213 I Love You, But I Donst Dare to Let You Know 14 (2/2)

It was impossible to unlock the handcuffs since the keys were with Xi Bolai.

Just what should I do? Should I just take the risk?

”I'm hungry, bring in the dishes!” she yelled at the door.

Just as she had expected, there were servants guarding the door. Upon hearing her command, they proceeded to bring in the food.

”You refused to eat even when master fed you. How dare you put on such airs? Don't eat if you're that high and mighty,” the female servant scorned with a humph.

An Xiaoning kicked her foot against the female servant, who was caught off guard and fell onto the bed immediately.

”Are you out of your mind?” the servant exclaimed as she stood up.

”I want to get dressed, bring me some clothes.”

”I'll go out first.”

An Xiaoning signalled with a look in her eyes. ”Bring me your master's clothing and put them on for me. My hands may be restricted by handcuffs, but my legs are free to move about. I'll kick you to death if you dare to walk out of here. Hurry,” An Xiaoning threatened, stopping the servant in her tracks.

”Somebody…” Before the servant could even finish, An Xiaoning threw a knee straight into her gut, causing her to fall to the ground immediately in pain. Before the servant could even react, An Xiaoning continued to stomp her foot onto the former's face.

”I told you to help me get dressed, did my words fall on deaf ears?”

”I'll do just that, please move your foot…”

An Xiaoning moved her foot away and glared at the female servant sternly. Thinking that there was no way An Xiaoning could escape anyway, the servant proceeded to dress An Xiaoning in Xi Bolai's T-shirt and shorts. The T-shirt appeared to be oversized for An Xiaoning and hung loosely on her petite frame.

Just as the female servant was about to leave the chamber after getting An Xiaoning dressed, the latter threw another kick against her. The impact was so great that the servant flew back and hit her head against the wall, causing her to pass out instantly.

Standing in front of the door of the chamber, An Xiaoning continuously pressed her face against the sensor in a bid to open the door.

She finally succeeded after multiple attempts and made her way out of the secret chamber, only to find that there was not a single soul in sight. However, she was not too surprised to see that, seeing as no one had come forth to rescue the servant or even responded to her shrieks and cries.

The door of the secret chamber closed automatically just as An Xiaoning exited.

One look and she could tell it was Xi Bolai's study.

An Xiaoning tiptoed towards the entrance and peeked through the peephole to see that there were two bodyguards keeping watch by the door.

Thus, she decided to find another route.

She sneaked in between two bookshelves before yelling, ”Somebody, come here quick!”

The door opened and in came the two bodyguards, who hurriedly zoomed towards the secret chamber. Once they had entered the chamber, An Xiaoning quickly took the chance to escape.

She did not know how far she could run, but she was well aware that it would be no easy feat to get out of this place.

Sure enough, she was surrounded by the bodyguards at the stairwell who came swarming towards her. They then brought her back to the secret chamber again.

The servant who passed out earlier was no longer in the secret chamber.

An Xiaoning tried to struggle and break free with all her might, but to no avail.

——

It was noon when Mei Yangyang arrived at the clothing store along Dongpo Road. The crowd was rather sparse at the time. Zhang Li and Xu Jingwen were sitting around and taking a break since they had just finished lunch.

Zhang Li stood up immediately upon seeing Mei Yangyang and greeted, ”You're back, Yangyang.”

”Yes, it's been hard on you guys for the past few months.” After taking a look at the clothing on display in the store, a frown creased Mei Yangyang's forehead as she questioned, ”Didn't I already pick out the clothes to be sold during our video conference call? Why did you bring in these stocks instead?”

”Here's what happened, Jingwen thought these clothes were pretty…”

Before Zhang Li could even finish, Mei Yangyang reached out to tug a piece of skirt off its hanger. ”Have a feel of the material. Just because it's visually appealing doesn't mean we can compromise on quality. Do you guys own this store? How could you make decisions on your own without asking for permission?” she chided.

Xu Jingwen rose from her seat and said, ”Hey, Sis Yangyang, what matters is that these clothes are selling and we're making profits. Besides, the customers love them anyway.”

”The customers may like these clothes, but they won't return again if the material is of inferior quality. We are focusing on building a strong customer base with many returning customers.” Mei Yangyang was already in low spirits to begin with. However, her mood worsened upon seeing the mess they had created in the store within just months of her absence.