Chapter 58 - The Photograph

By the time Ming Yue returned from the kitchen holding toast and coffee, she heard truck's engine riving outside,

"They already started working?" She wondered as she placed the hot breakfast on the dining table and walked towards Wan Yi Jun's room to inform him about the construction workers.

"Knock, knock, master, are you done?" She asked while holding the doorknob as if she wants to double-check whether Wan Yi Jun got ready for work.

However, there was no response from the room, 

"Master, the constructions workers are here." She gently unlocked the door and slowly stepped inside like a silent cat.

Just as she entered the room, her forehead creased at the sight of the room's state.

Clothes, books, electronic gadgets, cigarette butts, everything was on the floor and the bed,

Till yesterday, the room was the only place in the entire mansion that appeared clean and tidy, However today,it looked much worse than a pigsty.

"What exactly happened last night?" She sighed and bent down to pick up the things on the ground.

She knew that he was a clumsy person who need a helping hand to handle the house chores but watching the mess in the room, 

"Is this why he wanted to appoint a maid to clean his everyday mess?" Ming Yue couldn't help but wonder how bad is the state of Wan Yi Jun's previous apartment.

"And who smokes these many cigarettes? Is he wants to die of lung cancer or what?" She mumbled while kneeling on the carpet to pick up the cigarette butts. 

"It's a miracle that he didn't burn the whole mansion." She added when her eyes fell on the burned marks on the carpet on the floor.

It was evident that Wan Yi Jun got wasted last night.

"Did he break up with his girlfriend? Or did he lose his job?" Other than these two options, she couldn't probably come up with an excuse to reason Wan Yi Jun's reckless behaviour.

He is really a spoilt brat! She gritted in contempt and raised from the floor. 

"He is even worse than Tora." 

Ming Yue didn't even dare to look at the pile of clothes that were on the bed,

It did appear like Wan Yi Jun was searching for something from his bags.

Just as she reached out for the clothes on the bed, Ming Yue's eyes caught the sight of the phone that was on the bedside table, kept for charging.

Though she knew that it wasn't a good opportunity to take a look at Wan Yi Jun's phone, she couldn't help but move closer to the bedside table out of curiosity.

Under the effect of sudden courage, she picked up the phone and tried to unlock the phone.

The moment the wallpaper became visible to her, Ming Yue's dark eyes widened as if she saw some ghastly sight.

On the phone screen, it was a picture of three teenagers.

Two boys and a girl, showing off their radiant smiles as if they are the happiest people in the entire world.

While holding the phone in her hand, Ming Yue didn't know what to do when she recognized the silver-haired girl in the wallpaper was nobody else but herself.

It was a photograph that was taken just before her life turned upside down?

But, why is this picture is with him? That too, as Wan Yi Jun's phone's wallpaper?

Why would he keep their photographs from fifteen years, still on his phone?

Just as she remained there petrified, the phone in her hands rang loudly, pulling her out of the dazed state.

Ming Yue's immediate reaction was to silence the phone and run away from the room, holding her life in her hands. But for some reason, she couldn't move from the spot as if someone had tied her legs.

At that moment, the closed door of the bathroom opened and steams leisurely entered the room.

Wan Yi Jun stepped out of the shower wearing a pure white bath towel, and the first thing he noticed in the room was the girl who stood next to the bed, holding his phone in one hand.

"What are you doing here, miss Ming?" Wan Yi Jun asked as his eyebrows creased into a deep frown, 

"I...I..." All of a sudden, Ming Yue felt that she had run out of excuses as she blatantly stared at the half-naked man before her eyes.

Well, no one could blame her, though.

Wan Yi Jun's tanned body appeared glistening from his recent shower. His muscular chest and abdomen reminded her of a perfectly carved statue.

"You?" Wan Yi Jun narrowed his eyes and took a step forward, intimidating the other.

"You...you..."

"I?" He moved closer to Ming Yue, whose face just turned red like a tomato.

All of sudden, Ming Yue threw away the phone at him and covered her eyes,

Whether it was because of Wan Yi Jun's high reflex, he caught the phone in the air like a pro.

