Starting Over After Returning Home

Chen Kai stood on the rooftop of an office building, gazing at the gray sky in the distance. The March wind was still cold, making his suit jacket flap. He touched the dismissal letter in his pocket. The feel of the paper seemed unreal. Just two hours earlier, the department manager had called him into the office and said in a gentle but firm voice, "Xiao Chen, you know the construction industry is struggling right now. The company really can't afford to keep so many people..." Chen Kai could no longer remember what came after that. He only remembered nodding mechanically, packing up his things, and walking out of the company building. Four years...