Trying to steal a chicken resulted in losing the rice instead.

In the cold, damp interior, a gust of wind blew in, and the three of them shivered.

The terrifying NPCs and props they had encountered earlier had terrified them, and now that they were to split up, everyone was filled with trepidation.

Si Qingli's gaze lingered between the three doors. The comments section said the leftmost door was the scariest, so she immediately moved to the right-hand door. "I choose this one."

"Xirou, go to the middle door," Si Qingli added. "If you come out early, you can come and help us."

Liu Xirou looked at Wen Yan, "A Yan, what about you?"

"The one on the left, I guess," Wen Yan said hesitantly.

Si Qingli urged, "Alright, alright, let's go in quickly. It's already two o'clock, and my flight is at seven tonight."

Fearing they would delay Si Qingli's time, the two of them did not hesitate any longer and each pushed open the door in front of them.

As soon as Wen Yan stepped inside, a strange fragrance wafted towards her. The room was pitch black. Wen Yan groped along the wall, pressed a switch, but the lights didn't turn on; instead, the projector suddenly started.

The opera house was bustling with activity, every seat filled, with audience members sipping tea and listening to the music. The leading lady took the stage, her melodious singing drawing smiles and thunderous applause from the audience. A little girl hid behind the curtain, her expression timid, but her eyes filled with envy as she watched the leading lady.

*Snap!* The projection suddenly stopped, and a light above illuminated the small area. In the darkness, a red-clad female opera singer gracefully appeared and began to sing under the light.

The little girl emerged from the darkness, her voice still sweet and childish: "Sister, I want to sing opera when I grow up, and I want to be as good as you!"

"good."

As the opera aria resumed, her makeup began to fall off piece by piece, blood flowed from her seven orifices, and the bright red blood soaked through her costume. Her movements became stiff, her voice gradually became hoarse, and finally turned into a shrill wail.

The little girl was bewildered and rushed forward to help the actress up, crying, "Sister, sister, what's wrong?"

The actress appeared slowly, giving Wen Yan enough time to prepare, so he wasn't frightened. The two NPCs lying on the ground were still somewhat frightening, so Wen Yan didn't dare to go forward and waited until the lights came on before looking for clues.

After Wen Yan gathered all the clues, the door opened, and he rushed out. It was too dark inside, which made him feel scared.

Outside the door was a deep corridor, at the end of which was a door equipped with an electronic screen that displayed: "Please tell the complete story of the Hua Dan (a type of female role in Peking Opera)."

The clue Wen Yan obtained in that room was about the younger sister's search for the murderer of her older sister. The other two hadn't come out yet, so he leaned against the wall to sort out the clues. Now that the mission was coming to an end, there shouldn't be any NPCs coming out to scare people.

A short while later, Liu Xirou also came out. When she saw Wen Yan, she ran out with a look of surprise and delight, "A Yan, you came out so quickly."

Have you seen the green pear?

"They should still be inside," Wen Yan said, pointing to the closed door.

"She should still be inside." Wen Yan pointed to the closed door. "To get out, we need to tell the complete story of the Hua Dan (a type of female role in Peking Opera). What clues have you obtained?"

Liu Xirou rubbed her eyes, seemingly reluctant to recall what had happened in the room. "A woman... killed the murderer."

“That woman must be the younger sister when she grew up,” Wenyan told the story of the two sisters.

Liu Xirou sighed softly, "Both the actress and the younger sister are so pitiful."

"I never want to play escape room games again..." A resentful voice came from behind. The two turned around and saw Si Qingli walking over with a lifeless look on her face, muttering, "As soon as I walked in, a hanging ghost pounced on me, it scared me to death."

She will never trust the comments section again; it's all a bunch of scammers!

Wen Yan and Liu Xirou shuddered as they imagined the scene.

The clue Si Qingli obtained was that the murderer killed her out of jealousy for the actress.

The three of them sorted out the ins and outs of the story, quickly tapping on the tablet, and the door opened with a "beep".

Once outside the secret room, all three felt a sense of relief, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.

After spending two hours in the enclosed room, they all went to the restroom to relieve themselves.

