Chapter 79

Li Jingming took the map, "Nuna, you're the real 'Mystery Jin'! Not only do we rarely see you, but now even the amusement park attractions you want to visit have to be kept secret?"

Throughout the journey, Kim Taehee kept saying things like "We're almost there," "It's not far," and "Don't ask," but in the end, she still gave up on finding the place herself.

"Can you find the way to New Orleans Square?" Kim Taehee leaned over to look at the map again. Although she could find it on the map, she was completely lost when she looked around, with no idea where she was.

"Why can't you find it? The left road leads right to it..." Li Jingming pointed.

"See, I told you we didn't go wrong. We'll be there soon, right? It's not far now." Kim Taehee was quite pleased when she heard they were almost there. Growing up, she always had someone with her when she went out, so she had no sense of direction at all. However, she couldn't admit that she was directionally challenged.

Li Jingming found Kim Taehee incredibly cute at this moment, not the usual poised and elegant woman, but a cute little girl. "Nuna, being directionally challenged is charming for women. There's no need to be embarrassed. We've been walking for almost fifteen minutes for a five-minute journey, and you're still so proud."

Except for the first "Main Street, U.S.A.," which was easy to find at the entrance, the other areas were scattered, making it difficult for Kim Taehee to locate them. The New Orleans Square she wanted to visit was a famous place in Disneyland, Los Angeles, built entirely based on the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. Due to its colonial history, it had a strong French influence, and the New Orleans Square here perfectly showcased that era. The most famous attraction here was the "Pirates of the Caribbean" boat ride. When Li Jingming and Kim Taehee got on the boat, they both felt it was a complete commercial fraud. This was a pirate ship?

It was just a small boat, really just a small boat, fundamentally a small boat!

To call this "Pirates of the Caribbean," did the Caribbean belong to someone's backyard pond? Since they were already there, they might as well go on the ride. Li Jingming, who had been expecting a large three-masted sailing ship, reluctantly sat on the small boat. As the boat moved slowly with the water, there were no cannons, swords, or intense performances, only props and dolls on the shore and annoying music in their ears. Looking at the skulls on piles of gold, Li Jingming laughed helplessly. This level of fright could only scare a three-year-old. Before he could continue his sarcasm, he felt his hand tighten, gripped tightly again. Turning his head, Li Jingming saw that Kim Taehee looked calm, as if she didn't care, but her hand was still tightly gripping his...

After passing through the area full of skulls, there were performances by dolls and actors, singing and reciting lines, basically in the form of a stage play. Li Jingming found it very boring and was almost yawning. In his view, Disneyland should be open to children under twelve, and the adults who came were mostly parents accompanying their children. He naturally had no interest in these things.

Sitting on the "Pirates of the Caribbean" boat, which was actually a "Pirates of the Caribbean" small boat, for a long time, Li Jingming couldn't tell how long it had been before they finally left the artificial pirate scene. In fact, it wasn't long, only ten minutes, less time than it took them to get there from the entrance. However, Li Jingming felt like it had been half a day, a kind of relative time perception. If he went to sleep, he might feel like he had only slept for thirty minutes after ten hours.

The pirate boat ride passed by a restaurant that looked very nice, one of the reasons Kim Taehee wanted to come here. No matter what kind of woman, there might be a bit of a bourgeois sentiment deep down, and Kim Taehee was no exception. This restaurant was a standard French restaurant, with a genuine French outdoor café next to it, a setting that always evoked certain romantic sentiments. So Li Jingming was actually mistaken. In Disneyland, besides innocent children, there were countless couples on dates. The atmosphere was innocent and lively, and the surroundings were filled with fairy-tale elements, making it a perfect place for romance.

Ordering two cups of coffee and a dessert, it would have been perfect if the sun wasn't so bright and the noise wasn't so loud. Li Jingming and Kim Taehee enjoyed a relaxed and pleasant time in this foreign amusement park. Li Jingming was fine, but since Kim Taehee became famous, she rarely went out. She had a warm and generous personality and always tried to meet her fans' requests when recognized, which always left her exhausted. So she eventually stopped going out. If Kim Taehee went to an amusement park in Korea, it would be big news, with headlines like "Kim Taehee's Childish Heart," "Top Beauty Loves Amusement Parks," and "A Billionaire Will Build a Private Amusement Park for Kim Taehee" popping up out of nowhere.

