469 The Secret About the Past 87 (1/2)

The assistant returned to her own room after packing the luggage.

An Xiaoning was left alone in her room. Although she was a little bored, she did not feel like going out either.

She sipped on some liquor by herself and lay in bed to watch a movie.

She was extremely relaxed, knowing that there were bodyguards on duty guarding outside her room round the clock.

It was already eleven o'clock at night by the time she finished watching the movie. Thinking that she would be getting to meet her husband and son when she returns home the next morning, An Xiaoning switched off the lights and went to bed.

Just as she was about to fall asleep, she heard a sudden noise coming from the balcony.

She opened her eyes and listened closely, only to find that there were no longer any noises.

She looked up and stared at the balcony door which was left ajar in order to allow the natural breeze to enter because she did not enjoy being in an air-conditioned environment since she was susceptible to cold temperatures.

A sudden feeling of panic began to overwhelm her. It had been a while since she got such an ominous feeling, which was often a forewarning of an impending mishap.

She reached out to press the assistance bell on the table, after which the bodyguards outside the door immediately entered using the spare room key card. ”Young Madam, do you have any orders for us?”

She switched on the lights and said, ”Go take a look if there's anyone on the balcony.”

The bodyguard hurriedly stood in front of the balcony to take a look before answering, ”No, there isn't.”

”Close the door properly,” An Xiaoning said sternly.

”Yes.”

”You guys may go out first. I'll call you in again if there's anything later.”

The bodyguards left her room one after another and closed the door after them.

An Xiaoning was never one to be paranoid. However, she trusted her instincts completely.

Thus, she was no longer in the mood to sleep as she felt as if there was a heavy rock on her chest.

Since she was not sleepy anymore, An Xiaoning got up to change into a comfortable attire that would ease her in moving about. She put on a collared short-sleeved blouse made of lace, a pair of denim shorts, and heeled sandals.

She armed herself with the necessary weapons and lay down in bed to continue watching movies.

She spent the entire night watching movies on television.

Her eyelids were heavy and she was extremely sleepy.

However, she persisted until daybreak.

Her assistant entered the room to collect her luggage before exiting again. ”Have Mr. Gu and Mingxi gone downstairs?” she asked her assistant.

”Not yet, I didn't see them at the lobby. I reckon they must still be sleeping.”

An Xiaoning proceeded to Gu Beicheng's room and pressed his doorbell. ”Beicheng, Mingxi, I'm going downstairs.”

To her surprise, there was no response from them.

An Xiaoning called out again, ”Beicheng? Mingxi?”

Are they really sleeping that soundly?

An Xiaoning quickly pressed the doorbell repeatedly and raised her voice, ”Beicheng?”

”Young Madam, don't call them anymore. Maybe they're getting dressed.”

”They would respond even if that's the case.” An Xiaoning then whipped her phone out to give Gu Beicheng a call, which went through. However, he did not answer the phone, despite the sounds of his phone ringing that could be heard from outside.

Reminded of the sudden panic she felt last night, she quickly instructed her assistant, ”Hurry to the administration desk and ask for the key card to this room.”

”Young Madam, aren't you overreacting a little?”

An Xiaoning rolled her eyes at her and scorned, ”I told you to go, so do it now. Cut the crap.”

The assistant dared not utter another word and immediately ran down to the lobby.