Welcome to the Misogyny Game

The aquarium was some distance from their accommodation.

While sitting in the taxi, Liu Chaoque even took a nap. When he checked the distance, he found that they had traveled about two kilometers. The traffic jam was too severe, and he even received a phone call thinking that the driver had deliberately stopped the car.

The driver was speechless. He finally had a relatively empty stretch of road, and the next minute, another car cut in from the side.

The driver grumbled and cursed the whole way, while Liu Chaoque remained submissive the entire time.

The journey, which started at 9 a.m., dragged on for a full two hours.

Once you get there, you can have a meal first.

"Now I finally understand why Sifeng asked us to go together tomorrow. It's only a two-hour drive. If we went yesterday, would they have all been closed?" Under the blazing sun, Liu Chaoque held up an umbrella and wiped the sweat from his face, needing to change his napkin frequently.

“Let’s go, I’ve turned on the navigation.” Wu Sifeng said, “I only went to the aquarium when I was a child. Back then, the traffic wasn’t this bad, so it was much better.”

Liu Chaoque quickly followed. It should be quite cool inside the aquarium. She didn't want to stand in the sun and dry fish.

There weren't many people queuing at the aquarium at this time, probably because it was lunchtime, and a faint aroma wafted into her nose.

"How about we go grab a bite to eat first?" Zhao Yuhan suggested. "There's not much to eat inside, and if you want to eat something, you'll have to buy a new ticket to come out."

"Alright." x4

Finally, at 1 p.m., Liu Chaoque and his group entered the aquarium.

Perhaps it was because he had been waiting for too long, but Liu Chaoque, who should have been in high spirits, was not in much spirits.

The aquarium is like a beautiful deep-sea corridor, allowing creatures in the deep sea to briefly see creatures different from themselves.

The aquarium is kept at a constant temperature all year round. As soon as Liu Chaoque entered the aquarium, she felt as if she had arrived in autumn. Her clothes, soaked with sweat, felt a bit cold. She shrank her neck and waited until she got used to it before she had the mood to look around.

Whether it's a stingray spreading its white blanket or a school of yellow fish swimming by, the beluga whale, our friendly companion, always stares at you with its wide, adorable eyes and swims alongside you.

The aquarium features enormous tanks and huge marine life, including creatures that were once only visible when diving into the deep sea.

There's a high-pressure water tank in the aquarium where a group of silver ribbons swim. Upon closer inspection, they're ribbonfish.

The coral reefs were clustered together, and a group of clownfish were playing among them. Liu Chaoque even saw a seashell yawning and finishing its meal in the blink of an eye.

"Let's go to that dark room over there. I heard there are lanternfish there." Mu Li pulled Liu Chaoque, who was almost stuck to the glass, and walked forward.

Liu Chaoque: "Hey, I haven't finished reading it yet."

"You've been watching for almost half an hour, and you're still not done?" Mu Li said speechlessly, "If you want to watch it so much, I'll build you a marine aquarium when we get home."

"This is a bit troublesome," Liu Chaoque said.

“Then I’ll have someone take care of it for you,” Mu Li continued.

"Wouldn't that be unsafe?" Liu Chaoque said, "Actually, I'm not particularly interested... Oh well!"

Mu Li saw Liu Chaoque lean back against the glass, looking at the peach blossom jellyfish inside.

She must have been a gecko in her past life!

Once inside the aquarium, Liu Chaoque unleashed her true nature, acting like an unruly child. Mu Li had to pull and tug at her, and finally use her money to get her to behave a little.

In the darkness, tiny lights appeared, but they weren't the color of stars; they were the small lanterns of lanternfish.

Lanternfish light up their lights to hunt, and humans find them strange. These oddly shaped fish, growing haphazardly thousands of meters deep in the ocean, are now being seen by more people because of human intervention.

Standing in the dark room, Liu Chaoque couldn't help but sigh, "The anglerfish tastes pretty good."

Mu Li, who thought she was going to give a long lecture, said, "Fine, shall we go and try it in a few days?"

Before she could answer, her phone screen lit up.

“Okay,” Liu Chaoque replied.

Liu Chaoque ran off to answer a phone call, and when she returned, it was too dark for Mu Li to see her complicated expression.

“...smile...Siman”.

.........

"Sifeng, where are you, Sifeng!" As soon as they stepped out of the dark room, the two heard Zhao Xiaomei's loud voice. They looked in the direction of the sound and saw a pink figure running ahead.

