Chiang Xiao didn't actually want to spend the night at the guesthouse; she just wanted to shake off the Bearded Man's attention and not let him see through her plans.
She ran into the guesthouse, where a receptionist auntie was sleeping soundly on a camp bed behind the counter, not even waking up to the noise she made.
Chiang Xiao thought about it and didn't wake her, carrying her luggage upstairs instead.
Once upstairs, she found a dark corner, slipped into the Space, and first drank a cup of Spirit Spring Water.
Her heart was pounding rapidly.
She had truly never encountered anyone who made her feel so endangered.
Clearly, the man hadn't done anything, yet her nerves remained stretched tight, unable to relax.
She felt that even staying with him a moment longer was dangerous.
If not for that, she could have just pretended to be unafraid, let him drive her, and simply mentioned another address.
