Big socks! Do you even understand how you kiss a villain?

Zuo You opened the drawer and rummaged around for a while. Suddenly, the back of her hand touched a protrusion. Without thinking, she pressed it, and a narrow entrance appeared on the floor!

Zuo You lay down on the ground and looked inside. It was pitch black, and she couldn't see anything.

She instinctively felt that the antidote was hidden inside, so she thought for a moment, picked up the flashlight she had just found, and slowly went downstairs.

Zuo You thought the space below wouldn't be very big, but she didn't expect it to be so large that even a powerful flashlight couldn't reach her head.

The interior was about ten meters wide, but its length was unpredictable. After walking in for a while, Zuo You saw many locked metal boxes on the ground. She tried to open them but failed.

Zuo You guessed that there was treasure or money inside, so she stopped going forward and prepared to go back to inform Shen Yan.

Swah——

A faint sound suddenly came from behind. Zuo You's body trembled, and she gripped the flashlight tightly as she walked back.

"Hehe~ hehehehe~" A strange, twitching laugh rang out, giving Zuo You goosebumps all over her body.

"Prosperity, democracy, civility, harmony, freedom, equality, public participation, rule of law..." Zuo You recited as she walked back with her head down, her eyes fixed on her feet, not daring to look around.

A white figure flashed past her side, and Zuo You screamed in fright and ran away.

"Aaaaah! Fatty, Fatty, Fatty!" Zuo You shouted as she ran at the speed of a 100-meter sprint, "Help me!"

"Wait for me~" came a faint voice from behind.

"Don't call me if I'm not waiting for you, waaaaah! Fatty! Fatty—go away, ahhh!" Zuo You screamed as she ran, her cries heart-wrenching.

"Miss Zuo? Are you inside?"

After a long while, Zuo You, who had run back in the wrong direction, finally heard the fat man's response.

"Waaah—" Zuo You climbed up using both hands and feet, glancing back as she did so, afraid that a pair of hands would reach out and grab her ankles.

"Miss Zuo, what's wrong!" The fat man, seeing her like this, disregarded propriety and quickly reached out to lift her up.

"There's a ghost! There's a ghost inside! Waaaaah..." Zuo You couldn't hold back her tears the moment she saw a living person, and she cried uncontrollably.

"You must be... mistaken, right?" The fat man didn't believe in ghosts at all, but seeing her crying so hard she was about to faint, he chose to ask a question.

"It really happened! She almost touched me just now, and she was even laughing!" Zuo You was still terrified when she recalled the scene. "Quick, come with me to find Shen, to find Mr. Qi!"

Zuo You started walking out, and bumped into someone as soon as she stepped outside.

"Are you okay?"

Shen Yan reverted to his cold demeanor in front of his subordinates, though a hint of concern lingered between his brows.

"I encountered a ghost, sob sob... She even told me to wait for her!" Zuo You pouted as soon as she saw him, and the tears she had just stopped all came out again.

"What happened?" Shen Yan pulled her to his side and asked the fat man.

The fat man was startled by his cold expression and hurriedly explained, "Miss Zuo just asked me to stand guard at the door. When I came in after hearing her cries for help, this is what happened."

“There!” Zuo You huddled next to Shen Yan and pointed to the ground.

Just as Shen Yan was about to speak, Zuo You seemed to remember something and whispered in his ear, "There are many tin boxes inside, probably containing gold and silver jewelry."

Seeing her cowardly yet greedy appearance, Shen Yan couldn't help but twitch his lips and nodded reassuringly at her before looking at the fat man.

"There's something buried inside. Take a few brothers in and take a look."

The fat man's eyes lit up, and he led a few men down to get off.

"Wait a minute," Shen Yan suddenly called out to them, "Let's see if there's anything... strange inside."

The fat man was slightly taken aback. Would someone like Mr. Qi believe in such a thing?

However, when he saw the way Mr. Qi looked at Zuo You, the fat man seemed to understand.

