The one who opened the door was none other than the youngest daughter.
Her voice was as timid as ever, “Good morning, Mr. Tour Guide.”
The tour guide responded, “Miss Nick, good morning. I hope your mood today is as bright as the sun. Did you sleep well last night?”
Bai Lixin pricked up his ears.
The youngest daughter replied hesitantly, “It was… it was good, quite good, thank you for asking.”
The tour guide continued, “That’s good to hear. Can I meet the other people in the room?”
The youngest daughter’s voice hesitated, “I’m sorry, my sister is still sleeping. I… I’ll go wake her up, please wait a moment.”
The tour guide said, “Alright.”
About half a minute later, an unfamiliar woman’s voice came from the next room, “Good morning, Mr. Tour Guide.”
“Good morning, Miss Lisa. You seem to have had a good night’s sleep,” the tour guide replied.
Lisa was the other actress.
They exchanged a few words and Lisa left shortly after.
Two minutes later, the voice of the eldest daughter complaining reached Bai Lixin’s ears, “Why are you so early, tour guide?”
The tour guide replied, “Miss Nick, the early bird catches the worm. We have prepared plenty of apple pies for breakfast today, I’m sure you’ll love them.”
Instead of being excited as expected, the eldest daughter only responded lacklusterly, “Oh, is that so? I understand. I’ll come over later. If there’s nothing else, I’ll go back to my room for now.”
She was completely different from the eldest daughter who couldn’t get enough food yesterday.
The tour guide exchanged a few more words and moved on to the next room.
The youngest daughter was still alive.
Mrs. Oude had become an attendant after entering the golden room and changing her fate as a sacrifice.
If the relationship between the wisher and the sacrifice is true, then the problem lies with the youngest daughter’s sacrifice.
Could it be that the eldest son-in-law chose to become a sacrifice for the sake of the younger daughter, so the younger daughter did not die?
Bai Lixin looked deeply at the next room, and slowly walked into the bathroom.
When Bai Lixin came out ten minutes later, he had already changed into clean clothes.
The crow obediently perched on his shoulder.
The crow was worthy of being a demon. It had looked like it was about to molt yesterday, but now its black shiny feathers were fully grown again. It seemed to enjoy the comfort of not having to fly and perched comfortably on Bai Lixin’s shoulder, cawing twice. “Young man, I can fulfill your wishes. Would you like to make a pact with me today?”
Bai Lixin glanced at the persistent crow and asked, “What is my wish today? Can you see it again?”
The crow replied, “Hmm, only foolish humans would ask me such foolish questions. This little demon is all-powerful, of course I can see what you desire. You covet your young master’s position, always trying to replace his existence.”
“That’s too easy for me to fulfill. As long as you say ‘I agree,’ I will help you fulfill your wishes.”
Bai Lixin asked, “And what’s the price?”
The crow replied, “The price is your delicious soul, of course. Need I say more?”
Bai Lixin stared into the crow’s blood-red eyes and suddenly asked a question, “Does this count as making a wish?”
The crow replied, “Of course, why wouldn’t it?”
Bai Lixin continued, “Is there a way to make a wish that doesn’t involve offering my own soul but using other sacrifices?”
The crow tilted its head and stared at Bai Lixin for two seconds, then turned its head to look at the adjacent bedroom. After two more seconds, it suddenly cawed twice, “No, no, you can’t tempt me with Miss Jia’er. I am a principled demon. I only make deals with individuals themselves.”
Jia’er hadn’t come out yet, so Bai Lixin found a sofa to sit on. “Principles, what principles?”
The crow tilted its head again. “The reason why a pact can be made is that both parties have a desire. You want something, and I can help you achieve it. As a price, I will take something from you as compensation. It’s a mutual agreement between us.”
“But if it’s a sacrifice, sacrifices themselves are uncertain, so the danger of backfiring on the wisher is high. Moreover, sacrifices usually carry strong resentment, which is not something we like. So, we avoid sacrifices and prefer to tempt the wishers to willingly offer their own bodies.”
Bai Lixin raised an eyebrow. “Tempt?”
