"I-I know, I understand!" Zhu Nian had already cried so hard in the lobby that she had hurt her eyes. Even blinking caused her unbearable pain, so her usual timid tone, combined with her miserable appearance, made her look even more fragile.
Judging from Zhu Nian's earlier hysterics, Shen Dong'er's suggestion in front of that plate of roast meat had first scared her half to death, and then the crazed subordinate had terrified her again. By now, her mental state had all but collapsed and pieced itself back together.
So after hearing Shen Dong'er's threat behind her, Zhu Nian did not dare turn to look at the icy knife tip pressed against the back of her neck. She could only say shakily, "I won't hurt you again!"
After saying this, Zhu Nian could not help crying again.
"I'm actually just like you, a player from the last group trapped in this hotel. But if we don't work for him or disobey his orders, we'll be forced to eat that..."
"Wait. We're too close to the lobby. Let's get to the Fifth Floor before we talk." As Lian Xiangyu spoke, footsteps could already be heard approaching the stairwell. Cheng Xun's people had probably discovered their escape and come after them, or were simply heading upstairs to search for clues about the intruder.
As they headed up, Shen Dong'er had assumed Lian Xiangyu wanted to return to their room on the Fifth Floor. After all, they had the key to that guest room and could lock the door from inside for a while-provided the front desk did not have a spare key. Instead, Lian Xiangyu led them straight through the door of the Infirmary on the Fifth Floor.
"Could you please stop getting strange ideas at a time like this?" Shen Dong'er