I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

Chen Ya glared at her: "Yours is more expensive than mine!"

"But I just want to eat yours."

Chen Ya pushed the instant noodles towards her, watching as Liu Ruyan nonchalantly used the fork he had just used to slurp up a few noodles.

"Why don't you pick more? You don't need all that aristocratic etiquette to eat instant noodles."

Liu Ruyan blushed.

After a while, she looked up.

Like rain after a long drought, she felt her whole body swell up, like a balloon being gradually filled.

too delicious.

Soon, the sounds of slurping noodles, like soft moans, leaked out uncontrollably and filled the entire convenience store.

"This is delicious."

During a break from slurping noodles, she looked up and said something briefly before immediately burying her head back down.

Chen Ya picked up a spoon and moved her rice to her own side: "It's a good thing you ordered the two-color curry, I don't like Sichuan pepper beef."

He was only halfway through eating the two-color curry, and hadn't even finished the chicken pieces, when Liu Ruyan had already slurped up all the noodles and was looking at him with a look of lingering satisfaction.

"Is this good?"

Chen Ya looked at her helplessly: "You're not full?"

Liu Ruyan thought for a moment and said, "A little."

"Then...would you like to try some?"

"Try a little." Liu Ruyan's face was filled with undisguised greed.

Chen Ya, looking shocked, pushed the half-eaten omelet rice towards her. Just as he was about to get a new pair of disposable chopsticks, Liu Ruyan directly used her fork to pick up the chicken pieces from the bowl.

"Hmm, it's tasty, but not as good as instant noodles."

Chen Ya pressed his forehead and leaned back in his chair.

He had nothing more to say.

After finishing their meal, the two piled the trash against the wall, and Liu Ruyan lay down on the table.

"What are your plans next?" Chen Ya asked, fiddling with his phone. "When are you going to jump into the lake again?"

Liu Ruyan felt lazy and didn't want to think, so she said, "I think I'll wait a few days before going."

"Don't you want to jump into the lake anymore?"

"No, I want to think about it carefully." She felt her eyelids getting heavier and heavier.

"Planning to go home?"

“I’m not going back,” Liu Ruyan said, feeling as if her voice was coming from a very far place. “If I go back, I’ll be beaten to death.”

"That's good, then we don't have to write a will."

Liu Ruyan was too weak to respond to the joke; her lips moved, but she couldn't utter a word.

She fell asleep on the table.

She slept soundly and had a dream of flying through the clouds.

The next morning, she opened her eyes to an unfamiliar ceiling.

Chapter 30: One Day of Drifting

An unfamiliar ceiling, an unfamiliar blanket, an unfamiliar bed.

This is a room with a masculine feel. There is a writing desk by the window, behind which is the bed, and a small wardrobe not far away.

The floor was covered with a carpet, and on the carpet was a small coffee table with various books and picture albums on it.

Liu Ruyan lifted the covers and sat up, only to find that she was now wearing nothing but a white tank top.

She hugged herself and began to feel fear.

After a moment of fear, I realized that I wasn't missing any parts.

She hadn't even taken off her white stockings and pantyhose.

That's why my waist was sore from being constricted, and it turned red.

She took off her pantyhose, crumpled it up, and threw it on the floor.

Then, she found her clothes.

After getting dressed, I noticed a note on the coffee table: "I have to go out. Breakfast is in the kitchen. You are free to leave after you finish eating."

I looked at the clock; it was already 10 a.m.

Liu Ruyan stretched.

This was the first time she had slept at someone else's house, and she was surprised to find that she slept quite soundly.

Once in the kitchen, she found the sandwiches on the counter.

It contained eggs and tomatoes, as well as a slice of bacon. It was cold, but still delicious.

After she finished eating, she left the dirty plate on the table and wandered around the room.

This is a studio apartment. Although small, it has everything you need. The bedroom and study are combined into one room. The living room is small, but it has a projector and shelves full of various movie discs.

Although the room is not large, it is tastefully decorated and the furniture looks comfortable. In short, it is not a place that poor people can afford to live in.

It's wrong to rummage through other people's homes, but Liu Ruyan couldn't suppress her curiosity. She wanted to know where this stranger's extensive knowledge and ability to see through her at a glance came from.

