Chapter 3 Chapter Two Weird Breath

After packing a little luggage, Ye Wan wanted to go to the balcony to see her aunt, so she could get acquainted with this seemingly familiar place, but it should be a strange place.Ten years ago, she only glanced at a small part of the living room through the crack of the door, and knew nothing about the internal structure of the house.Now, she plans to look layer by layer to get a better understanding of her future living environment. The width of the home staircase is affected by the space, and it is generally difficult to handle when building it. If it is too narrow, it will look petty, and if it is too wide, it will be clumsy and affect the appearance.There is no mistake here. The floor area is nearly 100 square meters in a rectangular shape. The stairs next to it are well handled. The length of the steps is about 80 centimeters. The space of the stairs on both sides is about 1.6 meters, neither wide nor narrow. , It is in line with the overall aesthetics of the residential space.The length and slope of the stairs are also very appropriate. The handrail of the stairs is the same type of rose iron railing as the gate wall. The material of the stairs is the same as the floor, which is made of wood.The stairs in this house are quite comfortable to walk on.

Walking to the third floor, this floor is roughly the same as the second floor. There are also three rooms on the side of the stairs. The difference is that it is an open study on the opposite side.The semi-circular bookshelf is reasonably and beautifully made on the wall between the windows. There are two single sofas in front of the bookshelf, the style and color of which are the same as the single sofas in the living room.Among the sofas is a glass coffee table, which is also light yellow glass, but its shape is smaller than the coffee table in the living room.Such a study is like a miniature home library.That's great, Ye Wan went to the fourth floor after admiring the third floor.

I heard Zhang's mother say that the fourth floor is a special room, but I don't know where the special room is.Out of curiosity, Ye Wan stretched her neck and looked up to the fourth floor when she was still going down the stairs.There seemed to be someone at the corner of the stairs on the fourth floor. She saw a pair of men's feet, the feet under black pants, without slippers, only black socks.The owner of the pair of man's feet seemed to have noticed her arrival, and hurried to the corridor on the fourth floor.There are only two men in the house, Uncle Zhang and Dr. He. One is guarding the gate, and the other is sitting in the living room downstairs. Whose foot could the man's feet be?Ye Wan ran up to the fourth floor curiously and surprised, but the corridor was empty, and no one was seen.

The design of the fourth floor combines nature and art. There are still three rooms on the side of the stairs, but the walls are a bit ingenious.On the second and third floors, only the floors are made of wood, while on the fourth floor, not only the floor is made of wood, but even some of the walls are made of wood.The wooden panels are trimmed to a height of two meters on the wall.The doors in the house are all equipped with doors and windows. The whole door is about 2.5 meters high, and the wall is 3 meters high. Therefore, a 2-meter-high wooden wall is not too dull. The wooden wall is matched with the scenery on the opposite side, but it also looks harmonious.On the opposite side of the three rooms is a flower room full of lush plants.The greenhouse has no walls and doors, and the partition is transparent glass. The glass is divided into left and right sides, and there is an 80 cm wide opening in the middle.The matching pattern on the fourth floor highlights the natural atmosphere.

On the wall at the end of the corridor is a world-famous painting, Raphael's "Sistine Madonna".It's not the real thing, but it can be considered a boutique among imitations.In the picture, the Virgin Mary embraces the baby Jesus and stands in the clouds. On the left, the old Pope Sistine II points out to the Virgin Mary the land where she should go. Pray sincerely for the mother and son.The Virgin Mary has a beautiful and calm face, and there seems to be a hidden worry between her brows. In order to save the suffering of all mankind, she will have to sacrifice her beloved son.Little Jesus was nestled in his mother's arms, his eyes were wide open, and there was an unusual sense of seriousness in his eyes, as if he knew that he would have an important mission.

The sacred portraits make the corridors look extremely sacred. Ye Wan is not used to this kind of religious sanctity.According to my father, my aunt became a Christian a few months ago, but Ye Wan is an atheist, and she doesn't understand the power of religion.Ye Wan left the famous painting and set her eyes on the doors of the three rooms. She wondered if the man just entered the room.Walking to the first room, Ye Wan first knocked on the door with her hand, but no one opened the door, she turned the handle of the door, and the door was locked.No one opened the door to the second, third, and third rooms, and they were all locked.It seems that there must be more important things in these three rooms, maybe a safe, or a room related to property, so they are called special rooms.Ye Wan thinks it's better to avoid this kind of mysterious room.