The crow froze in mid-air, it’s wings stiffening.
Bai Lixin said, “…”
Whether it was the crow or Jia’er, they were directly tempting him.
It seemed that in this movie’s setting, they didn’t advocate the use of so-called sacrifices.
The rules regarding wishers and sacrifices in the Golden Room were even more intriguing.
Amplify desires, attract wishers, offer up companions, and have companions turn against each other.
These actions seemed to be intentionally testing and challenging the limits of human morality.
———————–
At 7:40 AM, when Bai Lixin pushed Jia’er into the dining room, everyone else had already arrived.
They were chatting and laughing, appearing to be in a good mood.
Everyone had a peaceful night, and the absence of further deaths or disappearances seemed to be good news for everyone.
“Although it’s a bit cramped to sleep like that, at least it’s safe,” said Mrs. Aisli. “But if I were to choose between freedom and safety, I would prefer safety. I really hope the police come soon and this nightmare ends.”
There were 19 people before, and now there were only 15 left.
“Yes,” Mr. Nick nodded, “This resort has given me psychological trauma.”
His eyes roamed around the table and finally landed on Elizabeth, the actress.
Elizabeth’s face turned pale, and she quickly lowered her head.
The man next to her glared fiercely at Mr. Nick and then protectively embraced Elizabeth.
Mr. Nick shrugged indifferently, his gaze going back on the table. When his eyes passed over the empty chair that belonged to Mrs. Nick, his expression changed slightly. He turned his head, pointing at the empty chair and questioning the tour guide, “If she’s not here, why is the chair still placed here? Is it inauspicious? Remove it quickly!”
The tour guide maintained his professionalism, “Yes, Mr. Nick.”
Seeing Mr. Nick’s indifferent expression, Mrs. Aisli snorted coldly and lamented, “That was your wife. Shouldn’t you be the one who misses her the most?”
Mr. Nick rubbed his temples, “I only miss her beautiful face, not the pieces of flesh.”
“Now, whenever I see this chair, all I can think of is those pieces of flesh, and it’s frightening. Not to mention nostalgia. Whoever wants to reminisce can do so.”
Mrs. Aisli looked at him disdainfully, then turned her satisfied gaze to her considerate husband, and said, “Fortunately, I didn’t marry a man like you. Although I don’t like Mrs. Nick, I truly feel sorry for her.”
Mr. Nick remained unmoved until he saw the attendants remove Mrs. Nick’s chair. His expression improved slightly.
The eldest daughter leaned closely to Mr. Nick, coquettishly holding his arm and speaking loudly.
“Father, I had a wonderful dream last night.”
Mr. Nick affectionately glanced at his eldest daughter, “My precious, what did you dream about?”
“I dreamt of a table full of delicious food,” the eldest daughter said excitedly, patting her cheek. “It felt so real, I’ve never felt so satisfied before.”
“After eating everything in the dream, I didn’t even feel hungry myself.”
The youngest daughter followed along with a smile, “Ah, sister mentioned wanting to eat a table full of delicious food yesterday and ended up dreaming about it.”
Bai Lixin heard this sentence just as he took his seat and exchanged a glance with Emil beside him. The three of them looked thoughtfully in the direction of the eldest daughter.
Because of her good mood, the eldest daughter’s attitude towards the youngest daughter also softened a lot.
Hearing the youngest daughter’s words, her chubby face smiled, “In my dream, I not only dreamt of food but also dreamt of an angel.”
“He was so handsome, only an angel could have such looks. He asked me what my wish was, and I said I wanted a table full of delicious food.”
The youngest daughter responded, “Oh,” and continued, “Wow, that’s amazing. What else did you dream about?”
Bai Lixin frowned slightly.
The youngest daughter seemed to be deliberately fishing for information.
But the eldest daughter didn’t think much about it. In her good mood, she seemed willing to share everything, “I also dreamt of a golden door.”
As soon as those words were spoken, the atmosphere at the dining table instantly became colder.
“A golden door,” Mr. Nick spoke slowly, “Now that I think about it, hey, tour guide, I remember, you never investigated the Golden Room, did you?”