Although the Korean entertainment industry is small, it's like a sparrow, small in size but with all the necessary parts. While there might not be paparazzi harassment, private fans could turn into anti-fans at any time. Many anti-fans became so because they saw the less positive side of the celebrities in private, making it difficult for them to face others every day. In a place like America where few people recognized her, Kim Taehee could let her guard down, take off her usual mask, and indulge a bit, which is why Li Jingming found her a bit childish.

"Ah, is that a haunted house?" Kim Taehee pointed to a sign that read "Haunted Mansion." Li Jingming looked over. The two words together meant "Haunted House," no doubt about it. Most large amusement parks have a haunted house, but initially, Li Jingming found this setting very puzzling. The visitors to amusement parks are usually cute children. How could they enter a dangerous place like a haunted house? Do you think a disclaimer at the entrance really absolves you of responsibility?

In China, there was a famous "Box Crisis." A once-popular game, due to its violent content, bloody graphics, and promotion of PVP, which should not appear in today's society, turned into a world of boxes (please search for "World of Warcraft" and "Box World" on Baidu).

Flat skeletons and bloodstains can cause psychological damage and leave deep scars in children. If children enter a haunted house, they might be scared to death. Therefore, Li Jingming seriously suspected that the operators of Chinese amusement parks had a bad conscience, how could they ignore the mental health of children for the sake of profit? They are just kids!

However, haunted houses are a blessing for lovers. The person who invented them must have been a lifelong bachelor, who came up with this good idea after much thought. Every couple that enters here usually ends up with a closer relationship after screaming, as women tend to cling to men when scared, creating opportunities for both. However, some men are even more scared than women in haunted houses, losing their composure and face. What to do? Easy, find a strong woman, and her gentle side might even trigger a protective instinct.

Li Jingming had no ulterior motives; he just went along because Kim Taehee insisted on experiencing it. To say he was afraid, Li Jingming was indeed afraid, afraid that he might develop a nervous breakdown from being startled and accidentally hit someone in a reflex.

This was a very old-style residence, more like a large apartment than a building. The sign at the entrance told the background story: this house was home to nine hundred and ninety-nine ghosts, waiting for the thousandth guest to join them. The haunted house was built in the 1940s, using the best technology of the time, with very impressive effects. However, by today's standards, it was no longer as impressive. Li Jingming was not a complete atheist; his second life proved that supernatural phenomena existed. However, the childish tricks here did not impress him, and he found it easy to look around casually.

"Wow, there's nothing to be... Ah!" Kim Taehee walked in a few steps, but her first sentence was cut short by a scare. She saw a photo that originally had two people, but now only one remained. These were all small mechanisms, carefully designed, with some scenes requiring manual operation, but they were much more luxurious compared to the crude facilities in some amusement parks that relied entirely on human scares.

"What's wrong, no need to pretend to be calm." Kim Taehee felt embarrassed, having made a big fuss and even screamed, while a little boy in front of them went through calmly without a sound. She was complaining to Li Jingming because his lack of reaction made her seem overly dramatic.

"Oh, how scary!" Li Jingming immediately配合地叫了一声，回应金泰熙的话。

“呀，你当姐姐是三岁小孩吗？”金泰熙不满地在李经明的手臂上拍了几下。

“哦，努纳好可怕！”这下李经明配合着演技，好像真的看见了什么可怕的东西一样。

“呀！”金泰熙先是羞恼，然后乐了，这位弟弟完全就是个调皮鬼，在一起的时候真的感觉很开心。

有了李经明的插科打诨，金泰熙感觉好多了，虽然还是时不时地叫一两声，但镇静了许多。这座鬼屋虽然是超大超豪华的版本，但毕竟没花太久时间在里面，大致逛了一圈后就出来了。李经明已经开始对这些小机关产生了兴趣，准备像破解魔术一样玩一下，可惜金泰熙拉着他就出来了。

出来的时候，李经明看了看自己的手臂，果然红了。金泰熙高兴了就拍两下，不高兴了就打两下，生气了就掐两下，害怕了就抱两下，能不红吗？李经明已经决定，以后赚不到钱就生产男人手臂型的布偶，绝对大卖。

洛杉矶迪士尼的未来世界、边疆世界、幻想世界、动物世界等地，李经明和金泰熙都去过一遍。两个人在迪士尼乐园里足足闲逛了四五个小时，直到五点半，李经明才把金泰熙送回四季酒店。两个人都不知道，一股强势的绯闻风暴即将刮起，远比李经明在韩国那种调侃意味十足的小绯闻要强劲得多。

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