23 New Neighbors (2/2)

'Half of the sun had disappeared behind the mountaintop

and a blend of warm colors like orange and crimson lit up the sky.'

'He Xinyan walked past her house and enjoyed an evening stroll down her street. She moved slowly and would kick up a few leaves as she walked.'

'The neighborhood she lived in was one of the best in the north section of Country Z

but the neighborhood was also separated into three levels.'

'The He mansion was part of the second level

which was better than the third

but not as expensive as the first.'

'Their house was the only second-level mansion on their street

and the other two mansions were first level. However

due to the expensive cost of the first level mansions

both of the first level mansions were empty

so the He family had the entire street to themselves.'

'The street was silent except for the sound of He Xinyan's heels clicking on the sidewalk. Several feet down from the He mansion

there was a first-level mansion

which was almost twice the price of the He mansion.'

'He Xinyan looked at the house hidden behind a few trees as she walked and sighed. Her grandfather had liked this first level mansion

but back then

they only had barely enough money to purchase a second level mansion.'

'Her mother had wanted to purchase this mansion

but before she could

she died.'

'He Xinyan stopped walking as she looked at the beautiful house in front of her. The silence calmed He Xinyan down

but a second later

the world turned noisy again.'

'A large truck sped down the street and came to a stop in front of He Xinyan. She narrowed her eyes and read the words on the truck.'

''Gran-U Moving Truck''

'Several workers got out of the truck and pulled open the large truck. At once

the workers carried out furniture and other cardboard boxes. They walked past He Xinyan without acknowledging her and up the steps towards the first level house.'

'The door to the passenger's seat opened and a man in a black tuxedo walked out. He watched the workers lazily and would look at his watch once in a while.'

'He Xinyan stared at the scene in front of her for a while before she walked over to the man and cleared her throat

”Excuse me

sir. Is someone moving into this house?”'

'The man in the tuxedo turned around and eyed He Xinyan from head to toe before asking

”Who are you?”'

'”Oh

I live in the house right next to this one. So I would be neighbors with whoever lives here.”'

'The tuxedo man looked towards the house He Xinyanw as pointing to and didn't seem to care

”Oh.”'

'”Are you the one moving in?” He Xinyan took a quick glance at the face of the man and didn't recognize him to be any son of a rich family she knew.'

'The man shook his head

”No

I'm just a worker. Hurry up!” The man ignored He Xinyan again as he ordered the moving workers around.'

'He Xinyan furrowed her eyebrows slightly and didn't ask anything further. She slowly walked away to her house and scratched the back of her head.'

'The house had been empty for several years already. . . So who was moving in now?'