Clinging to Devoted Fiancé, Heiress Slays the World!

Chapter 173: Chapter 173: Suddenly, a hand stretched out from the darkness and grabbed her arm.

Ji Wei couldn’t figure it out, but the only thing she was certain of was that she had to find a way to escape!

She quickly walked to the window and lifted the curtain to look outside.

This was the second floor, and the window wasn’t very high off the ground. If she used tools to jump down, it wouldn’t be too difficult. But it seemed Nan Huiru had anticipated her move—two bodyguards were already stationed beneath the window.

Ji Wei stood at the window for a few seconds before the bodyguards noticed her.

She quickly stepped back, hiding her body behind the curtain.

Escape through the window was now impossible. What other method could she use to get out?

She bit her finger, furrowing her brows as she thought.

Suddenly, Ji Wei noticed the balcony of the bedroom on the other side. Her eyes lit up instantly.

Ji Wei walked quickly to the balcony. Beneath it was a vast swimming pool, and the bodyguards weren’t stationed directly below but were pacing back and forth along the poolside a short distance away.

Ji Wei spotted a narrow pathway, just wide enough for one foot, connecting to the balcony of another bedroom. An idea suddenly hit her.

If she could reach that adjacent room, she could surely open the door and get out.

Nan Huiru wouldn’t have locked the empty bedroom next door.

Ji Wei didn’t hesitate for long and immediately took action.

To avoid attracting the attention of the distant bodyguards, she turned off all the lights in the room.

Hidden in the darkness, she carefully felt her way onto the narrow pathway outside the balcony.

To make movement easier, Ji Wei took off her shoes, walking barefoot.

The moment she stepped onto the pathway, Ji Wei realized it was even narrower than she had imagined. She pressed her back tightly against the wall, inching forward with bare feet.

Night blanketed the outside, and Ji Wei glanced down at the pool water shimmering faintly under the nearby streetlamp. Her heart was pounding with tension.

If she fell, she’d plunge straight into the pool. While her life wouldn’t be in danger, she’d undoubtedly expose herself.

Ji Wei moved slowly, covering only a distance of five or six meters. The journey felt painstaking. Before she was halfway across, her palms were already slick with sweat.

Her entire body was tight with tension as she forced herself to focus.

Finally, the balcony of the adjacent room was within arm’s reach.

Ji Wei was about to let out a breath of relief when, suddenly, the two bodyguards turned their heads toward her!

Her heart leapt into her throat, and she froze, her body pressing tightly against the wall, striving to minimize her presence.

Thankfully, the bodyguards were looking toward the bedroom she had been locked in earlier and hadn’t noticed someone standing a few meters away on the wall.

Once the bodyguards turned away, Ji Wei dared not linger. Holding her breath, she quickly moved to the edge of the balcony, grabbing its railing and leaping inside.

Thump!

She landed cleanly.

Since she was barefoot, the impact sent a dull pain through her soles, causing Ji Wei to gasp sharply.

She didn’t dare delay. Ignoring the pain, she bent low and quickly slipped into the bedroom.

Only after leaving the balcony did Ji Wei slightly relax her nervous heart. Standing in the dark, she gasped for air, taking a moment to regain her composure.

Using the soft light filtering in from the window, Ji Wei carefully avoided the obstacles in the room and made her way to the door. She pressed her ear against the door panel and listened closely. After confirming there were no sounds outside, she grasped the doorknob and slowly turned it.

The door opened a crack, and Ji Wei cautiously poked her head out to take a look.

No bodyguards stood guard outside the locked bedroom, and the entire hallway was eerily quiet. Only then did she slip out, quickly heading for the staircase at the far end. noveldrama

This staircase led to the storage room on the first floor. The moment Ji Wei stepped off the last stair, a hand suddenly emerged from the darkness and grabbed her arm!