Chapter 80

Page Twenty-Nine Surprise Hidden in Drifting

After we exited the cabin, both Zhao Zhao and I had dark looks on our faces and remained silent. It wasn’t because we were angry or fighting, but simply because what happened at the top of the Ferris wheel was too embarrassing.

How embarrassing was it?

It was like going to a KTV and finding out the hostess you called was your crush from school; an otaku went to a maid cafe for healing, only to find out the maid was his bragging sister at home; mustering the courage to confess fully, only to discover the object of your affection was a cross-dressing big boss; a brother you’ve known since childhood suddenly awakened to a younger girl personality and confessed bluntly that he likes you.

As soon as I erased Zhao Zhao’s name from the notebook, the Notebook “adult” instantly disappeared. No wonder it was a natural divine artifact, quite capricious.

I cleared my throat and imitated Xiao Lei’s voice, saying softly, “Kai, I like you, but you don’t have to respond. I’m already content with this.”

“Gah!” Zhao Zhao’s reaction was like a cat seeing a cucumber, jumping up electrified.

“Kai, I like you, but you don’t have to respond. I’m already content with this.”

“Aaaah! You’re actually repeating it again! Forget about this sentence!”

Like a Sun Wukong under a tight spell, he covered his ears and rolled on the ground, his back covered in fine sand.

“I told you, you should have expected such an awkward outcome. Why did you say such things? My skin is still all goosebumps.”

“As for your feelings towards me… cough, phlegm… Xiao Lei, don’t you know how I feel about you? Ultimately, didn’t you write my name first?”

“I was just trying to lighten the mood. Two big men sitting together wouldn’t be more awkward?”

“In Xiao Lei mode, my thinking changes… they say women are made of water, so I become more emotional.”

“Xiao Lei is water, you are mud, combined wouldn’t that make cement?”

Under the long chairs below the Ferris wheel landing platform, Tan Lin Hua and Juzi were waiting for Zhao Zhao and me.

They seemed to get along very well, chatting and laughing like old friends…

“Lin Hua, let me tell you, even though Brother always says Shinobu is his wife, it’s just following the trend. Actually, he likes Hashimoto Na the most.”

Upon closer inspection, Juzi was ruthlessly exposing my secrets, which was unbearable.

“Hold on, Juzi! The information has been updated while I was away! My real-life wife now is Shang Jian!”

“Brother, come down? The underwater Ferris wheel is super fun!”

“If you don’t come down, you might reveal my favorite underwear color!”

“Oh, you like red boxers. Juzi told me.”

“Wowaaaaa!!!” Thinking carefully, Juzi liked running into my room when she was a cat, and now as a human, she probably knows me better than my dad…

“Why are you two talking about my underwear on the Ferris wheel?”

Juzi apologized quietly, “Sorry, Brother. There’s no other topic besides you. After all, I’ve only been human for a short time.”

I sighed and rubbed Juzi’s head… I knew she didn’t like being touched, but her fur felt really good. This was punishment.

“It’s hard becoming human. Find some interests and create your own memories.”

“Mmm!”

Even such a Juzi will get married in the future. Brother is so heartbroken.

Tan Lin Hua glanced at her phone, “It’s getting late. So the final goal is the rafting channel, right?”

When Tan Lin Hua mentioned the rafting channel, Juzi’s gaze drifted, hinting at something, speaking in a strange tone, “Actually, it’s okay if we don’t ride it.”

But Tan Lin Hua disagreed, replying, “That’s the biggest attraction in Water World. Not riding it would be a waste.”

It was already past four in the afternoon. The giant dome’s reflector could no longer catch sunlight, and artificial lighting inside was activated. These spotlights concentrated around the attractions made Water World appear even more light and shadowy.

Although there were a few small attractions along the way, we didn’t take any detours, heading straight to the west entrance of the rafting channel.

It was close to the artificial beach, right above where we had lunch at the fake mountain peak. It was high up and required taking an elevator.