She just turned around, but took a step back in fright.Between the first room and the second room stood a figure in a long white nightgown, with that weird pale face and straight black long hair.In the dusk-colored corridor, this figure reminded Ye Wan of a female ghost in a horror movie. She took a peek at Shen Dan's hand. The nails were really long, and they were painted with bright red nail polish. . I really don't know when Shen Dan appeared, it was silent, there was no movement of anyone, it suddenly appeared like a ghost.Ye Wan felt that this cousin was so weird, she really looked like a ghost, fortunately it was not night, fortunately there were other people in this house, otherwise, this scene would be like encountering a female ghost in a ruined cemetery.

Although a little frightened, Ye Wan still reminded herself that the person in front of her was just a weird person.She didn't dare to walk over rashly, in order to embolden herself and give the other party some deterrence, Ye Wan summoned up her courage, looked at Shen Dan and asked, "Is there something wrong?" Shen Dan didn't answer, he took a few steps forward, walked up to Ye Wan, and stared at her.Looking at each other at close range, Ye Wan could clearly see the vicious eyes, like the eyes of a hungry wolf, with green pupils, a cruel and cold green.It was too scary, Ye Wan didn't dare to resist the other party's eyes, she lowered her eyes and wanted to walk over quickly.

Just as they passed each other, Shen Dan suddenly turned around and grabbed Ye Wan's left arm, pulling her to his side.The strong hand force made Ye Wan feel pain, and the fierce look of the opponent was like a wild beast rushing suddenly in the forest at dusk, knocking down the prey and preparing to suck blood from the throat. "What are you doing?" Ye Wan asked in panic. "This is the tomb, you walked into the tomb, you know?" Shen Dan said gloomyly, his voice was very low, like a ghost in hell, warning Ye Wan not to break into the ghost's home.Such a warning made Ye Wan even more impatient to break away from Shen Dan's hand, and hurriedly fled from the fourth floor.Because she was already close to the balcony, she successfully got rid of Shen Dan and those fierce green eyes.

The iron railings of the stairs extend all the way to the balcony, adding security to the empty balcony entrance.Standing on the balcony, the transparent space made Ye Wan feel relieved and comfortable.The balcony is also a wooden floor, a very open space, and there are not many things on display.At the front on the left side of the entrance, there is a shelf cabinet similar to a bar counter. In the middle of the shelf cabinet, there is an empty low platform of 1.5 meters, on which a large floor-standing TV is placed.On the left side of the shelf cabinet is a glass cabinet for cups, saucers and items, and on the right side of the shelf cabinet are an electric coffee maker, water dispenser and a large desk lamp.Three groups of rattan tables and chairs are placed in front of the cabinet, each group is a round tea table with three rattan chairs.

