Yama Reborn

The lounge was already empty.

Chen Nuo carried Lu Xixi horizontally and retreated into the room, leaning against the window.

He glanced outside, his mind racing as he contemplated the possibility of jumping out to escape.

Suddenly, Lu Xixi struggled in his arms.

Huh?

Chen Nuo was startled. He saw Lu Xixi wriggle out of his arms and tiptoe towards the nearby dining table...

The next second, the woman actually grabbed the wine bottle again and then looked at him with a sheepish smile.

Chen Nuo hurriedly caught her and brought her back.

Lu Xixi looked at Chen Nuo with a pitiful expression, her eyes pleading.

"Can I just have one more little sip? Just one tiny sip..."

Chen Nuo was about to stop her when he heard the doorknob of the room click twice.

"Qiao Yun? Qiao Yun, are you in there?"

Just as Lu Xixi was about to say something, Chen Nuo quickly covered her mouth.

"???" Lu Xixi raised her eyelids to look at Chen Nuo but obediently stayed silent, although her fingers stealthily reached for the wine bottle again.

Forget it, I'll leave her be... Chen Nuo sighed helplessly to himself.

Old Jiang, outside, seemed to have tried the doorknob a few times. When he couldn't open it, he left.

Soon after, Xiao Yezi's voice came from the corridor, "Godfather, we are here!"

Old Jiang finally found Song Qiaoyun and Chen Xiaoye.

He saw his wife sitting at the private room's dining table, muttering to herself but seemingly okay, without any serious issues. Chen Xiaoye, a child a little older than five, naturally didn't understand anything and was still naively eating and drinking.

Old Jiang breathed a sigh of relief. He hurried over, pulled Song Qiaoyun towards him, and without a word, took out a small porcelain bottle from his pocket. He unscrewed it and held it under Song Qiaoyun's nose.

After sniffing it a few times, Song Qiaoyun finally calmed down.

"Ye Zi, how did you end up here? Where is your brother?"

"My brother hasn't come yet; my dad picked me up." Chen Xiaoye shook her head.

Old Jiang frowned. Although I have a pile of questions, this isn't the place to stay long—my wife is still having an episode, he thought.

"Where is your dad?"

"I don't know..."

"When is your brother coming?"

"I don't know..."

"..." Old Jiang sighed.

We have to go. Let's get home first! he thought.

He pulled Song Qiaoyun up, supported her with one arm, and then held Chen Xiaoye's hand as they walked out.

As they passed the door of the lounge, Song Qiaoyun suddenly raised her head and pointed at the door, "There is something strange inside!"

Chen Nuo, inside, heard it and stiffened.

However, Old Jiang quickly hugged his wife tightly, "What's strange? Nothing's strange. Let's hurry home!"

Chen Nuo listened at the door. He heard footsteps outside, then heard several people enter the elevator, the elevator doors close, and then depart...

Chen Nuo breathed a sigh of relief.

Turning around, he saw Lu Xixi already standing in front of him with a wine bottle, looking at him with a drunken gaze.

"Honey, shall we have a toast?"

How could Chen Nuo dare to let this woman drink anymore?

Is that a jug of watermelon juice on the table? he wondered, noticing it.

He hurried over, grabbed it, and stuffed it into Lu Xixi's hands.

"Drink this, drink this. This one tastes better. Be good now~"

Lu Xixi stared wide-eyed at the jug of watermelon juice in her hands, stunned for a couple of seconds before she burst into laughter.

She lifted it and tilted her head back.

GULP. GULP. GULP.

When they exited the elevator, Old Jiang suddenly covered Chen Xiaoye's eyes with his hands.

"Uh? Godfather?"

"There are some things outside that children shouldn't see."

Old Jiang's face was very serious as he covered Chen Xiaoye's eyes, leading his wife out of the courtyard.

In the courtyard, three people were on the ground.

Xiao Yong and Gu Kang had both passed out—one from fright, the other from drunkenness.

