Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 621 The Story...

Xu Han continued to wipe his face in silence, while Lu Chusheng pretended not to hear anything.

Instead, the female customer in the dressing mirror fell silent.

The strange smiles on her face had vanished at some point, leaving only a distorted, unreadable gaze in her eyes.

"Kindness...Thank you..."

The female guest softly repeated what Yu Shijiu had said, then suddenly giggled.

"...Really, it's been such a long time since anyone has said that to me..."

In the dressing mirror, the female guest's face, bleeding from all seven orifices, momentarily returned to normal—a sight witnessed by Yu Shijiu, Xu Han, and Lu Chusheng, who had been keeping a close watch on her.

It was a face that looked somewhat plain and delicate, with snow-white skin, long and upturned eyes, and pale lips, giving the impression of malnutrition...

Well... I was a little surprised.

Yu Shijiu thought about the food he saw in the kitchen and was puzzled as to why the female guest was malnourished.

Why does malnutrition occur?

The food on the second-floor cabin was so plentiful and of such high quality that even fresh goat milk was only used for washing hands and face... How could the female guest be malnourished?

This is too outrageous for Yu Shijiu.

In addition... Yu Shijiu felt that the female guest's restored normal appearance, figure, and overall feeling... gave him a strange sense of familiarity.

It was like... he had once met a woman with a similar build and appearance to the female customer...

The female guest's face changed in less than five seconds. When she spoke to Yu Shijiu again, her malnourished, pale, and weak face had transformed back into a "deathly bleeding" state.

"...I like you very much."

The female guest's neck was making a cracking sound; she seemed to be turning her head, but her head showed no sign of turning.

Xu Han swallowed hard, instantly shifting his gaze away from the female guest.

...Waaaaah...I'm so sorry, Shi Jiu, I really didn't mean to...I've actually been quite successful with my desensitization process...it's just that sometimes...sometimes I might be slightly, just a tiny bit scared...

It's really just a tiny bit!

As Xu Han was lost in thought, the female guest spoke again.

She asked Yu Shijiu gently, "What's your name?"

"nineteen."

Yu Shijiu lowered his head shyly and whispered:

"Madam, my name is too ordinary, isn't it?"

"how come?"

The female customer shook her head and said softly, "It's a very nice name, Nineteen... Was your name given to you by your mother so that you could live a long and fulfilling life in this world?"

“…” Yu Shijiu was stunned.

He hesitated for a long time this time, so long that the female guest and the frightened Xu Han looked over before Yu Shijiu slowly nodded and then shook his head.

"I'm so sorry, madam."

Yu Shijiu lowered his eyes and said, "I don't quite understand why my mother gave me this name."

Yu Shijiu really didn't know... He was too young at the time, and his mother died so young that she didn't have time to tell him anything.

...Wasn't his name just something his mother picked out randomly?

"It's okay, child."

The female customer gently patted the back of his hand with her twisted hand and whispered:

"Alright, let's get back to the point. I invited you in to tell a 'story,' so what do you say? Are you interested in listening?"

Xu Han, who was standing on the other side, was casually glanced at by the female guest. He shivered and quickly raised his hand.

"Listen, I'm listening! I'm very interested in hearing a story, madam!"

"me too."

Yu Shijiu also reverted to his obedient and sensible demeanor. He picked up the comb again and "carefully" began to tidy the female customer's long, curly hair, saying shyly:

"Madam, the story you're about to tell must be very interesting."

“…Yes,” the female customer said, a smile playing on her lips, “that’s quite an interesting ‘story.’”

"...Long ago, there was a group of very wealthy and powerful businessmen, or rather, powerful and influential people?"

The female customer smiled and shook her head, her neck continuing to creak and rattle.

While combing her hair, Yu Shijiu silently blocked her head—this was the first time he had ever "worried" that the strange head would fall off.

Unfortunately, if the female customer's head were to fall off while she was telling her "story," none of them could guarantee that she would continue telling the "story" after her head and body were separated...

"They possess a great deal of money and power in society, living a very happy and indulgent life. It can be said that everything they own and everything they have done is something that most ordinary people can never achieve in their entire lives... But soon, these powerful people discovered that 'ordinary' happiness began to become dull and uninteresting..."

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"Tired?"

As He Lingling was engrossed in mopping the floor, a short-haired female customer's voice came from behind her:

"Would you like to sit down and rest for a while before mopping the floor?"

"...No, ma'am."

He Lingling wiped the sweat dripping from her cheeks with her elbow, then turned and shook her head at the short-haired female guest who was sitting on the bed swinging her legs.

“Your room isn’t difficult to clean,” He Lingling said honestly. “These things only have a little dust on the surface.”

"...Oh, really?"

The short-haired female customer wasn't very tall. Her face, with its blurred features, tilted slightly as she let out a soft sigh.

"I kind of regret coming to this ship."

The short-haired female guest pounded her fist hard on the thick, soft bed and said in a low voice:

"This place is no fun at all."

He Lingling paused, her hand gripping the mop momentarily. She casually shifted her focus to the short-haired female customer, feigning confusion as she asked:

What do you mean by that?

"Literally."

The short-haired female guest clicked her tongue angrily, then pounded the bed hard, saying resentfully:

“I was tricked into coming here. Those men said this ship was paradise, a secluded paradise that many people love to visit, so I paid enough money... well, I guess it was also because of my father’s influence that I got on the ship.”

"But it's not fun here."

The short-haired female customer sighed, somewhat annoyed:

"This is just an ordinary ship that goes out to sea for leisure and to watch the crew fish to improve their meals. It can't even be considered a very large cruise ship!"

"..."

After being attacked once again by the world of the wealthy, He Lingling remained silent for a few seconds before sincerely replying:

"Miss, I'm sorry, but I really can't understand what you're saying."

For He Lingling, who grew up in an ordinary family, this ship was the most luxurious and extravagant ship she had ever seen... although the difference between the rich and poor was quite large on the first and second decks of the ship.