The next day, the four of them agreed to meet at the school gate at 11 a.m., so they could have lunch together and then go to the haunted house.
Strictly speaking, this was Ruan Mian's first recreational activity since he entered college, so he made full preparations from head to toe - everything met the standards of a cool guy going out.
Ruan Mian had just put on the large Mobius earrings in front of the mirror when he heard Zhang Tao talking to Bo Yan behind him: "Hey, Xiao Bo, why do these earrings of yours look so familiar?"
Before Bo Yan could answer, Gu Mengping answered for him: "Fat Zhang, turn around and look at Xiao Ruan."
Ruan Mian also subconsciously turned his head to look over. When their eyes met, Zhang Tao said "Oh" as if he suddenly realized something. "I was wondering if it looked familiar. It turns out you two are wearing the same one!"
Ruan Mian raised his eyes to look at Bo Yan and found that he was also wearing a headband today. It was gray-blue in color, and matched with the Möbius strip, it added a bit of real coolness to his usual indifferent aura.
Ruan Mian couldn't help but curl her lips, regretting giving the earrings to Bo Yan. Why did she have to wear the same ones as him? This was more like a humiliation to herself!
Zhang Tao suddenly laughed twice, "But you two have a really good relationship. You even wear the same earrings. If you were a girl, these would be couple earrings!"
Ruan Mianqing's strange train of thought began to work again at this time. He did not refute the word "couple", but asked fiercely: "Why do you want me to be a girl? Why can't Bo Yan be a girl!"
Zhang Tao: “…………” Is this the point you should be focusing on? !
Bo Yan raised the corner of his lips and replied in a good mood: "It's all right. If you want me to be a girl, that's fine too."
Ruan Mian snorted and muttered, "You are really flexible."
At eleven o'clock sharp, Ruan Mian and Bo Yan arrived at the school gate on time, just in time to meet Wen Tang and Han Yi coming out together.
Ruan Mian and Wen Tang were both surprised when they saw each other.
They both spoke at the same time—
"You actually came out with him?"
"You're wearing the same earrings as him!"
Ruan Mian was surprised because Wen Tang had always lived a solitary life, the kind of person who would just say hello and walk away when he met classmates on the street.
This was the first time that Ruan Mian saw Wen Tang going in and out with someone other than herself.
"It's just..." Wen Tang said vaguely, "It's just that he insisted on waiting for me at the door of my dormitory."
Ruan Mian was too straightforward in this regard. He couldn't hear any deeper meaning in these words and just thought that he and Han Yi were on the same trip.
Wen Tang obviously had no intention of explaining to Ruan Mian anymore. He quickly changed the subject, glanced at Bo Yan again, and asked Ruan Mian in a low voice: "What about you, what's going on with this earring?"
If he hadn't been sure that Ruan Mian was a straight man, when Wen Tang saw the two of them coming out, he really thought for a moment that these two were already together!
"Nothing serious," Ruan Mian said frankly, "He just helped me a little the other day, and he thought my earring was cool. We both only have one ear piercing left, so he asked me if I could give him the other one."
Wen Tang keenly grasped the key point in this sentence, and he confirmed: "So, you didn't take the initiative to offer this earring to him, but he asked you for it, right?"
Ruan Mian looked at Wen Tang in bewilderment and said in disbelief, "Of course, how could I take the initiative to give earrings to this annoying guy!"
Wen Tang raised his hand and pressed his forehead. He was not sure whether it was because he was too bent and therefore couldn't see people straight, or if there was really something wrong with this thin inkstone.
Straight guys, would straight guys want to share the same pair of earrings with their roommates?
This is too fucking ambiguous!
Just in case, Wen Tang decided to ask a few more questions. He couldn't help but look up at Bo Yan. Bo Yan probably felt his gaze and looked back at him. His eyes were innocent, but also contained a hint of doubt.
Wen Tang withdrew his gaze and pulled Ruan Mian to walk two steps faster. He didn't know that Bo Yan was behind him and curled the corners of his lips meaningfully.
After walking a little further away, Wen Tang lowered his voice and asked Ruan Mian, "Ruan Ruan, when you are with Bo Yan, have you ever heard him say anything... strange?"
Ruan Mian frowned. He didn't understand why Wen Tang suddenly asked this, but he still answered honestly: "I haven't thought about it."
Wen Tang breathed a sigh of relief and asked again: "Does he usually have any physical contact with you?"