Wang Laohu... was sprawled over a trash can, half of his body plunged headfirst into it.

Old Jiang, full of suspicion, glanced at the three men but didn't dare to linger. He hastily led his wife and the child away.

After leaving the courtyard and reaching the roadside, he hailed a taxi and got in.

Old Jiang's heart settled a bit.

Thank goodness, we found them, and there were no accidents—that's what matters most. As for all the peculiar events of today, I'll figure them out slowly, he thought.

Although Old Jiang was also puzzled about why his wife Song Qiaoyun was with Chen Xiaoye.

And why they went to Wind Shelter Hall.

And who was the 'daddy' Xiao Yezi mentioned?

And why, when he came to the back door of Wind Shelter Hall, were there three injured people lying on the ground in the courtyard...

My instincts as an old hand tell me there's definitely a lot of trouble here... This isn't the time to investigate, not with my sick wife and a five-year-old child, Jiang Fusheng thought.

Especially since the three injured guys in the courtyard were bloody...

My first instinct is to get my sick wife and the five-year-old child away from this place of trouble! Old Jiang decided.

They were sitting in the car. As the vehicle drove a street away and turned the corner, Wind Shelter Hall was no longer visible.

Old Jiang sighed in relief and then took out his phone to dial Chen Nuo's number.

The ringback tone played three times before connecting.

"Hello? Master?" Chen Nuo's voice came from the other end of the phone, sounding very stable, as if nothing was amiss.

"Chen Nuo! Where are you!!"

"I'm at work, Master," Chen Nuo replied calmly from the other end.

"You..." Old Jiang was a bit puzzled but suppressed his anger to ask, "Do you know that your sister has been picked up from kindergarten?"

"What?? Ye Zi was picked up?"

"Yes! But don't panic. Right now Ye Zi is with me and your Mistress." Old Jiang frowned, "Ye Zi said her daddy picked her up? What on earth is going on here?"

"Master... I really don't know. I've been working at Brother Lei's place all evening." As he spoke, there seemed to be a rustling noise on Chen Nuo's end, and the voice on the phone cut off for a few seconds. Then Chen Nuo's voice came through again, this time seemingly accompanied by a slight panting, "Um, Master, the thing about Ye Zi's dad is a bit complicated. I'll explain when I get back. Where are you all now?"

"I'm taking Ye Zi back home! You better come back as soon as possible too! Tonight's events are simply ridiculous! And too... too outrageous! How could you take Ye Zi to such a place!" Old Jiang's anger surged.

"Okay, Master, I'll come back as soon as I can!"

"Let's leave it at that for now! Tonight, I'll take Ye Zi back to my house! You come and pick up Ye Zi as soon as you're off work!"

Chen Nuo hung up the phone... It took almost all his strength to make sure his voice didn't reveal anything amiss.

But after hanging up, Chen Nuo subconsciously hissed: HISS!!!

Lu Xixi was already lying in Chen Nuo's arms.

The T-shirt of the Star Sky Empress was a bit damp... A patch of red from watermelon juice—she had drunk half and spilled half—had soaked it.

Lu Xixi lay in Chen Nuo's arms, her hands propped on his shoulders, her head resting beside his neck. She lifted her eyelids to quietly gaze at him.

Her eyes glistened, as if brimming with an intoxicating allure.

"Hey... What's wrong with you?" Chen Nuo asked.

Lu Xixi took a deep breath. The air she exhaled was scorchingly hot, and her voice was a mere whisper.

"Honey... I'm... so hot..."

A chill went down Chen Nuo's spine, and he suddenly leaned in to smell Lu Xixi.

He mainly sniffed the spot on Lu Xixi's clothes soaked with watermelon juice.

Then, Chen Nuo couldn't help but curse.

"Damn bastards! They drugged her... I..."

Before he could finish swearing, Lu Xixi suddenly pounced on him, hugging him tightly and pressing her body against his chest with all her strength.

Chen Nuo's heart skipped half a beat!

The startling, ample softness pressed clearly against his chest...

