Chapter 69: The Story on the Sixth Floor

  His figure stepped out of the black hole and into the living room, where everything that was still somewhat familiar caught his eye, causing him to let out a sigh of relief instantly.

  Although having been visited by thieves twice in a row and the indirect economic loss was not too much, An Yi still didn't like such situations to happen.

  Wait!

  An Yi had just let out a sigh of relief when his eyes quickly scanned the surroundings, and a feeling that something was not quite right floated up in his mind.

  Still somewhat familiar? Why is there such a feeling? An Yi couldn't quite put into words the inexplicable feeling in his heart. Then...

  His gaze swept over everything in the living room, and An Yi finally realized why he had that subtle sense of unfamiliarity that was somewhat familiar but not quite.

  It's spacious! The living room is much more spacious than I imagined.

  But where did this sense of emptiness come from? An Yi furrowed his brow and looked around again.

  The darkness under the lamp can be seen as soon as it appears, and An Yi is no exception. In a long time of familiarity, even if there is a little strangeness, it's not something that can be discovered in an instant. Although one can feel that kind of abrupt strangeness, its root cause cannot be found in an instant.

  Her eyes stared blankly at everything around her, and An Yi's face was filled with an inexplicable confusion.

  The position of the furniture has not changed at all, and the electrical appliances are also...

  Wait!

  An Yi's mouth was wide open, staring blankly at the empty screen wall.

  The TV?

  An Yi turned stiffly and looked at the left corner of the video wall again.

  Air conditioner cabinet...?

  After swallowing hard and spitting out saliva, it took An Yi a good while before his mouth slowly closed.

  "I'm going!" An Yi finally couldn't help but make a comment.

  Everything in sight was spotless, and even An Yi thought that this time he wouldn't encounter the situation of his home being burglarized again. But the fact is...

  The thief didn't just visit An Yi's home again, but also...

  An Yi subconsciously looked at Shana, seemingly because of the previous two encounters, she had unknowingly developed a habit.

  The note was quietly placed on the coffee table, as if still waving at An Yi from afar.

  The corners of his mouth twitched a few times, and An Yi grabbed the paper strip on the tea table.

  "Hey, you're really not making things easy for me! You didn't even leave any money for the taxi fare. It's hard for me to do this! Originally, I was planning to continue helping you clean your appliances, but then I thought about conserving water and reluctantly took them all away. Don't thank me, just remember to put some cash at home, it's not like hiring a moving company is cheap? And I'm such a professional too!" With a huff, he crumpled up the note into a ball and threw it in the trash can, then quickly opened the security door and walked out.

  TV sets, air conditioners, these large household appliances, An Yi doesn't believe that the thief can easily take them away. There must be a vehicle involved in this process, and it will definitely attract attention from neighbors.

  But...

  When he knocked on the door of the house opposite, he saw the door open and that unfamiliar face, and after hearing the other person's cold "I don't know", An Yi found himself unknowingly neglecting something.

  Since An Yi's parents passed away, An Yi rarely, no, should say An Yi has never paid attention to the changes around him.

  Many neighbors around have changed a lot, some are rented out and others have changed owners.

  Stranger. A strange feeling suddenly struck An Yi's heart, diluting the atmosphere of being robbed again at home.

  He walked back home mechanically, closed the door, and sat quietly on the sofa, staring blankly at everything in the living room.

  If it weren't for the appearance of this little thief, An Yi would still be unaware that his life had been heading towards a strange state.

  No family, no friends, and even life may be lost at any time because of that cruel game.

  Maybe after I die, no one will care at all. Even if a long, long time has passed, it's possible that no one will have noticed.

  An Yi's face was covered with a self-deprecating bitter smile.

  No. Maybe someone else will remember themselves too.

  A silly face floated up in his mind. Thinking of that silly girl, An Yi's mood improved a lot.

  Shaking his head, he dispersed the negative emotions that had just risen in his mind. An Yi got up and walked to another room to take a look.

  "Haha. It's really clean." Looking at the empty room, which was almost stripped bare except for the chandelier, Anyi shook her head with a mix of anger and amusement.

  "See what you can steal next time!" An Yi muttered to himself and walked back to the bedroom.

  The electrical appliances were moved out, and normally An Yi would have to replenish them. However, it seemed that his heart was somehow plucked like a string, and An Yi felt as if he wanted to confront the unknown thief. So, he decided not to buy any new electrical appliances.

  Just lying in bed for a short while, due to fatigue, An Yi's eyelids started fighting...

  In a daze, strange sounds appeared one after another, causing An Yi to open his eyes in a confused manner.

  The moonlight shines through the window and casts a faint glow into the room.

  The view in the bedroom was blurry, An Yi glanced at the wall clock and vaguely made out that it was early in the morning.

