Had someone pressed the elevator button?
Tang Baihe was a frightened bird now; the slightest disturbance could put her on edge.
She turned to look. The elevator doors had indeed opened again, but there was no one inside.
[Whoosh-]
The doors closed again. Tang Baihe felt a little cold. She turned back, about to apologize to the man in front of her, whom she had nearly accused of something for no reason, only to discover that he was already gone.
He'd left?
He really had.
Qin Manjiang soon found the staff member in charge of receiving him. After he explained why he was there, a look of understanding appeared on the other person's face.
"Just have a look around. You can leave when the workday ends. Sit at any empty workstation you find. It's fine."
Hearing these instructions, Qin Manjiang could tell that whoever had put in a word for him had most likely been vague about it. They thought he was here to draw 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, so he sent 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 picked it up and took a look. It was something like an access pass.
He looked around. The twenty-seventh floor was used by the advertising department, and most of its 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 chat with Qin Manyi and discuss returning to Lower River Village.
Time dragged on into the afternoon,