The shrill cry of a cat pierced Chen Ge's ears. His hand, clasping Ying Tong's, was slick with cold sweat. He couldn't see a thing, but he knew Ying Chen was in the stairwell, and the distance between them was shrinking.
"Ying Chen? Don't you usually prefer taking the elevator? What made you decide to climb the stairs today?" Lady Skirt's voice came from the sixth-floor landing. The shock of seeing the human head hadn't completely worn off, and her voice trembled slightly.
"I thought I heard someone talking in the stairwell, so I came up to check. By the way, what are you doing here?" Ying Chen's voice sounded from the turn in the stairs. He was less than five meters away from Chen Ge and Ying Tong. A few more steps, and he would likely see them pressed against the wall.
"A Mu's medicine ran out. I wanted to see if Miss Red had any." Lady Skirt slowly calmed down. Her explanation was convincing.
"Oh, you came to get medicine." Ying Chen's voice relaxed noticeably. He chuckled. "It must be hard, taking care of A Mu. You won't have to trouble yourself for much longer. I've already contacted a welfare institution. In a few days, I'll send all of them away."
While the two of them talked, Chen Ge and Ying Tong quietly shuffled upward, inch by inch through the darkness. The slightest sound now would give them away.
"You're sending A Mu away?" Lady Skirt still sounded nervous. Now that she knew Ying Chen's true face, she couldn't face him as casually as before.
"Of course. I feel bad making you take care of those children all the time." Ying Chen's voice came from the sixth floor. It seemed he had walked up to Lady Skirt. "After