In the darkness.
The long-haired figure deftly manipulated the mechanism beneath a brick by the window, cautiously glanced left and right, then lifted the window and nimbly leaped inside.
The movements flowed seamlessly. Clearly, she knew this place like the back of her hand.
She carefully closed the window.
She didn't turn on the light, either.
She simply stripped off her tight-fitting stealth outfit, and her long black hair cascaded down her pale back like a waterfall.
In the faint moonlight filtering through the window, the hazy silhouette of a girl's graceful, bare body was just visible. She turned to glance outside, starlight falling across her eyes and reflecting an intoxicating glow.
She straightened her tousled hair, quietly folded the stealth outfit she had taken off, and opened the wardrobe.
But just then-
She paused.
Her slender fingers brushed over the neatly arranged clothes, and her gaze settled on the everyday dress hanging in her wardrobe. A hint of puzzlement appeared in her eyes. She clearly remembered that it hadn't been hanging there before; she had a customary, fixed place for every piece of clothing.
Still, she shook her head, smoothed her long hair, and didn't dwell on it as she neatly hid away her stealth outfit.
She pushed open the bedroom door.
Wrapped in a bath towel, she walked out.
"Oh? Xiao Ying, you're back? How many times have I told you? Why can't you ever use the front door? You don't act like a girl at all. Honestly."
"I know... Mom, did you go into my room today?"
"I tidied it up for you this morning. Why?"
"Nothing, Mom. I'll go take a shower first. I'll be home all day tomorrow."
"That child..."
Soon, the sound of running water came from over there.
The secret room in