Chapter 18: A Strange Gift

"Coming?" A slightly hoarse voice came into my ears, and I couldn't help but purse my lips and boldly approach him.

"You just said at the front desk that the TV was broken, right?" I reluctantly settled down and pretended to be calm and asked.

"No, there, you go and take a look, I don't know what the problem is." Following the direction he was pointing, I saw the old-fashioned television set at the end of the bed.

If it's okay to say LCD TV,This old-fashioned eight lifetimes haven't touched much,I don't know where the buttons are, let alone repair.。

Still, I stepped forward and pretended to take a few looks.

A slight sound of the door closing behind me sounded "babbling", but for me at this time, the sound was infinitely amplified in my mind, and it terrified me as the approaching footsteps of demons.

I turned my head stiffly, but I didn't expect the strange guest to stand close to me, and his warm breath sprayed on the back of my neck, making me shudder, and I didn't know what to do.

"What? Could it be that you're afraid of me? He whispered jokingly in my ear.

Afraid, of course afraid. But she wouldn't be so stupid as to really tell him the truth.

"This TV is probably an old problem.,If you really want to watch TV, why don't I find someone to fix it for you tomorrow.。

I took a step to the side of me, trying to keep a certain distance from him, but instead of ignoring my movements, he grabbed my arm with one hand and tried to stop me from the room.

The words that my boss had told me before he left came back to my mind again. I suddenly regretted why I didn't take my boss's words to heart and be wary of the guests of this hotel.

"This guest, if there is nothing to do, I will go first." I wanted to cry without tears and pulled his sleeve to push him away, but there was a huge disparity in strength between men and women, and under the push, I was hugged by the man from behind.

Could it be that in the middle of the night, he thinks I'm plotting against me?!

"This pendant is just a gift from me." I lowered my head when I heard the sound, and realized that I was wearing a turquoise pendant around my neck at some point, and the round luster gave off a faint halo in the light.

"This guest, our staff has a rule that we can't accept passengers' things privately." I tried to remove the pendant from my neck as I spoke, but the man grabbed my hand and stopped me from moving further.

"If you don't put this pendant away now, then don't want to get out of this room!" A cold voice came to my ears with a hint of command, and I looked down at the pendant clinging to my skin, hesitating to compromise him.

Since he insisted on letting me take it, I would accept it, anyway, the most important thing now is to get as far away from this man as possible!

Seeing that he let go of my hand, I looked at him with a smile, and then ran towards the door with all my strength, until I rushed to the hall on the first floor, and I slowly stopped, standing still and gasping for air.

The next morning, the boss dressed casually appeared at the front desk of the small hotel on time.

Lying at the front desk, I was a little sleepy, looking at the boss's face in a daze, and I couldn't turn around for a long time.

"Yan Yue, did you have anything to do with any guest last night?"

Related? I dragged my chin with my right hand and wandered for a while, when suddenly the face of the strange man from last night came to my mind, and my body was agitated, and I instantly sobered up.

"Boss." I bit my lip nervously, not knowing whether to tell the truth in front of my boss.

First, I was afraid that I would lose my job, and secondly, I was afraid that I would leave a bad first impression in the boss's heart.

"Tell me the truth." Perhaps the boss saw the hesitation in my eyes, and before I could reveal anything to him, he signaled to me that it was best not to deceive him.

"Last night, there was indeed a guest who called the front desk and said that the TV was broken and asked me to go up to see what the problem was, I didn't pay much attention at the time, so I went straight up, but I didn't expect the guest to stuff this pendant to me, saying that if I didn't take it, he would pull me and not let me go. So, in a very helpless situation, I accepted it. As I spoke, I took the initiative to pinch the corner of the pendant and show it to the boss.

"You." The boss stared at the pendant hanging around my neck with a complicated expression, and then said to me faintly: "I advise you to find a chance to return it to him, otherwise what will happen in the future is something you and I can't predict." This is my advice to you, and I hope you will listen to me. ”

I took my boss's words to heart, so much so that after my morning shift, I was still thinking about how to return the pendant.

When I think of last night, I am still afraid to return the pendant to him in person, after all, a man and a woman are in the same room, and it is still me who is in danger.

I raised my hand and held the pendant and plucked up the courage to go upstairs to the door of the man's room, and after a moment of deliberation, I decided to hang the pendant on the doorknob and return it to him without meeting.

Thinking that this was the end of the matter, I changed my clothes and went back to Mr. Li's house with peace of mind.

