Don't pretend, everyone knows you're the villain!

Lu Tiannan wandered around the farm. When he got closer to the center of the farm, he found a small tree that was not very tall. From a distance, you could not see that there was a tree at all.

As Lu Tiannan approached, he saw a small wooden sign next to the sapling: "Planted by Emily on July 12, 2019."

The tree is called the Gift of Love.

Lu Tiannan noticed with his sharp eyes that the uneven, pitted surface next to him was the result of soil being turned over.

It's a photo of three people, two of whom are Ellie and Paul, and the other woman is the one kissing Ellie.

Lu Tiannan smiled and thought to himself that he had stumbled upon some incredible clues while strolling around. He was truly lucky.

The back had three lines of text written on it—the same handwriting as the one on the back of the photo of Ellie kissing.

Why did a world of three leave me alone? Possession, destruction, but the gift of love endures forever.

One of you will always belong to me.

Falling into the abyss.

Lu Tiannan never expected to stumble upon such an outrageous piece of gossip while running a dungeon.

Emily... you're the one kissing Emily.

You were the one who hugged Paul.

Let me think, is it because of you that Ellie got involved with SM?

They secretly sow discord between their partner and their spouse, causing the couple to misunderstand each other.

Because they are friends, Paul will refuse to explain to Emily at her request.

There's no need to explain the hug in the photo. It's just a hug between friends. Given the relationship between the three of them, they've hugged countless times in public. It's not worth making a big fuss about it.

Emily deliberately created the illusion that Paul was embracing a strange woman to mislead her, which is despicable.

While Paul tries to escape his identity as a perpetrator of BDSM, Allie falls into confusion and despair. Unexplained photos break down Allie's defenses, and Emily's comfort and redemption lead Allie to kiss him and commit a transgression.

Emily was likely the one who intensified Paul's aversion to SM by telling him, as a friend, how much harm this would cause her, which led to Paul's resistance, fear, and unwillingness to go home.

He loved his wife from the bottom of his heart, but he was caught in a painful struggle to escape.

These provocations and misunderstandings accumulated, causing the couple to drift further apart.

The other person has become a different person from before, so why should I still cling to the memories?

Kill the other person and start a new life.

This is something that Paul and Ellie may have both thought about.

Paul hadn't yet made a firm decision to carry it out when Ellie, whose entanglement with Emily was deepening, became a thorn in Paul's side.

Neither Paul nor Ellie can die tonight.

The only one who will die is Emily, who planted the seeds of love and tried to destroy someone else's family.

This is the key clue that this instance wants them to find, and it's also the key to breaking through the impasse and clearing the instance.

The gift of love is unconditional giving and the bestowal of affection.

It wasn't about going to great lengths to plunder or possess.

Emily doesn't know how to love others; she only cares about herself.

Thinking this, Lu Tiannan suddenly realized that Emily might be similar to him. Hmph... they're both bad people.

He just has a lot of taste.

When Lu Tiannan returned humming a little tune, the others looked at each other, wondering what happy thing he had encountered on his trip.

That evening, a car drove up to the farmyard, and only Paul got out.

Lu Tiannan volunteered to serve the rice, while everyone else's attention was focused on the couple who entered the house together.

No one paid any attention to Lu Tiannan.

“Paul, these are our new guests. They’ve prepared a delicious meal for you. Thank you so much,” Ellie said gratefully to Paul.

Paul's face showed remorse upon hearing this. "Ellie, that's very rude. How could you let a guest help with the cooking?"

"I'm so sorry, please be seated, guests."

Paul sat alone in the main seat.

The group took their seats, and Lu Tiannan, after serving the food, sat down directly opposite the hostess, Ellie, with a smile on his face.

An ordinary dinner becomes extraordinary because of the thoughts in the mind of the hostess, Ellie.

When Paul picked up his chopsticks to eat, Ellie didn't touch her chopsticks. Her eyes followed Paul's chopsticks as if she wanted to stop him.

It turns out that the mistress, Ellie, wasn't as cold-blooded and resolute as one might have imagined.

Paul finished a slice of meat and noticed his wife staring at him nervously.

Paul anxiously picked up some food for Ellie, saying, "My dear Ellie, what's wrong? Are you sick? It's just eating, relax."

"It's okay... I'm fine." Ellie slowly picked up the food Paul had put on her plate, looking at the other guests with a puzzled expression.

It was as if they were silently asking them, "Why isn't the peanut powder working? Did they not add it?"

Everyone else pretended not to know that the male host was allergic to peanuts and ate their food without a care in the world.

After finishing his meal, Paul sat at the table waiting for his guests to finish eating when he suddenly felt dizzy.

Pour it directly onto the dining table.

Everyone was shocked, but Lu Tiannan slowly smiled and even moved the bowls and plates in front of Paul away.

Yan Yu was also puzzled; why would there be peanut powder if there was none...?

When he looked at Lu Tiannan, he suddenly calmed down.

Lu Tiannan once said, "It's okay to kill someone by mistake, but a wrongful death can cause them to go berserk."

Paul is definitely still alive; Lu Tiannan just used some means to make the plot continue as if the male protagonist, Paul, were dead.

Just then, there was a knock on the door, and a charming female voice rang out: "My dear Ellie, I heard Paul is back. I brought some light wine; let's celebrate tonight!"

Lu Tiannan didn't even need to guess; it was Emily.

Allie looked at Paul in alarm, pacing helplessly around the table.

"Ellie, my darling? Why won't you open the door for me? What happened? I was so worried about you." Emily's tone was urgent, but also tinged with a hint of secret joy.

Seeing that Emily was hesitating about how to deal with Paul, Lu Tiannan strode over to open the door for her.

Emily was quite taken aback when she saw the strange man who opened the door for her.

Seeing Ellie at the dining table, she regained her composure and walked over to her. Her eyes caught sight of Paul, who was slumped over the table, and she gave him a knowing look.

He placed the red wine on the table and then spoke with concern.

"My dear Ellie, what's wrong? I'm here, don't be afraid."

Emily hugged Ellie, treating all the players present as family.

“Emily, I…I…Oh God! What have I done!” Emily struggled painfully with her conscience.

“I’ve already hugged her. Ms. Emily, please cooperate with me now.” Lu Tiannan easily pulled the two apart and, seemingly out of nowhere, handcuffed Emily’s wrists.

Ellie looked panicked, instinctively assuming the handcuffs were from a police officer. "Dear guest, what are you doing?"

Emily struggled, raising her voice, "Let me go! You rude man!"

Lu Tiannan raised an eyebrow and pointed to the handcuffs binding Emily. "Ms. Emily, don't these look familiar?"

"This...this is mine...how could you have it?" Ellie was confused and flustered.

This is a common problem with NPCs.