Chapter 12 The Dead Manor Owner (5)

Fang Ke quickly changed his clothes and put the key in his coat pocket. He wore a neatly ironed white shirt inside and a long-collared black tuxedo outside, and he finally looked a little more human.

If only the yellow hair on his head could be a little tidier.

Chen Cinian sighed, opened the glasses case on the table, took out the silver-rimmed glasses and put them on Fang Ke.

The voice of 0221 sounded at the right time.

[Obtained item: The butler's glasses. You notice they don't have prescription glasses, but the butler cherishes them very much. They aren't a trendy style these days, and look like they were given to him as a gift many years ago.]

Who cares whether it’s a gift or not.

A wave of irritation surged in his heart, and Fang Ke reached out to pull at the frame of his glasses, as if trying to throw it away.

He didn't want any gifts, nor was he annoyed by seeing other people's gifts. He just happened to be annoyed.

It's not like he doesn't have one. He has a children's phone watch on his left hand.

Although, when Shen Cinian gave it to him, he didn't say it was a gift, and it was indeed not meant to be a gift.

But no matter what, he has it, he just has it, even if he doesn’t have it, so what, he doesn’t care.

He deliberately made himself unpopular.

He hates this world.

Fang Ke finally spared the pair of glasses that Shen Cinian had put on himself, but his hair suffered for it.

He scratched his hair hard, as if he was struggling with his cerebral cortex.

Shen Cinian quietly observed Fang Ke's actions and did not act rashly.

Is he really bipolar? Is he having another attack?

Why? Don't you like these glasses?

Chen Ci Nian didn't pay much attention to Fang Ke's condition. He picked up the account book on the desk and began to look through it, while waiting for Fang Ke to calm down.

He was just looking around casually at first, but gradually Shen Cinian discovered that there were some things wrong with it.

This top aristocratic family of the Lan Kingdom owns a large piece of land and a considerable manor. It has countless industries and controls a great deal of political power, but its finances are actually in deficit every year.

Starting from William's previous generation, the number of side branches of the Cecil family has become more and more, so many that it is a bit unreasonable. They keep sucking the blood of the main family like mosquitoes and continue to branch out.

This is not what Shen Xinian cares about. What Shen Xinian cares about is the attitude of the main family towards the side branches.

The property that the family provides to its branches every year is enough to support an army.

The answer seems obvious.

Chen Cinian quickly figured out that those so-called "side branches" were the second and third generation vampires developed by the first embracers of the vampire Cecil.

The dead Cecil crawled out of the grave and resurrected many times, living with the butler Wood for many centuries as William, John, and Robert.

The moment he thought of this, Shen Cinian confirmed the relationship between the housekeeper and the owner of the manor.

0915's voice suddenly rang out.

[Congratulations to the players for discovering the secret between the butler and the master at the end of the year. The exploration level of the "Dead Manor Owner" plot has been increased to 23%, and the butler's last words have been obtained.]

【Iloveyousomuch,Iwillneverbetrayyou.】

[Gaining the Halo - The Eyes of a Beloved: Even if I end my life, I will choose to hang in front of your tombstone, looking at your epitaph. I never want to close my eyes again. Let me always look at you like this - even after I die.]

[While wearing this aura, no malicious beings can approach you for thirty seconds. However, you are not truly invulnerable; your loved one is willingly bearing the mental damage for you. Note: This aura does not protect against physical damage. It is a passive skill, automatically triggered by mental attacks, and is only valid within this instance.]

[Trigger a special branch mission: Find the unknown true reason for the fall of the Hannos Dynasty and make it a reality. After completing the mission, the player will become the new owner of Hatfield Manor in the human world.]

It was a bit far away, and Shen Cinian didn't plan to do this special mission. There was no use for him to have the manor. It had been abandoned for so long and it was too troublesome to take care of it.

Fang Ke didn't know what was going on, but he heard the prompt sound that the plot exploration level was increasing. He turned to look at Shen Qinian, waiting for an explanation.

Shen Cinian spread his hands, indicating that he didn't know.

Fang Ke looked at him doubtfully for a while, but didn't see anything. He looked out the window and said, "Maybe someone else has noticed something. It's getting brighter outside, as if the sun is coming out."

"Hmm," Shen Cinian suddenly took a step forward.

"What?" Fang Ke immediately got angry.

Shen Cinian reached into Fang Ke's pocket and took out the key, found the one that matched the collar, and unlocked it with a click.

Fang Ke was stunned. The moment Shen Qinian took the collar away, he actually felt a little reluctant.

It turns out that I just wanted to untie his collar, not to push him against the wall.

Fang Ke pursed his lips and became unhappy again for some unknown reason.

Chen Cinian pressed against him against the wall, and he was unhappy.

He wouldn't be happy if Chen Cinian didn't push him against the wall.

It seemed like he wouldn't be happy no matter what.

At this moment, Fang Ke finally realized that he couldn't remember how long it had been since he was happy.

He suddenly stretched out his hand, stood on tiptoe and pressed Shen Cinian, who was about to go out, against the wall.

He placed one hand on the side of Shen Qinian's ear and ordered fiercely, "You, partner with me."

"You hear me? Partner with me!"

"Or I'll beat you up!"

He shook his other fist demonstratively.

The candlelight hit Shen Cinian's one-sided glasses, reflecting a cold light, making it impossible to see his expression.

