There was a noise upstairs.
Hongyue went out for a while and then came back.
Then she went out again and came back a few minutes later.
After going back and forth several times, Emil was somewhat speechless: "Sister Hongyue, why are you going back and forth? Are you exercising?"
Hongyue glanced at the door, then looked at Emil and Bailixin, and suggested: "Why don't we go up and take a look?"
There is some gossip. I really want to go and see it.
Baili Xin: "Okay, let's go, Emil, you stay here and call us if anything happens."
After watching Baili Xin leave, Emil stood up from the hospital bed and walked to Samael. Samael was looking at the ceiling numbly. When he saw Emil's face suddenly enlarged, confusion appeared in his eyes.
The next second, Emir smiled sinisterly and stretched out his hand towards Samael.
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The quarrel was between the eldest daughter and the actress Elizabeth.
The reason for the quarrel was that both of them fell in love with a rare oil painting hanging on the wall. There were a few people standing nearby, seeming to want to stop the fight but not quite daring to intervene.
Richard seemed to have packed all his things. He came down from the third floor to the second floor and stood behind the stairs carrying a suitcase.
He heard footsteps behind him and subconsciously turned around to take a look. When he saw who was coming, a guilty look flashed across his face. Then he stepped forward and took the initiative to explain: "That painting is a rare painting by a top oil painting master from the last century. It is priceless. They both wanted it, and then they refused to give in, so they started arguing."
Hongyue was somewhat speechless: "It's already this late, why are you still arguing?"
Richard was also a little puzzled: "Just... maybe he was angry?"
Hongyue: "Angry?"
Richard: "I don't know the details, but it seems that when Miss Nick was packing her luggage, she complained that the actress she lived with last night had body odor and was a seductress who seduced men. Anyway, she was making fun of the actress. Then what she said happened to reach Elizabeth's ears. Elizabeth was so angry that she started to oppose her eldest daughter, and the two of them started arguing."
The eldest daughter said: "Why would an actor who rose to prominence by recommending himself take this painting? You don't even know if it's real or fake. It's just a waste of talent, okay?"
Actress Elizabeth yelled, "A fat pig from a nouveau riche family thinks he's a human being just because he puts on clothes? You'll know if it's real or not once you take it."
The eldest daughter tried to widen her small eyes: "I hate it most when people attack me personally!"
Elizabeth: "You don't like people attacking you personally, so you can attack others personally?"
After the gun goes off, there are no winners.
The two of them quarreled until their faces turned red, and their faces, which were always bright and beautiful outside, were now tangled up with anger.
"That's enough." An angry voice sounded, "It's already this late, and you're still arguing here."
"Your life might be in danger today, and you are still fighting over a painting. You two are really foolish women."
The person who said this was Mr. Nick. He was carrying a large suitcase in his hand. As he walked out of the room, he looked at the high-end watch on his wrist and said, "There are still ten minutes until the gathering. Hurry up. If you are late, I won't wait for you."
When the eldest daughter saw Mr. Nick coming out, she habitually hung her huge body on Mr. Nick and said, "Dad, this slutty actor actually wants to take this painting away. Dad, do you think this painting should be given to me?"
Elizabeth's face twisted, and her eyes suddenly showed hidden anger.
Mr. Nick pushed his little daughter away and looked greedily at Elizabeth. "It's just a painting. There are many here. How did I teach you before? Be more tolerant to others and don't be petty. Since Elizabeth likes it, you should give it to her. Daddy will buy you beautiful bags and delicious food in the future, okay?"
"Not good," the actor packed up his things and walked down.
His backpack was obviously bulging than when he came. He came to Elizabeth with the backpack on his back and held her in his arms as if to assert his sovereignty. "She is my woman. I can satisfy her with whatever she wants without your charity."
Elizabeth's face showed shame, not shyness.
Mr. Nick glanced at the actor and suddenly sneered, "Just you?"
"Do you know what Elizabeth likes? Do you know what she really wants? A beauty like her, at her age, should be nurtured and cared for by a man, rather than going through the hardships with you."
"What can you give her? A name for an underground relationship, a home without a fixed place to live, and an illusory promise?"
