Although high school students focus primarily on academics, most already know what love and affection feel like. Not just high schoolers—even many middle schoolers are well-versed in such matters, passing love letters and giving flowers with ease.

But if someone shouts such things out loud in public, it’s truly humiliating!

Seeing Chen Hui enraged, the students quickly separated the two, fearing they might start fighting.

Teacher Tu was physically and mentally exhausted.

Seeing Shen Mo’s group return, she immediately felt especially close to this “adult” camp! She stepped forward and said, “Mr. Shen, we’ve found the exit!”

“Mm, I heard just now.” Shen Mo glanced indifferently at these students. “Where’s the exit?”

“I’ll take you there.” Teacher Tu walked ahead, speaking urgently. “The exit looks like a door, but inside you can’t see anything—just white fog. We can’t determine if it’s safe. Plus there are many dolls around the door! I really didn’t dare let them take the risk, but these kids are impatient and have been arguing about it all the way back!”

The students behind Tu Dan heard their teacher’s nagging, all looking sheepish.

Zhang Tianyang saw Chen Hui sulking at the back of the group. After thinking, he moved to her side and asked curiously, “Do you really like that guy? He looks pretty old.”

Chen Hui shot him a look. “I like your uncle!”

Zhang Tianyang: “…”

Chen Hui walked away with a cold expression.

Zhang Tianyang glared at her back. “Hey! Why are you cursing at people?”

…

The paths in the maze twisted and turned, seemingly endless.

The group followed the marked route for a long time. By the time the sky had completely darkened and the lighting was fully on, they finally arrived at the passage marked as the exit.

It was a straight path. At the end was a tall door emitting white light.

And on both sides of the passage, just as Tu Dan had described, were dolls!

Hundreds of them, thousands… like being in a toy store’s display case, densely packed on both walls, their pale faces exposed in the lighting.

Walking among them, one had the illusory sensation that the dolls were watching them.

The feeling was very unpleasant. Bai Youwei frowned slightly but said nothing.

“This is it.” Tu Dan did her utmost to convey her viewpoint to Shen Mo. “There aren’t any dolls visible outside, but here there are so many! How can I not worry? Moreover, up to now we’ve only explored a quarter of the entire maze. Three-quarters are still unknown territory. Could there be other exits? No one can say for sure, right? So why can’t we explore more areas before making a decision?”

She looked at her students, emphasizing again, “I’m not stopping any of you from leaving, but this exit appeared too quickly! Too suspiciously! Look at these dolls—don’t you find them strange?!”

No one spoke.

The exit was right before them, but with the teacher’s constant warnings, they had to listen.

Liao Jingjing muttered very quietly, “Maybe the maze is using this psychology, placing dolls at the exit to make people afraid to enter.”

Everyone became even quieter.

Zhang Tianyang cupped his chin in one hand, looking thoughtful. “Mm, that’s a possibility…”

Chen Hui: “Heh.”

Zhang Tianyang felt very uncomfortable with her cold laugh, as if he’d become a traitor.

The students invisibly split into two small groups—some wanted to leave, some wanted to stay.

Shen Mo didn’t pay much attention to the students’ infighting. He examined the dolls on both sides of the passage, then walked to the door to look.

Inside the door was vast white fog. Outside the door, on the left and right, were two mirrors. The mirrors were tall and large, occupying half the area of each wall. The remaining space was packed with dolls.

Very strange.

Shen Mo stood before the mirror, but the mirror didn’t show his reflection.

“Shen Mo.”

He turned around.

Bai Youwei’s face was slightly pale as she looked at him. “I’m not feeling well. Let’s go back.”