Ruby Gregory unfolded the sheet music, glanced at the "Peony" room where the manager had gone, and then continued to play with suspicion in her mind.
At nine o'clock, when it was time for Ruby to get off work, the manager appeared again, kindly asking if she was happy with her work at the clubhouse and if there was anything that was bothering her.
The manager was not a bad person, but he always liked to act like a boss, so the staff would often complain about him behind his back. Now that he was speaking to Ruby in such a gentle tone, she was even more convinced that the change had something to do with the person in the "Peony" room.
When Ruby finished work at nine, she didn't hail a taxi home immediately as she had done before. Instead, she hid in a corner downstairs and watched the clubhouse exit and the underground parking lot exit for a long time but didn't see any familiar faces or cars.