But Fang Ke heard him laughing, "Student Fang Ke."

It was a very gentle smile, and the rejection was subtle but obvious.

"I'm a newcomer, don't scare me." Chen Qinian raised his right hand, and the black hexagram on the back of his hand was facing Fang Ke.

Fang Ke tightened his grip and brought his fist close to Shen Cinian's face several times, almost touching the tip of his nose, but then he pulled it back without a second thought.

What is he doing? Fang Ke was shocked to find that he was doing something stupid that he would never do before.

He was pressing a button against a person and threatening that person to stay with him.

This seems silly and not at all sensible.

It was so embarrassing. Fang Ke's first reaction after coming to his senses was to knock Shen Cinian unconscious, so that when Shen Cinian woke up again, he could pretend nothing happened.

If Shen Qinian caught him by the hair after waking up, he would turn the tables and say that it was all due to mental pollution and hallucinations, but in fact he did not do that at all.

It was the weirdness that affected Shen Cinian's brain, causing Shen Cinian to mistakenly believe that he had really done it.

The plan is feasible. Let's do it. Fang Ke clenched his fists again.

Before he could do anything, the door was suddenly kicked open with a bang. A woman dressed as a cook stood at the door, pointing at Fang Ke in disbelief and asking, "What are you doing?!"

Fang Ke frowned, feeling unlucky. Why did only three of the eight players gather together, and the other two were people he knew?

"Wang Lingxin, what the fuck am I doing? What the fuck does it have to do with you? Why are you here looking for trouble?"

"Brother Yuanyuan," the woman bit her lower lip, "I know you like men. I don't care. I can secretly raise a gigolo for you at home and not tell my dad."

"Don't fucking call me..." Fang Ke turned his face away, as if he felt embarrassed, "Call me..."

"Brother Yuanyuan! I must call you Brother Yuanyuan! Your nickname is Xiao Tangyuan, so why can't I call you that!" Wang Lingxin stepped forward and hugged Fang Ke's arm. "You've been gone for many years. I've looked for you many times. Why didn't you open the door? Why did you hide from me? Why did you dye your hair yellow? Did you dye it because I told you it looked good black? Are you doing this to piss me off to death? Tell me!"

Fang Ke was overwhelmed. He tried to pull Wang Lingxin away, but Wang Lingxin held him tightly, her tone becoming increasingly aggrieved: "I've already said I understand you. You can leave me alone after we get married. I just want the status, nothing else. I don't even want you, not even your heart. I have no possessive desire at all. Why are you avoiding me? Don't I understand you enough? Tell me!"

"This isn't a question of understanding," Fang Ke said, almost driven to death by the nagging in his ears. "I can't stand being with you."

"Then I'll just shut up! Brother Yuanyuan, don't you just not like listening to me? Then I won't talk anymore. Do you know how much I miss you? Do you know that my father and your father had a meeting the day before yesterday and said they were going to target you? They found someone called "Blue Sky and White Sun" to deal with you! I had a big fight with my father just for you, and he told me the dungeon coordinates. I fought all the way through another dungeon to get in."

Wang Lingxin became increasingly heartbroken as she spoke, nearly bursting into tears. "Brother Yuanyuan's Blue Sky and White Sun is ranked higher than you. What would I do if something happened to you? If anything happened to you, I wouldn't want to live anymore. I'd drag the entire dungeon with me to be buried with you, and then I'd die for you!"

"What are you looking at!" Wang Lingxin suddenly saw Chen Qinian standing beside her and immediately turned her attention to him. "It's an honor for you that my brother Yuanyuan likes you! How can you, a newcomer, pretend to be so noble? You even dared to refuse my brother Yuanyuan's invitation. Do you know that he never pays attention to my invitations? Why don't you agree to him quickly? Believe it or not, I will cry in front of you!"

Fang Ke's face changed. Wang Lingxin's attack method was a bit special. Even he couldn't stand her crying. As a newcomer, Shen Cinian would have a brain palsy on the spot!

Fang Ke couldn't think too much for a moment, and quickly reached out to cover Shen Cinian's ears, but one of his hands was held by Wang Lingxin, so he could only cover one. He yelled at Shen Cinian anxiously: "What are you standing there for? Cover it quickly!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his two ears were covered by Shen Cinian.

He was stunned, his eyes were confused for a few seconds, and his brain was a little dazed.

"You...I asked you to...cover yourself..."

"Yeah, I know." Shen Yinian looked at him, "Shh, be quiet."

Shen Ci Nian looked at Wang Lingxin, who was about to howl with her mouth open, and said, "Little girl, be quiet too."

Wang Lingxin's mouth froze, remaining open in the "ah" gesture.

Little...little girl...

There seemed to be some pink bubbles in her heart, but her heart belonged to Brother Yuanyuan...

It doesn’t matter. She will definitely be the one marrying Brother Yuanyuan anyway. It is more important than anything else for the three of them to live a good life.

"Then I won't cry for now. But I know you. You are Brother Yuanyuan's teacher, right? There is no future in being a lousy teacher. I will give you three million every year to help Brother Yuanyuan support you. I can also help you level up in dungeons. Don't underestimate me. I am in the top ten on the list. I can protect you without any problems. You don't have to be afraid. I have defeated all the vampires outside. I will watch you two sign the partnership agreement right here. If you dare not sign, I will change my mind and start crying!"