Chapter 2 Chapter 1 Into the Rose Garden

The city between the north and the south, at the end of October, already has the solemnity and indifference of winter, especially when it is close to dusk. Twenty-four-year-old Ye Wan was sitting in a taxi, and she couldn't tell whether it was comfort or sadness.Five years ago, her grandma passed away due to illness, and her mother left her in a car accident two years later. Now, her gambler father disappeared after losing the house, which made the young girl a little at a loss.Fortunately, her father's younger sister, her aunt, has always taken special care of her, caring like her own daughter.Now, she is alone, and she wants to live in her aunt's house.

My aunt used to live in the city. After my aunt's husband died of illness a year ago, my aunt handed over her husband's business to his younger brother.Then my aunt sold the original house, moved to a house on the outskirts of the city, and lived a peaceful and secluded life.In Ye Wan's eyes, her aunt is a nice person, but she doesn't like to talk very much, and she always likes to be quiet in her memories, recalling her own past.But now, there is even a lack of companions to talk to. Her husband has passed away, her son is studying abroad, and the daughter beside her is not her own, but the daughter of her uncle's ex-wife.A lonely rich woman, Ye Wan lamented her aunt's fate in her heart, and also lamented her own fate - she was a lonely poor woman.

The scenery outside the car is a little strange. This city is changing every year, and the city area is expanding every year. The former suburbs have become the current city, and the current suburbs are actually the places that used to belong to the countryside.After the road is built, the suburbs of the city are nothing. As long as there is a car, it is very convenient to go back and forth. After more than an hour of bumpy driving, in the twilight of late autumn, in the lonely suburbs of the city, Ye Wan finally saw the house at the address.She got out of the car and looked at the scene in front of her, a little unbelievable and a little terrified. She never imagined that the house where her aunt lived now was actually the place where she hid from the rain ten years ago.

After ten years, the landscape here has been slightly changed. The simple and old iron fence outside is now transformed into a new iron fence. It feels evil.But they are loyal guards of the house, and their barbed bodies prevent people who want to cross the border outside the iron fence.On the black iron gate, there is a curved iron railing decoration, and there is a curved iron plate in the middle, with the word "Shen House" written in black and gold paint on it. Next to the iron gate, there is an additional small room made of aluminum skin, which is a bit like the supervision room of the guard.And the white building inside couldn't stand the baptism of the years. The original new color is now a little yellow and old.Those bright windows are now covered with anti-theft nets, which feel like a prison cell.

The silent building caused Ye Wan's heart to encounter a typhoon, and the scene ten years ago resurfaced before her eyes, the man who was stabbed and hanged was floating in front of her again.Ye Wan felt like a soul who had escaped from hell, and somehow broke into the gate of hell. Before she recovered from the horror, an old man in his early fifties came out of the aluminum-furnished room, wearing dark blue corduroy pants and a dark blue jacket. He was not tall but had a strong figure.He went to the iron gate and looked at her suspiciously from the small eyes under his short forehead, with a look of complete suspicion, but a faithful suspicion.Ye Wan resisted the panic in her heart and announced her name and identity. In an instant, the other party's expression changed greatly. Although he put away his doubts, he did not show a welcoming smile, and there was a faint hint of sadness on his dull face. hostility.The other party's expression made Ye Wan quite puzzled, and she didn't know who the other party was from her aunt's family. After the other party opened the door, Ye Wan asked.

"My surname is Zhang, and I can be regarded as the housekeeper here." After the other party reported his identity, he led Ye Wan indifferently. The distance between the iron gate and the residential building is not far, but there are about ten meters.To Ye Wan, these ten meters are like a section of the Great Wall. Every time she takes a step, she feels a little more panic, as if she is walking towards the past towards that shocking encounter.In panic, Ye Wan worriedly asked the butler Zhang Bo: "This place is so remote, is it safe?" "There are those thorns and me during the day, and there are wolf dogs at night. Besides, all the windows here are equipped with anti-theft nets, and the door of the house is double, and they will be locked when they go to bed at night." Uncle Zhang gave her a slightly hostile look. , sneered, "Don't talk about people, even cats don't want to come in, unless it's a ghost."

Ye Wan looked at the anti-theft nets on the windows of the house. Indeed, the one-inch-wide iron bars were arranged very closely, and the intervals would not exceed two inches.The door of the residence has also been changed, it is a security door which is fashionable now, and there is an iron gate outside the security door, so it seems that safety should not be a problem. The vertical part of the "L"-shaped house is the building, and the horizontal part has a huge rolling door. With such a big rolling door, without Zhang Bo's introduction, Ye Wan can tell that it is the door of the garage.At this time, a rough, terrifying, suppressed low growl came out uninterrupted, each getting more and more irritable.It was not a human voice, it was the warning sound of a beast, and it came from the back of the garage.Ye Wan looked at Uncle Zhang in horror, not knowing what this malicious warning breath would do to her.