"Honey..." Lu Xixi murmured in a low voice.

"...Uh?" Chen Nuo looked down at Lu Xixi.

Lu Xixi narrowed her eyes... suddenly, as if she gently smiled, then slightly opened her mouth, sticking out a small pink tongue, and gently licked Chen Nuo's neck...

THUMP. THUMP. THUMP. THUMP. THUMP. THUMP.

Chen Yanluo's heartbeat pounded like a drum!

This... Who could endure this?!

Yu Naitang jumped out of the taxi, then instructed the hotel bellhop to take her luggage and walked into the hotel lobby.

She easily got Lu Xixi's room number at the hotel lobby counter.

Although hotels generally do not disclose guest information...

But who would be cautious with a nine-year-old child?

Moreover... Yu Naitang claimed to be the guest's younger sister.

A few minutes later, Yu Naitang took the elevator.

"You can leave now. Just leave the luggage with me."

"Are you sure I shouldn't take you upstairs, little one?"

Yu Naitang shook her head and smiled, "My sister is waiting for me upstairs."

After sending the somewhat puzzled bellhop away, Yu Naitang took the elevator directly to the twenty-sixth floor of the hotel.

At the door of room 2616, Yu Naitang's expression turned serious as she opened the door.

She didn't have a room card, but this type of hotel door lock didn't pose any difficulty for Yu Naitang.

After entering the room, Yu Naitang narrowed her eyes.

The Do Not Disturb light in the room had been on the whole time.

But obviously, Lu Xixi was not there.

After checking the room, the luggage, clothes, computer, and some other supplies were all there—everything seemed normal.

There were also no signs of any struggle in the room.

Yu Naitang rapidly analyzed. So... she was staying here, and then didn't come back after leaving. And this departure must have been unexpected... because she didn't take her things. Obviously, she encountered some emergency after leaving and hasn't returned since...

Just at that moment, the doorbell rang suddenly.

Yu Naitang frowned and looked towards the door.

Outside, it was hotel staff.

As one of the most upscale hotels in Jinling City, their service was very responsible. A nine-year-old child checking into the hotel unaccompanied, claiming to be a relative of a guest, was unusual.

Although the bellhop had brought the child up, the hotel's front desk quickly reported the matter. The duty manager decided to come up and check.

At this moment, the duty manager stood outside the door, accompanied by a colleague.

The manager listened for a moment, then pressed the doorbell again.

A voice came from inside.

"Who is it?"

The voice was clearly that of an adult woman.

The duty manager quickly replied, "Hello, room service."

The voice inside the room came through again.

"Sister, go and open the door," said the adult's voice.

"Got it," replied the child's voice.

With the sound of the door lock turning, the door was cracked open.

But it wasn't fully opened; the safety chain was still in place.

A child's head peeked through the crack in the door, "What is it?"

"Uh..." The manager hesitated for a moment, then smiled politely, "We are hotel service staff. We wanted to ask if you require room service. Would you like us to arrange the turn-down service for you?"

"Oh, no need," replied Yu Naitang.

"Well, we've brought you some fruit... It's provided daily," said the manager, taking a small fruit plate from his colleague.

"Okay," Yu Naitang accepted the fruit without hesitation, unlatching the security chain and opening the door wide.

The manager took the opportunity to glance into the room.

The television in the living room was on, showing a cartoon channel.

Faint sounds of running water came from inside the room.

"Little one, are you staying here with an adult?"

"Yep, with my sister," Yu Naitang smiled innocently, "My sister is taking a shower. Anything else?"

"Ah! No, nothing else," the manager nodded hastily. He and his colleague bowed. "We wish you a pleasant stay."

Closing the room door, the smile on Yu Naitang's face vanished.

Mimicking voices was one of Yu Naitang's skills; it wasn't difficult for her.

But...

Walking back into the room, she turned up the TV volume a bit louder.

Then, the nine-year-old girl sat on the sofa and began to ponder...

I need to find that silly woman quickly!!