Fall in love with your enemy

Continuing from last time, I learned from Ying Qi that in order to calm down the matter, the Gao family decided to hold a banquet and invite many prominent figures in Linjiang to witness it. To put it bluntly, it was the second engagement banquet between Gao Xinci and I. The only difference from last time was the costume. Last time it was Chinese style, this time it was Western style.

I think there is nothing wrong with it. As long as they are willing to hand over the culprit, I will not implicate the entire Gao family with one person's fault. I also don't want to make things so tense. After all, they are still in-laws. If they really mess up the relationship, I will marry him in the future. It was me who suffered, and no one took my place. It’s just that the efficiency of the Gao family was too fast, which made me embarrassed. Not long after I agreed, the dress for the dinner was given to me in front of me. come over.

A starry sky blue suspender tutu floor-length gown, a white pearl fishtail gown, a light purple short dress, and several appropriate sets of jewelry.

I looked at it over and over, but it just looked like that. I didn’t see how it would suit me. It’s quite expensive. The dove-egg-sized gems on this starry sky blue dress are of excellent quality. I’m afraid they were given to me by my family. Even if those mines are hollowed out, we may not be able to find two or three. It seems that this time, the Nanshan Feng family has suffered a big loss. They tried to plot against me but failed. They started their business by relying on first-class clothing making skills in the Qing Dynasty. , but now they have to sacrifice their family fortune to make this dress for me, which is really hard for them.

I sighed deeply and handed it over to Liang Sen to take home. After all, the Gao family is not considered the benefactor of the Lin family now. They found the source of Mo Nian's heart. Although the real culprit was the daughter-in-law of the Gao family, her surname was Chi, and she was still an outsider after so many years. The Gao family just gave up on her, and the Lin family didn't complain. , then what else can I, the adopted daughter of the Lin family, say? In the future, I will be the daughter-in-law of the Gao family.

"I'm a little sleepy and want to rest. You should go to bed early. It's been a tiring day." I whispered, and Gao Xinci and the others understood. They all stood up and prepared to leave. Before leaving, Gao Xinci Xin Ci kissed my forehead, which made me feel relieved. But just a moment after they left, before I could lie down, the knock on the door rang again.

Liang Sen had pulled back the quilt on the bed next door. There was so much noise outside that he had to get up again. I could hear his complaining voice through the wall. His footsteps were originally so loud, but they suddenly stopped when he reached the door. Stay, I knew it. It seemed like I was definitely going to be doomed this night. I didn’t have anything to lose my temper at this moment, so I just stood up and put on my clothes. When Liang Sen knocked on the door, he agreed to let him in. that is.

This time it was the two aunts who took care of me at home. In the past, they always smiled and looked very friendly and festive when they saw me, but today it was very embarrassing. One and two of them looked at each other and pushed each other. In the end, Aunt Liu gritted her teeth. , stepped forward helplessly and lowered his head and said, "Miss, sir, I asked you if you were feeling better. He said that he would come to stay with you after he finished his work."

"Are you busy? If you have to force it, there's no need. I'm fine." I replied with a very calm face.

I know that the old man is testing me. It has been such a long time. I never believe that he has no time to see me, and there is no news at all. The second uncle was so busy that he left before he even sat on the bench. Yes, even if my uncle didn't have time to come in person, he kept sending me messages, but the old man didn't show up from the beginning to the end. I know he was afraid that I would lose my temper and that I would make trouble with him when he came. At this time, the first thing he did was still afraid that I would make trouble...

He said that he would no longer have hope for him, but in fact it is not that easy. Even if he pushed me into the fire pit with his own hands, I would treat him well later. After all, Lao Fu is also my biological father, and he is also It’s not that you haven’t been kind to me, I’m not a stone.

But this time, I was probably really disappointed, so I didn’t feel aggrieved, didn’t want to cry, and didn’t miss it anymore.

The two aunts were even more miserable. After looking at each other, they laughed more ugly than crying. They were so sad that they didn't dare to reply to this, but they couldn't tell me openly, so they had to send another representative to express their anger. Advising: "Miss, are you sure you want to say this..."

"That's it." I stretched out the quilt under me, hoping to have a good sleep today.

The two aunts had no choice but to go anyway, and before I lay down, they came back with new news. I knew that the old man was actually waiting at the door, but he just didn't want to come in and ask me in person.

