Xia Haitong stretched exaggeratedly. She stared blankly at the clock on the wall, which read seven forty-five.
It's seven forty-five...it's still fifteen minutes before eight o'clock.
Xia Haitong muttered in her heart. She didn't know how long it had passed before she suddenly realized the seriousness of the problem. She stood up suddenly, but it was already 7:52!
Oh my god, there are eight minutes left!
She rushed into the toilet immediately and completed all kinds of washing at the speed of light. Just as she was finishing combing her hair, the sound of the doorbell came from the room.
She immediately rushed out to open the door, but when she put her hand on the handle, she hesitated.
Xia Haitong suppressed the excitement just now, took a deep breath, and asked softly: "Who is it?"
"Hello, madam, this is room service."
There was a gentle female voice outside the door, with a very courteous tone. The voice also made Xia Haitong feel a little familiar, but Xia Haitong still frowned because she didn't think there would be room service at this point without making a reservation.
Xia Haitong lowered his voice: "Thank you, no need."
She could feel that the other party was stunned for a moment, but soon the soft female voice sounded in her ears again: "I'm sorry, miss, the hotel stipulates that five-star suites must be cleaned three times a day. Eight o'clock is the prescribed time in the morning. Please make it convenient for you.
, can you cooperate with me?"
Hearing this, Xia Haitong couldn't help but feel that her lie was too bad, but thanks to her bad lie, Xia Haitong's sense of familiarity with her was broken, and she was convinced that this woman was definitely not that simple.
She immediately put on her sunglasses, hung up the chain, and said, "Just say I haven't gotten up yet."
"Miss, it's not possible. Please do it and make it easier for me!"
Although Xia Haitong admits that she is a person who is easily soft-hearted, she is not stupid enough to be soft-hearted to someone who wants to harm her. Since Xia Haitong cannot persuade her to leave, she does not want to continue to deal with her.
Xia Haitong looked at the wall clock. It was still one minute before eight o'clock. I wonder if Ye Chengzhi's sense of time is as strong as Ye Chengxuan's and would he arrive on time?
The woman outside the door said a few more words. Seeing that Xia Haitong ignored her, she simply said harshly: "Miss, if you don't open the door, don't blame me for being violent!"
Xia Haitong secretly smiled, how could she use force? Even if she had the key card, there was a metal bar inside to protect it, unless she got an ax to split it.
As soon as she leaves here, Xia Haitong plans to run away. After all, this is a sudden change. Now that Ye Chengzhi has taken the bait, her first priority is to hide herself. We will talk about other things later.
But she didn't expect that the person outside the door was not only a woman, but also several other men, and some of them were not axes, but more powerful than axes...
gun!
"Put on the silencer, then open this door for me, be gentle when catching her, don't be discovered, try to catch her alive!"
"yes!"
Hearing this, Xia Haitong's heart suddenly panicked. She subconsciously fled to the bathroom, and her mind went blank.
Silencer? Isn't that something commonly used by criminals in detective novels? Do they have guns?! Don't be discovered? Try to capture them alive? What is the situation? Who are they and why do they want to catch themselves?!
Is this true? Am I dreaming? Xia Haitong pinched his face hard and found that it really hurt!
What should I do? What should I do? This is the twenty-seventh floor. If you jump down, you will definitely fall to your death!
Xia Haitong raised her head, and suddenly she discovered the automatic fire alarm device. She immediately went outside to get a matchbox, climbed up to the sink and struck a match.
As soon as she made a stroke, the alarm started to sound, and the sprinkler system made her half wet. She smiled and destroyed the corpse with the match.
Since they didn't want anyone to find out, she would take the risk and let the people in the hotel notice this. As long as they came here, they would have to stop whatever they wanted to do to her.
Moreover, with such a group of unknown people sneaking outside the door of the burning room, it is easy for people to have the illusion that they are the arsonists!
She put her ear to the door, and as she expected, those people began to panic and were discussing leaving. After a while, there was a rush of footsteps, and she could hear people outside the door.
After leaving, another group of people came over. The hotel manager rang the doorbell anxiously several times and asked if anything was okay. Xia Haitong didn't open the door, so he replied that she didn't know what was going on. It might be the alarm system.
Something went wrong.
Originally, the manager wanted to come in and see what was going on, but Xia Haitong insisted that she was afraid of strangers. At this point, she added intentionally or unintentionally that she seemed to have heard a group of people whispering outside her door just now.
Their conversation was probably not serious. After hearing this, the manager's voice immediately changed. He looked at the door lock and saw that there were signs of gunshots. He immediately led the people out of here. It seemed that he wanted to chase the man just now.
Help those who pass by them.
Xia Haitong wiped the sweat from her forehead. She could cope with it for a while now, but how did she know what would happen if she stayed any longer? It was already five minutes past eight. Why hasn't Ye Chengzhi come yet? Could it be that something happened?
?
At this moment, a voice that was familiar to her came from outside the door: "Haitong, I'm sorry, I'm late."
Xia Haitong opened the door and was startled when she saw Ye Chengzhi wearing sunglasses and a mask, but she immediately reacted and said: "It's okay, but it's not very safe here. Let's leave quickly!"
