I Might Have Fallen in Love With My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 121 - 117: Crying Out in Alarm

Chapter 121: Chapter 117: Crying Out in Alarm

Several people came out of the school without having lunch, and the newly opened amusement park was never short of places selling food.

They sat together for a meal and then followed the map towards the Ghost House.

It was two o’clock in the afternoon, and being Sunday, the park was far from empty, mostly filled with children.

Ruan Ruan was most passionate about thrilling attractions; on their way to find the Ghost House, she had already enjoyed the roller coaster and the pendulum ride, and had dragged Qingran and Zheng Chunming along too. Fearing it was inappropriate for Teacher Sun, a woman, to be alone with so many boys, she ended up pulling her along as well.

After the two rides, Ruan Ruan was pale-faced, with her legs trembling.

Qingran and Zheng Chunming supported her from both sides, while Teacher Sun asked with concern if she was alright.

Ruan Ruan waved airily: "I’m fine, Teacher Sun, that was thrilling—awesome!"

She was clearly a novice yet so eager to play.

Song Shize pointed to Ruan Ruan’s trembling legs and burst into a "haha," laughing so hard he couldn’t straighten up for a full two minutes.

When Song Shize finally managed to stop laughing, he saw Ruan Ruan flash him a puzzled smile before gesturing him over with a crooked finger: "Come here!"

Song Shize crossed his arms and pretended to be unserious: "If you’ve got something to say, say it. Looking at you like that, I’m so scared..."

Before he could finish, he was kicked by Li Qingmo right next to Ruan Ruan, who grabbed his heavily gelled hair and whispered something threatening in his ear.

Sure enough, within two minutes, Song Shize uttered to Ruan Ruan, "You win!" and dutifully crouched down to carry her on his back.

For Qingran and the others, it was all too normal.

Teacher Sun was somewhat surprised and asked Qingran quietly at her side: "Do you all usually play so wildly?"

Qingran couldn’t really bring herself to respect Teacher Sun, but she still felt a kind of warmth toward her.

She chuckled lightly: "We also just came together not too long ago. It’s just that Song Shize is... pretty mischievous."

Teacher Sun nodded with interest.

She had been raised under strict family rules. In high school, she would never dare to get too close to male classmates for fear that her controlling and staunchly traditional grandfather would find out, accusing her of sullying the family reputation.

The most rebellious thing Teacher Sun had ever done in her life was to change her university preference form without letting her grandfather know, fulfilling her wish to become a teacher.

Even though it upset her grandfather, who proclaimed that she wouldn’t receive a penny of the Sun Family’s shares, she never regretted her decision.

To speak rebelliously, the entangled and complicated Sun Family was never a place she wanted to stay. If any of her male cousins made something of themselves, given her grandfather’s preference for males over females, the Sun Family would never fall to her.

What a pity...

Someone tapped her shoulder; Teacher Sun snapped back to reality and turned her head to see Li Qingmo’s approaching face.

The youth wore an expression of impatience mixed with a different emotion: "Aren’t you moving? Are you waiting for me to carry you too?"

Years of good upbringing kept Teacher Sun from rolling her eyes, otherwise, she would have long bestowed several big ones on Li Qingmo.

Teacher Sun glanced to the side; the girl who had just been speaking with her had vanished without a trace.

No wonder Li Qingmo was hurrying her; the young men and women had already run ahead, laughing and joking, while she was lost in thought.

Li Qingmo walked shoulder to shoulder with Teacher Sun, his height just hitting one meter eighty, almost a crushing presence compared to the petite Teacher Sun.

Li Qingmo still questioned: "Have you really never been to a Ghost House before?"

Teacher Sun looked straight ahead: "Why would I lie about that?"

In her grandfather’s eyes, everything unrelated to study seemed to be a distraction that would lead to a loss of ambition. So, while other children could have a childhood, Sun Family’s future heirs absolutely could not.

