Chapter 357: Going Too Far |
"2. This floor has only two suites, namely Room 1 and Room 2. When you find more than two rooms, please enter the room closest to the elevator to spend the night no matter what, and you must return for a lunch break at noon the next day until the floor returns to having only two rooms.
"Please absolutely do not enter any room other than Room 1 and Room 2!!"
Seeing this, Yan Huan stared blankly at his room card.
It read "Room 2", which should be the room a bit further from the elevator.
As for Room 1, which was closer to the elevator...
Yan Huan looked at the tightly shut door of Room 1 and could not help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.
It went without saying who lived there, right?
"3. Cleaners will come to clean the room at ten o'clock every morning. Before the cleaners arrive, please place an item belonging to your older sister on the washstand before leaving the room.
"If you fail to do so, when you return in the afternoon, please absolutely do not return directly to your room.
"After entering the room and until you fall asleep at night, please ensure that this piece of clothing never leaves your side."
Reading this, Yan Huan's face immediately darkened.
'Ye Shiyu, it is one thing for you to be a pervert, but now you want to turn me into a pervert too?!'
Yan Huan could barely hold himself together just thinking about having to sleep at night while hugging Ye Shiyu's worn clothes.
'You really are a genius!!'
"4. After entering the floor, you cannot leave the floor between seven o'clock in the evening and six o'clock the following morning. If you need to leave due to an emergency, please use the landline phone in the guest room to dial '5201314', and your older sister will come to take you away."
'Unbelievable, there is even a curfew?'
'She is trying to make it impossible for me to return to the South Ward!'
'Then what about An Le?!'
Lately, because of Ye Shiyu's hypnosis, An Le had been in a state of abstinence. Yan Huan had finally managed to maneuver things and came up with a scheme to cross the sea under false pretenses by switching to a work mobile phone...
He was even planning when he could sneak back, leave the mobile phone installed with Yezi AI at home, and then take An Le out for some good stir-fried and stewed dishes.
But now, he could not even go back at all!
"5. This dormitory is a studio apartment complex, and everyone living here is a single employee. Therefore, if during your stay, other women claiming to have an intimate relationship with you try to contact you, or appear here asking you to leave your room, please ignore them. If you leave with them, you bear the consequences."
"6. Your older sister is a beautiful girl with long black hair, holding a mobile phone, named 'Ye Shiyu'. No matter the situation, you can contact her via mobile phone or the landline phone in your room. Staying by her side is absolutely safe."
"7. Having sexual relations with your older sister is not illegal."
"8. If you visited the Jinshi Group building during the day, please eat a meal with your older sister before returning to the dormitory. If you did not, then you absolutely must not close your door when sleeping at night. And no matter what happens during the night, please pretend not to know."
"9. You can use the smart terminal in your room to summon a service robot for door-to-door service. It can fetch takeout, express deliveries, order breakfast, and your nightly sleep-aid milk. You can also use it to send gifts to your dear older sister. Whenever you violate any rule and cannot make amends, you can order a cup of sleep-aid milk, drink it, and go to sleep."
"10. Sometimes your older sister's mother will visit the dormitory. When she appears, you do not need to follow the above rules."
Yan Huan swallowed a mouthful of saliva. Looking at the ten rules written in calligraphy above, cold sweat began to pour down his face.
He quickly glanced at his mobile phone. There was no signal at all, making it seem like he could only contact the outside world via Wi-Fi.
And behind him, there was no elevator at all!
It was already around seven o'clock in the evening.
"Wouldn't this kind of thing be more fitting for Hitomi's Room Barrier..."
Yan Huan confirmed that there were currently only two rooms before taking out his room card and walking toward his own room.
Myau-chan also let out a speechless meow and complained to Yan Huan,
"Ye Shiyu and Sakuramiya Hitomi are completely not on the same level in this regard, meow. She is the most suitable modifier host to ever be a modifier host...
"Strong desires, zero self-control, reckless of consequences, and decisive in action..."
As it spoke, Yan Huan had already pushed open his door.
He had to admit, Ye International's rooms were truly high-end, completely on par with the presidential suites of five-star hotels.
At the very least, it was miles better than Yan Huan's broken-down public housing.
But looking at the environment inside, Yan Huan truly felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.
He hadn't even realized when he fell victim to the hypnotic suggestion, nor had he even found the time to contact An Le.