The actor blushed and began to stumble over his words, "I'm still young, and this is the rising period of my career. I will have everything you have now in the future, too."
"Come on." Mr. Nick looked at the actor with contempt. "Do you know that my wealth has been accumulated over several generations? How can you catch up with my family's 200 years of hard work in just 20 years? To put it bluntly, even if I give you 20 years, you will be rich after 20 years, but you will only be a rich worker, not a capitalist."
Elizabeth looked at Mr. Nick thoughtfully.
Mr. Nick continued, "Our family has accumulated wealth for 200 years, which is considered a short period of time. Ask Mrs. Isley how many years it took her family to accumulate wealth."
"I've heard from Miss Elizabeth that although you and Elizabeth are lovers, you are unwilling to announce your relationship to the public because of your career advancement. Not only that, you often go to various private cocktail parties of wealthy ladies in order to get ahead. I think I should know better than you what they do at private cocktail parties. Don't say you just went there to sing a song for socializing. I'm not a naive and cute little girl like Elizabeth."
"Elizabeth, please think about what I said."
"As long as you follow me, you can get everything you want right away."
"Status. As you can see, my wife is dead. Although I am a playboy, I will marry the person I like and make her my legitimate wife, Nick."
"Money. As you can see, I make more in a day than you make in a year."
"Financial freedom and personal freedom. As long as you want, you can go anywhere you want. You don't have to worry about money or work anymore."
"Ideal. If you really like making movies, I can easily spend tens of millions on you. Tens of millions, this number should be a number that the loser next to you can't earn in his entire life, right?"
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Studio.
Although Mr. Nick is lecherous and arrogant, in a sense, what he said really touched people's hearts. Compared with those flowery words that only paint pie in the sky, Mr. Nick's words are really pleasing to the eye.
Not to mention women, even I, a man, was moved when I heard it.
Mr. Nick, don't be too rigid about gender, or consider me, a straight man.
Come on, all of you, those who can make Mr. Nick say that are all beauties. Look at Mrs. Nick, is she beautiful? Look at Elizabeth, is she pretty? Although the eldest daughter is fat, her facial features are not ugly at all, and are very delicate. Her mother must have been a great beauty before.
I can only say that Mr. Nick is very loyal. He only likes young beauties from the beginning to the end.
I think Mr. Nick not only likes young beauties, but also likes to steal girls, especially those who have lovers. He snatched Mrs. Nick from someone else, and now Elizabeth is using the same old trick again.
Hiss, it’s true. Could it be that Mr. Nick’s last name was Cao in his previous life
The Cao who particularly likes □□
It is better to rob wild flowers than to raise them at home. I don’t know whether Mr. Nick’s quirk is caused by the betrayal of Miss Nick’s mother or whether he has always been like this.
Tsk tsk, even though he is very arrogant, he can easily get beaten like this.
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Actor: "Who said I was just talking nonsense, Elizabeth? Don't listen to him. You see, I have been working hard. Didn't I bring you to this Eden Resort this time?"
"You are a good girl. If you follow that kind of old man, you will end up like Mrs. Nick. I love you the most."
"Don't think I don't know how you got the tickets," Mr. Nick sneered again, "Some things in our capital circle are no secret, such as the tickets to this resort. I heard a long time ago that a rich lady in the neighboring city managed to buy four tickets. I heard that they were originally prepared for her family, but her family happened to be going abroad, so she gave the tickets to an old lover."
"So you are the old lover of that rich lady."
Elizabeth looked at the actor in disbelief.
The actor's eyes wandered. He wanted to explain himself, but the words he said were very pale and powerless: "Mrs. Owen gave me the ticket because she was afraid that it would be wasted. She is not my old lover at all."
Elizabeth's pupils suddenly shrank, and she finally broke free from the actor's arms.
Mr. Nick laughed. "Mrs. Owen, I only knew about this incident. I didn't expect you to even call out the name. It seems that you are really the person involved."
Elizabeth glared at the actor: "Didn't you say you won the ticket in a lottery?"
The actor stammered, "I, I..."