"That's Jack the wolfhound. It's locked up now, and it won't be released until after eleven o'clock in the evening." Zhang Bo explained to her out of his duties as a housekeeper.Ye Wan couldn't help but feel fear when she heard wolfdogs. She was afraid of animals with sharp teeth like wolfdogs. Whenever she heard the name, she would have an uneasy imagining.Ye Wan secretly swore in her heart that she would never step out of the house after eleven o'clock in the evening. The door of the house was open, and she could see the panorama of the house when she stepped on the steps. The living room, which she hadn't seen fully ten years ago, was now clear at a glance.Although the height of the house is not very high, the wall height of three meters is the same as that of ordinary houses, but due to the simple and clear decoration of the space, the living room of more than 50 square meters does not feel depressing at all.

The floor of the living room is brown-yellow wooden boards, and the brick-sized wooden boards are regularly arranged horizontally and aligned.On ordinary wooden floors, the planks are staggered in length and length, but here they are all aligned horizontally, which is somewhat old-fashioned but neat.The floor is very clean, and you can tell at a glance that you need to take off your shoes to enter.Although the clean floor is well maintained, judging from the color and newness, it was renovated ten years ago.In fact, Ye Wan has already seen that although the furniture and interior decoration in the house look new, they are not trendy new, but new with maintenance, or the manager knows how to take care of them, so that all the furnishings are in good condition The brand new state continues the scene of ten years ago.Even the chandelier in the living room, where the dead were hung, remained unchanged as before.

Ye Wan's line of sight starts from the left and looks over in order.On the left side, except for one-third of the house door, which is a wall, the rest are sliding doors and walls made of glass.Through the glass, you can see the items inside, a long western-style table and tables and chairs, it should be a restaurant.Then there is the front wall of the living room, and on the left side of the wall, there is an empty door, which Zhang Bo said is the corridor door leading to the kitchen, storage room and laundry room.Some distance away from this empty door is a huge mural, it is a rose in the evening, the color of the oil painting is light and soft, and the painting method is abstract and concise.The beautiful murals and the rose iron fence outside complement each other beautifully.The mural used to be the interior staircase, and then the wall on the right side of the living room.There is a large yellow wood cabinet here, which contains many ornamental items.

