Chapter 47 You and I were already quite different...

Even after getting into the car, Lu Ming was still a little distracted, but the person in the passenger seat was already full of energy.

This woman is really carefree.

"How long will it take us to get there?" Wen Chu asked.

"Forty minutes."

"Ah...so long? Then you won't be able to play for long before you have to come back."

"Did you eat up the evening?"

"Are you going to play until tonight?" Wen Chu was a little surprised. Then she would have a long time to spend alone with him today. Her favorability towards him would increase rapidly.

The girl's undisguised joy was noticed by Lu Ming, causing a slight ripple in his heart. However, he replied calmly, "It's nothing, play if you want."

"Alright! Let's go!" I'll take you down now! Wen Chu mentally provoked the system: See that? What's this called? Wildfire can't burn it all, the spring breeze brings it back to life!

Wen Chu woke up too early in the morning. Ten minutes ago, she was excitedly flipping through his playlist, but the CD was full of soothing instrumental music. She picked a song that sounded good and played it. Before long, she tilted her head and fell asleep.

When Lu Ming heard that there was no movement around him, he knew what had happened.

Golden sunlight streamed through the front window and fell on Wen Chu's face, illuminating even the fine downy hairs on her skin, which was so white it almost glowed.

How can you sleep with the sun so strong?

He silently opened the sunshade, casting a shadow on Wen Chu's face. The sleeping person sensed the change in light, her eyelids twitched, but she did not wake up.

Lu Ming adjusted the air conditioning vents in the car upwards a bit, and the enclosed, narrow space gradually filled with Wen Chu's faint fragrance, whether it was her hair scent or something else, he couldn't tell.

The person in front of him was somewhat different from what he remembered. In the past, being stood up would have resulted in a huge fuss and demands for compensation. But today, if he hadn't noticed or brought it up, the other person seemed to be content to accept it and sulk.

Recalling the woman's seemingly aggressive demeanor that morning, which concealed a hidden sense of grievance, made him feel uneasy.

But if he really has a health problem, then he shouldn't respond to her at all.

Lu Ming was startled by his own thought and quickly dismissed it. What response could he possibly give? How could he have such a thought?

The person he loves is Wen Xue. Everything he did for Wen Chu was out of a sense of responsibility and to make amends, and he must never waver.

As the vehicle drove into the bustling city center, the surrounding noise intensified, and screams could be heard from the giant swing ride at the amusement park not far away. Lu Ming was still parking the car when Wen Chu had already woken up.

"We're here?" she said, bewildered. "Oh my god, I actually fell asleep! This music is so soothing!"

"If you don't wake up with this much noise, I'll start to wonder if you've passed out." Lu Ming unbuckled his seatbelt, glanced at her, and said, "Get out of the car."

"They're here!" Wen Chu jumped out of the car, slammed the door shut, and shielded her eyes from the sunlight as she looked at the bustling crowd in the amusement park.

Lu Ming glanced at the Maybach, which was rarely treated so roughly, but said nothing. Instead, he opened the car door and took out a sun umbrella.

Suddenly, a shadow fell over her head, blocking out the scorching sun. Wen Chu was stunned for a moment, then turned her head to see Lu Ming holding an umbrella without saying a word.

"Wow, you actually thought of that?" Wen Chu was not only shocked, but also wanted to applaud and even give someone an award.

Lu Ming glanced at her sideways: "You don't mind the heat, but I do."

Wen Chu: "..." Fine, I'll retract this touching moment.

It was the weekend, and there were a lot of people coming to play. Even though it was almost 3 o'clock, there was still a long queue waiting to enter. They mingled into the crowd and walked to the entrance of the amusement park. Wen Chu looked inside, but stretched out her hand to Lu Ming, "Tickets."

What ticket?

"You don't need a ticket to go in?" Wen Chu looked at the long line of people waiting at the ticket window and twitched her lips. "Don't tell me you didn't buy one in advance."

Lu Ming frowned: "Why buy it in advance? Why not just buy it now?"

"Can't you see how many people there are? How long will it take to get through the queue?!"

