Forbidden To Be Tempted

The game continues.

Although there is no decryption key, they can study the mechanism settings during the waiting time. There are several dinner plates and water bottles on the long table. There are several bloody human eyes at the bottom of each bottle, and there are several bloody human heads standing on the opposite cabinet. At a glance, they look like real dead heads.

"Later, let's use the key to open this cabinet. There must be props or hints inside."

"There is also a combination lock here, I don't know what it is for..."

"It's a little difficult."

They discussed a few words. Being scared by the NPC just now and screaming and running around, consumed a lot of energy. They are a little tired now, and standing and resting while talking.

Cheng Suran stood motionless at the door, looking at the dark corridor, the weak light could only illuminate the area within two or three steps clearly, and further away was the endless darkness like an abyss, and only dots of fluorescence could be vaguely seen.

She watched Jiang Yu's figure disappear into the darkness, and not even the sound of footsteps could be heard after a while.

She didn't know how long this corridor is, and how long it would take to come back after walking. She thought of Jiang Yu's frightened and dull appearance just now, and her heart became more and more restless and anxious, like letting a kite out of her hand. Breaking the string and not coming back.

She bit her lips tightly, frowned, and her nails dug into her palm unconsciously.

Lu Zhiqiao has been looking at her since just now, and her emotions may be contagious, so she can't help but worry, "I feel that Jiang Yu's condition is not very good, do you want to go and take care of her?"

"I'll go!" Cheng Suran and Bai Lu said at the same time.

Hearing the sound, Qi Yan turned around, waved her hands and said, "She said she would abide by the rules, so she must be prepared, after all, she is an adult. It's okay, she should be back soon."

As soon as the words fell, the corridor suddenly lit up, and the ceiling lights were fully turned on.

The internal structure of the entire room was exposed in sight, and it could be seen clearly. A door opened by the wall, and two staff members without masks came out and hurried straight to the coffin.

"What's going on? Something went wrong?" Everyone looked at each other.

Cheng Suran stared straight at the corridor, feeling a strong ominous feeling for a moment, and rushed over.

"Hey, Xiao Cheng—" Lu Zhiqiao called her.

At the same time, another door in the room opened, and a staff member with a ponytail came out, glanced around nervously, and said, "Do you know the player who was doing the solo mission just now?"

"Yes, we are together." Bai Lu said.

The staff member pointed to the corridor, "The monitor saw that she fainted suddenly, I don't know what happened, our colleague just passed by..."

Before she could finish speaking, Bai Lu turned around and ran out, and the rest of the crowd changed their expressions after realizing it, and hurriedly followed.

The entire corridor was brightly lit, and the walls were covered with horrible and weird graffiti. At the end, there was a large black coffin in the dark red light. Jiang Yu was on the ground, the clue paper fell off, and the bloody dummy head rolled aside.

Her eyes were closed, her lips were pale, and her long, disheveled hair covered her face.

Two staff members surrounded her, and Cheng Suran rushed over. Seeing this scene, her mind was buzzing and went blank.

"Elder sister…"

Jiang Yu had a dream.

There were endless arguments in her dream, a man was yelling, a woman was crying, and she was shivering behind the sofa. In the dream, there were also fragmentary pictures, the woman cut her wrist with a blade, rolled on the ground, and the ground was covered with broken glass and blood.

Sometimes it is sunny, sometimes it is raining, and the arguments are endless. Then the man disappeared, and it was only her and the woman at home.

"Dead loser*."

*original term used is pei qian huo, money-losing good; an old derogatory term for a girl, because the natal family has to prepare dowry when they get married, hence the name. Also because in the olden days, girls aren't allowed to work

"If you were a boy, would Jianyin run away with the vixen?"

The woman looked at her with hatred in her eyes.

She cried.

The slaps, wooden sticks, and belts fell mercilessly, and she cried louder and louder, heart-piercing. She was in pain, pain everywhere, and finally she was locked in a small room.

It was getting dark, and the room was also dark. She couldn't see anything. There seemed to be monsters everywhere in the darkness. She cried for her mother, knocked on the door and the wall, but got no response, got tired from crying, and fell asleep...

The dream is blurry.

The sky was drizzling, and the country road was muddy and potholed, and an old-fashioned bicycle was driving staggeringly. A six-year-old girl was sitting in the back seat, holding her mother's clothes tightly with her two little hands.

The rain fell on her hair, eyelashes, and face, which was icy cold. It was still cold in early spring, she was only wearing thin long sleeves and a pair of corduroy pants, carrying a small school bag, shivering from the cold.

The bicycle made a "squeak, squeak" sound, and it kept ringing, and it took a long time before it stopped in front of a bungalow.

This is her grandmother's house.

She remembered that her mother was very gentle that day, and her grandmother brought out a lot of pastries and snacks for the first time. She sat on the small bench and ate.

Grandma pulled her face and said to her: "You will live with me from now on!"

She was afraid, and went after her mother with the small school bag on her back, but was caught by her grandmother. She refused to eat, and went to bed hungry. That night, she was woken up again by heavy rain and lightning, she wet the bed, and kept crying. Grandma was so angry that she yelled at her, and the more she scolded her, the more she cried.

"Little turtle*, you owe me!" Grandma scolded and dragged her out the door, holding an umbrella and dragging her up the mountain.

