Chapter 135 - The Girl In The Cellar (1/2)

”So, will you tell me the reason why are we here?” Alexander stopped walking to look at her.

After Yan Xiaoran was done with her call, the two of them ended up walking around the lawn of a mansion.​​

This mansion was a huge one and designed by a famous architect. The hint of the modern-traditional design was the first thing that anyone who passed by would notice.

And despite looking so grandiose, the mansion looked abandoned. The massive iron gate was left open as if to invite burglars to come and make it their home base.

”I'm reminiscing the past.” Yan Xiaoran also stopped walking and looked at the starry night.

Seeing how her shoulders trembled even though her lips were smiling, Alexander could tell that the past she was remembering was not filled with flowers and smiles.

Time ticked and seconds passed. Yan Xiaoran remained silent even after a full minute was wasted.

Alexander figured she wouldn't speak and the silence that continued to stretch would only stay longer between them. So, he decided to open his mouth by then. ”I'm here not to become a light pole. You can tell me anything and I promise, I will listen.”

Although Alexander already investigated the things that happened to her, the matters that were kept inside the walls of the Zhao family's mansion was something that not even him could find out.

He tried but he failed to know the details of what the Zhao family did to Yan Xiaoran. The Zhao family was too discrete when it comes to things that happened inside their homes and no records were left behind. Although there were witnesses, it wasn't enough since words could be twisted.

That is why Alexander wanted to hear her story from her mouth rather than hear it from someone else.

Breathing deeply. Yan Xiaoran blinked away the tears that threatened to slip from her eyes. Then, when she was ready to speak, she sighed and said, ”It will probably take a few days for me to tell my story. And time is ticking so, instead of the full story, why don't I give you a sneak peek?”

”Of what sort?” Asked Alexander. He was unsure what she has in store for him.

”Something depressing but memorable.” Was what Yan Xiaoran told him before she held onto his elbow and guided him inside the mansion.

They walked a few minutes through several corridors where doors lined up in an equal interval before they stopped before a door in the narrowest hallway in the entire mansion with only the light from the moon lighting their path.

Yan Xiaoran reached for the knob. Her hands were trembling but she was determined to open the door that leads to her horrible past.

The door creaked loudly. Yan Xiaoran was actually surprised that this door was left unlocked. It seems that the Zhao family deemed it not worth locking anymore since the person they're keeping behind this door was not there anymore.