This time it was Aunt Zhang who came forward: "Miss, sir, he said he is not particularly busy. He just has a small meeting and it will be over soon. Are you really not going to see me?"

"But I'm really sleepy." I turned around and forced a smile to reply, holding back the tears in my eyes. Seeing that the two aunts couldn't bear it anymore, I swallowed and turned my back to wipe it off. She shed her tears and said, "Tell him for me that we can wait until tomorrow. I'm going to bed. Let him rest early after finishing his work."

"Okay." The two aunts left again.

Liang Sen was speechless and had to quietly pass the tissue to me. I wiped it off and went to sleep. But I never thought that he would not let me go. The two aunts became our father and daughter. Like the last bond between them, this time, the two aunts brought three different bowls of soup.

"Miss, sir, please put some food in your stomach before going to bed. You can't always be hungry."

"Second Master asked someone to deliver it just now. Don't you know, Mr. Fu? We're only delivering it now. He would have starved to death in this time..." Liang Sen muttered something inexplicable, and he and I looked over together.

A bowl of bird's nest, a bowl of yam and mutton soup, and a bowl of red date soup.

I don't like any of them. I never drink these. I'm even slightly allergic to yams. I used to think that the old man really wouldn't express to me how much he loves me and the gifts he gave me weren't what I wanted. I thought It’s just that he doesn’t know how to do it, and it’s his first time raising a daughter, so even if I receive a gift that I don’t like that much, it won’t displease him. Today I discovered that it’s not that he doesn’t know how to do it, he just doesn’t pay much attention to me.

The greasy smell of the mutton soup reached my nose. I was already dizzy and nauseous, but this time I couldn't help it. I threw myself behind my back and covered my mouth, and retched for a while before I could calm down. I couldn't stand upright anymore and covered my nose. Breathing through his mouth, Liang Sen became anxious as soon as he saw it.

"Take it, take it! She can't even see such greasy things now, and she doesn't eat yams because she's allergic! She doesn't like bird's nests either!" Liang Sen said in a low voice. At this moment, he was probably eager to go out and teach the old master a lesson. .

The two aunts finally woke up and quickly took their things and left, but I knew it was pointless to keep embarrassing them. The old man was going to force me to forgive me tonight. What else can I say? If I don’t accept it, Well, someone will come to say goodbye soon, so it’s better to get over it once and for all.

"Wait." I waved to stop them, and the two aunts immediately stood still in embarrassment. I chose between the three bowls of things I didn't like, and finally ordered the bowl of red date soup. Anyway, I would drink it if I couldn't die. It was already my greatest luck. I took it and drank it in one gulp. "It's okay now. Go back and tell the old man to rest early. Don't worry about me. I'm going to sleep."

The quilt covers my head. I don't care what bad things happen. Right now, my first priority is to take good care of my body within a week. I still have to make the best plan for the future of me and Gao Xinci. Yes, now the most important thing in my eyes and heart is only him. He has done so much for me, so I should do my best for him.

Fortunately, my recovery ability was really good during this week. I was provided with good food and drink. I was scared when I got sick at first. After Aunt Lin's indicators stabilized, it was nothing. Although I was still a little anxious, because Aunt Lin I was transferred to the general ward but never fully woke up. I heard that I woke up once in a daze. I closed my eyes and slurred and wanted to see Mo Du. Mo Du happened to go out, so Mo Nian went to see her, but he didn't go there just now. After how long, it is said that she didn't even say a word while reciting silently, Aunt Lin suddenly had a problem again. After resuscitation, various tests showed that she was fine, but she still couldn't wake up.

Aunt Wensu said that as children, we talk to her more often, and she can hear her. If the coma lasts too long, there is a possibility of cerebral hemorrhage and turning into a vegetative state.

The source of Mo Nian's heart is still in the hands of the Gao family. Even if Aunt Lin's symptoms are more serious, I can't make trouble anymore. Even if I make trouble, there will be no other consequences. And although I believe that Gao Xinci loves me enough, but I can't guarantee that his status in the Gao family is as heavy as his love for me. He is only the son of the head of one of the five families in the Gao family. If I do too much, it will only make things difficult for him. The second and third families are still in trouble. We can no longer fight among ourselves while the tiger is watching.