“What if the culprit is not among us but hiding in that Golden Room?”
Mr. Nick’s eyes suddenly fell on Bai Lixin, who had not spoken a word throughout, “I recall Mr. Bai Lixin mentioned seeing a detective yesterday, but the tour guide said no detective had come.”
“Why did it fluctuate like that? Perhaps this mysterious detective is the killer?! Bai Lixin, why did only you see this so-called detective? What is your relationship with him? Could it be that you’re an accomplice to the killer?”
All eyes at the dining table focused on Bai Lixin.
The crow stuck to Bai Lixin’s cheek and whispered in a voice only they could hear, “I heard it, this beer-bellied bald man wants to provoke you.”
Bai Lixin’s gaze turned cold.
He stared at Mr. Nick coldly, “Is your brain not fully developed?”
Mr. Nick: “?”
Bai Lixin said, “Please use your brain and think for a moment. If I were working with that detective, why would I mention seeing him? Do you think ‘idiot’ is written on my face? Or is it written on you, the one capable of thinking in that direction?”
Mr. Nick: “…”
I’m sure he’s cursing at me, but he seems to have refrained from using foul language.
The director interjected, “Mr. Bai Lixin has a point. But who exactly is this person?”
Bai Lixin replied, “I think we should ask the tour guide for a clearer answer. We are just strangers in this resort, and for the sake of our safety, the resort security should be top-notch.”
“If the security is indeed well-implemented, then strangers should not be able to enter here. But if this person is truly a stranger, it means there is a problem with the resort security. Ultimately, the resort should bear full responsibility for the dangers we have encountered.”
“A responsible resort should come forward to reassure everyone. However, it has been more than a day now, and we all know that the resort owner is here, yet he refuses to show himself.”
“On one hand, they boast about providing top-notch service to guests, but on the other hand, they disrespect guests. I think this resort is nothing but a façade hiding garbage.”
“Oh, right. There’s also the figure of the craftsman. Could the culprit be him?”
Emil and Hongyue frowned upon hearing this.
Tsk tsk, can’t afford to provoke him, can’t afford to provoke him. When God Xin gets angry, he even bites his own people.
Bai Lixin’s words successfully shifted all the attention in the room onto the tour guide.
Facing the questioning from everyone, the tour guide had no choice but to speak, “Actually, I had planned to take you all to visit the garden after breakfast. Since everyone is so interested in the resort owner and the craftsman, I will add these two places to the itinerary.”
“Would that be acceptable?” The tour guide’s gaze shifted and landed on Bai Lixin, “Mr. Bai Lixin?”
Bai Lixin blinked innocently, looking at his cutlery as if the domineering person from earlier was not him.
The crow: “Caw, that tour guide is so sharp that it could cut your heart.”
Bai Lixin’s peripheral vision fell on his youngest daughter nearby.
After breakfast, Bai Lixin called out to his youngest daughter, “I’m glad to see you again today.”
Tears welled up in the youngest daughter’s eyes, “I didn’t expect it. I was prepared to die. It must be my brother-in-law… I didn’t expect him to sacrifice himself for me.”
She wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes and looked at Bai Lixin with tearful eyes, “Sir, you didn’t tell my father and sister about your findings, did you?”
Bai Lixin gazed deeply at the youngest daughter, “They haven’t treated you well. Why don’t you choose to leave?”
The youngest daughter gave a bitter smile, “If I leave, where can I go? I haven’t learned anything in the Nick family; I’m just a maid with the title of a young lady. If I leave the Nick family, I will have nothing. But if I stay in the Nick family, at least I will still be the second young lady of the Nick family.”
“And I love my father and sister. If my mother betrayed them, then I understand why they treat me this way.”
“I don’t resent them. I want to thank them for raising me to adulthood. Faced with my mother’s betrayal, they could have thrown me onto the streets, let me fend for myself, or they could have thrown me into the slums and made me a refugee there. They could have treated me as a servant, but they didn’t. I am already content.”
