Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 307 You Are My Legs

While Han Zhou and Xiao Xiaoxiao were whispering to each other, Zhang Tao and the others were examining the red liquid on the ground, their faces appearing somewhat pale under the bright light of their flashlights.

When Sun Fei solemnly pointed out that it was blood, the popularity of the live stream far exceeded that of any previous live stream, with a total of more than 20,000 viewers.

I'm angry!

He was secretly delighted, intending to use the opportunity to connect the curse he had just seen with the various strange phenomena he was currently encountering, and to create a chilling story. However, when he turned his head, he saw Han Zhou and the other person who seemed completely out of place with the atmosphere.

What are these two doing?

He frowned inwardly. He had just heard terrifying footsteps and seen bloodstains appear out of nowhere. Despite such strange occurrences, these two people acted as if nothing had happened. They showed no fear whatsoever and instead whispered among themselves. Could it be that they had discovered something?

What, fainting at the sight of blood? Only a fool would believe such nonsense!

The viewers in the live stream clearly didn't believe it either, and instead began to doubt the authenticity of the live stream because of the two people's nonchalant attitude.

Who can remain so calm after seeing a ghost?
The same doubts arose in the minds of Wang Qingqing and the others, who occasionally cast strange glances in that direction.

Are these two really that bold?
Just then, everyone, including the viewers in the live stream, heard clear footsteps again.

However, compared to the footsteps heard before, this footstep was not heavy, but rather light and quick, no longer giving people a sense of unreality, as if someone had walked quickly past everyone.

Sun Fei was taken aback. He hadn't dialed a number, so what was that footstep sound?

At the same time, the flashlights in everyone's hands began to flash wildly again, and Zhang Tao's live streaming equipment was not spared either, flashing wildly as well. The entire third floor was flickering between light and darkness, and it took about ten seconds for it to return to normal.

"Ah! Did...did you hear that?"

Wang Qingqing almost dropped the flashlight in her hand. Unable to bear it any longer, she quickly grabbed Zhang Tao's arm tightly, her voice trembling with tears, "Should we go back?"

She heard it clearly; it seemed like something had just walked past her from behind.

Not just her, everyone present felt the same way, especially after noticing that everyone else had glanced behind them at the same time, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.

"Can't you all feel it too...?"

Bai Suya asked in a low voice, as if something would hear her if she spoke too loudly.

Sun Fei looked surprised and uncertain, nodded slightly, and hesitated, saying, "I think someone just walked past me."

“Me too! Me too!” Wang Qingqing echoed, then suggested again, “Let’s leave here and not go any further. Do you remember what fell from the building when we came here?”

That was actually something Sun Fei had arranged in advance to create a terrifying atmosphere, but of course he wouldn't say it out loud, at least not now.

The three of them looked at Zhang Tao. They knew very well that the decision was still in his hands, and they also understood that, given his adventurous nature, he was unlikely to choose to leave.

As expected, Zhang Tao pondered and said, "I heard that too, but I want to take another look. You guys go back first, you don't need to follow me any further."

He found that he was still more used to streaming alone. Streaming with multiple people wasn't as interesting as Sun Fei had said. Often, he had to spend time adjusting the camera position to make sure everyone could appear on screen.

Adventure is definitely more fun when you find like-minded people and pursue thrills together.

"No, Zhang Tao, listen to me, let's leave together and come back during the day, okay?"

"Senior is right, there's definitely something wrong here. You've probably heard about haunted girls' dorms, right? I heard footsteps outside the hallway at night, and they sounded similar to what we just heard. So there must be something ghostly here. Let's go, senior!"

"I think we could take another look..."

"It goes without saying."

Zhang Tao temporarily shut down the live stream, interrupting the discussion, and said seriously, "You all should leave. I can stay here by myself."

"But……"

"No buts, let's go. You should know I'm not going to leave like this."

"Okay... alright, could you please get us out of here first? We're a little scared..."

Wang Qingqing and Bai Suya exchanged a glance, thinking that they should lure Zhang Tao out first, and then make sure he never came back in.

"Okay." Zhang Tao nodded.

Seeing that Zhang Tao was planning to go solo, Sun Fei became anxious. It wasn't that he was worried about losing his chance to show his face, but rather that he was afraid that Zhang Tao would become completely unscrupulous after going solo and would soon be able to find the things he had prepared. Being blamed would be a minor matter, but he was afraid that if the audience in the live broadcast room saw this scene, they would think that it was a setup orchestrated by Zhang Tao himself.

