The Rolls-Royce drove smoothly along the shallow bay road, and the sound of its luxurious engine was swallowed up by the sound of the night tide.
When they were still a hundred meters away from Villa No. 28, Guo Jingzhu, who was sitting in the back seat of the car, felt as if she had been pricked by a needle. She suddenly leaned forward and slapped the back of the driver's seat anxiously, "Stop! Stop right here!"
The car came to a sudden stop.
The driver looked at the two women in the rearview mirror in some surprise.
Guo Jingzhu didn't bother to explain, and grabbed Liu Rumeng's wrist beside her, with an unprecedented panic in her tone:
"Cousin, get out of the car! We can walk back by ourselves from the path ahead."
The night wind blows, carrying the salty smell of sea water.
Liu Rumeng was dragged out of the car by Guo Jingzhu and staggered for a while before she could stand steady.
The Rolls-Royce drove away quickly and silently, leaving the two sisters standing in the shadow of the trees on the quiet roadside.
"What's wrong? Kyung Joo?"
Liu Rumeng rubbed her wrist and frowned slightly. She didn't understand why her cousin was so flustered and asked to stop the car before they even got home.
Guo Jingzhu glanced cautiously in the direction of the Guo family. The lights of the villa gate were faintly visible. She lowered her voice and said anxiously:
"Hush!"
Cousin, you must remember, when we get home, you must not mention that we have been to Mr. Kobayashi's house!
Not a single word!
Grandpa hates the Japanese the most!
If he knew that we...we visited a Japanese family today..."
She shuddered, not daring to think about the consequences. She rolled her eyes and continued, "Let's just say... let's say we're going to the movies, or..."
However, she herself felt that this statement was untenable and began to hesitate.
Two young girls out together so late?
Besides, Guo Jingzhu and her cousin Liu Rumeng had never acted so close before and had never gone out together.
Liu Rumeng looked at her cousin who was at a loss. She understood the sensitivity of the matter and naturally had some calculations and thoughts in her mind.
The two of them walked as lightly as possible along the tree-lined path outside the wall towards the brightly lit gate of Villa No. 28.
The pointer quietly slides towards ten o'clock.
The lights in the villa were bright, but the huge living room was filled with a tense atmosphere of anxious waiting.
Mr. Guo Letian sat upright on the rosewood armchair in the main seat, turning two walnuts in his hands, making a low, regular "cracking" sound.
His face was as gloomy as water, and his cloudy but sharp eyes glanced towards the door from time to time.
"Dad, don't worry. Jingzhu hasn't come home yet. It looks like she must have gone out with Mengmeng.
Maybe they went for a walk on the beach and forgot about time?"
The eldest son, Guo Zhiqiang, sat on the sofa on one side, comforting the old man with his mouth, but he glanced at his watch with some uneasiness.
After all, my niece Liu Rumeng has never gone out after 7pm since she came to Hong Kong Island.
Today's situation was very abnormal. It was almost ten o'clock, and he hadn't come back yet. Guo Zhiqiang couldn't help but think too much.
His wife Yan Meijuan sat beside him, holding a blue and white teacup. The tea was half cold, but she didn't take a sip.
Guo Zhiming, the second son of the Guo family, seemed a little restless. He paced around the living room, and his expensive leather shoes made a dull puffing sound on the carpet.
"outrageous!
This is outrageous!
Two girls, why aren’t you home yet so late?
Hong Kong Island's security situation has been troubled recently!"
His wife Li Meifeng quickly echoed, "That's right, Jingzhu is usually a very well-behaved child, what happened today?
And Rumeng, wouldn’t it be…”
When Li Meifeng thought of her daughter's appearance when she came back last night, she couldn't help but feel more worried.
In the corner of the living room, Liu Rumeng's mother Guo Linxian sat a little away from the center. She was flipping through an old photo album in her hand, but her eyes were obviously empty, and her fingers pinching the footer were slightly white.
The uneasiness in her heart was stronger than anyone else's, but it was more covered by calmness and restraint.
Her daughter Liu Rumeng doesn't know anyone else in Hong Kong Island.
In the past, if I planned to go out, I would at least leave a note or tell the servants at home. Why is he so silent today and still not home at ten o'clock?
Several third-generation juniors - Guo Jingzhu's elder brother Guo Jingting, his younger brother Guo Jingan, as well as Guo Fuyou, Guo Fuzhu, and Aaron Kwok from the first wife's family - were also sitting aside, whispering to each other or fiddling with small objects in their hands. The low-pressure atmosphere in the hall prevented them from being too presumptuous.
…
When the heavy oak door was finally pushed open, it made a slight creaking sound.
In an instant, all eyes in the living room were focused on the door like searchlights.
Guo Jingzhu and Liu Rumeng appeared at the entrance and instantly became the center of the storm.
"You finally realized you were coming back?!"
Guo Zhiming was the first to attack, he stopped pacing and said sternly, "Guo Jingzhu! You damn girl!
Look at what time it is now?
"Ah? Do you still have this family in your eyes? Do you still have me as your father? Do you still have me as your grandfather? Do you know that your grandfather has been worried and scared for you two?"
His deliberately raised voice echoed in the silent hall.
Guo Jingzhu shrank her neck in fear and looked at Liu Rumeng for help.
At the same time, Guo Jingzhu took a step back weakly and stammered:
"Daddy, we...we're just going...going..."
The words were on the tip of my tongue, but I couldn't bring myself to say that lame excuse of "going to the movies".
Are you going to the movies?
What movie to watch for no reason?
Besides, how could it be possible to watch for so long and end so late?
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