“He needs you to be his wife!”
“He doesn’t need anything, but I do. Wuuu, my sweet wife, my dear baby. Just the thought of such a beautiful wife not belonging to me makes me feel terrible. I can’t eat, I can’t sleep.”
“Who remembers that my wife’s leg injury isn’t healed yet…? She was even caught in the cave, poor baby.”
“But why…?” Why help him?
At that moment, Leo was already carrying him out of the winding passageway. Bright sunlight poured down, so bright that Yan Chuan had to shield his eyes with his hand.
He had been in this script for nearly half a month, but he hadn’t seen the outside world many times. The last time was when Hesse took him.
Thinking of Hesse, Yan Chuan recalled the bruises on his face that hadn’t completely healed yet, causing him to purse his lips.
He was first knocked out by the “monster” and taken away from the prison, then brought out by Leo.
He hadn’t listened to Hesse’s words: “Stay in your cell and wait for me.”
Yan Chuan hadn’t even spent much time with Hesse at that point.
Yan Chuan looked down at his fingertips and the unfamiliar coat draped over him.
He knew Hesse had a lot he wanted to say to him but refrained due to the current situation.
Hesse questioned him about Ariel… then kissed him.
And there were also some excessive things, where he sternly told him to stay in his room properly.
But he still ran out, shortly after Hesse left.
He used the excuse of treating wounds to find someone he thought he could ask for information.
Although the “Doctor Navi” was also a monster in disguise.
Yan Chuan pouted slightly, feeling a little upset.
From beginning to end, he was just a poor little thief.
Leo’s voice pulled Yan Chuan’s thoughts back.
“What do you think?” His tone was still gentle, but there was a hint of an indiscernible flavor in his voice. “Can you guess why?”
Yan Chuan furrowed his brows.
Carried by Leo, he continued walking outward until the distant outline of the prison gradually took shape.
He could also hear the muffled sounds of commotion, though not very clearly.
“Because…”
Leo was carrying him across the desolate, uninhabited confinement island, moving towards the boundless coastline.
Behind them was the most exciting and dramatic scene in the script, something he as a contestant was supposed to participate in.
But this contestant was being carried by an NPC in the script, moving away from the crowd, towards the roiling ocean.
The NPC was trying to save him, helping him complete the task.
“Because you have… a good heart?” Yan Chuan pondered a suitable response. “Or is it because my crimes aren’t severe enough to warrant being sent to the Confinement Island prison?”
The man carrying him said nothing, continuing forward with steady steps.
His answer wasn’t what Leo was looking for.
Yan Chuan continued to think.
“Because you think I’ll hold you back… I’m a hassle?” After tossing out several reasons that were met with silence, Yan Chuan finally gave up and made a self-deprecating comment.
He lowered his eyelids, his long, dense lashes trembling like a small fan.
Holding back… wasn’t intentional.
In the escape variety show, not every contestant has superior physical fitness; not everyone has access to tools. Besides, he joined the escape variety show precisely because of his poor health.
In the Confinement Island prison, there were many NPCs, each strong and robust, while his entry rating was still the lowest, F grade.
Yet, he did not slack off on tasks.
He worked hard to complete every side task that the escape variety show assigned him, whether it was collecting stamps or maps… He just wanted to earn enough points to leave the escape show as soon as possible.
Discussions on forums about “how to clear the game” didn’t yield detailed results; everyone told him that completing the main tasks would provide enough points.
As a weak, solitary Eastern thief, Yan Chuan’s choices weren’t wrong.
To avoid standing out too much in prison and drawing unnecessary attention and envy, he turned to Hesse for support.
Leo and Navi also fainted during his examination, bringing about a series of butterfly effects.
Being caught by Ariel was also due to too many small slips.
Switching to another contestant would have been a similar approach.
After all, every area of the Confinement Island prison was heavily monitored; relying solely on one person’s strength was entirely inadequate for escaping prison.
It just meant having slightly more people to rely on… but it wasn’t a big deal.
The pretty little thief from the East excelled at maneuvering among different men.
He lacked extraordinary strength, but he was smart enough.
Leo turned slightly, allowing Yan Chuan to see the expression on his face—
It was teasing.
This prison guard, who had shown kindness since Yan Chuan entered the prison, remained quiet and gentle as a wall, now displayed something akin to mockery.
Yan Chuan pursed his lips.
The unfinished response was swallowed back; the slender, beautiful Eastern beauty frowned, realizing the man was just watching his jest.
So he fell silent, turning his face to express his dissatisfaction.
Yet Leo smiled.
It was a joyful smile, with his lips curved into a distinct arc and eyes filled with mirth.
“What’s so funny?” Yan Chuan tightened his lips, unable to resist asking. “What’s funny?”
Leo was deliberately teasing him, wanting to see him struggle to come up with an answer.
A mix of embarrassment from being teased and a delayed sense of fear surged within Yan Chuan.
He suddenly felt a bit aggrieved.
It wasn’t entirely about grievance; after being so wary for so long, no amount of self-comfort could shake off some fear.
Yan Chuan wasn’t a particularly fragile character; he wasn’t timid either, or else how could he dare to enter such an extravagant-looking escape variety show?