Mc is a grown man, went to college, has a job. You had to have some idea what his job entailed. Hello tge type of me that would walk in the convience store. It's not like he's going around hurting innocent people, they're criminals. The fact that he can forgive his bf who so clearly isn't in to him, and not the man who likes you and you like back is crazy. Ik this is just a story and it's for the plot, but come on! He told you the reason why, it's not like he left and never came back. I hate how authors write the mcs like they're stupid.