Chapter 26: The Room Vanished

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She climbed onto the chair and tentatively reached out to poke Ling Yun on the cheek.

Ling Yun’s brows furrowed slightly, then quickly smoothed out again.

“Are you my daddy?” Duo Duo asked uncertainly.

In her dreams, her daddy was always cold and distant.

But this daddy in front of her had even ladled soup for her. How strange!

“Not used to it?” Ling Yun asked in return.

When Duo Duo nodded, he silently set the ladle down and once again resumed his cold, impassive demeanor.

Thinking he was angry, Duo Duo wrapped her little arms around Ling Yun’s arm and rubbed her small face against his shoulder.

“As long as you’re Daddy, Duo Duo likes you. Don’t be angry with Duo Duo, okay?”

“Mm.”

Ling Yun had no idea how to get along with children, so he merely responded with a faint sound.

Duo Duo was easily appeased. The moment she heard his answer, she broke into a happy smile.

Across from them, Xie Fangyun and Xu Hetang watched the interaction between father and daughter, their hearts filled with envy.

It was obvious to them that Duo Duo truly liked Ling Yun as her “daddy”!

After dinner, Zhang Yangfan still refused to leave.

The three monsters lingered in Room 16 until the Red Moon rose before finally departing.

After spending the entire day playing with Ling Yun and the other monsters, Duo Duo felt completely satisfied.

When they left, she did not cry or make a fuss. She obediently waved goodbye to them.

“Daddy, Mommy, will you come again tomorrow?”

The moment her childish voice fell, Zhang Yangfan looked at Ling Yun with eager anticipation.

They could not violate the rules of the Haunted Forest, but Ling Yun could.

As long as Ling Yun agreed to let them come over, they would be able to return and play with Duo Duo.

Ling Yun pondered for two seconds before saying blandly, “Go to sleep!”

Duo Duo took it as his agreement, and her round eyes immediately lit up.

She obediently nodded, turned around, and scampered toward the bedroom.

Just after running inside, she secretly poked her little head back out.

When she saw that Ling Yun and the others had already left, her lips drooped, and she looked a little disappointed.

Why had Daddy and the others left so quickly?

But it didn’t matter. Once she woke up tomorrow, she would be able to see Daddy and the others again!

With that thought, Duo Duo became cheerful once more.

However, the next day, she waited until nightfall and still did not see Ling Yun.

Xie Fangyun stroked her little head, her eyes brimming with reluctance.

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“Don’t be sad, Duo Duo. You’ll be able to see Daddy and Mommy tomorrow!”

“Really?”

Duo Duo lifted her little face and looked uncertainly at Xie Fangyun.

She had thought the same thing before going to sleep the night before, but Daddy had not come to see her that day.

Meeting her hopeful gaze, Xie Fangyun nodded.

“Really. Tomorrow, you’ll be able to go home.”

Xu Hetang stood to one side and let out a sigh.

He could not bear to part with Duo Duo. If only she really were his granddaughter!

On the final day of the Sweet Home scenario, only six players remained alive.

As soon as daylight broke outside, the doors opened automatically.

The rooms in the Haunted Forest had dwindled from the original forty to just six.

Xie Fangyun personally helped Duo Duo get dressed, then accompanied Xu Hetang in seeing her to the entrance of Room 16.

“Duo Duo, you can go home and find your daddy and mommy now.”

“Duo Duo, will you miss Grandpa and Grandma?” Xie Fangyun asked, wiping away her tears. Her heart was full of reluctance.

Duo Duo nodded. Before she could speak, Xie Fangyun continued,

“Missing someone is painful. Perhaps you shouldn’t miss us after all!”

“If I miss Grandpa and Grandma, I can come find you and play with you, can’t I?”

Duo Duo raised her little face and gazed at them with innocent eyes.

Xie Fangyun could no longer hold back and turned away, crying.

Duo Duo tilted her little head, her eyes filled with confusion.

Xu Hetang stroked her fluffy little head and said gently, “Go on. Go home and find your daddy and mommy.”

“Mm. Goodbye, Grandpa and Grandma!”

Duo Duo raised her little arms and waved to Xie Fangyun and Xu Hetang, then scampered toward Room 1.

“Where’s Room 7? Why is Room 7 gone?”

In the Haunted Forest, a plump woman searched for Room 7 in a panic.

The watch on her wrist kept flashing red.

The information on its face had been replaced by a countdown.

At the same time, a line of red text appeared on the Haunted Forest livestream:

Room 7 has disappeared. The corresponding player is about to be erased by the Haunted Forest.

[How did Room 7 disappear?]

[Didn’t the person above see? Quite a few rooms disappeared before the bride exchange. If I’m not mistaken, whenever the player inside a room dies, that room disappears.]

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[When a room disappears, the player gets erased. I suddenly understand why General Ling changed so suddenly. He clearly disliked April so much, yet he didn’t kill her. So it turns out he did it for Duo Duo!]

[Oh my gosh, I’m really going to cry! General Ling looks so cold on the outside, but I never imagined he cared about Duo Duo this much!]

As the viewers flooded the screen with comments, the countdown reached zero.

The red mist surrounding them suddenly surged toward the plump woman.

“Ah…”

The woman was engulfed by the mist and let out a terrible scream.

Duo Duo turned toward the sound. The moment she saw the woman’s face, someone covered her eyes.

“Don’t look!”

A deep voice drifted slowly into Duo Duo’s ears.

Duo Duo grinned and called out sweetly, “Daddy, did you come to take me home?”

“Mm!”

Ling Yun answered and lifted her into his arms.

Duo Duo lay against Ling Yun’s chest and whispered, “Daddy, I think I just saw the auntie from the cafeteria. She’s really, really fierce. Duo Duo is scared of her!”

Suddenly, Ling Yun stopped walking.

He glanced toward the plump woman. Her body abruptly exploded.

The red mist devoured every trace of flesh and blood on the ground, then quickly dispersed.

Ling Yun withdrew his gaze. “There’s no one over there. You must have seen wrong.”

Duo Duo rested her little face against Ling Yun’s shoulder and nodded.

Daddy would never lie to her. If Daddy said she had seen wrong, then she must have seen wrong!

April witnessed the plump woman’s death with her own eyes.

The corners of her lips lifted, and her eyes filled with excitement.

That wicked woman who constantly cursed at them and secretly stole their food was finally dead!

April’s joy lasted only a moment. When she turned around, she saw Ling Yun carrying Duo Duo and striding toward her.

Her expression darkened, and her gaze toward Duo Duo held a trace of resentment.

Ling Yun swept his eyes over her, and she immediately replaced it with a smile.

“Uncle Ling, Duo Duo is my good friend. May I speak with her alone?”