So a week later, even though I was full of worries, I still put on the dress given to me by the Gao family and stood in front of the mirror. I knew that there would definitely be more jackals, tigers and leopards waiting for me tonight, and no matter how much trouble I had in the future, it would be later. Well, the most important thing right now is to stabilize the in-law relationship, so let’s get through this night first.

I took Gao Xinci's arm and walked out of the dressing room. I followed the procedure and went through speeches, toasts, etc., invited several troupes to perform, and went to the dance floor to dance a few songs with my partners. The last few hours were It's time for the monster spawner to randomly cause trouble for me. Gao Xinci had too much business and was pulled away not long after. The job of socializing with people completely fell on me. Fortunately, I was married seven years ago. Nian is dedicated to doing this, otherwise I really don’t know how to deal with it.

In the early days, directors of several small companies who were relatively close to me asked me about the marriage between the two families. I naturally replied that if the marriage really broke down, I would not be standing here today. As for the things in the school, they were all rumors. , there is no discord between the Lin family and the Gao family, it was just an accident. Not far away, Chi Yin and Lu Yinyin were standing there perfectly fine.

After saying a few words of silent reading, he came over to cover my drink. When everyone saw that the Lin family's biological sons had arrived, they looked very good and had nothing to say, so they turned to congratulate Gao Xinci and me with bright smiles. They had been together for a hundred years, and soon they dispersed to discuss business.

This is the first wave, it is easy to solve, and it is also the most critical. I turned away from everyone and sat down to rest, waiting for the real protagonist to appear tonight. Sometimes I have to pity the Gao family, and follow What their own people are doing is not outsiders, but their own people. For the ultimate power, they will fight to the death even in critical moments, weakening the strength of the entire family and pushing themselves to the top. The second and third masters of Gao are That kind of people.

However, everyone has their own ambitions. I stand in the highest position. In their eyes, I must be able to stand and talk without pain. Then everyone can rely on their own abilities. Soldiers will come to block the water and the earth will cover them. If they really win, then I will really win. I have nothing to say.

Mo Du was quietly accompanying me next to me. He probably saw that I was dull and lacked energy, so he thought I must be hungry, so he took a few snacks from the table. Then I came back to my senses, took them and said Thank you.

"Where has Mo Nian been? Wasn't she very attached to you before? Recently, I see that she is not around you much. But you have been a little busy recently. Has she stopped making trouble?" I asked when I had nothing to do.

After hearing this, Mo Du smiled helplessly, sighed, shook his head, and motioned for me to look behind him: "The female college student Bu Zhongliu has been having a good time with Hou Xiangyang recently, and she doesn't pay much attention to me anymore. "

"Mo Nian likes Xiang Yang very much." I said inexplicably gratified, but seeing Mo Du's face turning blue and purple, it was difficult to continue. After thinking about it, I quickly changed my words: "Don't think too much, Mo Nian is like this." Now that I'm older, I haven't been in good health before and haven't had the energy to make friends. Xiangyang is a very good person, and he might be a good friend."

"Actually, it doesn't matter if we're not good friends. She's getting older day by day, and she'll be an adult in another year. It's normal to have other feelings. I'm the older brother, and even if I want to, I may not be willing to stay by my side and let me raise her. I just feel that I was too busy studying and working, and I didn’t have much time to accompany her, nor did I take her to make friends, leaving her alone for seventeen years. When I finally achieved some success, It's too late when I have time to care about her. I think my brother has failed too much." He said silently, his eyes slightly red.

Suddenly there were several loud noises and shouts behind us. We both turned around quickly, just in time to see Mo Nian sweeping up all the bottles and cans on the table, then climbed up and jumped directly onto Hou Xiangyang's back. , demonstrated a long-lost peerless martial arts "Taishan Climb", Xiangyang was almost crushed, but fortunately, years of training allowed him to slowly straighten up, and then moved to the silent reading and said angrily: "Although love is a constant feeling I'm sorry, but my sister's weight really makes it impossible to see any trace of lack of love."

"Hou Xiangyang! Who do you think is more serious?" Mo Nian got angry and started to pull his ears, wanting to bite him.

Hou Xiangyang hurriedly begged for mercy and went to the corner with silent thoughts, so as not to make noise in the hall. The sole heir of the Hou family, the eldest young master, cannot have his reputation ruined in this place. Although the words he muttered have long been unknown. How many people passed it on and on.

