Chapter 27
In the classroom, Yu Chen hung his little head in dejection while the friends around him burned with righteous anger.
Xiao Yu looked full of disdain. “Chen Zilu is not a good kid at all! Back in first grade, all he ever knew how to do was suck up to the teacher!”
Fang Jingrao, who had also suffered under Chen Zilu’s oppression, chimed in gloomily, “If you weren’t on his side, he’d bully you. He used to be class monitor, and everyone was willing to listen to him.”
He Zhi’an was furious. “What? And you just let him bully you? Didn’t you tell the teacher?”
The timid little Fang Jingrao shook his head and looked at Xiao Yu. “I didn’t let him keep bullying me. Xiao Yu protected me. He’s really awesome. He even fought Chen Zilu once.”
Praised by Fang Jingrao, Xiao Yu lifted his brows slightly, and even his tone carried a trace of smug pride. “Of course. Whoever dares bully me, I’ll bully them right back.”
Yu Chen’s nose was red, and the tear tracks on his chubby little face made him look especially wronged. His fingers twisted together as he looked toward He Zhen, who had not spoken from beginning to end.
Compared with Xiao Yu and the others, He Zhen was obviously quieter. But in his neat, childish features, there was a barely restrained anger, like the ominous signs before a storm.
Yu Chen sniffled softly. “Boss.”
“Don’t cry. We’ll solve this together.” He Zhen pressed his lips together and pulled the sniffling Yu Chen into his arms. “He said he gave it to you at the mall, right? Then we can just go check the mall surveillance footage.”
Yu Chen rubbed his eyes with his chubby little hand. “Can we really check it?”
He Zhen thought for a moment. “I’ll go beg Grandpa.”
Yu Chen felt miserable, and his face had turned bright red from anxiety. He noticed that the kids in Chen Zilu’s little clique were pointing at him, probably talking about the missing class funds.
Frightened, he shrank into He Zhen’s arms and covered his ears as hard as he could.
“Don’t be scared.” Seeing how pitiful Yu Chen looked, Xiao Yu generously declared, “Isn’t it just ten thousand yuan? If you’re scared your uncle will scold you, I’ll pay it for you.”
After spending nearly half a year together, Xiao Yu and Fang Jingrao had already learned about Yu Chen’s family background. Fang Jingrao had also realized that he had completely misunderstood before—He Zhen was the real young master.
Still, he hadn’t distanced himself from Yu Chen just because Yu Chen was the child of a servant. On the contrary, he was happy about it. Since Yu Chen wasn’t some untouchable little young master, then Yu Chen surely wouldn’t look down on him for being slow and refuse to be friends with him.
“I can help pay too.” Fang Jingrao quietly calculated the pocket money he had left this month. If he scraped enough together, he should be able to make ten thousand.
He Zhi’an raised his hand. “I can too. I have money as well.”
Yu Chen was deeply touched after hearing that, and his watery eyes reddened again. “Thank you, all of you. My uncle loves me a lot. He won’t scold me.”
“This has nothing to do with the money.” He Zhen’s gaze landed on Chen Zilu, who was laughing and chatting with his lackeys, and beneath his school uniform sleeves, his fists clenched tightly. “Chen Zilu deliberately wants to harm Yu Chen. We have to let the teacher know what kind of person he really is.”
Yu Chen sniffled, unable to understand why Chen Zilu wanted to hurt him. He had barely interacted with Chen Zilu at all. They had only worked together because of the class fund matter.
“At noon, I’ll call Grandpa.”
He Zhen lowered his eyes and gently pinched Yu Chen’s chubby cheek. “Yu Chenchen, you’re not allowed to cry anymore. If you cry again, I’ll lock up your snack cabinet for good.”
Yu Chen hurriedly wiped away his tears obediently. “Okay! I’ll listen to Boss! Don’t lock up my snacks!”
He Zhen smiled in satisfaction and continued holding Yu Chen.
He Zhi’an sucked on a lollipop and increasingly felt that the way He Zhen and Yu Chen got along seemed oddly familiar.
