She escapes to his house

The sound of the knock entered the subconscious Wang Lian's ears who was in deep sleep. This turned in to a tapping-intermittent but persistent. He was lying prone, fast asleep, but the sound awakened him.

He sat up in the bed and, in the darkness, tried to look around. A shiver of fright raced through him. The faint tapping sound was coming from the windows. Perhaps someone was trying to open them. Wang Lian's first reaction was that it may be a burglar trying to get in because there were just sliding windows and, unfortunately, there was no grill. But it was not felt necessary to provide an iron grill because the glass was high quality, imported, and could not be easily broken and, further, the windows could only be opened from the inside.

Besides, the lawn surrounding the house was patrolled by three guards and a dog. But, in spite of these precautions, there was somebody in the small verandah on the other side of the window trying to open it.