Elizabeth: "You lied to me, you lied to me again! What else can I trust you about? You despise me sleeping with others, but what about you? I have been with you for three years, three whole years, and you have never even given me a name. How can I feel safe from you?"
"Mr. Nick is not good-looking, and his words are not as pleasant as yours. But he is very sincere. To be honest, I was really confused that night. He promised me that as long as I accompanied him for one night, he would invest in your new movie."
"Haven't you always wanted to make your own movie?"
"I always thought you were like a crane in the sky, noble and aloof. I really misjudged you. I didn't expect you to be such a person."
Elizabeth glared at the actor hatefully, dragged her suitcase over to Mr. Nick, and looked at him with a firm and dejected look, "I've thought it through, let's break up. I can't give you the happiness you want, and you can't give me the happiness I want."
She wiped her eyes and turned to look at Mr. Nick: "Mr. Nick, I'm sorry, I'll give the painting to your daughter. Can you take care of me when you leave? I'll go with you."
Mr. Nick's eyes showed a triumphant look. He raised his arm and gently stroked Elizabeth's arm, his fingers dishonestly slipping under Elizabeth's sleeve. "Of course, my dear Elizabeth."
The actor looked on with a flushed face, but in the end he said nothing and walked downstairs dejectedly.
Baili Xin's eyes swept over Richard and he saw a flash of resentment in Richard's eyes.
However, this expression only appeared in his eyes for a moment and disappeared in an instant, so quickly that it made people wonder if their eyes were having an illusion.
After the incident, Mr. Nick held his spoils in his arms. His face, which was originally horrified by the death, now glowed with pride. "Well, just now it was like a flood that washed away the Dragon King Temple. We are all family from now on. My daughter, please don't be so rude."
The eldest daughter pursed her lips, her face full of unhappiness.
Hongyue leaned over to Baili Xin's ear and whispered, "If I were the eldest daughter, I wouldn't be happy either. A stepmother who was only a few years older than me just died, and now here comes a prospective stepmother who is even younger than me. Who can stand this?"
Mr. Nick glanced at his watch again. "Five minutes left, Elizabeth. How are you packing? Do you want me to help you?"
Elizabeth blushed. "Actually, everything has been cleaned up. I was just a little angry just now, so I deliberately picked a fight. I'm sorry, Miss Nick, I was rude just now."
Mr. Nick smiled and patted Elizabeth on the shoulder. "Don't apologize to her for this kind of thing in the future. When you leave this damn place, she will call you 'Mom' in the future. How can a mother apologize to her daughter? Elizabeth, I'm glad you made the right choice. Don't worry, you will never regret your choice today."
His eyes gradually became greedy. After he glanced at his watch, his eyes quickly glued to Elizabeth's beautiful face.
Suddenly, he grabbed Elizabeth and rushed back to the room dragging her wrist.
Elizabeth was stunned for a moment, and then her face quickly turned red and white.
She had obviously guessed what was going to happen next.
As Mr. Nick walked, he shouted to his eldest daughter behind him, "Wait for me. The time will be delayed by one to half an hour. If anyone can't wait, let them go first."
After hastily saying this, Mr. Nick dragged the bewildered Elizabeth back to his room.
With a heavy sound of the door closing, the sound inside the room was completely isolated.
The eldest daughter stamped her feet in anger and complained to the younger daughter who just came out: "Dad just said that others were not allowed to be late, but now it's his turn and he's even worse. I'm so angry. Sooner or later, he will be killed by beauty."
The younger daughter said: "Sister, please don't say anything nonsense. What if something happens to Dad someday?"
The eldest daughter immediately shut her mouth.
Hongyue was already amazed. "Amazing! I would like to call Mr. Nick a fighting stallion among stallions. At this time, he can still be horny."
"The sun is setting outside now. It should be dark in half an hour, right?"
Up to now, due to death or disappearance, there are only a few people left from the original 19 people.
Currently, there are only three people left in Nick's family: Mr. Nick, his eldest daughter and his youngest daughter.
Richard alone.
Mrs. Philanthropist, that is, Mrs. Ashley.
The four-member cast includes the director, the actor and the actress Elizabeth.
