Tomb raiders: You stole my little Qilin?

On the way, Wu Wei made a phone call to Wu Xie.

Wu Xie's reaction was unusually calm.

"Are you alright?" Wu Wei asked softly, one hand on the steering wheel.

Wu Xie answered quickly. "I'm fine."

"Your second uncle is in a bad mood, I'll try to persuade him gently."

Wu Xie's voice remained calm, "No need, brother, I accept the punishment."

Wu Wei patted his forehead in frustration. He had no idea what Wu Xie had done to make Wu Erbai so angry.

Wu Xie's reaction seemed off, and he didn't dare to ask.

"Then take good care of yourself, and let me know if anything happens."

Wu Xie chuckled, "They'll definitely say it won't be far."

Wu Wei threw his phone, which he had just hung up, onto the passenger seat.

My heart is screaming "999, come back soon!"

Back in the courtyard, Wu Wei threw himself into a recliner under the eaves and stared blankly at the few fruits on the pomegranate tree.

The leaves were starting to turn yellow, and a few fell with the wind, landing on the stone table and on his shoulder.

Wu Wei was too lazy to brush it off, so he just lay there with his eyes glazed over.

Zhang Qiling came out of the house and sat down on the recliner next to him.

She reached out and brushed the fallen leaves away, turning her head to look at him: "What's wrong?"

Wu Wei remained silent, shaking his head dejectedly.

Hei Xiazi walked over and nudged Wu Wei's dangling calf with his knee: "What is it now, young master?"

Wu Wei spun around on the recliner a few times, making a series of incomprehensible humming noises.

Black Bear leaned against a pillar with his arms crossed, patiently waiting for him to finish humming.

Wu Wei grumbled for a while, then suddenly sat up abruptly: "I want to go out and play."

Hei Xiazi and Zhang Qiling exchanged a glance.

They exchanged a glance—"You didn't say he couldn't go out and play, did you?" "No." "Did you?" "I didn't."

The two of them frowned at the same time and turned their gaze back to Wu Wei.

Before they could even speak, Wu Wei stood up, pointing at the two of them and accusing them, "You've been giving me the silent treatment!"

Black Bear was both amused and exasperated by this accusation: "Don't label a blind man like that. When did we ever give you the silent treatment?"

Zhang Qiling also echoed quietly, "No."

"Do you want to come out and have some fun with me?" Wu Wei asked, his tone a bit unreasonable and argumentative.

Zhang Qiling: Yes.

Black Bear: "That's as if we've never been there for you."

Wu Wei's arrogance vanished instantly. He just subconsciously wanted to go out for a walk to clear his head, without even deciding where to go.

He frowned and thought for a few seconds, then suddenly remembered the amusement park he had passed on his way home today.

A giant Ferris wheel spins in the sky, and the roller coaster track rises and falls dramatically.

Wu Wei picked up the car keys and walked out, and Zhang Qiling followed without asking any questions.

Black Bear walked last, and casually grabbed the door lock to lock the courtyard gate.

We drove all the way to the amusement park entrance. There were several couples and parents with children queuing in front of the ticket window. Three grown men standing in the line was a rare sight.

The ticket seller looked up at them, hesitated, and asked, "Only three tickets?"

Wu Wei nodded and scanned the code to pay.

Passing by the souvenir stall at the entrance, he bought three more identical cartoon hats.

It has a blue background and two round bear ears standing upright on its head.

He put the cap on his own head, then turned around and gave one to Zhang Qiling and Hei Xiazi.

Zhang Qiling looked down at the innocent bear eyes on the hat and silently put it on.

The cartoon hat paired with his indifferent face creates a strangely endearing contrast.

Hei Xiazi hesitated, holding up his hat, when Wu Wei pressed it down on his head.

He pulled his hat brim down further to cover his face.

"Let's go, let's go." Wu Wei was the first to step into the amusement park.

On weekdays, there aren't many people, and the huge park feels spacious and relaxing.

Wu Wei's goal was clear: to head straight for that towering drop tower.

Black Bear looked up at the ridiculously tall pillar and his lips twitched.

Before he could even voice his opinion, Wu Wei had already rushed into the queuing lane, leaving him and Zhang Qiling no choice but to follow.

The three people sat in the seats, and the safety bar slowly lowered and buckled above their shoulders.

Wu Wei took a deep breath, gripped the armrests tightly with both hands, and his knuckles turned pale from the force.

The wind pressure from the rapid ascent hit him hard, and Wu Wei closed his eyes tightly, his lips pressed into a thin line.

