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

It wasn't until another female shop assistant came over and coldly asked him if he was still going to work that he regretfully told Liu Ruyan that he was afraid it would be difficult to find a job.

Before leaving, he told Liu Ruyan that there was an internet cafe nearby that offered cheap overnight stays, and that he sometimes went there to spend the night.

Liu Ruyan quickly found the internet cafe.

For her, internet cafes were also a very strange place.

This small, cramped space was filled with the sounds of keyboards and mice, and every now and then a roar could be heard.

A layer of visible blue cigarette smoke floated above 2 meters.

Liu Ruyan covered her nose, found an empty seat and sat down, carefully avoiding touching the table, which was covered with skin flakes and congealed grease.

A man quickly sat down next to her, expertly turned on his computer, put on headphones, and then quickly entered a shooting game, sometimes muttering to himself and sometimes shouting angrily.

"Hey, you pig-nosed idiot, throwing a cigarette to fool yourself... Don't blame others if you're stupid... Yeah, you're right, you're right, using that crappy shotgun to get 1-12... Use your pig brain to think about whether I should fill in for you?... Okay, you're right, you're right... Are you saving your money to buy your mom's urn, instead of giving your teammates guns?"

At noon, this person ordered a boxed lunch and ate it while playing games. The lunch got cold and the oil on the meat turned white.

Whether he was sick from the food or from playing games, the person got off the computer and left.

Looking at the half-bowl of rice he left behind, Liu Ruyan swallowed hard.

Out of a sense of human dignity, she did not pick them up and eat them.

Through observation, she discovered that there is a profession in internet cafes called "internet cafe manager".

They usually just sit at the front desk with their legs crossed, without having to do anything.

It took Liu Ruyan a long time to realize that the job did not require any technical skills, so she went over and talked to a middle-aged man leaning against the front desk, asking him if they were hiring a network administrator.

The middle-aged man looked her up and down, gave her a lewd smile, and said, "You shouldn't be a network administrator."

Huh? Liu Ruyan tilted her head.

The man said, "I'll recommend a good spot to you; you can earn a lot working in a nightclub."

“Oh…” Liu Ruyan said.

The internet cafe manager at the front desk reminded Liu Ruyan that the middle-aged man didn't work for their internet cafe, but Liu Ruyan still left with him.

"Do you provide room and board? How much is the monthly salary?" Liu Ruyan asked from behind.

The middle-aged man chuckled upon hearing this and said with a smile, "We'll talk about it when we get there."

The two had just entered an alley when they were stopped by someone.

Liu Ruyan looked up and saw Chen Ya.

"Where do you intend to take my sister?" Chen Ya asked the man with a half-smile.

Chapter 31 Crispy Roasted Sausage

Chen Ya walked ahead, and Liu Ruyan followed obediently behind, like a child who had done something wrong.

She had been following behind that middle-aged man earlier, but she wasn't as obedient as she was, and she even turned around and walked in a different direction.

She didn't know why she had to act like she had done something wrong.

But the pressure from Chen Ya's back made her feel that it was better to behave herself.

Chen Ya suddenly stopped, turned around, and said with a half-smile:

"Pretty capable, huh? You've learned to work in nightclubs after just one day, haven't you?"

"I haven't learned it yet." Liu Ruyan looked up at him.

"Oh."

Chen Ya laughed, but it seemed like he was laughing out of anger.

He turned and continued walking, with Liu Ruyan following closely behind, her hands tucked under her skirt.

What is a nightclub?

“Slaughterhouse,” Chen Ya said.

"Huh?" Liu Ruyan made a sound like a kitten whose tail had been stepped on.

"I'll trick you all... Heh heh, guess what will happen?"

Liu Ruyan covered her mouth; she felt a little nauseous.

"That's so unfair! Why is it so unfair?"

She grabbed Chen Ya's arm, tears welling up in her eyes: "We can't let them hurt people like this anymore."

Chen Ya glanced at her in surprise, then a smile appeared on his lips:

"Why are you dragging me along? If I go alone, wouldn't I be committing suicide?"

Liu Ruyan loosened her grip slightly, then said firmly, "At least go and call the police!"

Chen Ya grabbed her cheeks with both hands, just like she usually grabbed the cheeks of a shamisen, kneading and rolling them several times in his hands, saying:

"You really believe everything you're told? With your level of discernment, you've basically given up on social life!"

Liu Ruyan then realized something, her mouth was pinched into a fish-lip shape by him, and she made a strange sound: "You lied to me?"

"Who told you to be so easy to fool?"

Liu Ruyan was completely bewildered. It wasn't until she returned to the entrance of her residential compound that she realized she had been completely fooled and began to seriously consider whether she should be angry.

