FlORIE POV.
I woke up, slumped on the couch as I wiped my drool from the corner of my lips and stared at the ceiling again.
"Argh... fuck this life," I muttered and stood up lazily before walking toward the bathroom to take a quick shower.
After doing my daily routine, and wear my hoodie as the final touch of my outfit. I grabbed my sling bag again and phone, then went out of my apartment, making sure to lock the door behind me before leaving the apartment building.
I walk downtown while scrolling through my social media and wearing my earphones, listening to music while checking the hiring websites for a job, and sending my resume to a random company, but also making sure to avoid the Zhou Restaurant and Business Company.
I stumbled upon an Attire shop, which I went inside and checked out a few clothes and outfits. I'm familiar with this place since this is where I buy my clothes whenever I have a new mission to disguise myself, and the fact that their clothes are cheap and affordable, is good for one mission.
"Oh my~ You're back." Mrs. Chen suddenly arrived and smiled at me
She was the owner of this shop and also the person who knew about what I was working on. She became like my second mother to me ever since she caught me covered in blood during my previous missions, she didn't take a second thought to hide me from the police that was chasing after me at the time.
"Good morning, Mrs. Chen," I said and smiled, while she walked toward me
"Another mission? What kind of clothes are you looking for?" She asked, while I shook my head
"Oh, not really. I'm here for formal attire since I'm looking for another job," I said which my lips turned into a thin line as she looked at me with one of her eyebrows raised.
"A new job? That's new," She said, while walking toward the job section and handing me a set of formal attire.
"Did you quit from your previous job?" She asked, which made me chuckle and nod
"Thanks, and yes. That bossy bitch is being bitchy, so I quit," I said, and took the attire that she handed me, pressing it against my body to see how I looked, and went in front of the mirror.
"I see, well, you don't have to worry. It's not your loss but theirs, letting go of a well-trained and amazing woman like you," She said with a warm smile, which I giggled and nodded.
"But what happened to your last mission?" She asked, since I always tell her my mission whenever I come here to buy another clothes.
"Well, it failed because of that puss," I said and rolled my eyes, the annoyance in my tone is visible, which makes her chuckle.
"Mind your word, young woman," She said, making me laugh a little while we walked toward the counter.
"Just saying, though I meet the real boss of the group," I said, as she looked at me while I handed her the clothes.
"Really? Is it a man or a woman?" She asked, which makes me remember what the boss looks like
"He's a man, A red-haired guy with bright blue eyes and a sharp jawline. Tall and masculine, it was visible in his suit last night," I said, and let out a small chuckle after describing the boss, as if daydreaming about his features.
"Ohhh~ Looks like someone's in love," She said, making me snap back in reality and frown.
"Oh, please, in love with that jerk? I would never," I said with a scoff and disgust in my tone, while she just laughed and handed me the paper bag before I paid.
"Hahaha, Don't hate him too much, Florie. You know what few people believe. The more you hate, the more you love that person," She said teasingly, making me scrunch my nose in disgust.
"Eww, no way, I'm not fond of a guy with red hair and blue eyes. I'm more fond of a guy who has Yellow blonde hair or black hair," I said and let out a huff.
"Alright, alright, but sometimes you won't be expecting who the fate will choose for you," She said with a wide grin, making him let out a heavy sigh.
"Whatever, let's just quit the fantasies, I'll be going now," I said and headed toward the door, when I suddenly saw a few bodyguards wearing full suits, making me frown in confusion.
"Yes, Mr. Zhou, we're now tracking her down," One of the nearby guards said through his earpiece.
Hearing the surnames already alarmed me as I rushed back inside the shop and looked at Mrs. Chen.
"Something wrong?" Mrs. Chen asked worriedly and peeked outside to see the bodyguards
"Seems like you dragged yourself into danger," She said with a frown before looking back at me and smiling.
"Well, luckily, I have a safe place around my shop. There's a backdoor at the corner, and you will be able to see a dumpster at the corner. It leads to the basement, just hide there for the meantime, and I'll call you when they finally leave," She said, to which I nodded and went outside at the back door while she closed the door behind me.
It was a closed area, but there was a dumpster at the corner, which I opened and saw that it had stairs that led to the basement. Now, to think of it, why is there an underground beneath a dumpster? Normally, a shop doesn't have things like this?
I shake my head, not wanting to overthink too much, and glance back at the door where Ms. Chen closed, hesitating and worrying that something bad might happen to her because of me.
But I know that Ms. Chen can handle herself, so I jumped into the dumpster, closing the door, then climbed down the stairs.