CH 13.1

Do You Still Hate Her? 03 – Shang Lu is Jiang Yi’s fiancée

Ye Lu’s face suddenly turned pale. He had just wanted to say something, but Shang Lu made a gesture of pulling a zipper over her lips, indicating that he couldn’t speak tonight.

At this moment, Shang Lu didn’t forget to remind him: “By the way, you still have to complete the task assigned by Xu Ze. Even if you are scared, you can’t make a sound.”

Ye Lu : “?”

Ye Lu’s embarrassed look made the other guests at the scene unable to help but laugh.

He had just said that he chose this horror movie because he was too scared to watch and wanted to deliberately scare others. Now he was forced to watch it together with Shang Lu. He had brought this upon himself.

The barrage comments were even more exaggerated.

[Hahaha, I really can’t take it anymore! Why is it so funny to see Shang Lu, Ye Lu, and Lin Yanyan together?]

[What a subtle cycle. These three people are really funny, hahaha… How many brains do these three people have when added together?]

[Shang Lu is known to have one brain (don’t argue, relatively speaking, she is the smartest), plus Lin Yanyan leaves zero, plus Ye Lu and it becomes negative!]

[One person writing a blood oath and packaging these three into a variety show. They always seem to be in opposition, but end up in the same unlucky situation. It really touches my heart!]

[What do you mean by ‘having bad luck together’? It’s clearly not enjoying good fortune, but rather facing difficulties together, hahaha!]

Even if Ye Lu was discontent, he was so anxious that he started to use gestures to communicate. He was forced to abide by the rules of the game, turning his head three times for every step he took. Despite his reluctance, he was still dragged by the staff and returned to his room with Shang Lu.

Ye Lu was really afraid of ghosts.

But Shang Lu seemed to be very interested in the room that was now adorned with red candles and lanterns.

Shang Lu was as excited as Ye Lu was uncomfortable.

If he had known that it would end up like this, he would never have did such a thing in the first place!

The opening of the movie was eerie, and the combination of Eastern and Western horror doubled its effectiveness.

Ye Lu had stipulated that the tasker should not to cover his eyes, so when the ghost first appeared on the screen, he grabbed Shang Lu’s arm and shook it frantically, as if this was the only way to relieve his tension.

Shang Lu was very disgusted and pushed him away, saying, “Keep your distance.”

Ye Lu couldn’t speak, and his hands were trembling with fear. But he still glared back at Shang Lu.

He didn’t say anything, but his expression seemed to say everything.

—’You asked for it! Let’s go down together!’

The movie continued playing, and under Shang Lu’s supervision, Ye Lu could only sit up straight again and force himself to watch the movie he had selected.

Until the terrifying scene suddenly appeared again, with a ghost possessing the male lead’s body, which constantly alternated between human and skeletal form, until it completely transformed into a grotesque monster with half skeleton and half human features. Suddenly, it rushed towards the daughter who was still unaware of the danger while playing with blocks in a completely twisted posture.

Ye Lu was almost scared out of his wits, and once again he wanted to grab Shang Lu’s arm to seek some sense of security.

However, this time, Ye Lu felt that something was not quite right.

What he felt in his palm was a cold and strange sensation, and at the same time, he didn’t know what hard object suddenly hit his nose and it hurt a bit.

Ye Lu slowly raised his head, only to see that what he was grabbing was—

A, pair, of, skeleton, hands.

Because he had exerted too much force, under the eerie red light emitted by the red candles and lanterns, the skeleton fell towards him, resulting in an intimate encounter at zero distance.

Ye Lu : “?”

—Ahhh! Help me!!!

The movie is over.

Ye Lu seemed to have lost his soul and dreams. He was dragged out of the room by Shang Lu grabbing the back of his collar. The sharp contrast between his usual arrogant demeanor and his current state was too obvious.

Netizens summed it up incisively.

[I feel like Ye Lu doesn’t want to live anymore.]

[This guy is really scared, really wants to mess with people, and really brought this on himself hahaha.]