His original intention was to help Zhang Tao increase his traffic. If the traffic didn't increase and instead the other party got scolded, then he would have lost more than he gained, and his conscience would definitely be bothered.

Thinking of this, Sun Fei was hesitating whether to tell Zhang Tao the truth during the break when the live stream was closed. However, his expression suddenly changed, as if he had suddenly remembered something, and he looked in astonishment at the spot where Han Zhou and the other person had been.

Where did those two people go?

……

The effect of "Lullaby" far exceeded Han Zhou's expectations.

As the song ended, Xiao Xiaoxiao quickly became sleepy. Not only was she drowsy, she almost fell asleep. If Han Zhou hadn't caught her in time, she probably would have fallen hard to the ground.

Even though she was so tired that her consciousness was fading, Xiao Xiaoxiao still couldn't fall asleep. Instead, she was in a half-awake state, mumbling incoherently in her sleep.

"You sing terribly..."

Nonsense, if it sounded so good, I'd go into the entertainment industry and become a plagiarist...

Han Zhou didn't take it seriously. He placed his hands on Xiao Xiaoxiao's shoulders, looking at the girl's tightly closed eyes and her cute smacking of her lips as she spoke. He was unsure of her current state and tentatively asked, "Are you asleep or not?"

"You're the one who just fell asleep..." Xiao Xiaoxiao frowned slightly. "I told you I have insomnia..."

"What does one plus one equal?" Han Zhou asked tentatively.

"Second...do you think I'm stupid?"

What about 123 plus 312?

"Four hundred and thirty-five..."

"..."

Han Zhou asked a few more questions and finally confirmed that Xiao Xiaoxiao was not asleep, but was just so sleepy that her consciousness was blurred, somewhat like being drunk.

He frowned slightly. As expected of a state that requires ten points to use for half an hour, the effect of "Heavenly Student" was very strong. However, even such a powerful effect could not make Xiao Xiao fall asleep completely. Only sleeping pills could work. This made him more and more suspicious that Xiao Xiao's insomnia was abnormal.

But now is not the time to think about that. He plans to sing an inspiring song to help Xiao Xiaoxiao regain some clarity. In her current state, she can barely walk, and he doesn't want to be doing a live stream behind her back.

Oh right, the live stream...

As if suddenly remembering something, Han Zhou abruptly turned his head to look at the spot where Zhang Tao and the others had just been, but to his shock, there was no one there at all.

He quickly looked around and realized that he was still in the unfinished building. He could still see broken glass and bright red "bloodstains" on the ground not far away, but four people were missing.

Zhang Tao and the others have disappeared.

The surroundings were eerily quiet.

Han Zhou had a vague feeling that something was wrong. He didn't bother to wake Xiao Xiaoxiao and immediately started looking for the others.

"Senior? Senior? Where are you?"

"Have you gone upstairs?" "Or are you still downstairs?"

The shouts echoed through the empty, unfinished building, but no one responded for a long time.

"What are you shouting?"

Xiao Xiaoxiao asked with some dissatisfaction. She was almost asleep, and this guy still dared to shout loudly, showing no respect for others at all.

"The others are gone," Han Zhou replied succinctly, looking around.

Sensing the seriousness in the other person's tone, Xiao Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment before realizing that she was in an unfinished building. She tried to open her eyes, but she was too sleepy, her eyelids felt as heavy as lead, so she had to give up and asked drowsily, "Did you go somewhere else?"

"do not know."

Han Zhou took a deep breath. "Something must have gone wrong. We need to find them. Can you leave?"

"I don't think so. I can't find my leg. Could you help me look for it?"

Seeing that Xiao Xiaoxiao was starting to talk nonsense, Han Zhou sighed and said, "I'll carry you on my back first, and we'll find a way to wake you up after we find someone."

"No, help me find my legs, I can walk by myself..." Xiao Xiaoxiao began to struggle, seemingly very unwilling to let the other person carry her.

"Don't move."

Without saying a word, Han Zhou squatted down and carried the girl on his back. Seeing that she was still struggling and hitting her face with her little fists, he could only gently soothe her, "Okay, okay, I've found you. I'll be your legs."

"Are you my legs?" Xiao Xiaoxiao asked doubtfully, clearly not quite believing it.

"Yes, if you say go east, we go east; if you say go west, we go west. I am your legs."

Han Zhou gave a perfunctory reply, and after confirming that the third floor was indeed empty, he carried Xiao Xiaoxiao on his back and headed towards the fourth floor.

"Okay, then, my leg, you take me to them. Remember to walk slowly, I can't see the road very well right now..."

