Chapter 79 (First Release)
Thinking back, Ning Wanwan's confidence wasn't so strong anymore, wondering if she had ever managed to avoid him before.
“Yes.” Zhou Yanyao smiled. “But it’s okay if Wanwan forgets.”
"Just don't do that again."
Zhou Yanyao drooped his head and leaned closer, bending over to lower his body and reduce the sense of danger, speaking to her in a pitiful manner.
"And your ankle isn't healed yet, don't hurt yourself." Zhou Yanyao half-squatted down, took out a tissue, lowered his eyes, took her hand, and carefully wiped her fingers.
The girl's fingers curled up sensitively, and Zhou Yanyao patiently unfolded her loosely clenched fingers, continuing to carefully wipe every corner that might still be damp and sticky.
Ning Wanwan paused for a moment, but then realized that she might have been tricked by him.
"...Just avoiding you, what kind of bullying is that?" she couldn't help but question with dissatisfaction.
Zhou Yanyao: "Hmm...yes, whether Wanwan pays attention to me or not is her freedom."
"But this is even more unacceptable than being beaten and scolded by me every night," he murmured, gently resting his head on the girl's hand, his tone extremely pitiful.
Ning Wanwan's hand trembled slightly as she felt the slightly prickly texture of the other person's short, stiff hair brush against her palm.
She breathed a sigh of relief when she realized that the other person had only rested their face against her hand and hadn't... come up to her again.
“You…” she hesitated for a moment, then added, “In short, you shouldn’t have done that.”
"Yes, yes, it's my fault."
Zhou Yanyao straightened his upper body slightly, continuing to wipe her fingers with his hands, while readily admitting his mistake with an excellent attitude, leaving no room for criticism.
Ning Wanwan: "..."
This doesn't look like an admission of wrongdoing at all!
Finally, Zhou Yanyao stopped what he was doing and said to Ning Wanwan with a smile, as if he were taking credit, "Wanwan, look, it's all clean now."
Ning Wanwan: "..." I don't want to watch it at all!
Although I didn't want to look away, I could feel that the stickiness on my fingers was gone, and they had become dry and clean, as if the absurd scene that had happened before had never occurred.
This made Ning Wanwan, who wanted to bury her head in the sand like an ostrich, feel a little more at ease. Then she saw Zhou Yanyao crumple the tissue he had just used into a ball and hold it in his palm.
Seeing this reminded Ning Wanwan of what the tissue had just wiped, which made her, who had just calmed down, want to get angry again.
But what's the point of getting angry? No matter what you say, the other person will just smile and admit their mistake.
Ning Wanwan knew very well that if the first time Zhou Yanyao did that without her consent, the second time was essentially with her tacit approval...
She acquiesced to the absurd deal and allowed him to "clean" his fingers in that way.
Thinking of this, Ning Wanwan felt even more frustrated, not knowing whether she was angry at Zhou Yanyao's boldness or at herself for not refusing. She stood up and wanted to leave.
"Wanwan," Zhou Yanyao immediately stood up and followed behind her.
Ning Wanwan glared at him: "Don't follow me." She paused, then said sullenly, "I'm going back."
Zhou Yanyao immediately understood that when Ning Wanwan said "go back," she most likely meant going back to Jiang Chengran's side.
Zhou Yanyao was silent for a moment, then called her softly, as if trying to persuade her to stay: "Wanwan..."
Ning Wanwan turned her head away, saying coldly and ruthlessly, "That's it... I'm short on time."
"Wanwan, are you still going to queue up to buy ice cream for Jiang Chengran?" Zhou Yanyao looked at her, guessing what she meant.
Ning Wanwan pursed her lips: "Otherwise what...didn't you eat his ice cream?"
And it was eaten in that way.
Thinking of this, Ning Wanwan's determination to leave grew stronger. Ignoring the pain in her ankle, she had just stood up when Zhou Yanyao pressed her back into her seat without giving her a chance to refuse.
"I'll go join the queue. There are even more people in the queue over there now, and it'll probably take a while."
Zhou Yanyao glanced at Ning Wanwan's twisted ankle, said expressionlessly, and then tugged at the corner of his lips, "Wanwan, sit here and wait for me to come back."
Ning Wanwan instinctively wanted to refuse: "No need, I can do it myself..."
“Listen to me on this, Wanwan.” Zhou Yanyao gave Ning Wanwan a deep look. “Since I ate it, I’ll take responsibility for buying another one.”
"Your foot is injured. Rest here and relax. This is the staff break room; nobody comes here during working hours."
He had just turned around when his clothes were slightly pulled.
"Wait a minute..." Ning Wanwan said softly.
Zhou Yanyao paused, turned around, and looked on with anticipation: "Is Wanwan not planning to buy Jiang Chengran another ice cream?"
Ning Wanwan: "No."
Ning Wanwan said firmly and earnestly, "You still haven't told me the location of the amusement park's main control room."
Zhou Yanyao: "..."
Ning Wanwan's cheeks flushed again, feeling quite embarrassed, but she insisted on continuing, though her voice grew softer and softer: "The deal was agreed upon..."
Even now, what she cares about most is still her own purpose.
Zhou Yanyao sighed, feeling utterly helpless: "...Sigh, Wanwan, you really are..."
