Chapter 762 I wish time could stand still here

Chapter 761 I wish time could stand still here

"belch"

In the restaurant, after a whirlwind of activity, Xiaoxian patted his bulging belly and let out a long burp.

Sitting opposite Xiaoxian, Yifei picked her teeth lazily, and judging from her expression, she didn't seem to be enjoying her meal very much.

However, considering the scorching weather and their afternoon sightseeing plans, eating too much might not be a good thing.

You should know that she specifically saved the most thrilling activity, bungee jumping, for last, planning to savor it on the way back.

"I'm about 70% full, which is barely acceptable."

She looked up at Xiaoxian: "And you, have you eaten yet?"

"I'm definitely full, but you—"

Xiao Xian stared in surprise at the mountain of dishes piled up in front of Yi Fei. He swallowed hard. "Are you sure you've only eaten about 70% full?"

This woman vomited less than me, so how come she ate much more than me?

He looked down at Yifei's slightly protruding belly and thought that there must be a black hole inside that devours matter.

Yifei blinked and asked matter-of-factly, "What's the problem?"

Xiao Xian forced a dry laugh, "No, no—"

"Since you have no questions, it's my turn to ask them."

Yifei stared at Xiaoxian, a strange light flashing in her eyes: "Are you sure we're going to ride those boring things like the carousel and Ferris wheel, and also watch some animal show?"

Xiao Xian nodded decisively and firmly. These were projects he had carefully selected after his brain had gone blank several times.

Watching animal shows is especially comfortable and safe; you can sit or lie down, enjoy air conditioning, and have some snacks—it's perfect.

Of course, whether or not you ride the carousel or watch animal shows is not important; what is important is to avoid those thrilling rides that pose a life-threatening risk.

Recalling his experiences over the past few hours this morning, Zeng Xiaoxian now finds even the 70-80 meter tall Ferris wheel quite appealing.

This thing is incredibly tall, arguably the tallest ride in the entire amusement park, but it's slow.

He simply couldn't believe that anything could happen to him while he was leisurely riding a Ferris wheel.

Besides, Ferris wheels are perfect for couples.

Although he and Yifei aren't a couple yet, who knows, maybe they'll get off after they get on.

If Yifei can understand her own hints.

Thinking of this, Zeng Xiaoxian unconsciously tilted his head slightly, a lewd and smug smile appearing on his face.

"Crazy."

Seeing this, Yifei looked disgusted. She picked up her bag, stood up, and urged Xiaoxian, "What are you still standing there for? Let's go."

Lost in his own daydream, Xiaoxian was taken aback by the question. He asked, somewhat bewildered, "Where to?"

"After eating and drinking our fill, of course we'll continue playing."

In just the time it takes to eat a meal, Yifei, who had been up all morning, was fully energized and became lively and energetic again.

Looking down at Zeng Xiaoxian, she said confidently, "This amusement park is so big, and there are still many rides we haven't tried yet, not to mention the mysterious grand prize of the 'Trial of the Brave' waiting for you—waiting for us to claim it."

"Time is tight and the task is heavy; we must speed things up!"

"But I haven't had enough rest yet."

Xiaoxian slumped in the chair, touching her stomach and refusing to move an inch.

Just kidding, I just ate until I was stuffed. What if I throw up halfway through the game?

Besides, what activity could be more comfortable than staying in a restaurant with air conditioning and cold drinks in the middle of the day?

No way! I'd rather die than go!

"Then let's play and rest at the same time."

Yifei pulled Zeng Xiaoxian up and patted his protruding belly: "The Ferris wheel you wanted to ride is right near the restaurant, so we can just go there and ride it."

Without waiting for his reply, Yifei pulled Xiaoxian out of the restaurant on her own.

In an instant, Zeng Xiaoxian's mournful wails echoed throughout the restaurant.

"No, what kind person would ride a Ferris wheel in the middle of the day?"

"Are you absolutely insane?!"

After eating and drinking their fill, the two strolled through the amusement park under the scorching sun and soon boarded a Ferris wheel cabin.

Zeng Xiaoxian was complaining that Yifei was just like Youyou, always rushing around when they went out to play, keeping their time to a minimum.

Guan Gu was driven crazy by Youyou on Valentine's Day, so the two good brothers can now say they are in the same boat.

But at least Youyou was tormenting her boyfriend; what about herself?

Hu Yifei, if you really have feelings for me, then you should take the initiative to confess and give me a proper status!

Of course, Zeng Xiaoxian wouldn't dare say the last two complaints to his face; he just kept them to himself and secretly grumbled in his heart.

If she said that out loud, regardless of whether Yifei liked her or not, she would definitely punch herself.

