Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 290 The Lady and the Bride

Unlike the young master's distorted, murderous gaze, Mr. Xiao was clearly pleased with the compliments from the surrounding players.

He chuckled and raised his hand to stop, then continued with a smile:

"It seems the children are very understanding of me. It's really not easy. I thought it would be harder for everyone to accept."

"..."

It's definitely a bit hard to accept.

But which of the players here dares to say it's hard to accept?

Do they think they've lived too long?

Yu Shijiu suddenly raised his hand and spoke under Mr. Xiao's gaze:

"So why isn't the food served yet, Mr. Xiao?"

He looked down and touched his stomach, saying with a wronged expression, "I'm so hungry."

Mr. Xiao: "..."

The surrounding players: "..."

Damn it! I forgot about this crazy guy who's always thinking about that food...

Mr. Xiao's smile faltered slightly, then he clapped his hands and said, "I almost forgot, butler."

"gentlemen."

The old housekeeper, who had been hiding in a dark corner, quickly moved forward.

"Tell the kitchen to serve the dishes."

Mr. Xiao said, "My children are all hungry."

The old housekeeper nodded silently, then stepped back and turned to walk towards the kitchen.

The other players watched the old lady's retreating figure, feeling a sudden churning in their stomachs.

Actually, they weren't hungry at all...

While waiting for the food to be served, Mr. Xiao glanced silently at Yu Shijiu beside him and saw her casually stuff the roses on the table into her pocket, not caring whether the petals would fall off because of her action.

Mr. Xiao: "..."

His smile froze for a moment before slowly returning.

Yu Shijiu didn't seem to notice any of this.

He stuffed the roses into his pocket and then turned his head toward the kitchen, his eyes filled with anticipation.

The food in this game instance was indeed very delicious, probably because the protagonist of this game is rich, even the non-existent chef is so skilled.

You must eat more.

Yu Shijiu secretly made up his mind.

While contemplating the delicious food, Yu Shijiu subconsciously glanced at Lu Chusheng beside her.

Lu Chusheng still had that expressionless, indifferent face, and at first glance, it seemed as if someone owed him a debt of hundreds of thousands.

This is what Yu Shijiu believes.

Lu Chusheng noticed Yu Shijiu looking at him and turned to look back—

Yu Shijiu looked away.

Lu Chusheng: "..."

He silently pursed his lips, the curve of his mouth as cold as a knife.

Yeah, I'm a little unhappy.

Lu Chusheng himself didn't know why.

The wait wasn't long. As the dishes were served to the table by the shadowy figures, Mr. Xiao, who had been silent for nearly five minutes, laughed again.

"Eat up, children, are you feeling very hungry?"

Mr. Xiao, like any ordinary "parent," was gentle and smiling, yet forceful in compelling everyone to eat.

"Being hungry is not a good thing. Let's eat quickly. As for the rest, they will naturally disappear after the wedding starts tomorrow."

As for Mr. Xiao's ambiguous "other matters," no player dared to ask clearly what they meant.

Is it necessary to send the "bride" to Mr. Xiao's room tonight, or to find the murderer who killed the "madam" and send him to Mr. Xiao's room?

Both of these tasks are very difficult.

The former requires conflict between players, while the latter means that players without any clues have no chance of finding the "murderer"... Moreover, they have no information whatsoever about the "murderer".

—The only players who went out last night were Yu Shijiu and Lu Chusheng.

Judging from their current demeanor, the two seem unwilling to hand over the "murderer."

Thinking of this, some players felt a slight resentment, wondering why Yu Shijiu and Lu Chusheng didn't hand over the "murderer".

If they simply hand it over, they might not even need a "bride" anymore...

Yes, even the dumbest person could draw a conclusion from what Mr. Xiao said that night.

If the "Madam" dies, one of them will have to hand over another "bride" to become the "new Madam"... Does that mean that if the "Madam" keeps dying, they will need to continuously select "new Madams"?

Just thinking about this possibility makes players' hearts race, as if they might leap out of their throats at any moment.

Mr. Xiao clearly doesn't discriminate between men and women, accepting anyone regardless. In this light, once the player who shared a room with Lu Chusheng dies, each of them is very likely to be chosen as the "new wife"... and then repeat the possibility of dying again.

Players who had thought this far ahead were eating their food, but they couldn't taste anything at all. They felt that eating anything now was no different from chewing candles.

Yu Shijiu, however, still ate with great relish.

He picked up the stewed chicken with potatoes closest to him, and as he bit into the soft, tender potato, his eyes crinkled with happiness.

"Really tasty……"

Yu Shijiu turned around vaguely and gave the old housekeeper a thumbs up, then happily lowered his head and buried himself in his food.

"If it tastes good, eat more."

Mr. Xiao smiled and adjusted his glasses, then asked the old housekeeper to go to the kitchen to add a pot of stewed chicken with potatoes.

"Yes."

The old housekeeper readily agreed and withdrew, along with the shadowy figures around her, disappearing from the players' sight.

"..."

For a moment, the only sound at the table, which was filled with nearly thirty people, was the sound of everyone chewing their food.

Ignoring the occasional venomous glances from the young master and young lady across the table, Yu Shijiu was satisfied with this dinner, scoring nine out of ten.

The missing points are because you can't get them once you leave the game instance.

The dining table was dimly lit, with flickering yellow candlelight. The aroma of food mingled with the unique fragrance of roses, creating a strangely romantic atmosphere.

The female player in the couple seemed to be trying to lighten the mood by whispering something to her boyfriend:

"We've been together for so long, and you've never had a candlelight dinner with me."

The boyfriend's forehead was covered in cold sweat from fright. He raised his hand to wipe it away, swallowed the vegetables he had just put in his mouth, and replied softly:

"Once we get out, I'll prepare a candlelight dinner for you... just the two of us."

"……it is good."

The female player spoke in a low voice. She tilted her head back and took a sip of the juice next to her. The sweet and sour, icy orange juice rushed into her throat, making her shiver.

"It's a promise, no going back on it."

"Ah."

The two spoke very quietly, and apart from He Lingling, who was standing very close by, almost no one else could hear them.

"..." He Lingling glanced at the couple's faces, a faint sigh flashing across her brows.