It was the landlady. She was holding a large piece of pizza in her hand and smiled brightly at the sight of Ariana.

"I made pizza at home. I brought some especially over for you."

Ariana took it and thanked her without hesitation before asking in confusion, "Didn't you rent that unit away?”

“Yes, but I'm still living downstairs. The entire floor downstairs is also mine,” the landlady replied.

The landlady was very friendly and continued chatting.

"You know what? The young man I told you about this morning arrived in the afternoon. I'm going to send him some pizza. Why don't you join me? I'll introduce you two.”

“I don't think it's a good idea. Besides, I'm in the middle of cooking dinner. Maybe next time," Ariana replied a little awkwardly and at a loss. She had no idea why the landlady wanted her to meet the man living across the hall.

“Well, don't worry about cooking. It is just a short greeting You can finish your cooking after you come back. That young man has finally arrived. You might not have a chance to introduce yourselves once you two become busy,” the landlady insisted.

She grabbed Ariana's hand and attempted to pull her out. She was strong and could drag Ariana to the corridor effortlessly.

Ariana couldn't stop the landlady even if she wanted to.

At last, she had no choice and agreed to meet the new neighbor.

She only agreed to the meeting because they would be neighbors in the future. If they were to meet any troubles, they could assist each other.

Ariana tumed off her stove before helping the landlady carry the pizza and followed her reluctantly to the door of the unit across the hall.

The landlady rang the doorbell, and many minutes passed without a response.

“Please be patient. This young man has a little difficulty walking," the landlady assured Ariana.

Ariana wasn't overthinking it at first. However, alarms started going off in her heart when she heard the familiar sound of the wheels from inside. She prepared herself for the worst that could happen.

She had wanted to escape when the door opened, and a handsome face she was fully acquainted with came into sight.

“Why are you here?" Ariana cried uncontrollably as she gazed at Theodore in shock.

The landlady darted her eyes between the two, and she asked in surprise, "You knew each other?"

"No."