And there are three of them.
There are only 11 people in total.
As the eldest daughter and the youngest daughter dragged their suitcases back to their rooms, only Richard, Baili Xin and Hongyue were left in the corridor.
They were standing at the entrance of the stairs, from where they could see Mrs. Nick's room at a glance.
The servants must have sprayed a lot of perfume in Mrs. Nick's room, but these strong perfumes still couldn't cover up the stench emanating from it.
The body had begun to rot.
Mrs. Nick's door was not closed. From their angle, they could only see the dim room, and could not see the body in the hall. It must be said that Mr. Nick was really generous to have other ideas in such an environment.
When Baili Xin looked at Richard, Richard was looking at Mrs. Nick's room. He felt Baili Xin's gaze and quickly turned his eyes to meet Baili Xin's.
Baili Xin: "Are you scared?"
Richard's expression froze for a moment. "What?"
Baili Xin: "Are you afraid of becoming like Mrs. Nick?"
Richard swallowed slowly and nodded heavily: "Afraid."
Prisin: "What wish did you make in the Golden Room?"
Richard glanced towards Mr. Nick's room with twinkling eyes, then shook his head, "I don't understand what you are talking about. Although I dreamed of the Golden Room, I didn't go in, and I didn't make any wishes."
He dragged the suitcase and turned to go downstairs: "Well, Mr. Baili Xin, time is running out. I won't chat with you anymore. I'll go down first."
Baili Xin: "Didn't you make a wish and then sacrifice Miss Gar?"
Richard's body suddenly stiffened, and two seconds later he laughed dryly: "No, that's not true, what are you talking about?"
Baili Xin: "What if I tell you that the sacrifice is not just squashed and crushed, but can kill the wisher? As long as the sacrifice is unwilling, the wisher will die, just like Mr. Ode. Will your answer still be the same?"
The color on Richard's face suddenly faded. He looked at the young man in shock and spoke incoherently: "What? Mr. Ode? Will you die if you make a wish?!"
Baili Xin: "It seems that you still don't know anything. There is still some time. Do you decide to go down or find a place to talk to me?"
Richard glanced toward the corridor, then looked fearfully at Mrs. Nick's room, and finally nodded and said, "Okay, where to?"
Baili Xin: "Go to your room."
A minute later, Richard opened the door to the room on the third floor, and Baili Xin and Hong Yue followed him in.
Baili Xin looked around the room silently. There was an easel made of wood placed in the hall. This easel should have been brought by Richard himself, but he chose to put it here when he left.
"This easel is too heavy and takes up too much space. It has no collectible value. It's just an ordinary easel, so I put it here and use the extra space to put other things."
Baili Xin looked around and found that all the calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall had disappeared.
Richard blushed again and explained, "I liked those paintings so much that I took them away."
"To be honest, I did dream about the Golden Room last night. I heard a voice calling me from inside the Golden Room. I couldn't help it and opened the door and walked in."
Baili Xin: "What's it like inside?"
Richard: "There is a glass garden inside, and there are many easels in the garden, and the easels are full of paintings. I saw a vague shadow there, and that shadow looked like an old friend I knew before. I was very excited at the time, and we talked a lot at that time."
Hongyue: "What wish did you make?"
Richard: "I... wished to avenge Mr. Nick and make him die in despair after experiencing countless pain and torture."
Hongyue looked at Bailixin calmly and said, "Do you have a grudge against Mr. Nick?"
Baili Xin: "Is it because of the woman on the easel before?"
Richard slumped down on the sofa, "Right."
"She is my sister," Richard took a deep breath in pain, "We grew up together, and then we were separated for a long time. When I found her again, she was already Mr. Nick's wife."
"Because I was having a bad time and she looked well-married, I recognized her but she didn't recognize me."
"I thought she was very happy, so in order not to disturb her life, I did not recognize her. I just drew a portrait of her."
"After that, I said goodbye to her and went to the West to pan for gold in order to make a living."
“It wasn’t until I went back there two years ago that I realized my sister had died.”
"I want to know the cause of my sister's death, but to no avail. Others say that my sister died of ice, but I don't believe it. My sister has always been in good health. She would not have gotten sick even if I had. And a wealthy family would not have been short of my sister's medicine."
