Chapter 186
Chapter 186
“A lover?”
Yun Youyou’s eyes widened.
She was not alone. Everyone present looked shocked.
“Hah. So you were cheating on him too. I wonder whether the old man regrets leaving you the entire estate now that he’s heard about this underground.”
The Young Master set down his chopsticks and gloated from the side.
“Cheating?”
Yun Youyou waved a hand and declared with righteous conviction, “I lie in bed all day. At most, I’m lying down, not sleeping around. How does that make me a cheater?”
She gave the Young Master a warning look.
“Young people shouldn’t make irresponsible accusations.”
The Young Master scoffed disdainfully.
“Your living witness is right outside! Butler, bring Madam’s lover in and let all of us have a look!”
The Butler did not move. He lowered his head and waited for Yun Youyou’s permission.
Seeing such obedience, the Young Master cursed under his breath, “Bootlicker!”
“Bring him in, then. I’d also like to see who my lover is.”
Curiosity stirred in Yun Youyou, so she told the Butler to fetch the visitor.
If the guest turned out to be an ugly ghost, she would throw him out. If he was handsome, she would keep him.
Do not ask why. She was a ghost without principles.
The Butler accepted the order and left.
Everyone remained seated around the table, hungry for gossip. Not one person departed.
Under their collective gaze, Madam’s lover finally revealed his true appearance.
A few loose strands of hair fell across his forehead. His slightly drooping eyelids made him look listless, lending him a handsome, decadent air.
The instant he saw Yun Youyou, however, those lowered eyes flew wide and began sparkling as he stared at her.
Yun Youyou nearly dropped her glass.
“Vam–”
The first syllable had already escaped when she remembered how many people were present. She could not simply expose what he was.
She abruptly changed course. “Vam… Vampy, what are you doing here?”
The Vampire repeated the word softly.
“Vampy?”
He tilted his head and looked at Yun Youyou with curiosity.
“Is that your pet name for me?”
Unable to think of a better explanation, Yun Youyou nodded stiffly.
The corner of the Vampire’s mouth lifted. “Mm. I like it.”
The Young Master glanced between them and cursed inwardly. Disgusting adulterers!
The Second Young Master was equally unhappy.
Why would Madam accept another man but reject him?
He did not believe himself any less handsome than this newcomer.
Only Shen Mingzhen shared Yun Youyou’s shock.
He had once encountered this Vampire in the ancient-era Instance as well.
The Vampire walked toward Yun Youyou as though he belonged there.
Everyone’s gaze followed him.
Yun Youyou occupied the head seat, with the Young Master and Second Young Master sitting on either side of her.
Finding every seat beside Yun Youyou occupied, the Vampire stopped.
He looked left, then right, and finally settled his gaze on the Young Master.
“Please move.”
Naturally, the Young Master refused to yield to a pretty boy. He arrogantly crossed one leg over the other.
“Who the hell are you? Why should I move for you? If you’ve got the nerve, sit on my head!”
The Vampire frowned slightly and examined the top of the Young Master’s head.
It was too small. Sitting there would certainly be uncomfortable.
Since the man refused to move…
After a moment’s thought, the Vampire stepped forward and sat with perfect dignity on the Young Master’s lap.
Yun Youyou: Oh-ho!
Shen Mingzhen had just taken a drink and nearly choked to death.
The Young Master: “!!!”
He shot to his feet as though electrocuted, his entire face swelling red with fury until he resembled Lord Guan.
“Are you insane?”
How could this man shamelessly sit on his lap? He was a grown man!
The Young Master sprang up like a grasshopper.
The Vampire smoothly claimed his seat.
No matter how the man beside him cursed, he remained firmly in place.
Finally unable to endure it, the Young Master glared through clenched teeth.
“Do you have no shame?”
The Vampire finally spared him a glance and replied indifferently, “I don’t want your face.”
Few words. Devastating damage.
The Young Master: “…”
Damn it! Every last one of them was shameless!
Drawing upon years of vegetarian discipline, the Vampire successfully angered the man into leaving.
Even the kindly Butler was struggling to maintain his smile.
After briefly sorting through his complicated feelings, he stepped forward and asked, “Madam, should I prepare a room for this gentleman as well?”
The Vampire said, “No. She and I can share–”
Before he could finish, Yun Youyou urgently interrupted.
“Wait. Prepare a separate room for him.”
The Vampire lowered his eyes slightly, looking disappointed.
“With our relationship, why should we sleep in separate rooms?”
Pfft!
Shen Mingzhen sprayed another mouthful of water. His suspicious gaze darted between the pair.
Yun Youyou looked equally lost.
Her eyes had never opened so wide.
She stared at the Vampire in shock. “Explain yourself. What exactly is our relationship?”
The Vampire raised three fingers. “We’ve already met three times. How could our relationship not be extraordinary?”
Yun Youyou: “…”
She used to see the security guard at her apartment complex every day.
By that logic, she should have put on a wedding dress, carried flowers, and sung to him, “Today, I’m going to marry you…”
Yet the Vampire completely believed his own reasoning.
“Am I wrong?”
Yun Youyou’s expression was difficult to describe. “By your logic, I’ve committed bigamy many times over. I’ve seen the rice cooker in the kitchen more than three times too.”
“That’s all right. I don’t mind your bigamy.”
Yun Youyou: “…But I do.”
The Vampire launched an assault with his puppy-dog eyes.
Yun Youyou turned her head away.
Thank goodness she had dodged quickly. She had nearly fallen in.
Avoiding his gaze, Yun Youyou told the Butler, “Prepare a room for him. I’m going upstairs.”
She hurried away.
Once Yun Youyou was gone, Shen Mingzhen approached the Vampire with a chuckle.
“Well… It seems yours is only unrequited love.”
The Vampire lifted his chin and looked down at Shen Mingzhen with lofty pride.
“None of your business.”
Shen Mingzhen shrugged helplessly.
He understood perfectly how rejection could sour a person’s mood.
Night arrived on schedule.
Although one more person now occupied the villa, little else had changed.
Whatever monsters lurked in the shadows, Yun Youyou remained comfortably tucked beneath her blankets.
As long as neither ghost nor human disturbed her, she was content.
Tree branches rustled outside the window, their eerie scraping raising goose bumps across the skin.
Yun Youyou applied a moisturizing sheet mask and quietly waited for someone else to cause trouble.
One of the Ten Great Laws of Horror Games: no participant ever enjoyed a peaceful night’s sleep.