Chen Ge and Zhang Ya chatted until late at night before they left the hotel. They stood under the dim streetlight and looked at the city before them.
"Your leg hasn't recovered yet. I'll take you home." Without the ghost make-up, Zhang Ya had a different kind of beauty.
"I'll take you home. It's too late. I'm worried about you going home alone." Chen Ge flagged down a taxi and got into it with Zhang Ya.
Both of them sat in the backseat. Probably due to the presence of the driver, neither of them said anything.
One looked out the window quietly, and the other looked down at his hands.
When they reached the entrance to Zhang Ya's residential area, Chen Ge dropped her off and watched her walk down the stairs before he left.
Looking at Zhang Ya's back, Chen Ge had an indescribable feeling in his heart. It was not love, but there was a trace of pain in the sweetness.
"Reality is too beautiful. I haven't dreamt for a long time already."
Walking down the sidewalk, Chen Ge did not want to call for a taxi, so he walked aimlessly.
The city before him was prosperous and beautiful, but for some reason, he felt like he did not fit in with it, like he was a lonely person who had been forgotten.
"I'll stop working tonight and have a good sleep."
At around midnight, Chen Ge returned to the Haunted House. He skillfully opened the gate, pulled back the curtain, and entered the staff breakroom.
The white cat was lying on the table, chewing on the box of cat food. When it saw Chen Ge, it immediately jumped to the side like it had nothing to do with the cat food on the floor.
"I seem to have done this many times before. I feel like I've stayed in this room for a long time."
Initially, Chen Ge had thought that he could deal with everything calmly, but now he realized that he was not as strong as he thought he was.
He could face all kinds of crazed murderers and curses, but when he was in the same car as Zhang Ya, he would feel nervous.
"What have I been chasing?"
Lying on the wooden bed, Chen Ge felt as if his body had sunk into the quilt. His whole body was wrapped in warmth. His fatigue gradually dissipated, and drowsiness slowly came over him.
Early the next morning, Chen Ge was woken up by the alarm clock. He entered the bathroom to wash his face and then looked at himself in the mirror. "I didn't dream again last night."
This was the first time Chen Ge had looked at himself properly since he had woken up. Sometimes, he even had a vague memory of his own appearance.
"When I was in the hospital, Dr. Gao would ask me every day if I had a dream last night. What dream? Are dreams very important to me? "
Chen Ge did not quite understand. In his opinion, a dream was just a dream. It was not a part of delusion, nor did it have a deep connection with reality.
The water splashed onto the mirror when he was washing his face. When Chen Ge reached out to wipe the surface of the mirror, he suddenly noticed that the toilet cubicle door was open.
There seemed to be a flash of lightning in his mind. He turned around and looked at the cubicle door.
Slowly using his strength, Chen Ge pushed the cubicle door open. There was nothing inside it.
Sighing in relief, Chen Ge's heart that had been hanging in the air returned to normal. "Everything in this world is normal, but at the same time, it feels like something is not right."
Without closing the cubicle door, Chen Ge walked out of the bathroom to prepare for a new day of business.
The theme park opened at 9 am. Before it even started for business, there was already a long line of visitors. Some of them purposely came to visit the Haunted House.
"Xiao Chen, in the future, we'll work together to clean the Haunted House. Your leg hasn't recovered yet, so don't rush to do all the work. You'll collapse from exhaustion." Zhang Ya's mother took great care of Chen Ge. It felt like she treated Chen Ge like he was part of her family.
"It's fine. The doctor also said that exercise is good for recovery." Chen Ge led the white cat into the third floor scenario. The Midnight Murderer that he played had become the Haunted House's signature.
Strangely enough, there were many visitors who had visited the third floor scenario, but different visitors had different descriptions of the murderer.
Some said that they saw a bloodthirsty madman on the third floor. He was hysterical and crazy, and it felt like he wanted to tear people apart when he saw them.
Some said that they ran into an unfamiliar visitor on the third floor. Out of kindness, they teamed up with the stranger, but they were all wiped out.
Some said that there was no murderer on the third floor, but the third floor appeared to be haunted.
Chen Ge had mastered several different styles of murderers, and he could switch between them at will. It was the same person, but the feeling he gave off was different each time. Furthermore, due to the dim lighting inside the Haunted House, most of the visitors thought that there were several actors hiding in this scenario.
During the lunch break, Chen Ge walked out of the Haunted House to ask Zhang Ya some questions.
He had just pulled back the curtain and saw a few young people surrounding Zhang Ya. They seemed to be discussing something.
