Chapter 87 (First Release)
Zhou Yanyao's suddenly less gentle tone startled Ning Wanwan.
Ning Wanwan's heart tightened: "I just took a walk..."
Zhou Yanyao was still looking at her, his thick, dark eyebrows slightly furrowed, clearly not believing her, and slowly spoke.
"Did you go to the control room, Wanwan?"
Ning Wanwan: "..."
Why are they all guessing so accurately?! Is her acting really that bad?!
“Wanwan is so easy to guess, but of course, she can also be quite good at lying sometimes.” Zhou Yanyao seemed to see through Ning Wanwan’s thoughts and sighed.
"Although I don't know why you cared so much about the control room, and even secretly went there to check... but since you've left there safely and nothing happened, I won't ask any more questions."
"However, Wanwan, you can't take such risks again. It was really careless."
As Zhou Yanyao spoke, he clearly had no intention of pressing the matter further, and Ning Wanwan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Just then, an announcement rang out, the words clear and the sound carrying far: "Ning Wanwan, your companion is looking for you. The meeting place is under the Ferris wheel. Please go there to meet her. Ning Wanwan, your companion is looking for you..."
The repeated announcement echoed throughout the amusement park. Upon hearing her name, Ning Wanwan froze, her eyes widening in shock: "This is..."
"It's Jiang Chengran looking for you." Zhou Yanyao's tone was calm, as if he had already heard the announcement. "Wanwan, are you going to go see him?"
Ning Wanwan thought of what Mu Xijue and the others had overheard in the control room. It was probably because Jiang Chengran was looking for someone so openly that Mu Xijue noticed her and discovered that she had come to the amusement park so easily.
Ning Wanwan wanted to sigh.
Although the real reason was that she had promised to buy ice cream for Jiang Chengran, but hadn't returned after so long, she didn't expect Jiang Chengran to be so persistent in waiting for her to come back... She inexplicably felt like she had shot herself in the foot.
The missing person announcement rang several times before finally stopping. Ning Wanwan glanced at Zhou Yanyao; he was frowning, his eyes slightly deep, lost in thought.
Ning Wanwan made a decision quickly.
"I'm going back to find Jiang Chengran..."
Zhou Yanyao seemed to come to his senses: "Ah, is that so? I understand. As expected, Wanwan will ultimately make this choice."
He handed the ice cream to Ning Wanwan, seemingly having composed himself and showing no signs of sadness: "Wanwan, don't forget the ice cream, take it over quickly."
Ning Wanwan: "Thank you..."
A slight pang of guilt welled up inside her as she accepted the ice cream.
Just as she turned to leave, her wrist was suddenly grabbed and she was pulled back.
Ning Wanwan was startled: "Eh?"
Zhou Yanyao: "Wanwan, wait a minute, are you really planning to leave like this?"
Ning Wanwan asked hesitantly, "If we don't go this way... Oh right, I'll give you back the money for the ice cream!"
Zhou Yanyao chuckled: "Not that one, Wanwan."
He reached out and helped Ning Wanwan straighten her slightly disheveled clothes, brushing away the dust and leaves clinging to the hem.
The seemingly carefree high school boy lowered his dark eyes, bent down his tall and upright body, and earnestly and attentively helped the girl straighten her clothes.
Ning Wanwan's movements were very measured, and she did not feel any discomfort throughout the entire process.
Before she even felt threatened, Zhou Yanyao had already been enthusiastically helping her tidy up, making it difficult for her to even refuse.
Ning Wanwan pursed her lips: "Thank you..."
Zhou Yanyao chuckled: "No need to thank me. Although Wanwan is cute no matter what she looks like, even when she's covered in dust, she's still incredibly cute... but I think Wanwan probably doesn't really like being noticed by others for this reason."
Ning Wanwan: "..." That's so true. They've completely seen through her social anxiety.
No wonder she felt that people were paying more attention to her along the way, but she couldn't figure out why. It turned out that they were ignoring her somewhat dirty and messy body.
"And here too, I almost forgot." Zhou Yanyao reached out and gently brushed away the stray leaves from her hair.
Ning Wanwan looked up at him slightly and could see his slightly clumsy movements and cautious expression, as if he was afraid of tugging at her hair.
Zhou Yanyao was far too good to her.
Ning Wanwan could no longer contain her confusion: "Zhou Yanyao, why..."
Although he only said half of what she wanted to ask, Zhou Yanyao seemed to know what she wanted to ask, and he raised the corners of his mouth, looking calm and composed.
"Because it's my own idea to treat Wanwan this way, Wanwan doesn't need to bear too much burden."
"However, next time, I will work even harder to make Wanwan choose me."
The other person's words seemed similar to before, but Ning Wanwan inexplicably felt that there was a subtle difference in tone.
She subconsciously looked at him and saw the tall young man's gaze fall naturally over her hair, then he pinched her fingertips, looked up and smiled at her.
"It's not dirty here anymore, Wanwan."
Ning Wanwan: "...!"