"We're not going through... the VIP channel?" Lu Ming looked at her with some confusion.

Good heavens, she's just being stingy. How could an ordinary person like her possibly think of using the VIP lane? She used to think those were just rip-offs.

To save face, she coughed lightly and tried to smooth things over: "Of course not! We're out having fun, we're just ordinary people, not privileged classes. It's shameful to enjoy privileges! We have to blend in with the crowd to experience the fun!"

Lu Ming didn't quite understand, but showed respect, so he nodded somewhat reluctantly: "Okay. Then... let's line up."

Ten minutes later, they put on the exclusive VIP bracelets and entered through the VIP passage without any hindrance.

Wen Chu: So what if it's shameful? It's stupid not to use money!

"That person really says one thing and does another," Lu Ming said sarcastically.

Wen Chu ignored her and asked, "Which game should we play first?"

"Look at you." Lu Ming casually picked up an amusement park map from a passing staff member and looked down at it.

"Let's start with the most thrilling one!" Wen Chu pointed to the tallest roller coaster in the amusement park, winding like a dragon with its tracks looping around and around, and said, "Let's go!"

Lu Ming looked up and followed the person forward.

They naturally used their privileges to skip the long queues and get in line quickly. They even dared to choose the last row, which they heard was the most exciting.

"Are you nervous?" The two sat side by side, Wen Chu hugging the safety bar and looking at him with bright eyes as she asked.

Lu Ming shook his head.

"Let's take a gamble. Whoever shouts out from up there gets one more request from the other person!"

Lu Ming scoffed.

The roller coaster slowly began to move towards its highest point, and the sound of the car rubbing against the rails filled my ears—slow, muffled, with a kind of calm before death.

At this point, the two young inexperienced children, who had never been to an amusement park before, had no idea what they were about to face.

By the time they realized it, it was too late.

Wen Chu slowly released her hands, opened her palms, and felt the embrace of the wind. Below her was a dense forest. At this moment, she was still in a good mood. The roller coaster carried a car full of people and gradually approached the azure sky. After slowly driving to the highest point, it finally began to accelerate and cross the turning point. Then it made a sharp turn and plunged down at high speed.

The extremely high acceleration caused screams to rise and fall in the sky, and a host of national treasures made their appearance.

The intense feeling of weightlessness and dizziness froze Wen Chu's smile on her face. She gripped the railing tightly, feeling as if she had died for a second, screaming inwardly: "Oh my god!! Help!!!"

But thinking of the bet she made before starting, she gritted her teeth and forced her mouth shut.

Her hair was blown around wildly, and it took a lot of effort for her to turn her head away in the high pressure and strong wind. Her eyes were narrowed into slits as she looked at Lu Ming beside her. He still had a stern face and was very indifferent.

Holy crap, he's really not afraid?! What kind of mental fortitude is that?!

But she didn't notice that the veins on the man's hands, which were gripping the railing, were bulging.

Round and round, rising and falling, Wen Chu felt like she was being tortured like a hardened criminal. She closed her eyes, and with each accelerated dive and tumble, her heart ached terribly, feeling like it was about to stop, and she felt dizzy. For the first time, this woman of steel wanted to burst into tears, and in fact, tears were really about to come out.

She died and died again up there, but it still wasn't over. Finally, she couldn't hold back any longer and, as she entered the giant inverted circular track, just as her feet were above her head again, she and her fellow countrymen shouted, "WTF! Help! Put me down!!"

After getting out of the car, Wen Chu was deathly pale. Clutching her chest, she suppressed the nausea in her stomach, forced a smile, and weakly asked the person next to her, "Did you... find it fun...?"

She didn't dare open her eyes for the rest of the journey, and even so, she felt like she had just escaped death. Her hands were so numb she couldn't move them when she got off the bus.

"Not bad." Lu Ming's expression was calm, as if he had just gotten off a rocking horse. Seeing that she was about to fall, he even took pity on her and helped her up.

"I feel like my head isn't on my neck anymore. It feels like it's fallen off," Wen Chu said weakly. "How can you be so amazing? You didn't even feel anything? This is terrifying..."

