Chapter Twenty-Six Going Up

  For a woman like Han Lili, Ling Fei could only smile wryly. He had heard that many women who seemed particularly proactive and fond of teasing men, making their hearts skip a beat, would immediately retreat once the man had such thoughts, leaving him disappointed. They enjoyed watching the man's embarrassed expression at that moment, and one must not be deceived.

  Hong Jie gently pushed Han Lili and whispered: "That's enough, do you really want him to come looking for you? He's a good man, don't hurt him. Besides, you also know about Qin Jie's situation, he's the only one who can open up her heart. Wait until Qin Jie's mood improves, then you can continue your schemes."

  "Alright, I won't tease this handsome guy anymore, so as not to make someone uncomfortable." Han Lili said with a smile, then turned around and walked towards the elevator area. She was absolutely doing it on purpose, swaying her hips in an exaggerated manner, completely showcasing her flexible and beautiful figure.

  "Off you go, keep looking." Hong Jie saw that Ling Fei was still staring blankly at Han Lili's back, even after she had disappeared into the elevator. She couldn't help but feel a little displeased and said this. To be honest, she also envied Han Lili's extremely fiery figure.

  "I used to only hear that women who love beauty would endure the pain of cutting two knives on their chest and then stuff something in, but now it seems that women are even more terrifying, with knives moving on their waists." Ling Fei shook his head, speaking with a sense of wonder.

  Hong Jie was taken aback at first, then covered her mouth and burst out laughing. Her voice was a bit muffled as she said: "Don't talk nonsense, she's always had such a great figure, isn't that right? Where did you see her use a knife?"

  "No way, you haven't even had a knife, right? That's not scientific at all. There are two huge ones there, I won't believe it." Ling Fei said with an expression of disbelief, but in his heart, he thought that if they were exposed, the men who saw them would probably be drooling to death.

  Two people walked to the staircase, and Hong Jie suddenly stopped, her eyes tensely staring at the dark corridor. Although there was light from outside shining through the window on the door into the corridor, she was still afraid.

  "Or we just won't go, let's call and ask about the situation?" Ling Fei asked. Since Hong Jie was afraid, he didn't suggest going up anymore. Actually, he also had a little tension in his heart. Although Gui Shou said it wanted to eat, what if Gui Shou couldn't beat those ghosts? Just now was an elevator full of ghosts!

  "Let's go up anyway," said Hong Jie, who had just seen some unbelievable scenes. She was now very curious about whether it was a ghost or not. When a woman's curiosity is piqued, it's not as simple as the saying "curiosity kills the cat". The more frightening something is, the more interested women are than men. For example, when watching horror movies, men get scared and leave immediately, while women cover their eyes with one hand, scream with the other, and peek through their fingers, refusing to be dragged away.

  "Aren't you afraid?" Ling Fei asked, his eyes also sneaking a peek at the dark and deep corridor, looking like nothing was wrong, probably nothing would happen.

  "We women are not afraid, what are you afraid of?" Hong Jie asked, intentionally looking at Ling Fei with a disdainful gaze. If Ling Fei insisted on not going up, she wouldn't go either, but if he did go up, she wouldn't be afraid, and would just hide behind him.

  Although Ling Fei knew that Hong Jie was using the provocative method, at this time, using the provocative method was a beautiful and charming big beauty, even if it was a very big pit, he had to jump down, not jumping was not possible, after all, he couldn't let a woman look down on him.

  "Alright, let's go. I'll go first and you follow behind me. Remember to stay calm and don't scream no matter what you see," Ling Fei cautioned. If a woman were to shriek in this stairwell, he reckoned his eardrums would be shattered. Last time at the hospital, a woman had screamed because she was afraid of pain, and as a result, a glass cup nearby had exploded. He didn't want his own ears to suffer that kind of destruction.

  Besides, women like to scream for no reason at all. Sometimes they'll scream for half a day over just one cockroach. Often it's not something else that scares the man, but rather the woman right next to him.

  "Alright, I won't call." Hong Jie immediately agreed, but could her words be trusted? This was a question mark. Ling Fei believed that if she saw something, she would still call out. What bad luck, it would have been better if they hadn't been together. He rushed forward.

  Two people slowly entered the stairwell, and suddenly Ling Fei had an idea, reaching out to grasp Hong Jie's wrist, saying: "I'm holding your hand, be careful not to slip."

  Hong's face turned slightly red, but she still obediently let him hold her wrist, the warmth of his thick palm was comforting, and it was good to have this man protecting her, better than facing things alone.

