They were puzzled, but their strong professional ethics prevented them from questioning any of their master's words.
Shen Xingcan said sincerely, "I guarantee that Brother Shu Yan will really like that room."
Shu Yan then looked at Xie Linchuan, who hesitated, "... But wouldn't that be a bit too much?"
Shen Xingcan spoke faster than he thought, and without even considering it, he said, "There's nothing wrong with it. Xie Linchuan would love to share a room with me."
Xie Linchuan chuckled softly, "Yes."
Shen Xingcan: "..."
Shen Xingcan was instantly furious. He glared fiercely at Xie Linchuan, then looked at Shu Yan nonchalantly and said, "Come on, come on, Brother Shu Yan."
[Honey, is this the right way to say it? You just said it so sweetly and innocently?]
[Okay, I know your husband can't live without you, stop showing off.]
[Are you indulging in your sister-in-law fantasies again? Look at how badly you've bullied Trump supporters, you Evil Ragdoll! Tsk tsk.]
Sometimes I don't even know if Shen Xingcan did it on purpose or unintentionally...
Shu Yan was helpless against Shen Xingcan's coquettishness, and at the same time, he understood why Nuowente liked this younger brother so much. Shen Xingcan, like a little sun, was indeed hard not to like. "Okay."
Shen Xingcan led Shu Yan to the fifth floor of the castle via elevator.
After getting out of the elevator, Shen Xingcan began her introduction.
Shen Xingcan: "This is Dad's room, this is Mom's room, my eldest brother's room, my future sister-in-law's room, my second brother's room, Xie Linchuan's room."
Song Tiantian, who had put her luggage away first, followed along. "So this whole floor consists of rooms for Xingcan's family?"
Shen Xingcan nodded. "Yes."
[Dad's, Mom's, eldest brother's, future sister-in-law's, second brother's... Following this order, shouldn't the room next to the second brother's be the second sister-in-law's?]
[... Where is my second sister-in-law's room?]
[ Nuowente, with her womanizing ways, is clearly a staunch bachelor; it's understandable that he doesn't have his sister-in-law's room. But surprisingly, Xingcan's parents don't live together? That's unexpected.]
After replying, Shen Xingcan received a phone call.
"Mother?"
Shen Lingxun's voice was incredulous. " Shen Xingcan, do you want your mom and dad to have divorce rumors?"
Shen Xingcan: "... No."
If not, please explain.
"Oh."
"Please take care of Shu Yan."
"Know."
Shen Lingxun: "Alright, I'll hang up now. I have a meeting later."
Shen Xingcan was unhappy. He complained, "Don't hang up! You didn't even care about me!"
Shen Lingxun speechless. "... What's there for you to care about? Linchuan cherishes you like the apple of his eye."
Shen Xingcan retorted loudly to her mother, "He didn't! He even bullied me!"
Shen Lingxun with a cold laugh, "You were born of me, do you think I don't know what kind of person you are? Alright, I'm hanging up. I'll spend time with you sometime."
Before Shen Xingcan could say anything, her phone beeped.
He muttered discontentedly, "Such a cold mother-son relationship. I miss Qin Su's mother. Who is Shen Lingxun? I don't know Shen Xingcan."
[So what exactly did Empress Shen say to Canbao? Hahahaha.]
[He's so funny, and his kitty is so cute.]
After complaining about her mother, Shen Xingcan retreated again and pushed open the door to Shen Lingxun's room.
"Please come in and have a look around. Although my parents each have their own room, their rooms are actually connected by a wooden door."
Song Tiantian: "So Empress Shen called just now because of this?"
Shen Xingcan said solemnly, "Yes, my mom told me she doesn't want to be in the news about my dad's marital problems."
He led everyone into the hall of the room, where they saw a carved wooden door that opened wide to both sides in the center of the living room wall.
Looking across the wooden door, you can see the hallway of another room.
Shen Xingcan: "This is my mother's room, and that's my father's room."
Song Tiantian stroked her chin. "Actually, this design is quite good. Both people have their own private space, and they can visit each other anytime, anywhere. Just going through the door properly always feels like something's missing. This is perfect for couples."
Shen Xingcan: "Yes."
Shu Yan smiled slightly, "Indeed."
After avoiding news of her parents' marital discord, Shen Xingcan took Shu Yan directly to Xie Linchuan's room.