“Although I am grateful for Mr. and Mrs. Aisli’s help, my roots are still in the Nick family.”
“Thank you, sir, for your concern. I will always remember your kindness.”
As she finished speaking, she hurriedly ran off without waiting for Bai Lixin to say anything more.
Bai Lixin watched the receding figure, lost in thought.
———————–
After breakfast, it was time for the tour of the garden as mentioned by the tour guide.
Bai Lixin and the others walked at the back, occasionally glancing at the eldest daughter up ahead.
The eldest daughter didn’t devour much food this morning, but her spirits were still good. It seemed her appetite had been satisfied.
The youngest daughter obediently followed behind the others. Despite being scolded by her husband, she remained submissive, lacking any sense of dignity.
Hongyue shook her head upon witnessing this.
She couldn’t help but criticize. Some pitiful people have something detestable about them, especially those that couldn’t be helped.
Bai Lixin’s attention, however, was focused on the eldest daughter.
Emil quietly approached and initiated a group chat.
Emil: [I tried searching for the Craftsman’s Room, but I didn’t expect it to be this difficult.]
Bai Lixin: [I searched all around that night, but couldn’t find it. I don’t have Xia Chi’s good luck, and now I can’t act at night. Let’s take it slow.]
Emil: “…”
Samael, take a look. Take a look at who caught your eye.
Hongyue muttered in the group chat: [This youngest daughter is driving me crazy.]
[I really want to slap her and wake her up. What is she thinking? She was almost free from that family, but ended up going back. Can’t she see that those people don’t consider her a human?]
Emil: [Not all philanthropists are necessarily good people. She must have weighed the pros and cons as well.]
Hongyue: [Sigh, this poor child.]
Bai Lixin: [I have a bad feeling about this.]
Hongyue: [What is it?]
Bai Lixin: [Someone will likely go missing at noon today, and the lockdown will likely continue. Emil, cause a commotion later so we can quickly find the Craftsman’s Room soon. If we don’t find it by afternoon, we won’t be able to go anywhere after that.]
Hongyue & Emil: “…”
The one who opened the door was none other than the youngest daughter.
Her voice was as timid as ever, “Good morning, Mr. Tour Guide.”
The tour guide responded, “Miss Nick, good morning. I hope your mood today is as bright as the sun. Did you sleep well last night?”
Bai Lixin pricked up his ears.
The youngest daughter replied hesitantly, “It was… it was good, quite good, thank you for asking.”
The tour guide continued, “That’s good to hear. Can I meet the other people in the room?”
The youngest daughter’s voice hesitated, “I’m sorry, my sister is still sleeping. I… I’ll go wake her up, please wait a moment.”
The tour guide said, “Alright.”
About half a minute later, an unfamiliar woman’s voice came from the next room, “Good morning, Mr. Tour Guide.”
“Good morning, Miss Lisa. You seem to have had a good night’s sleep,” the tour guide replied.
Lisa was the other actress.
They exchanged a few words and Lisa left shortly after.
Two minutes later, the voice of the eldest daughter complaining reached Bai Lixin’s ears, “Why are you so early, tour guide?”
The tour guide replied, “Miss Nick, the early bird catches the worm. We have prepared plenty of apple pies for breakfast today, I’m sure you’ll love them.”
Instead of being excited as expected, the eldest daughter only responded lacklusterly, “Oh, is that so? I understand. I’ll come over later. If there’s nothing else, I’ll go back to my room for now.”
She was completely different from the eldest daughter who couldn’t get enough food yesterday.
The tour guide exchanged a few more words and moved on to the next room.
The youngest daughter was still alive.
Mrs. Oude had become an attendant after entering the golden room and changing her fate as a sacrifice.
If the relationship between the wisher and the sacrifice is true, then the problem lies with the youngest daughter’s sacrifice.
Could it be that the eldest son-in-law chose to become a sacrifice for the sake of the younger daughter, so the younger daughter did not die?
Bai Lixin looked deeply at the next room, and slowly walked into the bathroom.
When Bai Lixin came out ten minutes later, he had already changed into clean clothes.