"Please wear some clothes, master." Ming Yue almost screamed as she tightly shut her ears as if she doesn't want to show her embarrassed face.

"What are you doing here, miss Ming?" Wan Yi Jun asked in a serious tone. Though he was surprised by her actions, he couldn't overlook the fact that she got inside his room without any permission.

"I'm sorry, master." Ming Yue somehow regained her bearings and dragged her legs away from the bed.

"Construction workers are here, master. I came to inform you, but you weren't replying. So I came inside and found your phone ringing...I will leave right away." 

"Hmm, please leave,"

"I'm extremely sorry, master." She bowed her head in apology, 

"It's okay. I will come out in a moment, and please attend them." Wan Yi Jun suggested and moved a little bit so that Ming Yue could leave the room,

The moment she stepped outside, Ming Yue collapsed onto the floor as if she lost her balance.

Even she wasn't sure why her heart was pounding so hard,

Whether it was a shock of finding her picture on Wan Yi Jun's phone or watching him half-naked, she wasn't sure either.

After a long moment, Ming Yue took a deep breath and pulled herself together.

"He is your enemy. ENEMY." She reminded herself and rose into her feet,

When Wan Yi Jun came out changing, he couldn't find Ming Yue anywhere.

"Did I scare her? Miss Ming?" He called out in a worried voice. He wasn't sure whether he acted as a police officer and almost interrogated her, just like he did on the first day they met each other.

"Master, I'm here." 

All of sudden, Ming Yue's voice was heard from the courtyard and

Wan Yi Jun walked towards the door to find his confused maid standing next to his car.

"Master, I think they left." She informed with her eyes focused in the direction of the gate left wide open. "Those construction workers, I saw their truck and even talked to one of them, but they just left without a word."

"Are you sure?" Wan Yi Jun asked doubtingly, as he walked out of the house and stood next to Ming Yue.

"Yes, look at the marks in the soil. There were at least six or seven construction workers."

"Hmm," He picked up his phone and dialled the number of the agency that was in charge of renovation marks. But for some reason, they didn't pick up.

"What did the worker say, miss Ming?" He casually asked while dialling the number once again.

"That man said that the previous team members saw some shadowy figures in the house, and that's the reason why they quit working here." Ming Yue shared whatever he heard from the worker without any second thoughts, only to shock Wan Yi Jun, who didn't expect such a reply.

"What the hell?" He almost dropped his phone onto the floor,

"I think they left the mansion out of fear." Ming Yue expressed her opinion based on what she heard earlier. Though she felt that the construction worker appeared brave, it didn't guarantee that rest of his team would be brave enough to repair a haunted house.

"Aiissshhh..." Wan Yi Jun pressed his temples and almost cursed at his bad luck.

"It's alright, master. There is a construction worker where I live. Should I ask him to get it done?" Ming Yue asked when she felt an opportunity coming on her way to infiltrate into wisteria garden's inner chambers.

"Let me try once again. If I'm unable to persuade the agency to work here, we can think about it." Wan Yi Jun said as he moved closer to the car,

"Okay. Master, are you going now? I had made breakfast. Please eat it and go." She simply crossed his path and asked once again,

"Should I pack the breakfast, then?"

"Didn't hear me, Miss? I got no time for you." Wan Yi Jun harshly shouted and unlocked the car,

"Hmm, sorry, master. Please drive safely," She apologetically bowed her head and moved away from him.

It was evident that Wan Yi Jun was in a bad mood, so she didn't dare to make him any angrier.

However, Wan Yi Jun didn't get inside the car, as he stood staring at Ming Yue's reflection on the windowpane.

"Did you forget anything, master?" Ming Yue asked when she found that Wan Yi Jun was still standing next to the car,

"I'm sorry, miss Ming." Wan Yi Jun quickly apologized in a low voice and turned to face her,  "I didn't mean shout at you. It's just I had something else in my mind."

"You didn't shout at me, master." She replied with a faint smile, "I knew that you are going through some trouble, but please remember that it won't last any longer."

"Hmm...This is for you," Wan Yi Jun took out a phone and key from his pocket and extended it towards Ming Yue,

"This is my old phone, you can use it until you get a new one, also this is the spare key to the mansion."