My Sister Never Said She Was a Creepy Tale - Chapter 76

The people standing on the stage rose to their feet, raising their cups and cheering softly with an air of reserve. They were celebrating what they considered a wonderful future for themselves.

Having gone through the primitive accumulation of capital, they naturally knew how substantial such profits would be.

Only the waiters standing in the distance numbly raised their sleeves to wipe away tears. It’s useless. None of this is any good.

They could only find a way to transmit the information. Hurry and escape! Only by escaping can they find new life.

Only Qiu, sitting in her seat and looking at the people on the stage with distaste, was clearly out of sync with them.

She sat with her hands crossed over her lap, silently watching those people.

When her eyes met Yue Yiyue’s, she smiled mockingly: “You don’t like this, do you? I don’t either.”

“Some things are simply discarded for the sake of profit.”

“Speaking of which, it’s also related to greed.” Qiu watched a tall figure in a thick down jacket standing in the distance, silently admiring the ambition of the person on the stage.

The tall figure’s entire face was hidden behind her collar, but the pair of eyes that showed were astonishingly bright.

Noticing Qiu’s gaze, the figure raised her head, smiled at Qiu, and then pointed to Yue Yiyue beside her, asking in a voice only the two of them could hear: “Is that your girlfriend, my new sister?”

Qiu gave a slight nod, answering the question. Then, she shifted her gaze to Yue Yiyue: “You have twenty minutes left. You might encounter a tricky child, but I believe you will handle it well.”

The people nearby noticed Qiu’s lack of conformity and cast strange looks her way.

Mu Hongcai on the stage also noticed. She clapped her hands, drawing everyone’s attention: “Today, we have also grandly invited the Curator—Qiu.”

“Of course, not everyone has to walk this path with us. I am already satisfied that even though she doesn’t support us, she was still willing to come.”

When she said this, her tone was full of affection, as if they were estranged lovers forced to part ways due to differing ideals for the future.

There were sighs of regret, expressions of pity, but mostly anticipation.

Later, once A City was fully covered, even if they were unwilling, they would eventually have to bow to Mu Hongcai.

When that time came, once Mu Hongcai grew tired of Qiu, they could take her and worship her themselves.

Their eyes were filled with an intense, intoxicating desire, like a suffocating net.

Qiu remained seated, as if she were not the one about to be sacrificed. She beckoned to a nearby bodyguard and whispered to them for a moment.

A fresh wave of whispers erupted: Why didn’t I qualify to be a bodyguard?

If I could just exchange a single word with Qiu, I would be willing to die right now.

The banquet officially began—

The process was familiar to Yue Yiyue. After the speech, there would be an auction lasting an hour and a half. Before that, Yue Yiyue had to destroy the sculpture that maintained the function of the rules.

It was also the medium through which Mu Hongcai gained her power.

The bodyguards around her were leaving one after another. Yue Yiyue lowered her head to look at Curator Qiu.

Curator Qiu smiled slightly: “Go. Don’t let anything distract you. Pay attention to the silver rose.”

She glanced at Zhou Qingyi, who was talking to her own bodyguard in the distance: “There will be some small fish and shrimp later, but don’t worry, there are some capable people here too.”

Yue Yiyue reached the door when a cheerful young boy’s voice called out to her: “Yue Yiyue?”

“Hello, I am Gu Nanqiu’s younger sister.” She stood against the wall with her arms crossed: “She told me to come and follow your arrangements, so she doesn’t have to worry about me mysteriously disappearing in this cursed place.”

After a brief pause, the self-proclaimed sister slowly added: “I’m also unlucky. I heard my sister was here, so I wanted to come and see, and I got dragged in.”

“By the way, my sister hit me. Sister Yiyue, can you help me hit her back? If you hit her back, she definitely won’t fight back.” She looked at Yue Yiyue with a mischievous glint in her eyes.

Yue Yiyue stared at the face before her, which was different from the various ‘Qius’ she had met, as well as the person’s mannerisms and the cautious distance in their eyes.

Hmm, this is the real Gu Nanqiu’s sister, not another Gu Nanqiu clone.

“Hello, I heard her mention before that she comes from a large family. May I ask your name?”

“Lan Shuangshu. The ‘Lan’ from greed. This surname is quite rare; you probably don’t know it.” The young woman pointed to another location and strode forward: “Let’s go over there first. Blocking the door here isn’t good. As for why my sister and I don’t share a surname, it’s because our mother was quite casual about raising children. We were allowed to choose our own names, so we drew lots everywhere. Whatever we drew, that’s what we were called. They used to call me ‘Sister Lan’ when I was little.”

“I’ll tell you a secret: because Gu Nanqiu was a little wild child and our mother couldn’t always find her, her nickname is the only one among us that isn’t based on our surname. She was called Wild Sister, the sister who roams everywhere.”

This was the first time Yue Yiyue had heard about Gu Nanqiu’s past from someone else. If she didn’t have urgent matters to attend to, she would genuinely want to sit down and chat with Lan Shuangshu.

“Can I call you Little Sister?” Yue Yiyue saw how happy the other person looked: “Little Sister, you stay here. Big Sister forgot to grab something and will come back for you later.”

