GBP Chapter 102 The Heartbreaker
Chapter 102 The Heartbreaker
Hearing the noise outside, Bai Li shuddered, feeling guilty that she was about to be caught doing something wrong. Almost instinctively, she pushed Ying Xiangyang away forcefully.
Ying Xiangyang had also heard someone approaching and was about to let go of Bai Li's arms, but before he could make a move, he was pushed away forcefully.
Bai Li pushed him away so quickly that he felt like he was being used and then discarded.
It happened the same way when I played PUBG before. At the end of the season, after Bai Li got the championship skin, he was discarded.
Once she got what she wanted, she was no longer as enthusiastic as before.
This time is no exception.
Did Bai Li kiss herself just to clear the escape room?
Will I be thrown away after we kiss?
Was all that passionate response and tender embrace when they kissed just now fake?
Thinking this, Ying Xiangyang felt his heart, which had just been filled with sweetness, begin to ache again.
This time, she gave him her first kiss and confessed her deepest feelings, but she received no response from Bai Li.
There was neither affirmation nor denial.
My heart is hanging there, feeling empty and adrift.
Under Ying Xiangyang's gaze, which was full of hurt and confusion, Bai Li finally realized what was happening.
See, it's said that Ying Xiangyang is pure and innocent.
She's so upset just from being pushed away; if I rejected her outright, how heartbroken would she be?
Bai Li dared not think about it.
Besides, she had to reject him right after they kissed.
That's so hurtful to someone's self-esteem!
That's so heartless, ungrateful, and shameless!
She didn't think she could do something so cruel.
But Bai Li quickly realized the problem again.
In the future, having multiple intimate lovers is an inevitable thing that I cannot escape.
So, is it more ruthless to reject him now, or to accept him first and then tell him that you might not only have him in the future?
Perhaps, refusing outright now would lessen the harm done to Ying Xiangyang.
After all, a short, sharp pain is worse than a long, drawn-out one, and from a certain perspective, this might be the best choice for him.
But after exchanging an emotionally charged glance with Ying Xiangyang, Bai Li became uncertain again.
She suddenly realized that her previous thought that "maybe this is better for him" actually concealed a kind of arrogant condescension and subjective prejudice.
Everyone has their own thoughts and choices; how can she make decisions for Ying Xiangyang?
In that brief yet long moment, Bai Li's mind was filled with countless thoughts. Fortunately, after a fierce internal struggle, she finally came to a conclusion.
Whether Ying Xiangyang can accept that he won't be alone in the future is something he needs to consider himself; I can't make that decision for him.
Just then, the shouts outside became clearer.
"Yang-ge, is junior Bai Li there?"
Bai Li recognized more than one voice; she guessed it was her teammates who had come looking for her.
In that moment of urgency, Bai Li simply didn't have enough time to explain much.
So she chose to keep it brief: "It's not what you think."
After she finished speaking, Bai Li looked at Ying Xiangyang's still questioning eyes and felt uneasy. She was afraid that Ying Xiangyang would continue to overthink and cause new misunderstandings.
Actions speak louder than words.
Without hesitation, Bai Li stepped forward, grabbed Ying Xiangyang by the collar, and pulled him down with a sudden force.
One is born, the second is cooked.
This time, Bai Li also harbored a small sense of revenge, after all, Ying Xiangyang had bitten her a few times during their kiss.
Without any hesitation, she bit Ying Xiangyang directly, with just the right amount of force—not too light so he wouldn't feel anything, nor too heavy to cause any real harm.
After taking a bite, Bai Li released Ying Xiangyang.
Looking at her masterpiece and the astonished expression on Ying Xiangyang's face, Bai Li was very satisfied.
She spoke in a soft, threatening tone: "I'll let you bite me. Your kissing skills are terrible. Don't even think about kissing me again until you've improved."
After doing all this, Bai Li turned around and quickly fled out of the room.
As she walked, she shouted back to the calls from outside, "We're here."
Only Ying Xiangyang remained, still reeling from the series of events that had just transpired.
As Ying Xiangyang watched Bai Li's departing figure, his heart began to pound violently again.
Ying Xiangyang's lips, which had been bitten by Bai Li, were still a little sore. He subconsciously licked them, but instead of tasting blood, he seemed to taste a faint sweetness.
