"So, this isn't even my house, where am I supposed to find people?"
Xiao Yi felt somewhat helpless.
Both Nathan and Maria had suddenly run away from him.
The Western-style mansion was so big, and there were so many rooms. Xiao Yi had only been here for one night; how could he possibly find anyone?
He could only continue wandering aimlessly around the mansion, hoping to bump into the two of them.
This time, the viewers in the live stream didn't get their blood pressure up.
Since they also didn't know where those two were, they could accept Xiao Yi wandering around.
"What a hassle, after this is over, I definitely need to mooch a few meals off them!"
Xiao Yi lamented as he walked.
The live stream viewers couldn't help but comment.
"Still eating! Still eating! Aren't you afraid of being poisoned?"
"Luckily, Brother Xiao Yi can leave the abnormal instance once dawn breaks, otherwise, if he really stayed for a few days, who knows what could happen."
Xiao Yi then took out his phone and checked the time.
"It's now… 3:19 AM, I wonder if I'll even get a chance to sleep tonight… but I'm not sleepy at all anyway."
Xiao Yi put away his phone, just as he was about to turn a corner.
Just then, at the other side of the corner, someone was also coming around.
And that person happened to be Maria.
Xiao Yi and Maria were about to bump into each other fully.
"…Ah!"
Luckily, Xiao Yi reacted quickly and managed to halt his steps in time to avoid colliding with Maria.
At that moment, someone posted a "What a pity" comment in the stream.
After stabilizing himself, Xiao Yi said,
"Aunt Maria? So you were here."
"…Xiao Yi?"
Seeing Xiao Yi, Maria also couldn't hide her surprise.
Then, she asked,
"Did you find any new clues about Xiao Ni's killer?"
"Uh… well…"
Xiao Yi couldn't very well say that he had actually done nothing just now, just had a brief chat with Maria's son and daughter.
To be honest, although Xiao Yi had spoken so righteously about finding the real killer when the Professor died, he himself had almost forgotten about it.
So, Xiao Yi could only respond,
"Uh… not that I didn't find any clues at all, just that I didn't find any clues whatsoever."
"…Is that so?"
However, Maria's reaction was unusually calm.
Xiao Yi then asked, "By the way, Aunt Maria, didn't you say you had something to do just now? How did it go?"
"That," Maria said, her expression suddenly turning grim, "I went to find Nathan. I wanted to confirm some things with him. But unfortunately… I couldn't find him."
"Oh?"
Xiao Yi was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected Maria to be looking for that guy too. What a coincidence.
Maria then asked Xiao Yi, "By the way, did you see him?"
"I did." Xiao Yi answered truthfully: "But he ran off again, I have no idea where he went."
"I see…"
"Aunt Maria, let me help you look for him." Xiao Yi offered.
Anyway, Maria and Nathan needed to meet, so Xiao Yi went with Maria to find Nathan.
"…Eh? Really?" Maria's face lit up with joy. "Thank you so much, you've really helped me a lot. I don't even know how to thank you."
"It's nothing," Xiao Yi smiled. "If you want to thank me, just let me join you for a few more meals."
"Meals?" Maria's eyes lit up when she heard Xiao Yi's words. "I heard that you finished our family's dinner, my cooking is delicious, right!"
This conversation would normally be unremarkable, and the livestream audience was listening intently.
However, a comment from the audience made them nervous.
"Speaking of which, Rule Six is that the lady of the Western-style mansion likes to make food for others, but she hates it when people don't enjoy her cooking. So even if you feel like vomiting, please hold it back. If Brother Xiao Yi says her cooking tastes bad, will it agitate her again?"
"Holy shit! You might actually be right! I remember Brother Xiao Yi saying the food was tasteless!"
"Please, Brother Xiao Yi, don't slip up! Even if he can resolve the crisis again, my little heart can't take such shocks."
As everyone was getting anxious, Xiao Yi skipped over this topic.
"I still want to eat, though."
"Yes, yes," Maria nodded repeatedly, smiling. "You can eat as much as you want."
The audience finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But in the next second, their hearts started racing again.
"That's great." Xiao Yi was quite happy, but then he suddenly lamented, "Ah… it's a pity the Professor is not here anymore, he said he'd take me in as family and provide for me for life."
"…Family?" Maria blinked, then smiled meaningfully, "Oh, that's right… Xiao Yi, becoming family was Xiao Ni's dying wish. I must fulfill his wish, so, can you become part of our family?"
Xiao Yi was surprised; he thought that after the Professor's death, it would be as if it never happened, yet here was a chance for a lifetime of free meals and accommodation!
How could he refuse!
"Of course! I've long wanted to become part of your family!"
Xiao Yi didn't understand what becoming family truly entailed, but the livestream audience did, and they couldn't help but start wailing.
"Brother Xiao Yi! Why bring up that matter! Are you only ever thinking about food?!"
"Ah! My blood pressure meter just exploded!"
"Damn it! Brother Xiao Yi is going to be ruthlessly abused by that woman!"
Maria's smile deepened when she heard Xiao Yi's response.
"That's wonderful, then come with me, I will make you a part of the family in the gentlest way."
"Where to?" Xiao Yi asked.
"The kitchen," Maria answered.
"The kitchen? Ah… could it be you want to treat me to a meal celebrating becoming family?"
Xiao Yi's eyes immediately sparkled, while the chat in the livestream went dead silent.
Maria, watching Xiao Yi's excited face, suddenly began to rub her stomach.
Xiao Yi, seeing this, asked, "Aunt Maria, is your stomach upset?"
"No." Maria shook her head with a smile. "I just can't help feeling happy thinking about another child being 'born' from my belly."
"Born?" Xiao Yi blinked in surprise. "Are you pregnant? Congratulations! Wait, now that I'm becoming family, does that mean this child will be my future brother or sister?"
Maria's eyes narrowed slightly and she didn't respond, just smiled.
Xiao Yi took her silence as affirmation, and got somewhat excited.
"I didn't expect I'd have siblings too! It's really amazing, just not sure if I'll be an older brother or an older sister."
"?????"
This statement from Xiao Yi filled the silent livestream with question marks again.
"Brother Xiao Yi's statement just fried my CPU."
"At first listen, it seemed fine but the more I think about it, the more confused I get."
"???? I don't quite understand what you are saying, the child's gender isn't determined before birth, is there a problem with what Brother Xiao Yi said?"
"Are there any experts!?"