The incandescent tubes provided all the light in the gray space, but farther in, a curved outline was visible beneath the glow of a bulb.
And Su Bai's eyesight was sharp enough to make out a small white door hidden there.
"Let's go." Su Bai hadn't forgotten that Shen Guanlan was still beside him.
Although they had spent half a month together, Su Bai didn't know Shen Guanlan very well. She always assumed the role of the elder in the group, her smile and tone carrying an elder's kindness, but she had never mentioned what her ability was.
Su Bai felt neither fondness nor dislike for Ms. Shen. Although their conversations were always courteous and polite, he always felt that something still stood between them.
Shen Guanlan, on the other hand, was particularly warm toward Su Bai and Wu Heng. She often said that watching them together reminded her of her late husband. The one time Wu Heng had shown his face, she had also remarked wistfully that the way he looked at Su Bai reminded her of her late husband.
Su Bai couldn't detect anything wrong with her warmth. She had consistently behaved like the good-natured, personable elder everyone took her for, presenting an almost perfect image.
"You and Mr. Wu really do have a wonderful relationship, Su Bai. If your health improves soon, Mr. Wu will surely be delighted, won't he?" Shen Guanlan walked behind Su Bai, step by step.
"I suppose he will," Su Bai replied politely.
"Since you came to Qingliu City alone to study, your parents back in Honghuai City must be very worried, right? Especially since we have to enter hellholes like this from time to time." Shen Guanlan had chatted with Su Bai before and knew he had come alone from Honghuai City