When his mom was upset, wasn’t she held by his dad like this too?
Only, his mom looked very petite in his dad’s arms, while Yu Chen was just a tiny bit fatter than He Zhen.
…
After school that evening, He Zhen had Li Huan take them to the mall where they had shopped last week, and on the way he told Li Huan everything that had happened that day.
Yu Chen curled his little feet guiltily the whole ride, shrinking into the corner of the back seat and not daring to look up at Li Huan at all.
Truthfully, he was uncertain too.
Ten thousand yuan was a lot of money.
If they really couldn’t find it, then he would have made Uncle waste money for nothing.
After He Zhen finished speaking, he deliberately shielded Yu Chen with his arm. “Uncle, don’t blame Yu Chen. I’ll help him defeat Chen Zilu.”
Looking at Yu Chen’s frightened and uneasy expression, Li Huan’s heart ached. He lifted the little chubby dumpling onto his lap. “Chenchen, this isn’t your fault. How could Uncle blame you? And even if you really had lost the money, Uncle still wouldn’t blame you.”
Yu Chen had cried all morning, and his pretty eyes were slightly swollen. “Really?”
Li Huan felt terribly sorry for him. Stroking Yu Chen’s cheek, he said to He Zhen, “Thank you, Xiao Zhen, for helping Yu Chen check the surveillance footage.”
He Zhen held Yu Chen’s chubby little hand in his palm. “You’re welcome. Yu Chen is my little follower. Of course I’ll protect him.”
As He Zhen grew more and more sensible, he no longer wanted Li Huan to call him “young master.” He hoped Li Huan would call him by name, just like Yu Chen did.
At the entrance of the mall, the general manager personally came out to receive them.
“This must be Young Master He, right?”
The general manager extended his hand to He Zhen. “Our group chairman asked me to help you with this matter.”
He Zhen’s manner was proper and polite as he shook the manager’s hand. “Thank you for helping me.”
The general manager smiled and quickly had an employee pull up the surveillance footage from that day. The nut ice cream Yu Chen had eaten that day had been eaten in secret behind Li Huan’s back, so as he sat on Li Huan’s lap watching the footage, Yu Chen’s big eyes darted around guiltily, and even his little feet were stretched tight, no longer swinging.
“Our mall was renovated last year and got brand-new 4K full-color cameras. The image is very clear.”
In the video, Chen Zilu kept holding the envelope the whole time, gripping it tightly all the way until he was picked up by the servant.
“Can we make a copy of the footage?”
The general manager nodded. “Of course.”
He Zhen took out a USB drive. “Thank you.”
Looking at He Zhen, the general manager said to Li Huan, “The young master from your family really doesn’t look like a second grader. He seems very mature.”
Li Huan smiled. “The child is outstanding.”
Once the matter was resolved, Yu Chen’s mood clearly soared. Before leaving the mall, he clung to Li Huan like a little rice cake and begged him to buy cake. The child had been wronged today, and seeing Yu Chen’s tearful eyes, Li Huan felt terribly sorry for him, so he made an exception and bought dieting-period Yu Chen a beautiful Black Swan cherry cake.
He Zhen indulged Yu Chen even more. After they got home, he led Yu Chen to the snack cabinet and picked out a whole bunch of snacks, piling them into Yu Chen’s arms until he could barely hold them all. Hugging the snacks, Yu Chen was overjoyed. He lay on the sofa with his little feet in the air, and because he had stuffed himself with so many snacks, he barely ate any dinner.
After finishing his Olympiad math problems, He Zhen propped his chin on his hand and thought about Chen Zilu. He felt that letting Chen Zilu off so easily was far too cheap for him.
Just as the clock struck nine, He Zhen rubbed his eyes tiredly.
Lately, he didn’t know what was wrong with him. He had been having nightmares every day and sleeping very restlessly. After thinking it over, he looked toward the chubby baby rolling around on the sofa with his legs spread apart.
In the end, Yu Chen was kept behind to sleep with him.