*bastard/son of a bitch/offspring of a woman who lost her virtue

The rain was heavy, the lightning illuminated the sky as bright as day, and the thunder came and went, and the shadows of the trees in the mountains and forests swayed like ghosts.

She was cold and frightened, most of her body was wet, she was trembling, she was dragged and splashed with mud, and then she came to a gloomy cabin. Grandma threw her in and locked the door...

The dream is very clear.

The campus after school was empty, and she was blocked by a group of boys and girls in the abandoned utility room. They scolded her, mocked her, pulled her hair, spat at her, and threw mud and dust at her.

"Don't you think she looks like a dirt dog hahahaha..."

At the age of twelve, she was 1.7 meters tall, and she was as weak as a sheep in front of a group of classmates who were less than 1.6 meters tall. Everyone gave her many nicknames, such as silly big man, and big bear.

That day she was locked in the utility room until dark, only to be discovered by a teacher who came home late.

The dream is sometimes clear, sometimes blurry, the darkness is the beast sleeping in her heart, the devil devouring her soul, she is imprisoned in the dark abyss, so she struggles hard and escapes...

She flung her eyes open.

The snow-white ceiling, the glare of the lights, she squinted her eyes, her mind went blank for a few seconds, and then she realized that she had dreamed.

"Wake up, wake up!"

"Sister Yu..."

"I'll call Xiao Cheng."

Surrounded by a group of people, Jiang Yu stared at them for a while, then looked at the ceiling, and frowned, "Where is this? Weren't we playing a game?" After speaking, she moved to get up.

"In the hospital," Bai Lu hurried forward, helping her to sit on the bed, "We were playing the game, but you fainted while doing the task, and scared us, and then sent you to the hospital."

Jiang Yu recalled the scene in the secret room, closed her eyes, and gently rubbed her temples with her fingers, "Did the doctor say anything?"

"They said, there's nothing wrong with your body and it might be psychological." Bai Lu looked at her nervously.

The air fell into silence.

Jiang Yu looked a little dazed, and after a long time, she sighed softly: "Sorry, I let everyone down."

She failed again after all.

"No, Ms. Jiang, the game can be played anytime, your body is more important..." Several colleagues shook their heads with fear on their faces.

They are just employees of the company, not the personal team that Jiang Yu has followed for many years, and they don't know her temper. In their eyes, Jiang Yu is the boss first, and then a supermodel.

Jiang Yu just smiled and said nothing.

"Elder sister…"

The thin and slender figure of the girl appeared at the door, her eyes were reddish, she looked at her gloomily, she called softly, as if she wanted to go in, but she didn't move.

Jiang Yu turned her gaze away, her expression moved slightly, she patted the hands of the person beside her and said, "Bai Lu, you guys go out first."

"Why?" Bai Lu held her shoulders tightly.

"I have something to say to my sister."

The rest of the people were quite self-conscious and retreated voluntarily. It's not wrong for Bai Lu to stay here. She glanced at Cheng Suran, reluctantly let go of her hand, and followed them out.

Only the two of them are left.

Cheng Suran stood motionless at the door, with timid eyes, Jiang Yu smiled and waved to her, "Come here, kid."

She walked over slowly.

"Elder sister…"

"Huh?" Jiang Yu stretched out her hand and hugged her into her arms, "Why are your eyes so red? Did they turn into little crying bags again?"

Cheng Suran looked at her with a choked voice: "I'm sorry, if I hadn't pestered you, you wouldn't have..."

"Hush—" Jiang Yu interrupted softly, and kissed her forehead, "It's sister who wanted to come, it has nothing to do with you, don't think too much."

"But you obviously don't want to come, it's me..." Before she finished speaking, Cheng Suran got a thump on the forehead, shut her mouth obediently, and leaned her head on Jiang Yu's shoulder.

Every time something bad is about to happen, she will feel uneasy, anxious and irritable. This kind of intuition is often very accurate. When she rushed over and saw Jiang Yu who had fainted on the ground, her heart went cold for a moment.

She felt that she would never forgive herself.

Even if her sister is fine.

It's all her fault.

"Be good."

A soothing kiss landed where it had been knocked.

Those lips were soft, and warm, they lingered for a while before leaving.

"If I don't want to do it, it's useless no matter how much anyone pesters me. If you think about it again, sister will get angry." Jiang Yu coaxed softly, brushing away the messy hair on her sideburns with fingertips, sliding down along her ears,  Gently pinching her chin.

Cheng Suran pursed her lips and was about to say something when a burst of hurried footsteps came to the door.

"Sister Yu—"

Tian Lin rushed in anxiously.

The two looked up at the same time.

"You scared me to death... Are you okay? What did the doctor say? I told you not to play that. Have you forgotten the lesson from last time? How come this kind of thing..." Seeing that Jiang Yu was in good spirits, and there was nothing unusual on her face, she breathed a sigh of relief and scolded as she walked over.

Jiang Yu frowned and coughed lightly: "Hey, kid, you go out first."

"Ah, oh okay..." Cheng Suran was a little bit reluctant, but she still obediently withdrew and closed the door behind them.

Everyone waited outside, and when they saw her come out, they raised their heads and took a look.

Her eyes fell on Qi Yan.

"Sister Yanyan..."

"?"

Cheng Suran walked up to Qi Yan, hesitated for a moment, and whispered, "Can you come over here? I... have something to ask you.