Guan returned to the bookstore leisurely. He was gone for over an hour and did not think any wrong with it, since nothing happened to him or to his car that hour he was gone.
He was about to unlock the door when he noticed it was already open. His heart almost stopped at the thought that there might be some burglars still inside the store. He knows how much this store means to his parents, though small, especially to his mother.
Guan braces himself as he pushed the door open and went straight to the counter, only to see his father standing with his cane. His assistant is also here, standing not too far from his father. It seems like he is intently staring at something with his back facing Guan.
The assistant bows to Guan as a form of greeting.
"Chairman, the Second Young Master is here."
Niu Yizhang clears his throat and faces Guan. "Where were you?"
Although Niu Yizhang's voice carries heaviness to it, it does not sound stern to Guan.