Of course, some people didn’t understand.

[Is Ye Lu really so spineless?]

And some people explained.

[It’s really not Ye Lu’s problem. This horror movie is really too scary. My boyfriend, who can usually tease ghosts while in the escape room game, had the same expression as Ye Lu after watching it.]

[Agree +1. I was a victim who watched it in the cinema. After so many years, I still don’t have the courage to watch it again.]

[Last Valentine’s Day, my boyfriend and I watched it together… and we both had nightmares for a week afterwards.]

[Especially during the scene where Ye Lu sees a skeleton, there was actually a skeleton next to him. Although he bought it himself, he deserved it, but with Shang Lu blocking the middle, the coincidence of the drama was just too much, haha]

So some people were even more puzzled.

[Since it’s so scary, why did Shang Lu remain expressionless throughout? Why wasn’t she afraid?]

And Ye Lu was also wondering the same thing.

He didn’t understand, he really didn’t understand.

Even though he knew he had to complete the task given to him by Xu Ze, where every time he spoke he had to drink an extra glass of lemon juice as punishment, Ye Lu couldn’t help but ask, “Are you really not scared at all?”

It was doubt, it was confusion, it was an eagerness for answers.

It was suspicion, it was incomprehension, and it was also the last struggle for dignity.

Shang Lu remained calm, asking in response, “What do you think?”

Ye Lu stared at Shang Lu’s face, instinctive fear reaction was impossible to hide.

Unfortunately, there was no hint of fear, and everything, from her expression to her subtle body movements, was proving that—

She was truly very calm, not pretending.

Even though he knew the truth, Ye Lu still couldn’t understand and continued to stare at Shang Lu with a puzzled expression.

Shang Lu couldn’t help but yawn and said, “Alright, mission accomplished, let’s go to sleep.”

However, Ye Lu blocked her way back to the room, and after the staff brought the punishment lemon juice, he drank two cups in one breath, sour to the point that her facial features were distorted, and then asked, “Why?”

Ye Lu’s current appearance looks really strong and pitiful, and obviously he won’t leave without an answer.

So Shang Lu could only say, “Because I’ve watched this movie five times.”

Not to mention any scary scenes, she could even recite the plot, so naturally she wouldn’t feel scared.

Ye Lu widened his eyes, as if he couldn’t believe the answer given.

He wanted to say something, but resigned himself to drinking another glass of lemon juice before continuing, “Do you like watching horror movies?”

Shang Lu said, “I guess.”

But actually, she didn’t.

When she was young, several of her cousins would intentionally bully her whenever they came to her house, competing to see who could make her cry first. Forcing her to watch horror movies was one of their methods.

So, before she found out they were coming to her house again, Shang Lu locked herself in her room and watched horror movies day and night. From being scared all night and having nightmares at the beginning, to being able to calmly face it later, making her cousins feel bored.

It’s not that Shang Lu had never thought about asking for help. At that time, she grabbed onto the hand of Shang Mu and called him “Brother” in a low voice, hoping he could protect her.

But Shang Mu looked at her with disgust, then shook off her hand and went upstairs with the teacher to practice the piano.

Later, Shang Lu knew that since she couldn’t rely on anyone, she could only face all her fears herself.

Interrupting these terrible memories, the door beside them suddenly opened and Ning Lin walked out of the room.

Ning Lin looked at Shang Lu and smiled gently, asking, “Shang Lu, can you help me record a video?”

Ning Lin was very confident about her upcoming performance.

After her performance, she can smoothly invite Shang Lu to improvise. If Shang Lu refuses, Shang Lu will appear to lack confidence as an actor. But if Shang Lu agrees, Shang Lu’s improvisation skills are unlikely to match her two-plus hours of practice and preparation, and she can crush Shang Lu in acting.

Shang Lu didn’t answer directly, but looked towards Song Zeqian’s room and counted in her mind—

Three, two, one.

As expected, the door was pushed open from inside.