Shen Xi smiled and patted her hand, "Surprise, of course, but I think it's more likely joy. Don't forget, she likes you a lot."
"But..." Qin Si Yue thought of the gulf between her and Han Hao Ming, hesitating.
"Alright. Don't overthink it. We're both here today because we want to solve the problem. As things are unraveled, everything will come to light."
As Shen Xi finished speaking, they had already reached the entrance of the building.
At that moment, a person in a hurry came out from inside. They were dressed entirely in black, even the baseball cap on their head and the mask on their face were black.
Head down, as they hastily passed by Qin Si Yue, they bumped her shoulder, causing her to flinch and almost drop the fruit she was carrying.
"Hey? Stop! What's wrong with you, can't you watch where you're going?" Qin Si Yue angrily turned around and shouted at the man's retreating back.
The man in black stopped and said, "Sorry!" before quickly walking away.
"Hey? Come back! Who told you to leave? Why are you so rude?" Qin Si Yue felt his apology was perfunctory and lacked sincerity. Just as she was about to stop him, Shen Xi grabbed her arm.
"Forget it, he might be in a hurry. We have important matters to attend to today, so don't cause a scene that the neighbors will see."
Hearing this, Qin Si Yue's anger slowly subsided.
She and Sister Xi had come today without Han Hao Ming knowing. If this matter blew up and the neighbors informed him, it wouldn't be good.
The two took the elevator to Han Hao Ming's door. Shen Xi raised her hand and pressed the doorbell, and a nervous female voice came from inside, "Who is it?"
"Auntie Lu, it's me, Shen Xi," Shen Xi quickly reported her name.
"Just a moment." Three words came from inside.
After a while, the door was opened from the inside.
Lu Ying stood at the inner side, leaning on a single crutch, and smiled at Shen Xi, "Shen Xi, why do you have time today..."
At that moment, she suddenly saw Qin Si Yue behind Shen Xi, and her eyes instantly lit up. "Si Yue, you're here too. Come in, come in quickly."
"Auntie Lu," Qin Si Yue said politely, a slight smile on her lips.
After closing the door, Shen Xi noticed something unusual about the interior.
By the wall next to Lu Ying, a broom, a mop, and a long bamboo pole were leaning.
"Auntie Lu, what happened here just now? Why are these things in the living room?"
"Alas, the house was just burgled," Lu Ying sighed, frowning as she recounted what had happened to the two women.
Ten minutes earlier, Lu Ying was sitting in the bedroom watching television when she heard a noise outside.
She was startled. The nanny had just gone out shopping, so there shouldn't have been anyone else at home.
She gently leaned on her crutch and walked out to ask, "Who's there?"
At that moment, a dark shadow flashed out of the door, and she broke out in a cold sweat. Only then did she realize that there was a thief in the house. She quickly walked over and closed the door.
She fetched these three items from the wall, fearing that the thief might enter again, so she could fight him.
Hearing this, Shen Xi and Qin Si Yue exchanged glances. Could the man in black they encountered downstairs be the thief?
Qin Si Yue quickly walked to the window and looked down.
"How is it?" Shen Xi asked nervously.
"Nothing," Qin Si Yue turned around and shook her head. "He should have run far away by now."
"What's wrong? Who are you looking for?" Lu Ying asked them in surprise.
Shen Xi then recounted what had happened at the entrance of the building to Lu Ying. Remembering the man's flustered and hurried demeanor, which closely resembled the description of the thief, she became even more certain that they were the same person.
"Auntie Lu, quickly check if anything is missing from the house!" Shen Xi reminded her with concern.
"I've checked, nothing is missing. He must have just entered and been discovered by me," Lu Ying replied.
"That's good then." Shen Xi paused slightly and glanced towards the main door, "Auntie Lu, I see your main door has a password lock. How did the thief get in?"
"This... I can't figure it out either." Lu Ying's eyes darted around. "Perhaps when the nanny went out shopping just now, the door wasn't properly closed, giving the thief an opportunity."
"Oh." Shen Xi looked at her thoughtfully. "This is not a small matter. You need to inform Han Hao Ming, and it's best to install a surveillance camera at home."
"Okay," Lu Ying replied with a single word, then smiled at them, "Don't just stand there, come and sit on the sofa."
After Shen Xi and Qin Si Yue sat down, they first asked about her health and then quickly shifted the topic to Han Shan.