So no matter what, he had to connect to the Wi-Fi first and tell An Le about this.
Of course, Yan Huan knew it was highly likely that Ye Shiyu would monitor him, but he and An Le shared a deep mutual understanding. He had countless ways to hint at the situation so she would know what was going on without acting rashly...
If Linmen was turned into a second Tokyo, it would be a complete disaster!
"I need to find an AI terminal first..."
Yan Huan closed the door the moment he came in. The corridor outside felt eerily gloomy because of those rules, and he did not really want to leave the door open.
After strolling around the room, he quickly found the smart display screen mounted on the wall by the bathroom door.
"Let's see, Wi-Fi connection... Hmm? Room User Safety Guidelines?"
Originally intending to connect straight to the Wi-Fi, Yan Huan was slightly taken aback when he saw another set of rules displayed on the screen.
He raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself, 'Did Ye Shiyu run out of space on the wall outside and decide to add more to the menu here?'
Speechless, Yan Huan had no choice but to click open the guidelines.
"1. This floor has only five rooms, and you are currently in Room 2. Room 3 is an unmanned vending machine room, Room 4 is a dining room, and Room 5 is Ye Shiyu's room. Room 5 is absolutely safe. When encountering any sudden emergencies, and Room 5 appears, please immediately enter Room 5 to hide."
"2. If your room does not require a cleaner to tidy up, please take the 'Do Not Disturb' sign from behind the door and hang it outside. When returning, regardless of whether the sign is still on the handle or not, please enter the room directly."
"3. Please do not go to sleep hungry. If you have not eaten dinner or lunch outside before returning to the room, please go to Room 4 to dine before resting. Otherwise, please use the service robot to order a cup of sleep-aid milk at night, drink it, and then rest."
"4. Ye Shiyu is not your older sister, she is your girlfriend."
"5. When sleeping at night, please do not wear any clothes."
Yan Huan stared blankly at the text above, unable to help swallowing a mouthful of saliva.
He was genuinely feeling less and less confident about making it through tonight safely.
The problem was, these rules were like his left and right brain fighting each other!
He hadn't eaten yet. According to the rules inside the room, he had to go to Room 4 to eat before he could sleep. But the rules outside said he couldn't go to any room other than Room 1 and 2!
There was another way, such as calling the service robot to deliver milk to drink.
But intuition told Yan Huan that there probably wasn't anything good in that milk.
"..."
Feeling helpless, Yan Huan could only connect to the Wi-Fi first, open Plane, and send a message to An Le.
"I will be living at the company from now on. Traveling back and forth every morning is too far."
"Please help me change my duvet... Oh right, and about Myau-chan, don't let him run around wildly."
"..."
Using the method of an acrostic poem, Yan Huan sent over the hidden message: "I am locked up by Ye Shiyu and cannot go back, do not panic."
Given the tacit understanding between Yan Huan and An Le, as soon as he mentioned "Myau-chan", she would know something was up.
But strangely, An Le did not reply for a long time this time.
It was as if she hadn't received it at all.
'Are you kidding me...'
Yan Huan didn't believe that An Le simply chose not to reply; he was much more inclined to believe that Ye Shiyu had tampered with the network or this mobile phone.
"Tsk."
He speechlessly scanned his surroundings, but reasoned in his heart that at least Ye Shiyu hadn't completely locked him up. He could still go out to work tomorrow.
As long as he could get out, it wasn't a dead end.
Ye Shiyu was probably doing this simply because he had said he was "confused" during the earlier hypnosis, prompting her to take a much more aggressive approach.
On one hand, she was using the rules to urge him to go find her in her room; on the other hand, there were things like "milk" and "sleeping without clothes"...
"..."
Who knew what might happen tonight...
Yan Huan took a deep breath. Staring at the bizarrely eerie room, he could not help but start scheming in his mind.
South Ward, Yan Huan's public housing.
"Strange, why hasn't Xiao Huan returned yet?"
Night had already fallen. Even though it was summer and the sun set late, it was completely dark outside by this hour.
An Le's soup was already done stewing, and it tasted quite good when she sampled it, but she could not help worrying over her silent mobile phone.
She had sent several messages to Xiao Huan on it, but received zero response.
Xiao Huan hadn't sent her any messages either.
"This is weird... Could something have happened to Xiao Huan?"
