Starting with a Breakup: Why Is the True Heiress My Possessive Ex? - Chapter 28

The blue-uniformed employee wasn’t someone without a temper.

Before long, she and the aunt were arguing back and forth.

Their words came so quickly that they almost blended together.

Su Qingya could only see their mouths moving and their expressions changing. She couldn’t even make out what they were arguing about anymore.

Xu Nian, however, paid them no attention.

Her eyes remained fixed on the pendulum ride.

She couldn’t explain why, but something about its rotation speed felt wrong.

It was nothing more than intuition.

Seeing the argument escalating, Su Qingya finally stepped forward to mediate.

“Please calm down, both of you.”

“Auntie, arguing with her won’t accomplish anything.”

“She’s only an employee. She doesn’t have the authority to shut down the ride.”

“This attraction belongs to the park management.”

“If you really think there’s a problem, you should file a complaint with the director instead.”

The aunt thought about it for a moment.

“That actually makes sense.”

With one final snort, she turned and walked away.

“It’s dangerous anyway.”

“What a troublesome person…”

The employee let out a long sigh of relief.

Then she looked gratefully at Su Qingya.

“Thank you for helping me.”

“If she had kept arguing, I probably wouldn’t have been able to finish today’s quota.”

“Wait.”

Xu Nian suddenly interrupted.

“The rotation speed really is wrong.”

“That’s impossible.”

The employee instinctively turned around.

After watching the pendulum for only a few seconds, her expression changed completely.

It was spinning too fast.

So fast that the abnormality was obvious even to the naked eye.

The giant swing was almost completing a full circle.

The passengers screamed at the top of their lungs.

The piercing cries hurt Xu Nian’s ears.

Yet none of the riders seemed to realize anything was wrong.

They simply assumed this was part of the attraction.

“That can’t be…”

The employee immediately rushed toward the control console.

Xu Nian followed behind her.

Seeing the two of them run off, Su Qingya naturally hurried after them as well.

Only then did Xu Nian finally get a clear look at the control panel.

It was surprisingly simple.

Just a small platform with a display screen and a few buttons.

There wasn’t even a protective cover.

If it rained, wouldn’t everything get soaked?

Then another detail caught her attention.

There was a token slot built into the console.

Why would a control panel need tokens?

Su Qingya noticed it too and instinctively grabbed Xu Nian’s sleeve.

The employee anxiously turned toward them.

“Do either of you have any tokens?”

“You’re visitors, so you should have some, right?”

“We haven’t ridden anything yet.”

Su Qingya answered honestly, sounding slightly apologetic.

Ever since discovering the strange rules, they had been extremely cautious about choosing attractions.

“Damn it…”

“Why would anyone design something this stupid?”

“Why does the control panel need tokens before it works?”

The employee frantically pressed buttons.

Nothing happened.

Unable to contain herself, she muttered several complaints under her breath.

Su Qingya looked even more confused.

“Don’t employees carry tokens?”

“If you don’t have any, how are you supposed to hand them out afterward?”

“I’m not allowed to touch them.”

The employee hesitated briefly before making up her mind.

She hurried over to the storage cabinet, took out several tokens, and inserted them into the machine.

Only then did the controls respond.

Following the operating instructions, she pressed several buttons in quick succession.

Soon, the pendulum’s speed gradually returned to normal.

She finally let out a long breath.

“That was too dangerous…”

“If it exceeded the machine’s tolerance…”

“I don’t even want to imagine the consequences.”

Xu Nian looked toward the ride.

The strange abnormalities had indeed disappeared.

Only then did she finally relax.

So that was the reason behind the rule.

When the ride’s speed became abnormal, tourists were supposed to notify the staff and provide tokens.

Otherwise…

Whatever Fluxbeast lurked here would happily sacrifice every rider for more emotional energy.

After a moment of silence, Xu Nian asked another question.

“There’s something I’ve always been curious about.”

“Why does every attraction only have one employee?”

“I can understand the smaller rides…”

“But can a large attraction really be managed by just one person?”

Whether it was the bumper cars or the pendulum ride, she had never seen more than a single attendant.

It almost felt like exploitation.

The employee scratched her head awkwardly.

“I’m not really sure.”

“The park assigns us wherever it wants.”

“The director tells me where to go.”

“So I go.”

She looked rather embarrassed.

“I’m actually a new graduate.”

“It took forever to find a job.”

“Every interview ended with, ‘Please wait for our call.’”

“Thankfully, this place finally hired me.”

“The salary is pretty good.”

“The benefits are decent too.”

“There isn’t even a probation period.”

“They enrolled me in full insurance immediately.”

She smiled shyly.

“Then again…”

“The park itself only opened recently.”

“So most of my coworkers are newcomers too.”

Perhaps because someone was finally willing to listen, she unconsciously spoke more than usual.

Suddenly, she grabbed her stomach.

A painful expression spread across her face.

“I’m sorry…”

“My stomach suddenly hurts.”

“I need to use the restroom.”

“Could you please watch the ride for a few minutes?”

“Us?”

Xu Nian pointed at herself in disbelief.

“We’re just visitors.”

“I’m sorry!”

“I’ll be back very soon.”

“You’re the only people I can ask right now.”

“When the ride finishes…”

“Just press that button.”

“It automatically gives five tokens to each rider.”

“It’s very easy.”

Before either of them could respond, she had already run off clutching her stomach.

“…Hey!”

Left with no other choice, Xu Nian and Su Qingya stayed behind.

Then Xu Nian noticed something lying on a nearby chair.

A single sheet of white paper.

She immediately picked it up.

Across the top were three large words.

Employee Rules

1. Employees must not leave their assigned posts during working hours without permission.

Working hours are 8:50–11:30 and 13:30–18:00.

Leaving your post during these periods is strictly prohibited.

2. The official work uniform is blue.

Ensure that your uniform remains blue.

3. Do not speak with coworkers wearing uniforms of other colors.

If they approach you, pretend not to see them.

4. Every visitor who completes an attraction must receive tokens.

Employees themselves may not use those tokens.

5. Refuse all requests to repeat an attraction unless the visitor provides the required tokens.

If negligence causes someone to ride again without payment…

Forget that negligence.

6. Confirm that your assigned position is correct.

The director will notify you by text message.

Carefully verify the information before completing your daily quota.

7. For rotating attractions such as merry-go-rounds, tourists who notice abnormal speeds will provide tokens.

Otherwise, do not intervene.

8. There are no animals in this park.

Any visitor holding a valid ticket has the right to use the attractions.

Do not panic.

9. Refuse assistance to anyone who does not possess a ticket.

10. This park has never employed staff dressed as clowns.

If you encounter one, ignore it.

11. If visitors ask whether your attraction has additional precautions, answer truthfully according to what you know.

12. Everything in the park is normal.

Always maintain a scientific mindset.

Anything that appears to defy common sense should be ignored and forgotten.

It is normal.

The twelve rules were concise.

Yet every single one carried an unsettling sense of unease.

Xu Nian immediately called Su Qingya over and handed her the paper.

Su Qingya read through it carefully.

Although the contents looked straightforward…

Something felt deeply wrong.

Then she suddenly looked up.

“Nian Nian…”

“That employee just now…”

“She’s already broken so many of these rules.”