After hanging up the phone, Lu Mo had a good chat with his friend, which improved his mood considerably. He quickly washed up and went upstairs to Ye Tong's room to sleep.

Ye Tong goes home every two weeks and keeps the room very clean, but Lu Mo has something on his mind and is worried about Ye Qingqing. He tosses and turns and can't sleep, so he gets up and does two hundred push-ups, then takes a cold shower in the bathroom. It's almost midnight before he finally falls asleep.

In the dead of night, Xiao Mei was asleep under Ye Qingqing's bed, snoring softly. Ye Qingqing turned over and woke up.

My throat is so dry, it feels like it's on fire.

Ye Qingqing sat up and swallowed, but her throat was still very dry. The shredded pork with garlic sauce that Lu Mo cooked that night was delicious, but he put too much salt in it. She didn't realize it at the time, but now she was very thirsty.

The room was pitch black. Ye Qingqing reached for the light switch by the bed and pressed it.

"Click"

The light in Ye Qingqing's room was an old-fashioned incandescent bulb with a cord attached to the headboard, making it very convenient to turn on and off. She pulled it once, but the room was still pitch black, so she pulled it again.

Sometimes the switch wasn't very responsive, and it wouldn't light up even when pulled, but Ye Qingqing didn't pay much attention to it.

But--

After pulling several times, the room was still dark. After Ye Qingqing got out of bed, Xiao Mei woke up and looked curiously at the flickering light. Was her master playing with the lamp?

"It's broken again... What bad luck..."

Ye Qingqing pulled the light bulb about ten times but couldn't see any light. She finally realized the bulb was broken and angrily cursed the shop owner in the alley several times.

The light bulb was replaced less than a month ago. When I bought it, the shop owner confidently said it would last at least two years, but now it hasn't even lasted a month.

Shady businessman!

Ye Qingqing got out of bed cursing and prepared to go outside. There was a light outside, and she needed to get some water, otherwise her throat would burn.

"Waaaaah..."

Xiao Mei ran ahead of Ye Qingqing, glancing back every now and then as if to remind Ye Qingqing to be careful. But Ye Qingqing couldn't see anything. She stretched out her hands, like a blind man feeling an elephant, and finally managed to find the door.

He opened the door, reached out and felt along the wall, quickly found the light switch, and pressed it.

But it was still pitch black in front of me.

Ye Qingqing couldn't help but panic. Could it be that all the lights in the room were broken?

She even vaguely felt a cold wind blowing, making her back feel chilly.

Ye Qingqing pressed the button a few more times, but the light still didn't turn on. Following her memory, she groped her way to the other end, remembering that there was a switch at the bottom of the stairs. Ye Qingqing slowly groped her way to the bottom of the stairs according to her memory.

"Woof woof woof..."

Xiao Mei cried out in distress, her soft, babyish voice piercing the quiet night. Not only did she cry out, but she also bit Ye Qingqing's trouser leg tightly, preventing her from moving forward.

"Xiaomei, don't shout, don't disturb your brother-in-law's sleep... Be good!"

Ye Qingqing said softly, squatting down to touch Xiao Mei's head to stop it from barking. The little guy didn't know what was wrong with it, barking in the middle of the night.

"Waaaaah..."

Xiao Mei dared not let go, whimpering softly, but her eyes were fixed on Lu Mo's room. If she didn't come out soon, she wouldn't be able to hold on any longer!

Lu Mo woke up when Xiao Mei called out for the first time and also heard Ye Qingqing's voice. His heart sank, and he quickly put on his clothes. He was used to sleeping naked at night and couldn't just run out rashly.

Actually, it wasn't long, maybe less than a minute. Ye Qingqing patted Xiaomei's head, got up, and wanted to go downstairs again. The downstairs light was definitely not broken; she had used it during dinner!