Became a vicious male mother

Chapter 11: Fortune and misfortune depend on each other

Several times, Li Hetai's gaze unconsciously wanted to look away, but he forced himself to keep his head fixed on the window, almost forcing himself to look, without even blinking.

The whites of his eyes were glared red by the light, allowing him to see the people downstairs very clearly.

Gu Xinglan downstairs was climbing over the wall to get dressed.

I feel ashamed of being caught red-handed.

System: [The monitoring here is indeed broken and hasn't been repaired, but this system is unaware that the task object is also located here.]

This is the back of Changgu Villa, by the lake, sparsely populated. The entire villa is as big as several football fields, not to mention the surrounding yard, pavilion, garden, golf course, and dormitories for security guards and servants.

Therefore, the butler overlooked this corner when introducing the villa.

Gu Xinglan had just returned from Shenhuatang by taxi. Without changing her clothes, she used her access card to enter through the side gate and then went around to the back of the villa.

He even had the system find a place without surveillance cameras so he could take off his suit before climbing over the wall, just in case the suit got bumped or knocked over.

He only started putting on his loose-fitting clothes after he had climbed over the wall.

So how much did this child look at him?

The two stared at each other for less than a second. Gu Xinglan ignored her, finished fixing her wig, looked left and right, and slipped into the passage.

The landscape where the lake and sky blend into one was once filled with an overwhelming sense of loneliness.

Now, however, there is a secret joy in sharing secrets.

There was a "squeak" sound.

The window was closed again.

The dust particles detaching from the windowpane danced incessantly, much like the turbulent sea of ​​emotions in the heart of the person closing the window.

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This was the first time Gu Xinglan had come to this corner.

Although it is remote, it has all the necessary facilities, with rooms of every kind, including a study, a gym, and even a training room.

System: [There's a torture chamber downstairs. When people are arrested and taken there, Li Taihe will return to this villa.]

"So, he doesn't usually come?"

System: [Yes, there's a hidden storyline here, but since none of the hosts I've brought have triggered it, this system is unaware of it.]

"You think you can just give me hints about hidden plot points like that?"

He didn't want to trigger any unnecessary plot developments; completing the mission had already exhausted him.

System: [Originally, you were supposed to trigger it yourselves, but out of over a hundred people, not a single one succeeded. What's the difference between saying it and not saying it at all? ...Just to remind you, just like there's a chance to trigger buffs and upgrade cards when you complete a task to help you complete the next task, the same applies to hidden storylines.]

This will become increasingly important later on; it will almost be the key to your success in completing the game.

[Triggering the hidden storyline will grant you a cheat code. As far as this system knows, this cheat code can play a significant role in later parts of the story. Good luck!]

After the electronic voice finished speaking, Gu Xinglan pulled out a terrifying off-screen voice, her expression cracking slightly: "System, wasn't my job to just play the villainous role???"

System: [Based on big data analysis of your former colleagues, former ex-colleagues, and former ex-ex-colleagues, those who failed to complete the task or trigger the hidden storyline to obtain the cheat code have a very high probability of dying before Li Hetai inherits the family throne.]

The word "death" lingered in Gu Xinglan's mind, throbbing with each beat.

If the previous "erasure" made him feel unreal, it was because he had just arrived in this world and was unaware of worldly affairs.

Now, after he's settled into his new environment, we can tell him that he might actually "die" someday...

The more he thought about it, the less he dared to think about it; a strange sense of urgency pressed down on him, making it hard for him to breathe.

It was as if he had previously comforted a particular patient.

The patient, heartbroken over a failed relationship and caught in an economic downturn and company layoffs, insisted on drinking half a bottle of paraquat.

The long wait for death completely changed his mind about suicide, but his lungs had already become fibrotic and there was nothing that could be done.

Finally, the patient's family invited him to his clinic, hoping that a psychologist could come and offer some comfort, so that they could at least die with a clearer mind.

A psychologist helps patients find a way to live.

This was the first time in his life he had ever encountered a patient being asked to accept death.

Now that he was experiencing it himself, he suddenly had a more direct understanding of that patient's psychological state.

Isn't this exactly his situation right now?

Gu Xinglan couldn't help but sigh, comforting herself, "What you fear most is what will happen, so you might as well be fearless."

"What are you afraid of?"

Suddenly, a deep voice rang out from behind, startling Gu Xinglan.

The tobacco swirls unnoticed behind him, and a large hand emerges from his waist like a snake, following his waistline.

He quickly struggled free.

The man was tall, wearing a white shirt and black-rimmed glasses. He didn't look like someone approaching forty at all; he even looked a bit like a college student.

She looked completely different from her mature self on her wedding day.

