A chill spread through Gu Sisi's body, and even her fingertips turned cold.
She never thought that not long after she confirmed the new life in her body, someone would target her child.
But she couldn't leave now.
She stroked her belly and murmured softly, "Baby, what should Mom do?"
On the other side, after the eldest sister left, she was sitting on a stone bench in the garden.
A man sat down beside her and gave a soft chuckle. "I just heard something interesting."
The eldest sister didn't even spare him a glance.
She gave a soft snort. "If you find it funny, keep it to yourself. Laugh yourself to death if you can."
The smile on the man's face suddenly disappeared, and then he leaned closer. "Eldest sister, you're being a bit harsh on me. I'm your younger brother!"
The eldest sister took a sip of tea and a faint smile played on her lips. "I thought you, second brother, came here to watch the fun. I was thinking you're a joke yourself. Turns out you're not!"
The second brother coughed a few times and put down his cup. His face turned red from coughing.
"To think eldest sister sees me like this. I'm really heart - broken."
"Just say what you want. I don't have the time to waste on you." The eldest sister frowned.
The second brother, who originally had a carefree smile on his face, also darkened his expression.
"Eldest sister, did you act stupid just now?"
"If you came here just to mock me, get out of here right now!" The eldest sister looked menacing.
The second brother shook his head. "No, I came here specifically to analyze things for you. You know the person in charge of the kitchen is the butler, and the butler always only listens to the two elders. Why did you think of drugging someone in the Huo Mansion?"
The eldest sister rolled her eyes but didn't say a word.
Seeing that he was getting to the point, the second brother continued, "I think you were just angry and impatient for a moment, eldest sister. But have you ever thought that you don't have to do it yourself. You can kill with a borrowed knife."
At this, the eldest sister's hand that was holding the teacup paused.
She raised her eyebrows. "What do you mean?"
"Kill with a borrowed knife." The second brother emphasized again. Then, after making sure there was no one around, he whispered in the eldest sister's ear for a while.
"Will this work?" The eldest sister still seemed a bit skeptical.
The second brother gave a soft chuckle. "Even if it doesn't work, it won't affect us."
"You're right." The eldest sister licked her lips, clearly tempted.
The two looked at each other, and everything was understood without words.
Gu Sisi was called out. She was told that someone would show her around the Huo family.
Walking in front of Gu Sisi was a young man. He didn't look very old. Gu Sisi felt he was about her age. He was dressed differently from the other servants. He looked more like a butler.
"Are you also a butler?" Gu Sisi asked.
The young man, who was originally introducing the buildings to Gu Sisi, withdrew his hand and his gaze.
"Maybe."
He didn't say much and continued to introduce to the confused Gu Sisi. "This building is the main living room and guest rooms. That one is the dining room and some special - use venues. That one belongs to the eldest miss and the second young master..."
Gu Sisi listened quietly, thinking that this information might come in handy one day. After all, she had just had trouble finding the dining room.
"As for this building," the man hesitated for a moment, "you'd better not go there."
"Hmm?" Gu Sisi was full of doubts. She looked over there and felt it was no different from the other buildings.
The man shook his head. "The person there doesn't like it."
He didn't give any more explanations and continued to introduce things to Gu Sisi.
Gu Sisi had known from the outside that the place was big, but she didn't expect it to be even bigger inside. There were even a stadium and various sports facilities.
During the whole tour, the man told her everything, except for the strange warning about that one building.
But Gu Sisi didn't take it to heart. After all, she wouldn't come here often.
"Miss Gu, let's take a break for a while."
The man suggested.
Gu Sisi also felt tired and nodded. "Okay."
The two then sat on the first floor of a building.
From the man's introduction, Gu Sisi only knew that this building was the oldest one, and the rest were built later. Although this place was often cleaned, no one lived here now.
The man continued to introduce the history of this place to Gu Sisi. She learned that this was where Huo Cheng's great - grandparents had lived.
Gu Sisi opened her mouth wide and looked up, sighing that wealth was indeed passed down.
This building must have been a very prominent one back then. Although the decorations were not as dazzling as before, the sense of history it exuded was still captivating.
Suddenly, the man stopped. He stood up, looked at his watch, and said apologetically, "Sorry, I have something to do at this time. Could you wait for me here?"
Gu Sisi quickly nodded. "Go ahead!"
It would be a pleasure for her to stay here and enjoy the view.
The man rushed out in a hurry. Suddenly, he stopped again.
He said to Gu Sisi, "By the way, if you're free, could you go to the attic on the top floor and get something for me? I'm running out of time now, and I'll need it later. Forget it. I'll get it myself later."
With that, he disappeared in a flash.
Gu Sisi looked up at the top floor. It wasn't very high. This building only had three floors, so the attic must be on the third - floor level.
She rested for a long time, but the man still didn't come back. Gu Sisi stood up and strolled around on the first floor. She thought that the man hadn't made it clear what to get, but it wouldn't hurt to take a look.
Gu Sisi then stepped onto the stairs. When she was on the first floor, she had already seen that the walls were full of photos.
As she walked up the stairs, Gu Sisi's mouth was agape the whole time.
All the photos were of a young man and a young woman. As the stairs went up, the two seemed to be getting older, and there were more children around them.
Both of them had extremely delicate features. Even in the black - and - white photos, they looked dazzling.
She guessed that these might be the great - grandparents of Huo Cheng that the man had mentioned.
Because their dressing style was from the Republic of China era.
Gradually, she reached the end. The photos were gone. The last photo was of an old woman, the only individual photo.
For some reason, Gu Sisi felt a bit sad. She speculated that maybe the man who had always been by her side had passed away.
She walked down a few steps and found that the children who had always appeared in the photos were also gone.
In that unstable era, Gu Sisi didn't dare to think further.
She looked up and saw the attic on the fourth floor.
She stood at the stairway entrance, hesitated for a long time, and finally stepped up.
Let's see what that person wanted to get.
The more she walked, the more Gu Sisi felt something was wrong. It seemed that the ladder under her feet was not very stable.
Just as she wanted to retreat, "thud", a wooden board broke.
Gu Sisi immediately stepped back, but she was already on the fourth floor.
Suddenly, an alarm went off.
Gu Sisi was startled. The whole room was filled with red light, looking extremely eerie.
Just when Gu Sisi was at a loss.
"What are you doing here?" It was Huo Cheng's voice. He was standing at the door.
Gu Sisi rushed out in a hurry.
An arrow suddenly shot at the place where Gu Sisi had just been standing, scaring her stiff.
"Run!" Without saying much, Huo Cheng hugged Gu Sisi and ran towards the other side.