"You are really afraid of me." Seeing Fang Zhao's reaction, Gu Huaiwei used a declarative sentence this time.
Fang Zhao's back was covered in cold sweat. He forced a smile and said, "That's not the case. I just got separated from my companions and was in a dungeon. I was very nervous."
"Oh." Gu Huaiwei didn't believe it.
On the way, Gu Huaiwei saw Fang Zhao constantly looking down at a small piece of paper. The paper was densely written with words, and he was covering his eyes when he read it, as if he was hiding some secret.
They went up the spiral staircase. The stale and decayed smell in the air became stronger and stronger. When they entered the sixth floor of the library, Fang Zhao's pace slowed down and his breathing became noticeably heavier.
He looked back at Gu Huaiwei and said in a low voice, "We need to go to the attic."
The attic needs to be accessed from the utility room.
The only entrance is a narrow wooden staircase.
"Then let's go."
Fang Zhao saw Gu Huaiwei's calm look and sighed in his heart. Sure enough, it was easier to be weird.
Become weird and you won’t be afraid of weirdness anymore.
He stood at the foot of the wooden ladder, hesitating to move forward, his steps as if nailed to the ground by fear.
Fang Zhao has always been timid. Although this cautious character has helped him live longer, it has become a hindrance at this moment.
"Go ahead." Gu Huaiwei leaned to the side with one hand in her pocket, looking at Fang Zhao standing there like a wooden stake. She raised her other hand lazily, motioning him to lead the way.
"This..." Fang Zhao wanted to find some excuse to let Gu Huaiwei go first.
He was worried about leaving his back to Gu Huaiwei.
Gu Huaiwei saw through his little thoughts.
He was worried about the danger in the attic, so he didn't want to go ahead.
"Are you scared again?" Gu Huaiwei squinted her eyes and smiled, her tone light and cheerful, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, relax, I won't suddenly transform and eat you."
Her bangs covered her eyes and she wore thick glasses. Fang Zhao only dared to glance at her quickly and had no idea what she was feeling at the moment.
"Uh...are you scared walking behind this kid with you?"
Countless rules were spinning in Fang Zhao's mind.
He simply couldn't find any rules that corresponded to the "Oasis Sanatorium Manager" in front of him.
There is no corresponding rule in his mind.
Gu Huaiwei was just teasing.
After Fang Zhao said that, he fell silent, and the expression on his face betrayed his inner nervousness.
"I heard it - your heartbeat and breathing are very fast." Gu Huaiwei deliberately dragged out the last word and gently shook the wooden ladder, which made a faint "creaking" sound.
"Are you worried about me? Or are you worried about yourself?"
Since Gu Huaiwei had good eyesight, she saw that Fang Zhao instantly got goose bumps and sweat hairs after she said this.
"I..." Fang Zhao didn't know what Gu Huaiwei wanted to do, but he knew that he couldn't anger "Weird".
Fang Zhao had to frantically recall the rules, think about how to find the toy house next, and deal with Gu Huaiwei, who looked innocent but was very likely a high-level weirdo.
He felt that he didn't have enough brain cells.
Fang Zhao's face grew paler and paler.
Gu Huaiwei decided not to tease him anymore.
"Don't stare at me like that. I'm actually very helpful." Gu Huaiwei put her hand on the ladder, turned slightly sideways, and glanced at Fang Zhao with a half-smile.
Seeing that he was still frozen there, she sighed and raised a meaningful smile at the corner of her mouth: "Forget it, I'll go first."
Fang Zhao was obviously afraid of her. In order to reassure her potential client, she could only make a small sacrifice, walk ahead, and give him a taste of the sweetness.
Fang Zhao finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing what Gu Huaiwei said. He said in a slightly faster tone, "Well, I'll protect you from behind."
"Haha, just take care of yourself."
Gu Huaiwei climbed up nimbly holding the wooden ladder.
Fang Zhao followed closely behind.
Gu Huaiwei raised her hand and pushed open the wooden door above her head that led to the attic.
The door hinges creaked harshly, and she leaped up, holding onto the floorboards on both sides.
The floor was covered with dust.
Gu Huaiwei brushed the dust off her palms and looked at the attic.
The attic was dark, with only a ray of dim moonlight cast through the broken skylight, illuminating the mottled floor.
The piled-up debris was covered with thick dust, and the old furniture cast a deformed silhouette.
There were faint sounds behind him, and Fang Zhao also climbed up with difficulty.
As soon as he steadied himself, Gu Huaiwei turned around and stretched out a white hand, ready to help him.
The moonlight fell on her drooping black hair and slender fingers, making her fingertips appear as white and glowing as jade nourished by the essence of the sun and the moon.
Fang Zhao was stunned for a moment. When facing the light behind him, Gu Huaiwei's lenses no longer reflected the light. Through the thick glasses without prescription, Fang Zhao saw Gu Huaiwei's eyes as bright as gems, and he placed his hand in her palm for some unknown reason.
It is wrong to do this.
Doing so is dangerous.
But Fang Zhao did it anyway.
He felt the warmth from Gu Huaiwei's palm, and his mind told him that this was all a "weird" and deceptive trap.
Don't be fooled!
But Fang Zhao was still confused.
Just now, along the way, Fang Zhao actually didn't dare to look at Gu Huaiwei at all.
Staring at something weird for a long time is also a dangerous behavior.
Gu Huaiwei's dress is too ordinary and her behavior is like that of a girl next door.
Fang Zhao directly classified Gu Huaiwei as a weird person who was good at disguising herself as a human.
But at this moment, when he was close to her, he suddenly felt that there was an indescribable beauty in Gu Huaiwei.
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