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“Ah!”
I woke up startled, cold sweat dripping from my forehead.
The pain felt too real. The suffocating feeling of death made me fearful. I gasped for air, taking a long time to come back to my senses.
I didn’t know what to say. The events in the dream were too bizarre.
I opened my phone and saw that the gossip group I was in was chatting. They’re still not asleep at this hour?
“New general manager? Mixed–race? And very handsome???”
I looked at the messages popping up in the chat, picking out the keywords, feeling a bit confused.
Whatever, I’ll see him this afternoon anyway. I didn’t feel excited; I still hadn’t recovered from the dream just now. Just thinking about being stabbed made me feel pain.
On the other side, Maxwell woke up. Today he didn’t dream about that person again, and he felt a bit empty inside.
But Maxwell quickly adjusted his state, preparing to wash up and go to the new company in the afternoon.
The morning passed quickly. I was holding my lunch box when the conversation from the break room reached my ears.
“I saw him! I saw him! He’s really incredibly handsome! Great body, handsome face, I feel like my HP is about to be cleared.”
“Really?” Another person obviously didn’t quite believe it.
“Oh come on, you’ll see for yourself this afternoon!”
I quickly finished my meal and walked back to my seat, thinking about what to do after work tonight.
Lost in thought, time passed quickly, and soon it was time to get off work. However, I received an order from my superior.
“…We have to go welcome the new general manager?” I was speechless but had to obey.
The location was a somewhat hidden barbecue restaurant, not easy to find. I circled around a few times before finding it.
I silently prayed that the food would be good…
Actually, it was nothing special, just eating some food and waiting for the main character to arrive.
But the main character seemed to be late.
I didn’t care, I was about to stuff a skewer of beef into my mouth when the door of the private room opened.
I heard the rising and falling gasps around me and looked up, meeting the eyes of the man who walked in.
For a moment, I felt like I was back in that dark, damp basement, with shackles on my hands.
I felt like the blood in my body froze instantly. I held my breath, my hand involuntarily starting to tremble.
11:10 PM
