It was the second day again. When number 14 went to Shen Yue's room at 14 o'clock, Shen Yue was gone again.
His earphones were also completely silent the whole day. It seemed that Shen Yue did not encounter any danger, nor did he need his help.
It was not until night time when Shen Yue came back from outside, hugging Ma Sha's ashes.
"Have you eaten?" number 14 asked.
Shen Yue nodded, "Yeah, I ate with Si Chengyou."
For the next week, Shen Yue was like this every day, leaving Building 7 in the morning and returning to Building 7 at night.
Number 14 could no longer stand it. After staying up all night, he finally caught Shen Yue leaving Building 7 at four o'clock in the morning.
"Can you take me with you?" Letting Shen Yue run to Si Chengyou's side alone every day, he felt uneasy.
He had thought that Shen Yue might refuse. Number 14 was already prepared to use the method he learned from Mo Aman of crying, making trouble and hanging himself. He would risk his image to insist on going with Shen Yue.
But Shen Yue just nodded lightly, "Okay, let's go together."
Number 14's killer moves had not yet been released before being forcibly held back.
Shen Yue would never know what she had missed that day.
The two came to Building 5 together. Number 14 followed Shen Yue and walked right in. Only then did he realize that Shen Yue had already been set as a green card holder for Building 5.
Not only could she come and go freely into Building 5, she could also bring people in and out freely.
There were two levels of green cards in each building. One level was that they could go in and out freely by themselves. The other level was that not only could they go in and out by themselves, they could also bring people in.
Generally, only prisoners above the 30th floor could freely bring people in. For Building 5, which was managed by Si Chengyou and had no clear floor levels, only those in power had the right to bring people in.
That meant Shen Yue's access in Building 5 was almost the same as Si Chengyou’s.
Especially when number 14 followed Shen Yue to casually scan her face to open the elevator, and then casually passed the iris verification to let the elevator go directly to the 36th floor, he had an even stronger illusion.
Was he in Building 7 or Building 5?
Was his master the person in power of Building 7 or the person in power of Building 5?
Building 5 and Building 7 were not too far apart, less than ten minutes on foot.
Now, the two finally arrived at Building 5 at 4:26 in the morning.
The lights on the 36th floor were all off, only the corridor lights emitted faint light.
Shen Yue walked directly to a wall, quickly found the switch, clicked a few times, and the originally dim 36th floor lit up.
Then, Shen Yue nimbly got into a room, opened the refrigerator, took out a plate of peach cakes, and skillfully opened a cabinet full of all kinds of tea leaves.
Shen Yue turned to ask number 14, "What tea do you want to drink?"
Number 14 was stunned by the question. He remembered that Shen Yue did not have the habit of drinking tea before. Was it something she learned from Si Chengyou over the past few days?
"You can decide."
Shen Yue took a look and randomly took out a box of tea leaves. She sat down at Si Chengyou's tea table and started making tea.
Whether it was warming the cups, placing the tea, or the brewing method, she looked very skilled and comfortable.
Number 14 watched Shen Yue's appearance while making tea. His worried heart calmed down inexplicably.
Shen Yue handed a cup of brewed tea to number 14 and placed one cup in front of her. She also picked up a small piece of peach cake and ate it with small sips of tea.
Originally, there were no other extra sounds in the early morning night. After the gurgling sound of tea brewing was gone, there was only the sound of each other's breathing between them, and the barely audible chewing sound.
Number 14 took a sip of tea, ready to slowly appreciate the flavor, but he almost spit it out.
Too bitter, super bitter. How much tea did she put in to make it so bitter?
Number 14 looked at Shen Yue, who was quite calm eating tea and peach cakes bite by bite. He suddenly understood why she had to eat them with dessert.
He turned his gaze back to the cup, hesitating a little.
The tea was very bitter, but this was the first time Shen Yue had brewed tea for him.
Number 14 gritted his teeth, bottoms up!
After drinking this painfully bitter cup of tea, number 14’s eyebrows and nose were all wrinkled together.
Shen Yue, who was eating small bites of snacks, saw this scene and paused slightly. After swallowing the peach cake in her mouth, she said in surprise, "You actually finished it. Si Chengyou never drinks the tea I make. He said it would kill people."
Hearing this, number 14's mood, which was heroic a moment ago, was suddenly uncertain.
Until he heard Shen Yue's next sentence, "I'm very happy you finished it."
Number 14 had to admit that he was so easily satisfied.
"I'll drink as much as you want, as long as you’re happy."
Number 14 had just sworn his loyalty when the door that had been closed not far away was opened. Si Chengyou, dressed neatly, walked out from the inside.
Although he was as rigorous as ever from head to toe, number 14 still noticed that Si Chengyou now was different from usual.
If he had to say it, it would be that the hint of warmth between his brows was gone, replaced by some inexplicable irritability.
Before number 14 could think further, Shen Yue had already walked up to him and whispered, "Number 14, don't talk for now. Si Chengyou has morning temper, it's scary."
Number 14 still didn’t understand what Shen Yue meant by scary. When he looked up, he met Si Chengyou's eyes.
What kind of eyes were they?
Number 14 didn't know what to say.
Even though he had experienced so many life-and-death crises, even though he had struggled in cruel training since he was young, when he looked into those eyes, he was still afraid of the despair they contained.
This was completely different from the usual harmless-looking Si Chengyou who always smiled.
Number 14 unconsciously stood still. It was not because Shen Yue told him not to speak, but because now under Si Chengyou’s gaze he couldn’t get any words out at all.
Shen Yue was already used to Si Chengyou's eyes like this. Not only was she not afraid, but she walked up to Si Chengyou in two or three steps, righteous, "Si Chengyou, I can't sleep, tell me a story."
Number 14 only felt that the thick black fog around Si Chengyou disappeared after Shen Yue said this sentence. Although there was still some fatigue left between his brows, it was no longer as terrifying as before.
He heard Si Chengyou say helplessly, "I told you not to eat snacks with tea in the middle of the night. The tea you brew is bitter and astringent. Even if you swallow it with snacks, you still can’t sleep."
Shen Yue was righteous, "But number 14 finished it just now."
Upon hearing this, Si Chengyou's eyes fell on number 14. Number 14 instantly felt like he had been completely seen through.
He saw Si Chengyou walk past him from the side of the table. He picked up another clean teacup, poured some clean water, and handed it to number 14 without saying another word.
Number 14 took it and drank a sip. He did feel more comfortable in his mouth.