There are windows that can be opened on all sides of the balcony for ventilation.Probably in order not to spoil the viewing sight of the transparent balcony, the entire glass space is not equipped with lights, and the balcony only has the luxurious large table lamp placed on the shelf cabinet.Although there is no wall decoration, the brown transparent space, coupled with high-end rattan tables and chairs, has already given the balcony a luxurious style, and the relaxing feeling of returning to nature is very comfortable and pleasant. A woman was sitting on the wicker chair in the middle of the set of tables and chairs on the balcony, watching TV with a cup of coffee.Although her back was turned to Ye Wan and she couldn't see her face, but the familiar short wavy hair and elegant back made Ye Wan sure that this woman was her aunt Ye Caixia.Ye Wan walked over to say hello, and the person on the rattan chair smiled happily. Although the typical oriental beauty's face had left some traces of time, and her face was slightly aged, it was still charming and moving.She was wearing a rose red high-end knitted autumn dress, and a high-end satin floral shawl of the same color was casually draped around her neck and shoulders.The earrings are small diamond earrings, and she only wears a diamond ring on her hand, without a bracelet. The few jewels make her elegant.The woman in front of her was like a red rose that was ripe and about to wither, even though it was showing signs of withering, the fragrance was still intoxicating. Ye Caixia pulled Ye Wan to sit beside her, her distressed words were a little self-blaming, she knew that her brother didn't even want a daughter in order to avoid debts, so she wouldn't embarrass him when he came to borrow money that day.In fact, Ye Caixia just deliberately frightened him, trying to make him calm down, but she unexpectedly froze. Ye Wan quickly said that it was not her aunt's fault.She really didn't understand her father's disappearance.In the past, when my father asked his aunt for money, he would pester him for several days. Why is his face so thin this time? I don't know what my aunt said about him.Usually, my aunt takes good care of her father and always responds to requests. This time, it may be that my father asked for too much money. The shadow of Ye Wan's father affected the atmosphere, and they were silent for a few minutes.This atmosphere reminded Ye Wan of what happened ten years ago.She didn't understand how her aunt lived here, should she tell her aunt about the horrible memories ten years ago?What happens after you say it?Is it good for you or bad for you?Ye Wan froze hesitantly. "What are you thinking?" Ye Caixia looked at the restless Ye Wan and asked. Ye Wan came back to her senses and said no, she still felt that there was no need to reveal the past.Looking around the balcony, the balcony is really stylish, and the sunlight coming in does not affect watching TV, these glass seem to cut off the light.But, will it be too hot in summer?Ye Caixia had already seen her doubts, and told her that these were not ordinary glass, but had been pasted with a special protective film, which could insulate heat and light, otherwise, it would be pointless to build such a transparent balcony. After talking about the glass, Ye Caixia asked Ye Wan again with concern if she was satisfied with the room.Although the room is next to the bathroom, the air is good. Ye Wan's father lived there before.As for the guest room on the side of the stairs, the first one is a special room for my uncle and brother, so it is not easy to occupy it.The two rooms in the back have been unoccupied, with simple furniture and heavy dust. "The room is very good, I'm very satisfied." After Ye Wan replied, she asked with a smile, "Auntie is fascinated by Western religions, and even chooses Western religious styles for decorative paintings." "You mean the painting on the fourth floor. It existed when I moved here. In fact, 80% of the things in this house were there before. When I moved here, the house was already decorated. "Ye Caixia smiled and explained to her niece, "I'm not an orthodox believer. I only started to believe in religion five months ago, and I haven't been baptized yet. However, I will be baptized this Sunday." Today is Friday, and the day after tomorrow is Sunday.Ye Wan doesn't understand what baptism means, and she is very unfamiliar with Western religions, so she doesn't want to touch on this topic.Thinking of the strange pair of men's feet on the fourth floor, I asked my aunt, besides Zhang Bo and Dr. He, are there other men living here? "No." Ye Caixia answered quickly, as if she felt that her answer was too brief, and said with a smile, "These two men are the only permanent residents at present. Not necessarily in the future, for example, when Shen Le comes back, for example, for guests, for example, you Made a boyfriend." The joking words made Ye Wan a little embarrassed, she lowered her head shyly.Ye Caixia looked at Ye Wan, with a slightly sad expression on her aging but still amazing face, she sighed and thought of herself when she was young when she saw Ye Wan.She is forty-nine years old this year, and she will be fifty years old after the new year. Like the fallen leaves in late autumn, they will soon be blown away by the wind of the years and buried in the winter soil. Ye Wan hurriedly comforted her aunt, late autumn is a withered season, but it also contains mature colors.Her beauty is like late autumn, the charm of beauty in maturity.Just like the maple leaves in Xiangshan, the red color fluttering in the wind, mature, elegant and natural, this kind of beauty is actually more admirable. After hearing this, Ye Caixia showed a gratifying and joyful smile, and turned around to comfort her, don't be too sad, just treat this as her own home, and treat her as her mother, mother and daughter, you are welcome, just say what you need.This kind of comfort made the downcast Ye Wan feel grateful. After she thanked her, she thought of that weird cousin. "Shen Dan..." "Don't pay attention to her, she is not normal." Ye Wan hadn't asked what she said, but Ye Caixia interrupted it all at once, her old and beautiful face showed a little displeasure about the helplessness of a stepmother.Six months ago, Shen Dan suddenly became behaving strangely, refusing to sleep at night, not getting up during the day, his temperament changed drastically, his temper was bad and he often talked to himself.Ye Caixia felt that Shen Dan was mentally abnormal, so she informed Shen Dan's biological mother, but the other party did not agree to send her daughter to a mental hospital, so she called a private doctor for Shen Dan, and threatened that if Shen Dan was sent to the mental hospital, She would come and make noise every day. Seeing her aunt's downcast face, Ye Wan didn't dare to ask any more questions.For Shen Dan, she felt that this person was not normal at first glance.She sympathizes with her aunt, the presence of such a person in the family is like a cloud of gray clouds, and she will feel uncomfortable psychologically and spiritually, and she is not her biological daughter, this kind of burden is really annoying.