"What happened?" Chen Ge sidled to Zhang Ya's side. He glanced at the few young people, and for some reason, he felt that they looked familiar.
"We heard that your Haunted House has an event that will reward us 10,000 RMB if we can clear three scenarios in a row, so we bought the tickets to come here." The young man who spoke had an honest look. "But who would have thought that she would say that the event has already ended."
"The event has indeed ended, but if you insist on a prize, I can pay 5,000 RMB from my own pocket to play with you." Chen Ge had a smile on his face like a cheerful big brother next door. "If you can successfully clear the scenario and do not scream over 120 decibels, I will reward you with 5,000 RMB, but if you fail, you'll have to advertise the Haunted House to your friends and family."
The reward for winning was 5,000 RMB, and there was no punishment for losing, so the few young people all agreed to it.
"Chen Ge, don't be rash." Zhang Ya silently pulled on Chen Ge's shirt. "They are students from Xin Hai Medical University. Some of them have even dissected real cadavers. They are all very brave."
"Xin Hai Medical University?" Chen Ge thought about it for a while before turning to the two leading students. "Can you tell me your names?"
"My name is Heshan, and this is my senior, Gao Ru Xue."
Chen Ge's eyes scanned the students before stopping on Gao Ru Xue.
The moment he saw Gao Ru Xue, a strange wound on the back of Chen Ge's hand started to bleed. Waves of pain shot into Chen Ge's heart like someone was hammering nails into the back of his hand.
"Chen Ge, your hand is bleeding!" Zhang Ya pulled Chen Ge to her side.
"I probably accidentally touched it inside the Haunted House." Chen Ge had been feeling weird about the wound on the back of his hand. His fractured leg was almost healed, but this small wound on the back of his hand had not healed, and now it had suddenly started to bleed. This was not normal.
"Is Gao Ru Xue related to the wound on the back of my hand?" He buried this thought deep in his mind, and his expression soon returned to normal. With great enthusiasm, he led the few students into the scenario on the third floor.
Half an hour later, Chen Ge ran out of the Haunted House with a face full of worry. "Zhang Ya, come and help me."
Seeing the frown on Chen Ge's face, Zhang Ya had a bad feeling. "Didn't they scream?"
"Yes." Chen Ge scratched his head. "They were all scared out of their wits. I can't move them alone, can you help me?"
The corner of Zhang Ya's eyes twitched, and the surrounding visitors all sucked in a cold breath.
After a whole twenty minutes, Chen Ge and Zhang Ya finally moved the few students out from the third floor. "Place them in a cool and ventilated place. I've already performed CPR on them and checked their conditions. They're fine, don't worry."
"How come you're so familiar with this?" Zhang Ya's family of three came out. Chen Ge had scared so many people out of their wits that even the park's management was shocked.
Thankfully, Chen Ge did not overdo it, and it did not take long for Heshan and the rest to wake up.
"Just as I calculated." Chen Ge acted like he had everything under his control. When the few students left, he did not forget to say, "Come back often in the future!"
The reputation of the haunted house grew, and the business grew. Zhang Ya's father who initially had a problem with Chen Ge now praised Chen Ge whenever he met people. He even said that he had a good eye when he first saw Chen Ge's talent.
Another week passed, and the haunted house's business had stabilized.
There seemed to be endless good ideas in Chen Ge's mind, and he was always able to come up with new designs. The haunted house became one of the must-visit attractions at Xin Hai Theme Park. It also gained a certain level of popularity online, and the overall income increased several times compared to before.
Everything was moving in a good direction. Chen Ge made many new friends. The pain in his memory was washed away by time, and there was light in his eyes.
Whenever he had free time, Chen Ge would always find Zhang Ya, he was like Zhang Ya's shadow.
The two worked together during the day and ate together.
After work, Zhang Ya would accompany Chen Ge for his rehabilitation training. Chen Ge's leg injury would not affect him too much anymore.
After working together for a long time, Zhang Ya also noticed that Chen Ge seemed to be very attached to her, but she quite liked this kind of inseparable feeling.
After working for a long time, on the last day of the month, Xin Hai Theme Park needed to carry out machine maintenance and inspection. Coincidentally, it was raining that day, so the management decided to close the park for a day.
"Today, I can finally have a good rest." Zhang Ya removed her ghost make-up and changed into a very pretty outfit. She ran to the prop room to find Chen Ge. "Chen Ge, there are no visitors today, do you have any plans?"
