Since the owner was there, the two of them and the cat parked their bicycles and went over to look at the apartment together.
It really was close.
After all, it was in the very same building they lived in now-
Whenever they walked through the community, they could see the little courtyard at House 101. Chen Shi'an had wondered why nobody watered the plants even though they were nearly withered. As it turned out, the owner's family had moved into a new home six months ago.
When the two of them and the cat arrived at Room 101, the owner had already opened the door and was waiting inside.
"What should I call you, sir?" Chen Shi'an asked with a smile.
"My surname's Guo. And your name, young man? You look a little familiar-"
The man studied Chen Shi'an. He felt sure he recognized him, but couldn't remember where he'd seen him.
"Chen Shi'an."
"-Oh! Aren't you that high school Taoist who's really popular on Douyin, the one who talks about traditional culture and Chinese classical learning on the streets?!"
"Yes, that's me."
"What a coincidence! No wonder you looked familiar. Haha, I've even come across your videos!"
"Really? Thanks for watching, Uncle Guo."
"Haha, come in. Have a look around, Xiao Chen. This is my first time renting the place out. We always lived here ourselves before. It's been empty for six months, and I only hired a cleaner to come tidy it up this afternoon-"
Uncle Guo rambled on about the apartment as Chen Shi'an and Li Wanyin went inside to look around.
Since it was in the same community and the same building, and even had the same floor plan and orientation, the overall layout of Room 101 was almost identical to Uncle Lin's apartment, where