Bai Li controlled the force just right, leaving no bite marks or breaking the skin, but he could still vaguely feel a slight pain.
Strange, he was bitten and even told he had bad kissing skills, but why doesn't he feel uncomfortable at all?
On the contrary, a strange joy quietly grew in my heart.
Ying Xiangyang curled the corners of his mouth and followed closely behind Bai Li with light steps.
At that moment, he had only one thought in his mind:
Haha, it's been "stamped"! Yay!
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Bai Li and Ying Xiangyang returned to the group.
Everyone else couldn't help but be curious about what had just happened to them, and Bai Li was also very curious about them.
No one else has encountered a task like theirs.
After the green smoke dissipated, the others remained in the same spot.
But Bai Li and Ying Xiangyang disappeared.
Along with the staff member in protective clothing who was leading the team, they vanished as if they had evaporated into thin air.
Only a small map lay quietly on the ground, clearly marking the locations of Ying Xiangyang and Bai Li.
They wandered around this intricate and secret room for a long time before finally finding this place.
At this moment, Guan Cha, who had been silent until now, narrowed her eyes slightly, a sharp glint flashing in them, and asked, "And you? What happened to you?"
Although the room was dimly lit, he still managed to catch a glimpse of Bai Li's slightly swollen lips. As he turned his gaze to Ying Xiangyang, a strong premonition welled up within him.
Looking at the atmosphere between the two, it was clearly different from before, as if an invisible thread was quietly drawing them closer.
Especially Ying Xiangyang, who looked so content and satisfied that Guan Cha's eyelids couldn't help but twitch.
All eyes were fixed on them like spotlights.
Bai Li: ...
Can I use silence to answer?
What were she and Ying Xiangyang doing down there?
They are kissing.
They were kissing passionately.
They were kissing while others were looking for them.
They kissed for as long as others searched.
How could I possibly say that? It's so embarrassing!
Under the curious and expectant gazes of everyone, Bai Li opened her mouth with difficulty, preparing to make up an excuse.
Before she could speak, Ying Xiangyang, with his hands in his pockets and a cool expression, looked at Guan Cha with a hint of disdain and said bluntly, "We have a mission in the secret room. We have to kiss for ten seconds before we can come out."
Bai Li's eyes widened, her face filled with disbelief.
Ying Xiangyang just said it outright?!
Ying Xiangyang's outspokenness not only shocked Bai Li, but also everyone else.
At this moment, people also noticed the extremely unnatural lips of the two people.
Everyone present wasn't stupid; they understood everything at a glance.
"Holy crap..."
"Why would there be a mission like this in a secret room???"
"Damn, bro, thank goodness it wasn't us who fell, otherwise I really wouldn't have been able to kiss you."
"Oh? Isn't that perfect? What's wrong with letting your brother give you a kiss?"
"Get lost, don't fucking block me, or I'll hit you."
……
Guan Cha raised an eyebrow slightly and asked a crucial question: "So, you two kissed?"
Ying Xiangyang's lips curled up slightly, and he let out a soft hum. Just as he was about to speak again, Bai Li reacted quickly and covered his mouth before he could utter any more shocking words.
But actually, it was no use for her to cover it up; everyone had already come to their own conclusions.
Because the door to the secret room has already been opened.
If they didn't kiss for ten seconds and complete the task, how could the door have opened?
A cold smile appeared on Guan Cha's lips as she calmly questioned, "Why would a normal escape room have such a task? In most escape room games, the number of players is never exactly the same; you often have to share with others. What if you're pushed into that room with a stranger?"
After Guan Cha's reminder, everyone realized that something was wrong.
Yes. If each team has two people who need to complete the kissing task, how can the escape room organizers ensure safety? After all, kissing is such an intimate act that it can easily spread germs.
Seeing everyone deep in thought, Guan Cha concluded, "So this wasn't a mandatory task; it was entirely possible to refuse to complete it. Why didn't we just refuse back then?"
Bai Li felt a chill run down her spine when she heard Guan Cha's words.
That's right, Guan Cha's words make perfect sense. She and Ying Xiangyang are not a real couple, and they don't actually need to do what Tianyin said.
