Curiosity Killed the Cat

"Hey! You're reading a book instead of working?!" The busboy was half-way through the book when someone yelled at him angrily.

"Auch!" Startled, the busboy almost dropped the book. He was about to cuss when he saw that it was his boss. His face turned stiff while he said, "Boss, a customer left this book behind; it's fascinating!"

Seeing his boss's expression turning darker, he immediately said with a faked smile, "I'm off to work right now."

"What's this book that enthralled this kid so much?" Li Fusheng had spent all his life on managing this restaurant and had almost seen all walks of life.

While he thought back to how taken that busboy was, he picked up the exquisite book from the table and wondered, Was this book left behind by a customer?

He opened it casually and murmured, It's a novel?