Let's Do Some Questions - Chapter 49

Ailan internally dissed Chu Fengqiu a hundred times for being a scheming woman, but she couldn’t change the fact that Chu Fengqiu was holding Song Man’s hand and entering the haunted house.

This person was truly awful.

Screaming sound effects echoed from inside the haunted house. Although she knew they were fake, they still sounded a bit creepy.

Unlike other attractions that required queuing, the entrance to the haunted house was deserted. Besides a staff member, there was no one else.

Song Man was bold and loved adventure and excitement. She had visited this haunted house when Happy Valley was first built and didn’t find it very scary. After going through it, she had even given the person in charge a detailed critique of its shortcomings. The person in charge took notes and welcomed her back next time, but she had been busy playing elsewhere and hadn’t returned since. She didn’t know if their haunted house had improved.

Song Man stood at the entrance and glanced inside. It was pitch black, with faint glimpses of green and purple light.

Chu Fengqiu held her hand, and Ailan tugged at her clothes. Song Man went into the haunted house, leading the two of them.

As soon as they entered, a head suddenly dropped from above. Ailan let out an uncontrollable scream that was a little piercing to the ears. Song Man rubbed her ears and took the opportunity to look at Chu Fengqiu, but the light was too dim, and she couldn’t see Chu Fengqiu’s expression clearly.

She was probably too scared to speak, Song Man sighed inwardly.

So timid, Song Man squeezed Chu Fengqiu’s hand, silently comforting her. Chu Fengqiu’s hand also moved, as if in response.

Song Man was about to continue forward but found she couldn’t move.

“Ailan, I can’t walk with you holding me like this.”

“Okay.”

Ailan’s voice was trembling, but she still clung tightly to Song Man’s clothes.

Song Man continued to walk forward. Naturally, the haunted house couldn’t be brightly lit. Red and green lights flickered, keeping it dark.

The darker it was, the more unsettling it felt, combined with the sudden screams from the speakers and hands reaching out from nowhere to pat shoulders. Even Song Man was startled for a moment, looking up to see it was a prop.

Giggling sounds came from an unknown place, and white figures flickered in and out of view. Ailan followed nervously behind Song Man, feeling someone grab her clothes.

She instinctively turned back and saw a person with a rotten face grinning at her. While grinning, it stuck out its tongue, which was long and almost reached her shoulder.

Ailan screamed and instinctively rushed forward, almost crying from fear.

Song Man wasn’t scared by the “ghost” but by Ailan’s reaction. Seeing Ailan run forward recklessly, she quickly pulled her back, afraid that Ailan would run somewhere she couldn’t see her, especially since she was so scared. She might just squat there and cry, leaving herself with psychological trauma.

When Ailan was pulled back, she thought it was the same ghost from before. Her mind was filled with that rotten face, and she struggled frantically, terrified.

Song Man directly pulled her out and patted her face.

“Ailan, it’s me. Stop moving.”

Ailan only realized it was Song Man speaking after she repeated it twice. She calmed down, then wished she could dig a hole and bury herself on the spot. This was too embarrassing, especially in front of Song Man.

“Ailan, if you’re scared, maybe you should go out first. This haunted house is quite big, and it will take a while to get to the exit from here. It’s definitely going to be scarier inside.”

“I…”

Ailan was very hesitant, but in the indistinct red light, she saw Chu Fengqiu’s expression and shook her head firmly.

Damn it, she bet that scheming woman was smiling. She saw it clearly.

“Then let’s keep going.”

Ailan was determined. For the rest of the way, she didn’t make a sound. When a “ghost” came to scare her, she even swatted its hand away.

Scare her, huh? Why don’t you go scare the other one!

The next moment, Ailan heard Chu Fengqiu’s slight gasp and quickly looked over.

Song Man had been looking left and right with great interest just now. Suddenly, she heard Chu Fengqiu’s voice. Chu Fengqiu had been very quiet since entering the haunted house, only holding her hand tightly when scared.

“What’s wrong?”

Song Man quickly turned back to ask, seeing Chu Fengqiu standing stiffly in place.

“Something seems to have crawled onto my leg.”

Chu Fengqiu said in a low voice, her hand covered in cold sweat.

Childlike giggling came from below. Song Man fumbled in the dark, following Chu Fengqiu’s leg downwards, and touched something cold, soft, and vibrating. That thing was still vibrating.

Suddenly, the children’s giggling turned into loud crying, startling even Song Man, who blurted out “Holy crap!” and pulled the thing off Chu Fengqiu’s leg.

“This thing is really ugly.”

Song Man looked at the doll in her hand. The doll could still move, and the sound just now came from it. She used the light to see the doll’s face. How to describe it? Ugliness beyond human limits.

“Are you okay?”

Ailan watched Chu Fengqiu with interest, planning to see how she would pretend to be calm, then saw Chu Fengqiu hug Song Man.

“I was a bit scared.”

Chu Fengqiu took a deep breath while hugging Song Man, her arms around Song Man’s waist, her voice trembling slightly.