Therefore, she wanted to kiss the sun, and deep down she was willing.
She's using completing the escape room mission as an excuse to deceive herself.
If she and someone else had fallen into that room, she would never have gone through with this seemingly absurd and ridiculous kissing task.
She also had a special affection for Ying Xiangyang, and this feeling had already quietly taken root in her heart.
At this moment, she could no longer deceive herself.
Bai Li slowly released her hand from Ying Xiangyang's mouth, took a deep breath, and her face gradually returned to calm. She calmly accepted the fact.
In fact, Guan Cha's words were originally directed at Ying Xiangyang. In his mind, it must have been Ying Xiangyang who forced Bai Li to kiss him.
Guan Cha never expected that Bai Li would take the initiative first in the secret room.
Bai Li remained calm, gently took Ying Xiangyang's hand, and said in a soft yet firm tone, "It's okay, we can only kiss if it's permissible."
Guan Cha's confident expression froze instantly.
He became the one whose expression completely shattered.
Ying Xiangyang was also surprised by Bai Li's reaction, and he tried his best to hold back his laughter.
The moment Bai Li took his hand, Ying Xiangyang grasped it tightly, their fingers intertwined.
He originally thought that even if Bai Li didn't dislike him, she would be mindful of others and choose to avoid him tactfully.
But Bai Li held his hand in front of outsiders.
What is this if not accepting him?
If it's not a declaration of sovereignty, then what is it?
When Ying Xiangyang realized that Bai Li also had feelings for him, he felt that he was no longer afraid.
Just then, the honey badger suddenly swore: "Holy shit!"
Everyone turned their attention to him, only to see that the honey badger looked as if he had suddenly realized something extremely important.
He stammered, "I... I suddenly remembered, before entering the escape room, a staff member asked me if there were any couples in my team, saying there was a duo route, this should be it!"
Everyone was stunned upon hearing this.
The brief silence was like the calm before a storm, before the entire space was instantly engulfed by a burst of discussion.
Although it was called a discussion, everyone's face was actually beaming with the excitement of watching the drama unfold.
"What??? There's a duo route?"
"So it's not that they push people randomly, it's that they only push couples."
"Phew, thank goodness. If my best buddy and I had really been pushed in there, that would have been terrifying."
"No, aren't you focusing on the wrong thing?"
"Holy crap, so you two are a couple???"
"Huh??? When did they get together? Isn't the junior student a freshman?"
"How did Brother Exploding Engine find out?"
"Exploding Jar Bro," also known as "Honey Badger," patted his chest and said with an air of self-importance, "What don't I know? Brother Yang, no need to thank me too much."
Ying Xiangyang did not refute, his eyes were full of smiles.
Honestly, this was the first time he felt so grateful to the honey badger. The honey badger had finally done something decent!
Although the honey badger is usually carefree, it really did a great thing this time.
Honey Badger is definitely the MVP today.
Ying Xiangyang decided that once they were out of the secret room, he would definitely replace the honey badger's graphics card with the one he had been eyeing for a long time.
Honey Badger had talked about it countless times in his dorm room, always with a longing look on his face, but because of the high price, he could never bring himself to buy it.
This time, we must change it for him.
He was instrumental in bringing him closer to Shirari.
We must express our sincere gratitude.
……
Now that her relationship with Ying Xiangyang had been exposed to everyone without reservation, Bai Li's tense nerves quietly relaxed.
Since things have come to this point, trying to cover it up would only seem pretentious, so I've given up on pretending anymore.
Ying Xiangyang felt Bai Li's indulgence and instantly switched to "super clingy" mode. He made no attempt to hide his joy and affection, not only staying by her side every step of the way, but also acting like a human pendant, always sticking to Bai Li.
Bai Li suspected that he had some kind of skin hunger disorder.
However, strangely enough, deep down she did not resist Ying Xiangyang's intimate gestures.
Sometimes, when Ying Xiangyang gets too close, it's really inconvenient to solve problems. Bai Li will step back a little, but she will soon be stuck to him again.
Guan Cha took in everything. He frowned slightly, a hint of loneliness and resentment flashing in his eyes. He glanced at their tightly clasped hands, and a bitter feeling welled up in his heart.
Does Bai Li like the one that faces the sun?