diff --git a/protocol/src/main/java/com/zfoo/protocol/buffer/ByteBufUtils.java b/protocol/src/main/java/com/zfoo/protocol/buffer/ByteBufUtils.java
index fc9f3c85..9f5d259e 100644
--- a/protocol/src/main/java/com/zfoo/protocol/buffer/ByteBufUtils.java
+++ b/protocol/src/main/java/com/zfoo/protocol/buffer/ByteBufUtils.java
@@ -356,10 +356,7 @@ public abstract class ByteBufUtils {
 
     public static String readString(ByteBuf byteBuf) {
         int length = readInt(byteBuf);
-        if (length <= 0) {
-            return StringUtils.EMPTY;
-        }
-        return (String) byteBuf.readCharSequence(length, StringUtils.DEFAULT_CHARSET);
+        return length <= 0 ? StringUtils.EMPTY : (String) byteBuf.readCharSequence(length, StringUtils.DEFAULT_CHARSET);
     }