An Le's face was full of confusion. At this moment, right on schedule, Little Finger also materialized.
"Ohoho, eight o'clock on the dot. Time to binge some shows!"
Little Finger lay down comfortably on the sofa, using its tail to pick up the remote control and press a button.
Just as it was about to cozily start watching its show, it realized that a certain green, plump fellow seemed to be missing from its side, no longer yammering away. It could not help but wonder,
"Whoa, Yan Huan isn't back yet? Ten to one, he is probably out messing around, huh?"
"Pfft, what nonsense are you sprouting? Xiao Huan has been under Ye Shiyu's hypnosis recently. How could he possibly be messing around?"
"Hard to say."
Little Finger spared no effort in maliciously slandering Yan Huan, which infuriated An Le to no end.
Forcefully resisting the urge to beat up Little Finger, she took a deep breath and sat down on the sofa.
Truth be told, once Ye Shiyu was mentioned, An Le couldn't help but suspect if she was behind it...
'Could she have locked Xiao Huan up?!'
"..."
If Ye Shiyu could monitor Xiao Huan, she definitely knew that he lived with her. Otherwise, she wouldn't have caused Xiao Huan to go completely silent.
Thinking of this, the worried An Le immediately took out her mobile phone.
She had Ye Shiyu's contact information.
"Ye Shiyu, where is Xiao Huan right now?" She fired off a straightforward question.
On the other end, Ye Shiyu's chat box remained silent for a while.
A second later, she suddenly sent over a link.
"A... link?"
Looking at the link, An Le pursed her lips, unable to help growing nervous.
'Could it be...'
'Some kind of live broadcast!?'
'Or a video recording?!'
'What if I open it, and it is a video of a hypnotized Xiao Huan doing that kind of stuff with Ye Shiyu!!'
'And then I will just be forced to clutch my phone and scream "Yamete" like some incompetent wife!!'
"Gulp."
Thinking of this, An Le became so tense that she didn't even dare to click on the link.
Beside her, Little Finger watched An Le hesitate so much and could not help but roll its eyes.
"Give me a break. She's not the Thumb Modifier; she wouldn't play quite that sick of a game. Since you don't dare to open it, let me do it!"
With that said, Little Finger hopped onto An Le's shoulder and lightly tapped the link with its tail.
"Hey, hey, hey!"
Seeing the link suddenly flash to a new page, An Le was so nervous she practically held her breath.
However, the next second, entirely beyond both her and Little Finger's expectations...
What popped up wasn't a video at all, but an online shopping link!
"Letus Star-Rated Bouncing Toy. High-Powered Outer Suction and Inner Vibration... Moisture-resistant, durable, and playable anywhere."
Staring at the "small bouncing toy link" that popped up on the page, An Le's face instantly darkened.
'Humiliation...'
'What immense humiliation!!'
The meaning behind Ye Shiyu sending this message was unmistakably clear:
'From now on, just use a toy on yourself. Xiao Huan has nothing to do with you anymore.'
'She really was the one who locked him up!!'
"..."
'Fine, very fine...'
'Ye Shiyu...'
'You are simply going too far!!'
'My original intention has always been to treat people with kindness. I know I cannot compare to you wealthy young ladies, and I never even thought about monopolizing Xiao Huan.'
'Whether it was because of the modifiers or because Xiao Huan truly liked someone else, I always turned a blind eye.'
'My only wish was simply for Xiao Huan to be with me. Even if he only belonged to me a tiny bit, that would have been fine...'
'Previously, when Xiao Huan was hypnotized by you and you cut off my intimacy rations, I endured it.'
'I thought about how it was all to resolve the modifiers, prioritizing the bigger picture...'
'But now, not only are you cutting off the food, you are smashing the whole cooking pot?!'
'You won't even let Xiao Huan return to the South Ward?!'
"Heh heh..."
An Le was so furious that her entire aura shifted. The only thing missing was her hair defying gravity and bristling upwards.
Even Little Finger on the table felt her terrifying pressure, its body beginning to tremble slightly.
"O-o-oh! This power... Are we finally going to tatakai?!"
"Knock-knock-knock~"
However, before An Le could fully embrace the darkness, a sudden knocking sound came from the entrance.
'Hmm?'
An Le paused slightly, pursing her lips.
'Is it Sister Tong?'
'Or...'
'Has Ye Shiyu come knocking to settle the score?'
