535 The Secret About the Past 153 (2/2)

”Nick!”

Jin Qingyan looked up and said, ”Xianxian, didn't I say that you're not allowed to go near the main mansion?”

”I sneaked in when the guards weren't paying attention. So what if I'm inside here now? It's my birthday today. You won't hold it against me, will you?” Bu Xianxian said, smiling.

Raising his brows in apprehension, he answered, ”It's your birthday? Happy Birthday.”

”Thank you. Nick, do you have time for dinner with me this evening?”

”Xianxian, I'm very busy. I'm afraid I don't have the time to eat with you,” he rejected her straight away.

”It's only a meal…” Bu Xianxian said dejectedly.

”Another day then. How's the language tutor I hired for you guys?”

”The tutor's very good at teaching. We've managed to learn some basic conversational phrases within such a short period of time. I believe we'll be able to communicate fluently with everyone here very soon.”

”That's great. I still have something to attend to at the office. I'll get going first,” Jin Qingyan said as he rose from his seat.

Bu Xianxian watched as he left, feeling a little upset and disappointed.

She was no fool and could obviously tell that he often made it a point to keep a distance between them, which hindered her from getting closer to him.

She stared at the photos on the wall before scanning her surroundings, only to find that there was no one else in the living room. Thus, she felt an urge to go upstairs to take a look too.

To her surprise, she was stopped by Auntie Chen, who came out of the kitchen.

”Miss… Bu, you're not allowed to go upstairs,” Auntie Chen said politely with a grin.

Bu Xianxian turned around and smiled wryly at her. ”I'd like to take a tour upstairs, is that not allowed?”

”No.”

”How about if you go with me?”

”That's not allowed either. Young Madam ordered you to stay away from the main mansion. Yet, you've already crossed the line by barging in. Ms. Bu, please bear in mind that you're in someone else's house. This is not your own home where you can roam freely without restrictions,” Auntie Chen refused, gesturing for her to leave.

Bu Xianxian had no choice but to leave. She had been idling about all day every day, and no one would reprimand her even if she did not wish to do the chores.

She was on the verge of being bored to death with no one around her age to talk to while being confined to the boundaries of the estate.

Feeling lonely and bored out of her wits, she walked toward the guardroom by the main entrance and peeked in through the door to look at Xiao Lu. ”Hi,” she greeted.

Xiao Lu glanced at her before resuming his duty of staring at the monitor, completely ignoring her.

Bu Xianxian turned around to see that Xiao Huang was walking In her direction. She smiled and again greeted, ”Hi, Xiao Huang.”

Xiao Huang acknowledged her with a nod and walked past her straight away to enter the guardroom.

Bu Xianxian was getting slightly infuriated, thinking to herself that she must find a way to get out of this place and see what the outside world had to offer. She felt trapped and suffocated, just like a caged bird.

This can't go on any longer!

However, language was still an issue for her at the moment.

Once I've mastered the language of S Nation well, I'll leave this place right away! She no longer wanted to be restricted within this estate. She was not an animal, she was a human who enjoyed her rights to freedom.