Chapter 283
Chapter 283
As the speed climbed to near-madness, Li Yang’s breathing grew faster.
Reason told him that nothing would happen to him.
His disobedient adrenaline, however, was hard at work.
Up close, one would have seen his bloodshot eyes and the veins bulging on his arms.
His heart hammered, sending wave after wave of dizziness through his head.
His vision blurred. Dimly, he saw a bald man glowing with golden light, reaching out a hand to him.
Suddenly, the accelerating chair shot along the track and into the sky.
For an instant, Li Yang seemed to see his own soul float out of his body.
Zhang Bei glanced up at the Ejection Chair and silently prayed for him.
Young man, what you’re suffering now is only a tenth of what awaits you.
One look at Gu Yue nearby, already preparing for widowhood, said it all.
Zhang Bei could easily imagine just how unpleasant Li Yang’s day was going to be.
They might even be holding his funeral banquet in a couple of days.
The ten-minute ride on the Ejection Chair soon ended.
Li Yang rubbed his stiff face and stood.
On shaky legs, he looked at the little girl, now completely unconscious nearby.
Inside, he quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Surely any normal person would wait a few days after one round, even if they wanted another?
A human being – at least a human being – couldn’t drag someone else through the entire Amusement Park in one go, could they?
With Suxiao Jiuxin Wan’s help, the little girl was fully awake within five minutes.
At the sight of Li Yang waiting beside her, her eyes filled with smiles.
Li Yang wasn’t wrong. A normal person really wouldn’t do such a thing.
But he had forgotten how long the girl had been longing for her big brother.
She wasn’t stupid either. Her chances to spend time with him were limited.
As long as they hadn’t finished all the rides, wouldn’t he have to keep her company?
So, just as Li Yang recovered a little strength, a gentle voice greeted him.
“I want to try that Ferris Wheel too!”
Li Yang stared at her, a curse lodged in his throat.
Was she seriously unwell?
Had she sworn brotherhood with King Yan?
Was she short of her quota unless she got him killed?
He was about to refuse politely when Boss Zhang’s inhuman voice reached him.
“She doesn’t get to come here often. Let her enjoy herself properly.”
Boss Zhang may look human, but not one thing he does is anything a human could do. – Xun Yiji
Li Yang’s lips moved. Countless curses finally became a single sigh.
“Come on. I’ll take you.”
“Thank you, Big Brother!”
One brimming with happiness, the other with sorrow, they headed for the Ferris Wheel together.
Of course, a third person was radiating murderous intent, already considering how to kill and dismember someone.
Standing in a corner, Gu Yue took a deep breath and forced herself not to look at the smiling pair.
The icy glint in her eyes made her mood perfectly clear.
The world’s commotion was none of Boss Zhang’s business. He sipped his tea and listened to the two mental-health doctors beside him trade amusing stories.
Time flew. The little girl eagerly pulled Li Yang onto the Ferris Wheel.
After looking at their securely fastened safety belts, she turned her shining eyes to him.
“Big Brother, I’ll be going back to school soon!”
Li Yang paused, then felt relieved.
School was good. School meant no time to visit the amusement park.
“Then make sure you study hard!”
“Big Brother, I’m planning to study tourism. Then we can work together!”
“Don’t!”
Panic suddenly fluttered in Li Yang’s chest. Had the girl lost her mind?
Unless your grades were exceptional, it was actually hard to get ahead with a tourism degree.
Most of his classmates, for instance, had changed careers, apart from those working here.
Besides, if this girl came to work at the amusement park, would he have any life left?
“What’s wrong?”
Li Yang gathered his thoughts and began patiently talking her out of it, determined to stamp out this dangerous idea.
He still wanted to live. He still wanted to enjoy everything the world had to offer.
The Ferris Wheel turned round and round as he talked until his mouth was dry.
For the first time, he discovered just how useful his tongue could be.
After three minutes of relentless persuasion, he finally made her abandon that dangerous notion.
Relieved, Li Yang glanced out through the glass cabin.
Before he could prepare himself, the Ferris Wheel had already entered its second phase.
Terror filled his eyes at the sight of the tilting ground.
Fuck! He wasn’t ready yet!
Could he ask for a pause?
Reality was cruel. The ride wasn’t going to stop.
Besides, if Boss Zhang heard about it, merely refraining from adding a few minutes would count as an act of conscience.
With a cry he hadn’t let out in a long time, Li Yang and his chair began moving erratically around the “giant platter.”
Beside him, the little girl watched chair after chair skim past her face.
Suppressing her screams, she unconsciously huddled closer to Li Yang.
She was a lady, a little sweetheart, a patient. She couldn’t scream. She had to hold it in!
Oh, she couldn’t! She was going to scream!
No. Hold it in!
Finally, after several minutes of torment, the chairs returned to the glass cabin.
Li Yang patted his furiously pounding chest and prepared for the final ordeal.
The girl beside him wiped cold sweat from her forehead and stole a glance at him.
Suddenly, a tremendous force surged up from beneath them.
Completely unprepared, the little girl was flung skyward along with Li Yang’s tether.
“Wh-what’s happening?”
Before the words had faded, a powerful tug hit them. The two people on a single safety rope began to whip through the air.
Wind slashed across her face like knives. Tears streamed from her eyes.
So scary. Someone help her!
As though hearing her silent plea, Li Yang turned his head against the force.
He even stretched out a hand to shield her.
Of course, anyone who missed the trace of distaste in his eyes would have mistaken him for a caring, considerate man.
Under the combined effects of tension, centrifugal force, and gravity, Li Yang duly saw the light.
In his dreams, naturally.
When the Ferris Wheel ride ended, the little girl leaned against him, enjoying the peace.
She couldn’t hide the delight in her eyes.
Then a doctor opened the glass cabin and found Li Yang unconscious on the floor.
For a moment, the doctor silently backed away two steps.
He even pinched his own cheek hard.
Hm?
This wasn’t a dream?
By his granny’s Nimbus 2000! The brat had finally fallen into his hands!
Then his gaze settled on the little girl beside Li Yang.
His brain crashed for a second.
Animal!
Beast!
She was obviously underage!