An Le did not dare to be careless. She quietly walked to the entrance and looked through the peephole.
She scanned the area but saw no one.
"..."
An Le narrowed her eyes and gently placed her hand on the door, ready to launch a Pleasure Assault at any moment.
"Knock-knock-knock~"
"President! Are you home?! You haven't been replying to messages on Plane, did something..."
'Huh?'
Hearing this voice, An Le was instantly stunned.
She hesitated for a second, but still blankly opened the door.
At the entrance stood Sakuramiya Hitomi. Her hair was draped over her shoulders, exuding a gentle aura while wearing a kimono. Possessing a grand wife's demeanor, she stood there with a face full of worry.
Seeing the door open, she assumed Yan Huan was home, and a look of joy inevitably crossed her face.
But the very next second, her joy awkwardly froze.
Because inside the room was An Le, dressed in a simple apron with her hair tied virtuously behind her head.
"..."
The two stared at each other, eyes wide open.
For a moment, it felt remarkably like the scene where a top scholar, having passed the imperial exams and married a princess in the capital, suddenly brings her face-to-face with the wife who shared poverty back in his hometown.
"An... An Le?!"
Sakuramiya Hitomi's eyes widened, her face filled with shock.
Although she knew there might be something between An Le and the President...
She had completely never expected that she and the President were actually living together?!
'Clearly...'
'I was clearly planning to rent a place outside and live with the President during summer vacation!!'
'The President's first time living with someone...'
'Ugh!!'
Facing the wide-eyed and rather resentful Sakuramiya Hitomi in front of her, An Le also felt a bit awkward.
For a moment, she didn't know what to say, or rather, it was because there was simply too much she wanted to say.
About being unable to contact Xiao Huan...
About Xiao Huan dancing with Vice-President Sakuramiya at the High Table Dinner...
And also about Xiao Huan's desires recently being banned by Ye Shiyu...
"Vice-President Sakuramiya... Why don't you come in and sit down first? I-I'll get you some shoe covers..."
In short...
An Le spoke up like this.
However, her acting just like the lady of the house conversely made Sakuramiya Hitomi seem like a complete outsider.
This, in turn, only fueled Sakuramiya Hitomi's annoyance even further.
"Ngh!"
Ye International, Staff Dormitory Building.
Inside a certain room, Ye Shiyu set aside the chat log with An Le, the screen still faintly displaying their conversation.
Through the surveillance cameras, she watched as Xiao Huan cautiously walked into Room 1.
Inside, there were quite a few pieces of her freshly washed undergarments hanging up.
According to the rules, Xiao Huan was required to leave an item of hers on his washstand every day.
Therefore, Xiao Huan would subconsciously draw closer to her and her belongings.
"..."
On the screen, Yan Huan stared at the wardrobe in the room. Seeing the neatly folded stockings, bras, and underpants inside, he couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.
As Ye Shiyu watched Yan Huan's gaze linger on the pile of stockings, her expressionless face remained stoic, but a faint blush spread across her fair skin.
"So... Xiao Huan likes stockings..."
There was nothing in the room other than Ye Shiyu's clothes, so Xiao Huan had no choice but to pick one of them.
Sure enough, Yan Huan ultimately chose a pair of black stockings and took them back.
Ye Shiyu pondered whether she should incorporate more of that style into her outfits from now on. At the same time, she glanced at the AI assistant beside her.
"At noon today, who was the person secretly taking pictures of Xiao Huan and me?"
As soon as she asked, the AI instantly spat out countless streams of data.
Based on the person's face, and relying on the vast power of the internet, Yezi AI instantaneously unearthed all of his information.
Including his previous senior's transaction with Lemon.
Including the messages Lemon had sent him.
Including the task to investigate Zuo Jiangqin, as well as Zuo Jiangqin's file...
"So... they were trying to start rumors about Xiao Huan."
Looking at the data about Lemon that was dug out from the net, Ye Shiyu murmured softly, her face completely expressionless.
Staring at Lemon's information, a trace of inhuman emptiness flashed through her eyes.
"Currently, the Linmen App coverage rate has reached 45%. Initial calculations can now be initiated."
However, Yezi AI's report was not finished yet.
Seeing the sudden message, Ye Shiyu paused slightly.
Shortly after, she said softly,
"Wait a little longer...
"Just like a Battle Defeat CG, it is a future that can be predicted."