Turning the corner of sight again, it is the outer wall, which is where Ye Wan is standing.There is an exquisite and luxurious fish tank connected to the cabinet on the right side of the house door. The overall height of the two is about 1.5 meters, the length is about 1.6 meters, and the width is about 50 centimeters.The height of about 1.5 meters is about 90 centimeters, which is a cabinet, while the height of the fish tank is about 60 centimeters. There is a thick layer of gravel mixed with colored crystals on the bottom of the pool. There are algae and other decorations in the pool water. The background It's a picture of coral undersea.The fish pond is lit with lights, and colorful fish swim around in the water, which is very pleasing to the eye.The windows of the living room are hung with soft curtains, one layer is white gauze and the other layer is rose silk cloth, which further reflects the elegance of the living room.The brown-yellow floor seems to be incompatible with the rose tone, but it is actually an alternative color matching method, which suppresses the exaggerated style of the rose tone, and is not lacking in romance and stability. Moreover, it also complements the dusk tone of the murals. Ye Wan finally set her sights on the sofa in the living room. The sofa is a four-piece set, with single sofas on the left and right, and a three-seater couch adjacent to the single sofa.Rose-hued sofas and sofa cushions are in harmony with the murals and curtains, and a pale yellow glass coffee table sits in the center.A young man was sitting on the couch next to the mural. He was wearing a dark brown autumn suit. The style and fabric were quite good, with a casual white shirt inside, no tie, and the neckline loosened casually.Although he is sitting, it can be seen that he is well-proportioned.The young man was about thirty years old, and his eyes behind the rimless glasses were calm and peaceful.She has a fair face, and her facial features are not outstanding, but her temperament is quite good.The Korean-style medium-length hairstyle adds a fashionable charm to his elegance.He was leaning on the armrest of the sofa outside, with his left leg resting on his right leg, with a book on his lap, his hands on the book, looking at Ye Wan with curious eyes, guessing her identity. "She is Mrs. Shen's brother's daughter." Uncle Zhang introduced her to the young man on the sofa by the door. After listening to Zhang Bo's introduction, the young man gave Ye Wan a friendly smile, that simple smile was extremely emotional.In an instant, Ye Wan had a good impression of him. I don't know if the other party felt it, because he lowered his head to read the book again.Ye Wan was very curious about the identity of the young man, her aunt's son was still studying in the United States. "Who is he?" Ye Wan asked Uncle Zhang. "He is Dr. He, Miss Shen's personal doctor." Ye Wan was even more surprised by the existence of a private doctor. Is my uncle's daughter sick?I had never heard of my aunt before.The non-relative cousin Ye Wan has never met, because it was only her aunt who came to her house before, and she had never been to her aunt's house, so she didn't know much about the people and things in her uncle's house.In Ye Wan's memory, since she was sensible, she had a feeling that neither her parents nor her aunt seemed to want her to appear at her aunt's house.This is the first time she visited the house, if not for the family accident, Ye Wan felt that she might not have the chance to come to the aunt's house. Uncle Zhang was still not ready to take her into the house, he called someone inside, as if calling his wife.Soon, an ordinary-looking woman with curly hair, about the same age as Zhang Bo, and wearing a brown round-neck home dress, came out of the empty door.After Zhang Bo whispered something in the woman's ear, he returned to the gate alone. The woman went to the fish tank, opened the cabinet under the fish tank, and took out a pair of bedroom slippers. It turned out that there was a shoe cabinet under the fish tank.After she put Ye Wan's shoes into the shoe cabinet, she stood up and gave Ye Wan an unnatural and involuntary smile and said, "I am the servant here, and I am also Uncle Zhang's wife. Everyone calls me Mama Zhang. You I've packed up your room for you, come up with me now." "Okay thank you." Ye Wan thanked her, took her luggage and followed Mama Zhang upstairs, her already terrified mood added to her uneasiness.I don't know if it's because of her carelessness or other reasons, but Ye Wan always feels that Zhang Ma's smile and Zhang Uncle's indifference are full of hostility.People who meet for the first time, even if they are disgusted with each other, usually express a strange welcome.It's baffling that the couple are so outspoken about their dislike for her. Walking to the entrance of the corridor on the second floor, it happened that a young woman walked down from the third floor, about twenty-seven or eight years old, tall and thin.The appearance of the young woman is not bad, neither ugly nor pretty.She was wearing a thick white autumn and winter nightgown, and her straight long hair hung down beside her pale face. This pale face was a bit strange, as if it had been soaked in water for seven days and seven nights. Anyway, it lacked the lively colors of life. Very uncomfortable. The other party stood silently on the stairs and looked at Ye Wan coldly, frowning with a sinister expression, as if he had a sworn hatred with her.Ye Wan thought to herself, this young woman should be Shen Dan, the daughter of my uncle and his ex-wife.Looking at the other person's body, it doesn't look like he is sick, but his face really doesn't look like a healthy person. Zhang Ma introduced the two parties, but Shen Dan didn't show hospitality, and she didn't change her stern expression, as if she didn't feel Ye Wan's presence at all, she walked downstairs expressionlessly.Ye Wan also had no choice but to put away the smile she was going to give, and pouted her lips, unable to say anything, it seems that people here generally do not welcome her. "Does she work the night shift and only wakes up now?" Ye Wan asked Zhang Ma softly, feeling that the time for Shen Dan to wear her nightgown was not right. "Ms. Shen doesn't go to work. She usually doesn't sleep at night. She doesn't go to bed until dawn, and sleeps until evening." "I only eat one meal a day, which saves a lot of food." Ye Wan couldn't help laughing after hearing the explanation. "Then you're thinking wrong, she hardly eats during the day. At night, she eats much better, especially this week." Zhang Ma complained distressedly, "Oh, eating is a trivial matter. The problem is that I only pack it at night. , When I arrived in the kitchen in the morning, I saw a lot of dishes. Fortunately, Mrs. Shen got up late, otherwise, I thought I was lazy and didn't wash the dishes for dinner." The strange figure walking down seemed to hear what they were saying about her, and turned back to look at Ye Wan viciously, and happened to meet Ye Wan's eyes looking at her, and Ye Wan turned around quickly.This unrelated cousin is scary and not easy to get along with, Ye Wan quickly understood this point, and also understood that her situation here would not be very good. The floors on the second floor are divided into rooms on the left and right, with a corridor in the middle, which is a bit like a school dormitory building.Zhang Ma began to introduce the layout of the building to her. The fourth floor is the special room, the third floor is the master room, and the second floor is the guest room.In addition to the fourth floor, the end of the corridor on the second and third floors is a toilet with bathroom and toilet.The first room on the third floor belongs to her aunt, and the second room belongs to Shen Dan.The guest rooms on the second floor near the stairs are still vacant. The first room opposite the stairs is a small fitness room with a treadmill and other fitness equipment.The second room is the room of their husband and wife, and the third room is the room of the doctor He Yi. Zhang Ma opened the door of the fourth room and said, "This is the room that Mrs. Shen prepared for you." Ye Wan took a look at her room, it was about ten square meters, and all the necessary furniture and supplies were properly arranged.Although the room is close to the washroom, there is no bad smell at all.The bathroom door is the same glass sliding door as the small fitness room.Ye Wan went in to take a look, and found that the three equally distributed spaces were all well-decorated, and there was a shower room and a bathtub in the bathroom. "Your aunt is resting on the balcony. You slowly pack your luggage and go see her again. I have something to do, so I won't accompany you." Mama Zhang explained, and hurried downstairs to do her own business.