Chapter Seventeen: Visiting the Castle

“Hello, may I ask if you are Miss Nono, sent by the production team to tour the castle?” At that moment, Lai came down the stairs and approached Nono with the question.

Surprised to see someone else, Nono instantly became a bit reserved. “Y-yes, yes. And you are?”

“I’m the castle’s butler. My name is Lai. The castle is quite large, so without a guide, it’s easy to get lost.”

So he was here to lead the way. Nono let out a breath of relief—thank goodness. Otherwise, if she had to guide the livestream audience herself, all they’d hear would be her panicked cries. “Then I’ll trouble you.”

“It’s my duty.”

“Our castle has three floors plus a basement level, so four floors in total. Since Miss Jiang lives on the third floor, we won’t be going there.”

“Alright, sounds good.”

“The first floor is the living room, which is where we are now. Let’s head this way.”

Lai turned right, circling around a pillar. “This is the dining room. We have both Chinese and Western dining areas. If you want Chinese cuisine, you dine here; for Western food, over there. Each side can accommodate about fifteen people, so combined, over thirty.”

He didn’t lead them inside but instead turned and walked down a small corridor, then pushed open a door. “Here is the KTV room. If you don’t want to sing, you can play games. This main hall can hold over twenty people singing together and has six microphones. It’s quite lively, but we also have private rooms.” Lai stepped back.

Across from them, he opened a double door, revealing a small lounge with fruit on the table and a narrow corridor with doors on either side. “These are private rooms—six independent ones in total.”

Nono was supposed to interact, asking questions and responding, but she was stunned speechless, only able to listen blankly to Lai’s introduction and follow him along without even glancing around. A place for singing—was it really necessary to be this huge?

Someone like her only considered it singing if there was a battle for the microphone or the next song—otherwise, it wasn’t KTV.

“Let’s keep going this way.” Passing through the corridor, they arrived at an outdoor terrace. Beneath their feet was specially laid grass turf; the walls were adorned with ambient lights, and tables and chairs were set up, resembling an outdoor camping site.

“This area is like an outdoor camping spot. You can also project movies here.”

“That’s basically the first floor. Now let’s head to the second floor. There are six rooms there, plus a game hall, billiards, a gym, and a talent room.”

“What’s a talent room?” Nono finally regained her composure and asked.

“It’s for piano, cello, guzheng, and similar instruments.”

“Oh!”

“We’ll take the elevator up.”

At this, the livestream viewers erupted with comments.

“An elevator? There’s even an elevator!!! Who approved this?”

“Jiang Xian, come out! Why are you living in my house? Have some shame!”

“Let Jiang Xian come out; I want to move in!”

“Jiang Xian, I hope you know your place and come out now. Who let you stay in my house?”

While the viewers were venting, the elevator came to a stop, and the doors opened to reveal a layout similar to the first floor.

The grand living room immediately caught their eyes, decorated in an extravagant style.

“This is the talent room.” Lai approached the nearest room to the right, opened the door, revealing two pianos—one black, one white—centered in the room, with a guzheng, guitar, drum set, and various other instruments nearby.

“Now we’ll head this way to the game hall.” Lai closed the talent room door and continued right, opening the second door.

Inside were all kinds of gaming machines, billiard tables, mobile games—a place like this to live with good friends must be pure bliss.

“Moving forward, we come to the gym.”

“On the right here is that; on the left are three bedrooms, which can be used for guests or when there are many people staying in the castle.”

“Usually people pick the third floor, which only has two rooms. They are basically the master bedrooms. One room upstairs is as large as the three rooms downstairs combined, complete with a walk-in closet and more.”

Not only Nono but even the cameraman, who had been filming Lai without moving the camera, was visibly astonished by his words.

“Next, I’ll take you both to see the castle’s backyard garden.”

Hearing this, Nono asked, “What about the basement?”

“The basement is the wine cellar, where our owner’s collection of fine wines is stored. We can visit that too.”

“No, no need.” Hearing it was a wine cellar, Nono waved her hand hastily, refusing.

Lai looked at her with a puzzled expression—she had just asked about the wine cellar, so why the sudden refusal?

Noticing Lai’s confusion, Nono explained, “I’m afraid if I see the wine, my eyes will turn red. If I accidentally knock over a bottle and break it, I’ll lose control of myself.”

“Haha, Nono’s chickening out.”

“Don’t say she’s scared. Anyone without a wealthy background would hesitate to enter. Breaking or damaging a bottle would be a huge problem.”

“Honestly, Lai doesn’t understand why Nono suddenly refused. As the castle’s butler, even he, who is wealthier than ordinary people, isn’t fazed by these things.”

“Shall we go to the garden then?”

“Sure.”

Exiting the elevator, they followed Lai, turning a few corners until a large door appeared ahead. Pushing it open, the livestream image shifted from darkness to light, as if stepping into a place from a dream.

A sea of multicolored flowers stretched out—the phrase “a hundred flowers blooming” didn’t do it justice.

“It’s so beautiful!” Nono exclaimed. If one didn’t know it was the castle’s backyard, they might think it was a vast prairie—except it wasn’t grass but an expanse of flowers.

At first glance, the flowers appeared to be various colors, but as the camera zoomed in, it became clear that these were not ordinary flowers.

Nono stepped closer, realizing the near and distant views were completely different. What she thought were roses turned out to be something else—petals were crystal-clear, edged with a faint blue. These unique flowers were unlike any she’d ever seen.

“What kind of flowers are these?”

“These are all collected by our owner from around the world. There are about a hundred varieties, such as Juliet roses and crystal orchids. If any flowers don’t suit the local climate, we cultivate them in the greenhouse.”

Lai pointed to a nearby greenhouse on the right. “There are some rare species in there.”

Nono nodded, grateful she hadn’t impulsively picked any flowers earlier—she likely couldn’t afford to pay for them.