Tian Xiao Ou was terrified.
As she walked through apartment 0804, all she could see was darkness and cold.
The place seemed to have been uninhabited for a long time. There were few signs of life, and many pieces of furniture lay beneath dust covers.
The patches of glaring white looked all the stranger against the black night.
She began to regret her decision and blame herself.
Why did I join the Manager Mission?
Tian Xiao Ou's long bangs covered one eye. Freckles dotted her pale cheeks, and she looked like a plain little bird.
Admiring someone did not mean she had the courage to die for him.
The girl who had once risked everything to pursue love had seen the face of terror. The courage she had built up had long since crumbled.
A sparrow could never match a phoenix. Why bother flapping her wings to chase one...?
She gripped her flashlight, drawing on its light for the last scrap of courage she needed to look around.
Teng Shan's back was only a step away. He strolled along, glancing around casually.
Was he human or a ghost?
Only Tian Xiao Ou herself knew which side she was on.
She feared Teng Shan might be a ghost, and she feared he might be human.
In their present situation, whichever side she belonged to, the man before her might no longer be an ally.
Teng Shan was a stranger to Tian Xiao Ou.
From Su Chenghe's description, he seemed to be a decent person.
But that did not mean she could trust him.
Tian Xiao Ou stared at his back without blinking. Suspicion slowly took root.
Ever since Teng Shan entered apartment 0804, he had acted remarkably relaxed.
Dust covers hid much of the furniture in the two-bedroom apartment, but he