Leap Forward Comics: Watch How I Become a Villainess

Chapter 220 Madam Han's Room

Lu He returned to the Han family with all her might and went straight to her stepmother's bedroom.

Oh ho, not home.

Lu He's eyes lit up; this was exactly what I wanted.

The bedroom door wasn't locked, so she pushed it open and went inside.

This stepmother is quite interesting. She always shared a bedroom with Han's father, but she still asked for a separate room, though she never actually stayed there.

I suspect that many secrets are hidden in this house.

Lu He went inside and observed carefully. The room could be seen from beginning to end, and the furniture inside was ordinary and not even luxurious.

There was an ordinary dressing table, openwork, with no cabinets underneath for storing things.

There is a large wardrobe. When you open it, you can see that it is full of clothes. The wardrobe is very deep. If you walk in, there is a walk-in closet with a full-length mirror and a whole wall for hanging bags.

Lu He tapped the mirror; the sound was solid, indicating there was no possibility of a secret room.

She touched every wooden surface of the wardrobe but found no space that could be converted into a secret room.

That's really strange. There isn't a single drawer in this room. Is it really because nothing is stored here?

Instead of a traditional bedside table, there is a floor lamp and a shelf for an wrought iron artwork.

This room looks like it would be difficult to hide anything.

A sudden electronic sound entered Lu He's ears.

Right there in the room, she strained her ears to listen, but the sound did not return.

Lu He frowned, slowly bent down, lay face down on the floor, and held her breath.

Soon, the sound unique to mechanical engines gradually became clearer.

Is there something fishy on the floor?

But this is the first floor. If it had taken up space in the basement, it should have been discovered long ago.

Lu He's gaze fell on the nearly three-meter-wide bed.

Yeah, nobody sleeps in this room, so why bother making a big bed?

She jumped onto the bed and stepped on it. The bed, which looked very solid, was actually hard when she stepped on it. It wasn't as soft and thick as she had imagined.

Lu He used all her strength to lift the mattress, revealing the bed board, which was obviously much higher.

The thickness of the bed board and mattress is completely different from what I previously perceived to be the same.

If you look closely, you'll see that both sides of the bed frame are wrapped with fabric, extending down to about 20 centimeters, making the bed frame appear to be floor-length, while the mattress is a full 30 centimeters thick.

Lu He smiled dismissively, knowing it wouldn't be that simple.

But where is the entrance to this secret space? Lu He felt around the bed but couldn't find any mechanism.

The board is a single piece of wood, and it's covered with cloth. You can't expect the woman to tear the cloth every time she goes down, can you?

This is definitely not right.

Lu He circled the bed again and noticed that there seemed to be a small groove on one side of the bed board.

She carefully felt around and, sure enough, hooked a rope with her finger in the groove.

Without thinking much, she pulled hard and heard the sound of gears turning; some machine had been started.

To Lu He's astonishment, a large "drawer" emerged from the recessed area—the kind of drawer big enough to hold a person...

"My goodness, is this a coffin?" Lu He's hair stood on end. What should she do? Should she lie down inside?

She peeked inside and spotted a red button on the side of the drawer. After thinking for a long time, she steeled herself and decided to go and investigate.

She reluctantly lay down inside and pressed the button.

The "drawer" was retracted into the bed board, and the surrounding light instantly dimmed until it was completely sealed, pitch black.

Lu He felt as if he were being transported along a conveyor belt, connected to a coffin.

I could clearly feel myself lying down and moving forward in the dark.

A few seconds later, the "drawer" opened a crack, and light shone in, so bright that Lu He couldn't open his eyes for a moment.

She covered her eyes and struggled to climb down from the "coffin".

Once my eyes adjusted to the bright light, I moved my hand away and found myself in a brightly lit room.

The entire room was designed in pure white, with tiles covering the floor and walls, which sent a chill down my spine, as if the temperature inside was much lower than outside.

So this is the stepmother's secret room?

No wonder I couldn't find it before; it turned out to be a sealed room with a "T"-shaped structure.

She really knows how to hide things; there must be some unspeakable secret in a place like this.