Even as a "normie," I'm completely oblivious to it.

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After someone nodded apologetically to Qi Xinye and Yu Zhe and left, the rest of the people went about their own business.

The area quickly became empty.

Qi Xinye turned around and said to Yu Zhe with concern, "Xiao Zhe, are you alright? I chased them all away, everything's fine now!"

"Huh? Ah... I'm fine."

Yu Zhe was still a little stunned. She didn't expect Qi Xinye to be so decisive and efficient, directly chasing away all the onlookers.

Seeing that Yu Zhe was alright, Qi Xinye turned back to pick up the mineral water bottle she had thrown on the ground in her haste.

After wiping the water clean with a handkerchief, she placed it in Yu Zhe's hand: "Xiao Zhe, have some water. Don't worry, I'll definitely protect you from now on. Honestly... some people these days have no basic respect for others... Xiao Zhe, are you really alright?"

Yu Zhe finally came to his senses.

The girl in front of him finally completely overlapped with the figure of the boy from his childhood who dared to fight against the ferocious stray dogs on the roadside for him.

Qi Xinye said that one day she would return to Yu Zhe's side.

It's obvious she wasn't lying; she's standing right in front of me now.

Sister Ye, she's really back.

Bathed in the midday sun, Yu Zhe's smile widened: "Sister Ye, welcome back."

"Huh? I've always been by your side."

4. Is this scary?

"Haunted house?"

Yu Zhe was a little surprised by this next activity.

After Zixiao and Yuche returned, they said they looked around the neighborhood and felt that the only place Yuzhe could have fun without getting too bored was the haunted house.

You can't just go to an amusement park with a few people and ride the carousel, can you?!

Yu Zhe had no objection.

He's pretty immune to haunted houses and the like... to be honest, and he didn't find them scary at all.

Knowing full well that the monsters inside are actually amusement park employees dressed up as ghosts, it would be incredibly stupid to scare yourself like that.

But after what happened at the amusement park, Qi Xinye was still worried: "Is Xiao Zhe alright? Haunted houses aren't exactly a gentler experience..."

"It's okay, it's okay." Yu Zhe seemed genuinely confident this time. "I'm not afraid of this. Compared to me, Zi Xiao is probably fine. I remember you've always been afraid of the dark since you were little."

"Is...is everything alright, I guess...?"

Zixiao pressed down her trembling right hand, thinking that after searching for so long, she finally found someone she could have fun with, and she couldn't let her not go, that would be such a disappointment.

I'll just grit my teeth and go through it... I guess it'll be fine.

Seeing that Zixiao looked completely frightened, Yuzhe didn't hesitate: "Let's forget about it. There are definitely other fun things to do. Let's go explore some more."

"Ugh..."

On one hand, Zixiao was happy that Yuzhe was considering her needs, but on the other hand, she also hated her own timidity.

She is very afraid of the dark and needs a nightlight to stay on when she sleeps.

...and the brightest one at that.

Just as Zixiao was hesitating, Yuche hopped over to her with a grin and whispered to her, "What seems like a bad thing is often an opportunity. Look at the haunted house, you have a reason to be scared, so you have a reason to suddenly hug your brother, and your brother won't say anything. If you can't even see such an opportunity, I can only say you're really hopeless!"

Zixiao suddenly realized and clapped her hands: "That's right! There's another trick to it."

However, looking at Yu Zhe who was discussing where to go with Qi Xinye, Zi Xiao said to Yu Che with some doubt, "You're going to help me out? Are you... up to something again...?"

Zixiao was already terrified of being tricked by Yuche, so why would she be so kind as to offer her advice?

“Not at all.” Yu Che simply shook his head. “I said that just to persuade you to go into the haunted house, and then see the terrified look on your face. Haha, just thinking about it is funny, don’t you think it’s interesting?”

"You're asking me this question like it's funny?!"

Goodness, he scared me and then asked if I was interesting. Yu Che really is the number one cunning monster.

However, even though that's what they say, what Yu Che just said is definitely worth a try. Getting scared once will give you the chance to hug your brother and walk around. It's a win-win situation no matter how you look at it.

After considering the pros and cons, Zixiao volunteered to Yuzhe, saying, "Brother, let's go to the haunted house. I think it's fine!"

"Really?"

Yu Zhe had some doubts, but looking at Zi Xiao's expression... it seemed like she was really sure there was no problem.

"Alright then... Sister Ye, let's go check out the haunted house first, and then we can go check out the others later."

After Qi Xinye agreed, the next destination was decided.