"A few months ago, a man suddenly appeared in front of me. It claimed to be a demon. As long as I signed a contract with it, it could fulfill my wish. But when my wish came true, it would also be the time for me to offer my soul to it as food."
"I was already possessed by the devil because of the cause of my sister's death, and I signed a contract with the devil without thinking. Because of this, I know the real cause of my sister's death."
"Mr. Nick is not only lustful, he also has strange sexual fetishes. He would first identify his target and then reveal his true colors after marrying the target. He would beat the target to get satisfaction. My sister was beaten to death by him and he claimed that she died of illness."
"When I knew the truth, I just wanted to avenge my sister. But when I thought about my soul being eaten if I used the power of the devil to avenge my sister, I felt terrified."
Richard wiped his face and said, "I want to avenge my sister, but I am also afraid of death."
"Later, I heard that Nick's family was coming for vacation, so I asked the devil to help me come along. My idea at the time was simple. I just wanted to get close to Mr. Nick and seduce Mrs. Nick, so that Mr. Nick could also feel the pain of being fooled by others."
"Although I can't let Mr. Nick die, I can torture him. This way he will suffer, and I can live longer."
"The devil agreed to my request, and then it turned into Miss Gar, as you call her, and boarded this bus to death in the name of my wife."
"But I never expected that Mrs. Nick only cared about money. I also never expected that before I started to seduce Mrs. Nick, she was already dead."
"I was terribly scared. I was afraid that I might be the next person to die, and I was also afraid that the devil would suddenly eat my soul."
Richard paused for two seconds and took a break, then continued, "In this state of anxiety and tension, I dreamed of the Golden Room, and in a daze I opened the room and made a wish."
"I used that demon as a sacrifice and made a wish to torture Mr. Nick until he died."
"Until the moment I made the wish, I thought I was dreaming. I felt so smart in my dream," Richard laughed bitterly. "Not only was I smart, but I was also very lucky. By making such a wish, I not only got rid of the devil, but also avenged my sister. I was very happy."
"It wasn't until I realized the demon had disappeared that I realized something was wrong."
Richard rubbed his already messy hair irritably: "What should I do? The devil will definitely not compromise and become a sacrifice like this. I will definitely be killed. I don't want to die. I'm still so young. I don't want to die at all."
Hongyue: "... You want revenge, but you also want to get something for nothing, and you don't want to pay the price. Richard, you are really something."
Richard: “It’s too late for you to say anything now.”
He looked at Baili Xin pleadingly: "You know so much, do you also know how to avoid danger? Please, I really don't want to die. Why can those evil people get away with it, but good people like me must die? I want to live."
Baili Xin stared at the frightened Richard and said, "Okay, I'll tell you how to survive. Do you remember the stone statue of the Virgin Mary we saw in the back garden?"
"There is a secret door behind the statue. As long as you hide inside, you will be safe. But this is just my guess. It's up to you whether you want to give it a try."
Richard nodded vigorously: "Okay, I understand, thank you, Baili Xin."
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Another hour passed, when it was almost completely dark outside, Mr. Nick finally took Elizabeth, whose legs were a little weak, downstairs.
At this moment, the others had already become impatient, but no one chose to leave first.
Nick's two daughters were waiting for their father, the actor was worried about Elizabeth, and the director saw that the actor was unwilling to leave first, so he didn't want to go alone either.
As for the philanthropist's wife, it is even more impossible for her to leave alone.
Richard was still struggling. He was not sure whether what Baili Xin said was true or false. He didn't dare not to believe it, nor did he dare to believe it too much. He was just hesitant.
Seeing Elizabeth's unsteady steps, the actor's expression paled, while Mr. Nick's face was flushed.
The director wanted to scold him, but because of Elizabeth, he just said indifferently: "Finally he came down."
Also waiting downstairs were the tour guide and the hotel's attendants.
Seeing Mr. Nick and Elizabeth coming down, the tour guide walked up to them with a smile and extended his hand to them politely: "Sir, Miss, since we are leaving, please return the room key to us. We have already given the keys to everyone else, except for you two."
