"Change rooms?"
Old Cadre froze slightly at Ren Ye's words. "Why?"
"Heh."
Ren Ye gave a helpless smile, raised the calendar, and said softly, "Tonight's inauspicious position is the Li Gate. I can't stay there anymore. I need another room."
"Oh."
Old Cadre glanced at the calendar, then said, "But aren't there still three empty rooms?"
"They are empty, but I worked it out, and my lucky star is in the Qian position today." Ren Ye replied softly, "Would that be convenient for you? If not, forget it...!"
"You believe in that stuff too?" Old Cadre sounded a little surprised.
"My wife belongs to the Yin-Yang System. Being around her, I've picked up a little mysticism myself." Ren Ye smiled. "The final showdown's almost here. I might try a few Scratch-Off Tickets tonight. Heh...!"
"Sure, that's no trouble at all." Old Cadre readily agreed. "Let's swap, then."
"Thanks."
Ren Ye nodded and asked with a smile, "Which room will you stay in?"
"I'll take Brother Hong's." Old Cadre thought for a moment. "His room's cleaner than the others."
"Oh, okay."
Ren Ye looked at him and nodded slightly.
After the two chatted briefly in the hall, Ren Ye turned to head downstairs.
"Sandbag, wait a second...!" Old Cadre called.
"What is it?" Ren Ye looked back at him.
Under the light, Old Cadre looked a little hesitant. After a short pause, he waved a hand. "Ah, forget it. Let's talk tomorrow...!"
"Okay."
Ren Ye asked no further questions. He simply answered and hurried off to attend to his own business.
That evening, at 8:25 p.m.
The five remaining people were all standing outside their respective rooms.
Unlike before, however, Ren Ye had moved out of the Li Character Room tonight and was preparing to stay in Old Cadre's Qian