Transmigrated into a vicious stepmother, striving to raise the little villain

After letting the children sleep peacefully for about half an hour, everyone perked up and set off again.

As soon as they stepped out of the restaurant, darkness instantly swallowed up their vision. Perhaps it was because Mo Jingyu's "domineering" actions earlier were too intimidating, but along the way, very few NPCs dared to stop them. The few who did show their faces were so frightened that they ran away as soon as they saw Mo Jingyu.

Mo Jingyu winked playfully, gave a flirtatious look, and teased, "Oh dear, there's no need for that. I'm a lady at heart."

The group moved without hindrance and soon arrived at the cousin's bedroom. Pushing open the door, the luxurious scene before them was dazzling.

Compared to the original room, this place was simply extravagant, with lavish decor and a dazzling crystal chandelier overhead.

In the bedroom, there are exquisitely designed nightlights, an incredibly luxurious dressing room, and a gleaming gold comb. Everything in sight is made of gold, as if only the toilet in the bathroom is missing to bring this luxury to its ultimate expression.

Such extravagant behavior—my cousin's bedroom was far more luxurious than the hostess's—made one wonder about her identity. While being pampered at home could explain it, this level of extravagance was truly excessive.

Mo Jingyu was reluctant to make judgments based solely on the bedroom's style, but upon seeing the equally luxurious master bedroom, she fell silent. In contrast, the mistress's bedroom was merely a modestly furnished space; the difference was stark, and everyone understood her cousin's status in the family.

Judging from the decorating style of the corridors and rooms, this secret room is most likely set in medieval Europe, when it was not uncommon for cousins ​​among nobles to have secret affairs.

Zhao Momo couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement, "This decoration, tsk tsk tsk, it's simply extravagant beyond belief!" Mo Jingyu couldn't resist picking up something and taking a bite, cough, it turned out to be a replica prop.

Li Ziang, full of curiosity, tilted his head and asked, "If you make so many things out of gold, aren't you afraid that when the sun shines on them, it will be so bright that people can't open their eyes?" Zhao Momo glanced at her son and replied with a smile, "Why would we need to wait for the sun to shine on them? They're already making my eyes hurt."

As Mo Jingyu listened, she couldn't help but imagine waking up to be surrounded by golden light in the morning. Just thinking about it made her feel incredibly happy, and she couldn't help but secretly dream about it.

The group searched every room thoroughly and returned to the restaurant with the clues they had gathered.

The warm yellow light shone down, and the familiar atmosphere instantly relaxed everyone's tense nerves, allowing them to breathe a sigh of relief.

Mo Jingyu gently moved the artificial flowers on the table, neatly arranging the clues one by one. For a moment, the restaurant was so quiet that only the soft breathing of each other could be heard, and everyone fell into quiet contemplation.

At this moment, Lin Yunyuan broke the silence first, saying, "I'm thinking that the exit of the secret room might be in the mistress's bedroom." Zhao Momo looked puzzled and blurted out, "Why would the exit and the entrance be set up together?" It's no wonder she didn't believe it; logically speaking, who would think that the exit is the entrance?

Mo Jingyu winked at Lin Yunyuan, signaling her to continue. Lin Yunyuan pointed to the map in her hand and said, "The bathroom in Diana's bedroom always gives me the feeling that it's hiding a secret. Look, there's a small dot on this map indicating the location of the bathroom. I bet it's a trap."

Mo Jingyu's mind flashed back to Qi Xiaoyun's clever way of solving problems. After thinking for a moment, she suggested, "How about we go back and take another look?" Mo Wei hesitated for a long time and said softly, "I...I don't want to go."

Mo Jingyu nodded understandingly and said softly, "Okay, if you're scared, don't go. We'll go check it out first, and if anything happens, we'll come back and call everyone immediately. The children can stay here with Zhao Momo. Don't let those scary things frighten the children."

So, Mo Jingyu and Lin Yunyuan hurried through the dark corridor, returned to Diana's bedroom, and went straight into the bathroom to search.

Lin Yunyuan found a hidden button under the drain in the shower area. She looked up at Mo Jingyu with a questioning look in her eyes: Should we press it?

Mo Jingyu gritted her teeth, thinking she might as well give it a try, and reached out to press the button. In an instant, a familiar sound of gears turning rang out, and before they could react, the two of them plummeted straight down, and the next moment, they came face to face with the director.

