback.

"Where is this place?"

Where is this?

The two were taken aback again.

"I have no idea."

"I have no idea."

"What the hell? Have those two ever been this in sync before?" Ning Shu thought to herself.

When she heard the other person ask her the first question, she assumed that the other person knew where she was, so she subconsciously asked the second question, only to be asked the same question by the other person.

She had no idea where she was and was completely clueless, so she could only tell the truth, which resulted in the same answer from the other party.

If this were a test of teamwork, they would both get a perfect score.

"I just woke up here and I don't know where I am. I was just about to look around when I saw you." Ning Shu explained while observing Cheng Chuan's reaction.

After all, they lived in different cities, yet they inexplicably met here, so it's normal for her to find it strange.

"Me too. I just saw someone looking at me suspiciously, so I came over to see who it was."

Another silence followed.

"Weren't you in Shencheng? Why are you in Rongcheng?" Ning Shu asked curiously.

The fact that they both appeared in the same place at least suggests that they must be from the same city.

Although she didn't remember what had happened to her before, she was certain that she had never left Rongcheng.

"I'm in Shencheng, so you mean the incident happened in Rongcheng?"