Chapter 111: Three Requirements
He slept soundly through the night.
However, having his spirit fully relaxed did not mean his body was equally relaxed.
Yin Chengjue opened his eyes in the morning twilight. After processing for a few seconds, he suddenly felt as though his hands had lost all sensation.
Yin Chengjue struggled to control his hands. It took a long moment before he finally felt sensation return to them.
Only then did he realize that his hands were not resting at his sides, nor were they holding Rong Yu. Instead... they were raised above his head.
His hands seemed to be tied to the headboard!
Yin Chengjue: "..." What's going on!
Yin Chengjue looked down and saw Rong Yu clinging to him like an octopus.
Wait! Didn't I tie him up before sleep? How did it become like this when I woke up!
Yin Chengjue's movement was too abrupt, and Rong Yu was soon disturbed awake.
He seemed somewhat dazed, moving his hand a bit, then habitually feeling around on Yin Chengjue's body, finally letting out a nasal "Brother".
Yin Chengjue helplessly nudged his leg with a light kick: "If you're awake, then get up a bit. You've numbed me."
"Oh... Sorry..." Rong Yu slowly rolled over like a snail, rolling off Yin Chengjue to one side, then slowly turned back, wrapping his arms and legs around Yin Chengjue again.
Yin Chengjue: "...Haven't you noticed something isn't quite right?"
"Huh? What?" Rong Yu was clearly not fully awake yet, replying groggily: "What time is it? Is it almost time for recording? My persona is supposed to be your younger brother, right? I should call you brother, yeah, that's right, brother, brother..."
As he spoke, his tone actually started to carry a hint of a coquettish whine.
Yin Chengjue was completely at a loss with him, kicking his leg again: "Get up, untie me."
Rong Yu: "Huh? Untie? Brother, stop kicking my ticklish spot, let me doze for a little longer, just a little bit..."
One second, two seconds, three seconds...
Rong Yu suddenly jolted upright: "Brother! How did you get tied up like this? Who did it!"
Yin Chengjue looked at him with a deep gaze: "I think, last night, in this room, a third person couldn't have possibly come in."
Half an hour later, the two arrived outside the villa one after the other, this was the starting point for the recording.
The others also gradually gathered. After the makeup artists busily finished their styling for the day's personas, the recording officially began.
According to the plot's process setting, this recording session did not have a blindfold segment, directly filming the scene of everyone successively knocking and entering the villa, and being guided by the butler Liu Qingling to the villa's main hall.
Each person's self-introduction for their character persona was also directed by the butler Liu Qingling, spoken towards the camera.
Liu Qingling lived up to being a famous skit actor, making a living with his quick wit. When he spoke, he often tossed in a joke, making everyone laugh and lightening the atmosphere immediately.
Wei Shu and Lei Miao were both chatterboxes, and because they interacted frequently in private, their playful bickering was very natural. Everyone had seen it during the previous recording, so they were used to it, but the newcomers, Ling Ting, Guan Haifeng, and Wei Lu, were seeing it for the first time, their faces filled with astonishment.
They had also watched the trial episode of "Don't Look Back in the Dark", but that was edited. Many people thought it was for the show's effect, never expecting these two young masters could really start pulling each other's hair while talking, and after patting each other's shoulders, continue playing as if nothing happened.
But what could they do? Those people were young masters, with no concern for their idol image, purely here for fun, and when they were having fun, they invested money into it, completely at ease.
Guan Haifeng was even the spokesperson for the Lei Corporation's newly released smartphone, so he was especially respectful towards Young Master Lei.
"Welcome, young masters and young ladies, to the old manor. Now that everyone has gotten to know each other, I'll cut to the chase. First, let me familiarize you with the old manor's environment. After all, for the next seven days, you will all be staying here," Liu Qingling said seriously, delivering his lines.
"Seven days? Why so long? I thought we were here to inherit the estate? Where's the lawyer? Let's just get the paperwork done, isn't that enough? Don't waste my time; I've made plans to go out with friends." Wei Shu, who drew the role of the distant cousin, kicked the table boldly.
He didn't need to act, he was just being himself.
Liu Qingling slightly bowed. Dressed in a tailcoat, he remained very upright while performing this action, clearly having learned a lot from the real old butler yesterday.
"Second Cousin Wei, and the other young masters and ladies, the matter is like this. I did indeed send the invitations, asking everyone to come and inherit our late master's wealth. These were the master's instructions before his passing. At the same time, the master also said that only those who can fulfill his behest can become his heir," Liu Qingling said.
"What? We still have to fulfill a behest?" Ling Ting, who drew the role of the illegitimate daughter, chimed in appropriately.
Liu Qingling: "Precisely."
"So troublesome!"
"Yeah, wouldn't it be easier to just handle the formalities?"
The others cooperatively complained.
However, up to this point, Yin Chengjue and Rong Yu hadn't said a single word.
Liu Qingling glanced at them inconspicuously, cleared his throat lightly, and continued, "This was our master's dying wish, and it is notarized by this lawyer here. Only those who successfully complete the tasks in the will can inherit our master's estate, and moreover, the entire estate."
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