He was on the offensive, and the girl could hardly escape his carefully laid trap. But what did it matter? His heart was being carelessly kneaded and crushed by her, utterly powerless to resist.
Zhou Yanyao reluctantly stopped talking and, under the girl's expectant gaze, told her the location of the amusement park's main control room.
"It's located in the very center of the amusement park, but it's quite hidden, covered by trees. You'll see it once you walk through."
Having received the information she wanted most, Ning Wanwan's eyes brightened slightly: "Thank you. Also, I'll buy the ice cream myself, no need to trouble you..."
"It's not a problem, it's mainly my own selfish reasons." Seemingly unwilling to hear Ning Wanwan's refusals any longer, Zhou Yanyao interrupted her.
Ning Wanwan was a little confused. What could be selfish about helping someone buy an ice cream?
He probably didn't want you to personally queue up to buy ice cream for Jiang Chengran, especially since you were injured.
The system suddenly spoke, and compared to its usual lively tone, the electronic voice seemed particularly cold and dull at this moment.
Ning Wanwan was almost startled, and asked in her mind, "Why did you suddenly talk? And did you see everything just now...?"
She regretted it as soon as she asked.
The thought that there was a third party watching what had just happened made Ning Wanwan's cheeks burn and her toes dig into the ground.
The system went silent again, ignoring her, and she wondered what it was thinking.
This actually relieved Ning Wanwan. Normally, she would have asked a few more questions, but this time she didn't bother to type a single question into the system in her mind.
Let's just pretend nothing happened.
So she stopped talking to the system, as if she had forgotten that there was a system in her mind that had just spoken.
system:【…………】
Meanwhile, after Zhou Yanyao finished speaking, he waited for Ning Wanwan's reaction.
Before he could wait any longer, he lowered his eyes, turned around, and strode away.
It seemed he knew Ning Wanwan would stop him, and he quickly disappeared, leaving Ning Wanwan unable to catch up.
"..."
In the end, it was Zhou Yanyao who queued up to buy ice cream.
Ning Wanwan let out a breath, her feelings somewhat complicated, unsure of how to treat Zhou Yanyao from now on.
However, now is not the time to think about such things.
Now that Zhou Yanyao wasn't there to constantly push her back into her seat, Ning Wanwan was alone in the staff break room and could finally try to stand up.
As expected, I felt waves of pain in my ankle, but since no bones were injured and Zhou Yanyao had helped massage and apply ointment, I could bear it and continue walking.
"We can't delay any longer, time is of the essence, we must get to the control room immediately..."
At first, saying I wanted to buy another ice cream was just an excuse to get rid of the awkward situation of being with Zhou Yanyao, but now that Zhou Yanyao is gone, it's pretty much the same.
Ning Wanwan took out her phone to check the time, feeling a little anxious. She barely managed to stop and walked out of the lounge.
Although walking will be slower and there will be some pain, it's not a big problem as long as you can bear it.
Soon, Ning Wanwan found the direction of the amusement park's main control room that Zhou Yanyao had mentioned and rushed there as quickly as possible.
"Hopefully, we can find some clues..." she prayed silently.
As Zhou Yanyao said, the area around the amusement park center is densely wooded and there are hardly any tourists. If Ning Wanwan hadn't gotten the exact information from Zhou Yanyao and had chosen to find the location herself, she probably wouldn't have been able to find it even after searching for most of the day.
"They say they upgraded the equipment... but the main control room seems to be undeveloped."
The trees here were much denser than outside, and the music from the amusement park rides and the sounds of tourists playing gradually faded into the distance until they could no longer be heard. If Ning Wanwan hadn't been certain that she was still inside the amusement park, she would have almost wondered if she had wandered into some remote mountain forest.
With no way to avoid the grass under her feet, Ning Wanwan was worried that she might accidentally step on some mutated poisonous moth or other insects, but to her surprise, her fears did not come true.
Upon closer inspection, there wasn't even a single bird or insect chirping, as if all life had vanished from this place.
Ning Wanwan was initially afraid that she might accidentally run into other people during her exploration, but contrary to her expectations, the place was eerily quiet.
"It went fairly smoothly..."
Passing through the trees that blocked her view, Ning Wanwan indeed saw a place that looked like an employee break room, with gray walls and a red roof. It seemed to have been recently renovated, and the walls looked exceptionally new.
Ning Wanwan hesitated for a moment, and was about to slowly approach when she suddenly heard a familiar voice with a light tone.
How are the preparations going?
Another voice answered respectfully, even with a slight tremor, "Preparations are underway... Dr. Mu, please rest assured, everything is going very smoothly."
It's Mu Xijue!
Ning Wanwan quickly looked around. There were only trees and bushes around her. She didn't have time to think and quickly hid behind a slightly denser bush.
"Not bad, Jiang Yuyuan has arrived?" Mu Xijue chuckled lightly, her expression unreadable.
"We haven't received any news yet..."
As the conversation continued, footsteps stopped beside Ning Wanwan.
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Author's Note: Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants with nutrient solution between 18:18:32 on February 2, 2024 and 17:56:03 on February 3, 2024!
Thank you to the little angel who threw the grenade: Mr. Sumei (1);
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
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