Ruan Mian was about to say that it happened twice, once when she touched his nose and once when she touched his neck, but there were reasons for both. But then he suddenly remembered that he had secretly breathed into Bo Yan's ear the day before, and he felt a little uneasy in his heart. In the end, he shook his head and replied, "Basically, not at all."
There was a hint of confusion in Wen Tang's eyes. Was he really overthinking?
"That's fine," Wen Tang paused for a moment and warned Ruan Mian, "But Ruan Ruan, you still have to be careful when you get along with him."
This statement was too vague, and straight man Ruan Mian simply couldn't understand it.
Ruan Mian blinked and asked blankly: "What should I pay attention to?"
Wen Tang sighed, but it was not good to say it too clearly before reaching a conclusion, so he could only say: "If you feel that he said something strange, or, or had any strange physical contact with you, you must respond!"
Ruan Mian's train of thought went astray again. He suddenly realized something and said, "I see! You are afraid that he will cause trouble for me, right? Don't worry, Tangtang. From what I can see now... he may be a bit annoying, but he doesn't seem like that kind of person. Besides, even if he really wants to cause trouble for me, why would a cool guy like me be afraid of him? I can definitely beat him!"
Wen Tang: “…………”
Communicating with straight men is so fucking tiring!
Not wanting to continue the conversation, Wen Tang said perfunctorily, "Yes, yes, yes. Okay, okay. I'm relieved."
Don’t worry!
Ruan Mian wanted to say something else, but they had already reached the subway station.
Both of their schools are new campuses, located in the suburbs of Haicheng, far away from the city center, and it takes at least two hours to get there by subway.
Fortunately, this is the starting station, and there are basically seats available once you get on the subway.
Ruan Mian was the first to sit down. Wen Tang was about to sit next to him, but suddenly he thought of something, so he paused and made room for Bo Yan.
But Bo Yan didn't even look at the seat next to Ruan Mian, and sat directly opposite Ruan Mian, with Han Yi.
Wen Tang paused and sat down as well.
After the subway started moving, the four of them took out their headphones at the same time.
Wen Tang closed his eyes. Ruan Mian was looking out the window and didn't notice at all that Bo Yan was looking at him.
Ruan Mian likes to turn up the volume when listening to music. She immerses herself in the music, with her head swaying slightly to the rhythm of the music.
A ray of sunlight from the window just happened to shine on the top of his head, and then jumped slightly with his movements.
Shedding his usual cool-guy persona, Ruan Mian looks exceptionally soft and well behaved.
Bo Yan curled his fingers, resisted the urge to raise his hand to touch Ruan Mian's head, took out his cell phone and opened WeChat.
A second later, Ruan Mian's phone vibrated.
He took it out and saw that it was a WeChat message, and it was actually sent by Bo Yan——
Bking Computer: Cool guy, what song are you listening to?
Ruan Mian subconsciously looked up at Bo Yan who was sitting opposite him. Bo Yan didn't say anything, but just smiled at him.
To be honest, even though they were sitting face to face, if Bo Yan directly called him and talked to him, Ruan Mian would most likely not answer.
He hates being disturbed by any external sounds when listening to music.
But for someone like Bo Yan, sending him a text message is quite pleasing.
Therefore, Ruan Mian hesitated for only a second before sharing the song he was listening to directly with Bo Yan.
The song is called Angel Disco Love, and it was sung by a Taiwanese band called Sunset Rollercoaster.
Ruan Mian likes this band very much. The style of this band is closer to psychedelic rock. Different from the general impression of rock, the style of psychedelic rock is almost romantic.
After sharing, Ruan Mian realized belatedly that it was unwise to expose her playlist. A cool guy would probably like to listen to metal rock!
He was just hesitating whether to withdraw his message when Bo Yan sent him a message.
Bking Computer: What a coincidence, I also like this band. I feel that their style is very gentle and cool.
Gentle and cool, these four words hit Ruan Mian's nerves exactly.
He typed away, his tone still arrogant:
You have good taste!
Bo Yan smiled and continued typing slowly.
It seems like they will be coming to Haicheng for a tour soon. Should we go and listen together?
Intoxicated by the words "gentle and cool", Ruan Mian replied with "OK" without hesitation.
The smile in Bo Yan's eyes grew thicker, and he replied with another message -
Well, that’s settled then.
When the subway arrived at one of the stations and stopped to announce the station, Ruan Mian suddenly came to his senses and realized that he had just so easily agreed to go to the live show with Bo Yan!
But soon he convinced himself again.
