Lou Hong In, the guard, gasped in shock when he saw me from the screen. He hurriedly opened the automated gate through a remote control and ran to meet me. I could see him smiling while heading in my direction.
"Greetings, little Miss! Is that really you?" he asked excitedly in Chinese. He looked really happy to see me. He's been guarding this mansion for over 30 years. He was really cute when smiling widely because his eyes were turning into a single line.
"Yeah, Uncle Hong hong it's really me," I said, and I hugged him. I also considered him a grandfather, but he preferred to be called an uncle. He was about to inform the people inside the house of my presence, but I stopped him. I wanted to surprise them, too, I told him, and so he just let me go.
The gate was a hundred meters away f