  Ling Fei didn't have a good heart either, as long as there was any wind or movement, he would immediately take action, first sealing her mouth and then carrying her away, otherwise wouldn't he be leaving her alone in this place full of ghosts.

  The sound of the two people's leather shoes echoed softly in the corridor, with a slight reverberation. If it were daytime, probably no one would have paid attention to this normal occurrence. However, it was nighttime, and Ling Fei had just seen some unpleasant things. As they walked up only one floor, his breathing became rapid because he kept feeling that amidst their footsteps, there were other sounds mixed in - puff...puff...puff..., like a morbidly obese man stomping heavily on the ground with bare feet.

  "Did you hear that?" Hong Jie's voice was also trembling with the question, because in her ears she had indeed heard that strange echo, and it felt like that sound was always following closely behind her, and she always felt a chill on her back, as if there was wind blowing.

  "What we heard was just the echo of our footsteps, this is a normal sound in the corridor." Ling Fei said, but he still turned his head to look back cautiously. The light wasn't very good, but there was nothing behind them. How did that sound come from?

  As soon as he turned his head, the strange sound was gone, and Ling Fei didn't see anything unusual either. Most importantly, his right hand was very calm, without any abnormal reaction at all. What could have made that sound? Ling Fei suddenly became curious about it.

  "Are you going or not?" Hong Jie asked in a low voice, standing in the stairwell. Her heart was still a bit tense, after all, this was a dimly lit corner with no one else around except for the man in front of her. At that moment, his face was expressionless, and she could only vaguely see his eyes scanning around, which made Hong Jie think of some messy things.

  "Come on, haha, it turns out to be this thing. You see, women's high heels are so troublesome, and they're even hanging things without realizing it." Ling Fei suddenly burst out laughing because he saw a black object behind Hong Jie's high heel shoes. He took out his phone to take a look, and it was a black plastic bag. It was probably thrown away by some immoral person in the corridor, and now it just happened to be hanging on Hong Jie's high heel shoe. With every step, it made a faint rustling sound.

  "You scared me to death, I thought something bad was following me from behind." Hong Jie said and was about to pick up the plastic bag, but Ling Fei quickly squatted down: "I'll do it."

  Men, sometimes taking the initiative to do something is nothing, this is his view. After squatting down, he used his hand to hold down the plastic bag, and at the same time, his right hand gently grasped her heel: "Lift your leg lightly, pay attention to balance."

  The gentle movements and tone, combined with the special environment, suddenly gave Hong Jie a inexplicable sweet feeling in her heart. She obediently lifted up her own legs, without thinking about his hand grasping her snow-white ankle area. His hands felt very warm, it can be said that she liked this kind of feeling very much.

  "Alright, let's go and see if that strange noise is still there." Ling Fei stood up and said, while Hong Jie gently grasped his arm and whispered with a smile: "What if it's still there? Wouldn't you want to run even farther?"

  "That's for sure, but with you running." Ling Fei said, then the two people continued to go upstairs, and indeed that strange sound disappeared.

  "Ling Fei, what we saw today, do we need to tell them about it?" Hong Jie asked with some tension when they arrived at the teahouse floor. Whoever it is, when seeing such a thing for the first time, their subconscious mind will think of telling others, even if others won't believe it.

  "We didn't see anything, we were just waiting for the elevator and it didn't come." Ling Fei said immediately. Oh no, as the saying goes, don't talk about people during the day, and don't talk about ghosts at night. This is a dark corridor, and we've already seen a ghost. Does Hong Jie not know that ghosts also like to listen to ghost stories and watch horror movies?

  "Oh, but Ice and the others are here, I'm a bit worried." Hong Jie was slightly dissatisfied, after all, her good friends were all here, and they often came to play at night, she didn't want anything to happen to them.

  "Worrying is useless, let's see if they've heard or encountered anything later, and react accordingly. There's no need to cause them unnecessary panic." Ling Fei said, this logic is consistent with medical theory, many people who get cancer are actually in the early stages and won't die, but once they know about it, they'll be gone soon, actually scared to death. Now what disease doesn't kill people? Even a cold can lead to organ failure.

  Doubts give rise to dark demons, but what exactly are these demons? Even if a ghostly hand were to appear on one's own arm, Ling Fei still couldn't help but resist acknowledging the existence of ghosts. Deep down, denying the existence of ghosts was the right thing to do, as it would render them powerless against oneself. As Grandfather's book had also said, "Humans don't fear ghosts, ghosts fear humans."