Chapter 139: Chapter 24 Uncle Sun, Pretend to Be My Boyfriend_3
He got the address from her; it was a murder mystery LARP shop. He opened the navigation app and started the car.
"Haven’t murder mystery games lost their popularity? You guys still play this stuff?" Sun Dasheng asked as he drove.
Sitting in the passenger seat, Yang Xintian couldn’t stay still. She took off her shoes and sat cross-legged on the seat. Hearing his question, the corner of her mouth twitched.
"You think I want to go? I got sick of this two years ago, but that damned Xiao Shao said, ’This is what we’re playing. Take it or leave it.’"
"Oh, his sister likes this stuff?" Sun Dasheng guessed, but he was obviously wrong.
"You really think he’s some kind of doting brother?" Speaking of Xiang Zixuan’s brother, Yang Xintian’s expression filled with disdain. "It’s just a task his family gave him. If anything happened to Zi Xuan while she’s out, their parents would tear him to shreds when he got home."
"Oh!" Sun Dasheng uttered simply.
So, that dog Xiang Yunsheng is still just as doting a father as ever, he thought. I’ve already got one of his daughters on my side. As for the other one... Thinking of this, he glanced at the young woman beside him. She seems like a very good entry point.
"So why did he insist on this particular murder mystery LARP shop?" Sun Dasheng casually started another topic. Now that he had a goal, he couldn’t just ignore this young woman. He needed to cultivate a good relationship with her.
"Why else? Because the girl he likes is there."
Yang Xintian must have held a deep grudge against Xiao Shao, as she practically seethed with hatred whenever his name came up.
"Men are all animals that think with their lower halves."
Wow, talk about area-of-effect damage.
"COUGH, COUGH, COUGH... Careful, now. There’s someone else in the car, you know," Sun Dasheng reminded her.
"What? Am I wrong?"
To prove her point, she took Sun Dasheng’s idle right hand and placed it on her own thigh. His hand immediately began to wander.
"Still want to say I’m wrong?"
Faced with this undeniable fact, Sun Dasheng couldn’t argue.
"Alright, you’re right."
「Half an hour later.」
They reached their destination. The murder mystery LARP shop was quite large. They went inside, passed through several rooms, and finally found their target.
"Hey, Zi Xuan, I’m here!" Yang Xintian dashed over, her legs seeming to have their own motors.
Xiang Zixuan was also happy to see her good friend and greeted her warmly. She was bored because she didn’t particularly enjoy these games. Her brother had told her that coming out would help her relax. She had wanted to refuse, but when he mentioned that Yang Xintian was also invited, she agreed.
"Tian Tian, you’re here! It’s so boring. If you hadn’t come any sooner, I’d have started growing mushrooms," Xiang Zixuan complained to her friend.
"Huh! The person following you is..."
"Oh, this is Uncle Sun from the bar the other day," Yang Xintian introduced casually. Then, ignoring Sun Dasheng, she grabbed Xiang Zixuan and started chatting and laughing with her.
Sun Dasheng’s right eyelid twitched. Damn. So you’re not even going to pretend anymore, are you? Just toss the tool aside once it’s served its purpose, he thought.
He glanced around the courtyard. It had a quaint, antique charm. The men and women milling about were all dressed in historical costumes. The script must be a historical one, he guessed.
"Yang Xintian, you’re here." Xiao Shao finally made an appearance. He was accompanied by a beautiful woman in historical attire. In her twenties, she had delicate features. A line of poetry came to mind: "A lotus emerges from clear water, beautiful without embellishment." Her makeup was light and refreshingly simple, yet captivating. No wonder this guy is so completely mesmerized.
"Yes, I’m here. If I hadn’t come, I wouldn’t have realized that after bringing your sister out to play, you’d just dump her off to the side to stand around like a fool."
Faced with Yang Xintian’s sarcasm, Xiao Shao was unfazed. He had probably heard it so often that he’d become immune.
"Didn’t you say you were bringing your boyfriend? Where is he?" Xiao Shao asked, still somewhat apprehensive. This girl gave him a bad feeling; he always felt she had ulterior motives for hanging out with his sister. She’s probably one of those... who isn’t into men. The thought put him on high alert around her. She claimed she was bringing her boyfriend today, and he was determined to see if this so-called boyfriend was real.
Yang Xintian pulled Sun Dasheng over from the side. "Right here, isn’t it?" she said, introducing him to Xiao Shao. "You remember Uncle Sun, right? The one who went to the bar with us. Well, let me formally introduce you. He’s my boyfriend now."
She really knows how to pour salt in the wound.
Xiao Shao gave him a cold look and then shifted his gaze. "He’d better be. If you dare lie to me, don’t blame me..."
"What will you do?" Yang Xintian wasn’t afraid of him.
"I’ll never let you see Zi Xuan again."
Okay, that threat was a fatal blow. Gritting her teeth, she could only say, "Relax. You think I’d hire an actor just to lie to you?"
Damn, Sun Dasheng thought as he watched from the side. These people and their superb acting... aren’t they a hundred times better than those pretty-boy actors on TV?
"Uncle Sun, tell him. Am I your girlfriend or not?" Yang Xintian demanded, wrapping her arms around Sun Dasheng.
Sun Dasheng scooped her up with one arm, lifting her into the air.
"That’s right. She’s my girlfriend now."
Xiao Shao said nothing, gave them one last look, and then walked away with the woman in the historical costume. The woman didn’t say a word the entire time. However, her curious eyes betrayed her; she seemed very interested in everything that was happening.
"Hey, they’re gone now! Put me down!" Yang Xintian squirmed in his arms.
Seeing this, Xiang Zixuan, who was standing nearby, couldn’t help but burst out laughing. Although she had been completely lost during the recent exchange and didn’t understand what they were talking about, she found it quite entertaining—far more interesting than this so-called murder mystery game, at least.
He set the young woman down. She immediately clung to Xiang Zixuan’s arm and turned to Sun Dasheng. "Alright, your mission is complete. You are dismissed."
Facing Sun Dasheng’s half-smiling, half-serious expression, she added impatiently, "Fine, fine! I’ll do what I promised, okay? Happy now?"