69: save5 The Willful Lu Lele
Lu Lele nodded, a thoughtful smile playing on her lips.
"Is that so? I understand now."
Lu Lele was merely seeking Liu Lili's consent and issuing a preemptive warning. She had no intention of doing anything extreme.
Lu Lele still remembered her original resolve when she began this attempt. This time, she absolutely had to be gentle toward her most beloved Liu Lili.
Therefore, Lu Lele wouldn't mistreat Liu Lili this time. To be with Liu Lili forever and ever, she could only target Liu Lili's family. Building on the foundation of that phone call earlier, she would use a few clever tactics to stop them from interfering in Liu Lili's life, thereby freeing Liu Lili from their grasp. When that happened, the so-called two-year deadline would naturally become history, and Lu Lele and Liu Lili could continue loving each other indefinitely.
"Lele, your expression looks terrifying. You aren't plotting something terrible, are you?"
"Of course not. You must be mistaken, Lili. Oh, look. The bus is here. Come on, Lili, let's go."
"...Okay."
...
Lu Lele and Liu Lili took the bus to the city center, then proceeded on foot, following the GPS navigation on their phones.
According to the route provided, they needed to cut through the pedestrian shopping district. The amusement park was just a short distance away from the mall.
It was the weekend, and Tangerine City's shopping district was incredibly bustling. The surging crowds were like a rushing river. One moment of carelessness and you would be swept away, unable to extricate yourself for quite some time.
It was only now that Lu Lele realized the downside of being short. Lu Lele and Liu Lili were both just over one and a half meters tall. Wedged into the crowd, they could only see the backs of the people in front of them. Let alone finding their direction, they couldn't even see the shop signs on either side.
And being two middle school girls, they naturally didn't possess great strength. Although Lu Lele and Liu Lili were holding hands, under the flow and surge of the crowd, Lu Lele felt a distinct strain. It felt as if the next moment, she and Liu Lili would be torn apart and then vanish into the flood of people.
Lu Lele felt an indescribable unease and shouted, "Lili, grip my hand tight!"
Liu Lili nodded vigorously. "Mm. You hold on tight to me too, Lele."
Receiving an affirmative response from her lover and feeling her hand being gripped tightly, Lu Lele's sense of security returned. In an instant, she felt her strength return.
She held onto Liu Lili's hand, weaving through the gaps in the human flow. No matter how great the resistance, Lu Lele would absolutely never let go. This was a strange, silent battle belonging to Lu Lele, and protecting Liu Lili was her sole objective.
Although it was difficult, Lu Lele succeeded. She managed to hold hands with Liu Lili the entire way without relaxing her grip for even a moment. Finally, the two struggled their way through the pedestrian mall and walked a bit further, arriving at the entrance to the amusement park.
However, upon reaching the ticket booth, Lu Lele was dumbfounded. The overcrowding she had anticipated was nonexistent. The ticket booth was empty inside, and out front, only a few elderly men and women were chatting.
No way? Why was there no one? This was an amusement park on the weekend. Lu Lele couldn't make sense of it. She had no choice but to walk up and try to get information from the chatting elderly group.
"Hello there, Uncle, Auntie."
One of the women in her fifties or sixties smiled and asked, "Yo, what a pretty young girl. What can we do for you?"
Lu Lele asked very politely, "Do you know where the ticket attendant has gone?"
"We aren't open on weekends, little one. It's written on the notice board over there. Go back and tell your parents to come back on Friday to play."
"Thank you."
Although she felt surprised, Lu Lele maintained her politeness and bowed slightly. Then, refusing to believe it, she pulled Liu Lili along to the nearby notice board to read the contents.
"Operating hours... Monday through Friday, eight in the morning until twelve at night? Hah? It really doesn't open on weekends?"
Lu Lele looked utterly baffled and couldn't help but complain.
"What the hell. Why is there an amusement park that's closed on weekends? And using a five-day work week for the employees as an excuse. Does the owner of this park not want to make money?"
Liu Lili next to her looked a bit disappointed, but she spoke up to comfort her.
"It doesn't matter, Lele. There's more than one fun place. Let's just go somewhere else for our date."
However, Lu Lele had no intention of giving up. For a yandere, having the date she had anticipated for so long affected by such a ridiculous reason was completely unacceptable.
Lu Lele didn't realize at all that if she had just checked the park's information online before leaving, things wouldn't have developed this way.
Who was right or who was wrong was no longer important in the eyes of the agitated Lu Lele. She just wanted the person in charge of the amusement park to give her an explanation for this unreasonable operating time and for her spoiled date.
"Damn it. Our planned amusement park date actually got ruined because of a dogshit reason like this. How can something like this happen under the sun?"
The more Lu Lele thought about it, the angrier she got. Finally, unable to hold back, she pulled out her phone and planned to dial the manager's number listed on the board.
"No, I have to call them and make the manager of this park give me an explanation. And while I'm at it, I'll make them open for business for us today."
Hearing this, Liu Lili reached out and tugged on Lu Lele's arm.
"Lele, forget it. They aren't going to change their operating hours just for the two of us. Even if you call, you probably won't change anything. Let's just go."
Lu Lele turned her gaze toward Liu Lili and asked, "Just because nothing will change, you won't even try?"
Liu Lili asked in return, "If nothing can be changed, what is the point of doing this? If nothing can be changed, then Lele, your calling them is just a waste of time and will only spike your blood pressure. There's no benefit at all."
"Lili, perhaps what you say makes sense, but I don't agree."
Lu Lele looked straight into Liu Lili's eyes and said, "Although calling them to complain might indeed not change anything."
"But if I don't do this, this amusement park will be open Monday through Friday forever, and Lili and I will never be able to come here for a date on the weekend. I don't want to be in a situation where I want to date you on the weekend but can't choose the amusement park. That would be an absolutely awful thing for me."
"Besides, Lili, to be honest, didn't you also feel unhappy just now?"
Liu Lili was silent for a few seconds, then nodded slightly.
"...It is indeed a bit of a pity. After all, it's our first date, and I was really looking forward to spending it at the amusement park. But Lele, doing this over such a matter... I feel it's a bit excessive."
"Knowing that Lili felt unhappy is enough for me."
Lu Lele didn't wait for Liu Lili to finish before interrupting her. She pointed a finger at the closed gate of the amusement park and spoke with domineering willfulness.
"I... I want this amusement park to open on the weekend for Lili."