His voice stopped as he gained back control of his body. He was slightly surprised. That wasn't what he thought the choice was going to turn out like.
'The pity card, huh?' He pondered.
Again, the system hit him with several messages.
[The character 'Duan Li' finds your act pathetic!]
[The character 'Xiang Tangfeng' wants to give you a reassuring pat on the back!]
[The character 'Xue Peng' is stunned by your tears and doesn't know what to say!!]
[The character 'Shen Lin' is questioning the change in your demeanor!!]
[The character 'Yin Meng' is stunned into a stupor by your youthful proclamation!!!]
[The character ' Li Yusheng' is finishing the details to your pants!]
[The character 'Kang Meixiu' is bored and wants to go home!]
['Yang Lan' wants to scruffle your head and call you cute!]
[+10]
[Your favorability has gone up! Keep working hard! Ye Delun!]
[With the mixed responses, your suspicion hasn't risen nor decreased!]
Before their argument was able to continue, a puff of smoke appeared in front of Ye Delun and Host appeared out of it like some kind of magician.
"Hello~" He said. "I am back to announce the end of your time, and that it's time for you all to head on back~" He spoke in a lively voice, seeming quite happy with himself. "Have you all discussed to your satisfaction?"
"W-wait! There's no way the time is already up, we just started!" Xue Peng desperately argued.
"Ah? Are you questioning me?" Host patiently responded. He moved closer to Xue Peng with his long legs. "Do you want proof? I can show you." He pushed up against Xue Peng, who began to sweat buckets. "Look, my watch has the time." He gently pulled back his sleeve to reveal a watch. "It's almost two in the morning, it's your bedtime." he laughed, sounding like an innocent child.
He stepped away from Xue Peng. Xue Peng took in a large gulp of air and tried to stop the trembling in his legs. The pressure that Host was able to emit was too much for him. The air around him was heavy and it hurt to breathe. His shoulders slacked and his knees buckled. All because Host had gotten close to him.
He felt like that was a warning, or maybe a threat. He looked with horror at the tall man who was shooing the rest of the guests towards their rooms.
Ye Delun stood at the side and watched Xue Peng's expression. The way his face contorted and his eyes bulged. He thought it was an interesting face, it looked funny.
"I can bring you five back to your rooms." A small voice said. Ye Delun turned and saw that it was Gao Shunyuan. The boy was just below his height, with shoulder-length white hair. His eyes looked dull as he stared into Ye Delun own bored-looking ones. Ye Delun thought his look was interesting, with white hair, and amethyst eyes, but what should he expect from a game?
"And everyone else?" Yin Meng asked, sounding surprisingly polite.
"They will be going with Host, their rooms are on the other side of the corridor." The young boy replied, his gloomy and flat tone made Xiang Tingfeng frown.
"What's your name? What do we call you?" Yang Lan questioned, even though she probably had already seen his character profile.
"I am called Gao Shunyuan, you can call me whatever you like. It doesn't matter." He walked forward and began to lead all five of them back to their rooms. The corridors were long and confusing. The turns from left and right made the five guests thankful for the guide.
Kang Meixiu, who was quiet almost throughout the whole hour, spoke up. "Is there more servants in this household? Or is it just the two of you?"
"It's only the two of us." The young boy replied. His relaxed straight face unnoticeably tightened at the questioning.
"Wow, really, how you clean this place all by yourselves?" Yin Meng questioned. She dragged her fingers across the wallpaper and looked at her clean fingers.
Gao Shunyuan looked down at his pristine shoes, "The house doesn't need cleaning, we're just here to take care of the visitors."
Yin Meng frowned, "You mean this isn't the first time people have been here?"
He paused slightly. "Of course not." He sent a discreet glance at Ye Delun, who was paying more attention to the swirling designs of the wallpaper. He halted in his step. The people behind him also stopped. In front of them were three different corridors.
"What is this place, a maze?" Kang Meixiu quietly retorted.
Gao Shunyuan turned around to look at all of them, "We will separate here, the path splits. I'm sure the rest of you will be able to find your respective rooms from here. Make sure to be in bed by two." He turned to Yang Lan. "I can help you to your room."
"O-oh, thanks..." She awkwardly expressed her gratitude. "I didn't think I would remember the way back, haha..."
The two of them walked down the hallway to the left. Yang Lan nervously looked back several times at the four men she was leaving behind.
"What now? There's no way I would remember the way back." Said Kang Meixiu. During the walk here, he was the one who seemed the most nauseous with the thought of making it through his labyrinth alone.
Without speaking, Ye Delun walked forward and took the middle path. "Hey!" Kang Maixiu called out to him. "Do you even know where you're going?"
Ye Delun stopped and turned his head. He scratched his cheek, "Um... Yeah, I remember from before."
"Huh?"
Xiang Tengfeng stepped forward, "Hey, Maixiu, it's alright. I'm pretty sure I can get us back to our rooms." He smiled wide, seeming to not understand what would happen once they closed their bedroom doors. "It's down the same path Ye Delun's going."
Yin Meng looked down the path to the right, "I'm pretty sure mines down this one." He marched into the hallway and turned back the three of them. "Hopefully I will see you all tomorrow." And without looking back, Yin Meng disappeared down the corridor.
Ye Delun ignored them and continued strolling down the passageway. Xiang Tangfeng and Kang Meixiu both jogged to catch up with him. Xiang Tangfeng walked beside him and gave him a large goofy smile, "It's impressive that you know the way back, Ye Delun."
Ye Delun eyed the face he was making, he thought it was impressive that the man was able to always look so bright in these situations. Wasn't he about to 'kill' one of them? Shouldn't they all be scared? "Mmm," He nodded his head. "I've always been good with directions." It was something his mother was always impressed with. He's never gotten lost in the mall before, nor has he lost track of her. This was something Ye Delun was proud of.
"Amazing, seeing how there's no way these hallways were this confusing before." Kang Meixiu grumbled.
Another split led them to separate, "Stay safe, Ye Delun. Hope to see you tomorrow." Xiang Tingfeng said with a wave. Kang Maixiu only gave him a firm nod.
Ye Delun watched the backs of the two men walk for a couple of seconds longer and continued on his way.
Back with Xiang Tingfeng and Kang Maixiu, Kang Maixiu discreetly watched Ye Delun turn and walk away. "That kid is way too calm." He announced.
Xiang Tingfeng besides him gave a small chuckle, "Some people would say the same about you, Maixiu."
"Yeah, whatever." He resorted. "Now knock it off with that fake ass laugh, I know you're worried."
The smile of Xiang Tingfeng's smile slid off and became sorrowful. "Well, what am I supposed to do? With you and Ye Delun acting so calm, not to mention Shen Lin and Yin Meng, a big guy like me shouldn't be the first to start panicking..."
Kang Maixiu only rolled his eyes, "It's only normal for someone to start freaking out when someone tells them that they're about to die. And who cares about whether or not you're big or not, did you see that old guy from before? He's big too and he looked like he was about to start balling his eyes out. A reaction like that is the most natural."
Xiang Tingfeng paused slightly,"...Is that... supposed to be an insult?"
A small minuscule smile crossed Kang Maixiu's face, he smacked Xiang Tingfeng's large arm with his elbow. "Whatever you want, you damn muscle head."