The crow obediently perched on his shoulder.
The crow was worthy of being a demon. It had looked like it was about to molt yesterday, but now its black shiny feathers were fully grown again. It seemed to enjoy the comfort of not having to fly and perched comfortably on Bai Lixin’s shoulder, cawing twice. “Young man, I can fulfill your wishes. Would you like to make a pact with me today?”
Bai Lixin glanced at the persistent crow and asked, “What is my wish today? Can you see it again?”
The crow replied, “Hmm, only foolish humans would ask me such foolish questions. This little demon is all-powerful, of course I can see what you desire. You covet your young master’s position, always trying to replace his existence.”
“That’s too easy for me to fulfill. As long as you say ‘I agree,’ I will help you fulfill your wishes.”
Bai Lixin asked, “And what’s the price?”
The crow replied, “The price is your delicious soul, of course. Need I say more?”
Bai Lixin stared into the crow’s blood-red eyes and suddenly asked a question, “Does this count as making a wish?”
The crow replied, “Of course, why wouldn’t it?”
Bai Lixin continued, “Is there a way to make a wish that doesn’t involve offering my own soul but using other sacrifices?”
The crow tilted its head and stared at Bai Lixin for two seconds, then turned its head to look at the adjacent bedroom. After two more seconds, it suddenly cawed twice, “No, no, you can’t tempt me with Miss Jia’er. I am a principled demon. I only make deals with individuals themselves.”
Jia’er hadn’t come out yet, so Bai Lixin found a sofa to sit on. “Principles, what principles?”
The crow tilted its head again. “The reason why a pact can be made is that both parties have a desire. You want something, and I can help you achieve it. As a price, I will take something from you as compensation. It’s a mutual agreement between us.”
“But if it’s a sacrifice, sacrifices themselves are uncertain, so the danger of backfiring on the wisher is high. Moreover, sacrifices usually carry strong resentment, which is not something we like. So, we avoid sacrifices and prefer to tempt the wishers to willingly offer their own bodies.”
Bai Lixin raised an eyebrow. “Tempt?”
The crow froze in mid-air, it’s wings stiffening.
Bai Lixin said, “…”
Whether it was the crow or Jia’er, they were directly tempting him.
It seemed that in this movie’s setting, they didn’t advocate the use of so-called sacrifices.
The rules regarding wishers and sacrifices in the Golden Room were even more intriguing.
Amplify desires, attract wishers, offer up companions, and have companions turn against each other.
These actions seemed to be intentionally testing and challenging the limits of human morality.
———————–
At 7:40 AM, when Bai Lixin pushed Jia’er into the dining room, everyone else had already arrived.
They were chatting and laughing, appearing to be in a good mood.
Everyone had a peaceful night, and the absence of further deaths or disappearances seemed to be good news for everyone.
“Although it’s a bit cramped to sleep like that, at least it’s safe,” said Mrs. Aisli. “But if I were to choose between freedom and safety, I would prefer safety. I really hope the police come soon and this nightmare ends.”
There were 19 people before, and now there were only 15 left.
“Yes,” Mr. Nick nodded, “This resort has given me psychological trauma.”
His eyes roamed around the table and finally landed on Elizabeth, the actress.
Elizabeth’s face turned pale, and she quickly lowered her head.
The man next to her glared fiercely at Mr. Nick and then protectively embraced Elizabeth.
Mr. Nick shrugged indifferently, his gaze going back on the table. When his eyes passed over the empty chair that belonged to Mrs. Nick, his expression changed slightly. He turned his head, pointing at the empty chair and questioning the tour guide, “If she’s not here, why is the chair still placed here? Is it inauspicious? Remove it quickly!”
The tour guide maintained his professionalism, “Yes, Mr. Nick.”
Seeing Mr. Nick’s indifferent expression, Mrs. Aisli snorted coldly and lamented, “That was your wife. Shouldn’t you be the one who misses her the most?”
Mr. Nick rubbed his temples, “I only miss her beautiful face, not the pieces of flesh.”