Elizabeth said nothing, but obediently took the key out of her pocket and handed it to the tour guide.
Mr. Nick handed over the money reluctantly. "We spent so much money to come here, but we didn't relax and several people died. Is this what your resort is using to get rid of us?"
As he said this he patted his suitcase.
The tour guide smiled and said, "This incident did happen in our resort, so we decided to waive all the tickets this time. When you return, we will re-deposit all the money into your accounts. Do you think this is acceptable?"
Mr. Nick rolled his eyes and continued, "Three people in our family are gone."
Tour guide: "I understand. If one person is missing, I will double the compensation. If three people are missing, I will triple the ticket price. Is that ok now?"
Mr. Nick finally nodded with satisfaction: "That's about right."
The philanthropist's wife covered her mouth with silk and smiled: "Mr. Nick, you are really worthy of being a businessman. You don't suffer any loss at all."
Mr. Nick laughed. "I won't let you suffer if I don't suffer myself. Don't you think so, Mrs. Asley?"
No one has a problem with money. Even the actor who had glared at Mr. Nick before softened his expression after hearing the tour guide's words.
This time, Mr. Nick readily returned the keys, turned on the flashlight given by the resort, and happily dragged his suitcase towards the asphalt road outside the resort.
The tour guide watched everyone leave, the corners of his lips gradually curled up to his ears, revealing a weird smile like the devil on the joker card. He bowed 90 degrees to the backs of everyone and said, "Dear guests, I look forward to your visit again."
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Outside, the bright white moon was gradually covered by a dark cloud that came from nowhere.
Just like that, the only bit of light disappeared without a trace.
In the empty room, Baili Xin and Hongyue had tense faces, trying hard to maintain their calm expressions.
Samael's pupils trembled, and shame covered his usually serious and cold face.
Emil held his chin and said with a smile: "How is it, does it look good?"
Samael, who was unable to move, had his shoulder-length golden hair pulled up strand by strand and braided into braids.
Emile didn't know where he got the rubber bands and cosmetics. The originally good-looking, sickly handsome guy has now turned into a lunatic with a head full of colorful braids and exaggerated makeup on his face.
Samael: “…”
Emile, just give me a quick death!
There is nothing left in this world that I miss.
I want to leave this planet.
Baili Xin: "..."
Stay calm and hold on.
Hongyue: “…”
Can't laugh.
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Studio.
Hahaha, what is the grudge between Emil and this skinny handsome guy
The beautiful, strong and miserable craftsman said: It's so hard to live.
Why do I suddenly find Emil a little cute? Oh my god, something is wrong with me. Shouldn't I hate him
Help, I also think he's a bit cool, what's going on? Especially the way he was smiling evilly with his chin in his hand just now, my god, so handsome, my genes are moving.
Sorry Emil, I'm sorry that I didn't appreciate your looks before.
I announce that there is one more wife in my wife collection today.
Shouldn't it be the husband
It doesn’t matter. They are men I can’t get anyway, so I just think about it myself.
…
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Emile: "Shall we go up and make a wish now?"
Baili Xin glanced at the clock on the wall. It was almost twelve o'clock in the morning.
His eyes fell on the lifeless darkness outside: "Wait a little longer."
Emil followed Baili Xin's gaze and saw nothing outside. "What are you waiting for?"
Baili Xin: "Wait for a group of lambs."
As he was talking, the clock on the wall just reached 12 o'clock.
As 12 o'clock approached, the night sky, which had been quiet just now, suddenly became restless.
The leaves made a mottled rustling sound.
I don't know when the black clouds dissipated, and the white moon illuminated the silent night again.
The mottled shadows of the leaves shone on the window and fell on the pure white ground and walls.
As the big trees outside swayed, the black shadows on the walls and the ground also swayed and moved restlessly, like ferocious monsters.
Suddenly, a black shadow as fast as lightning flashed past the window.
Emile stood up subconsciously, and the playing cards hidden in his sleeves also secretly came into his palms. He looked out the window sternly: "Something just passed by."
The next second, several shrill screams came from outside the window.