"I miss my sister silently, I miss my sister silently! My ears fell off!"

Mo Du was stunned for a while, dumbfounded. Seeing him like this, I could only comfort him, patted his arm and said softly: "If you really weren't that good to Mo Nian, she wouldn't be so clingy to you, and Mo Nian isn't the only one." A relative, when you were abroad, you went to school and worked part-time, wasn't it your adoptive father who always took care of Mo Nian? My mother told me that Mo Nian also liked him, but in the end, he was still not as good as you. It's been so long since I returned to China, and I can't I saw Mo Nian mentioned that I only have you as my brother in my heart, right?"

Reading silently, he suddenly looked awkward. After a pause, he sighed and chuckled: "Actually, I don't know my adoptive father very well. He doesn't care about me and we rarely see each other. He is at home during the day and I can only come back at night. However, I I am still very grateful to him for taking care of Mo Nian, but now, he has remarried, and Mo Nian and I are not his biological children. I think we should not mention him again in the future to avoid more trouble. "

"Really, I haven't heard about this. Sorry, read silently." I said a little embarrassedly. Who could have known this would be the result. Aunt Lin had only been back in Linjiang for a year, and her ex-husband remarried.

"It's ok……"

"Miss Fu, long time no see."

Before we finished reading the reply silently, another voice not far away interrupted us. I looked back and saw that it was really "Long time no see", Gao Han Entropy.

I just didn't expect that he would be the first person sent by the second and third bedrooms of the Gao family to dig a hole for me.

Oh no, not necessarily here to dig holes.

While he was walking over, I lowered my head and thought for a moment. I signaled to leave silently, and then I greeted him with a glass of wine as usual: "It's been a long time since we've seen each other, but Mr. Gao, we don't seem to be familiar enough to meet each other." You and Xin Ci don’t see each other very often.”

"That's true, but I actually want to meet more with Miss Fu. Miss Fu is very smart, and I like to deal with smart people. It's a pity that the first smart trick Miss Fu used on me shut me down. I have been in the Gao family's old house for a whole year." Gao Hanxuan slowed down his tone and seemed to be very interested. He held the wine glass and gently touched the rim of my glass: "How can you say, I was the same about Xin Ci's matter before that. I helped Miss Fu, but I didn’t expect that Miss Fu would repay her kindness with revenge."

"It turns out that Mr. Gao's way of helping people is to follow his grandfather's wishes and propose marriage to me on the basis that you are married and I am married. Please forgive me for coming home late. I really don't see many ways of helping people from rich families, and I have no vision. Yes, this is the first time I heard of such a thing." I looked up and saw Gao Hanxuan lowered his head and smiled helplessly, and I understood that he was not sent by Mr. Gao Er.

I think Gao Erye will spend his later years with headaches. The only grandson left, because his poor mother had a hard time in the Gao family during her lifetime, he will definitely avenge his mother in the future. Even though the old man is still strong and healthy, the grandson will spend his whole day If you go against him, I'm afraid you won't be able to survive for a few years. Although Gao Han's entropy ability is not that outstanding in the Gao family, it is still safe. The most important thing is that he is young and has a lot of trial and error opportunities with a certain foundation. But the second master Gao is It’s different. It’s going to be someone’s 70th birthday in a few months.

"If Mr. Gao himself feels guilty and feels that proposing marriage is not helping me, then you have offended me first. I will only treat Xin Ci's matter as an apology from you. Later, when you and I meet and plan, we will be clear. Do you want to It's reasonable to use me and I fight back, and besides, it's a blessing in disguise for you, right?"

After I said that, I took a sip of the red wine in the glass. Seeing Gao Han Entropy's eyes widen a lot after hearing the word "Fu", I turned around and took the object on the table specially used to deal with him, a sandalwood A square box made of gold, containing two pairs of bracelets and necklaces inlaid with gold and jade.

"This is a gift I gave to my two nephews. After I entered the Gao family, we can be considered a family. It can also be regarded as a meeting gift from me to your cousin. It is useless to argue. I wonder if the past grudges can be wiped out?"

