The Heartthrob Protagonist Just Wants To Monopolize Me Chapter 98.1

Ye Chen looked at the empty elevator, and the muscles on his face twitched.

From Uncle Zhang’s disappearance, the courtyard gate being locked and the dormitory door opening, to the two bodyguards disappearing…

There was no opponent throughout the whole process, no words or laughter, but he still felt like he had been teased.

Ji Mingxia’s hand was still resting on the elevator button and Ye Chen pulled him over with one hand: “Don’t go near this, let’s find the stairs and go up.”

He slowly pulled Ji Mingxia back until the elevator door closed and the surroundings fell into darkness once again. He finally let out a sigh of relief and moved away from the elevator with Ji Mingxia.

The two bypassed the elevator and wandered around the dormitory building.

The flashlight could only illuminate the path before them. Only the sound of their footsteps could be heard in the thick darkness. Each footstep felt heavy and applied pressure on their hearts.

Time passed little by little, and Ye Chen moved forward anxiously.

The first floor area was just over a hundred square feet, and since they had seen the elevator, the staircase should have been nearby. However, they seemed to be spinning in place. It had been more than ten minutes but they still hadn’t found the location of the stairs.

Just when Ye Chen was about to make another plan of action, a door appeared before their eyes.

It was a brown wooden door with a black door handle. It looked ordinary and there was nothing unusual about it.

“This should be the door to one of the units on the first floor,” Ye Chen said.

It felt weird. They had walked for so long and did not find the stairs but instead saw a door.

However, what was more bizarre waa that a small “click” rang out in the next instant, and the door lock opened automatically.

The door lock opened, but the door did not move. It quietly stood there, as if waiting for Ji Mingxia and Ye Chen to open it and enter.

Ye Chen frowned and quickly pulled Ji Mingxia back a step: “This is abnormal, don’t go in.”

Ye Tian lived on the third floor of the building, and the first and second floors are empty.

Even if the door is open, there was no point in going in as everything indicated that it was a trap.

Ye Chen said, “Let’s go to the third floor as soon as possible.”

With that, he shielded Ji Mingxia behind him and led him away again.

Although Ye Chen’s experience with ghosts was far inferior to Ji Mingxia’s,  the other party was a guest and younger than him, he had an obligation to protect Ji Mingxia.

Without waiting for Ji Mingxia to reply, Ye Chen immediately led Ji Mingxia in the opposite direction.

The surrounding area seemed to be wrapped in a thick black fog that the light from the flashlight couldn’t penetrate. The visual range was less than half a meter.

Ye Chen and Ji Mingxia seemed to be rushing through a twisted dark space.

Within a few minutes, another door appeared before them. It was accompanied by a “click”, and the door lock was opened. Ye Chen’s face changed slightly, and he was irritated: “What is it trying to do, tease and trap us in here?”

The door stood before them silently. Except for the sound of the lock being unlocked, there was no more movement.

Ye Chen lost his patience, he gritted his teeth and took a step back. After a few seconds, he decided to take Ji Mingxia away and continue to find a way out.

At this time, Ji Mingxia, who had been silent, said, “Ye Chen, let’s go in and take a look.”

“No, there must be danger inside.” Ye Chen immediately refused.

“We’ve been trapped here for almost twenty minutes. Under normal circumstances, we should have come out even if it was a thousand square foot house. However, we haven’t even found the stairs.” Ji Mingxia said, “The passage to upstairs should be hidden, if we don’t go in and take a look, we will be trapped here.”

Ye Chen also understood this. He looked at Ji Mingxia and said, “Then I’ll go in, you wait for me outside.”

Ji Mingxia knew Ye Chen was trying to take care of him and he said: “I came in because I want to help you, not because I intend to drag you down. Let’s go in together, don’t worry about me in case of danger. I have the ability to protect myself.”

Since J Mingxia had spoken, Ye Chen did not say more.

He had run out of patience. He had not heard from his family and had been trapped for so long.

They came to an agreement, and Ye Chen also did not delay. He immediately held the baton in his hand, and slowly opened the door in front of him.

An orange light lit up from the interior.

The warm light was bright, and Ji Mingxia and Ye Chen could see the scene in the room.

Ji Mingxia’s eyes went wide with surprise.

Each floor of the dormitory building was divided into two units, which, by definition, would be built as a small two-room household. However, before them was a luxurious and retro …… study?

Huge mahogany bookshelves covered two walls, and they were filled with various books and decorative ornaments.

Under the central landscape painting was a desk. The top was cluttered with pens, ink, paper and ink stone.  There was also a wooden photo frame that had a group photo.

The quaint and ancient tone made the green plants on the left and right sides of the desk very suitable.

Ji Mingxia looked at this study with uncertainty. He did not understand the significance of its appearance, while Ye Chen who was standing next to him was unable to hide the surprise on his face.

Ye Chen murmured, “This study, why is it here ……”

“You recognize this study?” Ji Mingxia immediately pursued the question.

Ye Chen nodded: “This arrangement is exactly the same as the study of the Ye family mansion.”

“The study of the Ye family’s old mansion?” Ji Mingxia said.

Seeing that there was no danger around, they walked to the desk.

Ji Mingxia’s gaze was instantly attracted to the group photo on the desk.

It was a group photo of two families. There were six people in the photo, two middle-aged couples stood in the back and three children stood in the front.

They seemed to be at some masquerade banquet scene, and were dressed up in a proper and extravagant way.

Ye Chen was standing beside Ji Mingxia, and seeing his gaze fall on the group photo, he talked about the people. “This is an old photo from many years ago. I was still in elementary school at that time, and Ye Tian had just been born…”