"Wasn't Wu Sifeng with them?" Liu Chaoque asked Mu Li curiously.

"Didn't they go straight to see the great white shark? Could something have happened?" Mu Li was also very puzzled.

Twenty minutes earlier, the three of them, who had separated from Liu Chaoque, headed towards the White Shark Pavilion.

Wu Sifeng didn't show much nervousness on her face, but only she knew that her fingernails were digging into her flesh. She had never had the concept of feeling apprehensive about returning home until she arrived here, and the idiom had become a reality in her mind.

She told herself, "It's okay, it's okay. The great white sharks in the aquarium are carefree. All they think about every day is the types of food the keepers feed them and how much exercise they get."

They won't be shot for no reason, nor will they die in front of her.

But she couldn't help thinking that if the cruise ship had gone slower, or if the crew had been more careful, the tragedy might not have happened.

The great white sharks in the Great White Shark Pavilion have lost their freedom. They may have been hunted, survived, and were sent to the aquarium.

They have no worries about food and clothing, but what if it's not what they expect?

She always thinks a lot. Will she hear their accusations against humanity? Will they talk about their past stories? Will their stories include the Big Brother? Will they mention the tragedy of the four-headed shark?

She wanted to know what happened to them, but she was also afraid to know anything about them.

The living sharks had turned gray in her mind. She dared not recall the pleasant times she had spent with them, for that would bring back images of their last moments before they died.

"Hey there, girl, are you here to see us?"

"Hey, little sister, why are you crying? We didn't bully you, it's not my fault."

Just like the first time they met, that seemingly strong and powerful Man's voice... Sifeng covered her face, sobs spilling from between her fingers, growing louder and louder...

"Sifeng!" Zhao Yuhan called out.

She ran out.

Her hazy memories gradually became clearer. Every morning, upon hearing the first cry of a whale, her older brother would bring her a fresh fish to the beach to wake her from her deep sleep.

Every night, the beach would glow with a soft blue light, which her older brother brought to her because she had once said she was afraid of the dark.

Sometimes my older brother would come over with an aluminum pot on his head, and the pot would rub against his head, leaving a pink ring. I don't know how he managed to keep it up.

Oyster shells are not common. My older brother doesn't like to eat them, thinking they're just like sunflower seeds and peanuts. I only heard her mention them occasionally, so I brought some over. I put them in my mouth and opened my two rows of sharp teeth when I gave them to her, always afraid she would bite me.

And when I learned that she could go home, I was genuinely happy for her. I brought other sharks that I hadn't seen in a long time and gave her a performance of an absolutely bloody and violent hunting activity, euphemistically called "to prevent her from starving to death."

She could only laugh awkwardly. Dinner that day consisted of a large plate of walrus meat. To be honest, the walrus sashimi was just so-so, probably because it was too oily and tasted a bit greasy.

She only took two bites before the sharks devoured her.

She ran for an unknown amount of time before finally releasing her pent-up emotions. She stared blankly at the tuna in front of her.

"Hey little sister, you're here. Why are you all alone again? Do you want something to eat?" She turned around, and the image of the older brother with sharp teeth and a silly grin that she remembered had materialized into a burly man.

He handed her a piece of bread that was half his height.

……

Zhao Yuhan said, "We haven't been able to find Sifeng. It's impossible that something happened to her at the aquarium."

"Pah, pah, pah, what discouraging words! Si Man, did you go to the door and ask if anyone suspicious had gone out?" Zhao Xiaomei said urgently.

"No...no." She calmed her breathing. "I'll go check somewhere else. Maybe she's hiding in some corner crying. Don't think too much about it..."

“Okay,” Zhao Yuhan said.

"That unlucky child." Zhao Xiaomei sighed. "I didn't think too much about it, but this child is just too unlucky. I'm afraid she'll go missing again like last time, and this time we're the ones who have to ask her to come."

"If something goes wrong, we'll be in a terrible situation."

"Pah, pah, pah! I told you not to say it, but you keep saying it. I just think that our Sifeng really is just like Siman said, running off somewhere to cry. Come on, let's go look at other places." Zhao Yuhan pulled Zhao Xiaomei and walked in the opposite direction.

……

As Liu Chaoque walked, she observed the visitors in the aquarium. She would give a second look to those who looked fierce.

Suddenly, her eyes widened.