“Now, whenever I see this chair, all I can think of is those pieces of flesh, and it’s frightening. Not to mention nostalgia. Whoever wants to reminisce can do so.”
Mrs. Aisli looked at him disdainfully, then turned her satisfied gaze to her considerate husband, and said, “Fortunately, I didn’t marry a man like you. Although I don’t like Mrs. Nick, I truly feel sorry for her.”
Mr. Nick remained unmoved until he saw the attendants remove Mrs. Nick’s chair. His expression improved slightly.
The eldest daughter leaned closely to Mr. Nick, coquettishly holding his arm and speaking loudly.
“Father, I had a wonderful dream last night.”
Mr. Nick affectionately glanced at his eldest daughter, “My precious, what did you dream about?”
“I dreamt of a table full of delicious food,” the eldest daughter said excitedly, patting her cheek. “It felt so real, I’ve never felt so satisfied before.”
“After eating everything in the dream, I didn’t even feel hungry myself.”
The youngest daughter followed along with a smile, “Ah, sister mentioned wanting to eat a table full of delicious food yesterday and ended up dreaming about it.”
Bai Lixin heard this sentence just as he took his seat and exchanged a glance with Emil beside him. The three of them looked thoughtfully in the direction of the eldest daughter.
Because of her good mood, the eldest daughter’s attitude towards the youngest daughter also softened a lot.
Hearing the youngest daughter’s words, her chubby face smiled, “In my dream, I not only dreamt of food but also dreamt of an angel.”
“He was so handsome, only an angel could have such looks. He asked me what my wish was, and I said I wanted a table full of delicious food.”
The youngest daughter responded, “Oh,” and continued, “Wow, that’s amazing. What else did you dream about?”
Bai Lixin frowned slightly.
The youngest daughter seemed to be deliberately fishing for information.
But the eldest daughter didn’t think much about it. In her good mood, she seemed willing to share everything, “I also dreamt of a golden door.”
As soon as those words were spoken, the atmosphere at the dining table instantly became colder.
“A golden door,” Mr. Nick spoke slowly, “Now that I think about it, hey, tour guide, I remember, you never investigated the Golden Room, did you?”
“What if the culprit is not among us but hiding in that Golden Room?”
Mr. Nick’s eyes suddenly fell on Bai Lixin, who had not spoken a word throughout, “I recall Mr. Bai Lixin mentioned seeing a detective yesterday, but the tour guide said no detective had come.”
“Why did it fluctuate like that? Perhaps this mysterious detective is the killer?! Bai Lixin, why did only you see this so-called detective? What is your relationship with him? Could it be that you’re an accomplice to the killer?”
All eyes at the dining table focused on Bai Lixin.
The crow stuck to Bai Lixin’s cheek and whispered in a voice only they could hear, “I heard it, this beer-bellied bald man wants to provoke you.”
Bai Lixin’s gaze turned cold.
He stared at Mr. Nick coldly, “Is your brain not fully developed?”
Mr. Nick: “?”
Bai Lixin said, “Please use your brain and think for a moment. If I were working with that detective, why would I mention seeing him? Do you think ‘idiot’ is written on my face? Or is it written on you, the one capable of thinking in that direction?”
Mr. Nick: “…”
I’m sure he’s cursing at me, but he seems to have refrained from using foul language.
The director interjected, “Mr. Bai Lixin has a point. But who exactly is this person?”
Bai Lixin replied, “I think we should ask the tour guide for a clearer answer. We are just strangers in this resort, and for the sake of our safety, the resort security should be top-notch.”
“If the security is indeed well-implemented, then strangers should not be able to enter here. But if this person is truly a stranger, it means there is a problem with the resort security. Ultimately, the resort should bear full responsibility for the dangers we have encountered.”
“A responsible resort should come forward to reassure everyone. However, it has been more than a day now, and we all know that the resort owner is here, yet he refuses to show himself.”
“On one hand, they boast about providing top-notch service to guests, but on the other hand, they disrespect guests. I think this resort is nothing but a façade hiding garbage.”
“Oh, right. There’s also the figure of the craftsman. Could the culprit be him?”