Surprisingly, his coaxing words seemed to work quite well. Xiao Xiaoxiao quickly stopped struggling and quietly lay on his back, muttering something under her breath.

"That guy sings terribly, remember to kick him later..."

Han Zhou was both amused and exasperated. He casually echoed the sentiments and then quickly ran towards the fourth floor.

"I told you to slow down!" Xiao Xiaoxiao, who was on his back, was startled and scolded her own legs in dissatisfaction.

“I’m already walking very slowly. You’re not thinking clearly right now, that’s why you think I’m walking fast.”

"You're the one who's not thinking straight!"

"I am your legs, and my brain is your brain."

Xiao Xiaoxiao paused for two seconds, then said blankly, "That seems to make sense. So, you should adapt to the situation..."

After saying that, he fell silent.

Han Zhou walked briskly and quickly reached the fourth floor. Seeing no one on the fourth floor, he quickly went up to the fifth floor. However, after climbing several floors, he still did not see Zhang Tao and the others.

"Have you found them?" Xiao Xiaoxiao's tired voice sounded from behind.

"No."

Han Zhou looked grave; the situation before him was somewhat unexpected.

"You're so brainless... no, you're just too sleepy. Aren't you chatting with someone? Why don't you let her go into the live stream and see where those people went?"

Han Zhou was taken aback, then suddenly slapped his forehead. That makes sense! Yi Xia and Gu Zheng are both in the live stream right now. Why don't we just ask them and find out what's going on?

He took out his phone and immediately sent a message to Mo Yixia, asking about the whereabouts of Zhang Tao and the others.

Seeing that Mo Yixia hadn't replied yet, he sent another message to Gu Zheng, and after thinking for a moment, he sent another message to Zhong Ling, asking her to go into Zhang Tao's live stream so that he could receive a reply as soon as possible.

Two full minutes passed without any response, so Han Zhou had to dial each of their numbers one by one, but no one answered.

Not right.

Han Zhou felt increasingly uneasy. It was too quiet around him. His phone had a signal, but he hadn't received a single message. Even the class group, which was usually packed with messages (99+), was eerily silent tonight, with not a single message.

He took a deep breath and tried calling Ouyang Lianyu one last time, but there was still no answer.

Han Zhou realized something.

Perhaps the person who disappeared was not Zhang Tao and his group, but himself.

A sense of loneliness, as if he had been abandoned by the world, instantly filled his heart.

"Legs, why aren't you walking anymore?"

It wasn't until he heard Xiao Xiaoxiao's voice that his loneliness subsided like a tide. This girl was small and didn't weigh much, so he didn't really feel anything carrying her on his back. If he hadn't made a sound, he would have almost forgotten that he was carrying someone.

Han Zhou let out a long sigh, casting aside all the negative emotions in his heart, and calmly said, "No one is replying to the message."

"You have such poor interpersonal skills." Xiao Xiaoxiao smacked her lips. "Then why don't you make a phone call?"

"No one answers the phone either." Han Zhou hesitated for a moment. "I suspect that the two of us are the ones who have disappeared."

Xiao Xiaoxiao's drowsiness may be the key factor leading to the "haunting." The other party is currently in an unprecedented state of drowsiness, and since he is the instigator, it is highly likely that the two of them are being interfered with by a mysterious force.

"What do you mean 'the two of us'? Aren't you my leg?"

"Stop being stupid."

Han Zhou's lips twitched. "We need to figure out the current situation and then find a way to 'leave' this place."

He remained relatively calm because the status bar was still active. He had just tried modifying the "Leave it to fate" setting to improve his eyesight and successfully received feedback, which meant that the status bar was not unresponsive due to interference.

The status bar is his source of confidence; since there's no problem, he doesn't need to panic too much.

"How do we figure this out?" Xiao Xiaoxiao asked.

"Let's check the situation outside first."

The enhanced vision provides some degree of night vision. Han Zhou carried Xiao Xiaoxiao to the edge of the unfinished building and looked down at the scene below.

However, to his dismay, a thick fog had appeared outside, completely obscuring his vision, which even his current eyesight could not penetrate.

But he remembered very clearly that the fog was not there when he was not close to the building.

He slowly backed away, his gaze fixed on the fog outside. Finally, after he had retreated about five or six steps, the fog suddenly disappeared.

As he returned to the edge of the building, the thick fog reappeared, as if it possessed a self-awareness.

Han Zhou punched himself, then flicked Xiao Xiaoxiao's head. After hearing her cry of pain, he had to confirm one thing—

This is not a dream.

(End of this chapter)