Chapter 183
Chapter 183
When one traveled the underworld, one’s ghost persona was whatever one claimed it to be.
The lawyer removed a stack of documents from his briefcase.
“To prevent disputes over the inheritance, I have specially requested…”
None of that mattered. Yun Youyou simply let her mind wander.
Then the lawyer said, “My principal assets are as follows…”
Yun Youyou’s ears instantly pricked up.
Everyone present turned toward the lawyer.
It took more than ten minutes to list the assets alone.
There were all kinds of properties, along with cash, stocks, and countless other valuables.
No wonder wealthy families were always tearing one another apart. Who could look at this fortune without feeling tempted?
Even if it was only an Instance, enjoying it for a while would still be nice.
The lawyer continued, “All the assets listed above shall be inherited by my wife, Madam Yun Youyou.”
Bladed gazes flew toward Yun Youyou from every direction.
She was already dancing with joy inside, but covered her mouth with the perfect expression of an innocent schemer.
“What? This… This doesn’t seem right.”
She looked at the lawyer in panic. “Could the Master have made a mistake?”
The lawyer smiled at Yun Youyou with eager courtesy.
“Please rest assured. This will is absolutely authentic and legally valid.”
In a single leap, Yun Youyou became head of the household, with every asset under her name.
Her three Stepsons did not receive so much as a single hair.
Shen Mingzhen did not particularly care.
The Game had arranged all this in advance. Their task as Players was to seize the fortune from Yun Youyou.
But why did everyone else seem so deeply invested in their roles?
The Young Master in particular was glaring hard enough to burn straight through her.
The Second Young Master appeared calm, with even a faint smile on his lips. Whether he felt so cheerful inside was another matter.
Both older Young Masters were married, and their wives sat beside them.
Neither woman looked happy either.
Feeling the scorching gazes on her, Yun Youyou’s inner manipulative ingénue immediately awakened.
“Oh, the Master was so naughty. Why did he leave me all this money? I could never spend it all.”
Without passing the thought through his brain, Shen Mingzhen instinctively blurted, “Then give it to me.”
Everyone turned to look at him.
Shen Mingzhen wanted to sew his own mouth shut.
That would teach him to speak without thinking!
Yun Youyou glanced at him, laughter glimmering faintly in her eyes.
“You’re Mother’s good son. Of course Mother would be willing to give it to you.”
Realizing that Yun Youyou was taking advantage of him, Shen Mingzhen immediately retreated. “No, no, keep it. I don’t have a mother younger than I am.”
After drawing more than enough hatred downstairs, Yun Youyou turned to go upstairs.
Before leaving, she beckoned to the Butler.
He approached respectfully. “What are your instructions, Madam?”
Yun Youyou still wore the persona of a devoted wife. “Stew some beef for dinner. It was the Master’s favorite when he was alive.”
The Butler hesitated. “But the Master was allergic to beef.”
“…”
Yun Youyou said, “Make plenty. Perhaps death cured his allergy.”
The Butler: “…”
The Butler had no idea what to say. He could only watch Yun Youyou climb the stairs, pausing for three frail breaths with every step.
Madam seemed even more frightening than before.
Yun Youyou returned to her room, leaving the Young Masters behind with their own thoughts.
Each remained wary of everyone else, with no desire to cooperate.
After exchanging glances, they retreated to their separate rooms.
Hidden currents surged through the enormous villa.
Yun Youyou ignored them and enjoyed a sweet afternoon nap.
Only when the Butler came to call her for dinner did she leisurely descend.
She did not dare eat the meal, though. Who knew whether someone had poisoned it?
There was no scientific evidence confirming whether a ghost could die a second time from poison.
Yun Youyou sat at the head of the table, tears streaming down her face once again.
“This used to be the Master’s favorite dish. What a pity…”
The Young Master glared at her. “Do you have to whine through an entire meal?”
Yun Youyou had planned to whine for five minutes. After hearing that, she extended it to ten.
The Young Master picked up some greens.
Yun Youyou immediately said through her tears, “The Master loved greens most of all.”
The Second Young Master took a piece of poached chicken.
Yun Youyou wiped her eyes. “The Master loved chicken most of all.”
The Third Young Master, Shen Mingzhen, picked up a slice of ginger.
Yun Youyou said, “The Master most… hated ginger.”
The Butler looked at Madam with pity and tried to intervene.
He would never admit that he also found her unbearable.
“Madam, please eat something.”
Yun Youyou sighed. “With the Master gone, I have no appetite.”
The Butler sighed as well.
Yun Youyou stood, took a bottle of wine from the side, and began drinking by herself.
The meal dragged on for half an hour.
Yun Youyou looked left, then right.
Excellent. No one had died. The food was not poisoned.
She stood and carried away the platter of beef in the center.
Everyone had used serving chopsticks, so it was perfectly clean.
The Butler asked in confusion, “Madam, what are you doing?”
Yun Youyou lied without blinking. “The Master appeared in my dream and said he wanted to taste beef. I’ll take it upstairs and offer it to him.”
The Butler’s gaze drifted to the bottle of wine in her other hand.
Before Yun Youyou could speak, he found an excuse for her on his own.
“The Master loved red wine. It pairs perfectly with beef.”
Yun Youyou gave him an approving look.
This student could be taught.
Shen Mingzhen was speechless.
They were all excuses. Only an idiot would believe them.
The others had never met Yun Youyou and assumed she truly intended to make an offering with the beef.
“What a pain in the ass.”
The Young Master cursed irritably.
Yun Youyou pretended not to hear and went upstairs.
There was nothing like a huge house!
Inside her room, Yun Youyou opened the curtains around the projector screen and switched it on.
Red wine, beef, and a classic horror movie.
Watching a horror movie inside a Horror Game created an impressively immersive atmosphere.
The living room gradually emptied.
The Butler turned off the final light and returned to his room.
The entire villa fell into deathly silence.
To heighten the mood of the movie, Yun Youyou left every light off.
Thump!
Thump!
Footsteps suddenly sounded in the hallway.
Yun Youyou ignored them.
The wooden floor creaked.
She sipped her wine and narrowed her eyes in pleasure.
This was a Horror Game. It would be strange if nothing frightening happened at night.
She only wondered who tonight’s unlucky victim would be.
Knock, knock!
Someone rapped on the door.
Yun Youyou: “…”
Oh. So she was the unlucky one.
Should she open it or not?
The movie had reached its best part. The heroine was moments away from meeting the ghost face-to-face.
Yun Youyou stuffed a slice of beef into her mouth.
Forget it. Opening the door sounded troublesome.
Knock, knock!
The knocking refused to stop.
Yun Youyou: “…You’d better have a reason.”
She walked over and opened the door.
“What do you want?”
Yun Youyou folded her arms and leaned against the frame.