Ailan, who heard everything clearly because she was so close: …………

I don’t believe you!

How can there be such a shameless person in the world!

Ailan felt like she was about to have a heart attack.

Song Man rarely saw Chu Fengqiu show such vulnerability. Although she couldn’t see Chu Fengqiu’s face because of the hug, she must have been really scared just now. Otherwise, how could someone like Chu Fengqiu, who always maintained her composure, come over asking for a hug and comfort?

Song Man gently patted Chu Fengqiu’s back, feeling Chu Fengqiu hug her tightly for a moment, then let go.

“Let’s keep going.”

“Okay.”

Ailan remained expressionless behind them until they exited the haunted house and saw the light. Ailan still maintained her expressionless face.

Song Man waved her hand in front of her, wondering if the child was stunned by fear.

“I’m going to the restroom. Do you want to come?”

“I’m not going. There’s food over there. Do you want any? If you do, I’ll get you some.”

Chu Fengqiu saw the snack stalls over there and asked Song Man.

“Yes! Thanks, Lao Chu, I’m going now.”

As Chu Fengqiu expected, Song Man nodded and ran towards the restroom.

“Aren’t you coming?”

Chu Fengqiu walked forward a couple of steps and called out to Ailan, who was still standing in place.

“You were faking it just now, weren’t you?”

Ailan suddenly spoke.

“Oh? Why do you say that?”

Chu Fengqiu didn’t turn back, walking forward as she spoke.

“I saw you. You were smiling inside. You weren’t scared at all. You were lying to her. Song Man hates being lied to the most.”

Ailan quickly followed, walking beside Chu Fengqiu, wanting to see if she looked guilty.

Chu Fengqiu stopped and turned to face Ailan directly.

“So what,” Chu Fengqiu’s face showed a smile, but there was a hint of coldness in it, “This is called… fun. Do you understand?”

“You!”

Ailan’s eyes widened. She thought of a certain possibility and felt a chill in her heart.

“She’s not… you shouldn’t… No, you can’t lead her astray.”

Ailan’s voice trembled slightly as she stared at Chu Fengqiu, hoping it wasn’t what she thought.

She had felt before that her feelings for Song Man might exceed ordinary friendship, but she was unwilling to face it. She posted her worries online and saw comments asking if she liked Song Man.

Her first reaction at the time was, how could that be? How could she like Song Man? She just considered Song Man a good friend; it was impossible to have those kinds of thoughts.

But… but what if Song Man were a different gender? If Song Man were a boy, she would definitely like her, Ailan admitted. She was a little panicked and researched a lot of related information.

Homosexuality, those three words were too sensitive.

She didn’t think Song Man would be associated with those three words. She thought Song Man should be a normal person living a normal life in the sunlight, who would find a boy who loved and doted on her very much in the future, walk through life hand in hand with that person, and finally have a happy family.

Ailan’s heart was in turmoil at that time. She didn’t even dare to look at Song Man in her contact list, didn’t dare to send her messages, but the feeling of wanting to see Song Man was really hard to bear.

So today, she still dressed up and came to Deng Wei’s birthday party because she knew Song Man would definitely be there.

She would suppress her feelings and watch Song Man be happy, but she didn’t expect someone else to be harboring “this kind of idea.”

How could this be!

Chu Fengqiu’s expression grew colder, even stripping away the layer of feigned smile.

“Do you think you’re protecting her? What standing do you have, what right do you have to say ‘lead astray’?”

“So you admit it, that you have bad thoughts about her.”

“I think liking someone is very natural. It’s natural for a girl to like a boy, and it’s also natural for me to like her. This isn’t what you call ‘bad thoughts,’ understand?”

“But this isn’t allowed. I know you’re very smart and knowledgeable, so you can’t possibly not know how much pressure that group faces. Why would you still…”

Ailan’s body was also trembling as she questioned.

“If you like someone, shouldn’t you hope they live better? Shouldn’t you protect them?”

“That’s what you think. You think you can’t make her happy, so that’s protection. But I’m different. I’m not like you.”

Chu Fengqiu looked into Ailan’s eyes, her eyes filled with coldness.

“Who Song Man likes isn’t something others can decide, not you and not me, only herself. Do you understand Song Man? Do you understand what she wants? Do you know what kind of life she likes? If you don’t know, then don’t you think it’s ridiculous for you to consider so-called protection and hoping she doesn’t go down a ‘wrong path’ from your own perspective?”

“And that path, although difficult, is never a wrong path.”

Chu Fengqiu turned around and continued walking forward. She still needed to order the food before Song Man came out so Song Man could eat quickly when she returned.

“What if she’s not?”

Ailan was silent for a moment, then asked again.

“How do you know?”

Chu Fengqiu didn’t turn her head, walking towards her destination.

“I said it before, who she likes is her freedom.”

Not to mention a romantic life far in the future, she just really liked Song Man right now.

“Even if she likes someone else, I will bless her.”

Of course, that was impossible. How could she let Song Man like someone else?