This is fucking despicable!

As Xiaoxian was thinking, the cabin suddenly shook, startling him so much that he quickly tightened his seatbelt and the handrail next to him.

With a deep roar as the motor started, the cabin slowly rose. Yifei, sitting opposite Xiaoxian, crossed her legs and turned her head to look at the scenery outside the cabin.

The Ferris wheel, towering over 7,000 meters high, stands like a steel giant above the city's crisscrossing road network. Yifei sits on the giant's shoulders, looking down at the world. The scenery below gradually shrinks until it becomes tiny specks of dust in her eyes.

Although the tall buildings in the distance still stand majestically and the lake water nearby still ripples, when you sit tens of meters in the air, the scale of everything seems to change, and only the people sitting in the cabin remain insignificant.

Yifei rested her chin on her hand and muttered something under her breath.

"You know what, just sitting on the Ferris wheel and looking at the scenery is actually quite interesting."

"The Ferris wheel is just too slow. It will take at least twenty minutes for it to complete one rotation."

"If we could increase the speed of the circle by five or six times, it would be incredibly exciting."

She turned her head and glanced at Xiaoxian across from her, then gaped in surprise: "What kind of pose are you doing now?"

At this moment, Zeng Xiaoxian was hugging his knees, curled up in a ball.

He gripped the seatbelt tightly with one hand and the guardrail with the other, his eyes closed and his face deathly pale.

Seeing this, Yifei's initial excitement instantly turned into a helpless, exasperated expression: "Hey, you were the one who said you wanted to ride the Ferris wheel this time, how come you're so scared?"

Zeng Xiaoxian gritted his teeth, his voice trembling with a hint of tears: "I'm fine, it's just that I'm a little... not used to it."

Yifei rolled her eyes at Zeng Xiaoxian: "Tch, if you're scared, just say you're scared. Why say you're not used to it?"

This guy is a coward from head to toe, inside and out, but when he's obsessed with saving face, his mouth is harder than a duck's beak.

But that's fine too. As a man, he's already soft as cotton, so there has to be at least one part of his body that's hard.

Even the mouth.

Yifei crossed her arms, her tone a mix of teasing and concern: "I remember you're not afraid of heights, so you're not traumatized by that jump in the dream world last time, are you?"

Xiao Xian weakly explained, "I'm not afraid of heights, but 'not being afraid of heights' and 'not being afraid when you're at a height' are two different things!"

"oh----"

Yifei nodded in sudden understanding, and asked again, "Is there a difference?"

Zeng Xiaoxian: ( ) ————

He was about to look up at Yifei, but after glancing at his surroundings, he was so frightened that he buried his head in his knees again.

"That's a big difference, okay?"

Xiaoxian waved briefly, then gripped the railing tightly again: "If this Ferris wheel goes up to the top, it will be at least seventy meters high. Normal people would always be afraid of that height."

"And this wheel well is completely transparent; it's terrifying no matter which way you look."

"But we haven't reached the top yet, have we?"

Yifei thought Zeng Xiaoxian's performance was a bit exaggerated. She pouted and said, "This Ferris wheel is just a bit tall, that's all."

"You weren't this terrified when you rode roller coasters or drop towers. This slow, leisurely pace shouldn't have scared you this much. Can't we be a little more composed?"

"This is different!"

Xiao Xian curled up even more. To be honest, even he himself hadn't expected to be this scared before the Ferris wheel started moving.

Although those previous projects went up high and down quickly, and every second spent on them was a test of one's heart rate, there were also advantages to the speed.

Most of the time, I can just close my eyes and endure it for two or three minutes at most.

As it turns out, Ferris wheels are not only tall, but they're also slow!

"I wasn't afraid at first. As the cabin slowly rose, I was just a little scared, and I even had the leisure to think about other things."

"But as it rose higher and higher, I started to worry that the Ferris wheel might suddenly stop halfway through, that the cabins might fall due to an accident, or that there might be a problem with the wiring and it might catch fire—"

Zeng Xiaoxian's voice trailed off: "The more I thought about it, the more scared I became, and the more scared I became, the more I thought about it, and then—"

"Understood."

Feeling exhausted, Yifei pressed his temples: "To put it bluntly, the previous projects were too exciting. You were only focused on being scared and didn't have the mind to think about anything else."

"Now that we've switched to a slower one, you start overthinking and get so scared by your own imagination that you almost lose your mind?!"

"Um."

'

Zeng Xiaoxian responded in a faint, mosquito-like voice.

"six!"

Yifei's vision went black, and she leaned back in her chair, speechless.