The enemy of my enemy is my friend, so I never wanted to fight with Gao Han Entropy from the beginning. Although he can be considered progressive, his ambition is far less than that of his grandfather Gao Erye. Even if he has it, in terms of ability, strategy and courage He is not as good as Gao Xinci, so I have nothing to worry about. I feel better about him now, and I don’t expect him to help Gao Xinci at work. But if you want to get rid of Gao Erye, Gao Han Entropy is very good. It may be a very important part. His becoming the head of the second house will only benefit me and Gao Xinci without any harm. If he wants to recruit Gao Han Entropy, he will naturally express his stance to the most important person in his heart.

I have to say that Cheng Xiaorui is really lucky, and he managed to save his life despite all the difficulties.

Originally, the second master Gao had a headache when he saw this grandson. If he hadn't been the only heir left, he would have wanted to beat his grandson to death with a stick. Cheng Xiaorui, the grandson's daughter-in-law with no family background, he also didn't like. After she got pregnant, he left her in the old house and ignored her. , and later Gao Han Entropy was also punished and returned to his old house. Fortunately, he went back unexpectedly, otherwise his wife would have almost died. Who would have known that there were people in the old house who were so evil and wanted to climb up to Gao Han Entropy , the first person to be harmed was the pregnant woman Cheng Xiaorui.

Fortunately, there was no danger later. After being sent to the hospital in time, both the adult and the child were fine. They gave birth to two children after ten months of pregnancy. They were two in a lifetime. Gao Han and Entropy were not very old, and they had a son and a daughter at the age of twenty-three or four. However, Second Master Gao was a close relative in the next generation. He was very happy when he saw his two great-grandchildren. He felt soft and let his grandson out of the house. Cheng Xiaorui was finally recognized. At least when she went out, others called her "Young Madam". Second Master Gao No more blackface.

Gao Hanxuan was very satisfied with my few words and knew that I had no hostility towards him and might even be an ally in the future. Who would deny this relative? He took the gift and clinked the wine glasses again: "Then I'll start with I would like to thank my aunt on behalf of my two children. I will also ask my younger siblings for advice after I pass the exam."

"You're welcome, cousin." I shouted back.

Seeing that the wine in both of our glasses was gradually reaching the bottom, the waiter next to us brought two more glasses on the plate. However, this person must be new, I have never seen him before, his hands and feet are not very stable, and he is probably a little nervous. , Gaohan Entropy just took the wine glass and took a sip. Before I could reach out, he knocked over the plate with his hand. Gaohan Entropy instinctively stretched out his hand to block it, and all the wine was poured on him, neatly. The suit was stained in large areas, and the waiter was startled. He quickly took out the handkerchief in his pocket and tried to wipe it for him, but he couldn't wipe it clean. In the end, he was so busy that he was sweating profusely, but it didn't help. Cried out.

"It's okay, it's okay. I'll just go change my clothes. Don't worry about it. Ask the cleaning lady to clean up the place and take me to a cloakroom." Gao Han Entropy looked at the waiter, who was only an eighteen or nineteen-year-old boy, but he was uninterested. He made things difficult for me, so he said goodbye to me and left.

He left, and I was really relieved. If it hadn't been for this little episode, I really didn't know what else to say to him after talking about it. It was so embarrassing. He might come back to me later, I thought. The idea came to me. It just so happened that I hadn't gotten the wine just yet. I could use this excuse to snake around and avoid every waiter serving wine, and then sneak out of the door without anyone noticing. If I were I have a good capacity for drinking, but I can’t help but keep making it. What’s the difference between me and a wine barrel now? I have a terrible headache.

It's a pity that I just wanted to carry out this plan, when I turned around and ran into Lao Fu.

Although our father and daughter are not as close as before these days, our second uncle is there to mediate, and neither of us wants to quarrel anymore, so it is quite peaceful. However, the meeting is still a little awkward, and Lao Fu is very positive. It seems that I really want to repair our father-daughter relationship as soon as possible, but I really don’t want him to behave now!

What I said I ran out of wine actually meant was that I wanted to run away, but the old man didn't understand. Instead, he immediately called a waiter and gave me a wine glass, and said thoughtfully: "Drink less."

Ok……

Haha, I could have drank less, but now I can do something good.

I don’t know how many pairs of eyes were watching this dinner. I had no choice but to refuse, so I had to bite the bullet and take a sip. Fortunately, I didn’t take two steps back when I ran into the unlucky little waiter just now. He lowered his head. The head hit my hand while walking, and the red wine spilled all over me again. When the waiter raised his head and looked at me, he almost doubted his life.

