Standing outside the apartment, Yan Ning rang the doorbell.

After a while, the door opened a crack.

Xu Yinyin was still wearing a hat and mask, only her panicked eyes were visible.

After confirming it was Yan Ning, she quickly opened the door.

Let them in, then quickly lock the door from the inside.

It seemed as if they were afraid something might follow them in.

Upon entering the apartment, both Yan Ning and Xie Huaiye were taken aback.

The apartment was enormous and extremely luxurious, yet unusually empty.

The cool-toned decor and huge floor-to-ceiling windows reflect the city's prosperity.

Yet it inexplicably gives people a chilly feeling.

There was very little furniture, and the furniture was placed in a rather odd way.

One item here, one item there, without any order or method.

It seems as if they were placed randomly just to fill the space.

What's most unsettling is that such a large apartment is eerily quiet.

There wasn't a sound of human voices, not even a single servant in sight.

"I'm sorry... I was afraid those things would scare people, and I was also afraid it would be bad if word got out, so I gave them all a holiday."

Xu Yinyin took off her hat and mask, and her face was even paler than when she was seen in the coffee shop yesterday.

The bruises are now even more pronounced, as if he hasn't slept all night.

She nervously rubbed her hands together, her eyes darting around anxiously.

Yan Ning didn't speak, her gaze slowly sweeping across the entire living room.

She frowned slightly.

I could keenly sense a faint, chilling aura swirling in the air.

Although it was very bland, it made people feel extremely uncomfortable.

Xie Huaiye wasn't sensitive to any particular scent, but he instinctively disliked this place.

He subconsciously took a step closer to Yan Ning.

He stood almost right next to her, in a protective posture.

Its sharp eyes scanned its surroundings warily, as if danger might suddenly appear at any moment.

"Miss Xu."

Yan Ning paused for a moment, then asked, "Have you been feeling a chill down your back lately, especially in the living room and bedroom?"

"And when you sleep at night, you always feel like there are many pairs of eyes watching you from the shadows?"