Chapter 184
Chapter 184
“The night is long. Would you like some company?”
The man outside wore a loosely tied robe and apparently nothing underneath. Most of his chest was exposed, along with the faint lines of sharply defined abdominal muscles.
His narrow, upturned eyes practically crackled with electricity, enough to make anyone’s heart itch.
The Second Young Master had appeared at her door dressed like this in the middle of the night. His intentions could not have been more obvious.
Apparently, he planned to seduce her out of the inheritance.
Yun Youyou blinked and adopted the panicked expression of a frightened deer. She gazed helplessly at the man before her.
“Second Young Master, please conduct yourself with dignity.”
Her reaction made his smile even more wickedly seductive.
Yun Youyou wanted to fetch degreaser from the kitchen and scrub some of the sleaze off him.
“With the Master dead, doesn’t Madam feel lonely all by herself?”
The Second Young Master leaned flirtatiously against her door and struck what he believed was his most irresistible pose.
Yun Youyou could no longer bear to watch.
While all his attention remained fixed on her face, a Tentacle slipped quietly from behind her back and hooked around his ankles.
Thud!
The Second Young Master landed hard on his backside.
Yun Youyou covered her mouth in feigned surprise.
“Second Young Master, what happened?”
His rear felt as though it had split open, yet it was hardly a place he could rub in public.
“Nothing. I simply lost my balance. Forgive me for disturbing you, Madam.”
His expression ugly, the Second Young Master forced himself to his feet.
The fall had thoroughly extinguished his appetite for seduction.
“I just remembered something I need to do. I’ll leave you now.”
He limped away.
Yun Youyou watched him go.
He was handsome, certainly, but nowhere near handsome enough to scramble a person’s mind.
She shook her head and turned to close the door.
As she moved, she caught sight of a narrow gap in the door diagonally across the hall.
Through that crack, a pair of delighted, spectating eyes stared back at her.
Shen Mingzhen: “…”
He had been discovered!
He slammed the door with a bang.
Yun Youyou shrugged and returned to her room.
Thus, the first night passed peacefully.
At dawn, the Butler rose early and prepared breakfast for everyone.
Yun Youyou changed into a white halter dress and floated downstairs looking beautiful.
She now understood her purpose in this Instance: to serve as a beautiful vase.
And a vase had to dress beautifully.
Everyone stared for a few extra moments when the radiant Yun Youyou appeared.
The Second Young Master saw her and remembered last night’s humiliating fall. His tailbone seemed to throb again.
He stiffly turned his head and fixed his gaze outside the window.
“Aah!”
A piercing scream came from the second floor, tightening everyone’s nerves.
The Young Masters rushed upstairs.
Yun Youyou followed at a leisurely pace, with the Butler equally unhurried behind her.
The scream had come from the bathroom at the end of the hall.
The doorway was already packed with people.
The Second Young Mistress sat curled in a corner, hugging her knees and pointing at the sink in terror.
“Blood! Blood!”
Shen Mingzhen stepped forward. Several bright red drops truly stained the white sink.
Everyone’s expression darkened.
Yun Youyou reacted more dramatically than anyone, looking ready to faint from fear.
The corner of the Butler’s mouth twitched, but he still asked like a gentleman, “Are you all right, Madam?”
“I’m fine. Blood simply makes me dizzy.”
Yun Youyou covered her eyes with a handkerchief. “What exactly happened here?”
The Butler considered it for a moment.
“There may be a problem with the water tank. I’ll have someone examine it later.”
Yun Youyou had no objection to the explanation. The other Players were far less satisfied.
The Young Master voiced his displeasure first.
“Who knows whether you’ll really investigate? Where did the blood come from? Maybe someone hid a body inside the water tank.”
The Butler remained calm. “Young Master, you must not make such accusations lightly.”
Watching from the front row, Yun Youyou wanted to chant: Fight! Fight! Fight!
But no fight occurred.
The Butler stepped back.
“Since you do not trust me, Young Master, you may inspect it yourself.”
The Young Master snorted. “I don’t need you to tell me that.”
The Butler silently moved aside.
Yun Youyou muttered inwardly, Wasn’t this supposed to be my house? Why is everyone acting so arrogant?
Mindful of her character setting, she let them do as they pleased.
The three Young Masters wandered all over the villa.
By lunch, they still had not discovered anything.
The Young Master’s expression was no better at the table.
Yun Youyou glanced at him.
His face was naturally dark. Today it looked even darker.
She beckoned the Butler closer. “It’s rather dim. Turn on the light, please.”
The Butler switched on the chandelier.
The brightness exposed every flaw in the Young Master’s face, producing an exceptionally high-definition ugliness.
Yun Youyou: “…”
She turned to the Butler again. “Actually, turn it off.”
Sometimes, beauty depended on soft lighting.
The Butler paused, then expressionlessly switched it off.
The Young Master gave Yun Youyou a strange look.
What was wrong with this woman? Lights on, lights off. She clearly had too much time.
As usual, Yun Youyou waited for everyone else to eat first.
If no one died, she would sample the food.
She had turned the entire table into her personal team of Young Eunuchs testing dishes for poison.
As he ate, the Young Master continued brooding over the inheritance.
Every so often, he looked up at Yun Youyou and assessed the situation.
The woman appeared so soft and frail that she probably could not kill a chicken. He would try negotiation first. If that failed, he could only use force.
He had complete confidence in his own strength.
“Hey!”
Yun Youyou lounged against the back of her chair, leisurely watching everyone eat.
At the Young Master’s call, she reflexively replied, “First of all, my name isn’t Hey. It’s–”
Then she saw the Young Master’s ugly face and returned to her senses.
Too much internet truly ruined a person.
The Young Master waved impatiently.
“I don’t care what your name is. Why should you get all that property? You have to give us at least a little.”
Yun Youyou generously replied, “All right.”
“Butler, bring me the box from my nightstand.”
The Butler went upstairs.
The Young Master had not expected her to be so agreeable. Triumph filled him.
This Instance was absurdly easy.
The Butler soon returned with a box.
Yun Youyou placed it on the table and reached to open it.
The Butler tried to stop her. “Madam, perhaps this is inappropriate.”
Yun Youyou continued opening the box.
“It’s fine. I’m not a stingy person.”
Under everyone’s expectant gaze, Yun Youyou removed a handful of coins and placed one before each person.
“I’ve given each of you a little. Asking for more would be impolite.”