Chapter 39: Buried Secrets

By the time Yuxi stepped into the hotel's grand lobby, the banquet had already ended. The once-lively venue was now eerily quiet, stripped of the laughter and conversation that had filled the air just hours before. The chandeliers, which had earlier bathed the room in a golden glow, now cast subdued shadows across the polished marble floor. The scent of expensive wine and fresh roses lingered, a fading reminder of an event that felt like it belonged to another lifetime.

Yuxi inhaled deeply, steadying herself as she took in the now-empty space. The events of the night weighed heavily on her mind, a tangled web of unanswered questions and uneasy suspicions. She had walked into that warehouse searching for the truth, but instead, she had been met with something far darker—something that unsettled her to the core.