After forcing the cubicle door open, Chen Ge saw Qu Changlin lying on the ground. He immediately squatted down. "Are you alright?"
Seeing someone come in, Qu Changlin's first reaction was not to ask for help but to crawl backward. He was so afraid that he covered his head with his hands like the ghost outside the door would not exist if he could not see anything.
"What's wrong? Acting up? Do you need me to call the ambulance? "
There was concern in Chen Ge's voice. In Qu Changlin's memory, ghosts would not ask questions like that.
The fingers that blocked his face revealed a gap, and Qu Changlin saw Chen Ge through the gap.
It was an ordinary and simple face, but there was a hint of anxiety in his eyes.
How could someone like that be a bad person?
Qu Changlin waved his hands. He was about to turn to Chen Ge for help when he was reminded of something. After he was scared out of the secret room by the hanging man, someone had been knocking on the door of the fourth cubicle. There should be a second ghost in this scenario!
Suppressing the anxiety in his heart, Qu Changlin tried his best to calm himself down, but his voice was still shaking. "Did you hear a strange knocking earlier? It has a fixed rhythm, and it's completely different from how we usually knock on the door!"
"Knocking?" Chen Ge's brows creased before relaxing. "I understand now. That's what you heard, right?"
Chen Ge took a step back and reached out to grab the mannequin that was hanging in midair. He shook it lightly, and the mannequin's head slammed against the door again and again.
"When I came in, I saw this mannequin swaying back and forth. Its head slammed against the door. That should be what you heard earlier."
After hearing what Chen Ge said, Qu Changlin fell into deep thought. The sound that came from the door was indeed made by the mannequin, but the thing that confused him was that Chen Ge's voice sounded very familiar. When he was threatened by the ghost earlier, the man had used this tone to talk to him!
"Let's go out first. This toilet is so smelly." Chen Ge grabbed Qu Changlin's arm and tried to help him up.
"Don't come any closer!" He flung Chen Ge's hand away and sat between the cubicle and the secret room.
"No, what are you afraid of? Is this part of the plot of your haunted house? Then how should I cooperate with you? "In order not to put pressure on Qu Changlin, Chen Ge moved to the side and left an exit for him.
"Acting?" Qu Changlin lay on the ground for almost a minute before he calmed down. He confirmed that Chen Ge did not intend to harm him, and he slowly lowered his guard. "You're a visitor?"
"What do you think? Am I the haunted house's ghost, and you are the visitor? " Chen Ge's tone was rather helpless. The way he looked at Qu Changlin was like he was appreciating performance art.
Qu Changlin tried to stand up with his hands on the ground, but unfortunately, he did not succeed. He wanted to try a second time, but on second thought, wouldn't it be a little degrading to try it in front of the tourists?
To protect the dignity of his own haunted house worker, Qu Changlin coughed drily and said in a rather unnatural tone, "Yes, you are very lucky to have discovered the hidden plot of this scenario! I'm the key person in the toilet. Now that I've been injured by a vengeful spirit, you need to help me to the director's office. "
"You're the key person in the toilet? I've read the diary from the Haunted House's induction ceremony and the words written on the toilet wall. Shouldn't the main character of this scenario be called Xiao Lin? "Chen Ge was not purposely trying to sabotage Chen Ge; he was just curious about everything.
"Haha, actually, I am Xiao Lin," Qu Changlin said with a forced smile.
"But the wall said Xiao Lin is just a child, but you look like you're almost thirty, right? Your hair is so thin. "
"You …" Qu Changlin had been scared half to death, and he was still recovering from the shock. Furthermore, he was not a talkative person, so when he was questioned by Chen Ge, he was speechless, and his forehead was covered in sweat.
"Stop talking. The director's office, is it? I'll take you there. "Chen Ge grabbed Qu Changlin's arm." Can you stand up? "
Qu Changlin held the wall. His legs were numb like he had just learned how to walk.
"Aren't you getting too into character?" Without saying anything, Chen Ge did something that shocked even Qu Changlin. He carried Qu Changlin on his back. "Show me the way."
"Okay …" Qu Changlin felt a little upset. Just a few minutes ago, he had received a message from his boss telling him to scare the tourist in front of him. In the end, just a few minutes later, he was saved by this tourist.
The phone in his pocket vibrated several times. Qu Changlin sneakily took it out. The call between him and his boss had already been disconnected, and there were several messages from his boss.