But in my opinion, brother, what kind of life do you doubt! You are my lucky star! I will definitely ask for his name later. I told him that this kid needs a salary increase.

Pretending to be a little surprised, I asked the waiter to take me to the cloakroom to change clothes. However, when I first walked out the door, I felt quite relaxed. As I walked, I realized something was wrong.

I feel that everything in front of me is gradually becoming blurry, and my consciousness is starting to become unclear. I feel weak and have no strength. Today is cloudy, and it rained for a while just now. It should have been a refreshing day, and I am naturally afraid of the cold, but at this time, I felt as if my whole body was being burned by fire. I clenched my fists and forced myself to breathe heavily in order to walk straight behind the waiter.

I think I probably drank too much. This feeling is a bit familiar. I must have drank too much. I didn’t pay attention to the cocktail just now. It may have a high alcohol content. I thought it was sweet when I first drank it. Now I’m starting to drink it. .

wrong! It's still wrong. No matter how high the alcohol content is, it's still just a cocktail. I thought about it and drank two drinks at most. My drinking capacity is not that low. No, there must be something wrong with the wine. It was adulterated. Something!

I thought of a possibility, and even my palms couldn't help but sweat a lot. You must know that such a thing has never happened. I don't know how I married into the Gao family in my last life! But now I am engaged to the Gao family! Today is my second engagement party with Gao Xinci. Isn’t it a sure thing that I will get married? Who would plot against me at this time? Could it be that the Gao family is afraid that I will go back on my word, and they want to cook the rice at this time? Knowing that my family has always been good-looking, I can't run away? But no matter what happens, my family will never suffer such a dumb loss! Could anyone really come up with such a solution? !

But I can never turn around and leave at this time, because the cloakroom is okay, at least behind closed doors, no one knows what happened to me. As long as I send a message to someone to save me when I finally wake up, it is better than being in this hall. In order for everyone to see it, I still forced myself to follow the waiter out of the yard and into a small house that was temporarily converted into a dressing room. It was dark inside. The waiter stopped at the door. I walked in alone. I looked for the switch on the wall, but nothing happened after I pressed it several times.

"The light is broken..." I said weakly, trying to look normal.

The waiter suddenly changed from his normal behavior and replied eagerly: "Oh, it's broken. We'll find someone to fix it later. Miss Fu, please change your clothes first. There are windows inside. It's not too bad to close the gauze curtains and let the moon shine in." Hei, I'm leaving first." After saying that, he closed the door with a bang.

When there was only one person left, I clutched my chest and lay on the ground. I couldn't stand it anymore. There seemed to be a fire burning in my heart. It was terribly uncomfortable. But soon I woke up again. I had already suffered this kind of loss once. How could I do it? Eat it again? I really don't care about handing over my body to Gao Xinci, but this is definitely not the case. Even if we are in love, my Fu family still wants to lose face, so I still drag my legs that are as heavy as lead. Get up and lock the door.

But at this moment, there was a noise behind me, and the "boom" sound could scare people out of their souls. I thought I was the only one in this cloakroom, but then I discovered that there was something hidden in the cloakroom. There was another person who just fell out of the corner next to the closet. I took a closer look and saw that it was Gaohan Entropy who had just left!

I don’t know who pulled his hand away, but it was probably him, because the other hand was holding a knife for cutting fruit. I didn’t realize what was going on at this time, but I still walked away. I wanted to help him on his side, but as soon as my fingertips touched his arm, I understood.

It's so hot that he feels the same as me!

"Don't move! Go quickly..."

Only then did I realize that Gao Hanyu's breathing was so heavy at this moment, even a little stronger than mine. I was already covered in sweat, but I never imagined that it would be him who was brought in to plot against me!

Gao Hanxuan also realized the seriousness of the problem at this moment. He clenched his fists and trembled all over. He closed his eyes and held his breath. He used his last strength to push me: "Quickly, we are being plotted by others. I I drank so much that I can no longer control myself, so get out quickly..."

"Okay, I'll find someone to rescue you as soon as I get out. Just wait..." After hearing this, I stood up quickly, not caring whether I was uncomfortable or not. My only thought was that I couldn't stay here! But after unlocking the door and using all his strength to pull the door handle, it didn't move. A feeling of despair rose from the bottom of my heart.

The door was locked from the outside, and behind me, footsteps were approaching little by little...