Marry the NPC with Money, Wife Comes Knocking - Chapter 137

Chapter 137

Hua Suihe spent some time in a daze after finishing the Storybook.

The first three key figures had all died harboring deep resentment. It was predictable that the lives of the next four would be just as far from happy.

As expected, the young master they encountered on the fourth day was a boy only seventeen years old.

He sat in a wheelchair, his trouser legs fluttering limply; he had clearly lost both legs.

He was strikingly beautiful with long hair and delicate, androgynous features that made it hard to tell his gender at a glance. He had emerald-blue eyes, an elegant bone structure, and skin so pale it was almost translucent.

He invited the players to a swimming competition.

Since it was a mixed-gender pool, Ye Susheng and Hua Suihe did not participate.

To spare Hua Hua from having to look at the unsightly bodies of strangers, Ye Susheng simply went straight to the boy and took the Storybook from him.

As for what would happen during the swimming competition, she couldn’t care less.

Hua Suihe didn’t dwell on missing the competition once she had the Storybook. She followed Ye Susheng to a quiet spot to read it.

This young man’s life was equally tragic. His surname was Yang, and he was of mixed heritage. Born into nobility, he had indeed enjoyed many privileges in his youth due to his family background. Unfortunately, the family fell into ruin, his parents died, and the massive debt he inherited caused his relatives to shun him like the plague.

The debt collectors frequently beat, scolded, and humiliated him. Some went even further, subjecting him to horrific abuse. Later, someone cut off his legs, fitted him with a mechanical mermaid tail, and placed him in a water tank for public display, charging exorbitant ticket prices.

Hua Suihe wanted to curse those monsters just from reading the text.

Young Master Yang’s life stopped at seventeen-an age of youthful rebellion, yet he had been forced to endure such agony.

“These stories are all the scars of these Young Masters and Misses. If any player manages to piece these little stories together using clues and presents them during the Plot Discussion Meeting, I expect they would…” Hua Suihe trailed off, looking up at Ye Susheng.

Ye Susheng nodded. “Exactly. That’s why these are merely the stories of the key figures, not the plot meant to be discussed during the meeting.”

Exposing their scars right in front of those monsters was a sure way to die quickly.

Furthermore, while other players might not obtain information as easily as Hua Suihe, they could still find or piece together story fragments from various places.

Consequently, a group of self-righteous fools would likely die because of their own overconfidence.

The two young ladies and one young master they encountered over the next three days all met miserable ends. Miss Kele was killed by her closest and most beloved relative, solely to harvest her organs to prolong her younger brother’s life.

Miss Xuehua was killed by the love of her life. She had been a simple, innocent soul who mistakenly trusted a social climber. Originally the only daughter of a wealthy family, her marriage led to the loss of her family fortune; the man she shared a bed with murdered her for her wealth.

Then there was Young Master Chuan, the legitimate heir of his family, who was killed by his biological father just to clear a path for the father’s illegitimate son.

Every single one of them was wretchedly tragic.

The players, who had survived the seven days of safety and were now facing the Plot Discussion Meeting on the seventh night, were also in a wretched state.

This time, all surviving players gathered in the conference room.

Compared to the number of players who had entered on the first day, there were nearly a hundred fewer people; only a little over a hundred remained.

A microphone stood on the table in front of every player, alongside a round button that glowed with a white light. Clearly, every player had the right to speak.

Sitting directly opposite the players were the Seven Young Masters and Misses, looking like seven Judges. Ye Susheng attended in place of Miss Lano.

The familiar broadcast voice rang out once more from the speakers in the corner.
“The Plot Discussion Meeting is about to begin. This is a serious meeting, so we ask everyone to refrain from making noise. Press your button until it turns red to gain the floor. Please be mindful of your speaking time. This meeting will last for three hours; if no one speaks, it will be considered a voluntary forfeit and a failure.”

“To save time, if the plot being presented is incorrect, the seven Honored Guests may interrupt at any time. If that happens, the light on the table will go out, which will also be considered a failure.”

Three hours-from eight to eleven. The players’ hearts were heavy. With over a hundred people and everyone needing to speak, there definitely wouldn’t be enough time. They had to scramble for the floor just to stand a chance.

In reality, however, they had overthought it. They hadn’t expected the ‘Judges’ to Extinguish Lights so quickly.

The first speaker was immediately eliminated because his first sentence was a polite greeting. The reason: too much nonsense.

After that, every person who stood up had their light extinguished before they could even get two sentences out. In ten minutes, twenty people had their lights extinguished.

This spectacle resulted in no one daring to scramble for the button anymore.

The consequences of having one’s light extinguished went without saying, so one had to be cautious even when fighting for a chance to speak.

Ye Susheng sat with her head propped up, her red eyes fixed intently on Hua Suihe below the stage. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the man sitting beside her, which made her feel rather displeased. Her fingernails scraped against the tabletop, producing a shrill, grating sound.

Since no one was speaking at that moment, the sound was particularly piercing.

Ye Susheng’s gaze turned cold as she stared at Song Qiyue, asking emotionlessly, “Does no one have anything to say? If not, then let’s just end this.”

Anyway, Hua Hua’s task was to coordinate her outfits every day. Seven days had passed, and the task was already complete. Once the meeting ended, she could take Hua Hua home.

Wasting three hours here was just a loss of time.

Her words spurred a hesitant player to immediately hit the button. He stood up tremblingly, trying to organize his thoughts.

This male player looked timid, but he actually managed to summarize the stories of all the Young Masters and Misses using brief language. In one minute, he explained the identities and causes of death for various characters.

No one extinguished his light. After he finished speaking, there was a full five seconds of silence. When nothing happened, he felt a secret surge of joy, thinking he might actually survive.

But before his triumph could fully set in, he saw his button go dark. The expression on his face froze, terror solidifying in his eyes as he vanished on the spot.

This player’s account overlapped with the clues many others had gathered. If even that kind of plot summary was incorrect, they had no idea what to do.

Song Qiyue masked the look in his eyes and glanced sideways at Hua Suihe. “Miss Hua, don’t you want to say something?”

“Say what?”

“After all, you’re the one who knows best what should be said. If you speak early, you can provide a reference for the players behind you. It might even save their lives, wouldn’t it?”

Hua Suihe paused for a moment, then tilted her head toward him with a faint smile. “You seem quite confident yourself. Why don’t you speak?”

“I’m afraid of dying,” Song Qiyue said quite candidly. “I’m also one of those waiting for you to provide a reference.”

“Then I’m truly sorry, because I really don’t know.”

Song Qiyue curled his lips. His palm moved slowly toward the button as he said regretfully, “Well then, I’ll just have to rely on my own efforts.”

Song Qiyue pressed the button and stood up.

Ye Susheng’s gaze shifted to him, the malice in her eyes completely unconcealed.

The moment he spoke, she would Extinguish Light immediately and make him die. Hehe.