Yìngyuè's eyes had adjusted to the darkness after more than an hour of being there. She could see the surroundings dimly. The man was sitting in the back right corner of the elevator while Yìngyuè was in the back left corner. The elevator wasn't too big either, but it's still a lot bigger than the phone booth they took shelter in this afternoon. There was a large bag next to that person. Yìngyuè remembered he carried nothing when they were in the telephone booth. Maybe he got the big bag from this building.

"Are you a tenant in this building?"

Yìngyuè tried to break the silence again.

"Not me. But one of my friends. This afternoon he called me asking for help. Because he was out of town, he could not come here. So begging me to pick up the stuff here and keep it for a while."

Then he continued his words again.

"I have visited this building several times. Okay, maybe not just several, but numerous times. So I already know the custodian on the ground floor. His name is Hànróng. The key that I hold, belongs to my friend. Besides having access to a unit on the 10th floor, my friend also has a key to the front door and the gate. But when I arrived, the custodian was still there, so I didn't need to use the key to enter this building."

"But when I entered this building, there were no people, Sir. Isn't it that before going home, he had to lock the door first?"

"I thought he wasn't going home yet when you came. Maybe he was out for a while, and he felt like he didn't need to lock the door because usually, things were always safe around here."

"Did he get back here?"

"Yes, I think so. And maybe Hànróng met with those people. I hope nothing bad happened to him."

"What about the night watchman?" Yìngyuè asked him curiously.

"There are only two night-watchmen. They take turns guarding this place. One of them is very lazy. So tonight and tomorrow night, the watchman is different. I already told you the security sucks. They only hired two people to guard building this size."

Then man shook his head repeatedly.

"Hànróng told me the watchman on duty tonight is the lazy one. He was often only on guard outside the building. I also knew those two watchmen because I used to go here at night a few months ago. I suspected he is not lazy but afraid of something. The person is a little timid."

"Afraid of something?" Yìngyuè now felt a bit worried. Maybe this building was haunted.

The man laughed softly.

"There's no need to be afraid. I have spent the night in this building several times. So far, nothing has ever happened. And I also witnessed no weirdness. There aren't any ghost rumors or anything like that in this building, anyway."

Yìngyuè felt relieved. She said.

"So you were on your way here when you were caught in the rain, so you had to take shelter in the phone booth."

"Yes, I was on my way here."

"You didn't come by subway? Isn't the station is right there, at the intersection near here."

"Of course, I took the subway to get here. But the one I took didn't stop at that intersection's station. It stopped at a station two kilometers from here."

Yìngyuè nodded at the man's explanation. Then she switched to a different topic.

"In this city, where do you live?"

"I live in Píngyuán. It's in the middle of this huge city. It's far from here. Where do your relatives live?"

"Yuèmíng," Yìngyuè replied.

"Oh, it's very close to Píngyuán," says the man. "Apart from the name of the area, Yuèmíng is also the name of the typical food there. Lots of people selling Yuèmíng there."

Hearing the news thrilled Yìngyuè. Apart from being happy because this man knew the area she was going to, it was also because there was cuisine whose name is like her name.

"Do you often eat Yuèmíng?"

"Not too often. Yuèmíng is so sweet. I prefer salty food."

Suddenly Yìngyuè yawned. She looked tired.

"Are you sleepy?" the man asked.

"A little. Aren't you sleepy? "

"Last night, I slept very well. So if I don't sleep tonight, it's okay."

"I am sorry. If I didn't enter this building, maybe by now you are resting comfortably at home."

"It is okay. Occasionally sleeping outside is not a bad thing either. Perhaps from now on, I have to get used to it. "

"Eh?"

The man's words sounded odd to Yìngyuè's ears. This man had a habit of saying something weird.

The man laughed again. Then he explained.

"The lease for the house I live in has expired today. The landlord increased the rent fivefold, so I have to find another place to live. He gave tolerance for one week, though. However, I feel that one week may not be enough to find a suitable place. So there's a chance I'll be homeless next week. That's why I consider tonight as a practice."

Yìngyuè also laughed after hearing the man's story.

"Are you not looking for a place today?"

"I live with some of my friends. This morning we went to the subway station near our house to rent a luggage storage locker there. If we have not found a place to live in one week yet, we can adequately store our belongings. "