Zishi sat on the couch, feeling panicked and a bit terrified. He was just sitting there, waiting for anyone to arrive and do something.
Like a lost child sitting on a theme park bench, waiting for his parents or anyone to come pick him up and save him from this situation... a situation that he caused because of his willfulness.
Then the hotel room door burst open.
Same reaction as always. Scaredy-cat Zishi was quick to flinch and back away from the door. To his relief, the people outside were his missing bodyguards.
His eyes watered from fear. "You guys are finally here! Why did you go missing? I was so scared." None of what he said was a lie.
They looked very haggard, but Yesell was the one who looked worse. His lip was busted, and his side was bleeding. It would heal quickly, but the blood loss was still significant.