"Wow, my aunt's family seems to be doing pretty well, living in such a luxurious area!" The sketchily dressed Chen Fei said with excitement as he eyed the detached luxury villas before him.
At this moment, he was wearing an old, hole-ridden leather jacket, a pair of linen trousers full of mud stains, and yellowing army boots — so worn out that even the soles were coming apart, but no one would usually notice that anyway.
Even though he was now related to a wealthy family, he didn't feel happy, but rather worried, "What if my aunt refuses to acknowledge me as her poor relative after I show up unannounced? Well, whatever! I don't want to sleep on the streets again tonight!" Chen Fei touched his growling stomach in hunger and headed to the address.
In less than twenty minutes.
He arrived outside the walled garden of a palace-like mansion.
"Spring River Garden, yes, this should be it!"
This place was a rich villa area in Jiangning city. Apart from being wealthy, the people who bought villas here needed to have certain influence.
Without saying anything else, just by looking at the several security guards standing at the entrance, Chen Fei could tell that the people living here were quite pretentious.
Because these security guards had a distinct air about them. They were big and sturdy, the palms of their hands had hardened, obviously they were ex-military men, and not just ordinary kinds either.
Chen Fei didn't have much, but he was observant.
After filling out a form in the security office, he came to the A-block mansion.
The corridor lights were dimmed in the pitch-dark night. After making sure of the location time and again, Chen Fei stepped up and rang the doorbell.
"Ding-dong! Ding-dong! Ding-dong!"
Chen Fei pressed the doorbell three times, then waited nervously in front of the engraved redwood door.
However, after waiting a few minutes, there was no response from inside.
Chen Fei patted his rumbling stomach, feeling a hint of regret. He was initially hoping to get some food here, but it seemed like there was not a single soul around.
Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he heard a girl's voice from inside the room.
"Who is it..."
"It's Chen Fei!"
"Chen Fei? I don’t know you!" The girl's voice trembled slightly, even showing a trace of tearfulness, which was quite unnatural.
This made Chen Fei involuntarily frown. This didn't make sense; at least the people from his Aunt's family should have heard of his name. Good grief, even if they really refused to admit knowing him, he should at least be able to get some food!
Then, he knocked on the door more forcefully.
"I came to see my Aunt! Could you please open the door?"
The room fell into silence for a moment, appearing somewhat hesitant. However, after a few minutes, the door creaked open a crack.
Next, a beautiful young girl, with a ponytail, wearing a white T-shirt, and blue-white jeans, peered out from the gap in the door.
The young girl's fair face and eye similar to the autumn water, gave people a kind of graceful beauty, reminiscent of the rain-filled rural scenery.
However, her voice was raspy. The traces of tears could still be faintly seen in her watery eyes, as if she was suppressing something.
"Who is your Aunt? Who are you actually?"
The beautiful girl stood there, blocking the door crack without any intention of letting Chen Fei in. Her gaze was cold, and within those glances, it seemed to carry a sense of fear that was difficult to fathom.
"Eh..." Chen Fei scratched his head in embarrassment and glanced at her, "But the address is clearly here. Isn't this Building A of Chunjiang Garden?"
The beautiful girl was taken aback, her eyes, smoky and misty, glanced at Chen Fei. There was a hint of longing, a hint of hope in her eyes. It seemed as if she wanted to hint something to him, but she urgently said, "Oh... you've got it wrong, you'd better leave now, and stop knocking on my door, or you will regret it!"
Chen Fei lightly furrowed his brows. This girl was clearly hiding something. Something was fishy.
"Oh, I'm sorry, probably I'm at the wrong place. Goodbye." Saying this, Chen could not help but glance behind her. Her eyes immediately exuded a trace of peculiar, excited light.
Seeing this, Chen Fei didn't point it out brazenly. He just chuckled and turned around to leave.
Seeing Chen Fei leave like this, the girl's eyes were filled with despair. But she dared not make slightest movement. All she could do was watch Chen Fei leave in despair and shut the door firmly.
Walked out of the front porch, Chen Fei's eyes were scanning this villa like a wolf.
After confirming a secret route, he took a few leaps, snuck to the foot of the villa wall and hopped onto the balcony like a monkey.
The second-floor balcony and the room were separated by a glass door. The tender yellow floor-to-ceiling curtains separated everything inside the room from the balcony. But the glass door on the second floor was locked from the inside.
Chen Fei frowned, looked around the balcony, took out a safety pin he carried with him, and carefully manipulated the lock bead.
In just a few seconds, with a soft click, the glass door's lock was opened.
Chen Fei gently pulled open the glass door and slipped in.
At this moment, he faintly heard a minute noise. He didn't hesitate, darted into the living room, and quickly scanned his surroundings.
When he saw the scene in the living room, his heart clenched tightly.
Not far away on a pink Italian genuine leather sofa, curled up was the beautiful girl who just opened the door for Chen Fei, her hands and feet bound by ropes.
Next to her was a burly bald guy standing with his hands behind his back, looking cold and standoffish.
Less than three meters in front of him, in an open room, was a man wearing a branded suit, his hair combed sleek and shiny, smirking wickedly, approaching the girl.
Chen Fei's gaze swept towards the bed in front of him, and his eyes immediately brightened.