Yu Chen naturally didn’t mind sharing a quilt with He Zhen. After all, squeezing together was warmer. Only this time, he deliberately brought several pairs of his own underwear and placed them together with He Zhen’s.
The next day, Yu Chen skipped into the classroom together with He Zhen. Now that they had evidence in hand, they were no longer afraid of Chen Zilu’s false accusations.
But the moment the two of them stepped through the door, they suddenly found many classmates crowding so tightly around Yu Chen’s desk that not even water could pass through.
Xiao Yu was sweating anxiously. The moment he saw Yu Chen, he ran over to complain, “Yu Chen, someone found the class funds in your desk.”
Yu Chen froze for a moment, then immediately ran over.
“Yu Chen, didn’t I say the class funds were with you?” Chen Zilu stood to the side, holding the very envelope that had contained the class funds.
Yu Chen’s little face frowned. “How is that possible?”
“How is it not possible? Today it was my turn to do cleaning duty, and when I was sweeping under your chair, I saw this envelope stuck among your books.” The speaker was named Chen Xu, one of Chen Zilu’s lackeys.
Chen Zilu smiled smugly. “Classmate Yu Chen, do you really not know the class funds were in your desk, or are you just pretending not to know?”
“What do you mean?” Yu Chen planted his hands on his hips angrily, utterly hating Chen Zilu’s sneering tone.
Before Chen Zilu could speak, Chen Xu had already jumped in first. “Yu Chen, lots of classmates know your family hasn’t been giving you pocket money lately. Did you want money, so you deliberately pretended the class funds were lost?”
Yu Chen was so furious his voice took on a crying tone. “You’re talking nonsense! You—you can go check the classroom surveillance!”
After going to the mall with He Zhen last night, Yu Chen had learned a new skill as well.
If there’s a problem, check the surveillance!
“The surveillance camera was knocked broken by Han Zixuan’s dart last week.” Li Ye finally appeared carrying his backpack. “The teacher said it was sent out for repairs. Did you all forget?”
Yu Chen got so anxious he started coughing, his little face flushed red. “I really didn’t take the money. Chen Zilu has been lying the whole time! That day at the mall he—”
Suddenly, Yu Chen’s hand was gently held.
He Zhen pressed his lips together and signaled for Yu Chen to stop talking and stand behind him.
Even though Yu Chen didn’t know why He Zhen wouldn’t let him explain, he still obediently shuffled his little feet and moved back.
He had only taken a few steps away when he suddenly heard a loud crash.
The terrified screams of the classmates rang out.
Chen Xu bared his teeth in pain as he sprawled on the ground, sucking in cold air.
Fang Jingrao and Xiao Yu were both dumbfounded by what they had just seen.
He Zhen was actually so strong that he had kicked the chair right out from under Chen Xu’s butt!
That was way too awesome!
“He Zhen! What are you trying to do?!” Chen Zilu hurriedly searched for Li Ye and panicked as he tattled, “Class monitor! He Zhen has gone crazy! Let’s hurry and tell the homeroom teacher!”
He Zhen stared at them coldly and held the envelope high above the desk. “Classmates, Chen Zilu insists that Yu Chen secretly hid the class funds. If Yu Chen really touched this envelope, then there should be Yu Chen’s fingerprints on it.”
“Fingerprints?”
“What does fingerprints mean?”
“It’s like the fingerprint on an electronic lock, right?”
“My house door uses fingerprints!”
The students around them began chattering noisily about it.
“I’ve read a few detective novels before. That’s how they solve cases in them. But what if Yu Chen’s fingerprints aren’t on it?” He Zhen spoke with weight, his logic extremely clear.
“If they aren’t, then someone deliberately framed Yu Chen!” the usually timid He Zhi’an said angrily.
“That’s right! Someone wants to harm Yu Chen!” Fang Jingrao and Xiao Yu echoed loudly.
“We can call the police.” He Zhen took out the plastic bag used for fruit from his backpack and put the envelope inside to keep the evidence from being contaminated. “After the police come to our school, they’ll send the evidence to a special place for testing. Then whoever is lying, the police will tell us.”