It was strange though, given her grandfather’s strict style of parenting, that he still managed to raise a few useless individuals.

The subtext in Teacher Sun’s words was that she had truly never been before.

Li Qing Mo struggled to suppress the smile creeping onto his lips, and he kindly consoled Teacher Sun: "The Ghost House isn’t really that scary, all the ghosts and such inside are just people pretending."

Teacher Sun glanced at him: "I don’t feel scared."

Li Qing Mo remained unconcerned: "That’s because you haven’t gone inside yet."

Teacher Sun, unconvinced: "I think even if I go into the Ghost House, I won’t be scared."

"Don’t speak too soon," Li Qing Mo paused, then slowly added: "If you do get scared later, you can walk with me."

Teacher Sun looked at him oddly, a glint of realization in her eyes: "You, you’re not scared, are you?"

"Wha—what are you talking about?" Li Qing Mo’s ears quickly flushed with a hint of red, and he hurriedly quickened his pace, frustrated.

Emphasizing as if to assert himself, he raised his voice to Teacher Sun: "I am absolutely not the slightest bit scared!"

Teacher Sun nodded nonchalantly, but her eyes were filled with an expression that read "the young man doth protest too much," "I get it."

Li Qing Mo was on the verge of blowing his top.

Walking in front, Qingran heard her brother raise his voice with the words "not the slightest bit scared," and she silently curled the corners of her mouth, her eyes filled with the same disbelief as Teacher Sun.

Xie Ying’an knew Li Qing Mo’s true colors more than anyone. He asked Qingran: "Do you remember the oath your brother swore after he came out of the Ghost House when he was eleven?"

"I remember!"

Qingran would never forget the scene of an eleven-year-old Li Qing Mo clutching onto Xie Ying’an’s leg, crawling out of the Ghost House in tears and snot.

At that time, Li Qing Mo was so frightened he couldn’t speak, his face smeared with snot and tears, his whole body so scared stiff that he couldn’t even crawl, his only strength being to cling desperately onto Xie Ying’an’s leg, refusing to let go.

Back then, Xie Ying’an was still a somewhat irritable young teen, surrounded by three layers of onlookers, feeling embarrassed, he squatted down and forcibly peeled Li Qing Mo’s hands off, only for Li Qing Mo to cry out louder, holding on even tighter.

It took Mr. Li and Mrs. Li a long time to coax Li Qing Mo, and he still wouldn’t let go, repeating "there are ghosts, there are ghosts," causing a racket until he fell asleep in the middle of the night.

Since then, the Ghost House not only became Li Qing Mo’s shadow but also his lifelong humiliation, and no one ever mentioned going to the Ghost House in front of him again.

Qingran glanced back to see Li Qing Mo with his hands in his pockets, acting casually, showing no sign of fear.

Had he overcome his inner fears?

Not many people played the thrilling game of the Ghost House.

Before entering, Xie Ying’an was still asking Li Qing Mo: "Are you sure you’re up for it?"

Li Qing Mo’s heart was truly starting to retreat.

Song Shize, this guy, was teasing him with a sly smile: "Li Qing Mo, you’re not still afraid of ghosts, are you?"

In front of so many people, Li Qing Mo, of course, couldn’t back down, he beat his barely meaty chest: "A man can’t say he can’t do it!"

Xie Ying’an nodded, then casually pulled Qingran through one of the doors, not forgetting to lock it behind them to prevent others from following.

Song Shize, a step too late to pull Qingran, said: "Damn!"

Xie Ying’an’s hand was damn quick.

Ruan Ruan stood behind him with a cold smirk: "Disappointed?"

Song Shize grinned maliciously and pulled her into another door.

Seeing everyone gone, only Teacher Sun and Li Qing Mo remained standing in place.

"Let’s go." Teacher Sun walked ahead of Li Qing Mo, leading the way.

Assuring no one was behind him, Li Qing Mo forcefully slapped his now timid and weak legs, shakingly following at her footsteps.

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