Kun Yao shook her head and proposed a condition.
Fan Quguang was troubled. Shen Yue actually wanted ownership of the furball. Seeing Fan Quguang''s reluctance, Shen Yue took a step back and proposed permanent borrowing rights for the furball.
"That''s fine. Given our relationship, if you ask to borrow the furball, how could I refuse?" Fan Quguang immediately agreed with relief.
"That''s more like it. I didn''t really want to take your furball anyway." Shen Yue suddenly looked at Kun Yao, "For this next entry into the small world, is it just the two of us?"
"No, we''re going with the latest batch of guests entering the small world. You''ll see when we go in."
Shen Yue nodded.
"Hey, should we form a team? We''ve been together for so long, we could help each other out." Fan Quguang suddenly suggested.
"Hmm, I agree. What about you, Kun Yao?"
Kun Yao hesitated.
"Let''s team up. This way, in the small world, we can always sense our teammates'' status, and there are many other benefits." Fan Quguang persisted.
"Alright, how do we form a team?"
"Follow me. We need to register at a specific place to form a team." Fan Quguang picked up the little ghost, who was reluctant to move. He immediately stuffed several snacks into the little ghost''s arms, which finally made it willing to go.
Shen Yue watched this scene with mixed feelings.
Who would have thought that the little ghost from Stone Village would now become Fan Quguang''s... son?
"The first time I asked you about teaming up, you didn''t say where to register," Shen Yue asked.
"We register with another manager. Actually, this apartment has two managers," Fan Quguang led them towards a room on the first floor.
"Two managers? Who''s the other one? How come I''ve never seen them?" Shen Yue asked curiously.
"Her name is Yan Fei, she''s a super beautiful woman..."
Shen Yue''s interest was piqued: "A beautiful woman?"
Kun Yao glanced at her.
Shen Yue''s neck shrank, suddenly feeling a chill. She turned her head but didn''t see anything.
"Yes, very beautiful, but she doesn''t appear often. Actually, except for some old guests, no one knows about her," Fan Quguang said in a low voice.
"What does she manage in the apartment?"
"She''s responsible for registering guest information and managing the apartment''s service staff operations. But she''s very lazy and only organizes things once in a while, to save extra time."
"?" Shen Yue asked, "Save time for what?"
"Wait, you''ll see for yourself."
After walking for a long time, they reached the end of the corridor. Fan Quguang stopped and knocked on a door.This tale has been unlawfully obtained from Royal Road. If you discover it on Amazon, kindly report it.
But there was no response. After a few seconds, Fan Quguang pushed the door open.
The room had the same layout as Ruan Ning''s office, with a large desk, but behind the desk was a bed where a beautiful woman was lying. The light screen was filled with dense, incomprehensible text.
Shen Yue looked over and saw the beautiful woman leaning against the headboard. She had short hair and was wearing a red dress. Her beauty was stunning, and Shen Yue couldn''t help but look a few more times.
The beautiful woman sensed something and glanced at Shen Yue. Then her eyes fixed on the light screen again. The screen turned a page, and with a wave of her hand, it flipped back. She spoke while reading:
"What are you here for?"
"Manager, we''re here to form a team," Fan Quguang replied.
"Forming a team? There''s paper and pen over there. Each person leaves a drop of blood and you can go," Yan Fei said casually.
"Alright, good."
Fan Quguang walked to a table behind the door, took a needle, and efficiently left a drop of his blood in the container.
Shen Yue followed his example. Then it was Kun Yao''s turn.
Three drops of blood fell into three containers.
"Is that all?" Shen Yue asked in a low voice.
"Yes, we can go now," Fan Quguang replied.
Shen Yue was the first to walk out, but she took another look at Yan Fei before leaving. She rarely saw beautiful women with short hair, and it was indeed stunning.
Kun Yao came out last. As soon as they were out, the little ghost waiting outside climbed onto Fan Quguang''s back. After all three came out, the door behind them closed automatically.
"So, is our team formed now?"
Fan Quguang replied: "Not yet. When the team is successfully formed, you''ll receive a light screen notification."
"How long will that take?" Shen Yue asked.
"Tonight, probably. It''s quick."
The three returned to the lobby. Fan Quguang voluntarily handed the furball to Shen Yue, since he had just come out of a small world and would need some time before entering again.
Shen Yue didn''t stand on ceremony and took it directly.
By now, there were quite a few people in the lobby, including many new faces Shen Yue hadn''t seen before. She understood these were new guests. She looked around, chose a spot to sit down, and when she turned back, only Fan Quguang and the little ghost remained.
"Where did she go?"
"Don''t know, maybe back to her room," Fan Quguang said.
Shen Yue looked around, indeed there was no sign of Kun Yao.
Fan Quguang sat for a while and then took the little ghost to play. Before he got up, Shen Yue couldn''t help but ask: "Hey, it''s been such a short time, how did you two become so close?"
She clearly remembered the first time she found Fan Quguang, he had a lecherous look. It was completely different from his current devoted care for the little ghost, which he seemed to enjoy. His demeanor had changed drastically.
"You don''t know, I used to have a younger brother, but he unfortunately drowned. He was about the same age as this little one. I was only fifteen then," Fan Quguang seemed to recall something, "It was my fault for not watching him carefully."
The little ghost patted Fan Quguang''s thigh, urging him to hurry up and take it to play. Fan Quguang smiled again:
"My brother loved sweets just like him. That''s why I gave this little ghost candy, but later he saved me. I have to repay that kindness."
Shen Yue gave him a thumbs up. Fan Quguang smiled and left with the little ghost.
Shen Yue stayed downstairs for a while, had dinner, and then returned to her room.
As night fell, lying in bed, Shen Yue suddenly remembered something and quickly checked her system.
"Three percent... Ah!" Shen Yue looked helplessly at the number on the system.
She only had three percent energy left, probably not enough to get through the next small world. Then she thought of Kun Yao, Kun Yao in the cave passage.
As the scene from that time floated in her mind, she felt her face getting warm.
Just then, a light screen appeared, showing that she, Kun Yao, and Fan Quguang had become teammates.
After looking at it for a few moments, the light screen quickly disappeared. Shen Yue lay in bed tossing and turning, soon losing consciousness.
The night passed quickly. At dawn, Shen Yue was awakened by a light screen.
"Guest Shen Yue, please gather in the first-floor lobby as soon as possible. Your small world is about to open."
Seeing these words, Shen Yue became fully awake. She quickly got ready and went down to the first floor.
Coming out of the elevator, she saw the guests entering this small world: six men and three women, plus Shen Yue herself and Kun Yao, making eleven people in total.
These people should all have experienced a small world before. At least they didn''t look extremely anxious and uneasy like new guests.
"There are quite a lot of people this time."
After Shen Yue arrived, Kun Yao walked out from somewhere.
"You..." Shen Yue wanted to say something, but her gaze was drawn to the light screen appearing in the lobby.
That familiar light screen appeared again: All personnel have arrived. Please get ready. This small world is Pink Paradise.
Pink Paradise?