“The police even handle this?” Chen Zilu suddenly became a little flustered. He had never imagined that fingerprints could be used to find evidence in this matter.
Yesterday after school, he had received a call from his piano teacher, who told him he had left something behind there. When he went to retrieve it, he discovered that the thing was actually the class funds.
He was afraid the homeroom teacher would blame him for wrongly accusing Yu Chen, so early that morning he had secretly stuffed the class funds into Yu Chen’s books and deliberately had Chen Xu “discover” it.
“If the police won’t handle it, our family’s detective team can.” He Zhen wasn’t the least bit intimidated and directly raised his sports watch. “I’m calling the police right now anyway. We already have evidence.”
“Wow, He Zhen’s family even has a detective team?”
“That’s so cool! I’m so jealous!”
“Hey! Don’t—” Chen Zilu’s voice carried a crying tone. “He Zhen! You’re bullying me! I’m going to tell the homeroom teacher!”
At this moment, Chen Zilu was truly terrified. He deeply regretted his impulsiveness yesterday. If he had just told the homeroom teacher directly that he had forgotten the class funds at home, maybe none of this would have happened.
“Then go tell!” He Zhen had already dialed 110 and, in front of the entire class, told the police the whole story. His final sentence went like this: “Officer, yesterday we already obtained the mall surveillance footage proving that Chen Zilu really did lie. Please come to our school so my little brother won’t be falsely accused.”
This time Chen Zilu completely panicked and burst into ugly tears. He Zhen ignored him, shot Chen Xu a fierce glare, righted the chair, and pulled Yu Chen into his arms and sat down with him.
Yu Chen’s little chubby feet were stretched stiff in confusion, and this sudden turn of events had left him stunned.
His boss had actually called the police for real!
So impressive!
With bright, sparkling eyes, Yu Chen grabbed He Zhen’s little hand and rubbed against it, feeling a sense of security like never before.
Five minutes later, the homeroom teacher hurried over. After learning that He Zhen had really called the police, she had a splitting headache. “Xiao Zhen, if something happened, why didn’t you come to the teacher first?”
He Zhen’s voice was calm. “Because I deliberately wanted to make this a big deal.”
The homeroom teacher froze, then exchanged a look with the dean of students.
It was hard for them to imagine that these words had come from a seven-year-old child.
He Zhen looked at the two of them, and the hatred in his eyes was impossible to hide. “I wanted everyone to know that he was lying! That he was bullying Yu Chen!”
The homeroom teacher hesitated, then her gaze fell on the innocent and clueless Yu Chen.
That day, all the students in Class One, Grade Two, were closely watching the matter between Yu Chen and Chen Zilu. Chen Zilu’s parents arrived at noon and kept apologizing to Yu Chen and Li Huan.
Chen Zilu might have been bad, but the moment he heard the police were coming, he was scared out of his wits. Before they even arrived, he had already spilled every single thing he had done wrong.
Taking into account Chen Zilu’s young age, the police simply criticized and educated him, then left. But in the director’s office, He Zhen firmly insisted that Chen Zilu publicly apologize to Yu Chen at school.
After discussing it, the principal and teachers finally adopted He Zhen’s proposal. They had Chen Zilu read a self-criticism aloud in class and post it on the school bulletin board as a warning to others.
If an ordinary student had made such a request, the school definitely would have taken Chen Zilu’s parents’ dignity into account. After all, the parents of the students here were all people of status. But this time, the one Chen Zilu was facing was He Zhen. The moment they heard the demand for a public self-criticism, Chen Zilu’s parents agreed without hesitation and didn’t even give the principal a chance to mediate.
“Classmate He Zhen, don’t worry. We’ll definitely educate Zilu properly when we get home. This time we caused trouble for you and your little brother. We’re very sorry.”
Holding Yu Chen in his arms, He Zhen’s cold gaze fixed directly on Chen Zilu, who was hiding behind his parents.
“Mm. If there’s a next time, I won’t be polite.”
The principal was stunned by He Zhen’s aura and quietly glanced at the dean of students. “Alright then, let’s put this matter behind us.”