  A creaking sound came from above An Yi's head.

  The sound is sometimes fast and sometimes slow, but rich in rhythm. Moreover... amidst the creaking sounds, the voices of men and women doing that thing are faintly interspersed.

  The old residential building had poor sound insulation, and even if An Yi didn't deliberately listen in, he could still hear the conversations between men and women interspersed with creaking sounds from upstairs.

  "You, you... when are you going to take me to meet your parents..." The woman's voice was intermittent, with a hint of coquettishness.

  "In a few days, in a few days... You turn over." The man's voice had a slightly perfunctory tone.

  "You promise me, and I'll let you enter from behind." The woman whispered seductively while panting.

  The intermittent noise upstairs was accompanied by a strong rhythmic creaking sound, which was particularly thought-provoking.

  He had originally been in a daze, half awake and half asleep, but now that he was aware of the situation, An Yi's face turned somewhat speechless in the darkness.

  He pulled the quilt up and covered his head, trying to block out the disturbance of the noise.

  The quilt covered An Yi's forehead, leaving only the lower half of his face, including his mouth, exposed. Nevertheless, the sound from upstairs still faintly entered An Yi's ears.

  An Yi's sleepiness hadn't completely dissipated yet, and coupled with his physical and mental exhaustion, he unknowingly fell asleep again.

  ……

  Maybe it was because of waking up that one time last night, as soon as the sky brightened, An Yi woke up from his sleep.

  Looking at the light between the dawn clouds, An Yi yawned and propped up his body.

  Getting up and walking into the kitchen for a look, An Yi's face slightly stiffened before he remembered that his home had been "visited" again.

  Some cooking tools were not taken away, but... the refrigerator was also taken away, so at home, except for some staple foods, there are no other ingredients. Not even a single egg was left behind.

  Helplessly sighing, An Yi put on his clothes, washed up a bit, and then prepared to go out for some breakfast.

  The door opened and An Yi had just stepped out with his front foot when he saw two figures walking down from upstairs, their faces causing him to be slightly surprised.

  Strictly speaking, the two people in front of him were actually familiar with An Yi.

  Of course, the two people walking towards them might not know An Yi at all!

  The woman who was dressed up and made up, or the young man next to her, were precisely the two people that An Yi had seen in the alley twice before. Only...

  Thinking of last night's muddled hearing of the 'shouting' from upstairs, An Yi's face was somewhat strange.

  The house upstairs should have been rented out, and it's no longer An Yi's neighbor from before. After all, neither the woman nor the young man in front of him was someone An Yi had seen before.

  Also...

  How did these two people develop to the point where they want to meet their parents? An Yi vaguely remembered that last night when she woke up for a while, was it hearing the two of them discussing meeting their parents?

  The two of them... aren't they in a 'customer' and 'server' relationship?

  Compared to An Yi's 'deep impression' of the two, they couldn't help but be taken aback by the undisguised strange look on An Yi's face when he first met them.

  Under An Yi's strange gaze, the young man awkwardly greeted him: "Uh... you also live here? I just moved in, come visit me at home sometime."

  "Doing what? Ah? Oh. Never mind." It wasn't that An Yi intentionally wanted to reject him, but the key was the profession of the young woman next to the young man, plus the fact that the young woman beside him was secretly throwing flirtatious glances at An Yi again.

  An Yi secretly wiped away a sweat drop and turned back to pretend to insert the key.

  It suddenly occurred to him that the noise last night was when the young man and woman passed by each other, An Yi couldn't help but remind them: "Cough. If you're moving furniture at night, try to be a bit quieter, this building is old after all, the soundproofing isn't very good."

  The young man and the girl were clearly stunned for a moment, and it took half a day for them to react.

  Moving furniture? The young man and woman exchanged a glance, both of their faces showing some confusion.

  No moving furniture last night! But moved big legs back and forth many times.

  Ginger is still spicy after all. The young lady was momentarily bewildered, but instantly reflected on it.

  She secretly winked at An Yi, and the woman suddenly said with a profound meaning: "Alright, be careful next time. By the way, my boyfriend is often not at home, if there's anything like furniture next time, would you mind helping me move it?"

  An Yi opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, the woman pulled a young man with a bewildered expression out of the corridor.

  As soon as he saw the two leave, An Yi put down his pretentious act of inserting the key.

  Thinking of what he vaguely heard from the two people's 'shouting' last night, and combining it with what the girl said just now, An Yi was truly speechless.

  If it were just last night, An Yi would have thought that the two upstairs were telling a story about a foolish woman and an unfaithful man. After all, in the words An Yi heard last night, the male voice was clearly full of perfunctoriness. But...

  But looking at it this way, it's actually a story about a foolish woman and an unfaithful man. Obviously, it's a story about a wild chicken paired with a greedy wolf.