Lan Shuangshu looked at Yue Yiyue. Tsk, it seems she hasn’t dropped her guard yet. What if I miss out on the fun later?

She was about to open her mouth to say she could go with her, but Yue Yiyue forcefully rejected her again.

“Your sister already told you to follow my arrangements. Right now, staying here is my arrangement. Wait for me here.” Before the last item was displayed, the people in the room wouldn’t completely lose control.

Bringing an extra person would only increase the burden.

“Of course, if you insist on coming with me, I can also make you fall asleep here.”

Time was running short, and Yue Yiyue didn’t want to waste time explaining her mission.

Lan Shuangshu nodded obediently and made a three-finger oath: “Don’t worry, I’m very well-behaved. I’ll stay here quietly.”

As soon as Yue Yiyue took off her suit jacket, a waiter approached and handed her a vest: “You, take this to the drinks area.”

A silver flash passed over her hand, and a beautiful rose appeared and then disappeared on the other person’s palm. The waiter tapped his earpiece, then turned and walked away.

Yue Yiyue put on the vest and adjusted her earpiece.

The person’s voice came through the mic: “After you go in, there will be a chef wearing a hat. Give this to her. She will instruct you on the next task, and then find a deserted spot, and you can slip away.”

“Be smart. There are patrols everywhere here. Figure out a way to distract them. Some of them are monster-human hybrids, so be careful not to be assimilated.”

Yue Yiyue listened to the instructions and pushed the trolley toward the head chef.

Several people who seemed to be on patrol stopped her along the way: “Stop right there, where are you going?”

“Repeat after me,” the calm voice in the earpiece reassured Yue Yiyue.

“The head chef is missing something. I’m delivering it.” With that, Yue Yiyue lifted the lid.

The leading woman picked up the item and checked it. It was just ordinary ingredients, with no strawberries inside: “Show me your ID.”

The voice in the earpiece rang out at the perfect moment: “It’s in the white bag by your hand.”

Yue Yiyue opened the bag and handed over the employee ID card with her photo printed on it.

The leading woman raised her hand and checked it with her phone. Once confirmed, she threw the ID back into Yue Yiyue’s arms: “Hang this around your neck. Don’t slack off. Hurry up.”

Yue Yiyue thanked her and slipped a few bills into her hand: “Thank you for your hard work, and sorry for the delay.”

The leading woman looked at the money in her hand. Her expression was still unfriendly, but her tone improved significantly: “Listen up. There’s someone named Yue Yiyue who might interfere with this banquet tonight. If you see what this person looks like—”

She shook the photo in her hand: “Remember to report it to the nearby guards.”

Yue Yiyue looked at the photo.

Hmm…

Gu Nanqiu probably hacked their system and replaced the photo.

She didn’t recognize the face in the picture; she didn’t know whose it was, but it certainly wasn’t hers.

No wonder the other party didn’t find anything wrong.

Yue Yiyue calmly nodded: “Understood, copy that.”

With that, she pushed the cart, ready to move forward.

“Hey, wait a minute.” The leading woman took something else out of her pocket and put it in Yue Yiyue’s hand: “If you can’t get them to move later, give this to them.”

“Those lazy bums always come up with all sorts of ridiculous excuses. If the boss finds out, they’ll be skinned alive and have their bones pulled out.”

“Did you hear me?”

“They’re all lazy to death. Be sharp. If something really goes wrong and the plan is obstructed, all of us will die.”

Yue Yiyue pushed the trolley toward the kitchen. The other person… seemed…

She couldn’t think about it anymore. Yue Yiyue pocketed the item and headed to the kitchen.

Reaching the kitchen meant she was only halfway to the target room.

Yue Yiyue opened the door and shouted to the people busy inside: “The head chef’s things have been delivered—”

“Over here.” A serious-looking woman standing in front of the stove turned her head when she heard the sound: “Put the things here first. Number Three, is your batch ready?”

“The first batch of pastries needs to go out soon.”

Vibrant strawberries suddenly appeared right in front of Yue Yiyue.

She stared at the items on the cake and fell silent for a moment.

The head chef noticed the change in the person’s expression. She looked at the people on both sides: “What is it? Is something wrong?”

“Didn’t you receive the signal?” Yue Yiyue pointed at the cake.

“This banquet will not feature strawberry-flavored cake, which means there won’t even be strawberries in it.”

The kitchen fell silent for a moment. They looked at Yue Yiyue in confusion.

The next moment, the kitchen erupted in chaos: “Didn’t they say mango?”

“What’s going on?”

“Is this a fake rule?”

“Damn it, is this strange person lying? Who brought the employee handbook? Hurry up and check it.”

“I have a guest who’s allergic to mangoes—”

“I was about to drizzle strawberry jam. Should I drizzle it or not—”

The head chef looked at Yue Yiyue’s expression: “What does your note say?”

“This banquet will not feature strawberry-flavored cake. This has been removed by another adult. If strawberry cake is seen, please discard it, otherwise, it will be considered betrayal.” Yue Yiyue’s excellent memory allowed her to recite the passage directly.

“Does your note say that the rules include one or more false rules that you must distinguish yourself?”

Yue Yiyue shook her head: “No.”