After Chen Zilu finished reading his self-criticism, nearly two-thirds of the class felt disgust toward him. And after going through this incident, the homeroom teacher also removed Chen Zilu from his position as vice class monitor and prepared to hold a new election.
And so the days quietly slipped by.
New Year’s Day soon arrived.
On that day, every student in Class One, Grade Two, was happy. Because each of them got to eat the food they wanted most and play the party games they wanted most. Xiao Yu was the happiest—he had never eaten hamburgers or fries before, and he was so blissful he nearly exploded. If he weren’t afraid his parents would notice, he would have wanted to bring a hamburger home to eat.
Every corner of the classroom was filled with laughter and cheer.
And all the credit for this went to Yu Chen, who had quietly put in the effort behind the scenes.
When the homeroom teacher learned that Yu Chen had remembered every single student’s party wish, she specially praised him in public and awarded him this month’s Model Star.
Wearing his glorious little star badge, Yu Chen was immensely proud. When he returned to his seat, his head was held high, chest puffed out, and he sat as straight as could be.
Seeing Yu Chen look so pleased with himself, He Zhen felt conflicted. On one hand, he wished Yu Chen would keep only him in his heart. On the other hand, he was also happy that Yu Chen had been praised.
After returning home, He Zhen set down his schoolbag and went to wash his hands as usual. But when he turned around, he found a beautiful, exquisite box placed on the bed.
At that moment, Yu Chen walked over with his hands behind his back, looking very pleased with himself.
“Boss! This is the gift I bought for you. It used up all my pocket money!”
Ever since Yu Chen started dieting, Li Huan had taken back all his spending money. Only when Yu Chen scored full marks on an exam would he be rewarded with one hundred yuan.
“How much did you spend?”
Yu Chen counted on his fingers. “I spent six hundred yuan.”
A smile slowly rose on He Zhen’s face.
This semester, Yu Chen had gotten full marks on four major exams and two quizzes. That meant Yu Chen had truly spent all his savings.
“Weren’t you planning to use those six hundred yuan to buy strawberry cake?”
Yu Chen pouted. “I was. But compared to cake, my gratitude to Boss is more important.”
He Zhen repeated, “Gratitude?”
Yu Chen nodded. “Mm! If Boss hadn’t protected me in the Chen Zilu matter, I definitely would have been wrongly accused! And also, you coax me to sleep every day and help me tie my shoelaces. I really, really super love you.”
He Zhen lifted a brow and let out a long “Oh.”
Yu Chen made a tiny heart shape over his chest. “Chenchen loves you very, very much!”
“So mushy.” Smiling in his eyes, He Zhen walked over to the gift Yu Chen had bought for him. Suppressing the anticipation in his heart, he slowly opened it, but the smile at his lips gradually froze. “This is…”
“This is seventh-grade Olympiad math.” Yu Chen trotted over in little steps. “Uncle and I spent a long time choosing it before we bought it for you.”
He Zhen’s expression grew a little solemn. “Even so, there was no need to buy this much, right?”
Yu Chen nodded as though it were perfectly natural. “You do need it. My boss is an Olympiad math genius and solves problems super fast! No one can compare to you! You’re going to become a scientist in the future!”
He Zhen weighed the stack of exercise books in his hand. “Really?”
“Mm!” Yu Chen pursed his lips seriously. “Even Einstein isn’t as amazing as my boss!”
Only then did He Zhen smile again. “Alright. I’ll finish them as soon as possible.”
Yu Chen rubbed against He Zhen in a hug. Taking advantage of the moment, He Zhen picked him up, and the two of them rolled onto the bed and started playing Ultraman versus monster.
Wrapped in the quilt, Yu Chen let out a fierce little baby roar, opened his mouth wide like a bloodthirsty beast, and after Ultraman Zhen flew a weapon at him, he flopped dramatically onto the bed and kicked up his little feet. “Boss! I’m dead! Now it’s my turn to play Ultraman!”
He Zhen narrowed his eyes, having long since seen through his little scheme.
