The female ghost had long, straight hair, and a pair of green eyes that glowed beneath it. In an instant, she thought of all the ways cannon fodder could die in ghost movies on TV, and her whole heart trembled.

Almost instantly, tears streamed down my face uncontrollably.

Cheng Yi bit her lip hard, suppressing the urge to scream, took a step back, and then threw the flashlight in her hand at the female ghost!

The director of the escape room, who was sitting in front of the monitor, saw this scene and stood up abruptly. He sternly warned over the walkie-talkie: "If you're scared, cover your head and crouch down. Do not attack the staff."

He Ning, who was waiting outside, knew something was wrong as soon as he heard the voice on the walkie-talkie. He rushed to the kitchen and bumped right into Cheng Yi who was rushing over.

The plate she was holding fell to the ground, and the steamed bun prop also fell to the ground.

He Ning helped her up and asked, "Xiao Yi, did you hit a staff member just now?"

Cheng Yi calmed down upon hearing He Ning's voice, then choked out, "I'm sorry, Second Brother, I was so scared that I hit him subconsciously. I didn't hit him hard."

Seeing that she was clearly crying, He Ning couldn't blame her. He apologized to the director of the escape room on the walkie-talkie and then went back to get a flashlight.

The ghost was gone, but the flashlight that had been used to smash the person was still on the ground, though it looked much dimmer, as if it had been broken.

He picked up the flashlight and said, "I might have to pay for it."

Cheng Yi kept apologizing: "I'm sorry, Second Brother, it's my fault. I'll make it up to you when we get out."

He Ning didn't say anything, but led her back, picked up the plate of steamed buns on the ground, and pretended that nothing had happened, saying, "Let's go back."

Cheng Yi, holding the steamed buns, nervously clutched He Ning's clothes and said in a muffled voice, "Second Brother, can you please not tell others about this? I don't want others to know how useless I am."

He Ning understood her feelings, especially the pressure she must feel in front of such an outstanding He Jing. She sighed softly, "I won't tell. I accidentally fell and broke the flashlight. I came to find you because I was worried about you. No one knows what happened here."

Cheng Yi finally felt relieved and followed He Ning step by step towards the wedding hall. He Suiming, who was unaware of what was going on, was confused for a moment: "Second brother, this is a solo mission, why did you come back with Xiao Yi?"

Before He Ning could answer, Cheng Yi quickly said, "It was my second brother who was worried about me, so he went over to help me. But when he went, I had already come out of the kitchen, so it was a task I did alone."

He Ning didn't want to expose her, so she simply replied with a "hmm".

He Sui said "Oh" in agreement, and Shen Qiuyu asked again, "Then why isn't the flashlight working again?"

This time, Cheng Yi didn't answer again, because the more she said, the more mistakes she would make. If she spoke again, it would make her seem guilty and thus make things worse.

He Ning said calmly, "This is bad."

Shen Qiuyu didn't ask any more questions, since it's common for escape rooms to use inferior props to save costs.

Having gotten away with it, Cheng Yi placed the steamed buns on the wedding table. He Chen, who had been keeping a close eye on the game's progress, asked, "Is this the only dish?"

How could there only be one dish at a banquet? Cheng Yi hurriedly covered up her fear, saying, "I was still a little scared, so I only took one dish. I'll go get more."

Fearing that she might assault the staff again, He Ning quickly stepped in and said, "Let me go. The kitchen is small and there are high steps, which could easily cause you to trip. It's inconvenient for you to be wearing a skirt."

Cheng Yi was more than happy to agree and wanted to nod, but he pretended to be hesitant: "Let me go, Second Brother. One should finish what one starts."