She wanted to say something more, but her stomach churned violently, and she suddenly felt the urge to urinate. She quickly covered her mouth, waved her other hand, and mumbled, "No, no, I need to go to the toilet! Hurry!"

Lu Ming took out the map, glanced at it, and looked northwest, saying, "There's one over there."

"Take me there quickly!!"

She grabbed Lu Ming's arm and struggled forward. As soon as she reached the restroom, she felt as if she had found salvation and rushed inside.

Lu Ming stood there, watching the person disappear from sight, before he couldn't hold back any longer. He bent down slightly, clenched his fist in front of his mouth, and turned to go into the restroom on the other side.

Wen Chu stayed in the restroom for a long time before coming out, finally regaining some of her energy. However, she couldn't find Lu Ming at the door. Just as she was about to make a call, she spotted him in the crowd a second later.

Wen Chu then began to examine Lu Ming's attire.

Lu Ming changed out of his formal suit and was now wearing only a clean white short-sleeved cotton inner layer, a simple gray and white plaid light jacket, and loose wide-leg pants, showing off his well-proportioned figure.

He casually rolled up both sleeves, revealing his strong and powerful arms. When the wind blew, his clothes clung to his body, and from a distance, one could see the faint outline of his chest muscles.

Wen Chu stared blankly, stunned for two seconds by the man's good looks. Having gotten used to seeing him in a suit and tie, this sudden appearance made him seem like a completely different person.

Seeing the other person walking towards her against the sunlight, Wen Chu suddenly felt nervous, as if she was about to be approached by a male college student, and her heart was pounding like a deer.

The man stopped in front of her, holding a juice bottle in his left hand and a mineral water bottle in his right, completely unaware of her inner thoughts, and casually asked, "Which one do you want to drink?"

The sound is also very clear and crisp, perfect for summer.

Wen Chu was still lost in thought.

"Hey, are you throwing up?" Lu Ming looked up at her and poked her with the cap of a mineral water bottle.

Wen Chu then composed herself and praised without reservation, "Wow, you're so thoughtful." Then she picked up the juice and said, "This is so uncomfortable. I swear this is the first and last time I'll ever play with something like this."

"You lost," Lu Ming said calmly.

"Uh..." Wen Chu remembered how she cried and screamed for her parents up there, and she felt utterly humiliated. But she didn't regret it. If she hadn't made a sound, she felt like she would have fainted up there.

"Fine, a bet's a bet! I can grant you one request, but it can't be anything like not letting me get close to you, not letting me like you, not letting me see you, or any other unreasonable things." Wen Chu counted on her fingers.

Lu Ming smirked, "You might as well just say everything you can think of."

“I didn’t force you last time, so of course you can’t make things difficult for me.”

Lu Ming didn't argue with her, and asked, "Can we still play?"

"Of course, this is nothing. It's just that I shouldn't experience anything so exciting for now. I'm too old for that."

"You're so old? What am I then? An old codger?" Lu Ming looked at her resentfully.

"Hahahaha." Wen Chu was amused by his words. She was already feeling a bit unwell, and laughing made it even worse, but she couldn't help it. One hand was on her stomach, and the other was on his shoulder. She laughed so hard that her shoulders shrugged. "Wait, how can you be so serious about being funny?"

"I'm not joking." Lu Ming lowered his eyes, gripped the bottle in his hand tightly, and said in a low voice, "You and I are quite different to begin with."

Wen Chu laughed as she pushed the old man forward, saying, "It's good that you know. An old cow eating young grass, you should be secretly happy."

“You…” Lu Mingzhen was a little hurt, so he simply turned his head away and walked forward with a sour face.

After a while, Wen Chu peeked at him and asked, "You're not really upset, are you?"

"No."

“I don’t think you’re old. You look about the same age as me. If you don’t say it, no one will realize that you are four years older than me.”

"..." Lu Ming indicated that his mood had not improved at all.

"Really? Four years old is nothing. Rich and good-looking older men are very popular."

"...If you can't speak, you can shut your mouth."