Every time Yu Chen played the monster, he would die in under three seconds. But when Yu Chen played Ultraman, he would strike cool poses in every possible angle and show off until he’d had enough before finally making his move.
Still, He Zhen enjoyed it. Whenever he played the monster, he liked pouncing on Yu Chen and making Yu Chen say nice things to beg for mercy.
In the blink of an eye, winter vacation arrived.
Besides bringing home a backpack full of winter homework, Yu Chen and He Zhen also received an invitation from Xiao Yu and Fang Jingrao to go on a winter outing.
It was said that in the suburbs of Hai City there was a script-murder venue specially built for children. It was extremely expensive, and many students at school had already gone there. One of the horror-themed script games had sparked a new trend. As long as a child completed the script, they would receive a prize of 8,888 yuan.
This reward made all the children rush to challenge it. It wasn’t really for the money—the main reason was to be able to brag at school after clearing it, since so far no one had succeeded.
“Why does Xiao Yu want to go there?” He Zhen pressed at his temple, feeling that his mind had been drifting lately.
“Xiao Yu made a bet with his cousin. If he can win the 8,888 yuan prize, his cousin will give him the most powerful gaming console.” Yu Chen lay sprawled on the bed reading a picture book, his chubby legs swinging leisurely while he held a new flavor of biscuits in his hand.
He Zhen walked over and took the biscuits from Yu Chen’s hand. “A horror-themed script game, and you’re not scared?”
Yu Chen lost his biscuits and pouted in dissatisfaction. “Of course I’m not scared. That stuff is just to fool little kids.”
He Zhen confirmed again, “You’re not scared of ghosts?”
Yu Chen retorted, “You are.”
He Zhen was instantly speechless, and his cheeks flushed red at once. He refused to continue that topic.
He really was afraid of ghosts. Otherwise, after that nightmare, he wouldn’t have kept making Yu Chen stay and sleep with him every day.
Now everything in his room had become double. Even the water dispenser by the bedside had one for him and one for Yu Chen.
He often got thirsty in the middle of the night, so two years ago Li Huan had specially arranged for a water dispenser to be installed by the bed, making it very convenient to use.
But ever since the day he saw Yu Chen get thirsty and, instead of using a cup, drink like a little milk kitten lying beneath the faucet, sucking hard at it with his soft, plump lips, every time he drank water after that, it felt a bit strange.
Even though the two of them weren’t using the same faucet…
On a warm afternoon, five second-grade children stood at the entrance of the script-murder company under the escort of Xiao Yu’s butler and Li Huan.
The staff were already used to children coming in groups and quickly brought out little biscuits to receive them.
The moment Yu Chen saw the biscuits, his eyes lit up. His little chubby hand grabbed a handful, and holding them against his chest, he began crunching away happily.
Wearing a scarf with a fox-fur-trimmed collar, Yu Chen wandered around inspecting the place like a little leader making rounds while eating biscuits.
“Can we choose the horror theme?” Xiao Yu turned back to ask.
Li Huan had only intended to drop Yu Chen off. The children would be accompanied during the game by Xiao Yu’s butler. But hearing that Xiao Yu wanted to play the horror script, he became a little worried. “Chenchen, how about we don’t play the horror theme, okay?”
Although this was a script-murder venue specially made for children, the horror theme could still frighten kids. Even though Yu Chen’s heart had always been fine recently and his body was quite sturdy too, Li Huan was worried that being frightened might affect his health.
“Parents, our horror theme isn’t actually that scary. It focuses more on deduction and analysis, and it can also train children’s logic.”
Li Huan looked at Yu Chen. “Chenchen, what do you think?”
Yu Chen bravely puffed out his little chest. “I can join!”
Li Huan poked Yu Chen’s soft, squishy cheek and nodded in agreement. “Alright then. How about Uncle stays with you?”
Yu Chen answered sweetly, “Okay!”
Stepping into the entrance to the horror script game, Yu Chen looked up and saw a deathly pale villa standing ahead of him, with some unknown substance like fresh blood even trickling down the windows.
