Stayed Out All Night with Another Man?

It turned out Jiang Zhou had called him so many times that night. Chen Ju hurriedly opened his messages. Jiang Zhou had replied to the text he’d sent yesterday.

[Mm. I’ll be back tonight. Don’t go wandering off.] The timestamp read 7:20 last night. Suddenly, Chen Ju’s eyes began to sting. He stared at the words and quickly wiped his eyes with the back of his hand.

Had Jiang Zhou come back last night to see him? No, that couldn’t be it. He must have come back to spend Christmas with Miss Liu.

The pain in his body seemed to spread deeper. Chen Ju took a deep breath, closed his locker, straightened his clothes, and got to work.

At last, his shift was over. As Chen Ju changed, his vision suddenly blurred and he began to fall backward. The next moment, an arm caught him around the waist. A pleasant perfume mingled with a faint scent of tobacco. When Chen Ju came to and his vision cleared, he saw that the person supporting him was Manager Yan.

“Why do you look so pale tonight?” Manager Yan asked with a frown. “If you’re not feeling well, don’t push yourself.”

Chen Ju quickly straightened up and managed a smile. “Thank you, Manager. I’m... fine. I just didn’t sleep well last night.”

Manager Yan looked Chen Ju up and down, then let his gaze linger on the cut at the corner of Chen Ju’s mouth. “Go home and get some rest. If you can’t make it in tomorrow, that’s all right.”

“I can come in!” Chen Ju hurriedly said, forcing himself to perk up. With an earnest expression, he added, “I really am fine!”

Yan Qiu studied him for a few seconds, then patted him on the shoulder. “Good. Go home and get some proper rest.”...