Shen Xingcan pushed open the door, revealing everything inside.
This is a spacious and lovely room.
The creamy white velvet walls are inlaid with gilded wainscoting, and several adorable oil paintings of little rabbits hang on the walls. If you look closely at the signatures on the paintings, you will find that they are all by the masters.
A white agate coffee table sits in the center, paired with a creamy white velvet sofa, on which are placed a group of small bunny cushions in different shapes.
Song Tiantian exclaimed with sparkling eyes, "Wow, what an adorable room, so many little bunnies!"
Shu Yan looked at the rabbits and agreed, "They are indeed very cute..."
Suddenly, he realized something.
[This adorable room actually belongs to Xie Linchuan?!]
[... Wow, something's off about this room, really off.]
Shen Xingcan: "And this room also has a terrace."
As he spoke, he pushed open the glass door, leading everyone out of the room and onto the terrace.
The terrace is large and filled with pink hydrangeas, which bloom in early autumn in France, filling the air with a sweet, fresh grassy scent.
There was also a white swing on the balcony.
As Shen Xingcan said, thanks to the castle's location and its five-story height, one can easily take in the distant mountains from the swing.
"Furthermore, there's a piano and a cello in the study of this room."
Shen Xingcan pointed to a French window.
Looking through the French windows, everyone saw a piano and several cellos in the corner of the study.
The piano is not a piano in the conventional sense, but a translucent crystal piano.
A cute little rabbit is also carved on the crystal piano lid.
[Okay, we all know you often get affectionate with your husband even when you're at home.]
[... Does anyone really think this room belongs to Xie Linchuan??]
[ Shu Yan seems to have publicly stated that he likes pink hydrangeas, and he also quite likes rabbits...]
[ Shen Xingcan likes Shu Yan? That can't be right, that sounds really weird.]
[Dad's, Mom's, Eldest Brother's, Eldest Sister-in-law's, Second Brother's, (Please fill in the blanks.)]
[Second sister-in-law's???! Holy crap, no way, no, that can't be right.]
Song Tiantian: "The piano is so beautiful."
Shen Xingcan also thought the piano looked nice, "Yes, my second brother had it custom-made. He ordered three—one here and one in my music room."
As for where the other one was, Shen Xingcan didn't say, and of course, no one would be so oblivious as to ask.
Shu Yan knew where the other one was; it was at his residence in Paris.
Long ago, Shu Yan knew that Nuowente three pianos.
He knew that one of the planes must belong to Shen Xingcan, but Shu Yan didn't know where the other one was.
Shu Yan didn't dare ask Nuowente, because he was afraid that if he exposed something, he would no longer be able to cover it up.
He kept telling himself that as long as he got a share, that was enough... It was at least half, wasn't it? He should be content...
Only today did he realize that the other piano was also his...
Shu Yan's eyes shone as she looked at the piano.
So, the question is, where is the other piano?
[It must be with my real second sister-in-law.]
[ Shu Yan's expression... @Shu Yan fans, you're going to have a sister-in-law soon, but she'll most likely be your brother-in-law...]
Song Tiantian: "So this room really suits Brother Shu Yan, hahaha, and I remember Brother Shu Yan also really likes rabbits."
Shen Xingcan agreed with Song Tiantian's words, "I think so too."
The real owner has arrived, how can I not put it on?
"Let's go downstairs for dinner. The others should be almost done cleaning up by now."
"Walk."
Everyone returned to the living room from the terrace.
Shen Xingcan pointed to the tightly closed wooden door in the living room and said to Shu Yan, "Originally, this was supposed to be my second sister-in-law's room, so there's a door between this room and my second brother's room. However, there's a super sturdy lock on it, and this door is practically just for decoration."
Shu Yan looked toward the wooden door and sure enough, she saw a golden lock on it, with a key underneath.
"Good."
Actually, there was no lock before; Shen Xingcan specifically asked the housekeeper to install it.
Shu Yan was his second sister-in-law, but she was also his guest, so of course he had to give her the right to choose.
[This room really is my second sister-in-law's; Xie Linchuan has taken over her place.]
[It's like a cuckoo taking over someone else's room... I doubt it... I even suspect Xie Linchuan never actually lived in this room! How could he possibly like a room full of rabbits?]
[Perhaps it's his wife who likes it.]
[Of course, Second Sister-in-law should stay in her room.]
