He didn’t answer. “Wait a moment, I’ll buy you a big meal.”
Soon, my favorite fried chicken, grilled fish, curry beef rice, and sushi covered the table.
He laughed and patted my head. “Be good, eat slowly, chew slowly, curse slowly! Don’t choke!”
Oh God, are you asleep?
In the afternoon, I went directly to the convenience store for a six-hour shift to make up for yesterday.
Enduring until late night, the clock pointed to 11:55.
With only five minutes left, I contemplated dragging my stiff legs home alone in the dark night, but I’d rather stand for another six hours.
Four Asahi beers were placed on the counter. I smiled politely at the customer: “Welcome!”
Seeing the man’s handsome face made my smile expand. “Senior brother?!”
“I happened to be passing by and was a bit thirsty,” he said, paying and casually opening a bottle. He leaned against the counter and took a sip. “When do you get off work?”
“Midnight.” At that moment, Li Kai came in to take over the shift and glanced at Ye Zhengchen with a look of dislike.
Ye Zhengchen pretended not to notice and continued talking: “What a coincidence? I’ll give you a ride home.”
“Thanks!” I took out the grilled chicken wings he had been eyeing and handed them to him: “I made these. Take them and try them!”
He accepted them and walked out.
I changed clothes and let down my hair, walking out of the convenience store.
He sat in a navy blue sports car, beckoning to me.
“Changed cars again?”
“Yes!”
The other day you said my car was ugly, and the more I looked at it, the uglier it became.
“Stop finding excuses for your extravagance.”
He raised an eyebrow, unperturbed.
There weren’t many cars on the street, and he drove slowly. I curled up in the comfortable leather seat, my legs sore and numb from standing for six hours. I closed my eyes, wanting to breathe in his fresh mint scent and sleep.
My head hurts, and I have no strength to argue any longer. I look out the window, pressing my hands against my forehead.
The car moves forward on a quiet street, passing row after row of Japanese-style villas. Each house has carefully cultivated fresh flowers.