After searching the room for a while, Liu Ruyan became even more confused.

The glass cabinet was cluttered with more than a dozen expensive watches, the wardrobe contained both suits and work clothes, and the writing desk had both calligraphy brushes and special pens for drawing comics.

In the end, she held firm to her principles and did not turn on his computer.

Liu Ruyan didn't have the ability to deduce the whole story from a few lines of text. After looking around the house, the only information she got was: he was single.

Just then, that person pushed open the door and went home.

Chen Ya, who was carrying a bag of groceries, glanced at her, paused slightly, and said, "You haven't left yet?"

Liu Ruyan had already been sitting on the sofa, pretending nothing had happened, and turned her head to look at him, saying:

"I have nowhere to go."

"Go home," Chen Ya said. "Your parents must be frantic looking for you right now."

"I'll get beaten to death."

"I won't get killed. Even if I do, it doesn't matter. The important thing is that I won't be the one who dies."

"Can I stay here with you for a while?" Liu Ruyan asked, blushing.

Chen Ya looked at her with some surprise: "Huh?"

“I will pay the rent,” Liu Ruyan said.

"Let's not even talk about how you're going to pay the rent, I don't plan to share a place with anyone."

Liu Ruyan looked at him pitifully.

Chen Ya said, "Let me make it clear beforehand that the first time I cried was because I was soft-hearted. Crying again won't help."

“I didn’t cry,” Liu Ruyan said.

Chen Ya went to the kitchen to organize the refrigerator, and Liu Ruyan followed behind him.

“I can help with housework.”

Chen Ya laughed in exasperation: "You share the burden of the crispy roasted sausage."

What is "crispy roasted sausage"?

“It doesn’t matter,” Chen Ya said. “Leave my house before noon, and I won’t cook for you.”

"I don't know your name yet."

“Chen Ya,” Chen Ya said.

"My name is Liu Ruyan," Liu Ruyan said.

After saying that, seeing that Chen Ya had no reaction, Liu Ruyan slowly walked away.

After leaving the house, taking the elevator, and walking out of the residential area, she found the 24-hour convenience store from yesterday.

She went in and asked, "Are you hiring here?"

The waiter said, "You'll have to talk to the manager."

Is the store manager in?

"Wait a moment. Hello sir, it'll be 13.9 yuan in total."

Liu Ruyan sat at the table waiting, her hand under her chin.

Bored, she noticed a row of snacks on the bottom shelf. She squatted down, picked one up, and looked at it. The packaging said "Crispy Roasted Sausage".

After noon, the convenience store staff changed shifts, and a male staff member came.

Perhaps because she had been sitting there for too long, the male shop assistant kept glancing in their direction.

By 1:30 PM, the store was almost empty. The male clerk came over and asked, "Who are you waiting for?"

"Wait for the store manager."

"What are we waiting for the store manager for?"

I want to work here.

"You want to work?" The male shop assistant smiled and glanced at her. "Have you talked to the manager about it?"

"No. I don't know the store manager."

"Who told you to wait for him?"

"The same employee from before."

The male shop assistant sat down in front of her and said, "The manager came this morning, but he's left now."

"Oh." Liu Ruyan's heart sank.

"I have his phone number. Are you sure you want to work here?"

"How much pay?"

"3500, more for night shifts."

"Oh."

Liu Ruyan had no concept of this number.

"Where do you live?" Liu Ruyan asked.

“Going home, my home is right here, I live with my parents.” The male shop assistant blushed.

Liu Ruyan didn't understand why he was blushing: "Can I stay at the inn?"

"That won't work, we don't provide meals and accommodation. Where do you live?"

"I have no home."

"How could you not have a home?"

Liu Ruyan didn't answer. After a long while, the male shop assistant finally said:

"Let me ask the manager for you. There's a small bed in the store for taking a nap, but there's no air conditioning."

He ran off to make a phone call, and after a while, he came back with a regretful look on his face and said, "The store manager said they're not hiring right now."

"Oh." Liu Ruyan stood up regretfully, preparing to leave.

“Wait a minute,” the male clerk said, “My uncle owns a grocery store, I’m just asking him if he’s hiring.”

"Hmm." Liu Ruyan sat down again.

The male shop assistant made several phone calls, and his expression of disappointment grew deeper and deeper.