[A warning to certain people to stop trying to matchmake.]
When Shen Xingcan and her group returned to the restaurant on the first floor, the other guests also arrived one after another.
Ye Ran: "My room is really beautiful; it has a perfect view of the entire garden behind it."
Lin Cen: "My room is also very nice, it even has a small terrace. It would be really nice to sit there, enjoy the breeze, and have some coffee."
The director also remarked off-camera, "I'm now a director who's lived in a castle; I'm practically unique in the Chinese entertainment industry."
Shen Xingcan smiled and said, "I'm glad everyone is having a good time."
Breakfast was served quickly.
While eating breakfast, Shen Xingcan asked Song Tiantian, "What are our plans next?"
Song Tiantian: "The production team is still discussing it; they say they need to come up with a task that can showcase the castle from all angles."
Director: "Guests can also come up with their own suggestions. If the production team adopts your suggestions, you will receive 500 points as a reward."
Shen Xingcan looked at the others. "Does anyone have any ideas?"
Lin Cen: "... Going outside to play hide-and-seek? Hmm, that doesn't seem like a good idea. Xingcan's house is so big; if someone really wanted to hide, they might not be able to find them for ten or eight years."
Song Tiantian: "That's easy to solve. Just attach a location tracking system to everyone, and then randomly assign tasks. If someone fails to complete a task, their location will be shared with others."
Jiang Yifeng swallowed the shrimp dumpling in his mouth and suggested, "The production team should leave some boxes outside, and then we can go out and search for them. The boxes might contain points, punishments, or props."
Zou Yanshu: "They all sound good."
Shen Xingcan put down his chopsticks, deep in thought. "We can combine the two. The production team can prepare some boxes containing points and props. The eight of us can be randomly divided into four groups to find those boxes. If we encounter the enemy team, we can use the weapons we get from the boxes to attack them."
Jiang Yifeng clapped his hands. "Interesting."
Song Tiantian: "The combination is indeed more interesting than the previous ones. To make it even more exciting, I suggest that this time we don't split the points equally, but count it separately as this combination's score."
"Great! That'll give us more motivation. What do you think, director?"
Director: "I think it's good too. I'll discuss it with a few staff members. You guys have some free time for a bit, then meet back in the lobby in twenty minutes."
Twenty minutes was far too short, so everyone simply waited in the lobby.
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Twenty minutes later, Song Tiantian took the task card given to her by the production team and began to read out the rules.
"To allow the guests to better appreciate the scenery of the manor, the production team has now issued a treasure chest search mission. In the past twenty minutes, the production team has scattered treasure chests containing points or props in various corners of the manor."
"Guests need to find as many treasure chests as possible and use the items inside to eliminate opponents. If an opponent is successfully eliminated, their points will belong to the winner."
"To ensure the timeliness of the task, the guests will carry GPS tracking devices. Unless there are special props, the location of the guest will be announced to the other guests every five minutes."
The treasure chest mission will automatically end when only one group remains on the field.
Jiang Yifeng muttered to himself, "How can a game be so cruel? What if I'm not in a group with the captain? I can't bring myself to kill him... Waaah, captain, will you eliminate me?"
Shen Xingcan: "Yes."
Jiang Yifeng was shocked and heartbroken. " Shen Beichen, how cruel you are! I will never forgive you!"
Shen Xingcan: "..."
Ye Ran looked at the director. "What if there are two people left from different groups?"
Director: "Let's continue the competition; only one group can remain in the field at any given time."
Shen Xingcan: "Should we form our own groups or draw lots?"
"The production team has already drawn four sets of lots. Two people who draw the same color will be a pair."
As they spoke, a staff member placed a small container containing eight skewer sticks in front of everyone.
Shen Xingcan glanced at Xie Linchuan subconsciously.
Xie Linchuan noticed Shen Xingcan's gaze. "Want to be in my group?"
Shen Xingcan sneered, "Don't flatter yourself. I was thinking about how to avoid being in your group, so it would be easier for me to eliminate you ruthlessly during the mission."
Xie Linchuan commented. "He's all talk and no action."
Shen Xingcan's eyes were cold, and her tone was hostile. " Xie Linchuan, you wait! I will definitely kill you without leaving a single piece of armor today."
As he spoke, he drew a fortune stick with a menacing air.
Shen Xingcan glanced down at the slip of paper in her hand. "I'm green, who's in my group?"