"Tai...Tai He?" Gu Xinglan stammered. This person was just driving a sports car with a child in tow.

Several people were standing behind Li Taihe.

These people walk without making a sound, appearing behind you without you even noticing, their faces filled with a menacing aura.

What made him even more uncomfortable was that the smell of smoke was mixed with a faint smell of blood, but the people in front of him were dressed neatly, as if they were about to go to a banquet.

"Madam, what brings you here?"

Li Hetai had a gentle smile and was full of tenderness.

Gu Xinglan looked at him, but couldn't see the slightest tenderness in his eyes.

"So this is Mrs. Li." Standing next to Li Taihe, a portly man with a cigar between his fingers took a deep drag and exhaled. "It's such a pity that I couldn't attend your wedding, especially Mrs. Li, to see you in your wedding dress... You must have looked absolutely stunning in it." His aggressive gaze swept over him without any attempt to conceal it.

"Thank you." Gu Xinglan smiled somewhat reluctantly and tried to put her arm around Li Taihe's.

His struggle just now was too abrupt, and now the color of Li Taihe's eyes is exactly the same as the look in Li Hetai's eyes before his illness in his previous life.

Don't look at their smiling mouths, but at their eyes; their eyes are their other mouth.

Gu Xinglan's hand lightly touched Li Taihe's arm, and in the blink of an eye, Li Taihe returned to his gentle demeanor.

“Madam, don’t be afraid, everyone here is one of us.” Li Taihe patted Gu Xinglan’s hand and said gently, “You must be tired after a day of playing outside. I’ll have the butler take you back to your room to rest.”

"No need." Under that slightly oppressive gaze, Gu Xinglan shook her head: "I know the way myself."

The air fell silent for a second or two.

Li Taihe smiled faintly and said, "Alright, Madam, please rest well."

Gu Xinglan made way for the people in front of her.

The group walked straight into the depths of the passage, their footsteps so soft they were barely audible. He had no idea whether they had already left.

System: [You're lucky.]

Gu Xinglan: ...

System: [This system isn't being sarcastic. You should know that over seventy mission participants haven't even seen Li Taihe's face... You not only saw him on your wedding day, walked the red carpet with him, and were carried up the stairs by him, but now you've met him at the villa. You're very lucky.]

"Thanks to the lucky charm..." Gu Xinglan waved his hand, his smile completely gone.

System: [Don't you think this is a golden opportunity?]

The system's electronic voice was devoid of any emotion, yet he sensed a seductive intent within it, and Gu Xinglan inexplicably pulled out his phone.

The image reflected on the screen showed no one except for half of his own face.

That group of people has already gone far away...

This is indeed the perfect time to trigger a hidden storyline.

System: [Misfortune and fortune are intertwined.]

Li Taihe's sexual orientation is clearly not male, and he clearly doesn't like him, yet he still pretends to be interested in him. Can these abnormalities become his bargaining chips for forgiveness?

"Forget it, I'll come back to check on them after they leave."

Gu Xinglan turned her back and then her head, glancing at the passageway out of the corner of her eye.

The passageway was quiet, the lights were bright, but excessively bright. There was a room every two meters or so, and no one knew how far it ended, vaguely revealing an ominous atmosphere.

He values ​​his life more than exploring hidden plot points now.

Soon, the sound of footsteps leaving echoed through the passageway... A moment later, a person who was holding their forehead and shaking their head returned.

"Didn't we agree that we weren't afraid of anything?" Gu Xinglan returned to her original spot, clicking her tongue with a long face.

He can provide emotional and strength support to patients, but when it comes to himself, he becomes like duckweed floating on water, drifting with the current, unable to find his roots, and even becomes lifeless himself due to being exposed to too many negative patients.

This isn't a situation that only happens to him.

His classmates and colleagues who graduated at the same time and worked at the same hospital would come to him for psychological counseling once every two months.

This shows that a doctor cannot heal himself.

Gu Xinglan clenched her fist, her eyes unblinking, and tiptoed slowly inside.

The deeper you go into the passage, the stronger the smell of disinfectant becomes, as if it's trying to cover something up.

This might be the place where he narrowly escaped death.

System: [Don't worry, I won't let you die easily. This is a truly rare opportunity.]

I just ran into Li Hetai, and now I'm running into Li Taihe. There are over a hundred people on the same starting line. Who has such good luck?

The person who just completed the task attributed everything to the lucky charm, but that's not actually the case. Not to mention that the lucky charm has a time limit, just considering the target of its use, the lucky charm cannot be used on key figures.

The key figures possess exceptionally strong personal luck, not to mention their inherent abilities.

Lucky charms don't work on them.

Hmm... this human is clearly special.