HBWnovel Chapter 43 Show Dad how tall you are
Chapter 43 Show Dad how tall you are
Just take one step forward and you can leave the elevator.
Yan Xun had one hand on the close button but didn't press it. He left the elevator in Gui Yuchong's sight, saying, "I won't get lost."
Gui Yuchong still had the same timid look that Yan Xun knew, "I know you won't get lost."
"I just wanted to wait for you."
"I just wanted to wait for you."
If it were Gui Yuchong himself standing here, Yan Xun would probably feel a little bit moved—just a little bit, but not much—after all, he felt that even if it were Gui Yuchong himself, he was just habitually relying on a companion who seemed reliable at first glance.
Yan Xun's phone started vibrating again in his pocket. He took it out and glanced at it, only to find that it was Shen Rui calling.
"Holy crap! Boss, run!"
"That bastard Su Yumin has gone mad!"
"They were preparing to kill the others and leave the instance."
Perhaps because he was on the run, Shen Rui's voice was somewhat urgent and fast, which naturally came through the receiver.
Upon hearing this, Gui Yuchong immediately showed an expression of both tension and fear. He subconsciously grabbed Yan Xun's arm, "...What should we do?"
"Is he really going to kill us?"
Yan Xun really didn't understand how Gui Yuchong could continue acting under these circumstances, but he knew he didn't have much time left for this side of the story, so he didn't bother to expose him.
"What do we do?" Yan Xun repeated Gui Yuchong's words. "Should we run too?"
Yan Xun said to Gui Yuchong, "Let's go to the elevator first."
“Su Yumin probably won’t be going into the elevator for the time being.” He paused, then added, “That would be too inefficient.”
……
The elevator happened to be still running, so Yan Xun, holding Gui Yuchong's hand, returned to the elevator.
After entering the elevator, he repeated his trick, punching the panel, causing the elevator to malfunction again and get stuck on the 4th floor.
"How long are we going to stay here?" Gui Yuchong glanced at the malfunctioning elevator, then looked at Yan Xun beside him.
“If he doesn’t leave, we can’t stay here forever.”
Yan Xun, who was standing next to him, seemed to be a little tired and leaned against the side of the sedan chair. "Chi Yuan and I just discovered something interesting."
Yan Xun suddenly said.
He seemed to be bored and suddenly started telling Gui Yuchong a story, talking to himself as if he were talking to himself.
"We saw an interesting trending topic."
Even though he found the phrase "the two of us" very jarring, Gui Yuchong still honestly asked, "What trending topic?"
“On the trending topics, Ms. Li, who got married, said…” Yan Xun recounted the content of the trending topics, along with the discussions below. He didn’t look at Gui Yuchong, but instead looked up at the elevator, which was still malfunctioning. “Ms. Li’s husband also looks familiar; he’s the one who lives in apartment 405 next door.”
Gui Yuchong seemed to understand, yet also seemed not to, "And then?"
“The time was too short, and I didn’t find all the clues,” Yan Xun said. “Logically speaking, we are also fake people, but the biggest difference between us and 405 is that the mirrors in our house are all normal.”
"The person in room 405 covered all the reflective surfaces with tape."
"I seem to be very afraid of myself in the mirror."
Yan Xun then looked at Gui Yuchong and asked, "Don't you find it strange?"
Gui Yuchong wasn't sure what Yan Xun meant. "I don't understand," he said. "Is it because he has a secret?"
Yan Xun thought of the green-haired man, the director's latest green look, and the stylist whose hair color matched her own.
“I’ve read some books that say that indigenous people in primitive societies didn’t like to look in the mirror because they felt that their souls were taken away when they looked in the mirror.”
"Of course, some people say that they can't see themselves clearly in the mirror when they are dreaming."
As Yan Xun spoke, he looked at the mirror in the elevator, where he and Gui Yuchong's figures were clearly reflected. He smiled and said, "Looks like we weren't dreaming."
Upon hearing this, Gui Yuchong turned around and looked at himself and Yan Xun in the mirror.
Yan Xun looked down at his phone, seemingly texting someone, while I looked at him through the mirror.
It seems the elevator malfunction was finally discovered, because soon, the familiar voice of the building manager could be heard inside the car.
As before, Yan Xun reported their location and then waited for the administrator to rescue them.
About ten minutes later, the familiar old manager and several security guards appeared outside the elevator doors and skillfully opened the elevator.
Yan Xun kept looking at the mirror in the elevator.
The mirror reflected the security guards and administrators, as well as him and Gui Yuchong.
"Thank you," Yan Xun said to the old administrator.
The old man remained standing outside the door, his eyelids drooping. "Be more careful next time."
He turned to walk back with his hands behind his back, thinking, "Things shouldn't happen more than three times."
There will be no third time.
Yan Xun and Gui Yuchong stood outside the elevator again. Yan Xun glanced at Gui Yuchong and said, "Next time you encounter a problem, hide inside the elevator."
"Su Yumin can't find this place."
"I can't find this place?"
Almost as soon as Yan Xun finished speaking, a smiling man was already standing on one side of the emergency exit.
His hands were still clean, but his face and the corners of his clothes were stained with some blood. Su Yumin stood there, looking Yan Xun up and down, and Gui Yuchong beside him, "You should thank that old man."
He spoke slowly, as if he were thinking about something. "If it weren't for him, I probably wouldn't have ended up here."
"Hiding in the elevator?" He glanced at the elevator doors behind them, which were still open, and clapped his hands approvingly. "That's a good idea."
"If I still can't find you on the last floor, I'll probably consider looking in the elevator."
Su Yumin looked at Yan Xun and said, "I'll make sure you die a quick and painless death."
"What's your relationship with your dad like?" Yan Xun suddenly asked, then, without waiting for Su Yumin's answer, immediately used the one-time-use tool the other had given him earlier—
I am your father!
[One-time use skill! But please use with caution. This item will cause the user to fall into one of two states depending on their past experiences: obedience or berserk!]
[If you're lucky, your opponent will become a docile lamb; if you're unlucky, they'll unleash their maximum rage and tear you to shreds!]
Su Yumin never expected that Yan Xun would dare to use this prop on himself.
He was first enraged, then about to unleash his skill, but Yan Xun moved too fast; the item had already taken effect before his skill could be activated.
Suddenly, Su Yumin crouched down on the ground, clutching her head and trembling, looking extremely terrified.
"...Don't hit me..."
"...I'll be good..."
Yan Xun: "?"
He glanced at the prop in his hand, which had already turned into fragments and disappeared. He hadn't expected that the prop Su Yumin had given him would be so useful!
If Su Yumin had known a day earlier that this prop would be used on himself, he probably would never have given it to Yan Xun.
"Good son," Yan Xun chuckled, "Daddy won't hit you."
As Yan Xun spoke, he stepped into the elevator, with Gui Yuchong, who had remained silent, following beside him.
After he got into the elevator, he waved to Su Yumin, who was squatting on the ground, and said, "Come here and let Dad see how tall you are now."