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Chapter 73 - 73: Escape Room
Chapter 73 - 73: Escape Room
Chapter 73: Escape Room
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Xu Jiaojiao glared at him. She had to admit that her brother was really a stumbling block on her way out of singlehood.
Qi Shenbai did not even look at him. He turned to look at Xu Jiaojiao gently. “If you want to play, 1’11 go with you.”
Hearing his words, Xu Jiaojiao heaved a sigh of relief.
“That’s good. Luoluo has already booked a place. Let’s go now.”
Before the two of them could leave the company, they heard a dissatisfied voice behind them.
“This is your company. You asked your employees to work for you, and you went to play in an escape room? You’re terrible.”
“If every business in the company requires me to personally monitor them, then why did 1 hire you in the first place?” Qi Shenbai retorted without hesitation.
Xu Zhengyang was rendered speechless. He said indignantly, “Then 1 want to go too! The company can survive without the CEO, let alone a mere worker like me!”
How could he let him stay alone with Jiaojiao in such an ambiguous environment? What if this old man took the opportunity to seduce Jiaojiao?
Qi Shenbai smiled helplessly. As expected, his decision was always wise. Transferring him to the project department to cause trouble for Lu Zhuo was the wisest choice.
They went to the most well-equipped escape room in Luo City.
Xu Jiaojiao followed beside Qi Shenbai. The two of them walked side by side toward Su Luo. The handsome man and beautiful woman were as pretty as a picture together.
Xu Zhengyang tagged along as well. When she saw him, Su Luo’s slender and delicate brows furrowed slightly. “Why are you here too?”
Xu Zhengyang touched his hair. “Why do you ask? Am 1 not welcome?” There was a hint of mockery in his tone. “I missed you, so I came.”
“Hah! I must’ve destroyed the universe in my past life to make you miss me!”
“Hehe, you’re insulting me because you can’t get me, right?”
“Where’s your sense of shame?”
The two of them started fighting the moment they met. Xu Jiaojiao could not help but hold her forehead. She spoke up in time to stop them. “Luoluo, why don’t we go in first?”
Su Lu gritted her teeth and rolled her eyes at Xu Zhengyang. When she turned to look at Xu Jiaojiao, though, instantly put on a gentle expression. “Okay, Jiao jiao, you can go in now.”
The group finally entered the escape room. The staff confirmed the number of players and the theme, then they read the admission declaration in advance. After the staff made sure that they did not have any sudden illness, he took out a walkie-talkie and handed it to them before bringing them to the room to change their protective gear.
“You must wear the bracers and knee guards.”
Xu Zhengyang saw a group of people entering the secret room without any protection. He was a little puzzled. “Why don’t they bring protective gear?”
“Their room was simpler. They don’t need any protective gear.”
Xu Zhengyang felt that something was wrong. “What are we playing?”
The staff smiled and said, “The room you’re playing is called Red Dress. There will be NPCs chasing after you. It’s the most terrifying secret room in our shop.”
When Xu Zhengyang heard this, he froze and turned around to glare at Su Luo.
Why did she have to sign up for this one?! Now they were gonna get chased around for no reason!
Su Luo glared back fearlessly. “Why are you looking at me? Are you afraid?”
“Afraid? Hah.” Xu Zhengyang snorted. “That word doesn’t exist in my dictionary. I’m just worried that Jiaojiao will be scared.”
The topic instantly shifted to Xu Jiaojiao, and Su Luo’s gaze followed suit.
When Xu Jiaojiao heard someone say her name, her attention was pulled away from the walkie-talkie. She blinked blankly and said in a soft voice, “I’m not afraid.”
When they were ready, the staff explained the background of the script to them before leading them into the escape room.
They got into formation. Qi Shenbai stood at the front while Xu Jiaojiao held onto the corner of his shirt behind him.
Su Luo looked around and walked behind Xu Jiaojiao.
Xu Zhengyang looked at the door. The cold air in the room went straight up his trouser legs, making him shiver.
The staff member who stood behind him could easily tell he was afraid. This was very common in these escape rooms. “It’s fine. You can go in first. Don’t be afraid. The NPCs won’t come out as soon as you enter.”
When the three people walking in front heard this, they all turned to look at Xu Zhengyang.
“W-Who said I’m afraid?” Xu Zhengyang’s face flushed red as he raised his voice and replied. As he spoke, he took a step forward.
“Isn’t it just a horror-themed escape room? I’ve seen everything. This is nothing to me.”
With that, the staff closed the door with a bang.
“Ding, ding—”
“All! Ghost!”
As soon as the background music started playing, Xu Zhengyang suddenly screamed and hugged the person beside him. He even jumped a few steps, desperate to hang onto that person.
H ii
Su Luo was speechless and wanted to pull Xu Zhengyang off her body. “That’s just background music. Aren’t you overreacting? Have you never gone for an escape room before?”
Xu Zhengyang’s shout directly drowned out the sound of the background music.
He got down from Su Luo’s body and tidied his clothes. “O-Of course 1 have. I just wanted to test your courage. Hmm… You’ve all passed my test.”
After saying that, he even nodded in approval at himself..