There was a knock on Xu Jin's apartment door. The person outside was Chen, standing there with an increasingly impatient expression. He muttered to himself, "Why isn't he opening the door? Is he still mad? Should I go back… or not? But if I go back empty-handed, Lin ge will definitely stay naked all night! I can't let that happen… My heart can't bear that"
He hesitated for a moment, then frowned. "What if something happened to him?"
That thought immediately pushed away his annoyance. Without waiting any longer, Chen opened the door and stepped inside. "Xu Jin?" he called out, his voice echoing slightly in the quiet apartment.
But there was no response.
He looked around the living room, then walked further in, checking each corner. The place was empty. Just as a hint of worry started to settle in his chest, a faint sound came from the bedroom.
Without overthinking, Chen hurried over and pushed the door open.
Still no one. But then—