Hearing this, Ye Chengzhi was slightly startled. He looked at the gunshot marks on the door, his face darkened, and he immediately grabbed Xia Haitong's shoulders and asked anxiously: "How are you? Are you injured? What happened? Could it be?
Is your creditor after you?!"
Xia Haitong shook her head repeatedly. She took Ye Chengzhi's hand and walked out: "I was not injured. As for what happened, I don't know exactly, but I know it was definitely not my creditor who did it!"
Ye Chengzhi nodded: "Okay, I'll take you out of here first, and you can talk to me slowly when you get home."
"good!"
The two got into a slightly outdated Volkswagen. In the past two days, Xia Haitong had not paid attention to the car she was riding in, but this time she had doubts about the car.
Why no license plate?
After getting in the car, before Xia Haitong could say anything, Ye Chengzhi said: "I know you must be wondering why this car doesn't have a license plate, because this car is a black car and you can't use it this time. And you will live in the future
The house is not a small villa next to JNU. I bought you a house elsewhere. Although it is a bit remote, the environment is still very pleasant..."
Before Ye Chengzhi could finish speaking, Xia Haitong interrupted with a smile: "It's okay, you don't have to explain anything, just drive first, and we'll talk about it when we get to the destination."
"good."
After saying that, Ye Chengzhi stepped on the accelerator to the maximum. Xia Haitong looked at the increasingly unfamiliar scenery outside the window, and his heart was surprisingly calm.
She knew that something terrible must have happened during the few hours she was sleeping. Whether it was the pedestrians outside the door today or Ye Chengzhi's cautious and unusual behavior, they all told her that it was very important.
It's not simple, it's a very serious matter.
Suburbs.
Xia Haitong got out of the car and looked thoughtfully at the scenery in front of her. Although the place was full of dead trees and overgrown weeds, the small flowers in the grass and the new buds on the dead branches made her feel the original beauty of this place.
Appearance.
It must be full of flowers, green trees, and vibrant, just like the fields in her countryside.
Suddenly, her peripheral vision fell on a duplex house not far away. This house stood out here because it was the only one among the mountains and plains.
The appearance of the house is very simple, and it is surrounded by wooden fences. At first glance, except that it is a little bigger, it looks like a house in an ancient hermitage.
Suddenly, she was looking forward to enjoying the life of "picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence and leisurely seeing the southern mountains" here.
Ye Chengzhi opened the trunk of the car and took out the two suitcases inside: "Do you like this house? Is it too ancient?"
After hearing his words, Xia Haitong came back to her senses. She shook her head and smiled: "I like retro things."
"That's good, let's go."
She nodded, and the two walked side by side on the winding path. After a while, they arrived in front of the house.
Inside the room.
As soon as she opened the door, Xia Haitong was shocked by the furnishings inside. She originally thought that the furnishings inside would be in the same ancient Chinese style as the exterior, but she didn't expect that the furnishings inside would be European-style furnishings from the seventeenth century.
The smooth marble with complex patterns, the classical wood-carved spiral staircase, the complicated and wide crystal lamp, the sterling silver seven-star candlestick... Xia Haitong was stunned by all of this. Although the interior furnishings were classical and European-style, they were incompatible with
Its appearance was a bit inconsistent, but she liked the contrast very much.
Ye Chengzhi put the suitcase aside and said with a smile: "Surprised?"
She nodded: "Yeah, I'm really surprised, but it's very beautiful."
"So do you like it?"
"like very much."
"As long as you like it." Ye Chengzhi paused and gently held her hand, "Come, I'll show you around."
"good."
Ye Chengzhi gave her a good introduction. He said that the bathtub and water heater used solar energy, and there was only one bedroom. In the future, he would make a spare room and add an extra bedroom, so that she could bring her friends to play. But
But she didn't pay attention to what she was listening to, because her thoughts were all on her hands.
So warm.
The two walked for a long time, and when Xia Haitong came back to his senses, they had already sat down in the master room.
Ye Chengzhi let go of her hand and said with a smile: "I prepared some clothes, shoes, jewelry and handbags for you. I bought them from a store that my sister often frequents. I think you two are about the same age and have similar tastes.
It should be about the same." After a slight pause, he said: "If you don't like it, then..."
Xia Haitong shook his head repeatedly and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will definitely like it!"
His sister is a daughter of a wealthy family, so she must have very good taste. No matter how bad the quality of the store she frequents is, she still has a certain temperament. It looks like the material can be worn for several years. It is so practical, how could she not like it!
Ye Chengzhi was slightly startled, then said with a slight smile: "There is also a mobile phone inside. I didn't know what style you liked, so I bought the same one as mine. My phone number is already stored in it. If you need anything, call me.
"
After a slight pause, he immediately added: "You can call me if you have nothing to do."
She nodded gently.
His eyes fell on her blush, and his eyes suddenly sank, with a serious look on his face: "Haitong, what happened this morning?"
Xia Haitong frowned, took a deep breath, and said calmly: "Actually, it's like this..."
She told Ye Chengzhi everything that happened this morning. The more she listened, the worse his face became. After a while, she finally finished speaking.
Ye Chengzhi frowned slightly and said seriously: "Haitong, I have something to tell you. Maybe after hearing this, your doubts will be cleared up."