Film?Xiang Wan observed the room.
At this moment, several spots of tiny light appeared around them.
She seemed to understand what was happening. "What exactly do you want?"
"A most realistic pa.s.sionate film in a hopeless situation with you two as the leading actor and actress," responded Meng Chi, "be rest a.s.sured that I"ll give you your deserved remuneration by burning joss paper money for both of you…
"I believe it will be the most realistic, pa.s.sionate love and death film in human history! If it could be screened or made into a movie, it would surely top the Box Office records… Hahaha… Of course, it"s totally fine even if it couldn"t be screened… The whole world will be watching… watch the pa.s.sion between both of you before you die, as well as your actual death…
"My dear friends, please don"t waste costly filming equipment… it"s a 360-degree panoramic camera!
"I believe both of you will not be disappointed! You two are a perfect match, after all; both of you will surely be the best and most dedicated actors and actresses in the history of mankind where you two will use your lives as thanks to your viewers!
"Enjoy yourselves, my two clever friends. I shall take my leave now!"
"You"re a lunatic!" Xiang Wan could no longer contain her anger. She gnashed her teeth and cussed.
"Hahahahahaha… Both of you are defeated in the hands of a lunatic… We shall see each other in our next lives…"
Meng Chi"s laughter soon disappeared from the speaker above them.
It was suddenly quiet within the room.
Besides the special fragrance that lingered in the air, there was nothing else.
It was still dark inside the room.
Besides the tiny spots of light that were supposedly the 360-degree panoramic cameras that he spoke of, Xiang Wan did not find any other suspicious-looking equipment inside the room.
Xiang Wan was someone who was afraid of facing cameras.
She would feel uncomfortable even when others were helping to take a picture of her, not to mention that there were more than one 360-degree panoramic camera here?
Feeling lost, she looked at Bai Muchuan for comfort. "It"s so dark in here, can he really film us clearly?"
Bai Muchuan had not spoken a word for a while.
At that moment, he squeezed Xiang Wan"s hand. His words shattered her hope.
"It"s possible… there are night-vision cameras out there."
Oh! How tragic!
Xiang Wan suddenly felt a little dizzy, and her heart was drumming quite furiously.
"… So… what are we going to do?"
"I"ll take a good look." Bai Muchuan walked around the room.
When he was done, he sat beside Xiang Wan. "He"s right!"
"What is right?"
"Everything!" Bai Muchuan"s voice suddenly sounded a little hoa.r.s.e as he pulled his collar.
It was a pity that the room was too dark.
Xiang Wan could not see his expression and actions.
"Are you feeling unwell?" She could still hear the change in his voice clearly.
"Mm…" Bai Muchuan pulled his collar again and coughed. "Sit properly!"
"I…" Xiang Wan felt a little strange. "I am sitting properly!"
She was just concerned about him and was slightly closer to him.
Moreover, they were not as close as earlier before he examined the room…
"He said we only have 40 minutes left!" Xiang Wan thought about it and crept closer to him; her arms were around his waist. "… Maybe we only have 40 minutes left to hug each other…"
Bai Muchuan did not move.
No, to be more precise, his body was a little stiff.
He said, "It won"t."
"Do we have a way out?"
"… There will be."
There will be…? By just sitting around and waiting, will there really be a way out? She thought.
Meng Chi had given them 40 minutes, but unlike her, Xiang Wan noticed that Bai Muchuan was not as worried and anxious…
"Let"s think of a way out? Bai Muchuan!"
"Mm, wait!"
"Wait for what?"
"Just wait…"
His voice was getting lower and softer as if he was murmuring in his dream.
Xiang Wan felt that something was wrong and wanted to look carefully at him.
Nonetheless, this room was too dark.
There was not a trace of light. Only a few tiny light spots which were not enough for her to see clearly…
"Do you mean we should wait for Quan Laowu and the rest of the team?"
"… They will come to save us. I… before I came here, I made the necessary arrangements."
Uh! Xiang Wan was somewhat confounded. "Didn"t you say you came here alone? Are you actually lying to me…?"
"Nope! I did come here alone!" Bai Muchuan frowned; his voice sounded restrained like he was trying to conceal his emotions. "I need to at least leave some last words behind, right?"
"…"
After coming into the room, it was the first time Xiang Wan noticed that Bai Muchuan seemed frustrated toward her…
Yes, very frustrated!
As if he didn"t want to talk to her.
Not only that, she had felt something strange about him…
Xiang Wan couldn"t describe it. At this moment, she was not in tip-top condition, either…
The fragrance Meng Chi had gotten the world"s top perfumers to create made her feel heavy-hearted and restless. Now, she started to feel a little… strange. It was an odd feeling that made her at a loss.
She was still feeling gloomy and restless, as well as slight grogginess. It felt similar to being tipsy after too much alcohol.
Xiang Wan gasped and called for Bai Muchuan.
"Do you feel like you"re drunk after inhaling this fragrance?"
"… Mm." Bai Muchuan responded in a low voice.
Xiang Wan"s left hand grabbed her left thigh…
It was her wounded thigh. By grabbing it, she would feel pain.