But before everyone left, Qi Xinye walked behind the three of them and took out her phone to make a call.

On the other end of the phone was the manager of the haunted house at the amusement park.

"Yes, I am Qi Xinye. From now until half an hour from now, remove all the scary elements from the haunted house. As for the color scheme... let's use pink, but not too much. At least it should be recognizable as a haunted house. Okay, if you understand, hurry up and make the changes."

Qi Xinye hung up the phone, feeling a little relieved this time.

It wasn't that she was making a mountain out of a molehill, but Xiao Zhe almost fainted on the roller coaster earlier, so she had to be extremely careful with the rides after that. Even if they were a bit boring, she had to make sure Xiao Zhe was safe.

And Xiao Zhe just said that Zi Xiao is afraid of the dark?

So it would be better to change the haunted house. This time it should be fine, right?

...............................

Qin Ruoke received a message from the park management at the last minute, asking someone to temporarily take over her ticket checker job and asking her to work a shift on the roof of the haunted house.

Actually, she was initially reluctant. To be honest, Qin Ruoke was quite afraid of these elements, especially the atmosphere of a haunted house. She simply couldn't accept it; she couldn't even stand looking at it, let alone working inside it.

But the haunted house manager insisted there was no problem.

It wasn't until Qin Ruoke actually went there and saw it for herself that she was certain.

It's really no problem.

Unlike the terrifying posters outside, the entrance to the haunted house was temporarily sealed off, and people responsible for decorating the park were still working frantically inside.

The originally dim environment has been brightened up by the installation of many small colored lights, making it almost look like an open-air haunted house.

Both sides are covered with pink and blue stickers, and there are many cartoon patterns on them. When the lights are on, it looks like a children's playground.

The cheerful music started playing.

Are you sure this is a haunted house?

Qin Ruoke stared at the Q-version monster doll outfit in her hand, lost in thought. Should she wear this to scare people?

How did you guys even come up with this?

Forget it, I'll just put it on and get to work. As long as I get paid, that's all that matters. How the amusement park changes it is their problem.

..............................

When Yu Zhe led the three of them to the entrance of this so-called "haunted house," Zi Xiao was already startled by the posters that hadn't been changed yet.

However, she was already thinking about when to hug Yu Zhe after she went inside.

However, Yu Che's rather disappointed voice rang out from the side: "Huh? That's it? This is a haunted house? I think this is confused with the carousel area, well, it's just missing the carousel."

Upon hearing this, Zixiao cautiously opened her eyes.

Sure enough, the spacious area and bright lights in front of me... didn't seem scary at all?

Yu Zhe glanced at Qi Xinye and instantly understood.

Sister Ye is being overly cautious, but it's probably for the best. It'll prevent Zixiao from having nightmares when she gets back, otherwise she'll be the one who suffers.

The four of them walked forward listlessly. Along the way, sometimes staff members dressed as cute little monsters would suddenly appear, and sometimes even a catgirl would suddenly appear.

"Meow!!"

Not only is it not scary, it's even kind of cute?

This haunted house has really gone all out with its renovations!

Even Zixiao was amused, thinking how wonderful it would be if all haunted house attractions in amusement parks were like this.

Yu Che yawned boredly, seemingly guessing that this was Qi Xinye's arrangement.

Although it was to avoid scaring Zixiao, Qi Xinye's actions were unnecessary for Yuche. It seemed that he wouldn't see the coward Zixiao being frightened today.

Let's temporarily remove one from "One Hundred Ways to Tell Zixiao How Bad She Is".

Oh, what a pity.

But as we approached the end of the haunted house, the atmosphere suddenly changed.

The relaxed atmosphere suddenly vanished, and the surrounding environment returned to its original dim style, complete with some eerie background music.

This made Qi Xinye frown.

However, she also knew that the person in charge here had too little time to prepare, and that they had already done their best to transform the haunted house to its current state.

Alright.

She guessed right; the person in charge of the haunted house was in a panic and hadn't had time to finish making all the changes.

Fortunately, they had a backup plan.

The staff who used to dress up as ghosts and monsters here have been temporarily removed.

Instead of…

Wearing a large, cute monster doll outfit, Qin Ruoke hid behind a fake rock, waiting for footsteps to approach so she could jump out.

However, she didn't think it would scare anyone.

Because of the sudden change in style, Zixiao, who had initially felt relieved, is now nervous again.

That's really scary! What if something suddenly jumps out?

Before she could even get ready, Qin Ruoke jumped out from behind the rock!

"Awoo!!"

This wasn't Qin Ruoke shouting; it was the voice that came with the doll.