Forget it, now that we’re all going to the haunted house together, it might not be impossible for us to listen to the performance live together later.
About half an hour later, Han Yi, who had been listening to the song quietly, suddenly turned around and glanced at Bo Yan.
It was no surprise to see his slightly furrowed brows and pale lips.
"Fuck," Han Yi said in a low and rude voice, "Didn't you eat breakfast?"
He didn't control the volume of his words for a moment, and Ruan Mian and Wen Tang both looked over.
Bo Yan's brows suddenly relaxed. He glanced at Han Yi as if giving a warning and said casually, "I got up late and didn't have time to eat."
Han Yi hurriedly reached into his pocket, but after searching for a long time, he found nothing except a pack of cigarettes and a lighter.
Wen Tang took off one of his headphones and suddenly asked, "What are you looking for?"
"Chocolate..." Han Yi answered subconsciously, "No, it doesn't have to be chocolate, anything edible is fine."
Wen Tang took out a wafer biscuit from his bag, handed it to Bo Yan, and asked casually: "Do you also have low blood sugar?"
"Also?" Han Yi repeated and asked Wen Tang, "Do you have hypoglycemia?"
Wen Tang glanced at him and said "hmm" softly.
This time Ruan Mian was surprised again. Apart from him, Han Yi was definitely the second person who knew that Wen Tang had hypoglycemia!
But now, he is more concerned about Bo Yan.
Bo Yan...also has hypoglycemia?
Bo Yan took the wafer biscuit, thanked him, and said vaguely, "It's not hypoglycemia..."
Seeing that he was unwilling to say more, Wen Tang naturally did not ask any more questions.
Ruan Mian looked at Bo Yan thoughtfully, and suddenly felt that he looked very similar to the night they had had a barbecue together.
Because Wen Tang had hypoglycemia, Ruan Mian was quite knowledgeable in this aspect. At least she knew that no one would have hypoglycemia right after a meal, so Bo Yan should not be one of them. Then, did Bo Yan have any other health problems?
But before he could think further, Han Yi suddenly spoke again, interrupting his train of thought, "We are about halfway there, think about what to eat?"
Wen Tang wrapped his slender fingers around the earphone cord and answered casually, "I don't care. Ruan Ruan likes Sichuan and Hunan cuisine."
Ruan Mian nodded, "That's right! The hotter it is, the stronger it is!"
Han Yi took a deep breath and subconsciously turned to look at Bo Yan. Seeing that he had no intention of refutation, he couldn't help smacking his lips and suggested, "How about we have hot pot?"
The other three had no objection, so it was decided.
The restaurant was chosen by Han Yi. He said he compared prices from three different restaurants on Dianping.com and chose this one carefully. The food must be delicious.
Soon, facts proved that Han Yi's choice was right. This hot pot restaurant was excellent in terms of taste, environment and service.
They had a very enjoyable hotpot meal. When they were leaving the hotpot restaurant, Ruan Mian suddenly realized that Bo Yan seemed to have been eating clear soup pot from beginning to end?
The haunted house they were going to was very close to the hot pot restaurant and could be reached on foot.
On the way, Ruan Mian finally realized that he was getting nervous.
This is no longer just about being nervous about going to the haunted house.
What Ruan Mian was really nervous about was that she was afraid that she would appear weak and embarrassed in front of Bo Yan.
Last night, the cool guy didn't care about his face at all and asked the group of viewers in the live broadcast room, but he didn't get anything out of them. The viewers either laughed at him or just said it was exciting and worth a go. They didn't provide any useful information at all.
Ruan Mian didn't believe it and went to Baidu to search it angrily.
The result was still nothing.
Because this haunted house was probably designed to prevent spoilers, players were not allowed to bring mobile phones in, so Ruan Mian didn't see any spoilers at all. There were some text descriptions, but they were not comprehensive or impactful enough.
While we were nervous all the way, we had already arrived at the door of the haunted house.
This haunted house is located on the first floor of a shopping mall. There is a huge billboard at the door with a pure black background and no pictures, only three large characters - X High School.
In the artistic word, the X is blood red, and the two curved strokes below look like bloodshot, and the dots above the word "college" also look like blood drops.
Before entering, Ruan Mian couldn't help but shudder.
Wen Tang held his hand and whispered in his ear: "It doesn't matter, we will always be together."
Ruan Mian nodded, and actually tried to comfort Wen Tang, "Don't be afraid... I will protect you!"
Wen Tang smiled and said "OK".
The four of them walked in together, and soon a staff member came out to greet them.
