Chapter 160 The Secret of the Past

"Can you pick it up?"

Wang Wenfei looked at the gem protected inside the glass with eagerness. She carefully checked her surroundings for any alarms before reaching out and taking out a pile of burnt jewelry from inside.

"What are you looking at that for?"

Zhen Hu was observing the photos on the wall of the villa taken after the tragic incident. He saw Wang Wenfei staring intently at a pile of "junk."

"I just saw something interesting."

As she spoke, Wang Wenfei took out an object that looked like a seal.

Unfortunately, it seemed to have been partially melted by the fire, making it impossible to see the name on the bottom of the seal.

However, the delicate and exquisite handle seemed to indicate that the owner of the seal was a woman.

"Quite gorgeous." Mu Chen, holding Mingmei’s soft, fluffy hand, also came over to join the fun.

After going upstairs, Mingmei finally got her wish to walk on the ground, but Mu Chen patiently held her hand all the way, looking like—parents _(:з」∠)_

He immediately noticed the gem on top of the seal.

"The owner of this hotel is quite clever. Although most of these accessories are ruined, the gems on them can be taken off and used to make other jewelry."

Mu Chen pointed out the unusual placement of these discarded accessories, and also seemed to remind everyone, "This hotel has been open for quite some time. Do you think that the events of the villa incident have never leaked out? Haven't any guests seen these?"

"Yeah, why hasn't anyone been willing to talk about it after knowing about these things?"

Lu Gui saw them gathered together talking and naturally joined in to listen, adding his own opinion.

On this matter, his opinion was almost the same as Mu Chen's: "Either the guests didn't come upstairs and see these things, or they saw them but didn't want to talk about it outside?"

"Why wouldn't they talk about it?"

None of them believed that the guests who came here were all truly blind or uninterested, just coming to eat or dance on the first floor and then leaving. How could that be possible?

"Is there some secret here that we don't know about?" Lu Gui told everyone his guess, "A secret that prevents them from talking about it?"

"Hmm?"

Now everyone's curiosity was piqued, and after thinking about it carefully, it was indeed the case.

So many people died at the Daiwei Villa, but the sensational story was that a wealthy businessman died with Daiwei for true love.

Just like the guests who attended the banquet back then had prominent identities, and others had also died in the accident, wouldn't the forces behind those people have made a fuss?

Didn't anyone investigate all this because of the sudden death of their family members?

…

"Holy crap… your husband is the host of this banquet?"

It was rare to hear Bai Xiao swear, and Lu Xiaoyao couldn't help but take a few more glances at her.

Unlike Lu Xiaoyao, who was outside the whole time, Bai Xiao, being inside, naturally paid attention to the banquet host who, even with a mask, possessed an outstanding temperament.

At the time, there were many women in attendance, and because of the presence of the mask, the gazes they cast on the man were unusually fervent.

At the time, Bai Xiao felt that the host of the banquet was likely the kind of unfaithful scumbag, but that didn't stop her from sensing the man's charm.

"I think someone like your husband probably doesn't believe in true love."

Bai Xiao sighed. With that man's temperament, she was certain that any woman who met his gentle, affectionate eyes would definitely be drowning in them.

How could such a man settle down for one woman?

"I'm afraid the reason he divorced you was just an excuse."

Bai Xiao said pointedly, and Mary's eyelashes trembled slightly. Soon, tears fell again, and finally she nodded: "I understand, he's not worth it, not worth my love for him… he's not worth Daiwei following…"

After saying that, she covered her face and cried, her sadness heartbreaking. Bai Xiao, however, was terrified.

Then Lu Xiaoyao belatedly pondered how the word "Daiwei" sounded so familiar!

"Daiwei?! You you you you…" Bai Xiao's words became jumbled for a moment. She grabbed the other party's shoulders and asked sharply, "What year were you born…呸! What's today's date?!"

"New Calendar, September 1958…"

Mary should have been crying to her heart's content, but she didn't expect the two people in front of her to suddenly ask her what day it was, as if they had seen a ghost.

"New Calendar 1958, not 2022?"

Bai Xiao remembered the date on the newspaper they brought today!

"What are you talking about, I don't understand…"

Mary was obviously frightened by the strange reaction of the two people in front of her. Taking advantage of their daze, she slipped away and disappeared from the side.

"We… have we gone back to the past?" Lu Xiaoyao was completely stunned. "Did we just hear some incredible truth?"

"Yeah… maybe?" Bai Xiao's mind was also a mess. "Didn't they say that man's true love was Daiwei?"

"Didn't we already know that there were other secrets here?" Lu Xiaoyao didn't understand why she had to emphasize the so-called legend of true love.

"Yes, other secrets… we went back to the past…" Bai Xiao suddenly felt a little dizzy, and when she looked up at the clear, silvery-white moon above her head, it gradually turned crimson in her vision.

This was not a good sign.

"Lu Xiaoyao."

"Hmm?"

"You said, knowing that the man wasn't worth it, why would the woman still die?"

"What?" Lu Xiaoyao didn't understand Bai Xiao's question, "What still die?"

Bai Xiao rolled her eyes at Lu Xiaoyao, sighing in her heart that the other party was too insensitive to emotions, and said, "Looking at Mary today, it's obvious that she knows Daiwei. The wife and the mistress, what do you think?"

"Hiss—I remember!" Lu Xiaoyao suddenly realized, "I was wondering how she got in without an invitation? Her husband definitely doesn't know, so wouldn't the one who quietly brought her in be the other owner here?"

"Yes, not only did he bring her in, but he also dressed her up…"

Bai Xiao remembered the figure walking downstairs when she was guarding the staircase, and she couldn't help but laugh when she thought of her previous guess and the maid's nonsensical words.

But Bai Xiao didn't have time to continue spacing out with Lu Xiaoyao here: "By the way, the other three still don't know that we've actually gone back to the past, do they?"

"Right, we should hurry back and tell them what happened."

When the two of them walked out of the shadowy corner, the banquet seemed to have already begun to disperse.

Groups of guests left the house, and the courtyard outside was already filled with long lines of cars to pick up their families. Lu Xiaoyao was once again caught by the housekeeper who came out to find security, and was forcibly dragged to the gate to see people off.

Bai Xiao took the opportunity to sneak back, intending to share what they had discovered with everyone.

After all, if it was according to what Lu Gui and the others had said earlier, everyone here tonight should die…