Chapter 236 Safe Zone 1 (5) - Rejected Confession
Should I greet him? Maybe I shouldn't, it'll be awkward.
Ning Shu pretended not to know him and prepared to turn and leave.
As a result, Si Zhong immediately stood in front of her, blocking her way.
Did he come specifically to see her? Or did they just happen to run into each other, and he had something to say?
Adhering to the principle of not hitting a smiling face, Ning Shu gave Si Zhong a standard smile: "Hi, long time no see."
Are you busy? If not, get out of the way, I'm going home.
Ning Shu was internally cursing.
Si Zhong originally wanted to question her about why she was avoiding him, but then he immediately thought of something.
It's about the relationship between them... Actually, there's no relationship between them at all.
In that case, his questioning would seem ridiculous.
So, according to the normal procedure, what should be done at this moment is to establish a "relationship" between them.
Si Zhong looked at Ning Shu, as if he had made up his mind: "I have something to say to you."
Ning Shu was taken aback. Si Zhong was so serious. Was what he said very serious?
"You, you say it." Ning Shu stammered a little, worried that the other party would pick a fight with her.
At that moment, everyone around them was watching them because of his appearance.
After all, someone with such outstanding looks would become the center of attention wherever he goes.
Si Zhong paid no attention to the gazes around him; he stared intently at Ning Shu.
He said to her very seriously, "I like you, and I want you to be my woman."
Ning Shu almost dropped the jianbing guozi in her hand: "..."
What's going on?
Is he... confessing his feelings?
No, has anyone ever confessed their feelings like that?
Saying things like "I want you to be my woman" sounds incredibly arrogant, and which girl wouldn't want to punch someone after hearing that?
No, that's not the point. The point is, why would he like me?
Is he trying to take this opportunity to get revenge?
Besides, she doesn't like him. The person she likes is Cheng Chuan!
Ning Shu processed her emotions and carefully refused, afraid of hurting this capricious, big-spending player:
"Thank you for your interest, but I can't accept your request. I already have someone I like."
That was a very polite rejection, but Ning Shu thought it could have been even more polite: "I think you deserve a better girl!"
These are Ning Shu's heartfelt words.
After all, she was a very self-aware person, and she was content to be able to date a handsome guy like Cheng Chuan.
Although love isn't everything in life, you can still pursue it in your spare time.
As soon as she finished speaking, she noticed that Si Zhong's face was so dark it looked like ink was about to drip from it.
At this moment, the color of the other person's heterochromatic eyes seemed to be several shades darker than usual.
She swallowed involuntarily, feeling the hairs on her body stand on end.
A chill crept up her spine and up to the back of her head; despite the summer temperature, she felt the chill of late autumn.
Everyone around them was watching them, and Ning Shu felt a little embarrassed. Did Si Zhong not even care about the location when he confessed his feelings?
With so many people watching, even she felt embarrassed to refuse others; Si Zhong probably felt even more embarrassed.
She was still struggling to come up with an excuse to leave when she saw Cheng Chuan and Wu Yi behind Si Zhong.
I didn't expect them to come to the food street too. I should have come with them.
Ning Shu quickly said, "My friend is here, I have to go."
Her intention was to say, "I have friends around me, so don't do anything rash."
But to Si Zhong, it sounded as if she were saying, "The person I like is here, so get out of my way."
His face darkened further, and he instinctively gripped the short knife at his waist.
He didn't know what he wanted to do; his body just reacted that way.
He had no experience of being rejected and didn't know how to react.
The next instant, I felt a darkness before my eyes, followed by a bright light, and then I heard a system notification.
Welcome to the "Escape Room" non-fixed instance.
[Mission: Escape the locked room within one day.]
[Customs clearance time: 1 day.]
[Initial supplies: None.]
We wish you a pleasant gaming experience!
Si Zhong was not the only one pulled into the non-fixed instance; Ning Shu, Cheng Chuan, and Wu Yi were also pulled in.
The three remained silent.
Wu Yi is no longer as surprising as before, after all, he is an "experienced" person now.
Ning Shu looked around and found that there were many players in the same secret room. He guessed that this was where the game started.
She naturally saw Si Zhong, and... Li Mengqi as well.
Ning Shu excitedly patted Cheng Chuan and Wu Yi: "Look, Sister Meng is here too."
Cheng Chuan and Wu Yi both looked in the direction Ning Shu pointed, and their eyes lit up.
Wu Yi waved directly at Li Mengqi: "Sister Meng, over here."
Wu Yi was already very tall, and with his hands raised, it was hard for Li Mengqi not to see him.
She walked over with a smile: "I didn't expect you to be here too."
She hadn't played dungeons with them in a long time, and this time it was quite by chance.
Ning Shu was also very happy: "I want to get close to Sister Meng!"
Li Mengqi glanced at Cheng Chuan beside her. Cheng Chuan frowned after hearing Ning Shu's words, but did not say anything.
Li Mengqi was perfectly aware of the ulterior motives between the two of them.
They both clearly have feelings for each other, but neither of them has confessed. I don't know what's making them awkward.
Li Mengqi politely declined Ning Shu's offer: "Let's post it outside. We don't know what's going on with this instance yet."
The "situation" she mentioned also included Si Zhong, who was standing not far from them.
Although she didn't know what had happened between Si Zhong and Ning Shu, she noticed that this player had been staring at Ning Shu and the others ever since she came in.
Based on her intuition, the other person was either an acquaintance or an enemy.
If it were someone they knew, given Ning Shu and the others' personalities, they would definitely go up and greet them. So there's only one possibility left.
Just as she was thinking this, she heard Wu Yi exclaim "Eh!" and say to Cheng Chuan:
"Brother Chuan, look, isn't that the yellow kid we met in the Escape from the Castle instance?"
Li Mengqi looked in the direction Wu Yi was pointing and saw that it was the player she thought was good-looking. So they were acquaintances?
The next second, Cheng Chuan answered her question.
"It was him. He was in the linked dungeon, and he forcibly took Ning Shu away. Don't have any contact with him."
They weren't exactly acquaintances, nor were they enemies; they were probably just players who didn't get along very well.
Li Mengqi had a general understanding of the situation.
Li Mengqi: "What's wrong with him?"
Cheng Chuan gave a brief explanation, then suddenly remembered that he and the other person had met in the "Beauty's Rival in Palace" scenario, and he still didn't know the other person's name.
He looked at Ning Shu: "Ning Shu, do you know his name?"
Ning Shu was already feeling awkward listening to them discuss Si Zhong, afraid that they would find out that he had just confessed his feelings to her.
When asked his name, she immediately relaxed: "His name is Si Zhong."
After hearing this, no one said anything. Li Mengqi said, "Everyone, be careful later."
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