Chapter 166 Strange Woman
There was a pause on the other end of the line, and I felt a little uneasy.
Then, the man spoke again, "I am a formal agency. I just saw on the Internet that you said you are Chinese. We are from the same hometown, so I found you a rental house with the best price-performance ratio."
"Before you go to see the house, I can take you to my company first, report to the office, and then go to the house."
I let my guard down a little, "Okay, please send me the address of your company and I'll go there now."
I took a taxi to the agency. O'Neal will come to drive me away tomorrow. I don't want to be in such a mess. It would be best if I can move out before dark today.
When I arrived at the agency, I was greeted by a short man. He was the man who called me, named Ke Hua.
I carefully checked the company's situation and Ke Hua's work permit, and after confirming that everything was correct, I followed him to the villa.
The villa is located very close to an internationally renowned university, and the surrounding environment, transportation, and living environment are very convenient.
Such a nice house, but the price is so cheap?
"Actually, the owner of this villa is also Chinese. He returned to his country, so the house became vacant. He entrusted me to rent it out. You can take a look at it." Ke Hua introduced to me politely.
I walked around the villa and stopped when I passed the study.
There is a huge bookcase here, which is neatly filled with various books. It can be seen that the owner of the house is a cultured person and loves learning.
Such a person must have good character. If he lives here, he won't raise the rent or drive me away, right?
Most importantly, I smelled the faint scent of ink in the study, which reminded me of an afternoon many years ago when I stayed in Xu Zhengnan's bedroom. There was an open book on his desk and the air was filled with the same scent of ink.
For a moment, I felt at peace.
"How is it?" Ke Hua asked me.
"The house is nice, but the price is too low, which is weird." I told the truth, "Is it a haunted house?"
Ke Hua was stunned, shocked by my idea, and then he couldn't help laughing, "No, I can guarantee this with my character. The owner of this house is not short of money, but he is afraid that no one will live in the house. If you like to keep it clean, just consider it as cleaning for him."
So that's how it is. Seeing that Ke Hua didn't seem to be lying, I felt relieved.
I didn't hesitate any more and immediately signed a rental contract with him. It was temporarily signed for one year. If I terminate the lease early, it would be considered a breach of contract and I would not have to refund the rent and deposit.
After all this was arranged, he told me the keys to the house and the combination to the lock.
"Can I move in now?" I held the key and felt much more at ease.
Ke Hua nodded, "Well, of course."
I immediately took a taxi back to the apartment. O'Neal had opened my door without permission, waiting for me to compromise with him. I walked in with a dark face and said, "I found a new place to live and will move out immediately."
Under his displeased gaze, I packed my luggage and moved away without looking back.
I moved into my new place before dark.
It's ridiculously clean here, as if someone cleans the whole house every day, and I don't even have to spend time cleaning.
The villa has two floors. The first floor is the living room, dining room, kitchen, bathroom and a utility room. The second floor is the bedroom, study and piano room with a black piano covered with a dust cloth. It seems that no one has used it for a long time.
After I laid out the new four-piece set in the master bedroom, I went downstairs to buy some ingredients and come back to cook dinner.
"Who are you?!" As soon as I went out, a young woman with an oriental face appeared out of nowhere.
"Who are you?" I asked back in English.
“Why do you live here?” She didn’t answer me, but continued angrily, “You’d better give me a reasonable explanation, otherwise I will call the police.”
I felt that she was very emotional, and she spoke in Chinese in a hurry, "I am a tenant here. I just rented this place today. Who are you?"
She seemed to understand what I said. After looking at me suspiciously for a while, she gritted her teeth angrily, glared at me unwillingly, and quickly left in my puzzled look.
It was really inexplicable. I looked at her leaving back, speechless.
After dinner in the evening, I couldn't help but search for Shen Yixiao's information again. I didn't care whether he lived or died, but I was worried that he would come up with some way to find me again.
The names associated with Shen Yixiao include Lu Xiaoyun.
I don't know much about what happened after Lu Xiaoyun had the miscarriage. I only saw her throwing her phone from the surveillance camera that Jiang Fang secretly installed for me.
She then left the hospital.
There was a lot of news about her on the Internet. When the wall fell, everyone pushed it. The erotic affairs between Shen Yixiao and her were exposed one after another. I also posted the things that I had supported her in the past. She became the synonym of an ungrateful person.
She disappeared from the public eye. Some people said that she seemed to have returned to her hometown, but I don't know whether it is true or not.
I kept looking for news about them, while thinking about how to defend myself.
Suddenly, my fingertips stopped sliding.
The latest news about Shen Yixiao appeared in front of my eyes.
The content was very ridiculous. It was about how he had maliciously hurt others and violated the law before, but he actually obtained the forgiveness of all the victims.
The news detailed how he found the victims one by one, made compensation and apology, and obtained forgiveness. The top lawyer he hired was able to use the victims' forgiveness to clear his name.
I feel like there is an invisible hand behind him, supporting him, otherwise he wouldn't be so relaxed.
Although I was unwilling, I had expected this and was mentally prepared.
Unfortunately, I didn’t get any evidence of his past crimes in the gang. Those are the main points. However, the people involved are not easy to deal with. It is basically impossible to get them in a short period of time. I am not that stubborn.
Just as I was lost in thought, a car horn sounded outside. I woke up with a start and ran to the bedroom balcony to look down.
A black car just turned around and left downstairs.
Thinking of the strange woman who questioned me inexplicably, I felt a little uneasy. Could it be that the owner of this house had some unresolved grudge? Someone comes to seek revenge?
I returned to bed, took out my phone and contacted Ke Hua, "Ke Hua, I want to ask what the owner of this house does for a living?"
"It's not convenient to disclose this. What's the matter?" Ke Hua was a little embarrassed.
"Today I met a strange woman who asked me who I was. Just now a car turned around and left downstairs. Isn't that area private territory? It felt so weird." I felt uneasy.
Before Ke Hua could answer me, I made a request, "Can you give me the contact information of the owner of the house? If anyone else is looking for him, I can tell him."
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