"Congratulations on passing the level. Now you can move to the viewing area to watch the performances of the other guests." The director said with a smile, leading the two still bewildered people to sit down on the sofa.

Mo Jingyu finally snapped out of her daze and couldn't help but complain, "You cunning director!" Sipping her milk tea, she then remembered to question the director, "Didn't you say before that you needed to understand the whole story before you could come out?"

The director raised an eyebrow and replied with a smile, "You guys guessed pretty much right, didn't you? Otherwise, why would you suddenly think of going back there to find the mechanism?"

Mo Jingyu was speechless for a moment, resting her head on Lin Yunyuan's shoulder, and murmured, "We came out first, but I don't know if they will think we are lost, and I don't know if they have the guts to press that button."

Lin Yunyuan also thought the director's approach was quite childish, secretly suspecting that the director had deliberately let the two of them out first. Although Zhao Momo was clever, in this terrifying environment, her mind probably couldn't quite process what was happening.

Unable to return now, the two could only pray silently, hoping that one of the remaining people would come up with a clever solution.

[Hahahaha, this director is brilliant! He just took away the most intelligent and physically capable people, leaving behind a bunch of "burdens."]

[Hahaha, this is hilarious! I think the only ones dragging us down are those two adults; the kids are quite clever.]

[That's right, that's right! Fanfan and the others were so impressive when they were deciphering the mystery!]

With two key players missing, I'm really curious when Momo and the others will be able to clear the game.

Logically speaking... it shouldn't take too long, right? We have pretty complete clues at hand.

That's hard to say.

As expected, the people who stayed in the restaurant to wait gradually became anxious as the two of them did not return for a long time. Zhao Momo paced back and forth in front of the table, which made Mo Weiwei feel irritated. She couldn't help but advise, "Momo, don't panic. Maybe they have made some new discovery and that's why they are a little delayed."

But these words of comfort had no effect whatsoever; Zhao Momo remained extremely anxious.

Jiang Yan'an was also keeping a close eye on the time. Mo Jingyu had been gone for over a minute, and the round trip normally only took two or three minutes. This was clearly beyond the estimated time, and a sense of unease quickly spread through him. He ran to Zhao Momo's side, grabbed her arm, and asked anxiously, "Auntie, can we go find them?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Momo thought that they couldn't just wait idly, so she adopted Jiang Yan'an's suggestion and decided to set off to find the person. Although Mo Weiwei was reluctant to go that way, and even more unwilling to stay alone, after weighing the options, she decided to go along to avoid gossip.

If Mo Jingyu were to see this scene, she would be very pleased and secretly rejoice that her son was clever.

The six of them stood in a row, two adults in front and one behind, steadily protecting the children in the middle, and walked towards the bedroom. The moment she stepped into the bedroom, Zhao Momo inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief; at least there was no danger in sight for the time being.

The children were already frozen in fear, and Zhao Momo thought to herself, "I was so worried that I forgot to give the children a vaccination."

Su Nuohan was the first to break down, her little mouth trembling as she began to sob softly. Zhao Momo quickly pulled her into her arms and gently comforted her, while also pulling the other two children over and patting their backs tenderly.

After the children had calmed down, everyone carefully moved towards the bathroom.

Jiang Yan'an had a good mental fortitude; once he adjusted, his fear subsided, and all he could think about was finding his mother as quickly as possible. Unable to see anything above, he crouched down and carefully examined the ground inch by inch, not missing a single crack or crevice.

The two adults were responsible for looking at the high places, while the children helped by keeping an eye on the ground.

Li Ziang's posture was incredibly exaggerated; he was practically sprawled on the ground, his eyes wide open like saucers. Zhao Momo looked down and thought to herself, "I can't bear to look." (helpless.jpg)

When Jiang Yan'an reached the shower area, he noticed something unusual about the floor and quickly pulled the other children over to check. After examining it closely, they confirmed that the floor was hollow underneath. The problem was, where was the control button?

Jiang Yan'an grew increasingly anxious, leaving no corner of the area unchecked. Soon, he discovered that the drain cover was missing. Reaching inside, he felt a protrusion and exclaimed excitedly, "Found it!"