His chubby little face trembled slightly, and with timid little steps, he hid behind Li Huan and He Zhen, shivering.
A smile rose on He Zhen’s face as he deliberately asked, “Scared?”
Yu Chen stayed stubborn. “Not scared!”
He Zhen didn’t expose him. Pulling the suitcase behind him, he led everyone inside.
The inside of the villa was fully furnished, but everything gave off a sinister air. For example, there was a bloody severed human head placed on the soft sofa. The drinking cups were made out of human skulls.
Only, all of these horror elements were cartoon versions.
Stepping on the creaking old staircase, everyone’s hearts rose into their throats. Yu Chen lifted his legs slowly, sneaking around furtively. He didn’t look like a visitor here to take on the challenge so much as a little thief.
He Zhen watched him darkly and laughed at him in his heart for quite a while.
Li Huan led everyone into the room where they were supposed to do their deduction, and the five children sat on the sofa, sizing up the unfamiliar environment.
“Chenchen, you’re not allowed to open the fridge, okay?” Just now, the staff had specifically instructed them that timid children shouldn’t open the refrigerator. It was enough to just do the deduction in the room.
But the moment Yu Chen entered, his gaze immediately locked onto the kitchen refrigerator. While everyone was chatting, he quietly slipped over and secretly opened it.
Sure enough!
Inside were five cups of fresh strawberry juice.
Standing on tiptoe, Yu Chen grabbed one cup with his little chubby hand, eagerly stuck in a straw, and gulped it down.
What he didn’t know was that behind the refrigerator, a pair of eerie eyes was watching him.
This NPC was specially hidden inside the fridge to provide support for an important clue in the script. Although he wouldn’t deliberately try to scare people, his next action had frightened countless children to tears every single time.
Looking at the fair, beautiful chubby baby in front of him, the NPC rubbed his hands excitedly. The children he had scared before had all looked rather naughty, tall and sturdy, not at all delicate or spirited. But the child who had come today was different. His little face was fair and soft, his grape-like eyes were bright and exquisite, and he looked like a soft, sticky little rice dumpling—very easy to bully. He would definitely look adorable when he cried!
So, a bloodstained hand slowly extended and placed a fresh cup of juice back where Yu Chen had just taken one.
Next—
It was time to wait for this pretty little chubby baby to scream.
If a cup of juice you had just taken suddenly reappeared, anyone would feel their back go cold.
At the same time, this was also the crucial step to solving the script game.
After finishing one cup of juice, Yu Chen still wanted more. When he lifted his head, his pretty eyes secretly stared at the five cups of juice in front of him, and he quietly took another one and slurped it down.
The NPC inside froze.
Did this kid not know how to count?
He had already drunk one, and there were still five left. Wasn’t that supposed to be scary?
Helpless, the NPC put out another cup.
This time, the chubby baby should be scared.
The juice was sweet. Each cup held about 100 ml, and it only took a few sips to finish. Leaning against the fridge, Yu Chen swung his little feet happily. But when he turned back after finishing the cup in his hand, he discovered that there were still five cups left inside!
Wasn’t this fridge too magical?
The juice inside never ran out!
Having discovered this shocking secret, Yu Chen cast a guilty glance toward his friends in the living room, who were still deep in discussion, then quietly took another cup.
Anyway… as long as he left four cups for everyone, that would be enough.
He could drink a little more.
The NPC knit his brows tightly and replenished another cup.
Yu Chen licked his lips and took another cup.
And so it went—every time the NPC replaced one, Yu Chen took one…
Finally, after several rounds back and forth, only four cups of juice remained in the fridge.
Burning with anger, the NPC simply decided to break the rules and directly stick out a hand to frighten Yu Chen.
Bang.
The fridge door slammed shut.
The NPC’s outstretched hand trembled and slowly withdrew.
After drinking six cups of juice, Yu Chen let out a full little burp and happily twisted his round little bottom as he left.
And the NPC inside the fridge covered his mouth and cried in secret.
His entire stock had been cleaned out!