“Shen Yan, I really saw her!” Zuo You repeated herself, afraid he wouldn’t believe her.

She was pranked by her brother since she was a child, and she is most afraid of girls with long hair and wearing white dresses. She would have nightmares for several nights after watching a horror movie.

But the feeling she got from the other person inside was completely different from that of a living person; she even felt like she was floating!

"I believe you. If there's anything inside, Fatty and the others will kick it out," Shen Yan reassured him.

However, Zuo You shuddered in fright. "Kick her out? Wouldn't that be like facing us?!" She pulled Shen Yan forcefully outside, muttering, "Let's get out quickly, she won't dare to do anything reckless if there's sunshine outside!"

Shen Yan chuckled and followed her outside.

Zuo You waited anxiously for a while, and then the fat man excitedly ran over.

"Mr. Qi! It's full of gold and antiques, more than twenty boxes in total!"

Shen Yan nodded and instructed, "Enlarge the entrance and make sure everything is transported out intact."

"Yes!" The fat man rolled up his sleeves with great enthusiasm. The rule in the village was that everyone who saw it got a share. There were so many treasures inside, he could get a little bit and be rich!

"Wait a minute, didn't you see there's... inside?" Zuo You reached out to stop them, asking with utmost seriousness.

The fat man tentatively said, "There really is nothing inside except for the treasure. Miss Zuo, are you... mistaken?"

"Could it be that I really saw it wrong?" With the sunlight shining on her, Zuo You herself was a little confused.

Seeing her in such a daze, Shen Yan spread his hands towards her, "Good news."

A box lay quietly in his hand. Zuo You paused for a moment, then her eyes lit up: "You got the antidote?"

"Hmm." Shen Yan's tone was pleasant as he opened the box with his slightly rough hands. "The antidote has been tested and there are no problems."

Tonight, she finally didn't have to endure the excruciating pain anymore. Zuo You hurriedly picked up the pill and put it in her mouth, not daring to chew it for fear of affecting its efficacy.

"Aren't you choking?" Shen Yan asked with a smile in his eyes, reaching out to pat her back.

"Mr. Qi, you spoil me so much~" After taking the antidote, Zuo You instantly forgot her fear and even became interested in teasing Shen Yan.

Shen Yan's smile widened, and he actually played along, saying, "Of course, after all, you're the woman I picked up."

That night, Shen Yan was just about to fall asleep when he felt a gaze fixed on him from behind.

He turned around and saw Zuo You, who had already fallen asleep, sitting cross-legged on the bed, her almond-shaped eyes gazing at him expectantly.

He asked: "What's wrong?"

The other party did not answer, but Shen Yan paused for a moment before getting up and walking towards her.

Still scared?

After Shen Yan finished asking, the girl slowly blinked her eyes, "A little bit."

Shen Yan looked at her hands, which were trembling like a sieve, and fell silent.

She was usually quirky and clever, and Shen Yan had never seen her so helpless before. It seemed she was really terrified.

"Then I'll stay by your bedside while you sleep?" Shen Yan said, heading to get a chair.

He's becoming increasingly indulgent towards her; it's hard for him to refuse her when she's looking at him longingly.

Zuo You grabbed him, her voice trembling slightly: "No, it's scary to have someone by the bed."

Finally, Shen Yan gave in to her pleading gaze and lay down next to her fully clothed.

The girl, having succeeded, finally smiled slightly, covering herself completely from head to toe with a thin blanket, leaving only half of her head sticking out.

The faint, sweet fragrance beside him made Shen Yan shift uncomfortably. Just as he was about to turn his back to her, he heard her say:

"Shen Yan, could you lie flat and not move? Don't turn your back to me or face me," she thought for a moment and then added, "especially don't touch me with your hands, or it will scare me to death."

Shen Yan gritted his teeth and closed his eyes, too lazy to listen to her unreasonable demands.