Chapter 720: Chapter 720: The Strange Man of Tomorrow’s Inn
They left Lu Yuwen’s room and encountered two other guests who also resided on the third floor.
Both men were very young – one resembled a businessman from Wall Street, and the other a basketball star from a school team.
Let’s just call them “Businessman” and “Basketball Guy.”
When they saw Bai Youwei leaving her room, they both looked surprised. Clearly, they hadn’t expected a sixteenth guest to appear in the hotel.
Despite their surprise, they didn’t say anything. They just shot Bai Youwei a cautious glance, and then looked away, heading towards the staircase.
Bai Youwei followed behind them nonchalantly.
On their way to the first floor, they encountered a few guests who lived on the second floor.
Among them was a woman who lived in room 202, pushing a baby stroller. She wore pink glasses and had a head full of curled, golden hair. Pairing a cream blouse with a pink knee-length skirt and wearing a pair of white loafers.
To be fair, she looked young and attractive, but her behavior seemed a bit off.
The baby she took out from the stroller was a worn and pretty old-looking doll, with much of the color on its cheeks and mouth faded away.
“Oh, oh… don’t be afraid, baby. Mommy will carry you down the stairs.” The woman hoisted the doll with one hand and picked up the stroller with the other.
The stairway wasn’t wide, and she stumbled while carrying the stroller down.
Behind her was a man in a gray sweater. Taking the stroller from her, he kindly said, “Ma’am, let me hold that for you.”
“Oh… thank you so much.” The woman expressed her gratitude promptly, “Mr. Robert, you are truly a gentleman.”
Mr. Robert smiled, “I’m happy to be of service.”
Observing the scene from behind, Bai Youwei whispered to Zhu Shu, “Did they know each other before?”
“Not sure,” Zhu Shu whispered back. “During breakfast yesterday, several guests introduced themselves. Robert was one of them, so just knowing his name doesn’t necessarily mean they knew each other…”
Bai Youwei understood, she asked while walking, “Apart from Robert, who else introduced themselves?”
Zhu Shu tried to recall, “Mr. Robert was the one who first suggested the self-introduction. After him, the gentleman sitting next to him, Mr. Karl, introduced himself second. However, when it came to the guest from room 204, he declined the proposal claiming it was completely unnecessary, so the act of self-introduction ended there…”
Bai Youwei nodded slightly.
Just as she was about to move forward, Zhu Shu tugged at her arm—
Zhu Shu whispered in her ear, “Look, that man… he is the guy from room 204.”
Bai Youwei looked in the direction Zhu Shu was indicating.
The man was dressed in a white shirt and black trousers. His short brown hair was neat and clean. His skin was fair, his eyes were deep, and his slender form reminded Bai Youwei of a pianist. If he had been ten years younger, he would definitely fit the image of a handsome young intellectual.
The young man, sensing her gaze, slightly turned his head and looked back.
Their eyes met, his gaze was tranquil, he just faintly smiled, exuding friendliness and amiability.
“This man’s name is Willard. Yan Ge ran into him in the preliminaries. He often talks to himself, as if he’s speaking to himself. Yan Ge suspects he has dissociative identity disorder…” Zhu Shu lowered her voice and told Bai Youwei, “He hardly interacts with others after entering the game – he’s just weird…”
Bai Youwei nodded softly. Watching these people moving towards the dining room on the first floor, she couldn’t help thinking: there really are many odd characters in this doll game…