Chapter 29: The Villa

  This villa is so familiar, so familiar.

  The wall is white, the roof is brown and red, with a Chinese-style and Western-style combined aesthetic. The doors and windows are all hollowed out with white carvings, inside which there is a layer of glass, and on top of that, another layer of thin fabric to block the view. Outside the villa's gate, there is a small flowerbed, planted with some unknown type of flower, sprouting white buds, looking like it hasn't been taken care of in a long time and is barely holding on. Next to the flowerbed stands several white iron pillars, from which hangs a white two-person swing, gently swaying back and forth, as if children had just gotten off it. Outside the flowerbed is the street where Xiaoyan lives, separated by a half-door with hollowed-out carvings that is slightly ajar.

  Xiao Yan was inexplicably drawn over and slowly walked towards the villa.

  Standing outside the slightly ajar door, observing the exterior of the villa at close range for a long time, Xiaoyan stretched out her hand and slowly pushed open the door.

  "Ah..."

  With a creak, the iron gate swung open and Xiaoyan stepped inside, one step at a time.

  Underfoot was a small path paved with cobblestones, with several rows of white flowers planted on either side. The flower buds were closed, and there was no vitality, perhaps the owner of this villa did not like flowers. Xiaoyan continued walking, and to her left was that white swing again, still swaying gently. To her right was a storage room, filled with many old and broken things: desks, chairs, shovels... Further ahead was the main gate, but all she knew was that there were lights on inside, and thin curtains blocked the view of the interior layout and people.

  Xiao Yan wanted to go forward and ask how to get out of this street, thinking about how to have a polite conversation, then took another step forward.

  There was no doorbell outside the door, Xiaoyan gently patted the door and asked:

  "Is anyone there?"

  There was no response inside, and Xiaoyan increased her strength and knocked on the door again: "Is anyone there?"

  This time, footsteps were heard inside the house, slowly walking towards the front door. For some reason, as the footsteps got closer and closer, Xiaoyan's heart also seemed to be lifted up by something.

  Just as she was about to see the person inside, the door opened, but a ringtone came from her phone, and the loud music pulled Xiaoyan back to reality. She opened her eyes to find sunlight filling the room... it was just a dream. Xiaoyan picked up her phone again, only to see an unfamiliar number.

  "Hello?" Xiaoyan answered the phone with a polite greeting.

  "Xiao Yan! It's me, I'm downstairs at your place, hurry up and come down, you're not still in bed, are you? You took so long to pick up! Hurry up and come down!"

  "Ah, Xian Qi, I just got up, you come up and wait, 402."

  "Yan'er is really a lazy pig, okay then I'll go up." Xian Qi complained.

  "Uh-huh." Xiaoyan hung up the phone and rushed to open the door for Xianqi, leaving it slightly ajar. Then she hurriedly went to the bathroom to wash up.

  Xian Qi's phone call made Xiao Yan forget that strange dream. She hastily washed up, changed into a new set of clothes and came out of the bathroom.

  "Xian Qi is embarrassed, I got up late." Xiao Yan said to Xian Qi with embarrassment.

  "Xiao Yan, what's this? It's so cute!" Xian Qi didn't mind at all, and excitedly picked up a pendant from Xiao Yan's desk in her room.

  That pendant is like a piece of pure crystal, with a faint red glow in the middle, which shines brightly under the sunlight.

  "The gift mom gave me when I was a kid." Xiaoyan said, taking the pendant and putting it in a small black bag on her desk.

  "Let's go, where are you taking me?" Xiaoyan asked Xianqi again after putting away the pendant.

  Xian Qi smiled mysteriously and pulled Xiao Yan along, saying:

  "You'll know soon enough, let's hurry up."

  Xiao Yan was dragged out of the door by Xian Gui, who took her directly to a nearby high-end hair salon that was beautifully decorated.

  The shop assistant invited Xiaoyan to sit down, and Xianqi fiddled with Xiaoyan's hair, gesturing to a female hairstylist and saying something.

  Xiao Yan looked puzzled, Xian Qi finished instructing the barber and smiled at her, indicating that she should rest assured.

  What is this girl up to again? Xiaoyan thought to herself, but still obediently followed instructions.

  Xian Qi sat aside, leisurely waiting for the birth of her perfect masterpiece.

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