The butler smiled professionally and offered programmed praise. "What profound insight into life. Third Young Master has grown up."
Three hours later.
A furtive figure in a mask and cap quietly slipped into Universal Company through the back door.
Shi Jihan had been here once, then twice, and by the third time, he treated the place like his own backyard. He easily found his way to the elevator by the back entrance.
But the elevator required an employee card to operate. He secretly crouched in the corner and waited. The moment he saw someone else appear and swipe their card, he immediately pounced and squeezed into the elevator. He deliberately lowered his voice as he rattled off without pausing, "Thanks, thanks! I need to ride too! Please help me swipe for the ninth floor, thank you so much!"
In his panic, he accidentally stepped on the other person's feet several times. "Sorry, sorry! Oh my God, I'm really sorry!" He apologized while accidentally stepping on him again.
Shi Jihan said, "...I didn't mean to."
He secretly looked up from beneath the brim of his cap, trying to see the other person's expression.
His gaze only reached the man's chin before the world spun.
One hand pinned his shoulder while twisting both his arms behind his back, pressing him against the elevator wall.
His face was squashed against the cold metal, flattening it and pushing his lips into a high pout. He struggled to speak. "I'm so... sorry..."
He forcibly struggled.
Hilarious. He could not break free at all. The other man held both his arms tightly with one hand, pinning them firmly in place.
His baseball cap was shoved down, hanging precariously between his head and the elevator wall. Half of Shi Jihan's face was exposed, filled with the