After leaving the cubicle, Liu Xirou went to the sink to wash her hands. She looked helplessly at Si Qingli beside her and said, "Qingli, I've already told you that Ayan has changed."

"I was just verifying, I didn't harm him." Si Qingli snorted in dissatisfaction. "How did he treat you before? I just made things a little difficult for him, I didn't do anything to him."

When Si Qingli first heard about Wen Yan bullying Liu Xirou, she was both angry and helpless. Later, Liu Xirou said that Wen Yan had changed and had even helped her several times, but Si Qingli didn't believe it at all. She was convinced that Wen Yan was only putting on a pitiful act to gain sympathy because Long Chen and Liu Xirou were together, and that helping Liu Xirou was just a way to increase Long Chen's favor towards him.

A self-important and spoiled young master like Wen Yan should enjoy being the center of attention and wish everyone would revolve around him.

But no matter how she targeted him, openly or subtly, he remained calm, and the tranquility in his eyes seemed genuine. This made her waver.

Has Wenyan really changed?

But there must be a reason for a person's personality change, right? In Wenyan's world, Long Chen was "stolen" by Liu Xirou, shouldn't he have turned evil and sought revenge? Why did he start caring for and protecting Liu Xirou, whom he used to hate the most?

Si Qingli was completely baffled.

Seeing Liu Xirou's disapproving look, she smiled and said, "Alright, I'll treat him to dinner as an apology."

"However," Si Qingli was still worried, "you should still be careful." After all, once bitten, twice shy, who knows if Wenyan will turn back to her old ways one day?

When Wen Yan came out of the bathroom, he saw the message that Wen Ling had sent him a few hours earlier.

"Go home early, you have school tomorrow."

When did his brother start caring about his studies? Nobody ever asked about his grades before.

Wen Yan replied, "I'm going back right away."

At this moment, Liu Xirou and Si Qingli also came out. Si Qingli walked towards Wen Yan with a smile: "I'm going back to H City soon. Since we've met, how about we go out for a meal together? It's on me."

Si Qingli's smile was genuine, which made Wen Yan feel a little uncomfortable, but she still nodded: "Okay." Anyway, she might as well eat it.

He sent another message to Wenling: "I'll go back after having dinner with my friends."

While waiting for the food, Si Qingli suddenly asked mysteriously, "I heard you used to like Long Chen, but you probably don't anymore, right?"

Wen Yan almost spat out the tea in her mouth, but thankfully she managed to hold it in, though her expression was quite unpleasant.

This is practically a death sentence! If he says he likes her, he'll never be able to get along with Liu Xirou again; if he says he doesn't like her, he'll definitely lose points for being out of character.

"Qingli!" Although Liu Xirou spoke up to stop her, her gaze was fixed intently on Wenyan.

"Just asking, it's nothing." Si Qingli's sly eyes swept over Wen Yan. "You don't still like her, do you?"

"No... I don't like him anymore." Wen Yan's heart was bleeding, knowing she would definitely lose points. "I used to think I liked A-Chen, but later I realized I didn't like him at all."

"Oh~" Si Qingli drawled out the word meaningfully.

Liu Xirou quickly smoothed things over, saying, "All the dishes are served, let's eat."

A familiar mechanical voice echoed in my mind, "OOC! Points deducted..."

"Wait a minute!" Wen Yan interrupted it. "This is just a temporary measure. Think about it, if I say I like them, Liu Xirou will complain to Long Chen. How will I get close to them in the future? Saying I don't like them will make them lower their guard, and then I can complete my mission. Do you understand?"

The system paused for a moment, then "retracted the warning."

Yes! Wenyan cheered in her mind.

After this little incident, everything went smoothly. However, when Si Qingli left, she said with a half-smile, "I heard from Xirou that you often take care of her. I'll be troubling you a lot from now on." She even emphasized the word "take care of."

Si Qingli did indeed know about the original owner's past actions against Liu Xirou, but it would be strange if Si Qingli, as Liu Xirou's friend, didn't know.

Wen Yan smiled back, "Of course, we're friends." Even if they weren't friends, he would still protect Liu Xirou for his life.