Chapter 3 (1/2)
Xiao Qiu and Li Chuan are finally getting to spend soether At this point, I marveled at how lucky she was that he took notice of her This gentleradually start to permeate her life froot back to the dorm after work, it was already twelve thirty The school has a lights-off policy fro about when I went upstairs Once I tip toed up to ently knocked on the door, for a long time no one answered I knocked for nearly a own, Ning An An coldly sizedon the door? Don’t you have a key?”
“The door was locked from the inside”
Her face continued to be just as cold, “Have you not heard about the rape incident that happened in this building last year? If the door isn’t locked fro bad happened? If youback to school, you ht I was in the wrong, plus I didn’t want to argue with her in the dead of the night I could only explain, “I wasn’t having fun, I just found a job, I have to work until twelve o’clock before getting off work” Inside I felt soed, tears formed in htly closed I didn’t want her to see it
She was taken aback for a bit, then immediately made an “Oh” sound, pulled hto answer
“Alas” She took a look at , “Go to sleep, I will tell them not to lock the door from the inside in the future”
I didn’t dare to wash my face, nor brush ot under the covers
Xiao Tong said I caes once aot up and went to the track to andEr also on the field, with a tall ed past them, the male student said “Hi” tohis thick and broad pecs He looked well-built and handsome, like he was in the Physical Education Depart class today?” SeeingEr searched for a topic
“Yeah”
“What was your foreign language score one the college entrance exam?” She suddenly asked
“Ninety-five” I said
Her co at me suspiciously, “Really?”
“Mh schools where you are from have to sit for exams every day Froe entrance exam There is no music class, no art class, no physical education class”
—- In life, there are often people like her, who can’t accept that someone else was s than them What need had I to shatter those dreah schools where I alish Depart You can take his ‘Contelish Novels’ class in your fourth year He raduate level classes”
“Really, your dad is a professor?” I openedis a PhD advisor” The ”
I shtly
“What does your dad do?” She suddenly asked
“My dad is also a teacher He teaches middle school” I said
“This is Lu Jie The ‘Lu’ as in road The ‘Jie’ as in shortcut”
“hello, which department are you in?”
“International Econoh school’s college entrance exa Er looked at hi University, yet he insisted on coe He doesn’t take university seriously at all”
“The International Econo”
“When he just started his third year in high school, he already got a six hundred on his TOEFL” (The third year is the last year of the three year high school system in China)
“Oh!” I felt a deep respect for hi exercise See you in class!” SeeingEr smiled in satisfaction
I chose five classes this semester, I basically had class every day Theand one in the afternoon After class, it was already four o’clock I hurriedly ate dinner and hurried at top speed to the café
When Xiao Tong saw me, he quietly said, “Don’t provoke Xiao Ye today She’s not in a good mood”
“Why?”
“Before, her crush came everyday at five thirty But today he hasn’t come”
“It’s not six o’clock yet”
“That person is very punctual It’s always exactly five thirty when he co man in the suit didn’t show up Xiao Ye was so absent- could only have her wipe tables, sweep the floor, and boil coffee He didn’t dare to let her ister Xiao Ye didn’t object either She autonomously wiped the table constantly till all the tables were as shi+ny asinattentive, Xiao Ye gradually became i’s nightly conversations
I gradually beca whether that person’s disappearance was because I accidentally spilled coffee on hier like this café There were hundreds of cafés in Beijing There were even nineteen in the vicinity They were more expensive and had better service He didn’t need to come here every ti a cold The next day, those on theed his schedule and would no longer go to the café at night As a result, Xiao Ye switched shi+fts with soed shi+fts, I saw the young ain
He was still in a black suit TheHe was still carrying a black cane with a well-used brown bag slung across his body
Just past seven o’clock, it was the café’s busiest hour There were seven or eight people waiting in line for coffee The young man in the suit didn’t head toward the seat by theand sit down like usual Instead, he diligently lined up at the back of the line He knehen to enjoy special service and when he shouldn’t
During such a busy time, he evidently didn’t want to disturb our work
After standing for a few seconds, he suddenly quickly walked towards another door
Looking in his direction, I saw an energetic elderlytowards the café, dressed in a well-ironed suit just like hi man in the suit promptly hurried to the door and opened it for him
“Li Chuan!” The elderly man walked in with a s” He had respectful look on hi ti well”
“What about you?” He looked at him with a benevolent expression
“Also well Can I offer you a cup of coffee?”
“Okay”
“Do you need ar free black coffee”
“Please head over here — I know a quiet seat by the ”
He took the elderly , and came over to wait in line
So he name was “Li Chuan”
He stood in line for about three minutes Finally he was in front ofon htly
“Could I have one venti ice skinny latte, whipped cream, with a touch of cinnaar?“
His heavenly pleasant Alish caused htly, looked at lish…”
“Jerk!” I thought to myself, just because I spilled coffee on you once, is there really a need to mess with me like this?
“Of course” Ithe coffee to you“
“No need, take your ti” He insisted, determined to witness my embarrassment
“The total is thirty-seven yuan” I finally switched to Chinese
He handed e
He handed a bill back to ave me back an extra ten”
“Sorry”
On the side, Xiao Tong asked me in a low voice, “What did he want?”
My , I said, “Too coht now”
“What?!” Xiao Tong roared
“I aain?“
“Sure One venti ice skinny latte, whipped cream, with a touch of cinnaar“
“Got it, thanks” I turned towards Xiao Tong saying, “A large ice latte, add whipped creae black coffee, no sugar”
Xiao Tong made the drinks at a Godlike speed I put the items he wanted on a tray He took the tray in one hand, and with his cane in the other, headed towards his seat I thought he limped worse than before and worried that the coffee would spill out before he reached halfway Carrying drinks was indeed a dangerous act for a person with a bad leg But he finally placed the coffee safely on the table
The two chatted by thein low voices for around thirtyman called “Li Chuan” still accompanied him to the door, opened the door for him, and watched him leave Then he returned to his seat, opened up his laptop, and started to work
For the whole night, he ate a tuna sandwich and a fruit salad, and drank two lattes Even when I finishedthe screen, incessantly typing away like he still had so et done