At one corner of the artificial beach, a crowded area was packed with people. In the middle was a large temporary stage,隐约可见几位穿着泳装的女性站在上面。只是距离太远，看不清她们的容貌，不过赵兆的眼睛瞪得像铜铃，似乎有千里眼。

“今天的泳装选美大赛即将进入四强赛，大家可以看到一共有八位美女留在了我们的舞台上，在场的各位……”

女主持人通过大喇叭传来的声音，一听到“泳装选美”四个字，赵兆果然按捺不住了。他犹豫地看着我，又犹豫地望着远处的舞台。

他内心挣扎了三秒钟。

“抱歉，主席，这个漂流筏道我不坐了！”

喘着粗气留下这句话，赵兆头也不回地朝舞台和人群跑去，边跑还边捶胸，兴奋得像一只**期的山地大猩猩——温斯顿，你的血压又升高了。

啧，我们十多年的友谊，居然输给了几个泳装小姐姐，真是塑料制品。

赵兆跑了之后，我耸耸肩看着谭凛花和橘子，无奈地说：“那我们三个上去吧？”

“等等！我上午坐过了！我去终点等你们！”

“不想再坐一次吗？难道很无聊？”

橘子紧闭着眼睛，像是在害怕什么，非常抗拒的样子，连连摆手说：“不坐了，我绝对不会再上去了！”

“难道有什么可怕的机关？这个项目不是公园里的小火车那种观光线路吗？”

橘子没有回答，有些为难地挠了挠头，“海棠姐说了，如果提前告诉你，就没有惊喜了。”

我抬头看了看假山顶端伸出的棕榈树冠，能让橘子这么害怕的东西，大概是密林中突然垂下的什么假蛇之类的陷阱吧？

如果是这样的话，我一点也不想要这种“惊喜”，就算提前知道，还是会吓一跳。

“只剩我们两个了，不去了吧？”我有些怯战。

而且和谭凛花单独相处的话，话题又要绕到关于“真实自我”的心理学学术问题上了。

“来了就上去吧，凯，时间不多了。”

听了橘子的话，谭凛花反而更加期待了，难道他喜欢恐怖的东西吗？

沿着假山内部的直达电梯来到顶层。假山是平顶山，一出电梯就看到两根诡异的图腾柱，上面雕刻着奇形怪状的文字，一左一右地立在入口处，周围茂盛的绿植，仿佛置身于热带雨林的原始部落。

毕竟已经到了下午，有些游客已经回去，所以排队的人不多。在木头船坞外排了一会儿队，穿着草裙、戴着怪脸面具的工作人员跳着奇怪的舞出来迎接，嘴里还说着“白裤裆寒冬一击！”“砍口垒哈吉马路呦！”之类莫名其妙的话。

木筏上有两排座位，上面还有安全带，除此之外，中间还有一根较高的扶手。

全神贯注扮演部落土著的工作人员突然开口了：“两位请把挂在旁边的救生衣穿上，漂流期间千万不要解开座位上的安全带，时刻紧握扶手，否则有被甩出去的危险。”

“咦？这个漂流难道很危险吗？”

“哈哈哈哈哈哈，本项目全长六点四公里，三十分钟，祝两位旅途愉快～”

工作人员回避了我的问题，按下旁边按钮，船坞的闸门被打开，我们乘坐木筏开始沿着水道前进。

我是背对着前进方向的。

周围的密林都是真实的植被，你能闻到土壤中的湿气。由于日落的关系，室内环境有些昏暗，零星的照明灯被植物衬托得绿幽幽的，很是渗人。为了增加真实感，时不时还能听到动物的吼声或鸟儿的鸣啼，这些音效让人仿佛置身于南美洲的热带雨林中，这种氛围非常恐怖。

谭凛花的手放在木筏上，闭着眼睛感受着什么。

“这艘木筏，并不是水流催动的，而是靠下面的机关牵引前进。”

模仿谭凛花的样子，确实感受到了规律的机械震动，像是齿轮相互啮合一般。

“难怪他们能保证每圈漂流的时间。”

“不然我们刚才那个弯就该卡住了，我们又没有桨，怎么能那么顺利地过弯。”

漂流的不确定性被打破，一切都预先设定好的路线，知道了原理后多少有些扫兴。

木筏偶尔会经过U形树干造型的水道，用来连接两处的断崖，高悬的树干水道下方就是人工沙滩。微微侧身向下望去，还能看到泳装选美大赛舞台周围攒动的人群。

我不敢多看，即使身上绑着安全带，高空俯视的感觉也让我头皮发麻。

这种刺激的水道不多，大多数时候都在由绿林和灌木组成的热带雨林中漂流，有些审美疲劳。

我试图找些话题来打发时间。

“凛花，虽然我从未问过你这个问题，但我很好奇。”

“什么？”

“你在学校有秘密基地，还能搞定女校的身份信息，你到底是什么来头？”