Exhausted, I lay down without hesitation when I saw the big bed in the bedroom, and then fell into a deep sleep, however, I had a strange dream.

In my dream, I still wore the pendant around my neck, but the pendant seemed to come to life, and it circled around my neck twice like a snake.

Frightened, I trembled and raised my hand to take off the pendant, but for some reason, I couldn't move my whole body, and I could only feel my neck gradually tightened by the pendant until I couldn't breathe.

"Ahh I screamed and abruptly woke up from my nightmare, instinctively raising my hand to touch my neck, gasping for air.

After all, the feeling in the dream was so real that it seemed to be really manifesting in me.

"This is ......" The cold touch of my fingertips made my back break out in a cold sweat.

I hurriedly lifted the quilt on my body, and before I even had time to put it on, I ran to the bathroom mirror to look at myself.

"I remember that I obviously returned this pendant, why did it still appear on my neck?!" I clutched my forehead in a bit of a frustration, feeling at a loss for a moment.

Could it be that I'm dazzled? I tried to rub my eyes, but the pendant was still lying there, proving that it was all true.

I suddenly remembered what my boss had told me, did it start to come true, what should I do?

Back in my room, I put the pendant in my jacket pocket, took a shower, and went out.

I went to the street to eat something and went to work.

When he arrived at the hotel, he happened to bump into the boss, and after chatting a few words, he left.

No sooner had he walked on his front foot than the strange guest returned.

As soon as I walked in the door, he smiled at me, and I immediately felt sick.

I gave him a blank look, quickly took out the pendant, and handed it to him, "This is your pendant, return it to you." ”

The guest didn't speak, didn't move, just smiled at me.

Seeing this, I really wanted to go up and slap him and throw the pendant in his face.

After a few minutes of stalemate, I said impatiently, "Please take the pendant back, or I'll throw it away." ”

The guest looked indifferent, "How can there be any reason to get back the things that were sent, anyway, this thing is already yours, just throw it away if you want!" ”

"What the hell do you want?" I stretched my hand forward, and he looked at the pendant, and his gaze fell on me again.

Then he reached out to cover my hand, and I instinctively retracted it.

"What do you want to do?" I looked at him warily.

He smiled indifferently, "Don't do anything." ”

At this point, his patience had been almost exhausted, and he casually threw the pendant on the table at the front desk. I thought I didn't want to forget it, just treat it as if the guest dropped something and I picked it up and put it here, and handed it over to the boss when the time came.

At this time, the guest suddenly said, "It's okay if you want me to get the pendant back, but ......"

Looking at his malicious eyes, I frowned, "But what? ”

The guest chuckled, "As long as you promise me one condition, I'll take the pendant back." ”

Sure enough, I didn't feel good, I scolded a bastard in my heart, and said angrily, "Dreaming!" ”

The guest squinted, said nothing, and turned to go up to the second floor.

Looking at his back, I wanted to kick him.

I put the pendant in the drawer of my desk and concentrated on my work.

At one o'clock in the morning, I was drowsy when I suddenly heard a snap and woke up instantly.

"Open the room."

When I looked up, I saw that it was the short-haired woman I met at the convenience store that day.

I was stunned for a moment, "What kind of room do you want?" ”

"The best." After saying that, the short-haired woman took out a box of cigarettes from her bag, smoked one and handed it to me.

I said weakly, "I don't smoke......"

The short-haired woman chuckled, "Okay, when did you come here to work, I haven't seen you when I came here before." ”

"It's only been a few days since I arrived."

Listening to her tone, it seems that she often comes to live here.

The short-haired woman was about to say something when she was interrupted by the sudden sound of footsteps at the top of the stairs.

I subconsciously glanced in the direction of the staircase, but I didn't see anyone coming down.

Turning around, the short-haired woman was extinguishing a cigarette butt.

I opened the most expensive room in the hotel and gave her the room card.

The short-haired woman took the room card and left her hand in the air for a few seconds, "If you don't want to get in trouble, get out of here quickly." ”

With that, the short-haired woman left.

I didn't pay attention to what she said, and played with my phone to start the time.

Because there were almost no guests in the early morning, it was very quiet in the hotel, and even a little unusual.

At about three o'clock, I suddenly had a stomachache, so I grabbed my phone and ran to the toilet.

Because the toilet lights are voice-activated, they have to make sound every minute.

After going to the toilet, I just put on my pants, the light went out again, and this time I didn't have time to make a sound, I heard a "pop" outside, and the light came on......