The next morning, Pei Yang woke up, took off his pajamas, and got out of bed. After washing up, he left the bedroom, but Pei Zhi was nowhere in sight.
As promised, he left a day's food money for Pei Zhi on the table. He considered locking the bedroom door, then decided there was no point. Pei Zhi had already taken almost everything valuable in his room.
The only valuable thing left on him or in this home was the watch on his wrist. He had to return it to Feng Wanting as soon as he reached the group today. Keeping something like that with him made him terribly uneasy.
Soon. Very soon. All this suffering would finally pay off. All he had to do now was endure, until Pei Zhi couldn't stand it anymore and willingly left his home.
It was still early, so Pei Yang took the subway. The wind at the station exit swept along the morning rush-hour crowds. The group was only a short walk away, and from a distance, Pei Yang spotted a crowd gathered near the building, everyone holding phones and cameras. Shutter clicks and glaring fill lights made it hard to keep his eyes open. Some people were even livestreaming.
Pei Yang walked past them in confusion and heard a streamer introducing the scene to his viewers. "Regarding last night's trending topic, our team rushed to the group involved first thing this morning. That's the building behind us. So far, FK's board of directors and shareholders have yet to respond, and employees are still coming to work as usual."
Pei Yang looked bewildered. What did that mean? Trending topic? The group involved?
Employees wearing FK badges around their necks covered their faces as they passed through the revolving doors, rushing inside as though