After checking the four people's electronic tickets, the staff routinely notified them of the precautions: "Welcome to X High School. Our game lasts for one hour and is mainly an immersive experience, which also involves a small amount of puzzle solving. In order for everyone to have a better gaming experience, you are required to leave your mobile phones outside before entering. We will equip everyone with paging devices in case of emergency, but we will not answer any questions related to the game content."
Ruan Mian and the others nodded and followed the request to lock their cell phones, backpacks and other items in the lockers outside.
The staff member checked that the lockers were locked before smiling and saying, "Follow me."
Ruan Mian and the others were brought to a door in the corner. On the door were two large square characters - Entrance.
But in the current situation, this squareness actually reveals a bit of weirdness.
Ruan Mian subconsciously tightened Wen Tang's hand again.
But the next second, he saw the staff open the door and said, "From here, our game begins. This is the only way to enter X High School. However, this road is very narrow and can only accommodate one person, so the four of you need to line up in a vertical line. Friendly reminder: To ensure the safety of you and your companions, it is best to put your hands on the shoulders of the person in front of you."
Ruan Mian: “…………”
Oh my god!
Han Yi said at the right time: "No problem, no problem, I'm brave, I'll take the lead."
Bo Yan nodded and said calmly, "Then I'll take care of it."
Wen Tang responded "Okay" and stood behind Han Yi consciously.
In this way, Ruan Mian was sandwiched between Wen Tang and Bo Yan, which was a very safe position.
After everything was arranged, everyone put their hands on the shoulders of the person in front of them as requested.
Ruan Mian's shoulders were very thin, even more slender than they looked. Bo Yan's fingertips trembled twice, and he seemed a little distracted at an inappropriate time.
He tilted his head and exhaled, cursing himself as a "beast" in his heart.
The staff member spoke again, bringing his thoughts back to his senses. "You can go in now. I wish you all a pleasant experience."
As soon as he finished speaking, Han Yi smiled and asked, "Friends, are you ready?"
Wen Tang said "ok", Bo Yan said "hmm", Ruan Mian pulled himself together, trying his best to look confident, and answered loudly: "Okay!"
Han Yi raised his foot and walked into the door.
The four people slowly entered the passage. At the beginning, they could still feel the light behind them. After Bo Yan, who was at the end, also entered the door, the door was closed by the staff. The passage immediately fell into darkness, and they could not see their hands in front of them.
Ruan Mian's breathing quickened almost instantly, but when he remembered that Bo Yan was standing behind him, he took a deep breath and tried to force himself to calm down.
"Wow," Han Yi exclaimed, "This is really shady. According to the routine, something will definitely jump out when we are least prepared!"
Ruan Mian couldn't calm down...
Wen Tang patted Han Yi on the shoulder twice and said in a cold tone: "Don't talk about this."
Han Yi laughed, "Are you scared? Are you scared?"
Wen Tang also smiled and said, "I'm not afraid, it's Ruan..."
Ruan Mian suddenly poked Wen Tang's collarbone. Wen Tang paused and changed his words very stiffly, "Yes, I'm just afraid..."
Han Yi didn't expose her, still smiling, "Okay then, if you're scared, you must follow your brother closely."
After this interruption, Ruan Mian was not so scared anymore and even made a joke, "I... No, Tangtang might not be scared to death by ghosts, but she might be killed by you!"
This sentence made the other three laugh. Ruan Mian clearly heard the low laughter of the person behind him, and perhaps because he was close to her, she could hear his warm breath spraying on the back of her neck.
Ruan Mian inexplicably felt that her neck was a little itchy...
But the laughter had not completely stopped yet. As Ruan Mian was walking, her fingers were suddenly touched by something soft, like a sponge.
Ruan Mian shuddered, and his body's instinctive reaction made him withdraw his hand quickly.
Just as he withdrew his hand, there was suddenly a faint light in front of his eyes. Ruan Mian clearly saw that a sliding door seemed to appear out of thin air and closed in front of him.
Han Yi and Wen Tang had already walked over.
They were separated by this door.
The speaker above the head suddenly sounded. It was a somewhat cold female voice with a crackling sound of electricity: "Poor children, the hand of fate has separated you. If you still want to reunite with your friends, then quickly escape from here! Remember, don't lose the only friend you have now!"
Ruan Mian mechanically turned his head back and looked at his only companion now - Bo Yan.
Two seconds later, Ruan Mian thought expressionlessly, if he quit playing now, would it be too late? !
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