Tang Xu turned his head abruptly, and the scene before him made his scalp tingle and his head buzz.
Tang Xiaomin now looked very different from before.
Her face was deathly pale, her long, disheveled hair seemed to move on its own, and her feet, lifted off the ground, were actually floating.
Her cold eyes seemed unfocused, and when she smirked, two sharp fangs appeared in her mouth.
At the same time, a bloody smell permeated the air.
...
If someone told him this was a costume, Tang Xu wouldn't believe it even if they beat him to death.
He was a medical student. Tang Xiaomin's unfocused pupils were clearly those of a dead person.
Even more terrifying, Tang Xiaomin was floating towards Tang Xu, her feet off the ground.
She gently hooked Tang Xu's chin and looked down at him from above.
Her eyes, filled with extreme hatred, seemed capable of tearing him apart.
"You... you... you..."
"What... what exactly is... going on?"
It had to be said that Tang Xu, being a medical student and having seen many dead people, had a good deal of courage.
Even now, he was only stammering from fright, not fainting on the spot.
Or perhaps, Tang Xiaomin's current appearance wasn't ferocious enough, not terrifying enough.
Tang Xiaomin said nothing. The next second, she opened her mouth and bit down hard on Tang Xu's neck.
When the fangs touched his skin and flesh, sending a sharp pain through him, Tang Xu could no longer resist the fear in his heart and fainted on the spot.
Tang Xiaomin didn't kill people, but people wanted to kill her.
An innocent person has no fault, but possession of a treasure invites trouble.
It was simply that her kidney happened to be a match for Tang Yiyi's.
All the gentleness Tang Xu had shown her until this point was just a beautiful trap.
This kind of person, she should just bite him to death.
Just as Tang Xiaomin was about to act, a staff member wearing a ghost mask suddenly shouted.
"Oh no, you scared him unconscious! Ah, dear."
After that person yelled, several other people dressed in bizarre costumes rushed out from various corners.
They took off their masks, checked Tang Xu's breathing.
Then, in a flurry, they carried Tang Xu away.
The staff member walking last looked back at Tang Xiaomin, shivered, and gave her a thumbs-up.
"Realistic! Too realistic, your makeup skills are amazing. Don't do that next time."
"Just scaring them a little is enough. Scaring someone unconscious is a lot of trouble. If you meet someone with a bad temper, they might even hit you if they get too scared."
They then disappeared in a flash.
...
Tang Xiaomin was surprised for a moment, then let out a helpless wry smile.
So, these staff members thought she was a colleague.
The sudden little interlude stopped Tang Xiaomin's frenzied actions.
Never mind.
She ruffled her long hair and walked out of the haunted house.
Tang Xu, meanwhile, was placed on a bench by several staff members who were attempting to pinch his philtrum.
The ticket seller from before rushed over with a bucket of water, shouting.
"Water's here, make way!"
With a splash.
The bucket of water was poured directly onto Tang Xu's head.
It was evening, the sun had set, and the temperature had dropped sharply.
Stimulated by the cold water, Tang Xu woke up.
"Ah!"
He let out a loud cry, clearly not having recovered from the shock.
The ticket seller kindly handed Tang Xu a dry towel.
"Handsome guy, wipe your face first."
"It's my fault too. Seeing you were so tall and strong, I didn't warn you. I didn't know you had such a weak heart and fainted. You really scared me to death."
Hearing this, Tang Xu suddenly looked at Tang Xiaomin, who was standing nearby with a half-smile.
He abruptly touched his neck, which still ached slightly.
"What's wrong with my neck? What happened to my neck?"
The ticket seller took a look.
"It's just a little red, no big deal. Our staff members sometimes play jokes to create a scary atmosphere. It's fine."
According to the staff's explanation, it was just a prank in the haunted house.
What had just happened was too terrifying.
Tang Xu looked at Tang Xiaomin with a mixture of doubt and disbelief.
Tang Xiaomin was still holding the plush bear he had given her, looking as harmless as could be.
Nothing like the terrifying, ferocious thing with fangs.
Tang Xu looked at Tang Xiaomin with confusion and wariness, unable to say a word.
Tang Xiaomin took a couple of steps forward, a look of disdain on her face, and mocked Tang Xu.
"You're a doctor, yet a haunted house scared you half to death. It seems you've been doing a lot of things against your conscience, huh... *heh*..."
Tang Xu's expression couldn't help but darken.
In his many years as a doctor, he had been true to his patients and his conscience.
He had never done anything that violated professional ethics or crossed moral boundaries.
Only with Tang Yiyi's situation was there nothing he could do.
Tang Xu remained silent, tormented by inner guilt.
Tang Xiaomin said impatiently, "Let's go. If I knew you were so useless, I wouldn't have brought you to the haunted house. You're embarrassing me."
Tang Xiaomin's words were far from pleasant.
Tang Xu didn't argue with her and silently followed her footsteps.
They left the amusement park and stood on the roadside.
As Tang Xiaomin was about to hail a taxi, Tang Xu suddenly said.
"Xiaomin, it's rare for us to come out and have fun. Let's have dinner before we go. I actually want to talk to you about something."
"Okay."
Then, they went for a walk.
Before long, it was completely dark.
"Xiaomin, where do you want to eat dinner? It's up to you."
Tang Xiaomin didn't hesitate.
"Where did you used to take Tang Yiyi to eat? Take me there now."
"I know you have deep prejudices against Yiyi, but she's innocent. And she's sick now, very sick. If she can't be cured, she won't live for more than a few years."
Tang Xu's tone was noticeably sorrowful as he said this.
Tang Xiaomin rolled her eyes and felt like cursing.
"As a doctor, haven't you seen enough of life and death?"
"Birth and death are natural laws, following the way of heaven. From ancient times to the present, they cannot be changed by human effort."
"Tang Xu, you are a doctor, not a god."
This was Tang Xiaomin's final piece of advice to Tang Xu.
How could Tang Xu not understand the logic?
But he simply couldn't stand by and watch Tang Yiyi die before his eyes.
"Yes, I'm not a god. There are too many times when I'm powerless."
Tang Xu took Tang Xiaomin to a themed hotel.
The private room was beautifully decorated, with a particularly romantic ambiance.
Anyone who didn't know would have thought Tang Xu had brought his girlfriend.
Seeing the private room, Tang Xiaomin sneered inwardly.
So, he usually brought Tang Yiyi to places like this to eat.
Tang Yiyi wasn't a fool; she couldn't have failed to notice Tang Xu's feelings for her.
"Do you love Tang Yiyi that much? Does she know?" Tang Xiaomin asked.
Tang Xu shook his head.
"When she was still in the Tang family, I never said anything that overstepped our bounds."
"She trusted me and depended on me so much."
Listening to Tang Xu's heartfelt words, Tang Xiaomin felt utterly disgusted.