I spent the whole morning putting him through all sorts of rides, from roller coasters and pendulums to pirate ships and drop towers, but the effect was still not as good as him scaring himself.

This, this, this—isn't this just plain being a jerk?!

It's true that no matter how hard a bad person racks their brains, they can't outsmart a scoundrel with a clever idea!

To be fair, Zeng Xiaoxian's reasons, though absurd, were quite reasonable when applied to himself.

Because this guy can make something that's as simple as it gets incredibly complicated and awkward after his genius-like, dim-witted brain processes it.

Yifei sighed resignedly.

If she doesn't want her first memory of riding a Ferris wheel to be forever filled with a cowardly, defensive person hiding their head in their hands, then she needs to cut ties with this clingy person decisively.

Simple and straightforward, just go and do it!

Yifei neatly unbuckled her seatbelt, got up, and walked a few steps to sit down next to Xiaoxian.

She slapped Xiaoxian hard on the back, forcefully straightening the back of this curled-up hedgehog.

"Zeng Xiaoxian, tell me, you're always so afraid of this and that, so hesitant and indecisive. What kind of man are you?!"

"I was enjoying a Ferris wheel ride, but I kept thinking about a potential safety accident, and I even trembled with fear because of my own imagination."

"Even a talking gorilla is a million times better than you. Calling you a coward is an insult to the word 'coward'!"

Zeng Xiaoxian said, sounding aggrieved, "I—"

"What do you mean, 'you'?!"

"Shut up! Listen to me!"

Yifei didn't give Zeng Xiaoxian a chance to speak at all. She grabbed Xiaoxian's hand, which was tightly gripping the seatbelt, and then roughly pressed the two interlocked hands onto her thighs.

"Chest out! Stomach in! Head up!"

Yifei said irritably, "From now until we land, it doesn't matter if the Ferris wheel suddenly stops, if the cabins accidentally fall, or even if there's a problem with the wiring and it catches fire."

"No matter what happens, and no matter what you're afraid of, whatever."

"If we can live, let's live well; if we're destined to die, let's die together."

"If anything really happens, having your mother by your side on the way is a win for you no matter how you look at it."

She glared at the stunned Zeng Xiaoxian and demanded angrily, "Are you still afraid?"

Zeng Xiaoxian stared blankly, lost in thought, and shook his head.

Yifei snorted: "Do you have anything else to say now?"

Xiao Xian stared intently at Yi Fei, then mechanically and stiffly shook his head.

"very good."

Yifei nodded in satisfaction and said, "Then please calm down a bit, let's enjoy the scenery, okay?"

Zeng Xiaoxian first shook his head in a daze, and then nodded repeatedly under Yi Fei's horrifying gaze.

"Oh."

Yifei snorted. Looking at Zeng Xiaoxian, who stood upright and had a somewhat masculine air about him, she finally felt relieved.

She turned her head away, admiring the scenery outside the cabin.

Xiao Xian looked down at his hand, which was being held tightly by Yi Fei, and a gentle smile appeared on his lips.

He knew, he knew.

Xiaoxian has always known that he is a timid, cowardly, hesitant, and conflicted person. These words constitute his personality and have made every step he takes from childhood to adulthood difficult and fraught with challenges.

Subconsciously he wanted to change, but his reason had long since succumbed to his genes and instincts.

Fortunately, he has never been alone on his life's journey.

He had everyone behind him helping him push forward despite his hesitation, and Yifei was holding his hand, leading him forward with his head held high.

In that instant, all of Xiaoxian's worries, fears, hesitations, entanglements, and anxieties brewed into an even stronger, greater, and indescribable emotion.

If he were to turn his head and look at his other hand, he would find that the smart bracelet on his wrist suddenly lit up, and the courage value on the bracelet screen, which was originally less than 400, was rapidly increasing at a visible speed.

With renewed vigor, the courage value broke through the 400 and 500 levels in succession, finally stopping at the 520 progress bar.

At that moment, the cabin where Yifei and Xiaoxian were located had just reached its highest point.

"Yifei".

Yifei replied irritably, "What are you going to do now?"

"If only time could stand still here."

"what?"

Yifei was taken aback upon hearing this, vaguely sensing the meaning behind Xiaoxian's words.

Her mind was a little fuzzy, but before she could fully grasp what was happening, the two cabins suddenly jolted, and then—

Then the entire Ferris wheel got stuck in place and stopped rotating.

[Ferris wheel: Hello, time can't stop here forever, but I can!]

"Zeng! Xiao! Xian!"

Yifei turned her head and glared at Zeng Xiaoxian, her eyes flashing with a green light like a vicious wolf.

"It's all your fault for jinxing me!!!"