Before dawn broke, Lin Ye finally made it home.
He slipped silently through his bedroom window and rushed into the bathroom to wash up.
A dozen or so minutes later, he had changed into clean clothes, once again transformed into the handsome, quiet high school student.
Without waking his mother and sister, who had just gotten up, he quietly left the house.
He hailed a taxi by the side of the road.
At 8:00 AM sharp, Lin Ye arrived at the Science and Technology Innovation Building.
He walked into the elevator and pressed the button for the 17th floor.
DING.
The elevator doors slid open slowly.
A spacious, brightly lit office area with a modern, high-tech feel unfolded before Lin Ye's eyes.
The floors were polished like mirrors, the lighting soft and bright, and rows of workstations were separated by frosted glass partitions.
The air was filled with the faint aroma of coffee and high-end fragrance.
Sharply dressed white-collar elites bustled about, moving with purpose.
