Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 236 Mr. Xiao's Family Members

Faced with the man's disdain, the players simply exchanged glances without uttering a word.

Just kidding, for them it's just a game of life and death, there's no need to make a big deal out of a single sentence from an NPC... Who knows when that NPC will die?

The man had no idea what the group of strangers below were thinking.

He stepped past the woman in front of him and went down the stairs first. After sitting down at the head of the table, he waved to the woman who was still hanging her head on the stairs.

"Little sister? What are you still doing there? Come down and eat!"

The man, with a half-smile, rested his chin on his hand and squinted as he spoke:

"You're not still thinking of waiting for that woman to come down and have dinner together, are you?"

The woman on the stairs moved. She walked down the stairs with her head down, and almost silently approached the dining table. All the players felt as if the temperature around them had dropped several degrees.

The chilly temperature seeped into their pores, and some players with low tolerance for it shivered, carefully avoiding contact with the woman as much as possible.

The woman seemed oblivious to the rejection she received from those around her. She quietly found a seat and slowly raised her head, which had been hanging down the whole time.

Beneath her thick, black hair was a pale, thin face. Heavy dark circles under her eyes made her look listless, and her eyes were filled with fatigue, as if she hadn't slept well for a very long time.

For some reason, every player who made eye contact with the woman felt a chill run down their spine and could only quickly look away, not daring to look at the woman sitting down again.

Yu Shijiu slowly raised his head amidst the evasive gazes of all the players, his eyes revealing an unfathomable light.

He had seen this woman at the entrance of the villa.

The "Miss" mentioned by the old housekeeper, who was standing by the second-floor window, peeking at the people coming to the villa's entrance with only half her face showing.

The woman also noticed Yu Shijiu's gaze. She stiffly met Yu Shijiu's eyes, her beautifully shaped eyes filled with dense red blood vessels, giving her a vaguely eerie look.

"Oh, it's you."

Yu Shijiu seemed quite pleased, and he smiled at the woman, saying:

I saw you by the second-floor window just now, sister.

The woman's eyes suddenly widened. She stared at the smile on the boy's face, but then stood up as if she had seen something extremely terrifying, causing the legs of her chair to make a sharp dragging sound.

squeak--

The already tense atmosphere surrounding the meal tickets became unusually heavy.

The man in the main seat seemed to realize something as well. He squinted at the woman who had suddenly stood up and said abruptly:

"Little sister, you've been acting very strange lately."

The woman's face grew even paler.

All the players instantly understood that from this moment on, the real storyline had begun.

Yu Shijiu, who had started the conversation, had already happily picked up his chopsticks and reached for the sweet and sour pork in front of him. He opened his mouth and took a bite of the delicious-looking pork, his eyes instantly narrowing from how good it was.

So delicious!!!

Yu Shijiu's eyes lit up, and without caring that her orange juice hadn't arrived yet, she grabbed a large piece and stuffed it into her mouth, enjoying it immensely.

The other players nearby: "..."

Lu Chusheng's expression remained unchanged. He took out a clean tissue from his pocket and handed it to Yu Shijiu, a hint of a smile in his eyes.

Even under these circumstances, he could still concentrate on eating... Yu Shijiu truly exceeded his expectations once again.

Yu Shijiu's indifference to others serving food undoubtedly interrupted the emotions of the man at the head of the table who was "talking" with a woman.

The man glanced coldly at Yu Shijiu, who was engrossed in picking up food, then slammed down his chopsticks and stood up with a sneer.

“This impolite guest,” the man said, staring at Yu Shijiu.

"As the host, I haven't even touched my chopsticks yet. You're being very rude."

The players' attention was instantly drawn to Yu Shijiu.

Yu Shijiu, who suddenly became the center of attention, seemed completely unaware. He picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork and stuffed it into his mouth, his eyes narrowing into crescent shapes because of the delicious food.

By the time he realized the man had been talking to him, Lu Chusheng, who was next to him, had already subconsciously replied for him.

"Excuse me."

Lu Chusheng picked up the teacup beside him and gestured towards the man in the main seat:

"We're just a little hungry."

Xu and He, who had been holding their breath, immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

With Lu Chusheng taking the lead in covering for them, the players who had originally wanted to watch the show looked at each other and then raised their teacups to chuckle at the man.

"Yes, yes, we walked too far to get here, so we're hungry now."

"Yes, please don't blame us, we were just so hungry we couldn't stand it anymore."

"We really didn't mean to be rude, we were just so hungry..."

"..."

In an instant, the entire dining table erupted in a cacophony of noise.

Almost all the players started chiming in with what Lu Chusheng said, and every now and then someone would steal a glance at Yu Shijiu, who was still engrossed in the "food".

Since Lu Chusheng chose to speak up and help, it means that the other party is very likely to join the inspection team as well. The inspection team is the dominant force in the town this year, so they are naturally happy to lend a hand.

Moreover, Lu Chusheng himself is also very capable.

Anyone who isn't an idiot knows how easy it is to say a few nice things and do something to win people's favor at this moment.

It's not like we're asking them to fight monsters to the death. It's just a matter of talking, isn't it?

Xu Han and He Lingling, who hadn't managed to get a word in edgewise, were speechless.

Looking at the players around him who were "enthusiastically" helping him out, the latter once again experienced the attraction that veteran players have for ordinary players.

Sure enough, no matter what, ordinary players will always try their best to give face to veteran players.

Xu Han, oblivious to anything, whispered happily:

"The players in this game are quite united."

He was really scared just now. He thought Yu Shijiu was going to be "stared at" by the man with a few words.

Now that so many players are suddenly speaking at the same time, Xu Han glanced at the man in the main seat who was clearly a little confused, and his pounding heart slowly returned to its original place.

Upon hearing this, He Lingling said, "...If that's how you think, then it doesn't seem like there's a big problem."

How big is it?!

Are these players really "enthusiastic"? They're clearly just trying to curry favor with Lu Chusheng! Only Xu Han, that big idiot, still thinks they're kind-hearted and trying to help him out!

...Honestly, sometimes He Lingling really wanted to crack open Xu Han's skull to see what his brain was made of...

When Yu Shijiu snapped out of her reverie after finishing her third bite of "delicious food," the man in the main seat had already clearly lost focus.

Yu Shijiu: "...Hmm," he chewed on the sweet and sour pork tenderloin in his mouth and blinked.

Why is it so noisy all of a sudden? What just happened?