Chapter 229 - 132: A Date for Three

Chapter 229: Chapter 132: A Date for Three

Shen Qingning wasn’t heavy, but Su Ran’s arms would get sore holding her indefinitely. He took a step back and sat on a nearby chair, and Shen Qingning found herself sitting on his lap.

However, the moment he sat down, he realized the chair wasn’t for resting—it was a trap.

As soon as Su Ran sat, the chair began to vibrate wildly like a pile driver, THUMP-THUMP-THUMP.

The vibrations were incredibly fast.

Shen Qingning clung tightly to Su Ran.

"Class President, stop... it... It’s shaking so much... I can’t take it anymore."

*Pfft!*

Su Ran gave the NPC a mental thumbs-up. ’Damn, you’re good!’

’The moment I get out of here, I’m reporting this escape room for being lewd.’

It was a while before it finally stopped. Of course, the owner of the escape room wouldn’t dare let the mechanism run indefinitely. Otherwise, a trip to the escape room might end with an unexpected pregnancy.

Shen Qingning gasped, "Whew... I feel like my bones were rattled loose."

Su Ran let out a breath too. It wasn’t out of fear. He just felt that if it had gone on for another ten seconds, he would have finished.

"Class President, let’s go. I don’t want to do this anymore."

"I don’t know where my friend is. How about you wait here while I go look for her?"

"I... Alright. Go find your friend."

"Let’s go."

Su Ran pulled her up by the hand, and they followed the pitch-black path to find Xiao Wanqing.

Suddenly, a girl jumped out and hugged Su Ran. He comforted her for a good while before realizing it wasn’t Xiao Wanqing. "Miss, please, control yourself."

They continued on. An NPC jumped out, and a frightened Shen Qingning threw her arms around Su Ran, burying her head in his chest. Eerie background music began to play, and the air filled with nothing but screams and horrifying sound effects.

Then, three more girls rushed over. They had the desperate look of people who’d just found their only salvation. Without a second thought, they latched onto Su Ran, fighting to burrow into his arms.

Su Ran was dumbfounded. ’...Am I really that much of a hot commodity?’

However, Su Ran quickly identified two of the four girls in his arms by their perfume. One was Shen Qingning, and the other was Xiao Wanqing. ’Everyone’s here.’

Then, three "demon" NPCs, all fangs and claws, rushed over to scare them. This only made the four girls climb all over their "human shield" with even more abandon.

Xiao Wanqing was certain she’d recognized Su Ran by his scent, and as for Shen Qingning, that went without saying.

"Get off him! Stop hugging him!"

Xiao Wanqing desperately pushed the other girls away.

"You’re not allowed to hug him!"

Shen Qingning also desperately pushed the other girls away.

"Why should we? You’re the ones who should get lost!"

The other girls refused to back down. They pulled Xiao Wanqing away so they could hug him, and the others followed suit. It was a textbook display of jealousy.

"Alright, alright, stop fighting. I’ll protect all of you."

Ever the philanthropist, Su Ran held all four girls in his arms. No, not held—protected.

...

The terrifying sounds grew more frantic, signaling that they had reached the most intense part of the experience.

Suddenly, Su Ran saw all the props around them—the "coffins," the "ancient well," the "television"—spring to life as every single NPC came out at once.

*Hiss...*

Even Su Ran sucked in a sharp breath. This haunted house was on another level—it was so realistic!

They swarmed the girls, intent on scaring them.

"Run!"

Su Ran grabbed Shen Qingning’s and Xiao Wanqing’s hands, broke through the surrounding mob, and ran for it. Other male players nearby seized the opportunity to grab a girl and run as well.

At this moment, it was dim, but they could still make out who was who.

Shen Qingning looked at her hand, held tightly by her Class President. ’He’s protecting me.’ The thought moved her deeply. She turned her head to look at the other girl he was pulling along—Xiao Wanqing.

*Sigh...*

Shen Qingning felt so weary. ’The Class President grabbed the wrong person just like this before and left me behind. He’s still so "hand-blind." He lost his friend and ended up grabbing this girl from Shanghai.’

Still shaken from the fright, Xiao Wanqing ran while looking over at Shen Qingning, who was also being pulled by Su Ran. She had the same thought. ’How could he grab the wrong person?’

However, even though they both thought Su Ran had grabbed the wrong person, neither said a word. After all, as long as he’d managed to grab *them*, that was good enough.

They ran until a group of female players rushing from the opposite direction broke the three of them apart. Su Ran grabbed whomever he could and kept running for a stretch, only stopping when he was sure they were in the clear.

On his left was Xiao Wanqing. On his right was a chubby girl.

"Thanks, handsome, hehehe..." The chubby girl chuckled, pointing to a nearby passage. "The exit’s right here, handsome. I’m heading out."

"???" Su Ran turned to look at Xiao Wanqing. "I grabbed the wrong person again?"

Xiao Wanqing was speechless. "Have you ever grabbed the right person? You didn’t grab your friend at all. A minute ago, you were holding some other girl’s hand, running along looking so happy you didn’t even notice."

Her tone was dripping with jealousy.

Su Ran scratched his head. ’That’s not right,’ he thought. ’I’m sure I grabbed Shen Qingning. Did I really get it wrong?’ Seeing the look on Xiao Wanqing’s face, he knew he had.

After all, Su Ran had seen Xiao Wanqing and Shen Qingning holding hands and chatting outside earlier. If she said he’d grabbed the wrong person, she must be right.

"Sorry, I was too careless. I lost my friend again."

"It’s fine."

Xiao Wanqing held up their joined hands. "As long as you grabbed my hand correctly, I’m satisfied."

"Sister Wanqing, don’t just flirt like that, okay?"

"Tch."

"You go on ahead. I’m going back to find my friend. She’s all alone and must be terrified."

"Okay." Xiao Wanqing agreed without a second thought. She didn’t have the nerve to go back in with Su Ran to find his friend. "I’m getting out of here, then. That was terrifying."

"Go on."

Su Ran gave her ample rear a light, habitual pat. Xiao Wanqing glanced back at him, a flirtatious look in her eyes, and swayed her hips as she walked out.

Su Ran took a deep breath. ’Time to find her!’ He turned and headed back in.

Following the sounds of screaming, Su Ran ran back to the ancient well area. There, he saw several girls frantically trying to burrow into the arms of a High School Student in blue.

Su Ran immediately spotted Shen Qingning being pushed to the edge of the crowd. He rushed forward and yanked her back.