**@Sunny_Shumail, I dedicate this chapter to you! Thank you for your support and guidance. ❤️🌹**
For the rest of the shift, Amanda's hawkish gaze remained locked on Cixi, waiting for the slightest slip-up on her part.
If Amanda caught anyone causing trouble or even making a mistake, that person immediately became her sole target for the day. She followed them and watched them relentlessly. That was why every employee at Warm Land fought to make as few mistakes as humanly possible, except for the head cook, whom Amanda actively feared.
Lily, on the other hand, spent the afternoon thoroughly enjoying the sight of Cixi walking on thin ice. She was two years older and taller than Cixi. She was brunette and had sharp features.
By five o'clock, the suffocating shift finally ended for Cixi. She and Lily pushed through the cafe's back doors, stepping out into the cooling evening air.