Seeing that familiar 24-hour convenience store, Chen Ya realized something and turned around to ask:

"are you hungry?"

"I'm so hungry," Liu Ruyan said.

Why didn't you say so earlier?

Liu Ruyan took a breath, puffed out her belly, and touched it, saying, "I'll try to endure it like this."

Chen Ya glanced at it and said, "Stop drumming. The way you're drumming makes me want to punch you."

Liu Ruyan quickly tucked in her belly, but her face puffed up:

"You have no compassion."

"Besides, if I say I have no compassion, I won't invite you to dinner."

The two entered the convenience store, and Liu Ruyan caught eye to the clerk who had helped her during the day.

"Welcome...to your establishment."

Chen Ya walked straight over and asked, "What would you like to eat?"

Liu Ruyan secretly gave that person a look, then said politely, "Instant noodles."

Chen Ya turned and glanced at her: "Instant noodles are enough?"

Liu Ruyan thought for a moment and said, "I also want to eat crispy roasted sausage."

"With your experience, that's really all you can point out."

Liu Ruyan was very indignant, but after Chen Ya made her some instant noodles, she realized that he was a very nice person.

The shop assistant, however, stood there looking quite dejected.

While she was eating, Chen Ya crossed his arms and asked in an interrogative tone, "You've made up your mind not to go back, haven't you?"

"Mm." Liu Ruyan nodded.

"You'd rather die outside than go back?"

“There’s always a way.” Liu Ruyan looked up. “I’ve already made a plan.”

"Tell me your plan." Chen Ya had a mocking smile on his face, but because he was quite handsome, it was easy to be mesmerized by his appearance.

“I can sleep in the internet cafe at night,” Liu Ruyan said, counting on her fingers. “I work as an internet cafe manager during the day, and I know that managers get free instant noodles.”

"Hmm...hmm..." Chen Ya nodded as he listened to her.

Finally, he opened his squinting eyes: "Finished?"

That's all for now.

"My assessment is that he won't live more than three days," Chen Ya said. "Unless you're made of iron."

Liu Ruyan was unconvinced, but she had no way to refute it.

He added, "For a plan of this magnitude, it's better to ask the young man you meet at the convenience store for help."

Her face flushed, remembering what had happened during the day, and she whispered, "How did you know?"

Chen Ya didn't answer, but looked at her with a half-smile.

"You've been following me?" Liu Ruyan asked again, a strange feeling rising in her heart.

"My guess."

Liu Ruyan said, "You're afraid something will happen to me, so you've been following me, right?"

"hehe."

Chen Ya chuckled, while Liu Ruyan glanced at him with suspicion.

She now understands Chen Ya a little better.

Two of the three sentences the other person said were jokes, so I don't know which ones were true.

However, the more vague he is, the more likely it is to be true.

“I’m right, aren’t I?” Liu Ruyan stared at him.

"What are you talking about? Eating your food."

Liu Ruyan lowered her head and ate her noodles.

For some reason, she didn't feel annoyed at being followed; instead, she felt a sweet warmth in her heart.

The crispy roasted sausage was surprisingly sweet.

"You can sleep at my place again tonight," Chen Ya said.

……

On her second visit to Chen Ya's house, Liu Ruyan felt somewhat uneasy.

Unlike yesterday. Yesterday, I was asleep when I was carried over.

I came here by myself today.

In other words, this was the first time in her life that she had gone to a strange man's home with him.

Thinking about how he carried her home yesterday, Liu Ruyan felt her face burning again.

After entering the house, Chen Ya stretched and said, "You'll sleep on the sofa tonight. I slept on the sofa all night yesterday, and my back is really sore."

"Ah."

Chen Ya stared at her face: "Wouldn't you be unhappy if I made you sleep on the sofa?"

“No way,” Liu Ruyan shook her head innocently, “I’ve never slept in it before, it feels very comfortable.”

She sat on the sofa and pressed down hard; it was very soft.

Chen Ya threw the blankets and sheets next to her and said, "Then, go wash the socks you left in my room."

"Ah!" Liu Ruyan covered her mouth, blushed, and ran to his room. She picked up the white pantyhose she had left behind and threw it into the trash can.

"You just threw it away like that?" Chen Ya looked at her in surprise.

"Isn't this something you wear once and then throw away?" Liu Ruyan tilted her head.

"Ah... okay." Chen Ya hesitated, "Anyway, bare legs look pretty good."

Liu Ruyan nervously adjusted her skirt.

Chen Ya went back to her room and started taking off her clothes.

She has never worn the same outfit two days in a row, let alone underwear.

Now, she feels itchy when she wears her underwear and wishes she could throw it away.

Chen Ya went out, carrying a set of pajamas: "You can wear my old set for now..."