Chapter 106: Tan Jiao 14 (5)
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Not long after, Cheng Ruying brought us to the first room on the second floor. It was spacious, well-decorated, and had a king-sized bed. “Ah Yu, are you okay with staying in this room?” Cheng Ruying was all smiles.

“I’m okay with anything.” Then Wu Yu turned to take a look at me and asked, “What about her?”

“Sister Tan’s room will be a bit further away, over there. Ah Yu, you should rest. I’ll take her to her room.” Without waiting for Wu Yu to say anything, she grabbed my hand and said, “Sister Tan, let’s go.”

Without much option, I followed her to the end of the corridor.

“Since we weren’t expecting guests, and we don’t have too many rooms, this is the only room left for you.”

As the room was at the corner of the house, the shape was irregular. Not only was it half the size of Wu Yu’s room, but it was also poorly furnished, with only a single bed and a small cupboard. This was probably where their maid normally stayed.

“Okay, thank you.”

She did not say anything more and quickly left. We had nothing to say to each other anyway.

I let out a sigh and laid on the small bed in the room. Looking at the blank ceiling, the thought of the fire that killed members of the Cheng family came to mind. It was rather freaky to think that the people you knew were dead were now in front of you. Then two days later, they would meet their end.

According to Wu Yu, the police found no foul play and figured it was probably an accident. Even though the Cheng family was difficult and somewhat snobbish, Wu Yu and I would still stay up on the night of the incident and prepare for the worse. If there were any strange signs, we would immediately bring them out.

Right then, someone knocked on the door. “Come in,” I said.

It was Wu Yu, and he froze with shock on his face when he saw my room.

I smiled at him then patted the bed, inviting him to sit.

“Let’s switch rooms.” He stood there and did not come over.

“No need. You’re their ideal son-in-law, while I’m just a pain in the butt. Of course, they’ll treat you better. Also, they might get the wrong idea i

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