Pain could keep her sober…
When she felt a bit better, she also shared how she was feeling. "Bai Muchuan, my heart, seems to be beating really fast…"
"… Mm."
For a long time, he only responded with a word.
Bai Muchuan at this moment was acting abnormally.
That made Xiang Wan worried…
Her hand crept slowly up his shoulder then her other arm reached out to touch his forehead…
However, before she could do so, he had caught hold of her hand.
"Don"t move!"
He used so much strength to squeeze her hand that she felt a tinge of pain…
"What is happening to you? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Xiang Wan was anxious, she wanted to help him, but she did not know where to start.
That feeling was too depressing.
Especially when the other party was someone she loved dearly…
"Bai Muchuan, you stay here. I"ll go take a look at that Iris recognition thing…"
Xiang Wan tried in vain to draw her hand back from his grip. However… it was futile.
His grip felt tighter and stronger… She felt like a sudden outburst of violence from him; there was no more tenderness and affection from her touch. Xiang Wan felt that the feeling he gave her had become somewhat different.
"Bai Muchuan?" Xiang Wan called his name softly.
The next moment, she thought perhaps the situation they stressed him out.
There were also some people who were afraid of the dark…
Xiang Wan suppressed her anxiety. "We don"t have to fear death… Death"s not something we can"t face, right? Even if there"s some regret in our life, we can still be together…"
"Xiang Wan!" Bai Muchuan suddenly interrupted her.
There was an incoming gentle breeze he brought about as he suddenly turned his head.
Xiang Wan was startled. "What"s the problem?"
Bai Muchuan replied, "Didn"t you hear what Meng Chi said just now?"
"Yeah." Xiang Wan nodded her head. "I"ve heard it. We only have 40 minutes left until this place explodes… No one could stop that, and no one could come and save us…"
"It"s not that…" Bai Muchuan suddenly ran his fingers through his hair before grabbing Xiang Wan"s hand—his hand was clammy with perspiration. "Meng Chi also said something about filming our pa.s.sionate… death…"
These words were enough to describe his point.
Xiang Wan was not silly; she could now guess what the problem was.
"You"re saying that this medicine is not fatal, but… it will affect us?"
"Mm…" Bai Muchuan"s voice was deep and hoa.r.s.e.
Xiang Wan did not know how Meng Chi"s new medicine would react to the human body.
At this moment, Bai Muchuan"s reaction to the medicine was obviously worse than Xiang Wan…
In just a few sentences, since she was around, he had endured and suffered a lot…
"But you don"t need to be afraid. I… won"t do anything to you. Believe me…"
Perspiration trickled down Bai Muchuan"s cheeks. This s.p.a.ce was getting too hot for him.
The temperature was rising; his gaze felt scorching. Even his handsome face was becoming a little distorted…
Fortunately, Xiang Wan could not see that.
"Huff—"
Bai Muchuan was panting.
Then he gritted his teeth and sank his nails deeply into his wound.
It hurts! He twitched due to the pain.
… Both of them had chosen the same method of keeping sane.
However, it seemed that Xiang Wan was in a better condition than him…
"Bai Muchuan, what are you doing? You…" She touched his arm where she also felt the hand that had been inflicting pain on himself.
"Heavens, you…" How should she describe this?
Sadness welled up within her. Xiang Wan felt a tingling sensation in her nose. She could not help but feel distressed.
"I"m fine…"
Under the severe pain, Bai Muchuan managed to get his sanity back.
He was panting and sweating all over with both arms on the ground supporting his weight. "Xiang Wan, go farther away from me!"
How far could she go to get away from him in this small room?
Xiang Wan helped to support him. "Tell me. What are you trying to do?"
Bai Muchuan suddenly turned towards her.
He stared at her in the darkness.
Even in the darkness, his sharp gaze still felt p.r.i.c.kly.
"… I want you… to stay away from me!"
It was a sudden outburst of anger!
Xiang Wan did not know what to do.
She opened her mouth and did not retort back.
"… Alright." Looking at the empty darkness, she stood up slowly. Limping with her injured leg, she tried to walk away from him.
A hand suddenly grabbed her.
On her ankle.
It was a very tight grip!
Very forceful!
So much so that it hurts!
She couldn"t move away now and turned her head around.
"Bai Muchuan—"
He did not answer; instead, he grabbed her ankle and gasped heavily.
He did not talk, but the sounds of breathing were heard.
Xiang Wan closed her eyes and opened them again.
In this darkness, both of them couldn"t see each other at all. There was no need to shut her eyes!
She said, "I really won"t mind at all."
"No matter what you want to do…" She continued, "I won"t mind at all…"
"Even if there are cameras…" She stopped and took a deep breath. "I can do it, as long as you don"t do this to yourself… I"m fine with it…"
Just as how he had risked his life to come here and die with her.
If it was him, why not?
The moment she got this sorted out, her body was just like a pile of flesh.
Xiang Wan squatted down and held his arm gently. "Don"t be so hard on yourself… Alright?"
"… No, it"s not that." Bai Muchuan"s voice sounded like that of a trapped animal. "I feel that… I"m not myself anymore… My sanity, my soul… Why did I suddenly become so hateful? I can"t control my heart… the devil within me… I can"t help wanting to… hurt you…"