"The theme park needs to carry out machine maintenance, there might be people coming to inspect in the afternoon, I need to tidy up these props first." Chen Ge buried his head in the pile of plastic 'body parts' and 'organs'.
"It is so rare for us to have a day off, you plan to spend it inside the prop room?" Zhang Ya bent over to lie next to Chen Ge. "Do you want to go watch a movie?"
"A horror movie?"
Chen Ge did not even turn around. The white cat next to him could not stand it anymore. It licked its paws like it was considering whether it should give Chen Ge a paw to help him gain some enlightenment.
"Instead of watching a horror movie, why don't we go and act it out ourselves?" Zhang Ya grabbed Chen Ge's arm. "Let's go, don't just stay inside the house all the time, we need to go out for some fresh air."
"Wait, I have red paint on me, I'm going to stain your shirt, hey! Wait … "
Zhang Ya grabbed Chen Ge's arm and the two of them walked out of the Haunted House together under the umbrella.
"Tsk tsk, it's good to be young." Zhang Ya's father stood at the window on the second floor, watching everything. After he sighed, he turned to look at the window next to him. Zhang Ya's mother was standing there. "Honey, it is so rare for us to have a day off, how about we go watch a movie?"
"There will be a big inspection at the park in the afternoon, you need to go and tidy up the props. Fix what needs to be fixed and what needs to be patched."
"It is so rare for us to have a day off …"
"Quick!"
…
Chen Ge liked rainy days, but he had no idea why he liked the rain so much.
After the movie, the two of them walked around the mall for a long time. Zhang Ya even picked out a set of clothes for Chen Ge.
When they passed a small DIY shop, Zhang Ya pulled Chen Ge into it.
Here, you could make your own Pin Dou keychain, Cream Glue phone case, and Soft Ceramic Couple Dolls.
Once they entered the shop, the owner ran over enthusiastically. She chose a quiet spot for them and then started to introduce the items in the shop.
After listening for a while, Zhang Ya decided to make the Soft Ceramic Dolls with Chen Ge.
The owner took out a picture book. There were various cartoon characters and production instructions, but before she finished, Chen Ge had already made a prototype.
"Your boyfriend is so skilled!" The owner was really surprised. Compared to Chen Ge, she felt like she was an amateur.
"Which character are you making?" The owner flipped through the picture book and could not find the corresponding person. "Didn't you compare it with the picture book? You just have an impression in your mind? That's amazing! "
"I will never forget her face, but unfortunately, my skill is still not good enough. Even if I use all my skills, I can only restore one percent of her beauty." The Soft Ceramic Doll in Chen Ge's hand slowly took shape. She was wearing a red dress and holding a love letter. This beautiful woman was Zhang Ya.
The owner smelled the sweetness in the air, and she left. Before she left, she gave Chen Ge and Zhang Ya two drinks.
"Zhang Ya, this is for you." When Chen Ge was making the mannequin, it was as if some kind of muscle memory had been awakened in his hands. The small ceramic mannequin seemed to have come alive, and it was as if it had truly replicated Zhang Ya's breathtaking beauty.
"Really?!" Zhang Ya looked at the doll happily and carefully placed it in front of her, but after a while, she became distressed again. "I also want to make one for you!"
Half an hour later, Zhang Ya picked out a slightly more presentable Chen Ge's mannequin from the pile of 'broken limbs'.
She embarrassedly placed the doll next to Chen Ge and then lowered her head to take big gulps of the drink.
The two sat next to each other, very close to each other, and time passed without them noticing.
They made the doll, the key ring, and then went out for dinner. They did many things that they wanted to do.
Night fell, and the rain slowly became heavier.
There were not many pedestrians on the road. Chen Ge and Zhang Ya shared an umbrella.
Initially, Zhang Ya only held onto Chen Ge's arm, but slowly, she leaned against Chen Ge's side.
"Do you want me to take you home?"
"How about … we continue to walk."
The raindrops slid down the leaves and the umbrella, and the puddles of water by the roadside reflected the neon lights at the intersection. Chen Ge and Zhang Ya walked on the sidewalk of the old street.
"Chen Ge …"
"What's wrong?"
"Actually, ever since I met you, I've been dreaming every night." Zhang Ya leaned against Chen Ge. "They are very scary dreams. I keep dreaming that my parents died in a car accident and I'm lying in a pool of blood. I keep dreaming that I'm wearing a bloody shirt and I wander around a hospital. I also dream that this world is a city filled with dead people, and you are the only ghost with warmth in the city. "
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