No one knew where the car was going. The summer camp brochure in Shekh's hand was full of flashy slogans, with no specific locations or itinerary details.
The characters all seemed uneasy, but the nine players behind the scenes remained relatively calm. Only players like Qian Chang, who had received a bad hand, showed some panic in their eyes.
The others, it's obvious at a glance, have brains.
Shi Jinzhe closed his eyes and pondered. There were nine people, four of whom were known to be advanced players: himself, Shehe, Fu Guanzai, and Ye Zhan. This accounted for nearly half of the total. This round of the game was fraught with hidden dangers.
The minibus has no lower level for storing luggage, and there is no luggage in the passenger compartment. After driving for half a day, I haven't seen anyone eating snacks or drinking beverages.
All nine people came to the summer camp without any preparation. The careless one wasn't the characters, but God, who set up the plot.
But carelessness is a good thing, because details determine success or failure.
The shade of the trees blocked out the sunlight, and the mountain path grew darker and darker as they walked, until Shekh's head tilted to the side and he fell asleep on his shoulder.
Shi Jinzhe couldn't tell if she was just playing along with the plot or if she was genuinely sleepy, but he cursed the system in his mind anyway.
If someone else were to play the role of the deaf-mute, he would be so angry he'd have a heart attack.
Thinking about it this way, being deaf and mute isn't so bad; at least my wife is still mine.
The car rounded an S-curve, and the lights suddenly came on. Sheikh pressed his temples, sat up awkwardly, and naturally took the notebook from his hand.
As I left, I ran my fingers across his palm.
Unfortunately, Shi Jinzhe had no choice but to come over because it was part of the plot.
Moreover, Shekh's embarrassment was so fake. Even a third-rate, expressionless actress has more expressive acting than her. How could this pass?
If his requirements are so low, why can't he take the initiative to go see Shekh?
Shi Jinzhe turned his head to observe, but was pulled back by that force, which wouldn't allow him to look openly.
But peeking secretly seems to be possible...
Great, it fits his persona perfectly; he is indeed shy.
After turning another bend, the car stopped halfway up the mountain, and the door slammed open.
Shekh stood up, his heels clicking as he fanned himself with a flyer in his hand, and walked to the front door.
Because of the ribbon covering her face, no one could tell whether she was afraid of the ghost driver next to her, but since she said she was, they could only believe her for the time being.
"Next is the first stop of the summer camp, Banshanbao Temple. It is an ancient temple with a history of 600 years. Everyone, please get off the bus."
"I don't want to go, can I not go?"
The first to refuse was Jiang Xiaowan, and she maintained her persona by rejecting him in a weak and vulnerable manner, as if she had been bullied.
"I don't want to either." Lin Shu nudged her boyfriend from the story, inwardly rolling her eyes at her own delicate actions. "I'm scared, I don't want to get off the bus, say something."
"They all have to get off."
Before Huang Yingzong could speak, Sheh interrupted forcefully, "Everyone needs to get out of the car. We need to take a group photo. Hurry up."
Her name is Qian Chang. "You'll lead the team, and you'll be the first one off."
Schech moved aside to make way for the open car door, but no one answered from inside.
Jiang Xiaowan: "Teacher, please let us go back. We don't want the money anymore, we want to go back..."
"No." Shekh was getting impatient, but a force was trying to control her.
"Let's get off the bus. Don't make things difficult for the teacher. The sooner we go, the sooner we'll come back. The bus stopped here by itself. I guess it won't move to the next place unless we get off."
The youngest, Ye Zhan, stood up on his own initiative, just like a well-behaved and academically excellent child. He even showed his two little tiger teeth as he passed Shekh.
Once there's one, there's bound to be two. Qian Chang nonchalantly took a step down from the third step, landed, made a perfect dummy shot, and then casually tossed his hair twice.
Fu Guan, who was walking behind him, couldn't bear to look anymore. He changed his gaze and took a few steps to ask Jiang Xiaowan about her well-being.
As he passed Lin Shu, he patted Huang Yingzong on the shoulder and said, "She seems a bit timid. As her boyfriend, you should take better care of her. She's such a cute girl; don't let her get scared."
Further ahead, Fu Guan leaned down beside Yao Shu, who was barely noticeable in the front row, and said, "It's a bit dangerous for you to go alone. Would you like to come with us?"
Yao Shu tossed her hair, smiled, and nodded. "Okay."
The three were grouped together by the plot. Fu Guan stopped at the last step and gently showed concern for Shekh.
"Teacher, it's a bit chilly under the car. Let me give you my coat."
Feeling the piercing gazes on his back, Fu Guan was exhausted, truly exhausted.
He flirted with four women in just over four meters of walking distance, even though there were only four women in the car!
Shech stopped fanning himself, the flyer almost pierced by his fingernails, before finally managing to utter the words, one by one, "We don't need it anymore."
Fu Guan breathed a sigh of relief, thank goodness, he didn't have to participate in the mixed doubles.
Behind him, Huang Yingzong, who had been "instructed" to take good care of his girlfriend, looked displeased as he and Lin Shu got out of the car one after the other.
"If you're scared, go find that handsome guy, just stay away from me."
"Why are you yelling at me? I don't even know him. Go and talk to him."
"It's okay, they're happy to get to know you."
"How could you do this!" Lin Shu stomped her foot and actually went to find Fu Guan. With three beautiful young girls standing to the side, he looked like a friend of women.
Huang Yingzong uttered the word "you" in disbelief, then turned away in a huff to find Qian Chang and Ye Zhan.
The two of them, exhausted from acting out a couple arguing, demonstrated to others what it truly means to be outwardly harmonious but inwardly estranged.
Huang Yingzong muttered to himself to his peers, but in reality, he didn't want to say a word.
Lin Shu's body language showed strong resistance to him. He wasn't stupid; how could he not see that the sweet and obedient girl forced into the plot wasn't his type?
He didn't want a girlfriend, and with this feeling, his complaints were quite sincere.
Everyone had left, leaving only Shi Jinzhe and Shehe in the car.
Despite the immense pressure on his body, he was finally able to stand up and was the last to reach the car door.
Shekh patted him on the shoulder, then tapped his own chest, making a gesture as if to say, "Let's go together."
Shi Jinzhe glanced at the spot where her hand had just been placed, wanting to look but not daring to, then nodded, his gaze following her back.
I'm really worried.
Now we can watch this lousy plot openly again.
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