Chapter 17-How Did You Come In? (1/2)

Dumbfounded, Shen I watched as A Miao walked over to him.

”Chop off her hands and feed them to the dogs!” Shen Xinglan's bellow came drifting from inside. A Miao unabashedly shouted, ”If you chop off my hands, you won't have anyone doing the stealing for you!”

Moments later, it sounded as if something was being thrown to the floor. When Shen I heard nothing else with his perked ears, he looked at A Miao with a complicated expression. ”Come with me.”

”What do you want to eat?” he asked when they entered another house.

”Meat!” A Miao answered without hesitation.

Shen I left without saying anything. A Miao looked around the room and realized that it was yet another attic. There was a pond outside and the water appeared hazy in the dark of the night and underneath the serene moonlight.

”Wicked capitalist!” She felt a deep sense of envy and once again cursed out Shen Xinglan's eight generations of ancestors.

She was driven home once she finished her meal and the driver was Shen I as usual. He observed her through the rearview mirror to the point that she finally noticed.

”Just say what you want to say!” When A Miao looked at the rearview mirror, she saw that Shen I had already looked away and continued to act as if he was mute.

A Miao curled her lip. Then she leaned to her side and fell asleep.

”Wake up. We're here.” Shen I roused A Miao after an unknown amount of time. She conveyed her thanks and got off the car. Shen I watched her figure disappear at the crossroad before finally driving away.

It was now close to midnight. A Miao stared at the tightly-closed entrance to the villa and suddenly felt a bad premonition.

”Sigh...” She took out the key and tried twisting it. Sure enough... the door was still locked.

The next day, Xia Mei shouted the moment she entered the dining room. ”Grandfather! A Miao didn't return last night! I'm sure she's run off to hang around improper people!”

”She didn't come back?” Xia Yongqiang lifted his head and put down the newspaper. ”Xia Wan, go upstairs and take a look.”

Xia Wan glanced at her sister. Just as she was about to get up, she saw A Miao walking down the stairs.

”A Miao!” Her eyes glinted. ”Did you have a good sleep?”

Xia Mei violently turned her head. A Miao smiled faintly at her. ”I slept very well!”

”How did you come in?” Xia Mei cried in disbelief.

A Miao displayed her astonishment. ”Through the door, of course! Didn't you prepare a key for me?”