He fell backward.
Chi Wangye quickly grabbed her waist.
"Scared?" He chuckled softly.
"You're scarier than a ghost." Shen Zhiyi said, somewhat embarrassed and annoyed, and punched him lightly.
Chi Wangye's gaze followed her soft fist as it landed on his chest.
His eyes darkened in an instant.
"Is this what you call bullying?" He chuckled softly. "Have you not eaten? Are you hungry?"
"I'm not going to lower myself to your level!" Shen Zhiyi pushed him away and snorted.
After taking only two steps, I felt somewhat unsatisfied again.
Turn around.
I stepped on his foot.
"Serves you right for laughing at me!"
Chi Wangye's laughter grew even louder, his chest even vibrating.
Shen Zhiyi glared at him angrily, then turned and walked forward.
“Hey, just kidding,” Chi Wangye followed her closely, “Are you really angry?”
Shen Zhiyi stopped in her tracks.
"Then say something nice to me."
Chi Wangye's dark eyes were filled with laughter as he stared at her intently in the dim light.
He looked at her puffed-up face.
An overwhelming feeling of affection welled up within me.
So cute...
I really want to hold her in my arms, squeeze her hard, and tease her...
"Beautiful and kind-hearted Lady Shen Xiaoyi, incredibly intelligent Lady Shen Xiaoyi, could you please just let my joke go like a fart?"
"puff--"
Shen Zhiyi couldn't help but smile and chuckle softly.
"I can't stand you."
They playfully cracked the final code.
Just as I got the keys, the surrounding lights suddenly flickered.
Clang—
Chi Wangye's flashlight was knocked away.
Suddenly, everything went completely dark.
From the distant green glow, a distant cry could be heard.
"Mommy, waah, I want my mommy..."
"Mom, I was wrong... Don't go..."
It was the sound of a child crying.
Chi Wangye's body suddenly froze.
The black pupils instantly lost all their light.
His face turned pale, and in the pitch-black darkness, he heard the sound echoing again and again in the secret room.
The floodgates of memory have been opened.
Painful memories flooded back like a tidal wave, overwhelming his reason.
He was drenched in cold sweat, and even his palms were trembling.
It was his fault...
It's all his fault...
In the moment when fear and remorse overwhelmed him.
A soft, boneless hand reached out from the darkness and grasped him firmly yet gently.
The force was strong, bringing him back to his senses.
He turned his head, somewhat bewildered.
He heard Shen Zhiyi's sweet and soft voice beside him.
"Chi Wangye, I'm scared," she said softly.
She groped her way over.
She held his hand with one hand, wrapped her other arm around his waist, rested her head against his chest, and whispered words of redemption.
"Please take me out of here."
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