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Chapter 491 - 464: The Good Fortune in the Haunted House

Chapter 491: Chapter 464: The Good Fortune in the Haunted House

After having a meal with Lin Yi, Li Chen, feeling utterly bored and steering clear of company affairs, decisively slipped back home.

"justanotherpartofthehuman..."

As soon as he got home, a wild, incomprehensible strain of music burst throughout the entire villa. The awful sound made Li Chen frown; Aunt Wang certainly wouldn’t do this, so the culprit could only be his little sister-in-law!

What the hell!

Li Chen opened the door and was immediately greeted by the sight of someone moving into various poses in time with the music.

"Gulp..." Li Chen swallowed hard.

I can’t take this...

"To think the little sister-in-law is exercising with an aerobics routine at home..." Li Chen couldn’t handle it and watched as Lin Xiaoxiao kept dancing, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.

Making a fortune in silence, Li Chen didn’t say a word, quietly approaching.

Tsk tsk, no question about it!

Li Chen lay on the sofa, feasting his eyes on Lin Xiaoxiao from behind.

Perhaps it was a sixth sense, but suddenly, Lin Xiaoxiao felt a strange presence behind her and abruptly turned around, coming face to face with Li Chen’s eyes.

"Ah..."

Lin Xiaoxiao screamed. At that moment, she was in an extremely difficult pose, balanced on only one foot and one hand. She could have maintained her balance, but the sight of Li Chen startled her and she instantly toppled towards him.

Li Chen, eyes sparkling, couldn’t let his little sister-in-law really fall to the ground, so he quickly reached out and caught Lin Xiaoxiao.

The two looked at each other, the silence lasting for a while, until suddenly, a scream exceeding one hundred decibels echoed through the entire villa.

"Ah! Ahhh..."

"Hey! Hey..." Li Chen, feeling guilty as a thief, quickly silenced Lin Xiaoxiao with his hand.

If Aunt Wang saw them now, Li Chen’s reputation would be utterly destroyed! He secretly congratulated himself on his quick thinking.

"You scoundrel..." Lin Xiaoxiao wrestled for a while and finally got up from Li Chen’s embrace, seething with indignation and feeling taken advantage of by him again.

"I’m telling you, don’t bite the hand that feeds you! If it weren’t for me, you would have fallen flat on the ground..." Li Chen said grumpily.

"Hmph! If you hadn’t suddenly appeared, would I have fallen? You’re always looking to take advantage of me. I’m going to tell my sister!" Lin Xiaoxiao threatened as she took out her phone, making a gesture as if preparing to report the incident.

Li Chen, unfazed like a dead pig not fearing the scalding water, laid back on the sofa, squinting his eyes.

"You are my love, you..."

Suddenly, a ringtone sounded from Lin Xiaoxiao’s phone.

"Hello? Little Lin’er, why are you calling me at this time?" Lin Xiaoxiao answered the phone, not forgetting to glare fiercely at Li Chen.

"What? Go out now, at this hour..." Lin Xiaoxiao frowned and turned to look out the window, noticing that the sky had grown dark, marking the onset of dusk.

"Alright, alright! I agree, is that not enough for you..."

...

After a while, Lin Xiaoxiao finished catching up with the person on the other end of the line and then hung up.

"Brother-in-law..." Lin Xiaoxiao suddenly turned to look at Li Chen.

"What is it? Do you want me to be your Flower Protector?" Li Chen raised an eyebrow.

"Hehe! You’re smart, brother-in-law! How about this, you accompany me out, and I won’t hold your taking advantage against me this time..." Lin Xiaoxiao offered magnanimously, waving her hand dismissively.

"Heh, girl, you sure think a lot! I clearly did it to save you. Even if there’s no merit, there’s still effort involved, yet you make it sound like I took advantage of you! If you want me to go out with you, think of some way to make it worth my while..." Li Chen looked at Lin Xiaoxiao with a partly amused expression.

"You, shameless..." Lin Xiaoxiao, infuriated, turned around and left.

Li Chen didn’t say anything; he was just kidding. No way he could admit to taking advantage of her! Who knows what kind of mischief this young lady would get up to...

Before long, Lin Xiaoxiao came out, having changed from her tight-fitting clothes into a fitted dress that showcased her slender legs, dazzling Li Chen.

"Please, big brother-in-law, just accompany me this one time~"

Lin Xiaoxiao grabbed Li Chen’s arm tightly.

This girl, resorting to coercion when temptation fails! Using her beauty as a bribe... how did she know that’s exactly what works on me?

Li Chen nodded decisively, and Lin Xiaoxiao giggled and released his arm.

The two left the villa and headed to Lin Xiaoxiao’s university, where she had already agreed to meet up with friends.

"Xiaoxiao, is this the amazing brother-in-law you were telling us about?"

Upon reaching the university entrance, the newcomer immediately spotted Li Chen, the intrigue apparent in their eyes.

