In the bright and clean hall, everyone sat upright on the sofa with a cup of hot tea in front of them.
Zhao Hong was also one of them, but the difference was that he didn't have the courage to open the door just now, and his whole body was shaking like a sieve.
Yan Qing glanced at him and saw his hands shaking like Parkinson's. He laughed out loud: "Is that all you can do?"
"I thought you were so powerful, but you were scared like this by an old man!"
He made a face and said, "Isn't it embarrassing?"
Zhu Yuanqing was already accustomed to the character of this yellow-haired argumentative person. His gaze swept across Zhao Hong's dull and lifeless eyes and fell on the old man at the table.
Just now, the lights suddenly came on and everyone squinted their eyes. When they opened their eyes again, they saw Zhao Hong, who was almost scared to death, and this old man who suddenly appeared.
The old man was wearing a black tuxedo and had gray hair. Although there were wrinkles on his face, he looked quite energetic and had a warm smile.
He brewed a cup of black tea smoothly and brought the cup and tray to Zhu Yuanqing: "Please enjoy."
"Thank you." Zhu Yuanqing said.
The old man had already poured five cups, but Zhu Yuanqing was the only one among them to express his gratitude. He was stunned for a moment and took the initiative to say, "Sir, please tell me if you have any questions."
"Hey, where's mine?" Yan Qing knocked on the table, dissatisfied.
"I'll be right there."
The old man poured a new cup of tea and brought it to Yan Qing with an unchanged smile.
Seven cups of tea had been poured on the table. Zhu Yuanqing raised his head and noticed that the old man had walked to the door.
It was visibly seen that Zhao Hong shook violently.
Even Li Dapeng couldn't stand it anymore and slapped him on the back: "Why are you shaking like you saw a ghost?"
Zhao Hong trembled and opened his mouth, but was interrupted by the old man's words.
"Dear guests." He saluted gracefully. "I am the housekeeper of this villa."
"I am deeply honored to have been invited to be a guest at the host's house."
"etc!"
Li Dapeng interrupted, "We didn't agree to come to this villa as guests. Send us back immediately, or you'll be sued!"
He pounded his palm, the muscles on his arm bulging. "Also, my brother got scared like this by you, how much compensation are you going to pay?"
Yu Wenli rolled her eyes, and Yan Qing glanced at the housekeeper's thin and frail body with an expression of watching a good show.
Zhu Yuanqing raised his eyebrows and saw that Zhao Hong's face turned pale.
"Of course." The butler's expression remained unchanged as he took off the gold pocket watch hanging from his chest. "If you can hold out for seven days, you can use whatever you want in the villa."
"That's more like it." Li Dapeng looked at the pocket watch and swallowed his saliva. The corners of his mouth raised, and he lay back on the backrest. "Okay, continue. I'm fine."
What nonsense? He didn't believe anything Xu Zhi said. Only the money he saw was real.
"Do you have any questions?" The butler smiled kindly.
"Yes!" Xu Zhi raised his hand, flinching a little when the housekeeper looked over. "Um, what do you mean by seven days? And what about being a guest? I didn't receive an invitation, so I'm not a guest here. Can you let me go?"
"But……"
The butler raised his white-gloved hand and spread it out, pointing to his pocket, as if asking, "Isn't your invitation right here?"
Xu Zhi's face changed drastically. He looked at the small piece of black cardboard sticking out of his pocket in disbelief, staring and taking several steps back.
“How, how is this possible!!”
The invitation letter is clearly on Ye Lan!
The black invitation letter swayed and fell from his pocket. The gold-plated patterns on it were lifelike, just like a rose.
The butler smiled deeply and raised one arm: "Welcome everyone to - Rose Manor."
There was a deafening roar of thunder outside the window.
At the same time, the invitation on the ground suddenly caught fire. A spark rose from the rose and quickly spread to the surroundings, leaving a piece of black ash on the ground.
The others' faces changed when they saw this, and they all reached for the invitation letter they were carrying, but they only felt a handful of ashes.
"How could this be..." Even Yan Qing was frightened.
He twisted the black ash between his fingers: "I, I'm not hot..."
Everyone fell silent, and Li Dapeng, who had been leisurely just now, froze.
Zhu Yuanqing's eyes slid across the faces that were either shocked or terrified, and he pondered.
He had nothing on him.
He sat up slightly, leaned forward, and asked, "Mr. Butler, I don't have an invitation. What should I do?"
For a moment, everyone's eyes were on him.
The butler was obviously stunned. He frowned and waited for a few seconds, as if trying to confirm something. Then his expression became serious: "I'm sorry, guest, but once you enter here, you can no longer leave at will. Please understand."
"This is your mistake. Isn't there any compensation?" Zhu Yuanqing's tone was casual, but contained a hint of oppression and questioning.
"Sorry, no." The butler looked apologetic, but showed no intention of backing down.
"It's okay." Zhu Yuanqing was willing to discuss it.
"But it's been so long, why haven't I seen the owner of the house?" he said, "Maybe I can talk to the owner?"
The housekeeper took a deep look at the unconventional young man and explained, "My master and I are delighted to have you all come from so far away. However, my master is not feeling well and cannot come downstairs. Please forgive me."
He obviously didn't give Zhu Yuanqing any chance to interrupt and changed the subject.
"As for the seven days, as I just said, as long as you stay here for seven days, you can take anything you want from the villa after seven days. We will not stop you."
He smiled and said, "Please believe it, it is absolutely worth the money."
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