Emil and Hongyue frowned upon hearing this.
Tsk tsk, can’t afford to provoke him, can’t afford to provoke him. When God Xin gets angry, he even bites his own people.
Bai Lixin’s words successfully shifted all the attention in the room onto the tour guide.
Facing the questioning from everyone, the tour guide had no choice but to speak, “Actually, I had planned to take you all to visit the garden after breakfast. Since everyone is so interested in the resort owner and the craftsman, I will add these two places to the itinerary.”
“Would that be acceptable?” The tour guide’s gaze shifted and landed on Bai Lixin, “Mr. Bai Lixin?”
Bai Lixin blinked innocently, looking at his cutlery as if the domineering person from earlier was not him.
The crow: “Caw, that tour guide is so sharp that it could cut your heart.”
Bai Lixin’s peripheral vision fell on his youngest daughter nearby.
After breakfast, Bai Lixin called out to his youngest daughter, “I’m glad to see you again today.”
Tears welled up in the youngest daughter’s eyes, “I didn’t expect it. I was prepared to die. It must be my brother-in-law… I didn’t expect him to sacrifice himself for me.”
She wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes and looked at Bai Lixin with tearful eyes, “Sir, you didn’t tell my father and sister about your findings, did you?”
Bai Lixin gazed deeply at the youngest daughter, “They haven’t treated you well. Why don’t you choose to leave?”
The youngest daughter gave a bitter smile, “If I leave, where can I go? I haven’t learned anything in the Nick family; I’m just a maid with the title of a young lady. If I leave the Nick family, I will have nothing. But if I stay in the Nick family, at least I will still be the second young lady of the Nick family.”
“And I love my father and sister. If my mother betrayed them, then I understand why they treat me this way.”
“I don’t resent them. I want to thank them for raising me to adulthood. Faced with my mother’s betrayal, they could have thrown me onto the streets, let me fend for myself, or they could have thrown me into the slums and made me a refugee there. They could have treated me as a servant, but they didn’t. I am already content.”
“Although I am grateful for Mr. and Mrs. Aisli’s help, my roots are still in the Nick family.”
“Thank you, sir, for your concern. I will always remember your kindness.”
As she finished speaking, she hurriedly ran off without waiting for Bai Lixin to say anything more.
Bai Lixin watched the receding figure, lost in thought.
———————–
After breakfast, it was time for the tour of the garden as mentioned by the tour guide.
Bai Lixin and the others walked at the back, occasionally glancing at the eldest daughter up ahead.
The eldest daughter didn’t devour much food this morning, but her spirits were still good. It seemed her appetite had been satisfied.
The youngest daughter obediently followed behind the others. Despite being scolded by her husband, she remained submissive, lacking any sense of dignity.
Hongyue shook her head upon witnessing this.
She couldn’t help but criticize. Some pitiful people have something detestable about them, especially those that couldn’t be helped.
Bai Lixin’s attention, however, was focused on the eldest daughter.
Emil quietly approached and initiated a group chat.
Emil: [I tried searching for the Craftsman’s Room, but I didn’t expect it to be this difficult.]
Bai Lixin: [I searched all around that night, but couldn’t find it. I don’t have Xia Chi’s good luck, and now I can’t act at night. Let’s take it slow.]
Emil: “…”
Samael, take a look. Take a look at who caught your eye.
Hongyue muttered in the group chat: [This youngest daughter is driving me crazy.]
[I really want to slap her and wake her up. What is she thinking? She was almost free from that family, but ended up going back. Can’t she see that those people don’t consider her a human?]
Emil: [Not all philanthropists are necessarily good people. She must have weighed the pros and cons as well.]
Hongyue: [Sigh, this poor child.]
Bai Lixin: [I have a bad feeling about this.]
Hongyue: [What is it?]
Bai Lixin: [Someone will likely go missing at noon today, and the lockdown will likely continue. Emil, cause a commotion later so we can quickly find the Craftsman’s Room soon. If we don’t find it by afternoon, we won’t be able to go anywhere after that.]
Hongyue & Emil: “…”