"What are you doing? Big brother! I told you to scare him, not to change him! "
"What happened to the mannequin modification that you always boasted about? Didn't you say that you've set up so many traps inside the toilet that even someone with a heart of stone will pee their pants when they enter? "
"Why are you being carried by him?"
Looking at the messages on his phone, Qu Changlin's heart felt even more bitter. He did not like to talk, and he was not good at interpersonal relationships. At a time like this, he did not know how to answer his boss.
The boss kept sending him new messages, but Qu Changlin did not read them anymore. Helplessness, grievance, and worry — he felt like a useless person who could not do anything, and he lowered his head even more.
"This Haunted House of yours sure is scary. When I entered the toilet earlier, I was scared half to death by the mannequin that hung upside down in midair. Especially the mannequin's eyes, they were so real. The mannequin's master sure is impressive," Chen Ge said casually like he had nothing to do.
"You think the mannequin is scary?" Qu Changlin slowly raised his lowered head.
"I've visited so many Haunted Houses, but this is the first time I've been scared by a mannequin. The mannequin's master is a genius; he must have studied things like this before. Also, the design of the toilet is amazing. The visitors know that the fourth cubicle has a problem, and when they open the cubicle, they will be attracted by the mirror. Just as the visitors' attention is on the mirror, the mannequin will suddenly drop down from the ceiling, creating a diversion. This is a beautiful move. "Chen Ge was impressed by the design from the bottom of his heart.
Hearing what Chen Ge said, Qu Changlin's eyes brightened slightly. "It's not bad. Actually, there are seven traps set inside the toilet. This time, there was an accident, and only one of them was triggered."
"It's not just not bad. This scenario is the scariest among all the Haunted Houses that I've visited, but the background story annoys me." Chen Ge sounded like he was talking to a friend, and his tone was very natural.
"Background story? I think it's okay … "
"Combining the diary and the words on the cubicle, I have a general understanding of the background of the ghost story in the toilet. Xiao Lin is a child with a very weak sense of presence. No one wants to be his friend, so he likes to pull pranks to attract other people's attention. In the end, the whole class came together to pull a prank on him."
"Is there a problem with the background story?"
"It's not that there isn't a problem. I just think Xiao Lin's tragedy could have been avoided." On the surface, Chen Ge appeared to be discussing Xiao Lin's mission with Qu Changlin, but he was actually sharing some of his own thoughts with Qu Changlin. "If a person purposely tries to fit in with others, it will only make their life more tiring. To cater to others, giving up on one's hobbies and habits is a very sad thing. "
Qu Changlin nodded slightly but did not answer.
Chen Ge did not mind it at all and continued. "I'm sorry, I've gone too far. Actually, I see the shadow of myself in Xiao Lin. In the past, I was like him, afraid of loneliness and wanted to build a good relationship with everyone. That was until I confessed to the girl that I liked, and she rejected me in a roundabout way. "
When Qu Changlin heard Chen Ge's story, he felt it was very familiar, and his heart could not help but resonate with him. "It must have been very hard to be rejected."
"Of course, I was in pain for a long time. During that time, I kept encouraging myself, wanting to be strong, wanting to walk out of it, but only those who have experienced it will understand how difficult it is to walk out of it!"
Chen Ge's words resonated with Qu Changlin's heart, and he nodded heavily.
"Feelings are hard to explain until one day, I eavesdropped on a conversation between friends. The girl that I loved deeply hated how I purposely catered to others. At that moment, I understood that I should find myself again. " There was a weariness in Chen Ge's voice that did not match his age. "I moved to a new company and started a new life there. I no longer catered to others. I worked hard to be the best version of myself that I could be. Now that I have a successful career and love life, and I've become my own boss, I don't need to worry about whether I fit in or not. "
Just hearing Chen Ge's words made Qu Changlin feel slightly envious. He said sincerely, "You're amazing."
"It's not that I'm amazing, but as long as one is willing to change, anyone can do it, including the Xiao Lin in the story." Chen Ge purposely emphasized the word change. "Everyone is the main character in their own world. What we need to do is to spend our time and energy on things that will strengthen us."
Qu Changlin's eyes lit up. Chen Ge's words touched him deeply. "Brother, actually, I have a similar experience to you. I used to like a girl, but now I'm a bit lost …"
"Don't be lost, just remember this." Without raising his head, Chen Ge walked past the storeroom where Xiao Die was. "Be the best version of yourself. If you bloom, the butterfly will come."
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