Rong Lan didn't hesitate for a moment and shook her head resolutely.
She couldn't even guess who was outside the door, let alone how good that person's lock - picking skills were.
However... those who came to pick the lock were either enemies of hers or enemies of her brother. She had been very low - key recently and hadn't offended anyone. The only high - profile thing her brother had done recently was joining the Chu Group. Her brother's entry into the Chu Group affected Chu Chuan's interests. Could it be Chu Chuan again?
But... if it was Chu Chuan, how did he manage to get into this high - end community where only face - scanning was allowed for entry? Chu Chuan didn't have a house in this community.
After waiting for ten minutes, the noise at the door grew louder and louder.
Rong Lan looked down at the little Ragdoll cat lying beside her and communicated with it silently. If the person outside the door really managed to open the door and break in, it must hide first. Among the person, the cat, and the fox present, the little cat was the most vulnerable. She didn't want the person outside to hurt it.
Chu Hupo always listened to Rong Lan. Whatever she said went. Immediately, it meowed obediently in response to Rong Lan.
After another ten minutes, the noise at the door suddenly stopped.
Chu Hengyuan looked at the little fox.
Rong Lan, the little fox, nudged the cat's head with her nose.
The little Ragdoll cat understood what her mother meant. She trotted towards the study on her short legs. To reassure her mother, she didn't even look back.
Just as little Hupo ran away, there was a click at the door, and the subtle sound of the door being pushed open rang out.
Chu Hengyuan tidied up his suit, planning to face the brave soul who had successfully picked the lock in twenty minutes in his best state. After all, no matter who that brave soul was, he would send him to jail for a few days on the charge of breaking into a private residence.
Rong Lan walked to Chu Hengyuan's side and half - hid herself behind the coffee table. She was very curious about when the person who opened the door would notice that there were people in the living room.
The uninvited guest who successfully opened the door obviously thought no one was at home. He swaggered from the entrance to the living room and was caught red - handed by Chu Hengyuan and Rong Lan.
Only...
Rong Lan didn't recognize her.
She didn't see Chu Chuan's face and even felt a bit incredulous. After all, she had secretly guessed that the person picking the lock was Chu Chuan.
When Chu Hengyuan saw the face of the visitor, he was stunned for a moment and almost thought he was having an illusion. But seeing the panicked expression on that person's face, he came back to his senses, and the coldness in his eyes instantly spread. "Oh, an acquaintance."
The young woman in a cleaning uniform turned pale instantly when she saw Chu Hengyuan. She couldn't even react as simply as turning around and running away. Her feet seemed to be nailed to the ground, and she didn't dare to move.
An acquaintance? Rong Lan sized up the woman's face carefully. It was strange. She felt the woman's face was very familiar, but she was sure she had never seen her before.
However... she turned to look at her brother's expression. Well, her brother's eyes were a bit cold, but the way the woman was so scared that her face turned pale and her eyes almost popped out, it was as if she had seen a devil. What kind of unhealed psychological shadow had her brother left on this woman?
Not finding any clues from the face, Rong Lan looked at the woman's causal line.
Just seeing one causal line, she was so surprised that she almost cried out.
The woman's causal line showed that she had the closest blood relationship with Chu Chuan. No wonder she felt the woman's face was familiar. Since Chu Chuan's biological mother was a substitute found by Chu's father, the substitute must look very similar to Zhen Rui.
But... wasn't Chu Chuan's biological mother in a mental hospital?
Who let her out?
"Your lock - picking skills are quite good. Mrs. Han has been in the mental hospital for so many years. Could it be that you've been practicing lock - picking every day?" Chu Hengyuan joked with a smile, but there was not a bit of warmth in that smile.
Han Xiaoshuang bit her lip and took a half - step back. She was so scared that her hands were shaking uncontrollably.
"What? Did Mrs. Han come to my house not to see me? Why doesn't Mrs. Han want to say a single word to me? When I was still young, Mrs. Han liked to talk to me, didn't she?" Chu Hengyuan smiled and leaned over to pick up the fruit knife on the coffee table. "I haven't seen Mrs. Han for many years. How about I cut some fruits? Would Mrs. Han give me the honor to stay and sit for a while? We can talk while eating."
Rong Lan watched as her brother stood up after picking up the fruit knife. She, the little fox, moved aside, afraid of getting in her brother's way.
The way her brother was holding the fruit knife sinisterly didn't look like he was going to cut fruits. It looked like he was going to cut this Mrs. Han.
"......N - no, thank you." Han Xiaoshuang took a big step back in fear when she saw the fruit knife in Chu Hengyuan's hand. Her face was as white as a sheet, and her lips were bitten through. She waved her hands frantically and didn't dare to look at Chu Hengyuan's expression at all. "Sorry to bother you today. I'll leave now."
"Stop!" Chu Hengyuan sneered. "Isn't Mrs. Han going to explain your real purpose for coming to my house today?"
"I, I don't have any purpose. I just took the wrong way."
Took the wrong way? Rong Lan opened her fox eyes wide in surprise when she heard this reason. If Chu Chuan's biological mother had the guts to pick the lock, didn't she think about what to do if she ran into someone? This reason was so unreliable. It couldn't even deceive her, a little fox, let alone Chu Hengyuan.
"Oh - took the wrong way. What a good reason!" Chu Hengyuan took a half - step forward slowly and waved the fruit knife in his hand. "Since you've taken the wrong way, stay and have something to eat."
"No, I, I don't want to bother you." Han Xiaoshuang's voice was trembling with fear.
Rong Lan tilted her head and watched the show, hugging her fox tail. This Mrs. Han's appearance... What on earth had her brother done to Chu Chuan's mother before? Why was this person so scared?
"Really?" Chu Hengyuan scanned the cleaning uniform on Han Xiaoshuang coldly. "Mrs. Han just needs to tell me your purpose for coming here, and I'll let you go. Otherwise - I might call Chu Chuan later and ask him to pick up your broken - handed or broken - footed self." His tone was cold and imposing.
Huh? Rong Lan, the little fox, looked up. Her brother actually planned to let the person go so easily?
Han Xiaoshuang's legs went weak with fear at Chu Hengyuan's words. Others might not know, but she knew best that his words about broken hands and feet were not a threat. If she didn't do as he said, he would really do it.
After all, back then, she thought Chu Hengyuan was young and easy to deceive. She secretly met him many times, trying to coax him into accepting Chu Chuan. But every time, she suffered a lot because of him.
Han Xiaoshuang glanced at the fruit knife in Chu Hengyuan's hand and took a big step back towards the door. Her face was still as pale as a ghost. "I, I just wanted to come here to steal documents."