She Dragged the Big Black Bag into the Kitchen

When Yu Xing came out of the relatively simple bathroom, Xixi was sitting on the sofa in the living room, crossing her legs in an unladylike manner, holding a hardcover book in her hands.

Daisy was nowhere to be seen, but the faint sounds of knives clattering against cutting boards could be heard coming from the restaurant and kitchen, indicating that someone was cooking.

He tossed his half-dry hair from the bathroom, looked somewhat curious, took two steps toward the kitchen on the side of the hall, and peeked inside.

The hotel environment has changed. I wonder if the cook will be the chef or Daisy herself, since neither of them looks very wealthy except for the Daisy is wearing.

Xixi looked away from her book, her voice muffled. "What are you looking at?"

"I'm a little hungry, let's see what we can eat later... Is that not allowed?" Yu Xing turned her head, her eyes widening slightly, as if afraid of offending someone.

"It's best not to." Xixi avoided his gaze, only pursing her lips. "The cook is Olsen, and he's not an easy person to get along with, especially when he's cooking. Don't disturb him in the kitchen."

Yu Xing responded with an "oh," then immediately took a few steps back, asking half-jokingly and half-tentatively, "Will he hit me?"

Xixi: "Maybe."

Yu Xing: "... That's quite a temper."

Seemingly sensing his eagerness, Xixi frowned. "Stop having unnecessary curiosity, sir, or you'll regret it sooner or later."

As soon as she finished speaking, Daisy came down the stairs from the second floor once again.

This time, however, she was carrying a very heavy-looking black package, which was huge and dragged along the ground, making a dull thud with each step Daisy took down the stairs.

Such weight was a bit of a strain for a woman. As she dragged the package, Daisy's slender body hunched over slightly, losing some of her elegance, and instantly resembling the image of the old lady curled up in the rocking chair in Yu Xing's memory.

"Hey~ Lunch is in a quarter of an hour, sexy young man, why don't you stay in the living room and read a book?" Daisy was originally heading towards the kitchen, but when she saw Yu Xing standing in her way, she stopped and smiled.

Although she seemed a little tired, she spoke without any breathlessness, and casually pointed to a discreet bookshelf not far from the sofa. "Or do you see those paintings over there? They were all drawn by Xixi when she was little, they're very funny, maybe they'll make you laugh~"

"Mom!" Xixi slammed her book shut in anger. "How many times have I told you? If you make fun of me in front of others again, I'm really going to throw away all the drawings I made when I was little! They're my privacy!"

"Okay, darling, it was Mom's fault." Daisy raised an eyebrow, responding perfunctorily, then shrugged helplessly at Yu Xing. "You saw it? This child is very shy... so you'd better not touch her things."

After saying that, without waiting for Yu Xing's reaction, he continued to drag the large black bag toward the kitchen.

After Daisy disappeared into the hall, Xixi, who had been looking indignant, suddenly changed her expression, calmed down abruptly, and opened her book again. "I told you, don't go to the kitchen, or you'll regret it sooner or later... See that bag in Mom's hand? That's a 'special' treatment given to celebrate our arrival. If you're smart enough, you should understand."

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, Yu Xing sensed that she was reminding him, or even hinting at it.

It was almost lunchtime anyway, so after taking a shower, he felt refreshed, as if he had finally washed away some of the chill left by the curse. In a good mood, he sat down on the sofa next to Xixi, with only two fists between them.

He asked in a low voice, "In the black bag from earlier...?"

Xixi said with satisfaction, "Yes, whatever you think it is, that's it."

Yu Xing: "Did you grow these vegetables yourselves?"

The two voices came out at the same time, almost overlapping.

Xixi: "..."

The sheer speechlessness was almost palpable. She asked incredulously, "A hotel where you can stay without ID, with just a few rooms, shabby facilities, and an owner with no scruples... Seeing the owner dragging a black bag in a hotel like this, you actually think of vegetables?"

Yu Xing blinked in confusion. "Could it be fruit?"

Xixi: "..."

Okay, she refused to talk to the idiot.

Anyway, she'd already been kind enough to remind him this much. She didn't care how badly the idiot would vomit when he found out the truth later, if he ate "that dish" during dinner.

"Okay, just kidding. I know Ms. Daisy probably has her own secrets, but I won't show my dissatisfaction now. You know, I'll have to stay here until I find a job." Yu Xing shrugged. "I don't want to be kicked out."

"You're overthinking it, sir." Xixi turned to the next page of her book expressionlessly. "You probably won't be able to find a job."

Yu Xing: "Why!?"

"Oh, you think you can just move in and never leave? Ha, that's one of the reasons I said you'll regret it. Residents here have to stay forever, huh? What are you doing?"

While Xixi was speaking, Yu Xing quickly stood up from the sofa, walked a few steps to the door, and tried to open it.

However, the hotel door, which Xixi could easily open, remained motionless in Yu Xing's hands, as if it had been welded to the wall by some force.

Yu Xing's hand covered the doorknob, and he could feel an ominous power, completely different from his curse power, flowing invisibly across the door and covering the entire wall.

Yu Xing could break through such power by force, but it would make a lot of noise and might require some physical exertion for him.

Of course, he wouldn't let Xixi see this; he simply pretended to be struggling to open the door, his face showing panic.

"It's no use, sir, it's a curse." Xixi's tone was calm, as if stating a fact she'd witnessed countless times. "From the moment you decided that a room upstairs was yours, you were never going to leave again, never."

"So, you don't need to look for a job, and you don't need to worry about being kicked out. You're safe until my mom gets tired of you." Xixi sneered. "Pray that Mom likes you for a while longer."

Yu Xing lowered her hand.

Just then, a "dong" came from the kitchen.

The sharp blade cleaved through the bone, shredding something into pieces.

Daisy emerged from the kitchen, her hands still damp from washing her hands. She regained her composure and smiled at Yu Xing by the door, "Where are you headed?"

Although she cleaned up the marks on her hands, Yu Xing's eyesight was so good that she could spot a small area on Daisy's black dress that was a different color from the rest of the dress at a glance.

It looks like something splashed on it.