Genius Trainee: My Husband Isn't Human - Chapter 8

Nie Cheng swallowed hard and glanced at the key, noticing it was engraved with the exclusive logo of Ronglanjun, a famous high-end villa district in S City. Unless you were someone with Mo Bai’s wealth, you couldn’t buy property there even if you had money.

This was an outright threat!

Nie Cheng looked at the fruit knife, and like someone heroically facing death, he stretched out his hand and decisively took the Ronglanjun key. With a righteous expression, he said, “A man may be killed but not humiliated. How dare you, a mighty vampire, try to kill someone with a fruit knife? Who are you trying to insult? Wanting me to die by a fruit knife? Keep dreaming!”

Seeing that he had accepted, Mo Bai’s lips twitched slightly. He bent down to pick up Luo Jingcha, “Give me your answer within three months. If you fail, you know the consequences!”

After saying this, he left. Nie Cheng closed the door while clutching the key and let out a long breath. But when he turned around and saw the bloodstains left on the floor and sofa, his blood pressure rose instantly, and he couldn’t help but pinch his philtrum, “You know I have OCD yet you deliberately dirty my home. You bastard!”

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When Luo Jingcha woke up again, she found herself lying on a large, soft, white bed.

“Where am I?”

Luo Jingcha felt dizzy. She rubbed her head and sat up, slowly examining her surroundings, puzzled, “Wasn’t I at the bar? How did I end up here? Am I still dreaming?”

She shook her head, trying to remember what happened last night, but couldn’t recall anything. She only remembered that she seemed to have gotten drunk?

But how could she possibly have gotten drunk in such a place? Since coming to this world, she had never had a peaceful night’s sleep.

“Xiao Luo, are you there? Xiao Luo?” Luo Jingcha wanted to ask Xiao Luo what was going on, but no one answered her call, so she had to give up for now.

“I need to leave quickly.”

This place gave her no sense of security; the unfamiliar environment spoke of something abnormal.

Luo Jingcha got up and discovered that her clothes had been changed. She was startled—damn! Had she been violated?

Thinking this, she rushed to the mirror and carefully examined herself. Finding no such marks, she finally relaxed a little.

Just as she was about to push the door open and leave, a woman dressed like a housekeeper walked in from outside, followed by several girls in maid uniforms.

Seeing that Luo Jingcha was awake, they bowed respectfully to her. The housekeeper at the front said, “Good to see you’re awake, Miss. Breakfast has been prepared for you, and you can dine anytime.”

Luo Jingcha was confused and wary. “Who are you? Why did you bring me here?”

The housekeeper replied, “We are Second Master’s servants. You were drunk last night, and Second Master brought you back. We don’t know the specifics, but Second Master instructed us that you are an honored guest and we should serve you well. If you have any questions, you can ask Second Master directly when he returns.”

What Second Master? She had never heard of him.

Luo Jingcha frowned but didn’t say so directly. Her eyes rolled quickly as she said, “Since your Second Master says I’m an honored guest, let me leave quickly. I have urgent matters to attend to.”

She started walking toward the door, thinking they would at least try to stop her, but no one did even as she walked quite far.

Luo Jingcha couldn’t make sense of it.

Since she couldn’t figure it out, she stopped trying. Whatever—maybe a kind-hearted person saw her drunk and brought her home without explaining clearly to the staff.

But after a while, she no longer thought this way.

She was in an extremely luxurious and massive villa with two underground floors and three above ground. She wandered around the villa for a long time without finding an exit. When she finally realized what was happening, she understood that this villa was actually a maze!

Now she knew why those people didn’t try to stop her—she couldn’t find her way out on her own!

What kind of place was this?!

After walking until exhausted, she finally couldn’t help but shout angrily, “You all, come right now!”

Shortly after, the formal housekeeper appeared before her and respectfully asked, “Is there anything you need?”

Luo Jingcha looked at her and wanted to scold her but thought better of it. Leaning against the wall, she said, “Get me some water first.”

“Certainly, please wait a moment.”

The housekeeper picked up an intercom and said a few words. Soon someone pushed a cart over with tea and snacks. Luo Jingcha thought they were quite considerate.

Luo Jingcha poured a cup of tea and took a few sips to calm herself before saying, “What does your Second Master want? Does this mean he’s not letting me leave?”

The housekeeper replied, “Second Master instructed that he would like you to stay here for three months. During these three months, you cannot go anywhere except this villa. But rest assured, Second Master said he has no ill intentions toward you. You can freely use everything here, and he will naturally let you go after he completes his business.”

Luo Jingcha: “…Isn’t this just blatant kidnapping? I don’t have money, what are you after?”

“You can ask Second Master about the details when he returns,” the housekeeper repeated.

Second Master this, Second Master that! Who exactly was this Second Master?! Three months? She couldn’t even wait three hours!

Luo Jingcha rolled her eyes and cried in frustration, “Do you believe I’ll bash my head against the wall and kill myself?”

As she said this, she actually did bang her head against the wall, but surprisingly, she made a hole in the wall.

Luo Jingcha was shocked, her eyes wide with disbelief. She touched her forehead and exclaimed, “My goodness, when did my head become so hard?”

Had she turned into Popeye after eating spinach?

Before she could understand what happened, the housekeeper in front of her also imitated her action and banged her head against the wall. However, she didn’t cause as much damage as Luo Jingcha had. There was only a thud—the sound of bone hitting cement.

When the housekeeper raised her head, there was a wound on her forehead that was bleeding steadily.

“Hey, are you crazy?” Luo Jingcha quickly grabbed a cloth from the cart to cover the wound.

The housekeeper, however, seemed to feel no pain at all and formally said, “These are Second Master’s orders. If Miss suffers any harm, we will all be punished. If you don’t want to make things difficult for us, please return to your room and stay there.”

Luo Jingcha said irritably, “What era is this? How can there still be such rules? Are you also being kidnapped, or is your boss withholding your wages? If so, just blink at me, and we can go to the police, okay?”

Luo Jingcha stared into her eyes, but the housekeeper didn’t blink at all.

After a while, she finally gave up and waved her hand. “Fine, fine. Don’t follow me. I’ll stay by myself.”

These were just servants who probably had no say in matters. Pressuring them would be useless; she had to find her own way out.

Luo Jingcha toured the villa again and found it fully equipped with all facilities. The first underground floor had a ten-meter-high library with books from all eras and disciplines. The second underground floor was where the servants lived. The first and second floors above ground were the main activity areas for fitness and entertainment.

The third floor above ground was entirely rooms. The east side had excellent lighting, while the west side was somewhat dim. Many rooms were locked, so she couldn’t enter or explore them.

Suddenly, piano music came from a room on the east side—the melody was soothing and clear. After listening for a while, Luo Jingcha’s anxious mood gradually calmed.

She followed the sound and stopped at the door of the second-to-last room. Inside was a man in a white shirt with a very clean appearance.