The apartment complex where Gu Qingxiang rented was over twenty years old, lacking maintenance. The dim lighting in the stairwell, coupled with the haphazardly strewn wires over the fuse box and the walls plastered with dusty old advertisements, created an atmosphere straight out of a horror movie.

"The previous one was damaged, so I replaced it!"

The casual tone of the unfamiliar man startled a woman who was descending the stairs to head to her night shift. She paused for a moment before turning and running back upstairs.

"Big sis, it's okay, he's just joking with me!"