"What amazing? What nonsense are you talking about..." Lin Xiaoxiao suddenly panicked and quickly covered the other person’s mouth.

"Xiaoxiao, aren’t you going to introduce your friend?" Li Chen chuckled, looking at his little niece-in-law more attentively. It seemed that his image was quite good in her heart!

"Her name is Chen Lin. She’s my roommate!"

Only then did Li Chen turn his attention to Chen Lin, noticing her dressed in an oversized T-shirt, with a baseball cap on her head, her long hair fluttering in the wind, and wearing a pair of stonewashed white jeans—her outfit exuding youthful charm.

"A beauty, huh!" Li Chen chuckled. Could this be the so-called birds of a feather flock together? Beauties always seem to be surrounded by other beauties...

"Heehee! Thank you for the compliment, Xiaoxiao’s brother-in-law. Nice to meet you!" Chen Lin reached out one of her fair hands.

"Of course! The pleasure is all mine!" Li Chen chuckled, shaking the beautiful girl’s hand and quickly releasing it.

Then the three of them started discussing where to go for fun.

"What? To the amusement park?" Lin Xiaoxiao furrowed her brows and pointed at the sky. "Do you see what time it is now?"

"Heehee! Okay then! I heard that a new Haunted House recently opened nearby. Let’s go check that out..." Chen Lin stuck out her tongue and proposed with a mischievous smile.

"You little devil, why go to such a place? Are you not scared?" Lin Xiaoxiao slapped Chen Lin and immediately objected.

"What’s there to be afraid of? Xiaoxiao, with your brother-in-law being so capable, can’t he protect us? Come on, it’s thrilling to go to such places..." Chen Lin gave a peculiar smile.

Li Chen, speechless, touched his nose. Lin Xiaoxiao’s roommate was really too mischievous. However, the thought of the Haunted House suddenly brightened his eyes. In such darkness, if they got scared, wouldn’t that be to my advantage...

"Of course! With me here, those little ghosts won’t be able to harm you..." Li Chen joined in.

"See! Your brother-in-law has promised to protect us! Let’s go, let’s go!" Chen Lin pulled Lin Xiaoxiao by the hand and headed out.

Lin Xiaoxiao, feeling helpless, glared fiercely at Li Chen, and the three of them made their way to the Haunted House.

The Haunted House was located near the college town, clearly targeting the college students in the vicinity as potential customers! By the time Li Chen and his companions arrived, there were already quite a few college students coming out of the Haunted House.

"Whimper! That scared me to death, it’s really terrifying inside..."

"It’s all because of you scoundrels. You deliberately scared us after going in..."

...

A group of college students had just emerged, grumbling and discussing nonstop.

"Uh! I think we better not..." Lin Xiaoxiao frowned, feeling cowardly upon seeing the state of those students.

"What’s there to be afraid of? We’ve come all this way, it’d be such a pity not to check it out!" Chen Lin didn’t wait for Lin Xiaoxiao to resist. She grabbed her and headed into the Haunted House.

Li Chen followed, taking the opportunity to buy the tickets.

As soon as they entered the Haunted House, they were immediately engulfed by darkness, with chilly winds blowing from every direction and the occasional sounds of ghostly wails and howls.

"Whimper... Awooo..."

"Ah..."

Suddenly, a dark shadow appeared before them, swiftly materializing in front of the trio, with a bolt of lightning dramatically striking right on cue.

"Crash..."

In the light of the lightning, the three finally saw the shadow clearly—it was a person hanging by a rope, dropping down from mid-air.

The lightning was fleeting, but the grotesque face of the person was seared into their minds in an instant.

"Ah..."

Lin Xiaoxiao and Chen Lin instinctively screamed, both grabbing Li Chen’s arm and holding onto him from both sides, clinging to him tightly.

Li Chen shifted: "Alright, alright! Don’t be scared, I’m here..."

The trio continued to move forward.

"Crash..."

All of a sudden, another flash of lightning, and a shadowy figure rose from under their feet.

"Give me back my life! Give me back my life..."

"Ah..." the girls shrieked, holding onto Li Chen even tighter.

"Don’t be scared! It’s all just people in costume..." Li Chen hugged the two girls close.

Meanwhile, Lin Xiaoxiao was already too scared to open her eyes, not daring to even peek. At this moment, Li Chen couldn’t help but look at Chen Lin in his arms. Despite the surrounding darkness, he could still see a hint of excitement in her eyes!

She was pretending!

The trio made their way through the Haunted House to the other side. The owner’s design was indeed ingenious. The entire house covered hundreds of square meters, with only one path connecting two exits. You entered through one door by purchasing a ticket, and you could only leave through the other door. Because of this setup, even if you were scared, once you were inside, you had to muster the courage to complete the journey!

"Ah..."

All the way, they encountered various thrills, with the two women’s screams being a constant feature.