Chapter 24

Heavy rains are frequent in summer, and even the raindrops falling from the sky seem to be astonishingly large in diameter, and they are straight and there is no sign of any easing.

The fog caused by the heavy rain spread throughout the store, and the glass that had just been wiped clean was soon covered with a thick layer of mist again.

Pedestrians passing by the window were holding colorful umbrellas, heading in the direction where the raindrops were falling, their steps were messy, and they were eager to go home.

Lin Wan wiped the dirty footprints off the floor tiles for the eighth time, but there was still moisture on the tiles. As long as someone opened the door and entered, the porcelain white tiles would become dirty again.

That was the annoying British store manager who claimed to be a gentleman and always told Lin Wan to wipe the floor quickly with his slurred English accent.

"Oh, Wan, the floor is so dirty, why are you still leisurely making coffee there?"

The front desk couldn't even make enough coffee, and now she had to mop the floor. They wanted Lin Wan to do the work of three people at once.

——Store managers all over the world are the same.

Lin Wan, who earned almost the minimum hourly wage, wore a heavy work uniform and a thick hat and barely raised his head from the coffee machine.

After handing the finished latte to the customer waiting at the bar, he hurriedly took the mop to mop the floor.

The ground was extremely slippery, and she had to walk very slowly to maintain her balance. Beads of sweat formed in her work uniform, and Lin Wan didn't even have time to roll up her sleeves.

The floor hadn't been swept yet and there was a customer at the counter asking for a drink.

"Wait a moment!" Lin Wan turned around and responded, swept up the last bit of water stain, and hurried back.

As soon as he turned around, Lin Wan realized something was wrong.

Her shoes were too slippery, and she lost her balance, her feet sliding to the right and her body tilting to the left. She reached out to grab something, barely maintaining her balance, but there was nothing to grab. She just waved her hands in the air a few times and then fell straight down.

The damn British rainy season! Lin Wan was still complaining just before he fell on the floor tiles.

The customers were horrified when they saw her current state, their narrowed eyes suddenly widening. Some even reached out their hands subconsciously despite being far away from her.

"boom".

The cafe was silent for a moment, and all eyes fell on Lin Wan.

The dirty water poured onto Lin Wan's waist, feeling sticky and uncomfortable, like a heavy, washed blanket in winter pressing down on him.

Three seconds later, the coffee shop returned to its previous bustle. The doorbell behind Lin Wan rang, and another customer walked in.

"Excuse me, are you okay?" A young girl with blond hair and blue eyes held a shopping bag with a huge logo printed on it in one hand and reached out to help Lin Wan.

Lin Wan subconsciously wanted to hold the girl's hand, but it was covered in dirty water and dust. So she waved her hand, indicating that she was fine.

The girl leaned over and looked at Lin Wan worriedly.

Lin Wan could only smile at the girl he had never met before: "I'm fine, everything is fine."

The sticky work clothes were still stuck to his skin, and Lin Wan didn't have time to change clothes before the store manager asked him to make coffee again.

Lin Wan struggled to stand up, thanked the girl, endured the pain, and moved towards the operating table.

She washed her hands and continued making drinks, trying to get through the rest of her part-time job.

It was completely dark when Lin Wan finally waited for his colleague to come for a shift change.

The umbrella she had left by the door was taken away by someone else. Lin Wan took a deep breath and picked up the remaining broken umbrella in the store.

Once the umbrella was opened, Lin Wan could even see the dim sky of England.

Lin Wan tried his best to calm down and wait until she was free to try a better move.

Lin Wan told herself this, took out the key, and opened the door of the rental house.