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A sky filled with white light.
I feel like I'm going blind.
Suddenly entering a bright place from a dark environment, both eyes protested.
Xu Mufeng covered his eyes, which were sore and painful.
"You're a kid surnamed Xu, right?"
The old man had a head of light white hair, and his face was full of kind smiles, with his eyebrows and eyes smiling and his mouth smiling too.
Xu Mufeng endured the discomfort and shakily got up from the ground.
"Let me help you up," the butler said in a deep, resonant voice that was quite endearing.
The sense of division in this place is really strong.
Just a second ago he was in purgatory, watching several people covered in blood and howling like ghosts, and the next second he was here...
A kind old man, the subtle scent of jasmine, the dazzling crystal chandelier, the bright and airy hall, and the floor so clean you could see his face reflected in it, not to mention the priceless antiques and framed oil paintings everywhere.
"Let me take you to the main hall first; there are small cakes there." The butler extended his hand, gesturing for the child to take his.
"Grandpa... have you seen a tall, thin, fair-skinned, and handsome older brother?"
The butler looked puzzled, raised his index finger to his chin as if thinking, and shook his head after a while: "There are no young people here who match your description."
Gu Xinglan, where are you?
Xu Mufeng's thoughts were in disarray as he followed behind the butler.
It serves as both a lobby and a passageway.
The two walked quite a distance before slowly entering a wider corridor.
The previous outrageous splendor is gone.
There were many different kinds of paintings, closed windows, and some places were even covered with a layer of dust.
Especially when I walked around the corner, I heard a series of "bang" sounds.
Finally, there were sounds other than breathing.
When Xu Mufeng passed the source of the sound, his feet suddenly stopped moving.
When he saw who was inside, his eyes instantly sharpened.
“That’s our young master. You can call him Young Master Li.”
When the butler saw the children behind him stop, he explained, "It's 11 p.m. now. The young master has just come home from school. It's time for training."
The person inside was wearing a black, tight-fitting short-sleeved shirt and kept punching a soft board.
His fists flew with the wind, each move was fierce, and his lower body was exceptionally stable. With each punch, the strands of hair on his head trembled, and beads of sweat splattered on the ground.
Xu Mufeng, who was peeking from outside the door, had bloodshot eyes, puffed out his cheeks, and clenched his teeth.
This person's surname is Li, so why did Erpi say his surname is Gu? This can only mean that Gu Xinglan and this person know each other.
This person... knew someone before him, and even beat him up in front of that person, causing him to be hospitalized and leading to their kidnapping.
Everything that happened afterward was because of this person.
The hostile gazes from outside the door were extremely obvious.
But the people inside seemed completely oblivious.
The recurring "bang bang" sounds, which made the board sway left and right, were entirely due to the force of a single fist.
Xu Mufeng hallucinated again about being beaten, and he was so angry he wanted to grind his teeth to powder.
"Let's go. Young Master will cultivate his aesthetic sense before going to bed. If you want to be friends with Young Master, you can have lunch with him at seven o'clock tomorrow morning."
"...Can I stay in the villa?" He couldn't find Gu Xinglan, so he had to find a way to stay here.
The butler nodded: "I've already had two guest rooms prepared, and there's also a child who will be spending the night at the villa tonight."
"Who?!" It couldn't possibly be the person he was thinking of, could it?
"The young master of the Yu family."
Upon hearing an unfamiliar surname, their bright eyes immediately dimmed.
Xu Mufeng pursed his lips.
The two walked into the main hall of the villa.
When he arrived here, the word "glorious" was no longer enough; everywhere he looked, there was wealth beyond his imagination.
"Grandpa Butler!"
On the leather sofa, Yu Jin, with her permed hair and sweet smile, wore a brown leather jacket and shiny leather shoes on the fluffy carpet. In her right hand, she was using a fork to poke at a piece of mousse cake that had been flown in from France.
"..." Yu Jin's smile faltered when she saw the person who stepped out from behind the butler.
"Grandpa Butler, didn't you go to find He Tai?" The tone sounded somewhat sad.
Yu Jin put the fork that was sticking out of the cake back onto the plate, her movements dejected.
“Young Master is still training. You can have breakfast with him at seven o’clock tomorrow morning.” The butler softened his voice and coaxed, “This is young Xu, brought by the master. You can get to know him.”
The moment Yu Jin and Xu Mufeng's eyes met, the former looked away with a hint of disdain, while the latter lowered his eyes warily.
"Little Xu, let me have someone take you to take a bath first."
Xu Mufeng was simply too dirty, covered in white, unidentified smoke particles, dark brown spots, and dust everywhere.
After giving his instructions, the butler looked at Yu Jin: "Then, Young Master Yu..."
"I'm eating cake here..." Yu Jin picked up her fork and playfully waved it around.
Soon, only Yu Jin remained in the main hall.
He had been to this villa countless times; he was very familiar with the first floor, except for the second floor.
Yu Jin took out his homemade map and thought to himself, Li Hetai is going to be on TV, and he wants to be too, but the school has a party in a few weeks, and... how could he possibly be willing to go to a place without cakes or game consoles and attend classes with a bunch of monkeys who can't understand human language?
"Why don't you listen to me..." Yu Jin murmured.
He also wanted to give Li Hetai more advice.
What was Uncle Li's new wife's name again? Gu Xinglan?
I heard she's a great beauty with long, flowing hair.
And she's also a TV host.
This person must have forced Lai Ho-Tai to take the show.
Li Hetai has never liked being watched, but after his uncle Li got married, he actually had the idea of appearing on television.
This person clearly disliked school extracurricular activities before, let alone campus activities with cameras present...
With her mind in a jumble, Yu Jin felt increasingly frustrated and eventually drew a circle in a room on the second floor with a pen.
"that……"
I do not know how long it has been.
A voice behind him interrupted Yu Jin's drawing, and he hurriedly stuffed the map into his pocket.
He turned his head in a panic.
It was the person from just now.
Yu Jin's face turned pale and then red, before she finally turned back.
Xu Mufeng, who spoke up, had just come out of the bathroom. He had taken a quick shower and was now steaming hot. His voice was also sticky from the steam: "Do you know Li Hetai?"
Upon hearing a familiar name, Yu Jin raised her eyelids, then quickly turned her gaze back to the back.
People born with a silver spoon in their mouths carry a carefree innocence.
Xu Mufeng looked at the person on the sofa.
This person has naturally smiling lips, and at first glance it seems like they are smiling at him, but the "disdain" hidden beneath the smile is extremely piercing.
If Erpi were to see this, he might not be able to read the room again, like a stray dog on the street, eating a piece of leftovers that someone carelessly throws away and then giving up his soul, getting hurt all over but still speaking well of that person, being sold out and still helping the seller count the money.
Xu Mufeng revealed a look of helplessness and unease that he had practiced a thousand times, and lowered his head: "I just saw Li Hetai."
To get something from someone, you need to know what that person needs most; it's a primitive form of barter.
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