Upon entering the building through the main entrance, Lu Xin immediately had one impression: it was so big, and so quiet.
The first thing one saw upon entering this small building was an expansive hall. A spiral staircase connected the first through third floors, with a row of rooms on either side. Most of the doors were closed at this time.
Because the small building stood deep within the courtyard and was surrounded by so many trees, sounds from outside could not enter. With no sounds inside either, it seemed unusually quiet.
As Lu Xin climbed the spiral staircase, the sound of his flat shoes stepping on the floor seemed to be the only movement in the building.
He saw that most of the rooms here had their doors tightly shut. Only occasionally would a staff member poke their head out to take a look. There were almost no decorations on the walls on either side, only bare walls. At first glance, it looked like someone was living in an unfinished house.
At the top of the stairs on the third floor was an automatic reinforced-glass door.
The glass door completely separated the third floor from the rest of the building, embedded deeply into the wall.
He wondered whether there were similar panes of glass inside the invisible layers between the walls.
"So this is Doll's 'home'?"
Lu Xin wondered to himself, unsure how to evaluate it.
The last time he had come, he and Doll had changed locations twice. One had been the top floor of Donghai Hotel, but that place had been prepared in advance for Doll to attend a meeting conveniently. Later, they had gone to another hotel, which had likewise been arranged temporarily.
He had never visited the place where Doll normally lived. This must be