The big screen was dark, and the accompaniment gave off an eerie atmosphere.
When the girls screamed at the center of the stage, Lin Wan Bai realized that it was a horror movie …
She quietly swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
The room was clearly heated, but she only felt a chill coming from beneath her feet.
Stealthily looking down, Lin Wan Bai realized that his hands were drenched with sweat all over. He rubbed it on his knees and it didn't take long for new music to appear, yet the creepy music never stopped.
She couldn't help but glance to the side, wanting to say if she could stop coming home.
However, when she saw Huo Chang Yuan lazily sitting there with a focused expression, as if he was enjoying what he said, she could only swallow her words.
Suddenly, something appeared on the screen, and the girl's scream sounded out again.
Lin Wan Bai could not care about anything else, he raised the armrest between the two of them and moved closer to him.
When she was in university, Sang Xiao Yu had a perverted habit of watching this type of movies. He once pulled her along and scared her so much that she didn't even dare go to the toilet.
"What's wrong?"
Huo Chang Yuan finally moved his gaze onto her.
Lin Wan Bai licked his lips, and stuttered awkwardly, "Uh, a little cold …"
"Yes." Huo Chang Yuan nodded, he extended his hand and grabbed her shoulders, and then raised his chin slightly, "Continue watching."
Lin Wan Bai acknowledged her, and had no choice but to bite the bullet and look at the screen again.
The film was slowly being played, and with its lifelike sound effects, the girls' cries rose and fell one after another.
As if inadvertently lowering his brows, Huo Chang Yuan used the corner of his eye to look at Lin Wan Bai who was curled up in his embrace.
Every time a terrifying scene appeared on the screen, she would close her eyes and tightly hug his waist. Her two arms were trembling, but she was unwilling to relax.
After a hundred minutes of filming, it was finally over.
The lights in the projection room slowly lit up, leaving only the floating title on the screen. Lin Wan Bai was still in a daze.
As men and women emerged from the exit passage, she felt her feet go weak and she couldn't get out of the movie for a while.
The movie itself was a midnight event. When he pulled out the car, it was already past one in the morning.
The road was even more unobstructed. The white Land Rover shuttled back and forth in the shadow of the neon lights. It did not turn on the radio. The flickering light shone into the car, creating a different atmosphere.
Lin Wan Bai grabbed onto the safety belt in front of him, and stared at the kneecap with his head lowered.
"Lin Wan Bai?"
Suddenly, Huo Chang Yuan shouted.
She jerked her head up, as if she had been startled. Her whole body went stiff, and her pupils contracted as she looked at him.
Seeing her unfocused expression, Huo Chang Yuan slowly asked, "Are you alright?"
"..." "I'm fine!" Lin Wan Bai heaved a sigh of relief.
"We're home. Get off the car." Huo Chang Yuan raised his chin slightly.
Hearing that, she looked to the side and realized that the car had stopped at an unknown time.
Lin Wan Bai quickly undid his seat belt and followed him downstairs.
The corridor was silent. The sound of their footsteps seemed to echo in the air.
Huo Chang Yuan held her hand, and cast a sidelong glance at her with his deep and calm eyes, "What's wrong, are you still thinking about the movie you just saw?"
"Mm …" Lin Wan Bai pursed his lips.
"Scared?" Huo Chang Yuan raised his eyebrows.
"A little bit …" She nodded honestly.
"Good luck!" Although Huo Chang Yuan was shouting, his lips still drew out a suspicious curve, "The terrifying type of movies were all shot fake, and there was a scene of a gangster in the middle. When the female lead walked to the rooftop and saw a female ghost floating up, she did not handle the Weiya line that was hanging behind her, nor did she do the same with the camera at the graveyard."
The scenario that Lin Wan Bai had wanted to forget, was automatically replayed in his mind once he said it.
His palms began to sweat again, but he continued, "This neighborhood has been around for a long time, and it seems to have been the property of a factory. A lot of people have died from the fire, and the buildings have been abandoned and rebuilt.
"Huo Chang Yuan, can you stop talking?"
Lin Wan Bai bit her lips, and her voice cut him off.
Huo Chang Yuan's brows slightly moved, and readily agreed, "En."
They had already reached the top floor. Lin Wan Bai dawdled for a long time before taking out the key, and the speed at which he turned it was also very slow.
As for Huo Chang Yuan who was pestered by her earlier, he had his hands in her pockets the whole time today, and he was pulling his lips, "It's getting late, we still have to work tomorrow morning, let's go back to sleep!"
"Mm …" Lin Wan Bai opened the door.
"Good night." Huo Chang Yuan said and turned.
Seeing that, Lin Wan Bai could only turn on the light and silently enter before closing the door.
He went into the bathroom and took a quick shower. He didn't even wash his hair. When he was about to go to bed, he suddenly heard a sound coming from the window.
She ran to check, as if the wind had only picked her up.
When she thought about the horror movies she watched at night and the disturbing words Huo Chang Yuan said when he went upstairs, she felt her back go numb and even felt a wave of cold wind blow past her. She also felt that the whole room was filled with ghosts.
Lin Wan Bai took out his phone from beneath his pillow and typed out a short message.
"Huo Chang Yuan, are you asleep?"
After sending the message, she held her phone and waited for a long time, but nothing happened.
Time continued to pass by, Lin Wan Bai felt even more flustered, he anxiously tried to call him, but he was already done.
Biting her lip, she quickly ran towards the entrance.
In one breath, he rushed to the opposite side and started knocking on the security door. With just two "dong dong dong" sounds, the door was opened by someone from the inside.
Huo Chang Yuan seemed to have just changed into a new set of clothes. The collar of his house uniform was not ready yet, and there were two messy strands of hair on his forehead. A cigarette was burning in his hand.
"What's the matter?"
Lin Wan Bai stammered, "Eh …"
"Can't sleep?" Huo Chang Yuan exhaled a cloud of smoke towards her.
Lin Wan Bai licked his lips, opened his mouth, and was at a loss of what to do.
After that, when she saw him silently turn his body, she no longer hesitated and directly stepped into the room. Looking at his broad shoulders, the feeling of fear in her heart seemed to have disappeared quite a bit.
Huo Chang Yuan poured her a cup of hot water that had just been boiled on the table.
Lin Wan Bai picked it up, took a sip, and tried to sound natural, "Uh, I didn't reply to your message, the phone was shut down …"
"There's no more electricity." Huo Chang Yuan said indifferently.
"Oh …" Lin Wan Bai nodded, and in the next second, seeing that he suddenly stood up, he became a little nervous, "Huo Chang Yuan, what are you doing?"
"To the bathroom." Huo Chang Yuan remained indifferent.
There were three people who were in a rush, so it was normal for them to solve their physiological problems.
Lin Wan Bai put down the cup with a conflicted face and quickly stood up with him. I'll accompany you! "