Knock, knock.
Inside the apartment building, Bo Yi's hand suddenly stopped mid-knock.
"What is it?" Mitian asked casually, leaning against the wall nearby. Since they were the only two people on the entire floor, he had dropped his earlier whiny act.
Bo Yi's hand remained suspended in the air. He tilted his head, apparently listening closely to something. "I think... I heard a scream..." But the scream had been extremely brief, and afterward, every sound had abruptly vanished. He could not make out which direction it had come from. It had faded so quickly that he almost wondered if he had imagined it.
Mitian raised an eyebrow slightly without saying anything. Only when Bo Yi was not looking did he cast a cool glance in the direction the sound had come from.
Bo Yi waited a little longer. When no further screams came, he put the matter out of his mind and resumed knocking.
Knock, knock, knock...
Knock, knock, knock...
There was still no response from behind the door.
"Looks like no one's home here either..." They had already knocked on several doors in the apartment building, but whether the apartments were vacant or the residents simply happened to be out, not a single door had opened.
"Let's go." Bo Yi was about to turn away when his ears suddenly caught something-a faint noise from behind the door.
Bo Yi quickly looked up at the apartment number: 304, directly below Xu Jingqi's home. He pivoted and immediately returned to the door. Knock, knock, knock...
"Hello, is anyone home?"
"Who is it!? What's wrong with you!? You just keep knocking and knocking! It's broad daylight-can't you let someone take a nap?!" Angry footsteps drew closer to the door. With a creak, it opened, revealing a face full of irritation.
It belonged