Chapter 47: Six Years Ago

"Mr. Chen is a teacher at Ende School and has a pregnant wife—that is something everyone knows.

His wife, Ms. Huang Wanying, was a kind person and a teacher at our school, Longfeng Middle School. She was a wonderful person who would often bring us homemade snacks and buy us large cakes on our birthdays. She was so warm and gentle, and all the students at the school loved her."

Chuchu's face showed a look of nostalgic longing, and her eyes grew damp.

"However, such a wonderful teacher was betrayed by her husband!"

"This man Chen had an ambiguous relationship with Zhang, a student at his school, which frequently caused Teacher Huang to be absent-minded during her classes. One night, while returning home late, the teacher encountered hooligans... and died on her way back home."

Chuchu was very sad and had already started crying.

Huanhuan had not expected the person she found to be so emotionally genuine, and she felt a sense of surprise inwardly, though outwardly she followed along with emotional indignation, "What a scoundrel, that's just too much! Teacher Huang was even carrying his child!"

"Exactly, he's simply scum, not worthy of being human," Huanhuan's boyfriend chimed in, his righteous fury making it obvious that he had deeply immersed himself in the story.

Chuchu took the tissue from Huanhuan, wiped away the tears on her face, and said thank you shyly.

She then continued:

"As for the matters at Ende Middle School, it's not convenient for me to talk about them. After all, even if I did, you might not believe it. This is a former student of Ende Middle School; let him tell you the rest."

The person Chuchu pointed to was a boy wearing glasses and acne on his face. He was dressed in designer brands from head to toe, making it easy to see that his family was wealthy.

"Hello everyone, my name is Zhang Han, and I am the younger brother of that student surnamed Zhang."

"I am deeply sorry that my sister meddled in someone else's family. For the past six years, because of my sister's actions, I have suffered a lot of discrimination, insults, and verbal abuse. I don't know why my sister did such a thing, but I hope you will stop taking your anger out on me. I am also innocent."

"As for the relationship between Teacher Chen and my sister, they were truly in love with each other. Teacher Chen often tutored my sister and would accept the flowers she gave him. My sister always told me that Teacher Chen could no longer stand his wife's aging appearance and planned to divorce her."

"I can confirm that, just like the rumors say, they were simply a pair of shameless scumbags."

Zhang Han shared the common hatred of the netizens, cursing Teacher Chen and his sister along with them.

"Alright, classmate Zhang, we are doing an exploration livestream, we should get back to the main topic. What do you know about the fire from six years ago?"

Seeing that things were getting off track, Huanhuan felt anxious inside.

If Zhang Han hadn't paid her money, she would never have agreed to do a livestream with this young master—and the younger brother of a mistress at that. No amount of money could cover up the stench of moral corruption.

Knowing that going too far is as bad as not going far enough, Zhang Han said:

"Six years ago, my sister went abroad, and Teacher Chen was also suspended by the school. However, on the very night Teacher Chen was about to leave the school, a bizarre fire broke out on campus. Everyone was burned to death. I escaped disaster because I was at home on leave."

"The strange thing is, the fire at the school did not spread anywhere else; it only burned within the boundaries of Ende Middle School. Moreover, nearby residents could hear the sound of reading—voices coming from Ende Middle School—regardless of whether it was day or night."

As he spoke, Zhang Han's face turned pale, and he felt a creeping chill in his heart.

"Anyone who entered Ende Middle School never came out again. The nearby residents all moved away. Schools, restaurants, clothing stores, and the like all closed down due to poor business. Because of this, Ende Middle School became a notorious haunted school."

"To be honest, I don't suggest you go in. I'm not joking, there really might be ghosts here."

Seeing Zhang Han's serious expression, Huanhuan and her boyfriend shrugged and said indifferently:

"This is the request of our fan babies, and besides, I've been to many places, and every single one of them had rumors of being haunted. Every single time, we came back safely. Maybe we are the nemesis of fierce ghosts~"

"Hahaha, it's the love between me and Huanhuan that infected the ghosts. Our true love is invincible!"

Huanhuan's boyfriend picked up the cue.

Zhang Han was speechless for a moment and shook his head, deciding not to persuade them any further.

He had only come to play the pity card; he had no intention of participating in such self-destructive behavior.

Chuchu did not want anyone to die at Ende Middle School. As a local, she knew very well that the ghost school reputation of Ende Middle School was not fake in the slightest. Therefore, she advised:

"Sister Huanhuan, Ende Middle School is genuinely strange. The rumor before was that Teacher Huang held deep resentment after her death and was unwilling to see Teacher Chen live a good life, so on the day Teacher Chen left the school, she transformed into a raging fire, intending to trap him here forever."

"The students and other teachers at Ende Middle School were all implicated by Teacher Chen."

"It's fine, we came specifically for the haunted school. What's there to be afraid of about ghosts? You're just afraid of the unknown in your own hearts. Without going inside to see for yourself, who knows whether what's inside are ghosts or people just putting on a spooky act?"

Huanhuan's deliberately profound words resonated with the viewers in the livestream chat.

The number of viewers in the livestream room was gradually rising, soon surpassing twenty thousand.

"Thank you both for your stories. Family members, how would you rate their stories?"

Huanhuan interacted with the audience nonchalantly, seeming completely unfazed by the rumors.

"Oh come on, these two people are locals... Of course it's true! You are more than welcome to ask the local viewers. Am I, Huanhuan, the kind of streamer who fakes things?"

"Don't rush, family members, we are going inside right now to find out!"

Seeing that Huanhuan and her boyfriend were determined to go inside, Chuchu felt a wave of worry. After hesitating for a long time, she said:

"Why don't I go in with you? Teacher Huang used to be my teacher and was very good to me. I believe that even if she has become a fierce ghost, she won't turn into a bloodthirsty murderer."

"Chuchu also plans to join our adventure family! What do you guys think, family members? Should Chuchu join?"

Huanhuan was busy talking to the livestream audience and paid no heed to the so-called danger.

Seeing this, Chuchu felt discouraged inside.

She had thought Huanhuan would be happy and readily agree because of her help, but now it seemed her good intentions were worthless in the eyes of others.

Nearby, Zhang Han took a phone call, hastily said goodbye to the three of them, and left.

"The family members also want Chuchu to come along... Wait, what? How can you guys tell me to put myself in danger and use Chuchu as a shield? That's not good, oh! We must be kind and righteous people, and we shouldn't harbor malicious intentions toward our companions. I'll just assume you were joking this time, but don't do it again next time, okay?"

Huanhuan acted cute in front of the camera, interacting actively with the audience and prompting many viewers to shower her with gifts.

After thanking the gift-giving audience one by one, Huanhuan finally got down to business.

"Chuchu, from now on we're companions. If there's any danger, you can hide behind me, okay? I have the biggest courage in the world and can give you a sufficient sense of security!"

Huanhuan blinked and said playfully to Chuchu.

Her boyfriend protested with a bewildered expression:

"Didn't you promise that your back was only for me alone to hide behind? You've changed, Huanhuan."

"Oh, be good, baby. Chuchu is a girl, so that doesn't count."

The affectionate banter between Huanhuan and her boyfriend caused a barrage of scrolling comments in the livestream room.

"Let's go, our adventure journey today begins!"

Huanhuan took the lead, walking at the very front of the group.

The three of them approached the gates of Ende Middle School...