The burning heat at her fingertips made Ning Wanwan shudder, and she desperately wanted to shake off her hand and run away, but fortunately Zhou Yanyao quickly released her fingers.
"You don't need to clean your fingers again, Wanwan."
Ning Wanwan quickly tucked her fingertips into her loose sleeve, bit her lip, and didn't really want to say thank you.
She always felt that Zhou Yanyao's last gesture of taking her finger and the words he said concealed a bit of malice.
He was so gentle and harmless before! But sometimes he exudes a strange sense of danger, making you want to cover his mouth and pull his hands away.
"Okay, Wanwan, everything's all sorted out now."
Just then, Zhou Yanyao suddenly saw something, took another step closer, and began to straighten her collar.
"Wait a minute, there's more here—Wanwan, what on earth did you do? It was like you rolled through a pile of grass..."
Ning Wanwan recalled how she had hidden herself in the bushes in the woods to avoid Mu Xijue, and felt a little guilty. It was indeed almost like rolling around in a pile of grass.
And not only did she ruin her own clothes, she also dirtied Jiang Yuyuan's expensive clothes.
Ning Wanwan kept her mouth shut and didn't say anything, but her attention gradually shifted to Zhou Yanyao in front of her.
Speaking of which, isn't Zhou Yanyao getting a little too close?
I always felt like he was a super big dog, using his size to trap his owner, then silently sniffing at his owner's scent, trying to find out if his owner had picked up other people's scents, or if he had been petting other dogs outside...
What a strange hallucination! Ning Wanwan quickly dismissed the illusion, then glanced at Zhou Yanyao a few times with unease.
But he was really just adjusting his collar; apart from the distance, he didn't overstep any boundaries.
The smile on his face didn't seem as bright anymore; I wondered what he was thinking.
Surely you can't have such a sensitive sense of smell that you can smell other people's scents on yourself?
Ning Wanwan was almost amused by her own sudden thought.
Putting aside the fact that Zhou Yanyao isn't some jealous dog, he's not some terrible owner who pets other dogs indiscriminately.
Just as Ning Wanwan was wondering what she was thinking, she suddenly heard the amusement park's missing person announcements start playing again, refusing to stop.
"Ning Wanwan, your companion is looking for you. The meeting place is under the Ferris wheel. Please go there to meet her after hearing this. Ning Wanwan, your companion is looking for you. The meeting place is under the Ferris wheel. Please go there to meet her after hearing this..."
Ning Wanwan was speechless. When would Jiang Chengran ever stop?
Sigh, she really didn't want her name being announced over the radio anymore. She'd better hurry up and deliver the ice cream, then find an excuse to slip away and continue looking for the second female lead...
Listening to the missing person announcement, Ning Wanwan, with her mind focused on important matters, hurriedly said to Zhou Yanyao, "I have to go..."
Anyone with a brain could see who she was suddenly in such a hurry to find.
Zhou Yanyao's eyes darkened slightly, but instead of retreating, he moved closer, almost whispering in her ear, and said, "Wanwan, don't you think..."
The murmur that followed was cut short, and Ning Wanwan tilted her head slightly in confusion: "What?"
Ning Wanwan didn't hear what came next.
Zhou Yanyao smiled, this time not getting so close, but carefully and meticulously straightening her collar before stepping back and patiently repeating what he had just said.
"Wanwan, don't you think we—"
"It's like they're having an affair."
Ning Wanwan: "!!!"
Ning Wanwan: ""
What kind of nonsense is this?!
Ning Wanwan instinctively jumped back a few steps like a rabbit, looking at Zhou Yanyao with almost fear.
"Zhou Yanyao, stop joking. This joke isn't funny... it's actually quite terrifying."
The girl's expression of escaping reality was so intense that Zhou Yanyao couldn't help but laugh again.
"I'm sorry, Wanwan, I won't say that again."
Ning Wanwan looked at Zhou Yanyao hesitantly, and Zhou Yanyao looked back at her innocently before speaking.
"But Wanwan, I really think it looks quite similar, don't you think so too..."
Ning Wanwan couldn't hold back any longer. She puffed out her cheeks and snapped at him, "It's nothing like it! Stop talking!"
“Okay.” Zhou Yanyao obediently shut his mouth, but his smile deepened as he stared at her.
Ning Wanwan: "..."
Why does everyone seem to like staring at her so much?
Although she couldn't stop people from staring at her, at least she could walk away to break the gaze. Ning Wanwan whispered, "I'm leaving."
Then they quickly left the place.
Although he didn't turn around, Ning Wanwan could feel Zhou Yanyao watching her back.
"See you Monday, Wanwan." His voice came through, a cheerful tone tinged with laughter.
Ning Wanwan pursed her lips, did not respond, and quickened her pace to leave.
...
Ning Wanwan hadn't fully decided whether to go to Jiang Chengran's place first or find the second female lead.
And now the trail has gone cold... Wait a minute!
Ning Wanwan looked at the small sensor in her hand, her expression a mixture of surprise and nervousness.
The sensor in my hand is flashing at a faster frequency!
The direction is right there—over the Ferris wheel.
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