In that one second of pause at the highest point, he felt his heart skip a beat.

Then came the fall.

The intense weightlessness brought on by free fall caused Wu Wei to experience severe discomfort in his stomach.

The sound of the wind mingled with the screams that rose and fell around him, but he gritted his teeth and forced himself not to scream.

Zhang Qiling's expression remained unchanged throughout, as if he had simply taken an elevator ride.

Black Bear even kept his eyes open, watching the ground rapidly approaching, calculating the time it would take to land in his mind.

The seat was brought to a steady stop at the last moment and slowly lowered back to the ground.

As the safety lever rose, Wu Wei stood up from his seat, his legs feeling a little weak.

His face was pale, and a fine layer of cold sweat seeped from his forehead, but he felt a little lighter, as if he had thrown off something heavy.

Zhang Qiling handed him a bottle of water and gently patted his back.

Wu Wei took the water bottle and gulped down several mouthfuls. The icy water slid down his throat, suppressing the churning stomach acid.

Wu Wei suddenly fell silent.

The shadow of his hat brim obscured his eyes, but it couldn't hide the hint of sadness in his voice.

Wu Wei unconsciously rubbed the bottle cap with his fingers. "Sorry for dragging you guys into this mess."

Black Bear leaned against the railing of the drop tower, took off his cartoon hat, tidied his messy hair, and put it back on.

He knew, of course, that Wu Wei was in a bad mood, even though Wu Wei hadn't said anything.

"Thanks to Wu Wei, neither of us has ever played with this before. Right, mute?"

Zhang Qiling nodded seriously and said, "It's a lot of fun."

Wu Wei took the hat off his head and covered his face, obscuring his eyes.

The three of them sat on the bench, sunlight filtering through the leaves, and the intermittent music from the distant carousel carried on the breeze.

A gentle breeze swept by, and it seemed to carry away that complex, restless feeling of unease.

After a while, Wu Wei removed his hat from his face, his complexion still showing a trace of paleness, but his eyes regained their sparkle.

"Since we're already here, let's go and have a look around."

Grabbing Zhang Qiling's wrist with one hand and Black Bear's arm with the other, they charged towards the pirate ship fleet.

When the pirate ship reached its highest point, Wu Wei sat in the middle, with two people simultaneously pressing down on his arms on both sides.

He was pressed down like that, yet he laughed out loud against the wind.

After getting off the pirate ship, we queued for the roller coaster, and after getting off the roller coaster, we went to find the bumper cars.

The three people collided in the bumper car area.

Hei Xiazi was ambushed from behind by Wu Wei, causing him to swerve and crash into the front of Zhang Qiling's car. Zhang Qiling, expressionless, reversed to retaliate.

The three of them chased each other around the field, laughing so hard they were breathless.

The children nearby watched in astonishment, probably never having seen three adults so engrossed in playing bumper cars.

By the time we had done almost everything we could, it was already getting dark.

The amusement park's colorful lights lit up one after another, and the entire main road was strung together by colorful lights to form a flowing river.

Wu Wei stood on the road at the exit and glanced back at the brightly lit carousel.

The pink ceiling, white rocking horse, and golden railings, decorated with sparkling lights and ribbons, created an extremely dreamlike scene.

Hei Xiazi followed his gaze, his brows immediately furrowing, his feet instinctively taking a step back, his face filled with resistance.

Wu Wei didn't let him off the hook. He turned to Zhang Qiling and said, "Brother, I want to play together."

Zhang Qiling immediately grabbed Hei Xiazi's other arm.

"Hey—you two—" Black Bear was attacked from both sides, with each of his arms falling into the hands of one of the men, leaving him with no way to struggle.

The music on the carousel is an old nursery rhyme, and the carousel rises and falls gently to the melody.

Wu Wei rode a white horse, the bear ears on his hat trembling slightly in the wind.

Zhang Qiling sat upright on the black horse next to him.

Black Bear sat at the very back, pulling his hat down as far as possible to cover his face.

The music tinkled and sang, and the colored lights swirled around their heads.

Seeing Zhang Qiling's indifferent expression despite wearing a cute hat, Wu Wei couldn't help but say, "Cute."

Zhang Qiling: "..."

Looking back at Hei Xiazi's concealed appearance, I couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Hearing his laughter, Zhang Qiling's lips curled up slightly.

As Hei Xiazi watched the two people in front of him laugh, the pink and tender scene that made him feel uncomfortable didn't seem so unbearable anymore.

He let out a resigned sigh from his nose, but the corners of his mouth involuntarily turned up.