The midday sun was a bit dazzling. The woman and the boy stood in front of the haunted house. Even after being clearly rejected by Chen Ge, they still did not leave.

"He has always wanted to visit the haunted house. This is what he and I agreed on. Can you help me?" The woman took out a hundred-dollar bill from her backpack and said, "Nothing will happen."

Chen Ge did not take the woman's money. He asked with a little doubt: "Why do you have to go into the haunted house? The child looks only ** years old. The environment in the haunted house is complicated and special, which can easily cause psychological stimulation to children."

The woman smiled bitterly. She did not answer Chen Ge's question. She turned around and rubbed the boy's soft hair: "Fan Yu, how about we try other activities..."

Before she could finish her words, the boy slapped her hand aside. The child didn't like being touched, even by someone with perfect good intentions.

No matter what the woman said, the boy stood at the door of the haunted house and refused to leave. He looked up from time to time, his eyes filled with inferiority, cowardice, and a hint of indifference.

"Fan Yu?" Chen Ge's main focus was on this child. It was the first time he had seen such a strange boy.

Chen Ge squatted down and looked at the little boy straight in the eye: "Can you tell uncle why you want to play in the haunted house? It's dark inside, and there are scary things."

The boy's eyes were evasive. He looked at Chen Ge's shadow from time to time without saying a word.

The woman was probably afraid that Chen Ge would be embarrassed, so she quickly stepped in to smooth things over: "Xiao Yu is different from other children. He rarely interacts with others. I hope you don't mind."

"It's okay." Chen Ge found that the two people were standing at the door of the haunted house and refused to leave. The sun was not a solution, so he softened his attitude and said, "How about this, I won't charge you for the tickets. I will go in with you later, but you can only look around the periphery."

“Thank you, boss!”

"Sign the waiver agreement first. Both adults and children must write it. After you go in, do not touch the props at will. Do not run. Follow me." Lifting the opaque door curtain, Chen Ge placed two agreement sheets in front of the woman and the child. Normally, only the guardian would sign, but in order to obtain as much information as possible about the boy, Chen Ge asked the child to sign as well.

The two signed the waiver agreement, and Chen Ge led them into the ghost marriage scene.

"They were not husband and wife when alive, but were buried in the same grave after death. This is a ghost marriage."

Chen Ge roughly recounted the background story. The three of them stood at the gate of the courtyard with white lanterns lit. The woman was a little nervous and grabbed the straps of her backpack. The boy lowered his head, and it was unclear whether he was afraid or for some other reason.

The dead trees were shaking, and paper money was all over the ground, making a rustling sound when stepped on. Chen Ge took the lead and pushed open the door of the courtyard: "This is the interior scene. You can just stand outside and take a look. We have strict regulations. Children under the age of fourteen are not allowed to visit."

He had just finished speaking when the little boy who had been quiet behind him suddenly rushed into the courtyard, and the two adults were caught off guard.

"Fan Yu!" The woman and Chen Ge ran into the courtyard together and found the little boy standing next to the dry well in the middle of the yard. He leaned his upper body into the well, as if looking for something.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry." The woman was busy apologizing to Chen Ge. She tried to pull the boy's arm, but the boy, who had been quiet and shy, suddenly became a different person. He not only struggled to free her hand, but also dug her skin with his nails. He looked like a frightened wild cat.

"This child's emotions fluctuate too much." The dry well in the middle of the courtyard was just a prop and was not very deep. Chen Ge was not worried about anything happening. He was just curious why the boy cared so much about the well.

After staying by the well for two or three minutes, the boy reluctantly let go of the well's hand, perhaps because he did not see what he was looking for in the well. He was different from ordinary children. To be more precise, he was different from normal people. The more gloomy and strange the environment was, the more excited this child became.

"Since you're in, I'll show you around." Chen Ge focused all his attention on the child. He was relatively short among his peers, with a very delicate appearance and big eyes that looked like pure black gems.

"The ghost marriage scene imitates the ancient courtyard house. The east and west wing rooms are usually occupied by descendants." He pushed open the door of the east wing room. Without any warning, a female ghost in a wedding dress came out from behind the door.

The thin dark woman screamed in fear and backed away repeatedly.

"Don't be nervous, we are actors." Chen Ge held down the ghost's head with one hand and whispered, "Xu Wan, you go out first."

"Your reaction is too cold..."

Xu Wan lifted the hem of her wedding dress and stepped out of the room. No one noticed that the boy standing behind Chen Ge suddenly came in front of Xu Wan, raised his head and stared at her.

"Eh? Boss, why did you let such a young child in here?"

Xu Wan was merely surprised. Among the people present, only Chen Ge noticed something was wrong.

The wedding dress was as bright as blood, and Xu Wan had put on special effects makeup, so she looked more like a dead person.

In this situation, the boy not only did not feel scared, but also took the initiative to approach Xu Wan and looked up at her face.

"This child seems to like me very much?" Xu Wan smiled at Chen Ge and did not think it was wrong.

The boy didn't look away until Xu Wan left the ghost marriage scene.

"I won't take you to visit the other rooms one by one. The layouts are roughly the same. Can we go out now?" Chen Ge and the thin dark woman walked out, but the little boy stopped in the yard, looking around, as if he was looking for something.

"Fan Yu, go away!" The boy turned a deaf ear to the woman's call and stood beside the dry well, not knowing what he was looking at.

"Isn't this child afraid at all?" Chen Ge didn't urge her, but started chatting with the woman: "Are you the child's mother?"

"I'm his aunt." The woman said apologetically, "I'm sorry to trouble you. Xiao Yu is different from his peers. He became like this after his parents had an accident a few years ago. He has seen many doctors but it's no use."

"Mental illness? Can I ask about the child's parents?" Chen Ge asked carefully.

"Xiao Yu's parents were both teachers at Muyang Middle School. They disappeared one after another and have not been found yet. Xiao Yu was only five years old at the time. I didn't know how to explain it to the child, so I could only lie to him and say that his parents went to a faraway place called heaven."

"Muyang Middle School!" Chen Ge's nerves instantly tensed up because of these four words.

"You've heard about it too? There are a lot of rumors about that school. I've tried to persuade Xiaoyu's parents a long time ago, but they just wouldn't listen." The thin dark woman's eyes became red and swollen when she mentioned the sad things. She stopped talking to Chen Ge and walked to Xiaoyu's side: "Let's go home."

The boy still stood stubbornly by the well, which made Chen Ge, who already felt it was abnormal, even more confused. He quietly walked to the boy and tried to ask, "Why do you keep looking into the well? Is there a monster living in the well?"

Fan Yu shook his head. In the dark environment where the sun could not reach, he seemed to let down his guard.

"Then can you tell your uncle why you have been standing by the well?"

The boy glanced behind Chen Ge and thought for a while before saying, "I'm looking for something."

"What are you looking for?" Chen Ge was curious.

The little boy stared at the dark well for a long time, and finally said two words: "Heaven."

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