"So, will you be attending the player meeting in the Lobby later?" Tan Ying asked cautiously, a tentative note in her voice.
Tan Ying's gaze shifted between Su Bai and Wu Heng. Her intuition picked up on the subtle atmosphere between them, but she still asked carefully, "We went to the Kitchen to get some food just now and found that all those ghostly things had already gone back to their rooms. Even the Ghost Infant Chi Yan was holding was asleep, so we think nighttime in this Nightmare Game might be free time for us players. It would be a good opportunity to sit down together, exchange information, and discuss our plans."
"You'll come, right?" Tan Ying asked again, her eyes fixed on Wu Heng's hand around Su Bai's, afraid she had interrupted some important moment at precisely the wrong time.
"We'll talk after it's over," Wu Heng said hoarsely. Only then did he release Su Bai's hand.
Even after Wu Heng let go, Su Bai felt as though the chill of his fingertips still lingered on his wrist.
"Of course." Su Bai pressed his other hand against the spot Wu Heng had just held before turning to answer Tan Ying with his usual trademark smile. "I hope there'll be something important to discuss at the meeting."
But Su Bai distinctly emphasized "something important." Clearly, he was still a little displeased by Tan Ying's sudden arrival, so he hoped the player meeting she had mentioned would prove more important than what he had been doing.
"A chance for the players to gather freely is hardly unimportant." Tan Ying dared not ask any more questions and led Su Bai and Wu Heng straight back to the Lobby. Meanwhile, Xiao An, who acted like a little sidekick, and the little ghost