Had someone pressed the elevator button?
Tang Baihe was a startled bird now; the slightest disturbance could put her nerves on edge.
She turned to look. The elevator doors had indeed opened again, but there was no one inside.
[Whoosh-]
The doors closed again. A chill crept over Tang Baihe. She turned back, about to apologize to the man she had nearly accused for no good reason, only to discover that he was already gone.
He left?
He had indeed left.
Qin Manjiang soon found the staff member in charge of receiving him. After he explained why he was there, a look of understanding dawned on the other person's face.
"Just have a look around. You can leave on time when the workday ends. If you find an empty workstation, feel free to sit there. It's fine."
Hearing these instructions, Qin Manjiang figured that whoever had put in a word for him had most likely been vague about it. They thought he was there to collect a paycheck for doing nothing and pad his résumé.
But he didn't explain. Was he supposed to tell them, "Your boss thinks this building is haunted and asked me to check whether it's true"?
Obviously not.
Still... this worked too.
The staff member hung a badge around Qin Manjiang's neck, then went back to work.
Qin Manjiang lifted it for a look. It was something like an access pass.
He glanced around. The twenty-seventh floor was used by the advertising department, and most of the employees were women. A grown man like him wandering around would stand out quite a bit.
After thinking it over, he decided to find an empty seat first, then talk to Qin Manyi about returning to Lower River Village.
Time dragged on into the afternoon, until it was