Chapter 455
Chapter 455: Zi Chuan? Zi Chuan!! (5)
Qiao Lian stood at the threshold looking into the room.
The curtains were drawn shut and it was dark, so she couldn’t make out what was inside.
She collected herself and took a deep breath, preparing to enter.
But at this point, Auntie Li’s voice came from downstairs, “Madam? Where are you, Madam?”
Qiao Lian, who was about to step over the threshold of the room, now quickly retracted her foot and turned around.
The approaching footsteps along the corridor caused her to panic and shut the room door in a hurry. As she turned around, she saw Auntie Li had just come upstairs.
Aunty appeared startled to see Qiao Lian standing in front of the room. “Madam, you’re…?”
Biting her lip, Qiao Lian paused and walked away from the door. “I was curious about what’s inside.”
Auntie Li’s gaze shifted to the password coded padlock.
Only Sir knows the pass code, so Madam probably hasn’t seen it.
She’s come to take a look because she’s curious.
Auntie Li didn’t think there was anything strange about Qiao Lian’s behaviour, and in fact found it quite understandable.
Any other wife would also feel the same if her husband kept such a secret room.
But still, it wouldn’t be right to defy Sir’s instructions.
Auntie Li merely nodded and did not make things difficult for Qiao Lian.
Qiao Lian followed Auntie Li as they made their way down for breakfast.
A few times throughout breakfast, Auntie Li had a look like she wanted to say something although eventually she did not.
Qiao Lian knew what Auntie Li wanted to say, but it would have embarrassed her to do so.
Hence before Auntie Li could speak, Qiao Lian stood up. “Auntie Li, I’m done with breakfast. I will be on my way out now.”
She went upstairs to change, glancing up at the third floor again on her way back down.
She paused to contemplate for a moment and then decided to continue her way down.
When she turned around, she saw that Auntie Li was standing in the living room, looking up at her.
Qiao Lian’s eyes flashed.
Lowering her head, she headed to the main door.
As she passed by Auntie Li, Auntie Li finally spoke, “Madam, I won’t tell Sir about this.”
Qiao Lian halted and looked at her.
Sighing, Auntie Li continued, “But I have to tell you, this is Sir’s limit. We had a housekeeper who once got curious and went in. After Sir found out, he lost his temper and fired her.”
Qiao Lian clenched her fists and nodded. Then she continued towards the main door.
It was only until she had walked away from the house and could no longer sense Auntie Li’s presence that she let out a deep sigh of relief.
She looked down at her watch, it was already eight in the morning.
She hailed a cab from the sidewalk and asked to be taken to the eSports competition location.
CQ Team would be fighting in the second round of the preselection match today.
The preselection matches worked with a point accumulation system, and she was confident the team would make it into the main competition.
However as their coach, she had to be there.
No matter what happened at home, it was only right that she adopted a serious attitude towards the competition.
Su Penghao and all the other team members were already at the competition venue, warming up their fingers for the match.
When he saw Qiao Lian, Su Penghao froze and then turned away.
The team hadn’t been given an explanation yet for what had happened and, as long as there was no explanation to the matter, he wasn’t going to change his attitude towards her.
Qiao Lian couldn’t care less.
Because this was a preselection match, there were a number of play-offs going on.
For CQ Team overall, they had won more matches than lost. Hence, their position was stable.
It was five in the evening when the event finally ended.
Qiao Lian was intending to send the team back to the villa, when she suddenly realized that Su Penghao had disappeared.
Ancestor White Bones said, “I saw Purple Fairy talking to him after the competition.”